Rik Byatt
@rikbyatt.bsky.social
Cats, Dogs, old telly and films. Floyd, Beatles etc. Anything but people, preferably.
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Time to look back at 2025 one more time.
My annual Doctor Who In Memoriam is on You Tube now.
Please watch, like and circulate.
Oh, and please just be nice about it and Doctor Who as there are plenty of other places you can be otherwise.
youtu.be/mfNDgewmlEU?...
My annual Doctor Who In Memoriam is on You Tube now.
Please watch, like and circulate.
Oh, and please just be nice about it and Doctor Who as there are plenty of other places you can be otherwise.
youtu.be/mfNDgewmlEU?...
Doctor Who In Memoriam 2025
YouTube video by Toby Hadoke
youtu.be
January 1, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Time to look back at 2025 one more time.
My annual Doctor Who In Memoriam is on You Tube now.
Please watch, like and circulate.
Oh, and please just be nice about it and Doctor Who as there are plenty of other places you can be otherwise.
youtu.be/mfNDgewmlEU?...
My annual Doctor Who In Memoriam is on You Tube now.
Please watch, like and circulate.
Oh, and please just be nice about it and Doctor Who as there are plenty of other places you can be otherwise.
youtu.be/mfNDgewmlEU?...
Strong ‘The Three Doctors’ vibe in the 1974 version of Melissa on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social
January 1, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Strong ‘The Three Doctors’ vibe in the 1974 version of Melissa on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social
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The Quatermass Experiment: The Making of TV's First Sci-Fi classic is @tobyhadoke.bsky.social's definitive work on the groundbreaking lost BBC serial, drawing on 30 years of research, with revealing interviews and never-before-seen photos.
December 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The Quatermass Experiment: The Making of TV's First Sci-Fi classic is @tobyhadoke.bsky.social's definitive work on the groundbreaking lost BBC serial, drawing on 30 years of research, with revealing interviews and never-before-seen photos.
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We want to say a huge thank you to those who have found us on Bluesky & donated to our justgiving so far ❤️
We still have a way to go, if you can help us with a bale of hay… or if you can help towards a very special little horse’s remedial boots: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
#rescueanimals
We still have a way to go, if you can help us with a bale of hay… or if you can help towards a very special little horse’s remedial boots: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
#rescueanimals
September 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
We want to say a huge thank you to those who have found us on Bluesky & donated to our justgiving so far ❤️
We still have a way to go, if you can help us with a bale of hay… or if you can help towards a very special little horse’s remedial boots: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
#rescueanimals
We still have a way to go, if you can help us with a bale of hay… or if you can help towards a very special little horse’s remedial boots: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
#rescueanimals
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Please would you be able to share this post to help us spread the word about our justgiving page?
If anyone is able to help us closer to our goal, we would be hugely grateful!
We hate to ask, but we’ve hit difficult times & have big vets bills
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
#rescueanimals
If anyone is able to help us closer to our goal, we would be hugely grateful!
We hate to ask, but we’ve hit difficult times & have big vets bills
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
#rescueanimals
Help raise £6000 to Fund much-needed supplies at our animal sanctuary – JustGiving Crowdfunding
Iʼm raising money to Fund much-needed supplies at our animal sanctuary. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.
www.justgiving.com
June 28, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Please would you be able to share this post to help us spread the word about our justgiving page?
If anyone is able to help us closer to our goal, we would be hugely grateful!
We hate to ask, but we’ve hit difficult times & have big vets bills
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
#rescueanimals
If anyone is able to help us closer to our goal, we would be hugely grateful!
We hate to ask, but we’ve hit difficult times & have big vets bills
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
#rescueanimals
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We go again! The glorious 4K remaster of Quatermass 2 is heading to HOME in Manchester on 14 July, with an introduction by me and @tobyhadoke.bsky.social. Book now!
homemcr.org/whats-on/494...
homemcr.org/whats-on/494...
Quatermass 2 (PG) — A gripping tale of alien infiltration and Cold War paranoia in Hammer’s chilling follow-up to The Quatermass Xperiment.
A gripping tale of alien infiltration and Cold War paranoia in Hammer’s chilling follow-up to The Quatermass Xperiment.
homemcr.org
June 26, 2025 at 11:03 AM
We go again! The glorious 4K remaster of Quatermass 2 is heading to HOME in Manchester on 14 July, with an introduction by me and @tobyhadoke.bsky.social. Book now!
homemcr.org/whats-on/494...
homemcr.org/whats-on/494...
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If you'd like to know even more about the life and work of Nigel Kneale (with no character limit), there's a book that can help...
headpress.com/product/into...
#stonetapelive
headpress.com/product/into...
