Andrew Lawston
@andrewlawston.bsky.social
Things written down. Doctor Who enthusiast.
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Did you hear about the shoplifter caught stealing a copy of Ulysses?
He got a very long sentence.
He got a very long sentence.
December 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Did you hear about the shoplifter caught stealing a copy of Ulysses?
He got a very long sentence.
He got a very long sentence.
I don't use Spotify - largely just inertia on my part, please don't write in - but despite that I'm also pretty sure I know what music I've listened to this year.
December 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I don't use Spotify - largely just inertia on my part, please don't write in - but despite that I'm also pretty sure I know what music I've listened to this year.
I worked for the NFWI for ten years, and while people's disappointment at this announcement is understandable, I guarantee the decision hasn't been made lightly, and they will be sincerely heartbroken at making it.
They are not the enemy here.
They are not the enemy here.
The Women's Institute has been forced into excluding trans women too
"Not doing so would leave us at risk of costly legal challenge and potential regulatory action from the Charity Commission. We have a public duty to ensure our charity is not in breach of the law."
www.thewi.org.uk/media-centre...
"Not doing so would leave us at risk of costly legal challenge and potential regulatory action from the Charity Commission. We have a public duty to ensure our charity is not in breach of the law."
www.thewi.org.uk/media-centre...
Press Releases
www.thewi.org.uk
December 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I worked for the NFWI for ten years, and while people's disappointment at this announcement is understandable, I guarantee the decision hasn't been made lightly, and they will be sincerely heartbroken at making it.
They are not the enemy here.
They are not the enemy here.
I named my fists FORD and PREFECT because they're mostly harmless.
I named my fists HANNIBAL and WILL because between them there's a huge amount of homoerotic tension
I named my fists DUNGEONS and DRAGONS because there are many other fists, most of which are more suitable for whatever you want them to do.
December 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I named my fists FORD and PREFECT because they're mostly harmless.
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Don’t think much of the Amazon Black Friday sales. I ordered The Two Ronnies on DVD but instead I got four Kindles
December 1, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Don’t think much of the Amazon Black Friday sales. I ordered The Two Ronnies on DVD but instead I got four Kindles
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While I feel that the people running our particular simulation are now really taking the piss, I also feel they’re giving us every opportunity to have a little think about what we’re doing.
December 1, 2025 at 4:12 AM
While I feel that the people running our particular simulation are now really taking the piss, I also feel they’re giving us every opportunity to have a little think about what we’re doing.
I'm in the closing stages of making cheung fun (steamed rice noodles). I've made the char siu, I've made the sauce, and I've mixed the rice noodle batter. I've even got some prawns and soy curd strips for Mel's favourite variety.
Now comes the tricky bit...
Now comes the tricky bit...
November 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I'm in the closing stages of making cheung fun (steamed rice noodles). I've made the char siu, I've made the sauce, and I've mixed the rice noodle batter. I've even got some prawns and soy curd strips for Mel's favourite variety.
Now comes the tricky bit...
Now comes the tricky bit...
Sisu: Road to Revenge is an insane piece of cinematic genius. The shock value when Aatami first kicks off is diminished, and there's a little more humour, but it DELIVERS the action it promises. Catch it on the big screen if you can. A blend of peak Indiana Jones, and Mad Max: Fury Road.
a man with a beard is standing in front of a sign that says sisu
Alt: Aatami, a late middle age Finnish man with a beard, stands next to a truck piled with timber and glowers into the middle distance.
media.tenor.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Sisu: Road to Revenge is an insane piece of cinematic genius. The shock value when Aatami first kicks off is diminished, and there's a little more humour, but it DELIVERS the action it promises. Catch it on the big screen if you can. A blend of peak Indiana Jones, and Mad Max: Fury Road.
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Bono apparently on TOTP reminds me of the old joke:
"What's the difference between Bono & Jesus? Jesus doesn't walk around thinking he's Bono."
"What's the difference between Bono & Jesus? Jesus doesn't walk around thinking he's Bono."
November 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Bono apparently on TOTP reminds me of the old joke:
"What's the difference between Bono & Jesus? Jesus doesn't walk around thinking he's Bono."
"What's the difference between Bono & Jesus? Jesus doesn't walk around thinking he's Bono."
My final 2025 day trip to Edinburgh is just about over. I'm always happy to go up... and even happier to get home at the end.
November 27, 2025 at 9:34 PM
My final 2025 day trip to Edinburgh is just about over. I'm always happy to go up... and even happier to get home at the end.
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DEPLOY THE BOY
November 27, 2025 at 3:46 AM
DEPLOY THE BOY
I have seen entirely too much of Gatwick Airport this year.
November 27, 2025 at 7:10 AM
I have seen entirely too much of Gatwick Airport this year.
A train being 2 minutes late is obviously trivial... until it happens when you have a window of barely 3 minutes to run across Clapham Junction to get your connection to Gatwick for an early flight... going to try anyway, but this is sub-optimal, frankly.
November 27, 2025 at 5:57 AM
A train being 2 minutes late is obviously trivial... until it happens when you have a window of barely 3 minutes to run across Clapham Junction to get your connection to Gatwick for an early flight... going to try anyway, but this is sub-optimal, frankly.
This evening I mostly met Simon Jones, aka the definitive Arthur Dent!
a man in a robe is saying `` it 's fantastic ! ''
Alt: Simon Jones as Arthur Dent, saying: "it's fantastic!"
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This evening I mostly met Simon Jones, aka the definitive Arthur Dent!
Billionaires. What's stopping you from making your AI robots look like this?
November 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Billionaires. What's stopping you from making your AI robots look like this?
