Spinky’s Mama
@spinkysmama.bsky.social
Lawyer, civil servant, Londoner, Doctor Who fan, maritorious, mother of a spinky, God-botherer. Mostly doomscrolling, telly chat and terrible jokes. All views my own. She/Her.
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Spinky’s Mama
@spinkysmama.bsky.social
· Apr 16
Cis is a category of woman. Trans is a category of woman. We have overlapping and unique experiences. And we have to stand together.
Trump’s vile post shows how Rob Reiner was the ultimate refutation of the egocentric ‘Great Man’ theory.
Rob Reiner produced great art through collaboration with Christopher Guest, Nora Ephron, William Goldman et al as equal participants. Because he viewed what he did as dialogue, not diatribe.
Rob Reiner produced great art through collaboration with Christopher Guest, Nora Ephron, William Goldman et al as equal participants. Because he viewed what he did as dialogue, not diatribe.
This ‘Marty DiBergi’ interview for This is Spinal Tap 2 encapsulates Rob Reiner’s talent as a director and a performer. He talks in character about his experiences with the band, his directing choices and that movie with Count Rugen.
(Warning: intrusive ad breaks, but it’s worth persisting)
(Warning: intrusive ad breaks, but it’s worth persisting)
Spinal Tap 2 Interview I Director Marty DiBergi (Rob Reiner)
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December 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Trump’s vile post shows how Rob Reiner was the ultimate refutation of the egocentric ‘Great Man’ theory.
Rob Reiner produced great art through collaboration with Christopher Guest, Nora Ephron, William Goldman et al as equal participants. Because he viewed what he did as dialogue, not diatribe.
Rob Reiner produced great art through collaboration with Christopher Guest, Nora Ephron, William Goldman et al as equal participants. Because he viewed what he did as dialogue, not diatribe.
This ‘Marty DiBergi’ interview for This is Spinal Tap 2 encapsulates Rob Reiner’s talent as a director and a performer. He talks in character about his experiences with the band, his directing choices and that movie with Count Rugen.
(Warning: intrusive ad breaks, but it’s worth persisting)
(Warning: intrusive ad breaks, but it’s worth persisting)
Spinal Tap 2 Interview I Director Marty DiBergi (Rob Reiner)
YouTube video by Collider Interviews
www.youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:38 AM
This ‘Marty DiBergi’ interview for This is Spinal Tap 2 encapsulates Rob Reiner’s talent as a director and a performer. He talks in character about his experiences with the band, his directing choices and that movie with Count Rugen.
(Warning: intrusive ad breaks, but it’s worth persisting)
(Warning: intrusive ad breaks, but it’s worth persisting)
Dishwasher’s been emptied.
Biggles is on.
December 14, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Dishwasher’s been emptied.
Getting barred from the USA because I said I was encouraging my son to be a Gooner.
Getting barred from the USA because I insisted on calling it The Spar Mangled Banana.
Getting barred from the USA because the ICE agent doesn't know who Ace Rimmer is or why I keep misattributing his catchphrase to recently dead celebrities and is angry that I didn't write out the context in full in case an American stumbled upon it
December 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Getting barred from the USA because I said I was encouraging my son to be a Gooner.
You will be visited by three spirits.
December 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
You will be visited by three spirits.
actual bluesky challenge: post your favorite work of art from fifty years before you were born.
December 9, 2025 at 11:18 AM
actual bluesky challenge: post your favorite work of art from fifty years before you were born.
I have a joke about Damocles but it went over everyone’s heads
I have a joke about Ozymandias, King of Kings, but it has not aged well
I have a joke about Freyja's chariot but it's a bit catty
December 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I have a joke about Damocles but it went over everyone’s heads
Also includes the option to retroactively replace the winner of the Season 21 DWAS story poll* with Caves.
