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Brontë Schiltz

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🖊: @bigissue.com @bigissuenorth.bsky.social 👻 PhD on the Televisual Gothic @manmetuni.bsky.social 👩‍💼 Members Coordinator @igagoths.bsky.social

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Brontë Schiltz @bronteschiltz.bsky.social · Jul 6

We’re back! The second half of @tobyhadoke.bsky.social’s documentary The Legend of Nigel Kneale is out now on the new Hammer release of Quatermass 2, for which I also recorded new commentary with @accordingtojond.bsky.social - all very exciting!

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bigissuenorth.bsky.social @bigissuenorth.bsky.social · 6d

Just 53% of disabled people in the UK are employed, compared to 81.6% of non-disabled people, due partly to limited early educational opportunities.

✍️ If you agree that everyone has the right to earn an income, please sign our pledge: https://bigissuenorthcampaigns.good.do/therighttoearn/pledge/

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International Network of Street Papers @theinsp.bsky.social · 6d

"For Ama, falling in love with Kofi was like holding a candle. When it is aflame, it lights up the world around you, but then it starts melting and hurts you. In the end, it goes out and everything is dark, and all you are left with is your burns," writes Titi Chatty: www.insp.ngo/articles/new...

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International Network of Street Papers @theinsp.bsky.social · 7d

"My story has unfolded to allow myself a chance, a willingness not to be beaten for the rest of my life; to be open and accepting of things that show me how to grow; to move forward despite many mistakes and failures," writes Jordan Methven: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 6d

All #Gothic researchers, check out this call for papers 👇 #CFP

International Gothic Association @igagoths.bsky.social · 20d

The next IGA conference will be at the University of Hull, England on 28-31 July 2026!

You can find the CFP and more information at hullgothic.wordpress.com

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Brontë Schiltz @bronteschiltz.bsky.social · 7d

My obituary for my grandpa, John Baddeley, features in today’s @theguardian.com Other Lives announcements 🤍

www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/o...

John Baddeley obituary

Other lives: Stalwart actor who appeared in Coronation Street and Cathy Come Home

www.theguardian.com

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International Network of Street Papers @theinsp.bsky.social · 10d

Scotland’s insufficient water storage infrastructure is largely down to plentiful supply, with rainfall pouring into lochs, rivers and reservoirs. But with demand growing steadily, upgrades will soon be required: www.insp.ngo/articles/new...

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International Network of Street Papers @theinsp.bsky.social · 8d

Staff with lived experience offer a better service to people experiencing homelessness, Robyn Woof argues. However, this kind of work can affect anyone’s mental health, and all workers, regardless of background, need to have their rights protected: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...

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bigissuenorth.bsky.social @bigissuenorth.bsky.social · 13d

We have more pitches than vendors, meaning that we are here for anyone who needs us – and the more people there are to buy the magazine, the more funds we can reinvest in all vendors.

👀 Learn more about our vendors and work: https://bigissuenorthcampaigns.good.do/therighttoearn/pages/home/

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bigissuenorth.bsky.social @bigissuenorth.bsky.social · 11d

In 2002, just 2% of our vendors were over 50. Now, over 20% are – and a growing number are in their sixties or seventies.

🤝 Please give today and help us to be there for whoever needs us, whenever they need us: https://bigissuenorthcampaigns.good.do/therighttoearn/donate-to-help-vendors/

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bigissuenorth.bsky.social @bigissuenorth.bsky.social · 10d

In this week’s Big Issue: Why have we lost trust in our politicians, public figures and institutions? How does it impact us? How can we get it back?

Plus: Celebrity Traitors, @warrenellis.bsky.social, Adam Buxton, and much more.

Find your local vendor: https://bit.ly/3K7E9V5

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bigissuenorth.bsky.social @bigissuenorth.bsky.social · 8d

Only around a tenth of experiencing homelessness in the UK are currently employed.