#stonetapelive
Into The Unknown
The only biography of legendary scriptwriter Nigel Kneale (Quatermass, The Stone Tape). Written with the co-operation of Kneale himself.
headpress.com
June 20, 2025 at 10:58 PM
If you'd like to know even more about the life and work of Nigel Kneale (with no character limit), there's a book that can help...
headpress.com/product/into...
#stonetapelive
headpress.com/product/into...
#stonetapelive
Enjoyed that. Many thanks to @mrgeetsromo.bsky.social @bronteschiltz.bsky.social @accordingtojond.bsky.social and @tobyhadoke.bsky.social
#stonetapelive
#stonetapelive
June 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Enjoyed that. Many thanks to @mrgeetsromo.bsky.social @bronteschiltz.bsky.social @accordingtojond.bsky.social and @tobyhadoke.bsky.social
#stonetapelive
#stonetapelive
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We have 10k followers on Bluesky —
if you could all join us on YouTube it would help our animal sanctuary! We’d be able to start getting ad revenue / sponsors! 🙏
Please subscribe (it’s free!) for sanctuary life, 🐑 rescue animals &
us —a determined mother daughter team!
youtube.com/@minimotleys...
if you could all join us on YouTube it would help our animal sanctuary! We’d be able to start getting ad revenue / sponsors! 🙏
Please subscribe (it’s free!) for sanctuary life, 🐑 rescue animals &
us —a determined mother daughter team!
youtube.com/@minimotleys...
June 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
We have 10k followers on Bluesky —
if you could all join us on YouTube it would help our animal sanctuary! We’d be able to start getting ad revenue / sponsors! 🙏
Please subscribe (it’s free!) for sanctuary life, 🐑 rescue animals &
us —a determined mother daughter team!
youtube.com/@minimotleys...
if you could all join us on YouTube it would help our animal sanctuary! We’d be able to start getting ad revenue / sponsors! 🙏
Please subscribe (it’s free!) for sanctuary life, 🐑 rescue animals &
us —a determined mother daughter team!
youtube.com/@minimotleys...
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Tickled pink to be hosting a Q&A with Tim Key at HOME in Manchester on Monday 30 June to accompany a screening of his acclaimed new film The Ballad of Wallis Island.
Tickets on sale now:
homemcr.org/whats-on/235...
Tickets on sale now:
homemcr.org/whats-on/235...
The Ballad of Wallis Island (12A) — An eccentric lottery winner dreams of getting his favourite band back together.
An eccentric lottery winner dreams of getting his favourite band back together.
homemcr.org
June 20, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Tickled pink to be hosting a Q&A with Tim Key at HOME in Manchester on Monday 30 June to accompany a screening of his acclaimed new film The Ballad of Wallis Island.
Tickets on sale now:
homemcr.org/whats-on/235...
Tickets on sale now:
homemcr.org/whats-on/235...
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They’re sticking with their story that it was actually functional, as demoed, in June last year. I’ve got multiple sources in Apple engineering who tell me it wasn’t.
I am also equally sure that they eventually did get it running, and, as they say, results were poor.
I am also equally sure that they eventually did get it running, and, as they say, results were poor.
June 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
They’re sticking with their story that it was actually functional, as demoed, in June last year. I’ve got multiple sources in Apple engineering who tell me it wasn’t.
I am also equally sure that they eventually did get it running, and, as they say, results were poor.
I am also equally sure that they eventually did get it running, and, as they say, results were poor.
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Various UK screenings now lined up for the new 4K restoration of The Quatermass Xperiment. If you're near Manchester, come to HOME on 16 June and join me and @tobyhadoke.bsky.social for a post-film chat!
hammerfilms.com/pages/book-y...
hammerfilms.com/pages/book-y...
Quatermass - Book Your Tickets Now
Explore the chilling sci-fi classic that put Hammer on the map. The Quatermass Xperiment will be released at UK cinemas nationwide this June.
hammerfilms.com
June 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Various UK screenings now lined up for the new 4K restoration of The Quatermass Xperiment. If you're near Manchester, come to HOME on 16 June and join me and @tobyhadoke.bsky.social for a post-film chat!
hammerfilms.com/pages/book-y...
hammerfilms.com/pages/book-y...
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If of interest, I have a Nigel Kneale podcast which covers Quatermass in some depth, and much more besides.
bergcast.room207press.com?m=1
bergcast.room207press.com?m=1
BERGCAST
A podcast about Quatermass and all things Nigel Kneale from Jon Dear and Howard David Ingham
bergcast.room207press.com
June 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
If of interest, I have a Nigel Kneale podcast which covers Quatermass in some depth, and much more besides.
bergcast.room207press.com?m=1
bergcast.room207press.com?m=1
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The brand new 4K remaster of The Quatermass Xperiment on the big screen in Manchester… plus post-screening discussion with me and @tobyhadoke.bsky.social!
homemcr.org/whats-on/393...
homemcr.org/whats-on/393...
