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Peoples Pop Polls: BLACK POP 1986-1989 @peoples-pop-polls.bsky.social · 5h

#BPHM8689 It's the start of our NEW POLL BLACK POP HISTORY 1986-1989 In honour of Black History Month (UK) Four extraordinary years in Black music history, 256 tracks, one poll - vote for your favourites and cast your bonus votes! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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#BPHM8986 Black Pop History 1986 Day 1

Welcome to BLACK POP HISTORY MONTH 1986-1989! This is our annual poll where we take four years of Black music and find the greatest track - who will unseat reigning champion "The Message"? Find out h...

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

That death scene in particular is a masterpiece. Revelatory of all you know of him are the big performances.

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I had one winter when my car heater was gone and man, that’s a perfect soundtrack for all those freezing cold journies. So, so fucking good.

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Simon Price @simonprice.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Henrik Ibsen! Morten Harket! Edvard Munch! Jo Nesbo! Edvard Grieg! Jan Garbarek! Jens Stoltenberg! Anni-Frid Lyngstad! Varg Vikernes! Roald Amundsen! Thor Heyerdahl! Vidkun Quisling! Harald Hardrada! Liv Ullmann! Royksopp! Can you hear me, Royksopp? YOUR BOYS TOOK ONE HELL OF A BEATING! #CYMNOR

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A feast of talks as sumptuous and exquisite as The Two Doctors novelisation. Cancel all appointments and change your plans post haste, if you haven’t done so already.

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Midday Matinées @middaymatinees.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

In subscribers‘ inboxes already, a new Midday Matinée on how changes in Canadian tax law enabled David Cronenberg‘s film about cars. No, not that one. It’s payday week & you can become a subscriber for just £1.00 a month. Or try the free tier & see if you like it. www.patreon.com/MiddayMatine...

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Fast Company (1979) | Midday Matinées with James Cooray Smith

"You wanna win? You can't stand still." From about halfway through, the piece below contains mid-level spoilers for the mid-level Canadian s

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The whole season was worth it for the Pinter joke alone.

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Jonny Morris @jonnymorris.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If he's gonna watch that, he should also watch all the fan videos with fans playing the parts, making the costumes, writing the scripts etc. There is so much real creativity out there, born of an enthusiastic and inclusive fan community. We don't need artificial intelligence, we have genuine talent.

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 30/09/2026

I am not joking when I say this. Jive Bunny is now very, very good. You just don’t know yet because all musical mashups circulating today is from the Stars On 45 era. Jive Bunny et al have solved infinite musical mashups.

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V.C. Willow 🏳️‍🌈📚🪐🪄😱 @authorvcwillow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This Friday, our big Douglas Adams graphic novel, Share and Enjoy launches on Kickstarter. I'm immensely proud of it. A work of skill and tender love from Mark Griffiths and Martin Geraghty. The prelaunch page is here www.kickstarter.com/projects/roo... Going live this Friday, 2nd October.

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Ed Jefferson @edjefferson.com · 29/09/2026

They should make a comic where Batman makes a real difference by posting online

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I went and looked up what kept it off the top first time.

Noel Gallagher dressed in a black t-shirt, sitting on a settee, stroking his chin and declaring of Robson & Jerome’s I Believe keeping him off No 1 that ‘it’s too funny’.

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A Matter of Life and Death Withnail & I The Remains of the Day Paddington 2 All of Us Strangers

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Tom Ewing @tomewing.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

One of the wonderful things about music in general is that the risk reward ratio is so insanely skewed - three minutes for something that might end up bringing you joy for the rest of your life

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Nick Abadzis @nickabadzis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

My Beloved Other is out TODAY in the UK

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Matt Laycock @mattlaycock.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Not to be the fanboy “the definitive version is the live version” but…the definitive version is the live version. Saw them do this with the extended techno section several times and it always, always,went off.

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Blame The Avengers for me being unforgivably late but with apologies… Ride On Time - Black Box (1989) La Vie En Rose - Grace Jones (1986) It’s My Beat - Sweet T & DJ Jazzy Joyce (1987) Bad Young Brother - Derek B (1988) Wait - Kym Mazelle & Dr Robert (1989)

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Monstermaker @monstermaker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It's live! The prologue from Malcolm Hulke's Target novel Dinosaur Invasion - animated! youtu.be/aNRfScgskFY?...

