Paul Doolan
@pdoolan.bsky.social
Writer - Death Valley, Mammoth, Bloods, Trollied, Cuckoo (and many more of mixed quality). Occasional #nufc podcaster.
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"Getting a robot to use the treadmill for you at the gym doesn't make you any fitter"
You don't say?
You don't say?
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
"Getting a robot to use the treadmill for you at the gym doesn't make you any fitter"
You don't say?
You don't say?
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Actually, Frankenstein is a doctor success at the Venice film festival
August 31, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Actually, Frankenstein is a doctor success at the Venice film festival
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If you could chuck a few bob our way I'd be very grateful. It's an immersive school project. The kids get hands-on experience of the filming process as well. They, and Lancaster Film Institute, are amazing. Please repost/share/bung us! Thanks, you're amazing too, whatever.
www.spacehive.com/angeline
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Angeline - A film by Dallas Road Primary
'Angeline', a film by Dallas Road Primary School, created with Lancaster Film Initiative and Ian Martin.
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July 15, 2025 at 9:51 AM
If you could chuck a few bob our way I'd be very grateful. It's an immersive school project. The kids get hands-on experience of the filming process as well. They, and Lancaster Film Institute, are amazing. Please repost/share/bung us! Thanks, you're amazing too, whatever.
www.spacehive.com/angeline
www.spacehive.com/angeline
A cracking read #nufc
Let’s have a heated debate - some people aren’t all in on our Saudi owners - Matthew Philpotts is the TF contrarian - an absolutely brilliant and thought provoking read -
tf1892.substack.com/p/unpopular-... #NUFC
tf1892.substack.com/p/unpopular-... #NUFC
Unpopular Opinions #3 - I'd Happily See PIF Sell Up Tomorrow
In our end of season review, we each innocently listed our "unpopular opinion". This week it's time for Matthew to front up.
tf1892.substack.com
June 27, 2025 at 6:49 AM
A cracking read #nufc
Cannot wait for this.
I've written a little bit more about the new book in today's substack... ferguscraig.substack.com/p/book-cover...
Book cover reveal!
If you follow me elsewhere, you may remember seeing that I have a book coming out next year.
ferguscraig.substack.com
June 20, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Cannot wait for this.
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Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
slate.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
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I’m in tonight’s Death Valley on BBC1. Don’t think I’m in it that much but I’m in it and it was fun so that’s the important thing.
June 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I’m in tonight’s Death Valley on BBC1. Don’t think I’m in it that much but I’m in it and it was fun so that’s the important thing.
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Bluesky when something funny happens
Selfish: This Man Found Time To Build A Birdhouse While JonBenét Ramsey’s Murder Is Still Unsolved
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June 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Bluesky when something funny happens
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BBC1’s Death Valley with Timothy Spall is as charming as it is absurd — it’s like Midsomer Murders at its best
At last, I’ve found a crime drama to enjoy — it’s even got jokes
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June 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
BBC1’s Death Valley with Timothy Spall is as charming as it is absurd — it’s like Midsomer Murders at its best
Cracking work as always from the inimitable @editkev.football #nufc
The 24/25 season was historic for #NUFC. Howe turned a rough summer into our first major domestic 🏆 in 70 years—and UCL qualification.
But success brings expectation. With PSR easing & more games in 25/26, fans & Howe expect investment.
But who to buy? Welcome to my third annual Summer Transfer 🧵
But success brings expectation. With PSR easing & more games in 25/26, fans & Howe expect investment.
But who to buy? Welcome to my third annual Summer Transfer 🧵
June 2, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Cracking work as always from the inimitable @editkev.football #nufc
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Timothy Spall plays a famous TV sleuth who starts helping solve crimes in real life in BritBox's warm and utterly charming new crime drama #DeathValley, and I desperately hope it finds the audience it deserves. My review at @pastemagazine.bsky.social:
A Former TV Sleuth Turns Real-Life Detective In Witty Cozy Crime Drama Death Valley
Timothy Spall steals the show as a former TV sleuth turned real-life detective in BritBox's latest cozy crime offering, Death Valley.
www.pastemagazine.com
May 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Timothy Spall plays a famous TV sleuth who starts helping solve crimes in real life in BritBox's warm and utterly charming new crime drama #DeathValley, and I desperately hope it finds the audience it deserves. My review at @pastemagazine.bsky.social:
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I am probably the last to discover this but my mind is blown that Andor's Diego Luna and Stellan Skarsgård were originally in cast Goal! and filmed a couple of scenes before the director left and the film was completely changed. #nufc
May 27, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I am probably the last to discover this but my mind is blown that Andor's Diego Luna and Stellan Skarsgård were originally in cast Goal! and filmed a couple of scenes before the director left and the film was completely changed. #nufc
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Oh christing arse the estate agents have discovered chatgpt
May 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Oh christing arse the estate agents have discovered chatgpt
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Looking forward to Death Valley on BBC1 tonight in the all important post Antique's Roadshow spot. Starring Timothy Spall and written by the great @pdoolan.bsky.social. I pop up briefly in episode four.
