Mark
@quarkmcmalus.bsky.social
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Can be heard on the @trapone.bsky.social and maximumpowerpod.bsky.social podcasts.
Can be heard on the @trapone.bsky.social and maximumpowerpod.bsky.social podcasts.
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Weirdly, we were watching an episode of Modern Family that has James Van Der Beek in it when the BBC News alert came through that he’s sadly died.
February 11, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Weirdly, we were watching an episode of Modern Family that has James Van Der Beek in it when the BBC News alert came through that he’s sadly died.
“Can you let me know when you’re out of that spreadsheet?”
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"I can't tell you how many references to use in your essay."
"I can't tell you how many references to use in your essay."
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Oh for fuck's sake"
"Oh for fuck's sake"
February 7, 2026 at 8:42 PM
“Can you let me know when you’re out of that spreadsheet?”
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We’ve just decrypted the first undercover field report from this year’s #Gally by the intrepid @hairofthehound.bsky.social
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February 7, 2026 at 8:55 AM
We’ve just decrypted the first undercover field report from this year’s #Gally by the intrepid @hairofthehound.bsky.social
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On the latest Trap One🎙Podcast @sihart.bsky.social, @hairofthehound.bsky.social, @denisery.bsky.social & @quarkmcmalus.bsky.social reap what they sow with The Vampire Plants & Other Stories:
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January 31, 2026 at 2:04 PM
On the latest Trap One🎙Podcast @sihart.bsky.social, @hairofthehound.bsky.social, @denisery.bsky.social & @quarkmcmalus.bsky.social reap what they sow with The Vampire Plants & Other Stories:
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I enjoyed this. Two characters I liked spending time with.
February 2, 2026 at 8:20 PM
I enjoyed this. Two characters I liked spending time with.
I love getting together with these brilliant people to talk about the Audio Annual releases:
On the latest Trap One🎙Podcast @sihart.bsky.social, @hairofthehound.bsky.social, @denisery.bsky.social & @quarkmcmalus.bsky.social reap what they sow with The Vampire Plants & Other Stories:
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February 1, 2026 at 4:44 PM
I love getting together with these brilliant people to talk about the Audio Annual releases:
Always a pleasure to contribute to Doctor Who Literature!
Doctor Who Literature returns with some apocrypha: the May 1989 Target novelization of the unproduced "missing" episode The Nightmare Fair. @dhollingsworth.bsky.social makes his DWLit debut; @quarkmcmalus.bsky.social provides a dramatic reading and an editorial.
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February 1, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Always a pleasure to contribute to Doctor Who Literature!
Quote post with a picture of you being a dork.
January 24, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Quote post with a picture of you being a dork.
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Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
“The Tardis had come to rest
once more - the Doctor wasn't quite sure where! - and Adric was the first at the viewing screen, eager to know what adventures were likely to be on the agenda this time.”
“The Tardis had come to rest
once more - the Doctor wasn't quite sure where! - and Adric was the first at the viewing screen, eager to know what adventures were likely to be on the agenda this time.”
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
“Many new-borns paid to become some street tart's get, purchasing immortality for as little as a shilling.”
“Many new-borns paid to become some street tart's get, purchasing immortality for as little as a shilling.”
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
"It pulls at my clothing and sometimes I feel I've got to pick it up, cuddle and kiss it."
"It pulls at my clothing and sometimes I feel I've got to pick it up, cuddle and kiss it."
January 21, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
“The Tardis had come to rest
once more - the Doctor wasn't quite sure where! - and Adric was the first at the viewing screen, eager to know what adventures were likely to be on the agenda this time.”
“The Tardis had come to rest
once more - the Doctor wasn't quite sure where! - and Adric was the first at the viewing screen, eager to know what adventures were likely to be on the agenda this time.”
It was a delight to bring @lucymccaul.bsky.social & @jeffgoddard.bsky.social together on the podcast to talk about this entertaining book:
On the brand new Trap One🎙Podcast @jeffgoddard.bsky.social, @lucymccaul.bsky.social & @quarkmcmalus.bsky.social set sail on The Moon Cruise:
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January 21, 2026 at 8:58 AM
It was a delight to bring @lucymccaul.bsky.social & @jeffgoddard.bsky.social together on the podcast to talk about this entertaining book:
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Season 15 standard edition out today
If you’re getting it, you could do a lot worse than bookmarking our podcast with @jangomac.bsky.social, @sihart.bsky.social, @hannahcooper.bsky.social & @aquatics64.bsky.social
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If you’re getting it, you could do a lot worse than bookmarking our podcast with @jangomac.bsky.social, @sihart.bsky.social, @hannahcooper.bsky.social & @aquatics64.bsky.social
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January 12, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Season 15 standard edition out today
If you’re getting it, you could do a lot worse than bookmarking our podcast with @jangomac.bsky.social, @sihart.bsky.social, @hannahcooper.bsky.social & @aquatics64.bsky.social
Apple tinyurl.com/2jvneyb7
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If you’re getting it, you could do a lot worse than bookmarking our podcast with @jangomac.bsky.social, @sihart.bsky.social, @hannahcooper.bsky.social & @aquatics64.bsky.social
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These are down to a tenner
January 10, 2026 at 10:36 PM
These are down to a tenner
The Rendezvous. The mark of a good film was one that made you forget the cramped, uncomfortable seats.