The Quatermass Xperiment + post-screening discussion (CTBA) — Hammer’s original sci-fi classic crash-lands on its 70th anniversary.
Hammer’s original sci-fi classic crash-lands on its 70th anniversary.
homemcr.org
May 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The brand new 4K remaster of The Quatermass Xperiment on the big screen in Manchester… plus post-screening discussion with me and @tobyhadoke.bsky.social!
homemcr.org/whats-on/393...
homemcr.org/whats-on/393...
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New episode of BERGCAST!
My self and @mrgeetsromo.bsky.social hang out for a chat with Brian Cox! Well I say chat, neither of us get much of a word in. But so much the better!
My self and @mrgeetsromo.bsky.social hang out for a chat with Brian Cox! Well I say chat, neither of us get much of a word in. But so much the better!
BERGCAST - Episode 36 - Brian Cox
We're back with a new co-host and an amazing new guest in the shape of the GIANT that is Brian Cox. Andy and Jon talk to Brian about makin...
bergcast.room207press.com
May 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
New episode of BERGCAST!
My self and @mrgeetsromo.bsky.social hang out for a chat with Brian Cox! Well I say chat, neither of us get much of a word in. But so much the better!
My self and @mrgeetsromo.bsky.social hang out for a chat with Brian Cox! Well I say chat, neither of us get much of a word in. But so much the better!
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Good news, our friends at the BFI Southbank have moved our sold-out Quatermass London launch event with @tobyhadoke.bsky.social on May 19 to a larger space, allowing more people to attend. Extra tickets are now available from whatson.bfi.org.uk
April 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Good news, our friends at the BFI Southbank have moved our sold-out Quatermass London launch event with @tobyhadoke.bsky.social on May 19 to a larger space, allowing more people to attend. Extra tickets are now available from whatson.bfi.org.uk
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We're pleased to announce that @tobyhadoke.bsky.social's long-awaited history of the The Quatermass Experiment will be published in May in trade paperback, along with a limited edition hardback with special cover artwork by @roberthack.bsky.social. Order now from tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com
March 31, 2025 at 6:26 PM
We're pleased to announce that @tobyhadoke.bsky.social's long-awaited history of the The Quatermass Experiment will be published in May in trade paperback, along with a limited edition hardback with special cover artwork by @roberthack.bsky.social. Order now from tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com
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Pretty much my life’s work this. And it’s crash landing pretty soon! I am beyond excited!!
We're pleased to announce that @tobyhadoke.bsky.social's long-awaited history of the The Quatermass Experiment will be published in May in trade paperback, along with a limited edition hardback with special cover artwork by @roberthack.bsky.social. Order now from tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com
March 31, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Pretty much my life’s work this. And it’s crash landing pretty soon! I am beyond excited!!
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Please can everyone listen to Geek Gods: Sir Ian Livingstone at 4pm and midnight please? Tell everyone about it too.
Radio 4 Extra : BBC Sounds thereafter.
Radio 4 Extra : BBC Sounds thereafter.
February 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Please can everyone listen to Geek Gods: Sir Ian Livingstone at 4pm and midnight please? Tell everyone about it too.
Radio 4 Extra : BBC Sounds thereafter.
Radio 4 Extra : BBC Sounds thereafter.
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Doctor Who In Memoriam 2024.
Remembering people from the Doctor Who universe who died this year.
youtu.be/SKzqWWW763A
Remembering people from the Doctor Who universe who died this year.
youtu.be/SKzqWWW763A
Doctor Who In Memoriam 2024
YouTube video by Toby Hadoke
youtu.be
January 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Doctor Who In Memoriam 2024.
Remembering people from the Doctor Who universe who died this year.
youtu.be/SKzqWWW763A
Remembering people from the Doctor Who universe who died this year.
youtu.be/SKzqWWW763A
This is how much I love @tobyhadoke.bsky.social and his podcasts. Top spot two years running in my listening chart!
November 20, 2024 at 4:36 PM
This is how much I love @tobyhadoke.bsky.social and his podcasts. Top spot two years running in my listening chart!
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #970,339!
Bit slow out of the gate for this one…
Bit slow out of the gate for this one…
September 17, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #970,339!
Bit slow out of the gate for this one…
Bit slow out of the gate for this one…
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Yesss.... 😂😂😂
October 6, 2023 at 3:53 AM
Yesss.... 😂😂😂