May 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Looking forward to Death Valley on BBC1 tonight in the all important post Antique's Roadshow spot. Starring Timothy Spall and written by the great @pdoolan.bsky.social. I pop up briefly in episode four.
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Death Valley starts tonight at 8:15 on BBC1. Here I am half way up a mountain in the Brecon Beacons last summer. There are worse jobs.
May 25, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Death Valley starts tonight at 8:15 on BBC1. Here I am half way up a mountain in the Brecon Beacons last summer. There are worse jobs.
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How much do I love detectives? My dog's called Dorothy L Sayers...
How much do I love detectives? My dog's called Dorothy L Sayers...
Writer Paul Doolan on his new BBC comedy-crime series Death Valley
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May 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
How much do I love detectives? My dog's called Dorothy L Sayers...
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To celebrate the broadcast of Death Valley on Sunday 25th at 8:15 on BBC1, here’s a photo of @pdoolan.bsky.social and I looking completely relaxed and normal.
May 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
To celebrate the broadcast of Death Valley on Sunday 25th at 8:15 on BBC1, here’s a photo of @pdoolan.bsky.social and I looking completely relaxed and normal.
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105 cyclists/yr are killed by cars in the UK.
Cars kill or seriously injure 1,233 child pedestrians (u16) per year.
Changing the law is meaningless because so few people are killed by bicycles. The only effect will be to give drivers an even greater sense of entitlement to endanger others
Cars kill or seriously injure 1,233 child pedestrians (u16) per year.
Changing the law is meaningless because so few people are killed by bicycles. The only effect will be to give drivers an even greater sense of entitlement to endanger others
April 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM
105 cyclists/yr are killed by cars in the UK.
Cars kill or seriously injure 1,233 child pedestrians (u16) per year.
Changing the law is meaningless because so few people are killed by bicycles. The only effect will be to give drivers an even greater sense of entitlement to endanger others
Cars kill or seriously injure 1,233 child pedestrians (u16) per year.
Changing the law is meaningless because so few people are killed by bicycles. The only effect will be to give drivers an even greater sense of entitlement to endanger others
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On my deathbed urging my son to continue the family business, the production of Bubble Gum Camel Balls Extra Sour
April 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
On my deathbed urging my son to continue the family business, the production of Bubble Gum Camel Balls Extra Sour
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Did you know that people who have lived in the UK for just three years, who may never have worked here, can buy a full state pension?
It would be good to know how many people overseas are doing this. So I asked HMRC. They don't know: www.newstatesman.com/politics/eco...
It would be good to know how many people overseas are doing this. So I asked HMRC. They don't know: www.newstatesman.com/politics/eco...
Exclusive: the state pension is being siphoned off abroad
And HMRC has no idea where it’s going to.
www.newstatesman.com
April 11, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Did you know that people who have lived in the UK for just three years, who may never have worked here, can buy a full state pension?
It would be good to know how many people overseas are doing this. So I asked HMRC. They don't know: www.newstatesman.com/politics/eco...
It would be good to know how many people overseas are doing this. So I asked HMRC. They don't know: www.newstatesman.com/politics/eco...
Every time Alistair Campbell and Rory Stewart refer to Anthony Scaramucci as The Mooch it just torpedoes the seriousness for me. They might as well be talking about a friend they have called Farthouse or something. That is all. #news
April 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Every time Alistair Campbell and Rory Stewart refer to Anthony Scaramucci as The Mooch it just torpedoes the seriousness for me. They might as well be talking about a friend they have called Farthouse or something. That is all. #news
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My new series DREAMERS is available to stream on C4 from Sunday. Add it to your watchlist now. Or set your series link for 10pm on Sunday night.
www.channel4.com/programmes/d...
www.channel4.com/programmes/d...
Dreamers
Coming-of-age drama following the highs and lows of an eclectic dance troupe in Leeds
www.channel4.com
March 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
My new series DREAMERS is available to stream on C4 from Sunday. Add it to your watchlist now. Or set your series link for 10pm on Sunday night.
www.channel4.com/programmes/d...
www.channel4.com/programmes/d...
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Every time I walk past a bank, I face an ethical question. Should I just rob it? It's a stumper.
When Meta started developing its flagship AI model, employees faced an ethical question, Alex Reisner writes. The program would need to be trained on a huge amount of high-quality writing to be competitive with products such as ChatGPT. Should they just pirate it?
Read more: theatln.tc/1P6gPreS
Read more: theatln.tc/1P6gPreS
March 22, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Every time I walk past a bank, I face an ethical question. Should I just rob it? It's a stumper.
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We decided that on balance it was probably a good week to record a Newcastle Natter. Should be available wherever you get your podcasts... podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/l...
LEAGUE CUP CHAMPIONS
Podcast Episode · Newcastle Natter - The NUFC Podcast · 19/03/2025 · 1h 17m
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March 19, 2025 at 10:51 AM
We decided that on balance it was probably a good week to record a Newcastle Natter. Should be available wherever you get your podcasts... podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/l...