The films didn’t start until the queue for the ice cream seller had gone - yet people never learned to buy them on the way in.
Memories of formative viewings of Batman, Jurassic Park, GoldenEye…
The films didn’t start until the queue for the ice cream seller had gone - yet people never learned to buy them on the way in.
Memories of formative viewings of Batman, Jurassic Park, GoldenEye…
January 9, 2026 at 5:21 PM
The Rendezvous. The mark of a good film was one that made you forget the cramped, uncomfortable seats.
The films didn’t start until the queue for the ice cream seller had gone - yet people never learned to buy them on the way in.
Memories of formative viewings of Batman, Jurassic Park, GoldenEye…
The films didn’t start until the queue for the ice cream seller had gone - yet people never learned to buy them on the way in.
Memories of formative viewings of Batman, Jurassic Park, GoldenEye…
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1001 Nights in Time & Space is now half price amzn.to/45tuUIC
Grab a bargain and bookmark our podcast on this brilliant book, featuring @markdodyk.bsky.social, @docoho44.bsky.social & @joshort.bsky.social
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January 6, 2026 at 3:13 PM
1001 Nights in Time & Space is now half price amzn.to/45tuUIC
Grab a bargain and bookmark our podcast on this brilliant book, featuring @markdodyk.bsky.social, @docoho44.bsky.social & @joshort.bsky.social
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Grab a bargain and bookmark our podcast on this brilliant book, featuring @markdodyk.bsky.social, @docoho44.bsky.social & @joshort.bsky.social
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This episode is a wonderful love letter to Blake’s 7, looking at the whole series and its enduring appeal.
It was amazing fun being part of Maximum Power with such fantastic people, and it’s lovely to hear them one last time:
It was amazing fun being part of Maximum Power with such fantastic people, and it’s lovely to hear them one last time:
And it's au revoir from us, as we finally get to talk our way through four years of sequins and trauma, with our spiciest takes on the entire run of Blake's 7. All your most urgent questions will be answered in the Whole Damn Show Retrospective.
#Blakes7
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#Blakes7
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The Whole Damn Show Retrospective · Maximum Power
In (slightly late) honour of the 44th anniversary of Gauda Prime day, we’ve reconvened to look back on the series as a whole. The gang’s all here, except for Mark...
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January 7, 2026 at 7:13 PM
This episode is a wonderful love letter to Blake’s 7, looking at the whole series and its enduring appeal.
It was amazing fun being part of Maximum Power with such fantastic people, and it’s lovely to hear them one last time:
It was amazing fun being part of Maximum Power with such fantastic people, and it’s lovely to hear them one last time:
Part two of the Trap One annual is available now.
@sihart.bsky.social has done a terrific job putting this together:
@sihart.bsky.social has done a terrific job putting this together:
Wishing a happy new year to all Trap One listeners 🥳
Volume 2 of the Trap One Annual 2026 is out now!
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Volume 2 of the Trap One Annual 2026 is out now!
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January 7, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Part two of the Trap One annual is available now.
@sihart.bsky.social has done a terrific job putting this together:
@sihart.bsky.social has done a terrific job putting this together:
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And it's au revoir from us, as we finally get to talk our way through four years of sequins and trauma, with our spiciest takes on the entire run of Blake's 7. All your most urgent questions will be answered in the Whole Damn Show Retrospective.
#Blakes7
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#Blakes7
maximumpowerpodcast.com/65
The Whole Damn Show Retrospective · Maximum Power
In (slightly late) honour of the 44th anniversary of Gauda Prime day, we’ve reconvened to look back on the series as a whole. The gang’s all here, except for Mark...
maximumpowerpodcast.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
And it's au revoir from us, as we finally get to talk our way through four years of sequins and trauma, with our spiciest takes on the entire run of Blake's 7. All your most urgent questions will be answered in the Whole Damn Show Retrospective.
#Blakes7
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#Blakes7
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