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I'm not sure how to say this, but there are lots of factors leading to this new era of Doctor Who not really working for audiences, I just think most of the criticism out there at the moment is essentially made up of lazy analysis.

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Verity Ritchie @verilybitchie.bsky.social · Jun 8

and who can forget the high quality production values of blank-room-with-shit-old-props-in-it

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Verity Ritchie @verilybitchie.bsky.social · Jun 8

it was a much better show when the Doctor would just pull a cheap bit of tat out of his pocket from 80s Doctor Who and tell us its special Gallifreyan tech

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Verity Ritchie @verilybitchie.bsky.social · Jun 8

Skaro, 8th Doctor, 10th Doctor, 1st Doctor, all Doctors at once, and Billie Piper.

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Verity Ritchie @verilybitchie.bsky.social · Jun 7

I think the Rani shops here

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Reposted by Verity Ritchie

The Gallifrey Cabaret @gallycab.bsky.social · Jun 1

tap tap tap

Our shrine from Gally Cab, with a sign that reads 'Doctor Who fans, don't forget to touch grass, esp if you're very online, love you xoxo'. Below this is a piece of turf, and a framed photo of the Thirteenth Doctor as the Virgin Mary. There's also a prayer candle with the same image printed on.

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Verity Ritchie @verilybitchie.bsky.social · May 20

One video actually had over 25 million views but was made unlisted web.archive.org/web/20250514...

Verity Ritchie @verilybitchie.bsky.social · May 20

One video actually had over 25 million views but was made unlisted web.archive.org/web/20250514...

Verity Ritchie @verilybitchie.bsky.social · May 20

Sharing because Eurovision News Spotlight is reporting only 8+ million views because the video with 25 million views has been made unlisted spotlight.ebu.ch/p/israeli-go...
@maria.ebu.ch @bowlerderek.ebu.ch

Israeli government agency paid for adverts targeting Eurovision Song Contest public vote

All participating countries were targeted with ads on Google products

spotlight.ebu.ch

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Verity Ritchie @verilybitchie.bsky.social · May 20

The Israeli Government Advertising Agency received over 25 million views on a single video via ads.
The video is now unlisted but here is the link to archive:
web.archive.org/web/20250514...

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Verity Ritchie @verilybitchie.bsky.social · May 20

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

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Verity Ritchie @verilybitchie.bsky.social · May 17

quote: "Israel to compete at Eurovision despite boycott threats" by Chris Lockyer, Sky News, 19 Dec 2023.

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Verity Ritchie @verilybitchie.bsky.social · May 17

StateofIsrael official Instagram exclusively posting Eurovision content. What happened to "a competition for broadcasters - not governments"?

#Eurovision2025 #unitedbymusic