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
Ah, shoot. "It's Doctor Who day," we said, "let's carry on with our Hartnell runthrough," we said. Well, now my fate is in the hands of a damn Sensorite, so that's just GREAT.
Ah, shoot. "It's Doctor Who day," we said, "let's carry on with our Hartnell runthrough," we said. Well, now my fate is in the hands of a damn Sensorite, so that's just GREAT.
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
Ah, shoot. "It's Doctor Who day," we said, "let's carry on with our Hartnell runthrough," we said. Well, now my fate is in the hands of a damn Sensorite, so that's just GREAT.
Ah, shoot. "It's Doctor Who day," we said, "let's carry on with our Hartnell runthrough," we said. Well, now my fate is in the hands of a damn Sensorite, so that's just GREAT.
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This whole grubby saga with Nathan Gill shows how Russia-friendly Reform are, and that they should be nowhere near our national security.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
November 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
This whole grubby saga with Nathan Gill shows how Russia-friendly Reform are, and that they should be nowhere near our national security.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
I kind of hope this post never gets another reply, because as it stands it's the purest distillation of Bluesky that I've ever seen.
they hired me to make new Looney Tunes but I can’t figure out a way to bring Sylvester back from the dead
November 24, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I kind of hope this post never gets another reply, because as it stands it's the purest distillation of Bluesky that I've ever seen.
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Q: Why did the chicken cross the road?
A: Because it saw someone from work on a Saturday.
A: Because it saw someone from work on a Saturday.
November 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Q: Why did the chicken cross the road?
A: Because it saw someone from work on a Saturday.
A: Because it saw someone from work on a Saturday.
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This is the first ever photograph of the moon. It was taken in 1840. It's SO shit. If I'd taken a photo of the moon that looked like this I wouldn't be bragging about it.
November 22, 2024 at 12:02 AM
This is the first ever photograph of the moon. It was taken in 1840. It's SO shit. If I'd taken a photo of the moon that looked like this I wouldn't be bragging about it.
So, about half my family are from a certain part of the Midlands.
Also, my second play is about to go into production.
Is it too late to start describing myself as a playwright from Stratford On Avon?
Also, my second play is about to go into production.
Is it too late to start describing myself as a playwright from Stratford On Avon?
November 20, 2025 at 9:43 AM
So, about half my family are from a certain part of the Midlands.
Also, my second play is about to go into production.
Is it too late to start describing myself as a playwright from Stratford On Avon?
Also, my second play is about to go into production.
Is it too late to start describing myself as a playwright from Stratford On Avon?
Honestly, I about to rename Detective Daintypaws IV, "Grain Theft Auto" (a title so good I'll use it for a spin-off) - a new series of Line of Duty is an absolute magic bullet for a writer of comedy cat detective fiction.
Coming soon. NICKING BEN CLOPPERS
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Coming soon. NICKING BEN CLOPPERS
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
‘The job of a lifetime’: Line of Duty to return for seventh season
The hit BBC crime drama is coming back to screens for the first time since its record-breaking 2021 finale
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Honestly, I about to rename Detective Daintypaws IV, "Grain Theft Auto" (a title so good I'll use it for a spin-off) - a new series of Line of Duty is an absolute magic bullet for a writer of comedy cat detective fiction.
Coming soon. NICKING BEN CLOPPERS
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Coming soon. NICKING BEN CLOPPERS
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Ok, so I need to get "Nicking Ben Cloppers" finished - I was on the point of changing the title because I was so convinced this wouldn't happen! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Line of Duty to return for seventh series, BBC confirms
Adrian Dunbar, Vicky McClure and Martin Compston will all reprise their roles in the hugely popular drama.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Ok, so I need to get "Nicking Ben Cloppers" finished - I was on the point of changing the title because I was so convinced this wouldn't happen! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I am super excited to see Paapa Essiedu and Bryan Cranston in All My Sons on Thursday. The shows I review have been quietly getting more awesome in the last couple of years. One day someone may even pay me (but until then, the tickets, programme and a large glass of wine for Mel will do just fine).
November 18, 2025 at 9:12 AM
I am super excited to see Paapa Essiedu and Bryan Cranston in All My Sons on Thursday. The shows I review have been quietly getting more awesome in the last couple of years. One day someone may even pay me (but until then, the tickets, programme and a large glass of wine for Mel will do just fine).
What are your top 5 movie genres? Mine are:
- people in big shirts having sword fights
- characters sack off the plot for a bit to chat philosophy
- "time travelling dinosaurs on motorbikes"
- supporting cast includes someone obscure from 70s telly
- nazis get massacred
- people in big shirts having sword fights
- characters sack off the plot for a bit to chat philosophy
- "time travelling dinosaurs on motorbikes"
- supporting cast includes someone obscure from 70s telly
- nazis get massacred
What are your top 5 movie genres? Mine are:
- Roaring rampage of revenge
- Reluctantly, I must resume my life of violence
- On reflection, the risk assessment on our giant monster facility and/or attraction could have been more thorough
- Girl survives
- Crime but make it quirky
- Roaring rampage of revenge
- Reluctantly, I must resume my life of violence
- On reflection, the risk assessment on our giant monster facility and/or attraction could have been more thorough
- Girl survives
- Crime but make it quirky
November 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
What are your top 5 movie genres? Mine are:
- people in big shirts having sword fights
- characters sack off the plot for a bit to chat philosophy
- "time travelling dinosaurs on motorbikes"
- supporting cast includes someone obscure from 70s telly
- nazis get massacred
- people in big shirts having sword fights
- characters sack off the plot for a bit to chat philosophy
- "time travelling dinosaurs on motorbikes"
- supporting cast includes someone obscure from 70s telly
- nazis get massacred