Julian Chislett
@julianjoolz.bsky.social
Ex Doctor Who Fanzine Scribbler and Failed Drummer.
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Five minutes into wartime classic 'The Great Escape' and my son Rory's just asked me, "Why aren't they chickens in this one?"
January 11, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Five minutes into wartime classic 'The Great Escape' and my son Rory's just asked me, "Why aren't they chickens in this one?"
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Remembering William Hartnell, born this day in 1908.
January 8, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Remembering William Hartnell, born this day in 1908.
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Mad Science Spawns Evil Fiends!
#MarshallThompson #TerryKilburn in 🧠 FIEND WITHOUT A FACE (1959) 11:10am sci-fi drama #TPTVsubtiles
#MarshallThompson #TerryKilburn in 🧠 FIEND WITHOUT A FACE (1959) 11:10am sci-fi drama #TPTVsubtiles
January 4, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Mad Science Spawns Evil Fiends!
#MarshallThompson #TerryKilburn in 🧠 FIEND WITHOUT A FACE (1959) 11:10am sci-fi drama #TPTVsubtiles
#MarshallThompson #TerryKilburn in 🧠 FIEND WITHOUT A FACE (1959) 11:10am sci-fi drama #TPTVsubtiles
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Posting about Cribbins reminds me of meeting Des O'Connor while my nan was ill. I told him how much of a fan she was.
He immediately asked her address. I hesitated.
"Don't worry, I'll not send my LP. She's suffered enough."
The next day, there was a hamper and flowers on her doorstep.
He immediately asked her address. I hesitated.
"Don't worry, I'll not send my LP. She's suffered enough."
The next day, there was a hamper and flowers on her doorstep.
December 30, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Posting about Cribbins reminds me of meeting Des O'Connor while my nan was ill. I told him how much of a fan she was.
He immediately asked her address. I hesitated.
"Don't worry, I'll not send my LP. She's suffered enough."
The next day, there was a hamper and flowers on her doorstep.
He immediately asked her address. I hesitated.
"Don't worry, I'll not send my LP. She's suffered enough."
The next day, there was a hamper and flowers on her doorstep.
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It would have been Bernard Cribbins' 97th birthday today.
My class made a video to go with his 'Right, Said Fred' and I gave him a copy.
He asked for the names of every child involved.
A couple.of weeks later, the school received a box of goodies and handwritten notes for every child.
A legend.
My class made a video to go with his 'Right, Said Fred' and I gave him a copy.
He asked for the names of every child involved.
A couple.of weeks later, the school received a box of goodies and handwritten notes for every child.
A legend.
December 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM
It would have been Bernard Cribbins' 97th birthday today.
My class made a video to go with his 'Right, Said Fred' and I gave him a copy.
He asked for the names of every child involved.
A couple.of weeks later, the school received a box of goodies and handwritten notes for every child.
A legend.
My class made a video to go with his 'Right, Said Fred' and I gave him a copy.
He asked for the names of every child involved.
A couple.of weeks later, the school received a box of goodies and handwritten notes for every child.
A legend.
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Marking Maggie Smith's birthday, here with Kenneth Williams.
December 28, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Marking Maggie Smith's birthday, here with Kenneth Williams.
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'The Halfmen', the first episode of Quatermass and the Pit, was originally broadcast on this day in 1958.
December 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
'The Halfmen', the first episode of Quatermass and the Pit, was originally broadcast on this day in 1958.
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I'm not sure who's more hyped about Christmas - Ellis or a Colin the House Dalek.
#DoctorWho
#DoctorWho
December 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I'm not sure who's more hyped about Christmas - Ellis or a Colin the House Dalek.
#DoctorWho
#DoctorWho
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Remembering Jacqueline Pearce, born this day in 1943.
December 20, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Remembering Jacqueline Pearce, born this day in 1943.
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It's nearly time for Colin the Dalek's first and only stage appearence to be shared with the world via YouTube, but in the meantime, here's a sneak peek at what we got up to last month.
#DoctorWho
#DoctorWho
The 10th & 4th Doctor's COLLIDE in this short preview of Chicken Casanova's Unofficial #DoctorWho Stage Show!
🎭OUT OF PLOT!🎭 Out 20th December!
PREVIEW - www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6W8...
PREMIER - www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzAc... #DavidTennant #TomBaker #TARDIS
🎭OUT OF PLOT!🎭 Out 20th December!
PREVIEW - www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6W8...
