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Lizbeth Myles @lizbethmyles.bsky.social · 2h

Before anyone yells at me, yes, I despise Thatcher, though obv not for those reasons.

Lizbeth Myles @lizbethmyles.bsky.social · 2h

Tbf, he probably does hate Thatcher as much as the seventh Doctor. Just for slightly different reasons. Like her being so woke with her pro-European views and concern about climate change.

Dr Mark | 北马克 |🍉🇦🇺🇲🇾🇹🇭 @ajaanmark.bsky.social · 8h

Are they hoping to start a Young Tory cosplay trend on TikTok
www.thetimes.com/article/8c9a...

Meet the young Tories dreaming of a bright blue future

The Conservatives know they have a problem with Gen Z voters. At the party conference, The Times met a new breed of activists who are embracing the challenge

www.thetimes.com

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Lindz McLeod - THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET is out now! @lindzmcleod.bsky.social · 1d

correct take

A relic of horny Hollywood: why The Mummy remains a classic bisexual awakening movie

A floppy-haired Brendan Fraser, a smokey-eyed Rachel Weisz, some grisly scarabs and biblical plagues? Hail to a lost era of multiplex entertainment

www.theguardian.com

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Lizbeth Myles @lizbethmyles.bsky.social · 1d

Watching Fireball XL5 for podcasting purposes. Ten minutes in and I want to explode: Steve has asked Venus, doctor of space medicine, for coffee. She forgot. "Hey, Venus, where's my coffee?" GET YOUR OWN COFFEE STEVE SHE'S DOING SPACE MEDICINE.

a black and white sign that says fireball xl5 on it

Alt: The Fireball XL5 opening credits. Lovely spaceship. Steve "I'm too incompetent to get my own coffee" Zodiac is credited as the star. The star is the spaceship, Steve, we all know it's the spaceship.

media.tenor.com

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Lizbeth Myles @lizbethmyles.bsky.social · 2d

www.youtube.com/watch?v=n600...

Abandoned Plot Lines in Game of Thrones

YouTube video by Culture Vulture

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Lizbeth Myles @lizbethmyles.bsky.social · 2d

Accidently got sucked into a vid detailing every abandoned plotline in Game of Thrones, thus filling my veins with acid disappointment in a whole new exciting way.

a close up of a woman 's face with white hair and a black jacket .

Alt: Dany expresses some of my Game of Thrones feelings with a facial expression suggesting something flargh caught in her throat. She's more amused about it than I am though. I am in pain.

media.tenor.com

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Electrek @electrek.co · 2d

In a first, renewables generate more power than coal globally

Solar and wind power aren’t just keeping up with global electricity demand anymore – they’re pulling ahead. According to a new analysis from energy think tank Ember, solar and wind combined outpaced global electricity demand growth in the first half of 2025. That shift led to a drop in both coal and gas generation compared to the same period last year. For the first time ever, renewables generated more power than coal globally. more…

electrek.co

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Lizbeth Myles @lizbethmyles.bsky.social · 2d

Actually ridiculous how smart and funny the Fred Astaire and Elizabeth Montgomery one is. Highly recced.

Paul Cornell @paulcornell.bsky.social · 11d

The new Patrons-only episode of Telefantasy Time Jump is out now! Join me and @lizbethmyles.bsky.social as we experience 1961's Way Out and (Fred Astaire and Elizabeth Montgomery in the delightful) Alcoa Premiere! www.patreon.com/posts/telefa...

Images of Astaire and Montgomery from 'Mr. Lucifer', an Alcoa Premiere episode.

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Lizbeth Myles @lizbethmyles.bsky.social · 4d

I've reached a place in my life where there's more than one show that has missing episodes that I'd love to see returned. That said, bring me The Macra Terror!

filmisfabulous! @filmisfabulous.bsky.social · 5d

ACQUIRING COLLECTIONS

We believe there are several missing episodes of Doctor Who and other important TV shows in collections in the UK. Charitable trust status and the ability to accept donations will enable Film is Fabulous! to access entire collections for cataloguing (1/2)

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 6d

#Solar becomes main source of electricity in the #EU for first time. More than half of the EU’s #electricity in the second quarter of 2025 came from #RenewableEnergy
www.independent.co.uk/tech/solar-p...

Solar becomes main source of electricity in the EU for first time

More than half of the EU’s electricity in the second quarter of 2025 came from renewable energy

www.independent.co.uk

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Lizbeth Myles @lizbethmyles.bsky.social · 5d

Splendid good fun! And such a cool thing to have a chance to do. (Also gave me a timely reminder to pre-order their Curse of Frankenstein 4K restoration which looks INCREDIBLE.)

Paul Cornell @paulcornell.bsky.social · 5d

So @lizbethmyles.bsky.social and I recorded another commentary track for a forthcoming Hammer blu-ray today. Can’t say which one, but we had a great time. I’m so proud we get asked to do these.

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Lizbeth Myles @lizbethmyles.bsky.social · 6d

Perhaps it’s also National Trebuchet Day? Please?

