Stephen Gallagher
@stephengallagher.co.uk
Doctor Who. BUGS. That creepy monster thing you might remember. Creator of Eleventh Hour and lead writer on Crusoe www.stephengallagher.com
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
Caught a mouse in our utility room and released it far away in an abandoned barn. Mrs G then found that it had shredded the lining of one of her walking boots and made a cozy nest inside. Feels like I've been gifted the subject for an illustrated children's book. BERGHAUS MOUSE: THE LONG VOYAGE HOME
November 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Caught a mouse in our utility room and released it far away in an abandoned barn. Mrs G then found that it had shredded the lining of one of her walking boots and made a cozy nest inside. Feels like I've been gifted the subject for an illustrated children's book. BERGHAUS MOUSE: THE LONG VOYAGE HOME
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Watched Stephen Gallagher’s SILENT WITNESS last night - The Legacy (from Drama channel last week).
It's a great story - chilling government conspiracy & cover-up that had echoes of Quatermass 2. Also reminded me of the science-y investigations of Eleventh Hour.
Superb stuff.
@stephengallagher.co.uk
It's a great story - chilling government conspiracy & cover-up that had echoes of Quatermass 2. Also reminded me of the science-y investigations of Eleventh Hour.
Superb stuff.
@stephengallagher.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Watched Stephen Gallagher’s SILENT WITNESS last night - The Legacy (from Drama channel last week).
It's a great story - chilling government conspiracy & cover-up that had echoes of Quatermass 2. Also reminded me of the science-y investigations of Eleventh Hour.
Superb stuff.
@stephengallagher.co.uk
It's a great story - chilling government conspiracy & cover-up that had echoes of Quatermass 2. Also reminded me of the science-y investigations of Eleventh Hour.
Superb stuff.
@stephengallagher.co.uk
Some time back, with @andydiggle.bsky.social and others, worked up a proposal for a Prisoner live promenade drama using the landmarks and landscape of Lancaster’s Williamson Park. Contacted ITV to initiate pursuit of the rights. Ghosted.
November 24, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Some time back, with @andydiggle.bsky.social and others, worked up a proposal for a Prisoner live promenade drama using the landmarks and landscape of Lancaster’s Williamson Park. Contacted ITV to initiate pursuit of the rights. Ghosted.
It's more than four decades old now but Warren Zevon's The Envoy still makes a banging pitch for a high-end TV series
The Envoy (2007 Remaster)
YouTube video by Warren Zevon - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
It's more than four decades old now but Warren Zevon's The Envoy still makes a banging pitch for a high-end TV series
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hello fellow artists. google has fallen. pinterest/duckduckgo AI filters don't work. do not despair; here is a list i made of places to find reference images without having to sift through piles of worthless garbage: doodlemancy.dreamwidth.org/20757.html
🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky
🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
hello fellow artists. google has fallen. pinterest/duckduckgo AI filters don't work. do not despair; here is a list i made of places to find reference images without having to sift through piles of worthless garbage: doodlemancy.dreamwidth.org/20757.html
🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky
🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky
Thanks a bunch, Nigel
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Thanks a bunch, Nigel
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"Kindness is a language animals never forget."
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"Kindness is a language animals never forget."
So the details are out and I see Trump got bummed by Putin yet again
November 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
So the details are out and I see Trump got bummed by Putin yet again
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Now I read dogs better than I did you see it with many on screen dog ‘actors’ where they know exactly where their human is and who has the treats. Obviously they are generally better actors than babies :)
November 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Now I read dogs better than I did you see it with many on screen dog ‘actors’ where they know exactly where their human is and who has the treats. Obviously they are generally better actors than babies :)
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#Scriptsky #UKScriptsky Right chaps (of all genders), James Moran's Screenwriters' Lounge is the place to be. A small monthly membership fee for classes, chat, advice, we're planning script swaps and other stuff... Why not join up?
The Screenwriters Lounge
Script chat and help hosted by an industry professional with over 20 years of experience making movies & TV shows. Go from blank page to first draft!
www.skool.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:44 PM
#Scriptsky #UKScriptsky Right chaps (of all genders), James Moran's Screenwriters' Lounge is the place to be. A small monthly membership fee for classes, chat, advice, we're planning script swaps and other stuff... Why not join up?
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Nothing more stressful than shooting with a baby in a crib. Hanging 50lbs of camera equipment directly over them gives me heart palpitations. Whatever we get in two takes is about all I can handle.