The next Doctor Who Collection blu-ray is up for pre-order, and it's season 21: amzn.to/3Y8aVLs (affiliate link)
Doctor Who: The Collection Season 21 Limited Edition
Continue your Doctor Who Archive with the ultimate collectors’ set: WARRIORS OF THE DEEP THE AWAKENING FRONTIOS RESURRECTION OF THE DALEKS PLANET OF FIRE THE CAVES OF ANDROZANI THE TWIN DILEMMA All 7 classic stories newly restored for Blu-ray and packed with extra material including: UPDATED SPECIAL EFFECTS On The Awakening, Frontios, Resurrection Of The Daleks and The Caves Of Androzani WARRIORS OF THE DEEP: SPECIAL EDITION An exciting four-part re-edit with updated special effects and immersive 5.1 surround sound mix IN CONVERSATION Matthew Sweet chats to Janet Fielding (Tegan), Mark Strickson (Turlough) and Matthew Waterhouse (Adric) NEW MAKING-OF DOCUMENTARIES For Resurrection Of The Daleks and The Twin Dilemma LOOK WHO’S BOATING Peter Davison, Janet Fielding and Sarah Sutton take to the River for an epic adventure. 48 HOURS WITH FIELDING Toby Hadoke crashes at Janet Fielding’s BEHIND THE SOFA New episodes with Peter Davison (The Doctor), Janet Fielding (Tegan), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa), Matthew Waterhouse (Adric), Sophie Aldred (Ace), Wendy Padbury (Zoe), Bonnie Langford (Mel), Colin Baker (The Doctor), Nicola Bryant (Peri), Tara Ward (Preston), Keith Jayne (Will), Jeff Rawle (Plantagenet), Rula Lenska (Styles), director Graeme Harper, Paul Conrad (Romulus) and Andrew Conrad (Remus). THE DOCTOR WHO ESCAPE ROOM Two new teams battle it out BRAND NEW AUDIO COMMENTARY On The Awakening NEW SURROUND SOUND MIXES On Warriors Of The Deep, The Awakening and The Caves Of Androzani. TALES OF THE TARDIS A 2023 edit of Earthshock with new linking material from Peter Davison and Janet Fielding THE FIVE(ISH) DOCTORS REBOOT With brand new audio commentary EXCLUSIVE ARCHIVE TREATS Including never-before-released TV appearances and studio footage HD PHOTO GALLERIES INFO TEXT PDF ARCHIVE PLUS LOTS MORE! This ten-disc box set also includes hours of special features previously released on DVD including:DOCUMENTARIES, FEATURETTES, AUDIO COMMENTARIES AND MORE.
amzn.to
December 8, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Also includes the option to retroactively replace the winner of the Season 21 DWAS story poll* with Caves.
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star (Wars or Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.
Even harder mode: a film from before 1970 that you can find a gif of.
Sublime. Love Lemmon’s eyebrow raise and moue.
Even harder mode: a film from before 1970 that you can find a gif of.
Sublime. Love Lemmon’s eyebrow raise and moue.
December 8, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star (Wars or Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.
Even harder mode: a film from before 1970 that you can find a gif of.
Sublime. Love Lemmon’s eyebrow raise and moue.
Even harder mode: a film from before 1970 that you can find a gif of.
Sublime. Love Lemmon’s eyebrow raise and moue.
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My brother’s 1984 letter to Father Christmas, another bittersweet highlight of clearing house.
I can confirm that he is still big hearted* and obsessed with dinosaurs 🦖
(* although I didn’t get the 10 foot teddy)
I can confirm that he is still big hearted* and obsessed with dinosaurs 🦖
(* although I didn’t get the 10 foot teddy)
December 6, 2025 at 11:52 AM
My brother’s 1984 letter to Father Christmas, another bittersweet highlight of clearing house.
I can confirm that he is still big hearted* and obsessed with dinosaurs 🦖
(* although I didn’t get the 10 foot teddy)
I can confirm that he is still big hearted* and obsessed with dinosaurs 🦖
(* although I didn’t get the 10 foot teddy)
Trekkies: if you see this, post your first experience with Star Trek
December 7, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Trekkies: if you see this, post your first experience with Star Trek
My brother’s 1984 letter to Father Christmas, another bittersweet highlight of clearing house.
I can confirm that he is still big hearted* and obsessed with dinosaurs 🦖
(* although I didn’t get the 10 foot teddy)
I can confirm that he is still big hearted* and obsessed with dinosaurs 🦖
(* although I didn’t get the 10 foot teddy)
December 6, 2025 at 11:52 AM
My brother’s 1984 letter to Father Christmas, another bittersweet highlight of clearing house.
I can confirm that he is still big hearted* and obsessed with dinosaurs 🦖
(* although I didn’t get the 10 foot teddy)
I can confirm that he is still big hearted* and obsessed with dinosaurs 🦖
(* although I didn’t get the 10 foot teddy)
Gift link for any David Lynch fans out there: a wonderful and insightful interview with Kyle MacLachlan (pictured in ‘Sexy Peter Purves’ mode) ahead of the January BFI retrospective.
Kyle MacLachlan: ‘David Lynch was just beautifully silly. He loved the banter’
Ahead of a BFI retrospective of the late director’s work, the ‘Twin Peaks’ actor explains their bond and why, for him, Lynch ‘is very much alive’
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December 6, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Gift link for any David Lynch fans out there: a wonderful and insightful interview with Kyle MacLachlan (pictured in ‘Sexy Peter Purves’ mode) ahead of the January BFI retrospective.
Also featuring infotext on The Twin Dilemma by @cooraysmith.bsky.social
He suffered for his art. Now it’s your turn.
He suffered for his art. Now it’s your turn.
