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Simon Guerrier

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Writer and producer. Out now: David Whitaker in an Exciting Adventure with Television, a biography of the first story editor of Doctor Who. Currently working on a biography of Terrance Dicks. www.simonguerrier.com

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Josephine beckbook.com Riesman @josie.zone · 12h
The Monolith and the Apes from 2001: A Space Odyssey
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 11h
Jodrell Bank in Cheshire, the world’s largest steerable dish radio telescope at the time (now the third largest). was switched on in 1957 on this day. Built by Bernard Lovell, it was the only radar device that could track the carrier rocket of the Soviet Union’s Sputnik I.
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Richard Drew #MDANT @ourmanincairo.bsky.social · 8h
Oh, and a plan drawn by me from March 1991 #goinglive @saturdaymornings.co.uk
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Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social · 10h
Good morning. 230 pages into this massive thing.
The Doctor Who Production Diary - The Troughton Years, by David Brunt
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David Barnett @davidmbarnett.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Northern lights.
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Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Well up for this new series of Blake’s 7.
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Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
If this was really happening, what would you think?
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Area Man @areamancm.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I read a lot on here about the importance of, and superiority of, art created by people over AI generated art. And I agree. But would *you* like to make some art? Are you free and in London on Friday 16 October? Then why not come to an event I’ve helped organise www.ticketsource.com/bloomsbury-c...
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"Making Art Together" at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church
Tickets are now available for Making Art Together at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, London on Friday 16th October 2026 at 10:00AM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets...
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Roland Moore @rolandmooretv.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
It’s a brilliant, emotional ride of a story and yet it feels totally like an early adventure. Congrats to @0tralala.bsky.social and @fiotrethewey.bsky.social and everyone involved.
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Pet Shop Boys @handle.invalid · 09/10/2026
Pet Shop Boys today release “A man from the future" on vinyl, CD and digitally at the link below. wmg.lnk.to/psb-amftf
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Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Hope it all goes brilliantly. Sorry not to be there.
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Eddie Robson @eddierobson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I'm about twenty minutes away from Glasgow so it seems safe to say I will be at the con in time for my reading at 3pm. Do come. We're basically the first act on.
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Nick Abadzis @nickabadzis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
A date for your diary. Tickets available now! www.cartoonmuseum.org/whats-on-eve...
Flyer for ‘In Conversation’ - an interview by Zakia Sewell with Nick Abadzis and Angela Watson, discussing My Beloved Other, taking place at the Cartoon Museum in London, Thursday 19th November 2026.
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Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Yes and yes. Any chance you can make the beguiling intrigues of Target Book Club?
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Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Goodnight Hookland. I told the moths about you this evening and they seem to be fine with all of it.
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Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
When my son was at primary school and a teacher asked what I did for a job, he thought for a bit and answered, “He gets cross at his laptop.” And I still think, yes, that is my Method.
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Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Looking grumpy at a laptop
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Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“Conquer the Earth? You poor pathetic creatures, you’ve given me a reason to distract myself from writing my memoirs…”
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Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Changed to clear frames earlier this year for exactly this reason.
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Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Happy birthday, Lynne! I hope there are shenanigans.
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Paul Cornell @paulcornell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Here it is! Our definitive graphic novel #Murderbot , revised look approved by @marthawells.com ! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cos...
A page of the graphic novel, revealing Murderbot to be androgynous and of medium dark skin colour, with a buzzcut.
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Dennis Duncan @djbduncan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I'm doing a talk in LA in a few weeks about blank forms, C18 stationers, and the Burying in Woollen Acts. If you have basically zero pain threshold for C18 booktrade chat, I think it'll be quite good. Anyway, it'll be on YouTube and you can sign up here if you like: 1718.ucla.edu/events/odiou...
