Christopher Wickham
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Christopher Wickham
@cwickham.bsky.social
· Dec 28
A look back at a year where I spent quite a lot of time writing about classic British comics. cwickham.blogspot.com/2025/12/best...
Results of the Beano's 1987 reader survey.
February 17, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Results of the Beano's 1987 reader survey.
Tonight's new-to-E4 Simpsons:
- "Abe League of Their Moe": No cuts noticed ('bastards' left in again, well before the watershed!)
- "Stew Lies": No cuts noticed
- "Abe League of Their Moe": No cuts noticed ('bastards' left in again, well before the watershed!)
- "Stew Lies": No cuts noticed
February 15, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Tonight's new-to-E4 Simpsons:
- "Abe League of Their Moe": No cuts noticed ('bastards' left in again, well before the watershed!)
- "Stew Lies": No cuts noticed
- "Abe League of Their Moe": No cuts noticed ('bastards' left in again, well before the watershed!)
- "Stew Lies": No cuts noticed
Early evening repost time!
If you would like to spend some of your Sunday reading an issue of Nutty accompanied by some inane commentary, I have you covered. cwickham.blogspot.com/2026/02/frui...
February 15, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Early evening repost time!
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Just looking through some old comics and found a mail order advert for Small Prophets
February 15, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Just looking through some old comics and found a mail order advert for Small Prophets
If you would like to spend some of your Sunday reading an issue of Nutty accompanied by some inane commentary, I have you covered. cwickham.blogspot.com/2026/02/frui...
February 15, 2026 at 9:30 AM
If you would like to spend some of your Sunday reading an issue of Nutty accompanied by some inane commentary, I have you covered. cwickham.blogspot.com/2026/02/frui...
Me, seeing that E4 are going directly from their premiere of Season 36 into their first run of Season 33 @wesleymead.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Me, seeing that E4 are going directly from their premiere of Season 36 into their first run of Season 33 @wesleymead.bsky.social
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A very short post about a very easy puzzle. cwickham.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
February 13, 2026 at 4:22 PM
A very short post about a very easy puzzle. cwickham.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
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"It can still turn out to be… an utterly worthless experience."
Brand new on Dirty Feed: a short piece about one of my favourite scenes in The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
www.dirtyfeed.org/2026/02/an-u...
Brand new on Dirty Feed: a short piece about one of my favourite scenes in The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
www.dirtyfeed.org/2026/02/an-u...
February 13, 2026 at 6:50 PM
"It can still turn out to be… an utterly worthless experience."
Brand new on Dirty Feed: a short piece about one of my favourite scenes in The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
www.dirtyfeed.org/2026/02/an-u...
Brand new on Dirty Feed: a short piece about one of my favourite scenes in The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
www.dirtyfeed.org/2026/02/an-u...
A very short post about a very easy puzzle. cwickham.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
February 13, 2026 at 4:22 PM
A very short post about a very easy puzzle. cwickham.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
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70 years ago today - two decades before Zeffirelli, Burgess, Powell and all that - the BBC showed the first episode of their Jesus of Nazareth, the first such production on British television. For the anniversary, I've written a piece for the BBC website:
Depicting Jesus
Dramatising the life of Jesus was a first for television drama, but BBC producers had to tread carefully around some sensitive and difficult concerns.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 9:51 AM
70 years ago today - two decades before Zeffirelli, Burgess, Powell and all that - the BBC showed the first episode of their Jesus of Nazareth, the first such production on British television. For the anniversary, I've written a piece for the BBC website:
V sorry to belatedly learn of the death of David Mostyn, artist for D. C. Thomson stories including Strange Hill School, Molly, Cowrin' Wolf, Hector Spectre and Danny's Nanny, back in November.
February 11, 2026 at 10:00 PM
V sorry to belatedly learn of the death of David Mostyn, artist for D. C. Thomson stories including Strange Hill School, Molly, Cowrin' Wolf, Hector Spectre and Danny's Nanny, back in November.