The next Doctor Who Collection blu-ray is up for pre-order, and it's season 21: amzn.to/3Y8aVLs (affiliate link)
Doctor Who: The Collection Season 21 Limited Edition
Continue your Doctor Who Archive with the ultimate collectors’ set: WARRIORS OF THE DEEP THE AWAKENING FRONTIOS RESURRECTION OF THE DALEKS PLANET OF FIRE THE CAVES OF ANDROZANI THE TWIN DILEMMA All 7 classic stories newly restored for Blu-ray and packed with extra material including: UPDATED SPECIAL EFFECTS On The Awakening, Frontios, Resurrection Of The Daleks and The Caves Of Androzani WARRIORS OF THE DEEP: SPECIAL EDITION An exciting four-part re-edit with updated special effects and immersive 5.1 surround sound mix IN CONVERSATION Matthew Sweet chats to Janet Fielding (Tegan), Mark Strickson (Turlough) and Matthew Waterhouse (Adric) NEW MAKING-OF DOCUMENTARIES For Resurrection Of The Daleks and The Twin Dilemma LOOK WHO’S BOATING Peter Davison, Janet Fielding and Sarah Sutton take to the River for an epic adventure. 48 HOURS WITH FIELDING Toby Hadoke crashes at Janet Fielding’s BEHIND THE SOFA New episodes with Peter Davison (The Doctor), Janet Fielding (Tegan), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa), Matthew Waterhouse (Adric), Sophie Aldred (Ace), Wendy Padbury (Zoe), Bonnie Langford (Mel), Colin Baker (The Doctor), Nicola Bryant (Peri), Tara Ward (Preston), Keith Jayne (Will), Jeff Rawle (Plantagenet), Rula Lenska (Styles), director Graeme Harper, Paul Conrad (Romulus) and Andrew Conrad (Remus). THE DOCTOR WHO ESCAPE ROOM Two new teams battle it out BRAND NEW AUDIO COMMENTARY On The Awakening NEW SURROUND SOUND MIXES On Warriors Of The Deep, The Awakening and The Caves Of Androzani. TALES OF THE TARDIS A 2023 edit of Earthshock with new linking material from Peter Davison and Janet Fielding THE FIVE(ISH) DOCTORS REBOOT With brand new audio commentary EXCLUSIVE ARCHIVE TREATS Including never-before-released TV appearances and studio footage HD PHOTO GALLERIES INFO TEXT PDF ARCHIVE PLUS LOTS MORE! This ten-disc box set also includes hours of special features previously released on DVD including:DOCUMENTARIES, FEATURETTES, AUDIO COMMENTARIES AND MORE.
amzn.to
December 4, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Also featuring infotext on The Twin Dilemma by @cooraysmith.bsky.social
He suffered for his art. Now it’s your turn.
He suffered for his art. Now it’s your turn.
If they’re doing the whizzy re-edit and sound mix on Warriors of the Deep (1) would this be the BFI screening and if so (2) to which of @jonarnold.bsky.social or @lewisbaston.bsky.social do I owe 10p?
The next Doctor Who Collection blu-ray is up for pre-order, and it's season 21: amzn.to/3Y8aVLs (affiliate link)
Doctor Who: The Collection Season 21 Limited Edition
Continue your Doctor Who Archive with the ultimate collectors’ set: WARRIORS OF THE DEEP THE AWAKENING FRONTIOS RESURRECTION OF THE DALEKS PLANET OF FIRE THE CAVES OF ANDROZANI THE TWIN DILEMMA All 7 classic stories newly restored for Blu-ray and packed with extra material including: UPDATED SPECIAL EFFECTS On The Awakening, Frontios, Resurrection Of The Daleks and The Caves Of Androzani WARRIORS OF THE DEEP: SPECIAL EDITION An exciting four-part re-edit with updated special effects and immersive 5.1 surround sound mix IN CONVERSATION Matthew Sweet chats to Janet Fielding (Tegan), Mark Strickson (Turlough) and Matthew Waterhouse (Adric) NEW MAKING-OF DOCUMENTARIES For Resurrection Of The Daleks and The Twin Dilemma LOOK WHO’S BOATING Peter Davison, Janet Fielding and Sarah Sutton take to the River for an epic adventure. 48 HOURS WITH FIELDING Toby Hadoke crashes at Janet Fielding’s BEHIND THE SOFA New episodes with Peter Davison (The Doctor), Janet Fielding (Tegan), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa), Matthew Waterhouse (Adric), Sophie Aldred (Ace), Wendy Padbury (Zoe), Bonnie Langford (Mel), Colin Baker (The Doctor), Nicola Bryant (Peri), Tara Ward (Preston), Keith Jayne (Will), Jeff Rawle (Plantagenet), Rula Lenska (Styles), director Graeme Harper, Paul Conrad (Romulus) and Andrew Conrad (Remus). THE DOCTOR WHO ESCAPE ROOM Two new teams battle it out BRAND NEW AUDIO COMMENTARY On The Awakening NEW SURROUND SOUND MIXES On Warriors Of The Deep, The Awakening and The Caves Of Androzani. TALES OF THE TARDIS A 2023 edit of Earthshock with new linking material from Peter Davison and Janet Fielding THE FIVE(ISH) DOCTORS REBOOT With brand new audio commentary EXCLUSIVE ARCHIVE TREATS Including never-before-released TV appearances and studio footage HD PHOTO GALLERIES INFO TEXT PDF ARCHIVE PLUS LOTS MORE! This ten-disc box set also includes hours of special features previously released on DVD including:DOCUMENTARIES, FEATURETTES, AUDIO COMMENTARIES AND MORE.
