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Ben Tedds
@bentedds42.bsky.social
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Unscripted Development Researcher. Writer for Big Finish Productions, with work in Doctor Who Magazine and Lateral. He/They 🏳️‍🌈 All these opinions are mine, officer

Website: www.bentedds.co.uk
Contact: [email protected]
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Nothing to see here, just 700GB of footage being backed up (legit might buy another drive just as a backup backup)
A Windows 11 File Explorer window. On top is another window indicating a file transfer is in progress. Visible folders are: Interview Part 1 Interview Part 2 Location B-Roll Rode Mic The file transfer window says: Copying 544 items from BTEDDS (E:) to Local Disk (D:) 62% complete Name: P1010069 Time remaining: About 35 minutes Items remaining: 188 (240 GB) Speed: 119 MB/s
February 1, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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Had to make the pilgrimage while I was in the area - if you know, you know...
Ben, a blonde 24 year old wearing a blue raincoat and a red jumper, standing in front of a stone cross mounted on a plinth - Katherine of Aragon's cross in Ampthill, Bedfordshire.
February 1, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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Photo of me from the shoot today holding the coolest thing I have ever held in my life - unfortunately you will just have to guess what it is but rest assured it is an artefact that has enamoured me for the best part of a decade, which has the most incredible story behind it.
Ben, a 24 year old white man with short blonde hair, stands in front of a dark blue sheet. He smiles as he holds an object, but the object is deliberately obscured by a white box.
January 31, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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BREAKING: Skeletor has defected to Reform.
Skeletor from He-Man, a yellowed skull in a purple rope
January 27, 2026 at 8:03 AM
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I won a game of Werewolf once. It was, to be fair, a very good win.
A Discord message, which reads as follows: Jaden 10/11/2022 12:55 @Ben Tedds (He/They) let it be known, that fucking werewolf game yesterday now lives rent free in my mind and I will get you back for this one day Imfao
January 15, 2026 at 12:12 AM
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(It was, to be fair, a very good win)
A Discord message with the following text: Jaden 10/11/2022 12:55 @Ben Tedds (He/They) let it be known, that fucking werewolf game yesterday now lives rent free in my mind and I will get you back for this one day Imfao
January 15, 2026 at 12:10 AM
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I don't usually do this - however! It is awards nomination season and I am particularly proud of When I Say Run, so why not shoot my shot. If you enjoyed this story, it is eligible for short story and audio story nominations and I would be honoured if anyone were to put it forward.
December 19, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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Thank you Ed Brett on Facebook for this absolutely AMAZING fanart for Short Trips: When I Say Run!! Honestly feel so blessed that anyone would take the time to do this.

