Steve @notadric.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The ‘bloodthirsty’ ep of Doctor Who is presumably ep 3 of The Smugglers (24 Sep 66). 000
Reposted by SteveOld UK Print Ads 70s/80s/90s @oldukprintads7890s.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Oct 1981: Shops Opening ad from Supa Shops «DON'T MISS DAVID HAMILTON» 132
Reposted by SteveDavid Brown @davidebrown.bsky.social · 01/10/2026To get you excited for Swap Shop's 50th anniversary tomorrow, here's an edition which ended with Noel covering the corpse of John Craven with a shroud. 33116
Reposted by SteveThe Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026If you're in my GP's office any time soon, prepare yourself for what many are calling the greatest mnemonic of all time. Come for E and P, but sit down and clap for I. 621728348
Steve @notadric.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This ‘Channel [number]’ branding feels weirdly unidiomatic for Britain; always surprising to see it in old ITV promos. 141
Reposted by SteveMichael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Most TV is just this now. 16568861887
Reposted by SteveDarach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I was reminded of a very Dublin insult this morning - “oh he’s such a martyr, Padre Pio has a picture of him on his windscreen”. 1135573
Reposted by Steve👻 Jack Djinn Wail 🧞 @jacktindale.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Crying at how the new intern at work was born in 2005 and knows about the Blair government because "we studied it in sociology". 3496296
Reposted by SteveSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026My immediate reaction is to wonder why the laughing cow is breaking up with me. 2117514
Reposted by SteveWhy Don't YouTube? @whydontyoutube.bsky.social · 27/09/202640 YEARS AGO TODAY: an episode of Copy Cats which starts with Bobby Davro impersonating Duncan Norvelle. Mmm. If you can get past Mike Osman's Dirty Den sounding exactly like Rodney Trotter, it ends with the greatest post-show warning in broadcast history.youtube.comCopy Cats 2 1986Comedy Impressions from the eighties 263
Reposted by SteveAndy Lewis @andylewis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Every time someone links to this film, I have to repost it. It's one of the most significant bits of British 20th century art. Everything about it is incredible. Groundbreaking music production by Daphne Oram. Amazing camera work by Wolfgang Suschitzky (who later filmed Get Carter).- 43671253
Reposted by SteveRob Manuel @robmanuel.b3ta.com · 26/09/2026So it’s free and possibly a bit shit but you shouldn’t complain? I am unconvinced anyone at Lloyds understands common idioms. 10625
Steve @notadric.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Enjoyed this one, particularly the parsing of 12ac when it was pointed out to me. 000
Reposted by SteveAlex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Sing if you’re glad to be an exquisite intellectual who revels in delusions of personal superiority 215034
Reposted by SteveAlison Eales, Nerves of Steel @alisoneales.com · 25/09/2026let's go, bitches 🏴 9342
Reposted by SteveJohn Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 24/09/2026Everyone, stop what you are doing. I've discovered there is a politician called Teresa May running for city council in British Columbia. And this is from one of her campaign videos. Never have two people with the same name had such different vibes. 59740124
Reposted by SteveOld British Telly @oldbritishtelly.co.uk · 24/09/2026[1987] Ten people called the BBC after the broadcast of Doctor Who's 'Dragonfire' Part 3. These were their complaints. 94811
Reposted by SteveColin Smith @colinsmith.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Michael Moorcock in London’s Notting Hill Gate, from Jan 24th 1974’s The Listener. 829153
Reposted by SteveStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 23/09/2026There's much that can be criticised about Suella's mad position, but nobody who thinks this actually 'supports the England football team'. 99825124
Reposted by SteveJamie Muir @jamiembrixton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I can remember our headmaster, flanked by the head boy, addressing an emergency whole school assembly: “whichever one of you stole the radioactive isotope from the science laboratories, will you return it immediately.” 1957
Steve @notadric.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Strong pang of nostalgia generated here for the computing history and future possibilities - I read about in library books as a kid - LISP, SHRDLU, Fifth Generation Computers. It was a different world. 010
Reposted by SteveChris Ingraham @cingraham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Incredible Facebook slop ad I just got 31798601563
Reposted by SteveKateW @kateweb.bsky.social · 21/09/2026New Susannah Clarke! Fans of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, and Piranesi - this may be news to you, it was to me. 57736
Reposted by SteveColin Smith @colinsmith.bsky.social · 21/09/2026A Penguin Books press ad from 1969. It’s hard to explain the degree of credibility & popularity that Penguins once had, but this does, in its modest salesman fashion, suggest something of how the publisher was often regarded. 3245
Reposted by SteveIva Vukušić @vukusiciva.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This ridiculous number of applications is, in my view, the result of 2 nightmare developments happening concurrently 1.the precariousness of the job market for young PhD graduates which then fuels further: 2.the AI tools enabling overproduction of proposals. #Research #ERC #ResearchFunding #Academia 411248
