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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 8h

Dedication in PG Wodehouse’s autobiography, 1957

To Who
J. Alastair Frisby
Who
Told Me I Would Never Have A Book Published
And
Advised me
To
Get a job selling jellied eels
SUCKS TO YOU, FRISBY

Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 23h

I get that PPP had/has many constituencies but obviously I’m 100% with you on this. More bangers per square inch than any sausage factory

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Rod Brown @whorod.bsky.social · 1d

For the evening crew

‼️ NEW NOSTALGIA TOURS ‼️
Join lovely @jonarnold.bsky.social & @markdodyk.bsky.social as we explore Mind of Evil, Terminus, Oxygen & Power of the Doctor. Which story will get the most plaudits & handshakes? And who will get the dreaded P45?

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Podcast Episode · Nostalgia Tours · 10/10/2025 · 1h 28m

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Paul Simpson (SFB) @scifibulletin.bsky.social · 1d

Launching at 11 BST from the fine folk behind @cutawaycomics.bsky.social
@twilightstreets.bsky.social @seanmason87.bsky.social @nicholaspegg.bsky.social @nickbriggs.bsky.social
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Support the DNA of Graham Williams

The second book in the DNA of Doctor Who series will focus on 1970s producer Graham Williams’ era. Following the success of their Philip Hinchcliffe book, the mad scientists at Roundel Books …

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 1d

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 10

Move over Olivia…

PHYSICAL by DUA LIPA (2020) (11 points)

A banger that very much helped me get through lockdown. Sometimes what you really need is a blast of absolute pop joy.

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Dua Lipa - Physical (Official Video)

YouTube video by Dua Lipa

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 1d

Four absolute bangers get the full Nostalgia Tours treatment. Plenty of love to go round in this one.

Rod Brown @whorod.bsky.social · 1d

‼️ NEW NOSTALGIA TOURS ‼️
Join the very lovely @jonarnold.bsky.social and @markdodyk.bsky.social as we explore Mind of Evil, Terminus, Oxygen and Power of the Doctor. Which story will get the most plaudits and handshakes? And who will get the dreaded P45? Find out..

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32. Pale and twinky

Podcast Episode · Nostalgia Tours · 10/10/2025 · 1h 28m

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 1d

Ahem - BBC Books!

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 1d

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 9

ILLEGAL by PINKPANTHERESS (2025)

Garage mixed with Underworld being a retro style is how I know I’m old. The energy of the beats against the affectless vocal style captures the heart/head dilemma perfectly.

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PinkPantheress - Illegal (Official Video)

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 2d

We lose the narrative breathing space, and end up with every episode having to matter (which effectively ends up with nothing mattering as we’ve no perspective on what should or shouldn’t matter).

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 2d

Just walked past someone in a Balled of Halo Jones t-shirt and in some minuscule way, the world feels a slightly better place.

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 2d

There is an anecdote about an about to be elected Tory MP (and sometime fanzine writer) spending the night of the 1997 election reading The Dying Days purely so he could say he’d read the whole run of NAs under a Tory government.

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Rod Brown @whorod.bsky.social · 2d

❗️Coming Friday ❗️
Join @jonarnold.bsky.social, @markdodyk.bsky.social and me for a wild trip across the universe! From Mind of Evil to Terminus, from Oxygen to Power of the Doctor, we’ll sort out who’s getting the handshakes… and trust me, there are some surprises in store.. plus laughs and opinions!

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 2d

##TheTwen2ie5 Day 8

UWA by PONGO (2020)

One of the great joys of the People’s Pop Polls was someone remembering this from the 2020 poll and propelling it to a Golden Beat later. Light, but propulsive.

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Pongo - UWA (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by PongoVEVO

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 2d

I don’t blame you at all, I’d do exactly the same in the circumstances.

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 2d

Sorry that this happened to you Marcello. How are you doing after it?

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James Cooray Smith @ Psychic Paper @cooraysmith.bsky.social · 14d

For paid subscribers, but with a taste and the option to opt in, it‘s Planet of Fire over @ psychic paper. buttondown.com/cooray_smith... (There are also links to unpaywalled pieces further up this feed.)

Planet of Fire

“Fire! I want you to burn!” I wound up with a VHS copy of most of Planet of Fire in early 1990. It was an unlikely choice for only the sixth story I had even...

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Tim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · 3d

How is this repeatedly made into a policy issue - by *all* parties - when the blunt fact of the matter is that grown adults who are obliged to pay for their own education, and relentlessly pursued to repay their loans, should be able to study whatever the fuck they want.

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From The Sublime… Magazine @fromthesublime.bsky.social · 11d

We're just under halfway with 19 days left. It's going to be a long shot, but who knows, maybe we can come close.

Pre-order Issue Four now. The closer we get, the more chance we have of making it happen.

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From The Sublime - Issue Four

We're back. And it's about time. (And a bunch of other stuff...) | Check out 'From The Sublime - Issue Four' on Indiegogo.

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Kevin Jon Davies @kjd42.bsky.social · 4d

#OTD 45 years ago (7 Oct 1980) according to my diary, I drew these images for the Hitchhiker's Guide BBC TV series. Douglas Adams as both the ad exec and as Paula, the worst poet in the universe. I was 19 years old and having fun.

Mindless Jerks artwork for Hitchhiker's Guide TV series drawn by KJD (c) Pearce Studios Ltd. 1980.

Paula NM Jennings (Worst Poet) artwork for Hitchhiker's Guide TV series drawn by KJD (c) Pearce Studios Ltd. 1980.

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Gary Russell @twilightstreets.bsky.social · 4d

Oooh this is being kickstarted this coming weekend! Whoop! www.kickstarter.com/projects/roo...

Coming soon: THE GRAHAM WILLIAMS YEARS - The DNA of Doctor Who

Our second title in a range of beautiful large-format books focusing on the creative team behind BBC Television's DOCTOR WHO!

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 4d

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 7

PIG FEET by TERRACE MARTIN & DENZEL CURRY ft KAMASI WASHINGTON. G PERICO & DAYLYT (2020)

None more 2020: a history of the fury that burst out in the lockdown era via rap and jazz. Funnily enough, not the only righteous record from 2020 on my list.

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Terrace Martin - Pig Feet (feat. Denzel Curry, Kamasi Washington, G Perico & Daylyt)

YouTube video by Sounds of Crenshaw

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 4d

Happy birthday Arron!

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 4d

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 6

NEW YORK TRANSIT QUEEN by CORRINE BAILEY RAE (2023)

One of the more startling changes of direction this decade, but watching her support Stevie Wonder on one of the hottest days of the summer, it made absolute sense as a development.

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Corinne Bailey Rae - New York Transit Queen (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by CorinneBaileyRaeVEVO

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Peoples Pop Polls: Black Pop History 82-85 @peoples-pop-polls.bsky.social · 5d

OK let's do this! #BPHM8285 NEW POLL!

BLACK POP HISTORY 1982-1985

Hip-hop, pop, disco, post-disco, soul, electro, black rock, reggae, and a host of global musics, nominated and voted on by YOU

Vote in the matches, use your TWO bonus votes, deadline Friday!

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Black Pop 1982 Round 1 Part 1

Welcome to the Black Pop History 1982-1985 poll, where we're polling the best Black music of the early 80s to determine the ULTIMATE TRACK of that era. As usual with the Black Pop History polls I've ...

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Joe Ford @docoho44.bsky.social · 5d

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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