amzn.to
December 4, 2025 at 12:13 PM
If they’re doing the whizzy re-edit and sound mix on Warriors of the Deep (1) would this be the BFI screening and if so (2) to which of @jonarnold.bsky.social or @lewisbaston.bsky.social do I owe 10p?
Insert a movie into another movie:
A Room with a View to a Kill Bill
A Room with a View to a Kill Bill
Insert a movie into another movie:
CARRY ON HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER
CARRY ON HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER
Insert a movie into another movie:
WITHNAIL & I, ROBOT
WITHNAIL & I, ROBOT
December 4, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Insert a movie into another movie:
A Room with a View to a Kill Bill
A Room with a View to a Kill Bill
Gonna troll @cooraysmith.bsky.social by claiming they’re doing colourised BBC4 reedit of Whistle and I’ll Come to You and showing him this.
December 2, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Gonna troll @cooraysmith.bsky.social by claiming they’re doing colourised BBC4 reedit of Whistle and I’ll Come to You and showing him this.
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buttondown.com/cooray_smith... Snow! New at psychic paper, the oddly specific crossover between Haisman & Lincoln and Lennon & McCartney.
The Abominable Snowmen
“In the meadow, we can build a snowman…” In the 1980s more of Doctor Who was missing than is the case today. Not just in that nearly two dozen episodes have...
buttondown.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
buttondown.com/cooray_smith... Snow! New at psychic paper, the oddly specific crossover between Haisman & Lincoln and Lennon & McCartney.
Helping out on Kew Gardens school trip.
Not my 8yo: The greenhouse staircase is dangerous!
Me: Don’t worry, that staircase has been standing since I used it when I was your age.
Not my 8yo: So it’s all old and rusty?
Not my 8yo: The greenhouse staircase is dangerous!
Me: Don’t worry, that staircase has been standing since I used it when I was your age.
Not my 8yo: So it’s all old and rusty?
December 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Helping out on Kew Gardens school trip.
Not my 8yo: The greenhouse staircase is dangerous!
Me: Don’t worry, that staircase has been standing since I used it when I was your age.
Not my 8yo: So it’s all old and rusty?
Not my 8yo: The greenhouse staircase is dangerous!
Me: Don’t worry, that staircase has been standing since I used it when I was your age.
Not my 8yo: So it’s all old and rusty?
Three of these Fannys are the protagonist of Mansfield Park, and the remaining one is Cradock.
Must do better at swears 🤬
Must do better at swears 🤬
@spinkysmama.bsky.social has swears! They've used 29 profanities in their last 1,305 posts.
🥇 "fanny" (4 times)
🥈 "knob" (4 times)
🥉 "hell" (3 times)
🥇 "fanny" (4 times)
🥈 "knob" (4 times)
🥉 "hell" (3 times)
November 30, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Three of these Fannys are the protagonist of Mansfield Park, and the remaining one is Cradock.
Must do better at swears 🤬
Must do better at swears 🤬
November 30, 2025 at 8:59 AM
TIL that Richard Dimbleby, Denis Thatcher, Francis Crick and Patrick Troughton attended the same school* at the same time and now I want to see the sitcom.
*Mill Hill School, a school in Mill Hill
*Mill Hill School, a school in Mill Hill
November 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
TIL that Richard Dimbleby, Denis Thatcher, Francis Crick and Patrick Troughton attended the same school* at the same time and now I want to see the sitcom.
*Mill Hill School, a school in Mill Hill
*Mill Hill School, a school in Mill Hill
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buttondown.com/cooray_smith... We're on the lip of apocalypse at Psychic Paper, as we revisit Serial C. In the right order this time. For paid subscribers only, but why not become one and get access to the archive?
The Edge of Destruction
“Back from the edge. Back from the dead. Back before demons took control of my head.” The third Doctor Who serial has a writing and production history almost...
buttondown.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:31 PM
buttondown.com/cooray_smith... We're on the lip of apocalypse at Psychic Paper, as we revisit Serial C. In the right order this time. For paid subscribers only, but why not become one and get access to the archive?