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Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
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Mackenzie Crook is one of our most precious artists and we should, as a country, elevate him to playwright laureate
February 9, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Mackenzie Crook is one of our most precious artists and we should, as a country, elevate him to playwright laureate
No cuts noted to either of tonight's new-to-E4 Simpsons, including 'MILF' being left in "P. S. I Hate You" despite being cut in "Women in Shorts" a few weeks ago.
(Interested in what happens to "P. S." for the 7pm repeat, as it also has two 'bitches' and a 'kiss my ass' which are plot-integral)
(Interested in what happens to "P. S." for the 7pm repeat, as it also has two 'bitches' and a 'kiss my ass' which are plot-integral)
February 8, 2026 at 10:05 PM
No cuts noted to either of tonight's new-to-E4 Simpsons, including 'MILF' being left in "P. S. I Hate You" despite being cut in "Women in Shorts" a few weeks ago.
(Interested in what happens to "P. S." for the 7pm repeat, as it also has two 'bitches' and a 'kiss my ass' which are plot-integral)
(Interested in what happens to "P. S." for the 7pm repeat, as it also has two 'bitches' and a 'kiss my ass' which are plot-integral)
EARLY EVENING REPOST
Some examples of adventure gamebooks where the player can aimlessly wander round and round in circles, which isn't a metaphor for my own writing or anything. cwickham.blogspot.com/2026/02/like...
February 8, 2026 at 6:23 PM
EARLY EVENING REPOST
Great Out-of-Context Comics Panels Of Our Time #1
February 8, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Great Out-of-Context Comics Panels Of Our Time #1
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Some examples of adventure gamebooks where the player can aimlessly wander round and round in circles, which isn't a metaphor for my own writing or anything. cwickham.blogspot.com/2026/02/like...
February 8, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Some examples of adventure gamebooks where the player can aimlessly wander round and round in circles, which isn't a metaphor for my own writing or anything. cwickham.blogspot.com/2026/02/like...
If you recognise what this is a map of, please award yourself 50 nerd points immediately.
February 7, 2026 at 10:32 PM
If you recognise what this is a map of, please award yourself 50 nerd points immediately.
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In today’s Beano Bananaman battles a series of different memes
February 4, 2026 at 10:04 AM
In today’s Beano Bananaman battles a series of different memes
Say what you like about The Legacy of Reginald Perrin, but there's some great behind-the-scenes shots of Television Centre in the final episode.
February 4, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Say what you like about The Legacy of Reginald Perrin, but there's some great behind-the-scenes shots of Television Centre in the final episode.
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On 12 February, Radio 4 Extra is repeating A Criminal Practice, a comic play by Terrance Dicks a year before he joined Doctor Who. I’ll share some background details nearer the time. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 Extra - Hidden Treasures, A Criminal Practice by Terrance Dicks
Idealistic Matthew Larrabie joins his uncle's firm of solicitors.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 8:48 PM
On 12 February, Radio 4 Extra is repeating A Criminal Practice, a comic play by Terrance Dicks a year before he joined Doctor Who. I’ll share some background details nearer the time. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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I really liked that, thank you. I’m a big fan of Bob Nixon and I own this. If I’d have known he was from Middlesbrough (my home town) when I was a kid, I would have gone looking for him.
February 2, 2026 at 10:39 PM
I really liked that, thank you. I’m a big fan of Bob Nixon and I own this. If I’d have known he was from Middlesbrough (my home town) when I was a kid, I would have gone looking for him.
No cuts noted to either of tonight's new-to-E4 Simpsons (with even a "bitch" staying in)
February 1, 2026 at 10:04 PM
No cuts noted to either of tonight's new-to-E4 Simpsons (with even a "bitch" staying in)
Thanks for all your reposts and nice comments about this. Was really pleased with how it turned out.
A history of one of Britain's best-loved sociopathic toddlers. cwickham.blogspot.com/2026/02/suga...
February 1, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Thanks for all your reposts and nice comments about this. Was really pleased with how it turned out.