Mark Braxton
@braxtm.bsky.social
Journalist, nostalgist, outdoorsist. Classic and current telly, archive posts. Radio Times writer, from Doctor Who to Detectorists and beyond.
Let the Games begin... @radiotimes.bsky.social has it covered.
February 6, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Let the Games begin... @radiotimes.bsky.social has it covered.
Happy Wombles day! The TV series began #OTD in 1973, when @radiotimes.bsky.social went to take a photo of series animator Ivor Wood and Wombles creator Elisabeth Beresford, but Orinoco and Great Uncle Bulgaria got in the way...
February 5, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Happy Wombles day! The TV series began #OTD in 1973, when @radiotimes.bsky.social went to take a photo of series animator Ivor Wood and Wombles creator Elisabeth Beresford, but Orinoco and Great Uncle Bulgaria got in the way...
Landscape Artist of the Year visits the Lakes in tonight's heat at 8pm on Sky Arts. @radiotimes.bsky.social #LAOTY
February 4, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Landscape Artist of the Year visits the Lakes in tonight's heat at 8pm on Sky Arts. @radiotimes.bsky.social #LAOTY
Thank you, Bob. Propaganda was my favourite group at the time. I had to see them live!
February 2, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Thank you, Bob. Propaganda was my favourite group at the time. I had to see them live!
Classic #DoctorWho story The Seeds of Doom began #OTD 50 years ago. Frank Bellamy provided a teaser illustration in @radiotimes.bsky.social, and there's more about him here: www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/do...
January 31, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Classic #DoctorWho story The Seeds of Doom began #OTD 50 years ago. Frank Bellamy provided a teaser illustration in @radiotimes.bsky.social, and there's more about him here: www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/do...
Confirmed: #SmallProphets, Mackenzie Crook's new series, begins Monday 9 February at 10pm on BBC Two. If you liked #Detectorists, I think you'll enjoy this. Not that they're alike, but because they share the same spirit and humanity. I ❤️ it. Feature and review in next week's @radiotimes.bsky.social.
January 28, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Confirmed: #SmallProphets, Mackenzie Crook's new series, begins Monday 9 February at 10pm on BBC Two. If you liked #Detectorists, I think you'll enjoy this. Not that they're alike, but because they share the same spirit and humanity. I ❤️ it. Feature and review in next week's @radiotimes.bsky.social.
A very happy birthday to the amazing Sir Roy Clarke. A chat with Roy about one of his TV hits also celebrating a birthday, Open All Hours, is in next week's @radiotimes.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 9:18 AM
A very happy birthday to the amazing Sir Roy Clarke. A chat with Roy about one of his TV hits also celebrating a birthday, Open All Hours, is in next week's @radiotimes.bsky.social
"Breathe. Take a moment..." Landscape Artist of the Year visits Dover for tonight's episode on Sky Arts at 8pm. #LAOTY @radiotimes.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 8:05 AM
"Breathe. Take a moment..." Landscape Artist of the Year visits Dover for tonight's episode on Sky Arts at 8pm. #LAOTY @radiotimes.bsky.social
"Not so very long ago, in the top left-hand corner of Wales, there was a railway..." Ivor the Engine puffed back onto TV in a new series of colour episodes starting #OTD 50 years ago. @radiotimes.bsky.social photographed co-creators Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin (Ivor background artwork on wall).
January 26, 2026 at 9:42 AM
"Not so very long ago, in the top left-hand corner of Wales, there was a railway..." Ivor the Engine puffed back onto TV in a new series of colour episodes starting #OTD 50 years ago. @radiotimes.bsky.social photographed co-creators Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin (Ivor background artwork on wall).
A modest hero... Nicholas Winton, dubbed the #BritishSchindler, is the subject of the film premiere One Life on BBC Two tonight at 9pm. Maidenhead commuters see the statue of this amazing man every day. @radiotimes.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 8:11 AM
A modest hero... Nicholas Winton, dubbed the #BritishSchindler, is the subject of the film premiere One Life on BBC Two tonight at 9pm. Maidenhead commuters see the statue of this amazing man every day. @radiotimes.bsky.social
Wonderful to have Harry Hill back, in his new, "visualised podcast": www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhJx...
January 23, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Wonderful to have Harry Hill back, in his new, "visualised podcast": www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhJx...