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“Odious! In Woollen!”: Blank Precedents and the London Stationers, 1690-1830 - The Center for 17th- & 18th-Century Studies
Thursday, November 5, 2026 @ 4:00 pm PST – 5:30 pm PST - Twenty-First Kenneth Karmiole Lecture on the History of the Book Trade Lecture by Dennis Duncan, Associate Professor, University College London This paper begins with a collection of four dozen Burying in Woollen affidavits from the village of Upper Heyford in Oxfordshire, dating from the first decade of the eighteenth century to the last. Each affidavit testifies to a burial in [...]
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Matthew Sweet @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Sorry to inform to you that Free Thinking has been axed. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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BBC to cut raft of Radio 4 programmes including You and Yours
The corporation said it would be investing in a new consumer programme, while announcing more cuts.
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Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
That copyright notice makes my eyes twitch!
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Big Finish Insider @bigfinish.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
⏰ DON'T MISS THIS! ▶️ New trailer for "Doctor Who - The Audio Novels: The Missing Hour" Click bgfn.sh/mshour to find out more and to pre-order now!
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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 118: Most of your writing happens away from your desk, when you’re driving, walking, going about your daily business. To activate that mode, add ONE sentence to your WIP as you get up every morning, and keep the mental plates spinning for the rest of the day..
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Jonathan Coe @jonathancoe.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Ever since I first saw it, this scene has epitomised Amerlcan elegance for me. I wrote a short story about it for Radio 4 (never broadcast) and it's why I drink Gibsons even though nobody who works in a bar these days knows what they are. A perfect scene - RIP Eva Marie Saint.
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Elle McNicoll 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿♾️ @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I can't believe I get to say this: My 1st book for adults is published in the US on the 13th of October! It has a starred review on Kirkus! 🌟 It's one of Amazon's top 10 Romance novels for October. And it's an Apple Books staff pick. This doesn't happen to people like me!
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Paul @rudemrlang.com · 06/10/2026
Fans like to claim Doctor Who needs to be rested becuase the ideas are getting stale the someone comes up with the idea of a companion who shoots TOAST out of his head when he’s scared, this show will never ever die!!! www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-fea...
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First look at 'TARDIS Crew', brand new CBeebies animated adventure from the Whoniverse | Doctor Who
The TARDIS is set to welcome aboard a whole new generation of fans in an exciting new animated series...
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Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“And a warning that this programme contains people you used to think of as old who are now clearly at least a decade younger than you are…”
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Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Oh, well I like that previous stuff, too.
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Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It’s so confident, so extraordinary. Firing on all cylinders.
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Stuart Denman 🏳️‍🌈 @stuartdenman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Gutted to learn that the composer George Fenton has died. I worked closely with him on the latest Newsnight theme arrangement. He was a lovely man and leaves behind so much wonderful and iconic music. BBC News - The secret to writing a TV theme tune www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-4...
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The secret to writing a TV theme tune
As Newsnight unveils a new look and sound, the man behind the theme tune shares his composing secrets.
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Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Pure joy
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Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Conversations begin “Hiyah love” instead of “All right mate”. Hth.
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James Goss @gossjam.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Didn't get Glastonbury Tickets? Why not come to #DoctorWho #TargetBookClub on October 24th. We've a line-up of talks, readings, interactive prose poetry and Free Tea. bit.ly/smallbluebox
Gary Brannan - Exterminations In The Library
Steve Cole - The Vampire Mutation
Robert Crighton - Zerbi-Ye-Ye!
James Goss - Young Men Are Dying For It
John Grindrod - Revenge Of The Blurboids
Simon Guerrier - The Six Doctors
Paul Kirkley - The Revolting Rutan Will Not Be Televised
Esther MacCallum-Stewart  - The 5-FINGERED BOOKMARK
Jonathan Morris - Literal Targets
Bruce Nicholson - Chapter One
Andrew Orton - The Changing Face of Doctor Who
Phil Pascoe - « Et zut ! Ça recommence ! »
Julian Richards - Father In The Mirror
Robert Shearman - Power of Kroll
James Cooray Smith - The Timeless Pieces
Paul MC Smith - Drawing Inspiration
Dr Matthew Sweet - LYLE AND A TIME LORD
Jason Thompson - AND THE MYSTEROUS IMAGERY
STEPHEN WYATT - THE STALLSLADY IS BBC ENTERPRISES
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Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I have been to the Moon again, this time in the company of Reg Turnill: 0tralala.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-...
