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John Mark Frankland @jmfrankland.bsky.social · 3d

K9 and Company has arrived safely many, many thanks to @robertdick.bsky.social.

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www.stchristophers.org.uk/donate

The Doctor Who Target novelisation of K9 and Company is displayed front facing on a book shelf. Behind it are several other Doctor Who target novelisations.

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John Mark Frankland @jmfrankland.bsky.social · 3d

Describe your Bluesky account in a single image.

Screenshot from Homer's Phobia, an episode of The Simpsons which guest stars John Walters.
It is a picture of an angry looking Marge and the caption reads "John's witty, urbane person"

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John Mark Frankland @jmfrankland.bsky.social · 6d

Doctor Who's next companion should be an actual (in-show) nepo baby pop star, perhaps a descendent of the Hon. Aubrey Waites. #TOTP

John Mark Frankland @jmfrankland.bsky.social · 6d

I see that my largely ignored skeet on Tuesday has had the desired effect. Well done to everyone involved. Carry on.

A screen of a post re: missing episodes of Doctor Who I posted on Tuesday.

I see that once again the PM has failed to mention the most pressing issue in the UK in his speech to conference

The silence from this government regarding the 97 missing episodes of Doctor Who is deafening.

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John Mark Frankland @jmfrankland.bsky.social · 6d

Can I send you a DM?

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John Mark Frankland @jmfrankland.bsky.social · 8d

Very interested in Turlough and K9 and Company - is this something you can help with please?

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John Mark Frankland @jmfrankland.bsky.social · 9d

I see that once again the PM has failed to mention the most pressing issue in the UK in his speech to conference

The silence from this government regarding the 97 missing episodes of Doctor Who is deafening.

John Mark Frankland @jmfrankland.bsky.social · 14d

You got to choose which 'A' side you preferred. I went for Mis-Shapes, cos I liked the sleeve better. My friend Ed, who picked the 'Sorted' cos he liked to think he was ediger, thought Mis-shapes was 'anthem for disaffected youth'. It did feel like a rallying cry.

What a time to be alive.

WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 15d

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PULP MIS-SHAPES
PULP SORTED FOR E’S AND WIZZ

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John Mark Frankland @jmfrankland.bsky.social · 15d

Bond will be a fresh-faced British actor

Black and white photograph of television star Matthew Waterhouse who played Adric in the popular BBCTV children's series Doctor Who from 1980 - 1982. He looks very fresh faced.

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John Mark Frankland @jmfrankland.bsky.social · 17d

Me on the way to the rapture

Thanks to @quiteamess.bsky.social

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John Mark Frankland @jmfrankland.bsky.social · Aug 29

I was mocked by my peers in 1998 for saying that this All Saints' cover of 'Under the Bridge' was better than the Red Hot Chilli Peppers effort.

I stand by it, though. I was right then and I'm right now.

#TOTP

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John Mark Frankland @jmfrankland.bsky.social · Aug 29

I was mocked by my peers in 1998 for saying that this All Saints' cover of 'Under the Bridge' was better than the Red Hot Chilli Peppers effort.

I stand by it, though. I was right then and I'm right now.

#TOTP

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John Mark Frankland @jmfrankland.bsky.social · Aug 25

The final artefact we found was this. Even our most experienced researchers could not identify for certain what chocolate this was. The colours suggest Cadbury's as does the wording; 'Silk Cut', but we found no evidence of such a bar existing.

What could it be? Perhaps you can help...

A faded and crushed packet of Silk Cut cigarettes on a woodland floor

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John Mark Frankland @jmfrankland.bsky.social · Aug 25

There is hardly any record of this bar I'm the archive. Clearly unpopular, it must have been quickly discontinued.

However, once again, it shows how willing our ancestors were to try new things, no matter how unappetising the proposition.

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John Mark Frankland @jmfrankland.bsky.social · Aug 25

Even more mysterious was this. Another Cadbury, but none of us recognised the wrapper. Following some deep research we can reveal that this a Cadbury's Silk -'5 blended milk and plain chocolates with tangy strawberry mousse centres'

Cadbury's Silk wrapper a chocolate bar with '5 blended milk and plain chocolates with tangy strawberry mousse centres'

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John Mark Frankland @jmfrankland.bsky.social · Aug 25

That this is a Cadbury's wrapper is not in doubt. But what was the bar? It's too faded to make out.

Then we saw the wording: "2 Twists of Milk Chocolate". This matches the description of the legendary Spira that our ancestors spoke so fondly of - could this be proof of its actual existence? Yes.

Faded Cadbury's wrapper - possibly a Spira bar on a woodland floor

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John Mark Frankland @jmfrankland.bsky.social · Aug 25

Next is Terry's Of York Chocolate Orange bar c 1991 - a spinoff from the classic Chocolate Orange. Note the branding, easily the worst Chocolate Orange livery of all time. I don't know how our ancestors coped.

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John Mark Frankland @jmfrankland.bsky.social · Aug 25

We will now reveal our la that our ancestors enjoyed sweet as well as savoury snacks.

The first piece of evidence is this, a Milky Way wrapper. Note the white logo on the blue background

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John Mark Frankland @jmfrankland.bsky.social · Aug 24

Previous findings of Seabrook packets contain the legend "PLEASE STRONG AVOID LIGHT" written across the top. Although faded, you can still make out the words STRONG LIGHT on this new find.

This phrase must have meant something important to our ancestors, however its meaning has been lost in time.

A close up of the back of an old packet of Seabrook Crinkle Cut Worcester Sauce flavour potato crisp focusing on the "please strong" on the top left.

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John Mark Frankland @jmfrankland.bsky.social · Aug 24

This is not the most significant thing about the item, however. On the back of the packet is a best before date 28 September 1991, allowing us to pinpoint an exact year to our findings, and proved our initial theories of early to mid 1990s correct.

The back of an old packet of Seabrook Crinkle Cut Worcester Sauce flavour potato crisp. Worcester is spelled as W U S T E R on the packet . It includes the Best Before date of 28 September 91

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John Mark Frankland @jmfrankland.bsky.social · Aug 24

One of our more signicant finds - a Seabrook "Crinkle Cut" potato crisp packet. The flavour is the non standard Worcester Sauce but note the spelling on the packet which reads 'Wuster'. This was a common variable and was perhaps used as an aid to pronunciation.

An old packet of Seabrook Crinkle Cut Worcester Sauce flavour potato crisp. Worcester is spelled as W U S T E R on the packet

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John Mark Frankland @jmfrankland.bsky.social · Aug 24

Another crisp packet, this time Bensons' Salt & Vinegar. Usually at the inexpensive end of the crisp market, this find might suggest that a hierarchy existed within this society where the brand of crisp consumption was a signifier of social class and/or status.

Old Bensons Crown Crips packet. Blue is the colour of this crumpled and ripped packet on a woodland floor.

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John Mark Frankland @jmfrankland.bsky.social · Aug 24

Also not including Doctor Who's TARDIS?

John Mark Frankland @jmfrankland.bsky.social · Aug 24

If it Boddingtons, and all evidence so far suggests that it is, then this reveals something further about these ancestors- that they consumed both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.

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John Mark Frankland @jmfrankland.bsky.social · Aug 24

Unlike the more famous advert, with the cute self sacrificing spuds and refrain 'we want to be jackets' this clearly had little impact, but again our ancestors are bravely embracing new flavours and tastes from the continent, albeit in traditional snack form, emphasising their global outlook

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