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Dinosaur Invasion: London Alert

YouTube video by Doctor Who Literature Podcast

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Either the satellite feed was out of sync or Toni Braxton is *terrible* at lip syncing. #totp

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Jann Wenner nodding in approval.

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It’s a list which has (and I’m being generous with my definition over Black Mirror), 12 non-US shows on there by my count. I know it’s a US publication, but even with personal preference accounted for, the US is not so dominant it accounts for nearly nine out of ten of the best shows this century.

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James Cooray Smith @ Midday Matinées / Psychic Paper @cooraysmith.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A new Midday Matinée, on the secret origin of the directors of #AvengersEndgame.

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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Friday night at Tbubz. It was 20 years ago today, that Britannia taught the band to draw (and overwrite captions). We're throwing a party from 8:30pm at Cold Bath Brewing Co on Friday 13th. Come throw down, and we'll all be retromancers together.

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PHONOGRAM 20 YEAR PARTY — Thought Bubble Comic Art Festival

It was 20 years ago today, that Britannia taught the band to draw (and overwrite captions). To celebrate, Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie invite you to come and dance to our line up of superstar DJs*...

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Joe Ford @docoho44.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Extracted from our various book club episodes; Andrew, Jon, Luke & I rank our three best and worst BBC & Virgin covers! @dwcoverstory.bsky.social @jonarnold.bsky.social @lshyphenj.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I mean, if you’re making the effort I probably should…

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Vastly improved defensively I’d say - much less of the naivety that was there in the first couple of games. Attack’s not quite there, but Isak’s finishing looks like everything we were promised.

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

My pleasure - I’ve passed it on to a few mates who might be interested and will spread the word.

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Absolute banger of a deep dive about Colin Baker’s (non) appearance on The Young Ones.

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Mags @magnumificent.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A lorry carrying a shipment of Worcestershire sauce from a brewery in Leicestershire was driving through Loughborough when it ploughed head-on into a Lamborghini Murciélago. 1/7

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

You forget the 26 March heresy.

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Caught a showing of this after Jim’s piece in the New Statesman a decade or so ago and it’s every bit as glorious an experience as he says. Best compliment I can give is that this piece absolutely captures the genuine wonder of this film and the decades of effort to restore it.

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

All my Black Archives (so far) at a bargain rate!

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

He told me it was five last weekend… not that I’m complaining. :)

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Even then I’ll find reasons to try and enjoy MoP while I’m watching it…

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Yep, absolutely. It’s satisfying when things click into place like this, and likely indicates which version of the scripts Davis was working from when writing the book.

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Given how acclaimed this was in 1991, this was a fun conversation about how a book looks when the expectations of Who fiction are now very different…

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This is absolutely top tier detective work on the cold case of Doctor Who’s 1989 cancellation.

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Isn’t it in the novelisation?

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Fancy giving my book #IntoTheGroove a try-out if you haven't yet had the pleasure? It's currently reduced to just £3.89 for its Kindle format - and is perhaps as a consequence now #2 in the Music History and Criticism chart. YES. www.amazon.co.uk/Into-Groove-...

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Into the Groove: The 1980s: The Ultimate Decade in Music History

Into the Groove: The 1980s: The Ultimate Decade in Music History eBook : Lewis, Justin: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Which established characters benefitted most from the Wilderness Years and apart from Anji, which are the strongest original characters?

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cultauthor.bsky.social @cultauthor.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

In re-enchantment we stop dreaming of inevitable apocalypse and find the permissive space to tell stories of hope.

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Oliver over rather than whatever that is, obviously. But yep, it’s inconsistency. It’s a deliberate kick when the opponents on the floor. If Foden was smart, he’d have rolled around after the kick and given Oliver a decision to make.

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Can’t recommend a yellow, but I’m boggled that they don’t send ivermectin to the monitor.

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Jon Arnold @jonarnold.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Dolly rather than Bonnie I think. Though Whitney doing Total Eclipse would’ve been quite something!

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