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Daniel Rawnsley @danielrawnsley.bsky.social · 2h

The Story So Far:
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Daniel Rawnsley @danielrawnsley.bsky.social · 2h

Artwork by the stupendously talented Tasha Dobbs:

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Tasha Dobbs

freelance artist

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Daniel Rawnsley @danielrawnsley.bsky.social · 2h

🚨NEW CHAPTER!🚨

"Oh yeah? Selling 'em a quick get-well fix and calling it a miracle? [...] Then tell me, good Sister: how much does it all COST?"

Novelising the Doctor's angry ethics debate about far-future medicine. With a cat. THE DAVID TENNANT VOICE RETURNETH!

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Chapter 10 - The Echo of Life

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Untitled Star Trek Project @untitledstartrekproject.com · 5h

Gornfest 2025 continues this week on Untitled Star Trek Project, as we head back to 1967 — when the Gorn were just a single rubber lizard in a spangly minidress and the Federation was barely a glint in Gene L. Coon’s eye.

#StarTrek #StarTrekTOS

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Arena · Untitled Star Trek Project

Gornfest 2025 continues this week on Untitled Star Trek Project, as we head back to 1967 — when the Gorn were just a single rubber lizard in a spangly minidress and the Federati...

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Daniel Rawnsley @danielrawnsley.bsky.social · 11h

He's board. Being a Sontaran can be a grind sometimes.

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Richard M. Kirkpatrick @richmkirkpatrick.bsky.social · 1d

“Mission To The Unknown” premiered 60 years ago today. Here is the University of Central Lancashire’s recreation of the episode from 2019. #DoctorWho

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Mission to the Unknown Recreation | FULL EPISODE | Doctor Who

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Daniel Rawnsley @danielrawnsley.bsky.social · 1d

Look at them!!! I think Fitz with the cigarette might be my favourite.

Joe Ford @docoho44.bsky.social · 1d

Eight and his companions will all be waiting for you in the all new Hamster Book Club! Coming soon!

Artwork by the fabulously talented @devondan.bsky.social

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Si Hart @sihart.bsky.social · 1d

Happy birthday K9!

Me in a black Doves T Shirt and sunglasses holding my remote control K9

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Daniel Rawnsley @danielrawnsley.bsky.social · 2d

Featuring the compelling evidence and surprise interventions of not one, but TWO Sontarans!

The Polis Box : Live! @thepolisbox.bsky.social · 2d

NEW EPISODE! : We're joined by @docoho44.bsky.social, @michaelmills.bsky.social and some special Sontaran guests as we put War Of The Sontarans on trial! But is it guilty or not guilty of crimes against #DoctorWho? Join us to find out...

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041. I Married A Cowgirl, But I Rarely Ride (War Of The Sontarans)

YouTube video by The Polis Box : Live!

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Daniel Rawnsley @danielrawnsley.bsky.social · 2d

Cheers, Dan!

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Daniel Rawnsley @danielrawnsley.bsky.social · 6d

There are some corners of the universe which have bred the most terrible things. Things which act against everything that we believe in. They must be fought.

In the meantime, why not listen to some Clever, Clever, Clever people (and me, I suppose) talking about The Moonbase?

Trap One🎙Podcast @trapone.bsky.social · 6d

On the new Trap One🎙Podcast
@sihart.bsky.social, @felixfrazer.bsky.social, @aquatics64.bsky.social & @danielrawnsley.bsky.social celebrate the release of The Moonbase on vinyl with a look at this classic story:

Apple: tinyurl.com/47mzsxz6
Spotify: tinyurl.com/4wjp4rup
Podbean: tinyurl.com/mv9dn2wu

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Daniel Rawnsley @danielrawnsley.bsky.social · 3d

"Very silly."

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Frazer Gregory: Champion of the Damned @felixfrazer.bsky.social · 6d

The Moonbase: Clever, Clever, Clever - or is it the product of stupid Earth brains…?

Find out here as we don our mavity boots & sexy specs and go for a bounce around this early Troughton tale…!