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The Moonlandings, by Reginald Turnill
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VworpMeetMCR @vworpmeetmcr.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
After celebrating the 60th, 61st and 62nd anniversaries, it's now a tradition: Announcing Vworp Manchester's #DoctorWho 63rd Birthday Bash with KATY MANNING and friends! As before, all profits after event costs go to the British Heart Foundation. www.fatsoma.com/e/5mu56bbu/v...
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Michael Seely @mpseely.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
From the makers of Doctor Who in 1969 & in colour! Special Project Air Ep 1 A mysterious and reserved one man task force and his pretty assistant investigate crimes affecting the RAF and GB. ‘I’d rather keep my mouth shut and my mind open.' Starring Peter Barkworth as Wing Commander Routledge! ⬇️
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Highway to Action! The Singapore Adventure
From the makers of Doctor Who, a lost two-part Royal Air Force drama set in Singapore, transmitted during the first weekend of colour television for BBC1.
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Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Good morning. I am in bliss.
Paperback of Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth by Terrance Dicks, artwork by Chris Achilleos showing Roboman, Dalek and spaceships, plus the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster
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Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Cor
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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The #2026IgnyteAwards for Creative Nonfiction recognizes works related to the field of speculative fiction. Congratulations to @gautambhatia88.bsky.social and THE SECRET HISTORY OF INDIAN SCIENCE FICTION
2026 Ignyte Award winner for Outstanding Creative Nonfiction: The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction
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Peter Ware @percyivorwoo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Just been listening to Rubber Soul for the first time in years, following the release of the Super Deluxe edition. It's only just struck me (and please forgive if this is an unoriginal observation and/or has been discussed by Beatles fans for over 60 years) ... #RubberSoul #Beatles
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Peter Anghelides @anghelides.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
An entertaining interview with Russell T Davies which, I am delighted to report, contains some hooting. When I think of RTD, I often think of him hooting with laughter. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/o...
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‘One person turned up at my house’: Russell T Davies on fierce fandom, finding love after grief - and the fear that drives him to keep a knife by the door
He’s the titan of TV who revived a flatlined Doctor Who and turned British queer life into jaw-dropping drama. But the screenwriter’s groundbreaking writing has sometimes made him a target of hate – f...
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Ian Greaves @greavesian.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Another bundle of Hidden Treasures coming up on 4 Extra this week: all ninety-minute single plays in peaktime, including this 1981 piece from Peter Terson www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Rundle Gibbet by Peter Terson
Eccentric Francis wants to fight corruption in his community by setting up a newspaper.
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Andy Murray @mrgeetsromo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"This is Manchester, we do things differently here." We all know the quote, but where did it *really* come from - and what's it got to do with esteemed British character actor Cyril Shaps? Read on and find out... www.northernsoul.me.uk/24-hour-part...
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Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Fab, thank you!
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Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@jonnymorris.bsky.social Ello. I know it’s wrong to refer to the cancellation of Shada as due to a “strike”, but “industrial action” is right, innit?
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Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You might need to invest in a knuckle duster or paperweight with which to despatch your many enemies.
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Emma Price @tinymaster.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Did a fun little sketchy thing for Day 1 of Peachtober, celebrating the start of spooky season with a spider wearing a wee little acorn hat, for the prompt, "Oak"... because why not? Nice to draw something whimsical for a change. #Peachtober26Oak
The letter, "O" for Oak sits behind the dangling figure of a spider, wearing a little acorn cup as a hat. The O is light green, on a dark green background, with oak leaves dotted around.
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