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Tim Dickinson

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https://pinkforyouractualpterodactyl.com/ That chair guy. 25 years in arts education, Spurs/Plymouth Argyle supporter. Dad. Mention of Doctor Who | Blake's 7 | Pebble Mill | Whistle Test and I'll be there. No access to DM's/chat.

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Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · Oct 23

THREAD 1/8 - These articles are for anyone interested in the BBC and the television landscape of the 1980s.
40 years ago, on 23rd Oct 1984, a revamped and reformatted BBC2 series was transmitted. No longer ‘Old’, no longer ‘Grey’ - this is the story of the final years of Whistle Test.

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Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 2d

I decided to revisit an old post. New material, new things to discover, and new contexts.
This is about a 1982 advert for Maxell tapes, and the confrontational nature of early 1980s commercials. Expect Quatro, Mu-Cron and, yes, the Andrex puppy. pinkforyouractualpterodactyl.com/2022/07/22/m...

Confronting the audience: Maxell tapes advert – ‘Break the Sound Barrier’ (1982)

This is a post about the UK commercial for Maxell tapes – ‘Storm’ (1982), featuring Peter Murphy of Bauhaus.

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Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 5d

Obviously, I'm drawn to the Knossos chair, but elsewhere...oh, the riches to be identified! Marvellous post. 👏

Dr Philip Boyes @philipjboyes.bsky.social · 5d

Just putting it out there: if they've found any of the Myth Makers and anyone wants to interview me about Bronze Age stuff in Doctor Who for a Blu-ray extra, I am very much available.

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A Visual Guide to the Aegean Bronze Age in Doctor Who

Most people probably don’t associate Doctor Who with the Aegean Bronze Age. I mean, why would you? They’ve only done two stories set there and one is entirely missing from the archives. But when yo…

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Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 6d

One of Plymouth's finest.
Beryl Cook was also one of its frequent patrons.
It's great - and bringing the chips in is essential. I feel your joy/pain.

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 6d

Oh yes, I know it!

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 10d

No. Not in the OGWT style at all. Looks more TOTP to me.

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 12d

Great stuff as always. Just a thought, could the panel seen in the Marshall’s module not be smaller, but possibly the same panel. It might continue underneath the horizontal panel, but it is obscured? 🤷

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 19d

Thanks v much! 👍

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 19d

Thats a good statement to unpick! I’d need another 10000 words…probably 😂
Thanks again Andrew. 👍

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 19d

❤️

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 19d

Cheers, Si.
PhD next. (Unlikely.)

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 19d

Greatful for the help, Paul. Trying to find who did which production text is harder than I thought!

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 19d

Thank you John. 🙂

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 19d

Cheers Sean. 👍

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 19d

Thanks Susannah!

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 19d

Cheers Gary, glad I got through it.

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 19d

Cheers Tom. 👍

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 19d

Thanks Frank!

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 19d

Thanks Uma. First go, and all that. 🙂

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 19d

And thank you for reading it. 👍

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Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 19d

Interesting. Yet Williams’ background was so rooted in scripting.
I felt that he didn’t lose ambition in the writing, but technical innovation had to be ramped up to counter the financial restrictions.

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Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 19d

You’re in it!

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 20d

This week I achieved my Masters with Distinction. I inflicted pain and suffering on myself while writing the thesis, and now I inflict it on the world. pinkforyouractualpterodactyl.com/2025/09/18/d...

Masters Thesis – Does studying stylistic change and boundary-pushing within the production of Doctor Who between 1974 and 1980, through the lens of innovation theory, allow the critical orthodoxies o...

This is a Masters thesis focusing on Doctor Who and British Television Production of the 1970s. Does studying stylistic change and boundary-pushing within the production of Doctor Who between 1974 …

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Michael Seely @mpseely.bsky.social · 25d

My latest Substack takes a look at my favourite Doctor Who William Hartnell guest starring in 'Softly Softly' who makes a surprising confession. With thanks to Z Cars historian David Brunt.
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Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 25d

I thought I'd use some photos I took on a recent trip to Hound Tor to recreate the making of The Sontaran Experiment.
Anything to distract me from the state of the world, the erosion of the BBC, reasoned arguments, you know, that kind of thing.

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Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 27d

Nice. I’ve never really clocked these panels! 👍👍

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