Stephen Gallagher
@stephengallagher.co.uk
Doctor Who. BUGS. That creepy monster thing you might remember. Creator of Eleventh Hour and lead writer on Crusoe www.stephengallagher.com
Trump's rambling speech to world leaders mirrors the course taken by his plane
January 21, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Trump's rambling speech to world leaders mirrors the course taken by his plane
I guess that’s one answer to the trolley problem
January 19, 2026 at 10:18 PM
I guess that’s one answer to the trolley problem
A happy birthday to Edgar Allan Poe, the father of modern psychological horror
January 19, 2026 at 9:02 AM
A happy birthday to Edgar Allan Poe, the father of modern psychological horror
Had to forego the wine (driving), but here's what I bought
January 12, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Had to forego the wine (driving), but here's what I bought
In Ambleside today for the first time in a while, and a business I hadn't seen before; of course I had to go in
January 12, 2026 at 4:33 PM
In Ambleside today for the first time in a while, and a business I hadn't seen before; of course I had to go in
I just learned that there was a French Connection 3 made for TV with Ed 'Al Bundy' O'Neil as Popeye Doyle and no I don't want to see it
January 9, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I just learned that there was a French Connection 3 made for TV with Ed 'Al Bundy' O'Neil as Popeye Doyle and no I don't want to see it
The Princes Cinema, Monton., 1960s
January 9, 2026 at 1:48 PM
The Princes Cinema, Monton., 1960s
This is the image they use to sell them
January 8, 2026 at 4:30 PM
This is the image they use to sell them
WTF, Amazon? I was looking at guitars
January 8, 2026 at 2:36 PM
WTF, Amazon? I was looking at guitars
Can't say that it was a principled reaction; I just felt instantly blocked. Yet I never had any such problem with an invitation for a themed anthology
January 8, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Can't say that it was a principled reaction; I just felt instantly blocked. Yet I never had any such problem with an invitation for a themed anthology
I'd go for Christopher Plummer, for an undercurrent of humanity you don't get in many a 'classic' Holmes
January 6, 2026 at 11:45 PM
I'd go for Christopher Plummer, for an undercurrent of humanity you don't get in many a 'classic' Holmes
There is a solution for that
January 2, 2026 at 10:26 AM
There is a solution for that
Not sure what spurred them to this but it may have been the audience response to the 'hidden treasure' broadcast of An Alternative to Suicide earlier this year.
December 29, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Not sure what spurred them to this but it may have been the audience response to the 'hidden treasure' broadcast of An Alternative to Suicide earlier this year.
Been digitising some old negatives that I processed but never printed for want of a decent enlarger. This one's from a caravan holiday with parents in Grange over Sands, '71 or '72. No idea whose dog it was. It just spotted someone having food and showed up at the door like a Lake District raccoon
December 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Been digitising some old negatives that I processed but never printed for want of a decent enlarger. This one's from a caravan holiday with parents in Grange over Sands, '71 or '72. No idea whose dog it was. It just spotted someone having food and showed up at the door like a Lake District raccoon
Phyllis Bentley? As in...
December 27, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Phyllis Bentley? As in...
For food preparation purposes, I am Fantomas
December 27, 2025 at 9:12 AM
For food preparation purposes, I am Fantomas
It’s almost presentable now
December 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
It’s almost presentable now
I'm no fan of violence but I guess the consensual battering of a couple of Influencers is a different matter. Not sure if it's a throwback to more or less innocent times, but I was stirred to revisit the Boxing Booth scene that ends in an unmasking to launch The Kingdom of Bones. This was the runup:
December 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I'm no fan of violence but I guess the consensual battering of a couple of Influencers is a different matter. Not sure if it's a throwback to more or less innocent times, but I was stirred to revisit the Boxing Booth scene that ends in an unmasking to launch The Kingdom of Bones. This was the runup:
Obama's published his reader list for the year so Trump, not to be outdone, gives us his:
December 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Obama's published his reader list for the year so Trump, not to be outdone, gives us his:
In case of Thrush, give me a c... no wait, that doesn't sound right
December 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
In case of Thrush, give me a c... no wait, that doesn't sound right