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Richard Smith @richardjsmith.bsky.social · 20d

Also the conversational style is surprisingly effective.

Richard Smith @richardjsmith.bsky.social · 20d

As a technologist in my day job, it's fascinating how much ChatGPT knows about Paul and gives a very vaguely plausible account.

Something Who @somethingwho.bsky.social · 20d

Here's the opening of Something Who podcast Ep119. Not a sketch this time, but an impromptu interview that @themindrobber.bsky.social conducted with ChatGPT's version of Paul, when he was late joining the recording session. Equal parts hilarious & disturbing.
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Something Who @somethingwho.bsky.social · 20d

Here's the opening of Something Who podcast Ep119. Not a sketch this time, but an impromptu interview that @themindrobber.bsky.social conducted with ChatGPT's version of Paul, when he was late joining the recording session. Equal parts hilarious & disturbing.
somethingwho.podbean.com/e/episode-11...

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Something Who @somethingwho.bsky.social · 20d

We're back with our thoughts on The Brain of Morbius, part of a Frankenstein inspired pairing with The Haunting of Villa Diodati next time. Join @themindrobber.bsky.social, @mrpaulmorris.bsky.social, @gswrites.bsky.social & @richardjsmith.bsky.social
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Episode 119: Solon - See You Honey! | Something Who

This pairing of stories linked to Mary Shelley's horror story Frankenstein was Richard's idea: in this episode the four part 4th Doctor story from early 1976 and Season 13 - The Brain of Morbius, whic...

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Richard Smith @richardjsmith.bsky.social · 20d

I hadn't watched Brain of Morbius for almost 50 years, since broadcast of course - even for me that must be a record.

Is it a "stone cold classic"? We have a lot of fun finding out.

Sorry it's taken a while since the last episode. We recorded this in mid August, it's just taken me ages to edit it.

Something Who @somethingwho.bsky.social · 20d

We're back with our thoughts on The Brain of Morbius, part of a Frankenstein inspired pairing with The Haunting of Villa Diodati next time. Join @themindrobber.bsky.social, @mrpaulmorris.bsky.social, @gswrites.bsky.social & @richardjsmith.bsky.social
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Episode 119: Solon - See You Honey! | Something Who

This pairing of stories linked to Mary Shelley's horror story Frankenstein was Richard's idea: in this episode the four part 4th Doctor story from early 1976 and Season 13 - The Brain of Morbius, whic...

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Richard Smith @richardjsmith.bsky.social · Aug 22

And thanks!

Richard Smith @richardjsmith.bsky.social · Aug 22

Perhaps sadly, I've posted plenty more like that!

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Richard Smith @richardjsmith.bsky.social · Aug 12

A haiku for today:

Seaside town of Bude
Supermarket has no thyme
Too much time on roads

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Richard Smith @richardjsmith.bsky.social · Aug 3

Four months ago! But since we're not exactly running to a regular schedule it's easy enough to miss them when they come out.

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CEEFAUX @ceefaux.bsky.social · Aug 3

We went to Cornwall yesterday...

22.00 FILM: 'SCREAM. Cornish horror as they ask people from Devon "What's on top of your scone?"

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Something Who @somethingwho.bsky.social · Aug 3

Well, who'd have thought it? Feels like ages since we've been this high in the Apple Podcasts UK TV Reviews chart.
Thanks to everyone who's listening. somethingwho.podbean.com

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Something Who @somethingwho.bsky.social · Aug 2

This clip from Something Who podcast Ep118 consists of @themindrobber.bsky.social, @mrpaulmorris.bsky.social, @gswrites.bsky.social & @richardjsmith.bsky.social finding links (and even Linx) between #DoctorWho Terror of the Zygons & Zygon Invasion / Inversion
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Something Who @somethingwho.bsky.social · Aug 1

In this excerpt from Something Who podcast Ep118 @themindrobber.bsky.social, @mrpaulmorris.bsky.social, @gswrites.bsky.social & @richardjsmith.bsky.social , talk about their experience of watching #DoctorWho story The Zygon Invasion / Inversion:
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Something Who @somethingwho.bsky.social · Aug 1