Portrait Artist of the Year visits St James's Park in London in tonight's heat, which starts at 8pm on Sky Arts. It looked marvellous in the winter sunshine a couple of weeks ago. #PAOTY
January 21, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Portrait Artist of the Year visits St James's Park in London in tonight's heat, which starts at 8pm on Sky Arts. It looked marvellous in the winter sunshine a couple of weeks ago. #PAOTY
A breath of fresh air... Great to have Landscape Artist of the Year back. It's on Sky Arts tonight at 8pm, and is the @radiotimes.bsky.social pick of the day. #LAOTY
January 14, 2026 at 1:35 PM
A breath of fresh air... Great to have Landscape Artist of the Year back. It's on Sky Arts tonight at 8pm, and is the @radiotimes.bsky.social pick of the day. #LAOTY
The Play for Today Nuts in May is 50 years old today. @radiotimes.bsky.social went on location with stars Alison Steadman and Roger Sloman, and director Mike Leigh, and as you can see, the weather wasn't always the best... you can watch Nuts in May on BBC iPlayer: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
January 13, 2026 at 8:50 AM
The Play for Today Nuts in May is 50 years old today. @radiotimes.bsky.social went on location with stars Alison Steadman and Roger Sloman, and director Mike Leigh, and as you can see, the weather wasn't always the best... you can watch Nuts in May on BBC iPlayer: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
You could watch Alice in Wonderland on BBC One #OTD 40 years ago. It was directed by Barry (Doctor Who) Letts and starred Kate Dorning as Alice, Jonathan Cecil as the White Rabbit and Elisabeth Sladen as the Dormouse. @radiotimes.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 1:49 PM
You could watch Alice in Wonderland on BBC One #OTD 40 years ago. It was directed by Barry (Doctor Who) Letts and starred Kate Dorning as Alice, Jonathan Cecil as the White Rabbit and Elisabeth Sladen as the Dormouse. @radiotimes.bsky.social
Stable mates... Clive Dunn, born #OTD in 1920, with his Dad's Army co-star John Le Mesurier, at Sandown Races in September 1973. Photo by William Raynor for @radiotimes.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Stable mates... Clive Dunn, born #OTD in 1920, with his Dad's Army co-star John Le Mesurier, at Sandown Races in September 1973. Photo by William Raynor for @radiotimes.bsky.social
When the Boat Comes In, starring James Bolam and created by James Mitchell, began #OTD 50 years ago. The distinctive theme tune was adapted from the traditional song by David Fanshawe. Photo: Barry Wilkinson for @radiotimes.bsky.social.
January 8, 2026 at 8:32 AM
When the Boat Comes In, starring James Bolam and created by James Mitchell, began #OTD 50 years ago. The distinctive theme tune was adapted from the traditional song by David Fanshawe. Photo: Barry Wilkinson for @radiotimes.bsky.social.
Golden ghosts!
Happy birthday to Rentaghost, which is 50 today 🎂👻
Despite the knockabout style, it's a surprisingly bleak premise! Photo of Michael Staniforth as Timothy Claypole taken by Don Smith for @radiotimes.bsky.social
Happy birthday to Rentaghost, which is 50 today 🎂👻
Despite the knockabout style, it's a surprisingly bleak premise! Photo of Michael Staniforth as Timothy Claypole taken by Don Smith for @radiotimes.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Golden ghosts!
Happy birthday to Rentaghost, which is 50 today 🎂👻
Despite the knockabout style, it's a surprisingly bleak premise! Photo of Michael Staniforth as Timothy Claypole taken by Don Smith for @radiotimes.bsky.social
Happy birthday to Rentaghost, which is 50 today 🎂👻
Despite the knockabout style, it's a surprisingly bleak premise! Photo of Michael Staniforth as Timothy Claypole taken by Don Smith for @radiotimes.bsky.social
Z Cars was back for a scary-looking new series #OTD 50 years ago. Writer Allan Prior set the scene in @radiotimes.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Z Cars was back for a scary-looking new series #OTD 50 years ago. Writer Allan Prior set the scene in @radiotimes.bsky.social
Happy birthday, Paddington! The TV series began #OTD 50 years ago, based on the books of Michael Bond, narrated by Michael Hordern and animated and directed by Ivor Wood. @radiotimes.bsky.social celebrated the wonderful work of Ivor Wood last year... www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/mag...
January 5, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Happy birthday, Paddington! The TV series began #OTD 50 years ago, based on the books of Michael Bond, narrated by Michael Hordern and animated and directed by Ivor Wood. @radiotimes.bsky.social celebrated the wonderful work of Ivor Wood last year... www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/mag...
Cold but crisp. Burnham Beeches today.
January 2, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Cold but crisp. Burnham Beeches today.