Louvain Rees ⚰️ @hellohistoria.bsky.social · 6d

#NationalPoetryDay ✒️

Roses are red,
Water comes in litres,
Trebuchets can use a counterweight to launch a 90kg stone projectile over 300 metres.

#Wales

A wooden replica siege engine, stands in front of a stone castle. A piece of purple fabric is wrapped around the tall central support beam.

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Lizbeth Myles @lizbethmyles.bsky.social · 6d

It is!

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Lizbeth Myles @lizbethmyles.bsky.social · 7d

Oh, that's amazing!! How many layers of awesome do you have?

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Lizbeth Myles @lizbethmyles.bsky.social · 7d

“Every day we make some impact on the planet. And the cumulative effect of millions of small ethical actions will truly make a difference.”

RIP to the epic Jane Goodall. And a hearty recommendation of her book: The Book of Hope, A Survival Guide for Trying Times.

Dr/Dame Jane Goodall. A brilliant scientist who's died at the age of 91.

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Lizbeth Myles @lizbethmyles.bsky.social · 7d

Just checked and it only finished last year?? What is going on with time?? Blinkin heck.

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Lizbeth Myles @lizbethmyles.bsky.social · 7d

This is my first watch of season five. I got slightly distracted for a few years and forgot I hadn't finished the show.

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Lizbeth Myles @lizbethmyles.bsky.social · 7d

Please imagine my face the moment Disco Trek said "you remember TNG's The Chase? ...right, so we're doing that, but it's going to be the whole season."

Hopeful about this whole Jellico thing they seem to be doing with Callum Keith Rennie though.

(Omg there is an actual The Chase gif!)

a bald man in a red shirt looks at a piece of paper

Alt: Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the USS Enterprise, opens an ancient artifact from an old mentor buddie who'll be dead in the next five minutes. But don't worry, it's 45 minutes of CHASING clues through the galaxy for a SUPER SECRET that you will find underwhelming if you're a Klingon. The episode is called...THE CHASE.

media.tenor.com

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Lizbeth Myles @lizbethmyles.bsky.social · 7d

"Damn Scots! They ruined Scotland!"

Willow @rockshrimp.bsky.social · 7d

what's the stupidest/randomest Simpsons quote that lives in your head rent free? Mine is the urge to say "you said go to bread" every time I am about to head to bed.

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Lizbeth Myles @lizbethmyles.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks, Dominic! You too!

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Lizbeth Myles @lizbethmyles.bsky.social · 7d

A wee interview with SciFi Pulse, where I talk about writing, and Doctor Who.

Dominic Walsh @domwho.bsky.social · 8d

@lizbethmyles.bsky.social Hi Lizbeth here's the interview you so kindly did for us. Thanks again and take care 🙂 www.scifipulse.net/lizbeth-myle...

Lizbeth Myles talks fandom, Big Finish and her dream Doctor casting

Scifipulse recently caught up with Lizbeth Myles. She is an award winning podcaster, writer and editor. Myles is a three time Hugo award finalist nominated twice for her work on the Verity! podcast; a...

www.scifipulse.net

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Lizbeth Myles @lizbethmyles.bsky.social · 7d

I knew Alex Kingston was on Strictly this year, but nobody said anything about Paul Robinson from Neighbours! Two whole contestants I can identify!

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Lizbeth Myles @lizbethmyles.bsky.social · 8d

Have reach the end of Star Trek Discovery, s4. They tempted me in with space horror, and then delivered The Arrival but very mediocre. On the upside, Tilly! And Burnham as captain. Her journey from model first officer to mutineer to truly discovering herself continues beautifully. On to season 5!

a woman says go team in a blue uniform

Alt: Tilly, who was cruelly taken from us in Disco season 3, says "go team."

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Jody Houser ✒️🗯️🎲 @jodyhouser.bsky.social · 9d

Out now from @bigfinish.bsky.social is my first-ever audio drama! So excited to have written a story for Sacha Dhawan's delightfully unhinged Master for the newly-released box set, Call Me Master: Monsters. Dan Starkey, Jacqueline King, and Rameet Rauli are all a joy to hear.

2.2 The Ideal Quarry by Jody Houser
To make his journey more interesting, the Master has decided to take on a travelling companion - disgraced Sontaran Vegg, who is keen to get home for his execution. But soon the Master and his escort are marooned on a world where they are not the only hunters. In fact, they are the quarry...

This box set marks the Big Finish debut of Jody Houser, known to Doctor Who fans as the writer of many Titan Comics stories. Jody said: "In the comic stories, I've written for seven different Doctors and several different Masters, most prominently Missy, but this is my first time writing Sacha's Master, so that was very exciting!

"This version of the Master is a really interesting evolution from Missy, who was much more whimsical and felt much more in control. This is the Master who’s known what it's like to be in control and has decided he's just not into that right now."

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Lizbeth Myles @lizbethmyles.bsky.social · 10d

Mum will be so proud!
(@tansyrr.bsky.social, @xanister.bsky.social, @lynnemthomas.com)

johnnerholler.bsky.social @johnnerholler.bsky.social · 10d

@lizbethmyles.bsky.social I think I know this one. (Tues 16th Sept S17E43) #TheChase

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