PREMIER - www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzAc... #DavidTennant #TomBaker #TARDIS
December 15, 2025 at 12:11 PM
It's nearly time for Colin the Dalek's first and only stage appearence to be shared with the world via YouTube, but in the meantime, here's a sneak peek at what we got up to last month.
#DoctorWho
#DoctorWho
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Tis the season of rubber bum pumps.
December 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Tis the season of rubber bum pumps.
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ON THIS DAY... 50 years ago, The Doctor Who Monster Book by Terrance Dicks was first published in large sized paperback by Target Books. Cover art by Chris Achilleos.
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#DoctorWho
November 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM
ON THIS DAY... 50 years ago, The Doctor Who Monster Book by Terrance Dicks was first published in large sized paperback by Target Books. Cover art by Chris Achilleos.
#DoctorWho
#DoctorWho
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Trump praises Doctor Who, but spoils the plot to the 2026 Christmas special. #DoctorWho
November 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Trump praises Doctor Who, but spoils the plot to the 2026 Christmas special. #DoctorWho
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Today's Observer.
Nearly 63 years on, Ray Cusack's iconic design can still hold a front page.
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Nearly 63 years on, Ray Cusack's iconic design can still hold a front page.
#DoctorWho
November 16, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Today's Observer.
Nearly 63 years on, Ray Cusack's iconic design can still hold a front page.
#DoctorWho
Nearly 63 years on, Ray Cusack's iconic design can still hold a front page.
#DoctorWho
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Doctor Who clip compilation from TV50 - That's Television Entertainment (1st November 1986)
November 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Doctor Who clip compilation from TV50 - That's Television Entertainment (1st November 1986)
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Remember to turn back your clocks 3000 rels tonight.
Colin the House Dalek gave up on the oven clock though and exterminated it.
#DoctorWho #Autumn #ClocksGoBack
Colin the House Dalek gave up on the oven clock though and exterminated it.
#DoctorWho #Autumn #ClocksGoBack
October 25, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Remember to turn back your clocks 3000 rels tonight.
Colin the House Dalek gave up on the oven clock though and exterminated it.
#DoctorWho #Autumn #ClocksGoBack
Colin the House Dalek gave up on the oven clock though and exterminated it.
#DoctorWho #Autumn #ClocksGoBack
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October 20, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Remembering Cyril Shaps, born this day in 1923.
October 13, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Remembering Cyril Shaps, born this day in 1923.
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Lords Heseltine & Kinnock seem more alive to these self-evident truths than most members of the Commons. Similarly, I find thinkers with direct lived experience of far right dictatorship, Greeks of a certain age for example, crystal clear about what’s happening now.
“You described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. Why?”
“Because that’s what they are”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.
#Newsnight
“Because that’s what they are”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.
#Newsnight
October 8, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Lords Heseltine & Kinnock seem more alive to these self-evident truths than most members of the Commons. Similarly, I find thinkers with direct lived experience of far right dictatorship, Greeks of a certain age for example, crystal clear about what’s happening now.
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Invasions aren't cheap, so Colin the House Dalek has taken up a Saturday job collecting trolleys in the local supermarket.
#DoctorWho
#DoctorWho
October 4, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Invasions aren't cheap, so Colin the House Dalek has taken up a Saturday job collecting trolleys in the local supermarket.
#DoctorWho
#DoctorWho
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September 19, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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On this day in 1969, the first Dad's Army episode made in colour (The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones) was broadcast. Although as BBC1 was still in black and white at this point, it would be November before the series was seen in colour.
September 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
On this day in 1969, the first Dad's Army episode made in colour (The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones) was broadcast. Although as BBC1 was still in black and white at this point, it would be November before the series was seen in colour.
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I see people bleating yet again that "elections are won from the centre". Let's examine this claim.
1. Not long ago, the current Labour government, with its grovelling to corporations and oligarchs, extreme deregulation, island of strangers rhetoric etc, would have been classed as radical right. 🧵
1. Not long ago, the current Labour government, with its grovelling to corporations and oligarchs, extreme deregulation, island of strangers rhetoric etc, would have been classed as radical right. 🧵
September 3, 2025 at 8:27 AM
I see people bleating yet again that "elections are won from the centre". Let's examine this claim.
1. Not long ago, the current Labour government, with its grovelling to corporations and oligarchs, extreme deregulation, island of strangers rhetoric etc, would have been classed as radical right. 🧵
1. Not long ago, the current Labour government, with its grovelling to corporations and oligarchs, extreme deregulation, island of strangers rhetoric etc, would have been classed as radical right. 🧵