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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Your first time? That and I Lucifer were the first two I read, bought with the front cover ripped off (which I later learned meant disposed of as not for sale…) for 50p each from a rack in the local petrol station in Cornwall. I was about 12, and a lifelong enthusiasm and habit began… Enjoy!

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The thing (actually one of many things) I don’t understand is what the Range Rover GT means for Jaguar. Before it was announced, I just assumed that Jaguar would make cars and Range Rover would make luxury and highly capable SUVs. But the GT feels like it’s right on the borders of Jaguar territory.

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I think cellphone, too… Cellnet was Vodafone’s competitor before Orange came along so the idea of “mobile” being “cellular” was out in the wild. And the people who had them at the beginning would have embraced the Americanism along with their Brooks Bros button down shirts and Timberland deck shoes

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Another vote for Chambers here: less philology and history, more words, better definitions and v handy for Scrabble and crosswords…

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

It freaked me out so much as a kid my Mum had to literally burn it in front of me to make sure I knew it had gone… the only time that happened, I hasten to add…

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Did your Puffin Books reading encompass Alan Garner already. Weirdstone of Brisingamen, Moon of Gomrath and Elidor are classics with a very distinctive voice. And The Owl Service is terrifying…

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Not quite your timeframe, but Connie Willis’ Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog are time travel fantasy from the mid-80s, and very enjoyable. If you liked RS’s Sword at Sunset, then Mary Stewart’s Merlin series is a fabulous set of tales. Four books, starting with The Crystal Cave

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Spode’s black shorts are out of fascion?

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

But where do you stand on what colour to paint the cut surfaces on a model? My instincts say red, but that might just be prolonged exposure to Science Museum, Engineering Faculty and RAF sectioned hardware… and the odd Airfix engine…

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

You have to listen to “There will come soft rains”. Amazing, chilling. terrifying and deeply sad all at once…

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Netherton Foundry @nethertonfoundry.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

It’s not as exciting as previous Robert Ludlum books, but I enjoyed it a lot, and thought it was very insightful…

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Why is it so flamin’ hard to find shows you add to watchlists in ANY streaming app? I know the algorithm wants to push other stuff at me, but it’s a fundamentally broken pattern if you can’t go quickly to something you’ve “favorited” or bookmarked for later!

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

It felt like hard work to me… Not sure why it was billed as “Comedy horror” … the humorous bits were few and far between, IMHO, and just not actually very funny. Buffy or Stranger Things it wasn’t… I got to the end, but I won’t be queueing up waiting for Season 2!

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Just be wary… Hiroboy paints are great, but they are real automotive paints and part of a system with clear coat. You need to apply in light coats over primer or else the hot solvent will etch what’s underneath. They dry matt, and if they ever look wet it’s laid on top heavy. Mask and gloves, too.

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Brought up short by a glimpse of red through the trees, I found a field full of poppies. Surprised by beauty… and now I do know what it means, #TeardropExplodes fans…

A first glimpse of a field of red poppies through the trees

A widescreen lanorama of a blanket of scarlet poppies thrown over a field near Sheffield

Close up of bright red poppies by the path through a nearby field

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

It might not be shown on the night, but I have noticed quite a few of the more “interesting” Proms do appear on iPlayer over the following few months and some do get broadcast. The Northern Soul and Nina Simone ones did, for sure

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Band Candy. Buffy 3.6. No notes. RIP Tony Head. Footnote: how well written and well played was that show in its pomp? @janeespenson.bsky.social

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Snap, except I’d go UFO instead of Joe 90…

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Certainly am. I’m weighing up how much of the D-type I actually need… (I’ve got a Lindberg D that I found very cheaply as well). I think it’s probably the top half from the firewall back…

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Very nice indeed! I know how much work that takes… One day I’ll cross kit one with the spare Revell XJKS in the stash…

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

No wonder it took them ten years to get home from Troy if they came via the Moray Firth

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Well, spoilers… but I hate those guys.. Best, M.

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

That sudden sensation when you hear a cow and are convinced you’ve heard the same cow before: the French call it déjà moo

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

And apparently dubs herself for the French releases of her movies…

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

I’m sure Jonathan Frakes started out directing on TNG, but nowadays you just know that if there’s a really tight, fun and genuinely funny episode of genre-adjacent TV, there’s a good chance he directed it…

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Somewhere in this picture are four astronauts aboard Integrity…

The moon rising above the horizon in Sheffield, between two electricity transmission pylons

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

I’m holding out for Ben Kingsley as the Shopkeeper and Ben Whishaw as Mr Benn…

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

“We’re in a physics-defying, entirely unstable death-trap” is a line I can enjoy imagining being delivered by Egon, Ray or Peter, in entirely different but equally valid ways…

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

It’s great. For some reason, I hear it in the rhythm of The Revolution will not be Televised…

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Now, that’s got me thinking… sounds very familiar to me, too. Could it have been Stuart Maconie’s “With a Little Help From Their Friends”? I read that recently, whereas Love and Let Die was a while back…

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Guy Gavriel Kay Peter O’Donnell Iain M Banks Len Deighton Patrick O’Brian

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

And the panda. Don’t forget the panda-carrying…

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Peter F Hamilton? Similar territory to Tchaikovsky and Reynolds…and space opera scale to rival Iain M. if not any individual book quite as perfect as Player of Games…

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Have you been watching Paddington The Musical..?

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Unlike these previous examples, in the most recent case one is clearly being used as a titcoin.

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Definitely Moonbase Alpha Leisurewear…

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

“White House claims Kennedy Centre to be renamed, although law makes this claim false”. There, fixed the headline for you. Be less credulous and uncritical…

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cmatthewbacon.bsky.social @cmatthewbacon.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Now is the time to try that croissant or tartine with black cherry or blueberry or apricot or sour cherry that you never get the chance to in marmaladen Real Life!

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