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Ali Winter

@aliwinter.bsky.social

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Writer of Doctor Who for Big Finish. Actor. She/they 🏴‍☠️ www.theriteofwinter.com

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Ali Winter @aliwinter.bsky.social · Jul 31

I got to write Ace's first spin in the TARDIS. An absolute pleasure. 💙💙❓️💥 #DoctorWho

Big Finish Insider @bigfinish.bsky.social · Jul 30

IT'S WICKED! 🛼👾🕹️☎️💾 Click https://bgfn.sh/newsace to go back to the Eighties with Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred. Three brand-new Doctor Who audio dramas are coming this October.

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Ali Winter @aliwinter.bsky.social · 4d

Three of my favourite people!

Ali Winter @aliwinter.bsky.social · 6d

My first Seven and Ace story, and Ace's first spin in the TARDIS. Finally out now! 💙💙 #Wicked

Big Finish Insider @bigfinish.bsky.social · 7d

OUT NOW! ❓Three ace new adventures for the Seventh Doctor. Click https://bgfn.sh/norest to get Wicked!

Rafe Wallbank's cover artwork for Doctor Who: Wicked! The Seventh Doctor and Ace are centre, in their early-era costumes, smiling. The Doctor is raising his hat. Behind them is a montage of 1920s Soho, a snowy mountain and Big Ben. Don Quixote rides a horse on the left. The TARDIS is to the right.

Ali Winter @aliwinter.bsky.social · 17d

Thank you very much! x

Ali Winter @aliwinter.bsky.social · 19d

It's out! Sacha's performance is stellar. Obvs.

Big Finish Insider @bigfinish.bsky.social · 19d

UNLEASHED! 😵‍💫 The manic Master returns! Click https://bgfn.sh/mash to hear three brand-new unhinged adventures starring Sacha Dhawan, with Daisy Head, Dan Starkey and Jacqueline King, released today.

Sean Longmore's cover artwork for Call Me Master: Monsters, featuring the Master in three different poses; central (holding his tissue compression eliminator and a gun); left, in a bowtie and jacket wearing glasses; and right, in handcuffs.

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Ali Winter @aliwinter.bsky.social · 24d

Monstrous stories from me, @jodyhouser.bsky.social and @lisamcmullin.bsky.social featuring the delectable Sacha Dhawan as the Doctor's best enemy. 😈

Big Finish Insider @bigfinish.bsky.social · 25d

TURN IT UP! 🔈🔉🔊 This one has to be heard to be believed. Click bgfn.sh/mash to pre-order Call Me Master: Monsters, due for release NEXT WEEK!

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Paul Simpson (SFB) @scifibulletin.bsky.social · Aug 30

Tilting at windmills...
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Callow and the 7th Doctor tilt at windmills

Twenty years after his first appearance on Doctor Who, Simon Callow is joining forces with the Time Lord once again – this time played by Sylvester McCoy. The next volume of brand-new audio a…

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Ali Winter @aliwinter.bsky.social · Jul 31

I got to write Ace's first spin in the TARDIS. An absolute pleasure. 💙💙❓️💥 #DoctorWho

Big Finish Insider @bigfinish.bsky.social · Jul 30

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Paul Simpson (SFB) @scifibulletin.bsky.social · Jul 31

The start of a beautiful friendship for @4sylvestermccoy.bsky.social and @sophiealdred.bsky.social in @bigfinish.bsky.social's upcoming set
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Wicked adventures for the Doctor and Ace

What happened between leaving Svartos in Dragonfire and arriving on Earth in 1963? Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred star in three brand-new audio adventures, set during Ace’s early days on the TAR…

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Georgia Cook @georgiacooked.bsky.social · Jun 30

Unfortunately I am in desperate need of assistance with rent this month.
Please consider taking a look at my commission prices, if my artwork might be of interest to you!

#commissionsopen #commissions #characterdesign

A commission sheet for bobble sticker designs. Pricing: Lineart £30-£40 each. Colour £50-£60 each. Full body only. Fandom/ocs/couples welcome. Full sheets also available. Extra character +50%

Commission sheet info
Sketches: Portrait £20+, Half Body £30+, Full Body £50+. Lineart: Portrait £60+, Half Body £70+, Full Body £80+. Colour Painting. Full Body + Background £150-£200+

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Ali Winter @aliwinter.bsky.social · Jun 30

Hi @wimbledonltc.bsky.social

The human being sitting next to Richard Osman is his wife, Ingrid Oliver. She's an actress known for many things, especially Doctor Who. Just an FYI for the commentators.

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May Sunshine ☀️💜 @maysunshine.bsky.social · Jun 10

Best misspelling of my name I’ve ever seen. Thank you Starbucks barista for making my day. 💜

Barista wrote understood my name may and typed meh for my order. It’s a hilarious typo.

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Ali Winter @aliwinter.bsky.social · Jun 4

Saturday! Very excited to be a part of launching Sophie's book, and creating some of Ace's backstory. I do hope those spaceship scorch marks are still on the playground... 🚀❓️🪠

🎶 5, 6, 7, 8, it's a Doctor at the gate... 🎶

Ali Winter @aliwinter.bsky.social · May 7

Hope to see you at Boom! on Saturday 7 June where we're launching Sophie's book ACE JACKET. I'll be lurking and signing 🤗 #Boom 💥 #DoctorWho
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Ali Winter @aliwinter.bsky.social · Jun 3

Do they then do this at you?

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Ali Winter @aliwinter.bsky.social · May 31

"Nothing else matters when you have a kid and mothers just be mothers and nothing else ever again and that's enough" - The Handmaid's Tale finale, and also, somehow, the Doctor Who finale.

Ali Winter @aliwinter.bsky.social · May 31

Hellooo

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Ali Winter @aliwinter.bsky.social · May 31

First time I try to watch Doctor Who at 8am, busy weekend ahead, best way to avoid spoilers.

How can you advertise an 8am episode drop all these months then change it to accommodate people who have chosen to watch the finale later in the day? What was I supposed to say to my cocoa pops?

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Ali Winter @aliwinter.bsky.social · May 28

A palpable hit.

Ali Winter @aliwinter.bsky.social · May 28

Need a trigger warning for the words "We've installed a few updates".

Ali Winter @aliwinter.bsky.social · May 25

I know 💙💙. I actually have a very beautiful letter from the author after I wrote to her about how the books helped me through huge grief. It's very sad. I don't think she'd want to communicate with me now.

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Ali Winter @aliwinter.bsky.social · May 24

Well, this speaks volumes, given it looks remarkably similar to a very famous book written by someone who might now prefer Conrad's wished-for world. #DoctorWho

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👻🎃🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Just Ni-Ghoul 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🎃👻 @nothinghuman.bsky.social · May 24

I’m not sure their advertising is on point.

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Ali Winter @aliwinter.bsky.social · May 22

Oh yes! Sorry I'm never on here unless I'm complaining about something 🙂

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Ali Winter @aliwinter.bsky.social · May 17

It's fucked!

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Ali Winter @aliwinter.bsky.social · May 17

That was my immediate thought. We'll have to edit him out of Doctor Who now.

Ali Winter @aliwinter.bsky.social · May 15

Oooooh!