🤝 Big Issue North provides immediate self-employment to anyone who needs it. Please give today and help us to be there: https://bigissuenorthcampaigns.good.do/therighttoearn/donate-to-help-vendors/

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Brontë Schiltz @bronteschiltz.bsky.social · 9d

I love this photo of my grandparents - performing together at Bristol’s Little Theatre in the late fifties 🎭

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Brontë Schiltz @bronteschiltz.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you so much 💛

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Sami Sadek @skullgrin140.bsky.social · 10d

Growing up I would hear Baddeley's voice on shows such as TUGS as Top Hat & Dennis the Menace as Dennis's Dad, his voice was just perfect for uptight & snobby characters with just the right of heart to make them enduring.

RIP to a legend in British animation & voice acting.

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Jack/JMBTheCollector(Birthday Today) @jackmb2.bsky.social · 12d

Its heartbreaking that he has passed away I really enjoyed his voicework in TUGS,Dennis The Menace,Alfred J Kwak,Star Fleet,Oscar's Orchestra,Enchanted Lands: The Magic of the Faraway Tree etc. He was a good actor and will never be forgotten RIP John Baddeley.

Brontë Schiltz @bronteschiltz.bsky.social · 22d

My wonderful grandpa, John Baddeley, died peacefully at home on Saturday at the age of 92. He was an amazing grandpa, dad and husband, a prolific actor, and one of the funniest and wittiest people I’ve ever had the pleasure of knowing. We’ll all miss him so very much.

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Brontë Schiltz @bronteschiltz.bsky.social · 11d

The original 1958-9 serial is in black and white, so that could be the source of the confusion! Both superb.

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Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 12d

Cockenzie Power Station, just outside Edinburgh, was demolished ten years ago today, unleashing the terrible entity confined within.

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Brontë Schiltz @bronteschiltz.bsky.social · 12d

Amazing!

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Paul Duane 🥔 @paulduane.bsky.social · 14d

I used to know a guy who ended up becoming very very rightwing, and an early tell was when he went to the Rothko Room in the Tate and the paintings made him insanely angry, because he felt they were a joke and the joke was being played on him.

Megan Abbott @meganabbott.bsky.social · 14d

“You’ve got sadness in you, I’ve got sadness in me – and my works of art are places where the two sadnesses can meet, and therefore both of us need to feel less sad.”

HBD, Mark Rothko ...

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International Network of Street Papers @theinsp.bsky.social · 14d

The UK’s population is forecast to rise from 69.6 million to 72.5 million by 2032, fuelling the housing crisis. But the government’s ambitious plan to build 300,000 new homes annually over the next five years carries a huge environmental impact and exacts a heavy toll: www.insp.ngo/articles/new...

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International Network of Street Papers @theinsp.bsky.social · 15d

'Imagine wearing your best outfit ready to go to a friend’s party, and from nowhere, a man shows up. This man, a complete stranger, spits on your feet and says, “What can you do about it?”' writes a fleeing woman: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...

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International Network of Street Papers @theinsp.bsky.social · 16d

In recent times, the integration of “lived experience” into homelessness services has gained considerable traction, but a critical examination reveals a complex array of dangers and ethical dilemmas that can undermine the very services that they aim to improve: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...

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bigissuenorth.bsky.social @bigissuenorth.bsky.social · 15d

The cost to the public purse of homelessness is £30,000 per person per year. Our vendors are entitled to in-work benefits - but working their way into housing benefits everyone in the UK.

👀 Learn more about our vendors and work: https://bigissuenorthcampaigns.good.do/therighttoearn/pages/home/

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bigissuenorth.bsky.social @bigissuenorth.bsky.social · 17d

In this week’s Big Issue: Harris Dickinson on street homelessness and John Lennon; the rise in disabled people relying on foodbanks; the donkeys of Gaza; @johnrutter.bsky.social; the graduate pushback against AI; and much more.

Find your local vendor: https://bit.ly/3K7E9V5

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bigissuenorth.bsky.social @bigissuenorth.bsky.social · 19d

For many with care responsibilities, selling The Big Issue can offer dignified, flexible income.

It costs £32 to provide someone everything they need to become a vendor and start working instantly. Please give today: https://bigissuenorthcampaigns.good.do/therighttoearn/donate-to-help-vendors/

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