Trap One🎙Podcast @trapone.bsky.social · 6d

On the new Trap One🎙Podcast
@sihart.bsky.social, @felixfrazer.bsky.social, @aquatics64.bsky.social & @danielrawnsley.bsky.social celebrate the release of The Moonbase on vinyl with a look at this classic story:

Apple: tinyurl.com/47mzsxz6
Spotify: tinyurl.com/4wjp4rup
Podbean: tinyurl.com/mv9dn2wu

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Daniel Rawnsley @danielrawnsley.bsky.social · 3d

Coming this week:

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Joe Ford @docoho44.bsky.social · 4d

‘The season 16 Strictly is out, you say? I hear it’s quite good…’
‘Quite good!? I do so dislike faint praise! It’s ASTOUNDINGLY good, isn’t it K9?’
‘Very very very good, Master’

@nathanbottomley.com @tobyhadoke.bsky.social @ioanmorris.bsky.social

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Daniel Rawnsley @danielrawnsley.bsky.social · 3d

Still, fourth time's the charm, eh...?

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Daniel Rawnsley @danielrawnsley.bsky.social · 3d

Ahem.

Daniel Rawnsley @danielrawnsley.bsky.social · Sep 10

[extreme Gary Busey voice]: Pop quiz, hotshot:

"Oh look, the French government has collapsed. Again. But don't worry, the president has already appointed another prime minister. They'll probably be gone in a few months' time."

Date of statement: September 2024, December 2024 or September 2025?

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Trap One🎙Podcast @trapone.bsky.social · 6d

On the new Trap One🎙Podcast
@sihart.bsky.social, @felixfrazer.bsky.social, @aquatics64.bsky.social & @danielrawnsley.bsky.social celebrate the release of The Moonbase on vinyl with a look at this classic story:

Apple: tinyurl.com/47mzsxz6
Spotify: tinyurl.com/4wjp4rup
Podbean: tinyurl.com/mv9dn2wu

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Daniel Rawnsley @danielrawnsley.bsky.social · 4d

Really really excited for this. @devondan.bsky.social has done a *phenomenal* job on the artwork!

Joe Ford @docoho44.bsky.social · 4d

We’re rebranding with brilliant new artwork and a terrific logo for The Hamster Book Club - you’ll be seeing art for Benny, Ace, Compassion, Sam and more! In January, the Book Club will become its own podcast with fresh interviews, lots of exciting new episodes and all the old eps transferring!

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Robots In Your Eyes @robotsinyoureyes.bsky.social · 4d

✨New episode!✨

Heading into the 21st century (well it seemed a long way off then!) Pete Lambert @quiteamess.bsky.social returns to the podcast to talk about conceptions in rescue that can challenge the impossible! It's Thunderbirds 2086!

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Thunderbirds 2086 - Spacesuits for Rabbits and Squirrels

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Lucy McCaul @lucymccaul.bsky.social · 4d

Anyone in search of joy and theatrical insights should wrap their eyes and lug'oles round this delightful interview!

Joe Ford @docoho44.bsky.social · 4d

The last of three Finish Big treats this weekend - Braxiatel himself, Miles Richardson talks to @majnouna.com & Joe about Shakespeare, Gallifrey and the Brax & Narvin sitcom! @seancarlsen.bsky.social - would you be down for this? ❤️

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Miles Richardson Interview

YouTube video by Finish Big

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Daniel Rawnsley @danielrawnsley.bsky.social · 4d

Hooray!!

Joe Ford @docoho44.bsky.social · 4d

Segments, assignments from God, Pirate planets, blood sucking stones, swordplay, giant farting squids and nuclear war! Everything is to play for in this astonishing season of Doctor Who... @nathanbottomley.com @ioanmorris.bsky.social @tobyhadoke.bsky.social

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Joe Ford @docoho44.bsky.social · 5d

Instant Finish - The Last Days of the Powell Estate

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Instant Finish: Ninth Doctor Adventures: The Last Days Of The Powell Estate

YouTube video by Finish Big

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Daniel Rawnsley @danielrawnsley.bsky.social · 5d

Wasn't expecting the South Park movie of all things to come up on a Doctor Who podcast but it made my morning.

Michael Mills @michaelmills.bsky.social · 5d

It’s a Hamster Book Club/Too Hot for TV crossover as we take a look at Doctor Who tie-in media’s efforts to tackle mental health. These pics probably tell you how well it goes. @docoho44.bsky.social @toohot4tv.bsky.social

Publicity photo of the cast of Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace

The cover illustration from an apparently useless dictionary of devils and demons

Gillian Anderson in a boob tube and single sleeve pointing a toy rocket at her own open mouth. This depicts science fiction as designed for heterosexuals.

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Joe Ford @docoho44.bsky.social · 6d

One of us loved this book, one of us hated it and one of us sat squarely in the middle but doesn't ever want to read another Doctor Who book after this. Can Doctor Who tackle mental health sensitively in prose? @toohot4tv.bsky.social
@michaelmills.bsky.social

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