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Ben @hostproductions.bsky.social · 3h

Working my way through 'Last Tango in Halifax' from start to finish because... well Derek Jacobi obviously.

Really loving this world and its characters, the way life unfolds around them.

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Ben @hostproductions.bsky.social · 22h

Listening to Blair Mowat's soundtrack for 'The Guest'. WOW.

We are so lucky to have him associated with the DW universe and the music for @bigfinish.bsky.social TORCHWOOD.

I'm convinced he is going to be one of those names in the future where we will like: "YEAH! He did music for DW!"

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Ben @hostproductions.bsky.social · 2d

Let's let the Mooney & Pringle creepy spooky stories go out with a bang shall we! 😍

Big Finish Insider @bigfinish.bsky.social · 2d

COVER REVEAL! 🗿 Sgt Andy Davidson, it's time to keep your appointment with The Flawless Man. Click https://bgfn.sh/flawless to pre-order next month's terrifying Torchwood audio adventure.

Sean Longmore's cover artwork for Torchwood: The Flawless Man, featuring Sgt Andy Davidson standing in front of a barbed wire fence. Behind him is a giant, incomplete figure of a man made from scrap metal. Sun streams through gaps in the figure. Birds fly in a distant cloudy sky.

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Ben @hostproductions.bsky.social · 5d

Happy publication day to @anncleeves.bsky.social 📚

Get your lovely orange edition from Indie book shops & treat yourself to the return of Jimmy Perez in 'The Killing Stones'.

@panmacmillan.bsky.social

Ben @hostproductions.bsky.social · 5d

TORCHWOOD REVIEW!
'Salvage is yet another great example of this range displaying rich character work in a self-contained narrative. Esther & Cody are perfect leads.'

Watch Here: youtu.be/u-VrsuiKDIY
@bigfinish.bsky.social #Torchwood

TORCHWOOD Big Finish Review: Salvage

YouTube video by thehostproductions

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Ben @hostproductions.bsky.social · 5d

@bigfinish.bsky.social REVIEW!
Checking in with the 13th doctor & Yaz this morning in 'The Return Of The Doctor'. A promising spacey tale which builds on the relationship between our leads. (Plus alien armadillos!)

View here: youtu.be/DQLUMP03okc
#DoctorWho

Doctor Who Big Finish Review: The Return Of The Doctor

YouTube video by thehostproductions

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Ben @hostproductions.bsky.social · 7d

NEW @bigfinish.bsky.social REVIEW!
'The last days of the Powell estate is a masterclass in presenting Nuwho within the audio medium, embracing the adored qualities of series 1. Something new, imaginative and perfectly suited to the audio medium.'

Watch: youtu.be/itFAVn-DFUw
#DoctorWho

Doctor Who Big Finish Review: The Ninth Doctor Adventures 'The Last Days Of The Powell Estate'

YouTube video by thehostproductions

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Ben @hostproductions.bsky.social · 10d

Delightful evening celebrating the publication of @anncleeves.bsky.social 'The Killing Stones' with The Bound & Stewart Bain. These events & books have meant a lot to me the last few years.

- Time to finally meet Jimmy Perez, I've been putting him off long enough 👀

@panmacmillan.bsky.social

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Ben @hostproductions.bsky.social · 12d

One for the diary 👀 All your past ones have clashed with other commitments, hopefully this time that can change!

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Ben @hostproductions.bsky.social · 13d

I went charity shop browsing and found the most perfect doctor who book* to pick up this time of year... Any guesses? 👀

*It's not Lungbarrow but I really wish it was.

Ben @hostproductions.bsky.social · 13d

You too! ☺️
(Using both social media apps these days really does create a bit of deja vu 😂)

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Ben @hostproductions.bsky.social · 13d

Celebrating the publication of 'The Killing Stones' by @anncleeves.bsky.social later this week with Forum Books in North Shields, very exciting.

Think a few tickets are still left so don't miss out! (Can't believe it's nearly October I thought there was still a few weeks to go!)

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Ben @hostproductions.bsky.social · 15d

So chuffed with how my latest Colin Baker autograph looks now framed! 😍

I've wanted to get this photo signed for a long time. Colin's first in costume photo shoot in January 1984 just before filming on 'The Twin Dilemma' commenced - he's looking splendid!

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Ben @hostproductions.bsky.social · 22d

A rainy Saturday attending Middlesbrough Comic Con. A lovely catch up with @oldsixie.bsky.social, got one of my favourite Sixie photos autographed!

A delight as always.

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Ben @hostproductions.bsky.social · 23d

Its VINYL WHO day!
More circular delights from Demon Music Group out today, this time the 1967 serial 'The Moonbase'.

Absolutely adore the cover art on this one, its instantly one of my favourites they have done.

#DoctorWho

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Ben @hostproductions.bsky.social · 28d

Just finished 'The Cut Throat Trial' this morning 📚

Absolutely captivated by it, I purposefully paced my reading to let moments & characters dwell. It's grim, it's twisty, bleak, funny, with a depth and legal understanding that other legal fictions lack.

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Ben @hostproductions.bsky.social · 29d

Twitter can be pretty bleak / frustrating these days but Facebook... What on earth has that descended into?

Endless AI slop of labradors "saving people" and posts informing me John Hurt has "sadly passed away"?

It's not even worth a minute scrolling.

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Ben @hostproductions.bsky.social · Sep 10

Absolutely gutted Vera didn't win the NTA for returning drama.

I have all my fingers crossed that Brenda gets a special recognition award.

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Ben @hostproductions.bsky.social · Aug 31

The weekly disappointment of getting that notification 😭

It started AUTOMATICALLY the other day when I didn't have access to skip so I was subjected to it for a solid few minutes.

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Ben @hostproductions.bsky.social · Aug 31

Ppsstt SB, you've not attached the picture

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Nicholas Pegg @nicholaspegg.bsky.social · Aug 30

Of course there had to be a Dalek one. And isn’t it a beauty? Monday sees the opening of ‘Brave New Worlds: A Century of Science Fiction Cinema’, a new exhibition of paintings by the preposterously talented @barnabyedwards.bsky.social. It’s at Exeter Picturehouse from 1st September. Do come along!

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Benjamin Cook @benjamincook.bsky.social · Aug 31

"You might suggest to your editor that he hold off our interview until he can run it as an obit. With a bit of luck, Ben, your word rate may have gone up by then."

It hasn't. 😏 So I hope DWM won't mind me sharing my 2017 interview with Christopher H Bidmead – RIP. 🧵 ⬇️

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Ben @hostproductions.bsky.social · Aug 28

Happy publication day to @SJFleetAuthor (@BarristerSecret) 'The Cut Throat Trial' is available now! 📚

Only 100 pages in but it's an absolute cracker so far.

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Barnaby Edwards @barnabyedwards.bsky.social · Aug 26

My new painting exhibition, BRAVE NEW WORLDS, opens on Monday 1 September. It features 22 paintings inspired by classic science fiction movies from the last hundred years. The whole lot will be available to browse online, but please come along and see them in the flesh if you can. And please repost!

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Ben @hostproductions.bsky.social · Aug 26

I'm sure I've stumbled across the currently being repeated episode of Celebrity 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' on ITV1 nearly 10 times this year already? And I'm not even a regular ITV1 viewer.

There are many other episodes, broadcast those instead?

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