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David L Barratt
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Doctor Who Blake's 7 Space 1999 ITC and 1960s 70s & 80 television Dramas also Married to a real Dalek!
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Jonathan Wright Miller directed my first ever TV job. I was very nervous. He was very nice!
December 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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People of a certain age will tell you estate agents don't get any better than this, but I prefer Turner & Cartmel.
December 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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"What went on at the #worldcupdraw?"

"Dancing, sir. Mostly dancing."
December 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Christmas Ident Calendar Day 5 & BBC1's 1978 nightmare fuel, two-faced Father Christmas! Eric & Ernie moved to ITV, topped Christmas Day (19.15m) & helped ITV win primetime. BBC1 won daytime with The Queen, Larry Grayson & their no.1 show of the day The Sound Of Music (18.50m).
December 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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And same episode, Francis White and Ronald Allen doing a classic Crossroads end credits reprise cliffhanger.
December 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Tony Ainley's follow up book.
December 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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[looks for Luxton and District logo]
December 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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December's here, so it's time for the festivities and merriment to begin... youtu.be/W3qlxxax1bM
Westward Christmas Start-up
YouTube video by RAX118G
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December 1, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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To Catch a Rat is one of the best episodes of The New Avengers on this revisit. Ian Hendry is really good here too. A definite hit.

This new restoration is opening up the series for me. At not a hint of AI too!
November 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Remembering the one and only Oscar Wilde, who died on this day in 1900.

Here’s a little pencil sketch I did of his prison door at Reading Gaol. To take a closer look – or, indeed, to buy the original sketch – check out the link below. 🏳️‍🌈

barnabyedwards.co.uk/shop/art-lgb...
November 30, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Always love to see great talent using their platform for unabashed good.
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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Remembering Michael Craze on his Birthday.
November 29, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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50 YEARS AGO TODAY: Russell Harty talks to David Bowie via satellite from LA and it's difficult to say for sure which one of them finds it more awkward.
BOWIE BAFFLED BY RUSSEL HARTY ~ FULL BROADCAST 28/11/1975
Here David is interviewed on The Russell Harty Show over a satellite connection in 1975. The interview was an awkward affair, made more difficult by the time delay of the satellite link and not forgetting this is at the height of his cocaine addiction Bowie is Clearly not comfortable, looking bemuse
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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This surely has to be the best analysis of the birth of Doctor Who that I have ever seen. This is a must-see

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bo3...
Dr Who Review - Revised & Expanded - Part 1 - The William Hartnell Era
YouTube video by Clever Dick Films
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Raping women, children and god knows who else
November 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Possibly the greatest thing I've ever seen.
andrewlloydwebsite.com

A collaboration between me, Henry Shitmat, Tim Stone and Dave Rankin
November 27, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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That’s extremely kind, Tim. Thank you!
November 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Honestly can't overstate how important this book is to me both as a research tool and as inspiration. It's exactly how you should approach such a huge subject - exhaustive, objective and rigorously factual with positive thoughts about even his least works.

timworthington.org/2018/08/25/t...
November 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Just been reading this brilliant essay on my favourite Soft Cell album, This Last Night In Sodom. Great read.
thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
An Explosion Of Feelings: Soft Cell’s This Last Night In Sodom | The Quietus
"I was losing it. I’d lost it. I felt the world was against me. It was getting ridiculous. Out of control. I felt hysterical all the time. I was having a psychotic episode, and everyone around me was ...
thequietus.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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Voice from the Past is on one hand terrible and on the other hand fabulous. Best summed up with Governor The Big and Servalan’s little chat
November 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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If you use AI, you are destroying the planet - regardless of the human cost. ChatGPT alone consumes almost a million bathtubs' worth of water every day and more electricity per year than 117 countries consume. And that's just one AI company.

www.businessenergyuk.com/knowledge-hu...
ChatGPT Energy Consumption Visualized - BEUK
www.businessenergyuk.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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Gosh. What a surprise.
🚨 BREAKING: Kent County Council is hurtling towards financial oblivion under Reform.

A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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On the topic of Look at Life, can we just take a moment to appreciate some of my favourite titles
November 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Pompey...
November 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM