MJ Herbert
@mjherbert.bsky.social
Socialist Historian. My work includes books on the history of radical women in Manchester. Been watching Doctor Who since 1963 and author of a biography of the Doctor Who writer Malcolm Hulke. Gender critical. Pronouns? Of course not!
Review of " Things are Not always what they seem; the writing and politics of Malcolm Hulke'; thedoctorwhocompanion.com/2025/07/26/r...
Reviewed: Things Are Not Always What They Seem – The Writings And Politics of Malcolm Hulke
Fans will know Hulke for Doctor Who and the Silurians, The Sea Devils, and Frontier in Space.
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January 22, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Review of " Things are Not always what they seem; the writing and politics of Malcolm Hulke'; thedoctorwhocompanion.com/2025/07/26/r...
DOCTOR WHO NEWS BITE: "SOMETHING WENT WRONG"....."FINGERS COULD BE POINTED"
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January 20, 2026 at 1:19 PM
DOCTOR WHO NEWS BITE: "SOMETHING WENT WRONG"....."FINGERS COULD BE POINTED"
Confesses Media Producer Peter Hoar
Live At 2pm UK Time Today
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Another News Bite Special
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Book launch: '"I am here to meet all comers"; the story of Len Johnson, Manchester's Uncrowned boxing Champion and Communist"' Saturday 24 January, 2pm, Central Methodist Hall, Oldham Street, Manchester. maryquaileclub.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/m...
January 19, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Book launch: '"I am here to meet all comers"; the story of Len Johnson, Manchester's Uncrowned boxing Champion and Communist"' Saturday 24 January, 2pm, Central Methodist Hall, Oldham Street, Manchester. maryquaileclub.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/m...
Just published; "I am here to meet all comers" : the story of Len Johnson, Manchester's Uncrowned Champion Boxer and Communist" A successful middleweight boxer in the 1920s, Len was denied British titles because he was not white. In 1944 he joined the CPGB. www.lulu.com/shop/michael...
"I am here to meet all comers"
“Anything that I have and anything that I am, I owe unconditionally to the booth. The booth with its work, its careful living and, above all, its frame of mind… I am here to meet all comers and all co...
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January 15, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Just published; "I am here to meet all comers" : the story of Len Johnson, Manchester's Uncrowned Champion Boxer and Communist" A successful middleweight boxer in the 1920s, Len was denied British titles because he was not white. In 1944 he joined the CPGB. www.lulu.com/shop/michael...
DOCTOR WHO DETOX:
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McCOY TAKES ON MUSK
Controversial Statements By Dr Who Actors Over The Years
Ups and downs of Dr Who Month
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McCOY TAKES ON MUSK
Controversial Statements By Dr Who Actors Over The Years
Ups and downs of Dr Who Month
DOCTOR WHO DETOX HOUR: MCCOY TAKES ON MUSK: MOST CONTROVERSIAL STATEMENTS BY DR WHO ACTORS
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January 15, 2026 at 10:22 AM
DOCTOR WHO DETOX:
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McCOY TAKES ON MUSK
Controversial Statements By Dr Who Actors Over The Years
Ups and downs of Dr Who Month
Live At 11am UK Time
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McCOY TAKES ON MUSK
Controversial Statements By Dr Who Actors Over The Years
Ups and downs of Dr Who Month
"I am here to meet all comers"... my biography of Len Johnson, the Manchester boxer and Communist was featured in the Manchester magazine...
January 13, 2026 at 8:03 AM
"I am here to meet all comers"... my biography of Len Johnson, the Manchester boxer and Communist was featured in the Manchester magazine...
The Mary Quaile Club is delighted to announce its latest publication, “I am here to meet all comers”; the story of Len Johnson, Manchester Uncrowned Champion Boxer and Communist, written by Michael Herbert.
January 11, 2026 at 10:21 AM
The Mary Quaile Club is delighted to announce its latest publication, “I am here to meet all comers”; the story of Len Johnson, Manchester Uncrowned Champion Boxer and Communist, written by Michael Herbert.
Ken Russell made numerous documentaries for the arts programme Monitor and other BBC programmes. You can find them all here, including Pop Goes the Easel, Elgar and Shelagh Delaney's Salford
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Monitor - The Light Fantastic (1960) by Ken Russell & Ron Hitchins
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January 10, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Ken Russell made numerous documentaries for the arts programme Monitor and other BBC programmes. You can find them all here, including Pop Goes the Easel, Elgar and Shelagh Delaney's Salford
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Book launch on Saturday 24th January in Manchester of "I am here to meet all comers" the story of Len Johnson, Manchester Uncrowned Boxing Champion and Communist, by Michael Herbert maryquaileclub.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/m...
January 9, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Book launch on Saturday 24th January in Manchester of "I am here to meet all comers" the story of Len Johnson, Manchester Uncrowned Boxing Champion and Communist, by Michael Herbert maryquaileclub.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/m...
Mary Quaile and Ethel Carnie: different paths taken by two northern working class women, by Bernadette Hyland. maryquaileclub.wordpress.com/working-class
January 9, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Mary Quaile and Ethel Carnie: different paths taken by two northern working class women, by Bernadette Hyland. maryquaileclub.wordpress.com/working-class
On the excellent Yesterday's Papers channel ...10 Female-Fronted Hard-Edged Tracks of the 60s www.youtube.com/watch?v=s213...
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January 9, 2026 at 9:41 AM
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Two queer women with a 6 year old in school today stopped to film ICE and for their bravery ICE agents murdered one before the other’s eyes. The grief in the survivor’s voice is a knife to the gut. Destroying people and their bonds is what ICE has always done.
NEWS: In a heartbreaking video, after ICE shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis, a woman who was in the same SUV cries out: “They killed my wife. I don’t know what to do."
“We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head,” the distraught woman sobs.
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“We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head,” the distraught woman sobs.
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Distraught woman says ICE killed her wife in video after deadly Minneapolis shooting
“They killed my wife,” the distraught woman says, adding, “They shot her in the head.”
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January 7, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Two queer women with a 6 year old in school today stopped to film ICE and for their bravery ICE agents murdered one before the other’s eyes. The grief in the survivor’s voice is a knife to the gut. Destroying people and their bonds is what ICE has always done.
This is an article by Bernadette Hylandabout a public dispute between Ethel Carnie and Mary Quaile in the pages of Cotton Factory Times in June 1914 over what kind of education was needed by the working class
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January 7, 2026 at 11:04 PM
This is an article by Bernadette Hylandabout a public dispute between Ethel Carnie and Mary Quaile in the pages of Cotton Factory Times in June 1914 over what kind of education was needed by the working class
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DOCTOR WHO: SEA DEVIL SPIN OFF SINKS AWAY!
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1.2 million lost between episode 1 and 5
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DOCTOR WHO: 1.2 MILLION SINK FROM RTD'S THE WAR BETWEEN THE LAND AND THE SEA TV RATINGS
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January 6, 2026 at 2:43 PM
DOCTOR WHO: SEA DEVIL SPIN OFF SINKS AWAY!
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1.2 million lost between episode 1 and 5
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For many of those seeking asylum a mobile phone isn't just a lifeline to keep in contact with loved ones, it's an essential resource in accessing information and resources. State mandated theft is another example of Labour's dehumanisation of people seeking safety
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UK’s plans to seize asylum seekers’ phones condemned by campaigners
People who are sent to Manston processing centre will be eligible for searches for electronic devices from Monday
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January 5, 2026 at 7:32 AM
For many of those seeking asylum a mobile phone isn't just a lifeline to keep in contact with loved ones, it's an essential resource in accessing information and resources. State mandated theft is another example of Labour's dehumanisation of people seeking safety
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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A Mancunian #FilmNoir classic capturing a lost city. An excellent article by Manchester Mill about Val Guest’s #BritNoir Hell is a City (1960) : manchestermill.co.uk/a-mancunian-...
A Mancunian noir classic capturing a lost city
In 1960, Hell is a City set the bar for neo-noir. Now it's a window into a past long demolished
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January 5, 2026 at 7:57 AM
A Mancunian #FilmNoir classic capturing a lost city. An excellent article by Manchester Mill about Val Guest’s #BritNoir Hell is a City (1960) : manchestermill.co.uk/a-mancunian-...
The Mary Quaile Club is delighted to announce its latest publication, “I am here to meet all comers”; the story of Len Johnson, Manchester Uncrowned Champion Boxer and Communist, written by Michael Herbert.
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History, activism and discussion in the Greater Manchester area
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January 5, 2026 at 7:59 AM
The Mary Quaile Club is delighted to announce its latest publication, “I am here to meet all comers”; the story of Len Johnson, Manchester Uncrowned Champion Boxer and Communist, written by Michael Herbert.
DOCTOR WHO NEWSNIGHT
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"Dr Who Needs Fresh Innovation - New Blood" warns media insider
"You go STALE after 3 years" warns Innes Lloyd
Brendan, Jon @gallifrey11
(sci-fi Chronicles79) and Divining Dragon Christian plus the Whopets
Live At 8pm UK Time
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"Dr Who Needs Fresh Innovation - New Blood" warns media insider
"You go STALE after 3 years" warns Innes Lloyd
Brendan, Jon @gallifrey11
(sci-fi Chronicles79) and Divining Dragon Christian plus the Whopets
DOCTOR WHO NEWS: " DR WHO NEEDS INNOVATION - RISK OF BEING STALE" WARNS INSIDER AFTER RTD'S NUWHO
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December 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
DOCTOR WHO NEWSNIGHT
Live At 8pm UK Time
youtube.com/live/EnSgcaC...
"Dr Who Needs Fresh Innovation - New Blood" warns media insider
"You go STALE after 3 years" warns Innes Lloyd
Brendan, Jon @gallifrey11
(sci-fi Chronicles79) and Divining Dragon Christian plus the Whopets
Live At 8pm UK Time
youtube.com/live/EnSgcaC...
"Dr Who Needs Fresh Innovation - New Blood" warns media insider
"You go STALE after 3 years" warns Innes Lloyd
Brendan, Jon @gallifrey11
(sci-fi Chronicles79) and Divining Dragon Christian plus the Whopets
the launch of "I must take on all comers": the story of Len Johnson, Manchester's Uncrowned Boxing Champion and Communist , will take place on Sat 24 January 2pm in The Lounge at the Central Methodist Hall Oldham Street Manchester. maryquaileclub.wordpress.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
the launch of "I must take on all comers": the story of Len Johnson, Manchester's Uncrowned Boxing Champion and Communist , will take place on Sat 24 January 2pm in The Lounge at the Central Methodist Hall Oldham Street Manchester. maryquaileclub.wordpress.com
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Our tribute to Terrance Dicks concludes this week, as we discuss his first original Doctor Who novel and also take the opportunity to talk about what he achieved and how much we owe him. @kateorman.bsky.social and @adamrichard.com.au join us.
#DoctorWho
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#DoctorWho
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December 28, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Our tribute to Terrance Dicks concludes this week, as we discuss his first original Doctor Who novel and also take the opportunity to talk about what he achieved and how much we owe him. @kateorman.bsky.social and @adamrichard.com.au join us.
#DoctorWho
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#DoctorWho
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How I'm walking out of 2025.
a man and a woman are sitting at a table in a restaurant while a waitress serves them food .
Alt: Classic Victoria Wood sketch. A man and a woman are sitting at a table in a restaurant while a waitress walks across the cafe, spilling soup as she moves.
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December 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
How I'm walking out of 2025.
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Unfashionable or not, it actually IS a really good episode of TV’s Doctor Who.
Even though I own the DVD and it’s on the IPlayer, I still recorded and watched the BBC Four repeat of ONE.
It might be an unfashionable of me but I think this is a really good episode of TV’s Doctor Who
It might be an unfashionable of me but I think this is a really good episode of TV’s Doctor Who
December 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Unfashionable or not, it actually IS a really good episode of TV’s Doctor Who.
DOCTOR WHO MISSING EPISODES CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
The Abominable Snowmen
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Snowy Tibet, fearsome Yeti, a top TARDIS team, mysterious monastic chants...what more do you want?
Brendan and Stefan focus their forensic and fun eyes
The Abominable Snowmen
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Snowy Tibet, fearsome Yeti, a top TARDIS team, mysterious monastic chants...what more do you want?
Brendan and Stefan focus their forensic and fun eyes
DOCTOR WHO MISSING EPISODES: THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMEN - MASTERPIECE OF SUSPENSE TROUGHTON STORY? YETI
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December 28, 2025 at 8:07 AM
DOCTOR WHO MISSING EPISODES CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
The Abominable Snowmen
youtu.be/_JZKRZ5_Yzo?...
Snowy Tibet, fearsome Yeti, a top TARDIS team, mysterious monastic chants...what more do you want?
Brendan and Stefan focus their forensic and fun eyes
The Abominable Snowmen
youtu.be/_JZKRZ5_Yzo?...
Snowy Tibet, fearsome Yeti, a top TARDIS team, mysterious monastic chants...what more do you want?
Brendan and Stefan focus their forensic and fun eyes
now available "I am here to meet all comers": the story of Len Johnson: Manchester's Uncrowned Boxing Champion and Communist, by Michael herbert. www.lulu.com/shop/michael...
"I am here to meet all comers"
“Anything that I have and anything that I am, I owe unconditionally to the booth. The booth with its work, its careful living and, above all, its frame of mind… I am here to meet all comers and all co...
www.lulu.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:37 AM
now available "I am here to meet all comers": the story of Len Johnson: Manchester's Uncrowned Boxing Champion and Communist, by Michael herbert. www.lulu.com/shop/michael...