November 18, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Nothing more stressful than shooting with a baby in a crib. Hanging 50lbs of camera equipment directly over them gives me heart palpitations. Whatever we get in two takes is about all I can handle.
Whenever there's a baby in a scene you can almost always follow its eyeline to where a parent is standing off-camera. Just saw a show that took this to an extreme; screen mother was carrying it out of the door and the kid points offscreen and says, "Mama".
November 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Whenever there's a baby in a scene you can almost always follow its eyeline to where a parent is standing off-camera. Just saw a show that took this to an extreme; screen mother was carrying it out of the door and the kid points offscreen and says, "Mama".
"Wilson said it was also upsetting for the production and design team, who had worked hard on the books"
But they're awful
But they're awful
Authors dumped from New Zealand’s top book prize after AI used in cover designs
Ockham Book Awards dropped two titles from contention after new guidelines introduced on artificial intelligence use
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"Wilson said it was also upsetting for the production and design team, who had worked hard on the books"
But they're awful
But they're awful
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AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
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After chipping in with 👇on a @lydiamulvey.bsky.social about unmade projects I found myself re-filing some older material and, like the cat that keeps crapping in your garden, gave in to the urge to rake this one over again. Look, count me a BBC loyalist. But boy, have I been tested over the years
November 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
After chipping in with 👇on a @lydiamulvey.bsky.social about unmade projects I found myself re-filing some older material and, like the cat that keeps crapping in your garden, gave in to the urge to rake this one over again. Look, count me a BBC loyalist. But boy, have I been tested over the years
After chipping in with 👇on a @lydiamulvey.bsky.social about unmade projects I found myself re-filing some older material and, like the cat that keeps crapping in your garden, gave in to the urge to rake this one over again. Look, count me a BBC loyalist. But boy, have I been tested over the years
November 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
After chipping in with 👇on a @lydiamulvey.bsky.social about unmade projects I found myself re-filing some older material and, like the cat that keeps crapping in your garden, gave in to the urge to rake this one over again. Look, count me a BBC loyalist. But boy, have I been tested over the years
Money that would be better spent on therapy
Love Immortal: the man devoted to defying death through cryonics – documentary
Alan has promised his wife, Sylvia, that they will be cryogenically preserved upon death, and reunited in the future. However, when Sylvia dies all too soon, Alan, now 87, falls in love with another w...
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Money that would be better spent on therapy
Suggestion for Starmer. Think, "How would a progressive Labour government handle this?" and do that
November 17, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Suggestion for Starmer. Think, "How would a progressive Labour government handle this?" and do that
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Hey the Nazis did this to my grandparents so this sounds cool @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
The Sun has been told Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will on Monday propose confiscating jewellery, watches, necklaces from asylum seekers to meet asylum costs
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
November 17, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Hey the Nazis did this to my grandparents so this sounds cool @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
Watched a bit, got a weird feeling from SW's sombre tone; I have strong recall of scripts where I created or had free rein, less so where I wrote to a corporate format. There's a Quatermass 2 vibe in this one that I'll completely own, though.
Just channel hopping and saw that U&Drama is showing one of mine - Silent Witness: Legacy
November 17, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Watched a bit, got a weird feeling from SW's sombre tone; I have strong recall of scripts where I created or had free rein, less so where I wrote to a corporate format. There's a Quatermass 2 vibe in this one that I'll completely own, though.
Just channel hopping and saw that U&Drama is showing one of mine - Silent Witness: Legacy
November 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Just channel hopping and saw that U&Drama is showing one of mine - Silent Witness: Legacy
If you're looking for some way to make the anguish of loss more excruciating, here it is
November 15, 2025 at 9:51 AM
If you're looking for some way to make the anguish of loss more excruciating, here it is
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Distracting attention from the Epstein files by singing a selection of the hits of Al Jolson.
July 31, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Distracting attention from the Epstein files by singing a selection of the hits of Al Jolson.
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The @averyhill.bsky.social show at the Mercer Gallery in Harrogate is amazing, and very flattering! So much great @rachaelsmith.bsky.social Nessie art! Do go along if you can!
November 15, 2025 at 8:10 AM
The @averyhill.bsky.social show at the Mercer Gallery in Harrogate is amazing, and very flattering! So much great @rachaelsmith.bsky.social Nessie art! Do go along if you can!