Originally from here, shared with permission: www.facebook.com/share/p/1Czd...
A square cover. The Tenth Doctor speeds down a street in pursuit of a crackling green figure. The TARDIS flies alongside them, doors open. On the street is a portable Panasonic cassette player with earbuds, and an iPhone. Text reads: Clare Corbett performs Doctor Who When I Say Run By Ben Tedds
November 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Off to see myself at the cinema! (And also Brides. Which I have heard nothing but great things about.)
The view from a seat of a cinema screen in a darkened auditorium. The Vue logo is visible on the screen.
October 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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This is a CAPTCHA I just got. I cannot believe this is the extent we have to go to these days to fool bots. I'm absolutely perplexed and I'm a human! (I think.)
October 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Short Trips fer sale! Lovely Short Trips, get yer Short Trips while they're cheap! Fill yer boots with 'em. Then strap 'em on and do a quick 5km whilst you to listen to When I Say Run, or cosy up with a dark and melancholy sci-fi fairytale, Inside Story. www.bigfinish.com/collections/...
An online shop listing on the Big Finish website, listing two short trips boxsets at a reduced rate. Volume 13: Tales from the Vortex for £15.99, and Volume 11 for £13.99.
September 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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If I ever doubt myself as a writer in future, I think I will remind myself that Mario Puzo, author and screenwriter of The Godfather, once penned this masterpiece.
A page from a screenplay. It reads SUPERMAN Thanks for saving my life. And by the way, you have great legs.
August 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Found the adult equivalent of the lost teddy sat on the wall
A single white Bluetooth earbud left on a seat on the tube.
August 5, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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BBC will no longer broadcast "high risk" performances.
Sophie Aldred in a glass tank filling up with water in an episode of Doctor Who, in an infamous incident where she was nearly electrocuted after the glass broke.
July 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Bought a sausage sandwich to fuel the morning's idea generation. The bread to filling ratio leaves something to be desired.
A sausage sandwich on a yellow plate. It is made with two enormous hunks of white bread, each about a quarter of a loaf of bread thick. Barely any sausage in sight.
June 21, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Me in my Bluesky bubble
Bonnie Langford as Melanie Bush in Doctor Who: Time and the Rani, trapped inside a pink bubble and screaming
June 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Can't decide if I should watch Doctor Who in the morning on my laptop or unplug the internet and wait until the unknown time in the afternoon when the new TV will be delivered
Stein in Resurrection of the Daleks yelling "I can't stand the confusion in my mind!"
May 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Official government response to a parliamentary petition about trans rights, I'll let the dead-eyed lies about the glories of Wes Streeting speak for themselves
"The government is steadfast in its dedication to listening to LGBT+ people. The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has taken steps to build bridges with the LGBT+ community and stakeholders by hosting constructive, open and honest roundtable discussions, and has set out his intention to maintain an open dialogue and to continue to listen to all views. In addition to what has been described above, we continue to progress work to advance the rights and protections afforded to LGBT+ people."
May 16, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Thanks @anghelides.bsky.social for letting me tell this story. I'm chomping at the bit to listen to the rest of this week!

Welcome to the Whoniverse @dan.nerdcubed.co.uk @rileysilverman.bsky.social @paulbooth111.bsky.social @cimulation.bsky.social, and welcome back @magslhalliday.bsky.social!
Soundsmyth Creative's cover artwork for Doctor Who – Short Trips: Tales from the Vortex. featuring multiple TARDISes travelling across the face of a red planet hanging in space. Lights and comet streaks abound.
April 15, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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Today's Day 1 of Elekron's Million Mile Challenge! They want to get 1 million people running 5km in 30 days. Sign up today for just £15.99 with my referral link and you'll get six action-packed audio stories to listen to while you run!

Just go to www.bentedds.co.uk/Elekron!

@bigfinish.bsky.social
A promotional poster for a fake running challenge. Four silhouettes against a green background. From left to right, a TARDIS, the Tenth Doctor, a female-presenting person with lightning bolts around their head, and another person with lightning bolts around their head. Text at the top reads "The Million Mile Challenge Powered by Elekron". Text at the bottom reads "Elekron: the crown coach in your head"
April 15, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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Sheer poetry, dear boy.
A chair with a stuffed panda on it
March 1, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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This is such a fab sets to be a part of – because not only does it feature two of my friends, Daniel Hardcastle and Chris Markham, I also got to meet two of the other writers, Riley Silverman and Paul Booth, at Gallifrey One! And they are also now friends, woohoo!

Also bonus Patrick Ross!
February 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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I’ve written more Doctor Who!

In 2023 I emailed the lovely @anghelides.bsky.social and asked him how he’d feel about a story starring… YOU.

‘When I Say Run…’ is part of Short Trips Volume 13, a brand new anthology of Doctor Who short stories! Find out more here: www.bigfinish.com/news/v/new-s...
The cover of Doctor Who: Short Trips Volume 13 – Tales from the Vortex. Five TARDISes from different eras fly in front of the planet Gallifrey.
February 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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"BUBBLY'S IN THE FRIDGE!!!"
Keir Starmer standing behind a podium in the USA, subtitled "There's a famous slogan in the United Kingdom"
February 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Gallifrey One so far:
- Wish fulfillment
- Want to be a guest again if only for the rad sandwiches
- You Only Die Twice in the wild
- The first(?) IRL meeting of Paul Spragg winners, myself and the awesome @patrick-ross.bsky.social
- (No pic) Panel fighting to the death over which TARDIS is best
Me operating a TARDIS console. My sandwich, white bread, beef, swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, with an order slip beneath listing these stipulations
February 15, 2025 at 6:33 AM