Reposted by SteveJoel Williams @jaowilliams74.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Outstanding new voting intention format from local LibDems. 2013320
Reposted by SteveBrian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Liverpool MP Bessie Braddock dances with George Harrison at the Carl Alan Awards, March 24, 1964. 319935
Reposted by SteveJon Henley @jonhenley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Well how very French. In the flat (now a museum) of 19th century philosopher Auguste Comte, father of positivism, a voucher issued by a Paris theatre to disappointed ticket holders on February 24th 1848 after the evening's performance was "cancelled due to revolution" 415746
Reposted by SteveToby Hadoke @tobyhadoke.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Stephanie Cole Guardian obit by me (very fast turnaround so be kind). Huge big thanks to @andypodding.bsky.social who sent above and beyond to help me out! www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...theguardian.comStephanie Cole obituaryStage and screen actor admired for her television roles in Waiting for God, Tenko and Doc Martin 1820756
Reposted by SteveJohn J. Hoare @dirtyfeed.org · 20/09/2026Hands up who wants some fun research into The Young Ones? Brand new on Dirty Feed: the truth about Colin Baker's appearance, or rather non-appearance, on the show. www.dirtyfeed.org/2026/09/evil... 21258104
Steve @notadric.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Enjoyed today’s Guardian Prize Crossword by Tramp: some subtle clues in there www.theguardian.com/crosswords/p...theguardian.comPrize crossword No 30,116Prize crossword No 30,116 000
Reposted by Steveecclescrosswords.bsky.social @ecclescrosswords.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Sad news that The Independent is to stop its Cryptic Crossword in November, barring a last minute change of heart. It has forged its own distinct identity and will leave a great hole. Particular credit to Mike for introducing so many new great new setters to the professional ranks. 74019
Steve @notadric.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Brucie does a rather of-its-times limp-wrist gesture when introducing the costume assistants. 000
Reposted by Stevethe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Ok Tom is wonderful and I had no idea about this. What a pleasure to see, very early this morning, this artifact of a bygone time.  227114
Reposted by SteveKate Bevan @katebevan.com · 18/09/2026Good FT piece about men using GLP-1s and I *love* this quote in particular www.ft.com/content/65f4... 76514
Reposted by SteveSaturday Mornings @saturdaymornings.co.uk · 17/09/2026Noel usually asked one of the guests on Swap Shop to read through the Top Ten Swaps board each week, but here's what happened when he got Richard Stilgoe to sing the board instead. #saturdaymornings 0116
Steve @notadric.bsky.social · 17/09/2026A Guardian cryptic crossword from the great Pasquale today - a lot of fun, and a few of the usual fairly-clued Very Obscure Words www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...theguardian.comCryptic crossword No 30,114Cryptic crossword No 30,114 040
Reposted by StevePostcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 17/09/2026He is very nice & let me "have a go" on his organ last night. It is fabulous. 35553103
Steve @notadric.bsky.social · 16/09/2026This reminded me of the first time I experienced someone’s mobile phone going off during a film. It was a showing of Kylie Minogue’s debut feature film ‘The Delinquents’, Boxing Day 1989. It was the most entertaining moment of a bad evening. 040
Reposted by SteveTwlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I would like to introduce the people on this app who act like they are the first to discover media studies to concepts such as “slow news day” and “novelty”. 3372
Reposted by SteveTwlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Yeah, if there’s one thing we can say about the independence movements in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, it’s that they’ve never had any media coverage 1112016
Reposted by SteveAdam Roberts @adamroberts.bsky.social · 16/09/2026In April 1833 "Frankenstein", owned by John Gully (a famous former boxer) raced in the St Leger, losing to the Duke of Cleveland's "Muley Moloch". So we can finally put this to rest: Frankenstein is the name of the *horse*. 22910
Reposted by SteveJames Cooray Smith @ Psychic Paper / Midday Matinées @cooraysmith.bsky.social · 16/09/2026buttondown.com/cooray_smith... I've had what might be a new, and possibly even significant, thought about Doctor Who's late 1980s cancellation. This is a free subscribers e-mail, and free to read on the site too, but if you agree, why not become a paid subscriber? Or indeed, even if you don't. 1112254
Reposted by SteveSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Should have guessed that the thing that would eventually kill off the right's interest in grammar schools would be non-white kids doing too well in the 11+. 36704141
Reposted by SteveDr Pop Culture USA @drpopcultureusa.bsky.social · 15/09/2026MARY TYLER MOORE was cast as “Happy Hotpoint,” the dancing elf who appeared in 39 commercials for Hotpoint appliances. The TV commercials ran during the popular 1950s series, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. 0177
Steve @notadric.bsky.social · 15/09/2026This was tricky but a lot of fun. Particularly liked 13d. 110
Reposted by SteveOwen Winter @owenwntr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026disagreeing with Urdu election material is silly. the more interesting question is why Polanski is campaigning in Urdu in a constituency with hardly any Urdu speakers 4632676
