Reposted by Mark FaulknerCatsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Btw, here's "Luceros y Penumbras", the largest pop-up book ever created, currently on view at the Los Angeles Central Library. www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-T-... 1380131
Reposted by Mark FaulknerOdd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 27/09/2026This sums up almost everything I felt about 70 UP - especially Jackie. I could watch her having a go at Michael Apted (and then speaking warmly of him years later, because people are not one thing) all dayjuderogers.substack.comThe unanswered questions of 70 UpThe death of Nick, goodbye to Neil, and the power of watching fourteen real lives in time-lapse – the return of my Mid-Week Culture Culture Blast 612530
Reposted by Mark Faulknerwaltydunlop @waltydunlop.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Play Away back on Saturday afternoons or we riot 382
Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Has anyone actually found a list of cinemas Doctor Who The Satan Pit is playing at, as it's not on the website. 100
Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 24/09/2026As I sit here working some days my earworm isn't necessarily music, often it's Nick Mohammed as Mr Swallow exclaiming "OH MY GOD!" 120
Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I think I've officially reached the age where I find animated Jacquie Lawson eCards 'endearing'. youtu.be/xGFa5_wdRsU?...youtu.beBlur - Birthday (Official Audio)YouTube video by Blur 030
Reposted by Mark FaulknerPhilip Ralph @philralph.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Anyone who sees this and cannot join the dots between the end of the BBC and the end of the UK’s world renowned TV industry… frankly, I despair… We need change, yes. We need to get good at making low budget risky TV again, absolutely. But axe it and say goodbye to anything but mid Atlantic dross. 55226
Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This is exactly the sort of thing BBC Four is for. 1204
Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 22/09/2026#70Up has made me reflective. Am I alive at the best time? Given my cultural interests I always thought I should've been born in the 60s, not 70s. But I've been around to experience Beatles, Bowie, Python, Doctor Who, Milligan, Pinter, Alan Bennett while they've been active, so I've not done too bad 160
Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Missed a trick by not bringing it full circle and having a load of 70 year olds running amok on a building site! #70Up 280
Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Thank you for sharing your life with us, Nick. #70Up 0180
Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I shouldn't really be eating a whole packet of these 'Maltesers', but since they're #vegan they're effectively plant based and therefore a vegetable. Right? 020
Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 20/09/2026That's how you spend an enjoyable Sunday afternoon, listening to a 1936 organ play along to silent films: a Felix the Cat cartoon, Laurel and Hardy's Big Business (1929), and Buster Keaton's The Scarecrow (1920). Part of Brighton's Heritage Open Day. 031
Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Looking forward to this already in October the-space.uk/event/interv...the-space.ukInterviews with Peter Serafinowicz and Doon Mackichan (and audience Q&As) - The-Space.uk 000
Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Catching up on the 1985 episode of #TOTP from last night. I don't think I've fully appreciated before Bowie's leopard print onesie in the Dancing In The Streets vid. 010
Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 18/09/2026There has not been a better Oasis album since Be Here Now. Fact. #TOTP 000
Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Ok, so Lonestar managed to get onto #TOTP and I didn't, but that's still one of the worst songs I've ever heard. 130
Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Re: today's email from The Beatles: Have you got a 3 Saville Row experience to share? (in prep for the museum), I forwarded it to my dad who was there for the rooftop concert. He worked round the corner of Saville Row in the 60s and would see the Beatles but think nothing of it. Different times. 000
Reposted by Mark FaulknerSteve Andrew @steveandrew.bsky.social · 18/09/2026On the A15 near Lincoln there’s a sign pointing to… Crematorium Bowling Alley I know they must be two separate venues but deep down I want them to be one. They have urns shaped like balls which explode with ash and glitter when you get a strike. 001
Reposted by Mark FaulknerStuart Kenny @stuartkenny.bsky.social · 18/09/2026MAKE THIS HAPPEN!! 😃 It's a pity Victor Lewis-Smith isn't with us, his company could have had a stab at it, he had a farm near Millom that's seen plenty of Dalek action! 062
Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 17/09/2026There's something not quite gelling with this series of #Taskmaster. Is anyone else feeling it, or am I being a grumps? 310
Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Surely all I need write is "Morgana Robinson to play the Doctor" and the rest can take care of itself. www.bbc.co.uk/commissionin...bbc.co.ukNew opportunity: Doctor Who invitation to tenderDeadline for initial submissions: 2 October 040
Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Best. Olympics. Ever. BBC News - River home to 500 crocodiles chosen as Olympic rowing venue www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympi...bbc.co.ukRiver that is home to 500 crocodiles chosen to host 2032 Olympic rowing and canoe eventsA river that is home to about 500 saltwater crocodiles is given the OK to host Olympic and Paralympic rowing and canoeing events at the 2032 Brisbane Games. 011
Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 16/09/2026One of the loveliest scenes ever in Doctor Who. 000
Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 15/09/2026It is as I feared. Not enough time devoted to each participant in #70Up. They deserved better. Typical ITV. This should have been a series. 110
Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Currently reading Steve Mason's autobiography Failure Is Always An Option: Glorious Adventures On The Beta Band Front Line And Other Tales. He's a one, in't he, the larks he's got up to? Anyway, this remains a perfect 6 minutes of pop. youtu.be/6XKvbROUmNk?... Wish I'd seen them this summer now.youtu.beDry The Rain (Remaster)YouTube video by The Beta Band - Topic 140
Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 13/09/2026The beginning of Project Hail Mary is generally how I get out of bed most mornings: "WHERE AM I?" "WHAT IS 2 PLUS 2?" 000
Reposted by Mark FaulknerLuca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 12/09/2026London-based artist and designer Freddie Yauner’s wearable reflective sculpture/headpiece. IG: @ freddieyauner www.instagram.com/freddieyaune... 951666291
Reposted by Mark FaulknerLuca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Finally using his hands right 😂🤣🤣 IG: @stoccafisso_design Amedeo Capelli, Automata maker www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Stoc... 631518286
Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I must confess I've always been interested by this series, not from a voyeuristic perspective, but sociologically and historically. Each life story has been fascinating. We've followed their lives for six decades - now the stars of 7 Up are bowing out www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.uk70 Up: Curtain falls on documentary that has captivated Brits for six decades70 Up is the final instalment in a series which began in 1964 and has followed the lives of 14 people. 110
Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Things I was frightened of as a child: Spontaneous combustion Dougal And The Blue Cat Frank Spencer failing at everything because that's how I thought I was going to be Work and getting a job Daleks (I couldn't hide behind the sofa as it was tight against the wall so had to watch from the hallway) 330
Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 09/09/2026How times change. My first Glastonbury in 1995 cost £65 for a ticket which I think I purchased about two months in adance. #pipeandslipperspost www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukGlastonbury confirms ticket sale dates - and highest ever priceThe festival will return in June after taking a fallow year, but tickets have topped £400 for the first time. 030
Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I've entered a discussion at work about "approved scrubbers" for using an AI tool to anonymise personal data before it is shared, and all I can think of is this: 071
Reposted by Mark Faulknergamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The return to physical media is a radical act. A book in your hand or a record on the turntable belong to a world beyond subscriptions, licenses, and corporate permission, and they can be lent, inherited, annotated, repaired, and loved. They remain when the platform fails and the servers die. 221263487
Reposted by Mark FaulknerJon Dear @accordingtojond.bsky.social · 06/09/2026This is an absolute must. Experience one the greatest TV plays in the company of its biggest expert. 16827
Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 06/09/2026This remains a hidden gem in Bowie's catalogue. It's a lovely song, and the video shows him walking around his old stomping ground of Beckenham (I think?). 000
Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Interesting. A new cut of The Rutles film to mark its 50th anniversary in 2028, but still no sign of Rutland Weekend Television getting a commercial release. Boo. Eric Idle on 55 years in France — and his feud with John Cleese share.google/amjJPCCRugj0...share.googleEric Idle on 55 years in France — and his feud with John CleeseAfter nearly losing his Provence home in last month’s wildfires, the funnyman is looking on the bright side of life — but still settling scores 010
Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I've just seen a resplendent Princess Leia on her way to Brighton Comic Con. Waiting for three bus in Lewes High Street. 030
Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 04/09/2026What have I done? I shouldn't have alcohol as drunk purchases happen. I've just bought a copy of Death Comes To Time. (I seem to be working my way through questionable Doctor Who audios as I'm currently listening to Ghosts Of N-Space.) 010
Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I'm playing catch up with this as it seems fun, so here's the first four. 221
Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I'm 53 in a couple of weeks and have been short sighted all my life wearing contacts for the last thirty years. Now I find I have to wear +1 glasses on top of my lenses because I can't see things up front, but my long distance is sharper. WHAT IS GOING ON?!?!?! 120
Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Society falls. It is no longer Number One. (I still haven't heard it.) 000
Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 04/09/2026RIP Richard O'Sullivan. I remember him more for Dick Turpin. 010
Mark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Was this book written just for me?! #feedmygeek 151