Join @themindrobber.bsky.social, @mrpaulmorris.bsky.social, @gswrites.bsky.social & @richardjsmith.bsky.social for Something Who podcast Ep118, a fun look at #DoctorWho story The Zygon Invasion / Inversion, following on from our Terror of the Zygons chat:
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Episode 118: Miss Zygon | Something Who

Back for the second half of this Gav-inspired pairing of two Zygon stories: last time's four part 4th Doctor story Terror of the Zygons, paired with this episode's 2015 two part 12th Doctor outing The...

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Something Who @somethingwho.bsky.social · Jul 27

In this clip from Something Who #podcast Ep117 we get a glimpse back in time to @themindrobber.bsky.social's birthday back in the '80s watching #DoctorWho Terror of the Zygons for the first time. @mrpaulmorris.bsky.social and @gswrites.bsky.social chip in: somethingwho.podbean.com/e/episode-11...

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Something Who @somethingwho.bsky.social · Jul 26

In this clip from Something Who podcast Ep117, @richardjsmith.bsky.social, @gswrites.bsky.social, @themindrobber.bsky.social and @mrpaulmorris.bsky.social all get enthusiastic about #DoctorWho Terror of the Zygons: somethingwho.podbean.com/e/episode-11...

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Something Who @somethingwho.bsky.social · Jul 26

Here's @themindrobber.bsky.social talking in Something Who podcast Ep117 about the atmosphere in #DoctorWho Terror of the Zygons, the mixture of creepy and humour, neither of which undermines the other. Plenty more discussion of this sort in the episode: somethingwho.podbean.com/e/episode-11...

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Something Who @somethingwho.bsky.social · Jul 25

Join @themindrobber.bsky.social, @mrpaulmorris.bsky.social, @gswrites.bsky.social & @richardjsmith.bsky.social for Something Who podcast Ep117, a fun look at #DoctorWho story Terror of the Zygons, which we'll pair next time with The Zygon Invasion / Inversion
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Episode 117: Alistair - Where's Your Troosers? | Something Who

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Richard Smith @richardjsmith.bsky.social · Jul 3

Also Tom is really running and jumping on location. Makes for some really great shots but you wonder if they learnt nothing from his accident on Dartmoor during Sontaran Experiment.

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Richard Smith @richardjsmith.bsky.social · Jul 3

Scared me at the time, was still unnerving last night. The brilliant thing is it's played absolutely straight. You have no doubt that Sarah is in real danger and no quarter is given for it being family entertainment.

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Richard Smith @richardjsmith.bsky.social · Jul 3

1975 is the first year of Doctor Who I clearly remember seeing every story. By chance I was watching Terror of the Zygons yesterday for an upcoming @somethingwho.bsky.social. It's fantastic. Sure it has limitations, but the writing, acting & direction are top notch.

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Rick @brickpandorica.bsky.social · Jun 29

It’s the Team-Up we didn’t know we wanted… the Fugitive Doctor and the #13thDoctor were fantastic together, even if the buried Police Box #TARDIS is a bit of head scratcher. Only on #DoctorWho (Fugitive of the Judoon) in #LEGO

#legodoctorwho Discussed here:

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Keith Fitzgerald @keithfitzgerald.bsky.social · Jun 26

Worth a watch:

Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.

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Something Who @somethingwho.bsky.social · Jun 26

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Episode 24: Britain in Lockdown | Something Who

With the excellent timing you've come to expect from Something Who, we bring you our Britain in Lockdown special just as the UK Government is poised to loosed the yoke. And after Richard tries to work...

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Something Who @somethingwho.bsky.social · Jun 26

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Episode 68: Rumours of our Extinction have been Greatly Exaggerated | Something Who

It's the second half of the original Something Who team chatting about a couple of stories set on giant spaceships: 5th Doctor story Four to Doomsday, from Season 19, and 11th Doctor caper Dinosaurs o...

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