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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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Ten Acre Books @tenacrebooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

We're counting down to the release of our new book The Reality War. Pre-order now to get the early discount price of £12.99, which will rise to the RRP of £14.99 upon release.

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Richard Marks @richardmlive.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It was lovely to chat with former BBC Head of Audiences Chris Mundy about my book on #DoctorWho for @tenacrebooks.bsky.social, a case study of how television has changed since 2005 and where the show, the BBC and television itself may be headed as a result. www.asiconferences.com/asicast-200-...

The cover of the 200th edition of the asicast podcast

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Ten Acre Books @tenacrebooks.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

New for October, we are pleased to announce the release of The Reality War, a new book charting 20 years of the Doctor Who revival and its impact on the television industry. Order now from tenacrebooks.co.uk

Cover of The Reality War: How the Doctor Who Revival Transformed Television

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James Goss @gossjam.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Here's a list of talks for #DoctorWho #TargetBookClub on Saturday October 24th. Tickets bit.ly/smallbluebox

Target Book Club - The Abbey Centre, Westminster Saturday 24th October

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Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

56 years ago today, UFO premiered in the ATV, Border & Tyne Tees regions.. another banging Barry Gray theme too!

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Richard Marks @richardmlive.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Over on our music blog 'The Uncertain Smile' we've started a ten day project about songs, bands and genres that our correspondents admit they were wrong to dislike, or that they came to very late in the day. Feel free to post your own mistakes.. wp.me/p2Yft8-2eN

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Anyone can make a mistake Day One: Led Zeppelin, Steely Dan, Nick Drake, The Moffs & Rainbow

Richard M: I didn’t really get the point of Led Zeppelin until I was well into my 30s if I recall correctly. As a kid growing up in the 70s my main musical sources were Top of the Pops and Ra…

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Richard Marks @richardmlive.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Damn, I forgot the game was on.

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Richard Marks @richardmlive.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

No pressure! I hope it provides some hearty meals.

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Richard Marks @richardmlive.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

So far the two most common comments I have had are 'so you really were writing a book after all' and 'what a great cover' - thanks both.

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Richard Marks @richardmlive.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

So I've written a book! It's out next month from @tenacrebooks.bsky.social and it's about the modern series of #DoctorWho, the show's impact on TV and the UK, and how the media industry and fan culture have changed since it returned in 2005. tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com/product/the-...

The front cover of The Reality War, a new book about modern Doctor Who by Richard Marks

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Paul Burley @paulburley.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Don't look directly at the Sun. Or the Daily Mail.

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Richard Marks @richardmlive.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

@radiofreeskaro.bsky.social Question for 20th anniversary Fluid Links: If you could travel back 20 years & whisper something about the future of Doctor Who in the ear of your younger self that they just would not believe, what would it be? For example, mine would be 'John Hurt will be the Doctor'

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Richard Marks @richardmlive.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

England at major tournaments: an analogy…

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Jonny Morris @jonnymorris.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

The only way this final could be more disappointing would be if one of the players turned into Billie Piper.

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James Goss @gossjam.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

#DoctorWho #TargetBookClub is back! 24th October, The Albany Centre, Westminster - a totally serious symposium about the best book range in all of time and space. Tickets: bit.ly/smallbluebox

Target Book Club - Saturday 24th October, The Albany Centre Westminster - bit.ly/smallbluebox

Picture: Totally screen accurate Daleks and Cybermen invade London as Doctor Who boggles and a TARDIS and a rocket ship blast off and two people go "uhoh". There are flames.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I’m not sure exactly when it happened but at some point political reporting ceased to be about covering politicians and their ideas and turned into a sort of daily horoscope on what ‘the markets’ think about absolutely every single political decision

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Richard Marks @richardmlive.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

It's on till Sunday and Putney Exchange has air conditioning!🧊

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Richard Marks @richardmlive.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

#DoctorWho was canceled on his watch, so it's hardly a surprise. Thatcher held on for a year after Survival back in 89, but the writing was on the wall back then as well.

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Olaf Falafel @ofalafel.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

I’ve just seen two 13 year olds on each other’s shoulders wearing a grown-up size raincoat attempting to access LinkedIn.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

'We are clamping down on the harm caused by social media. 'Read all about it on the Nazi pogrom deepfake abuse website'

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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 15/06/2026

A generation of children confined to exclusively posting on LinkedIn, humbled to share that they have been recognised as thought leaders in vertically integrating your mom's supply chain.

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Paul Cornish @paulgcornish.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I thought I'd share my 'Many Deaths of Doctor Who' comic strip again. It's a few years old but since Billie probably doesn't count and Ncuti is going to be the last "proper" Doctor for a while, it's technically still up to date.

Comic strip:

THE MANY DEATHS OF
DOCTOR WHO
BY PAUL CORNISH
FIRST'S OLD BODY COULDN'T HANDLE THE PACE
SECOND WAS CAUGHT AND WAS ROBBED OF HIS FACE
THIRD MET A SPIDER AND THEN HE WAS GONE
FOURTH MET HIS END WHEN HE COULDN'T HANG ON
FIFTH MILKED A BAT BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH
SIXTH BUMPED HIS HEAD AS THE LANDING WAS ROUGH
SEVENTH GOT SHOT AND WENT UNDER THE KNIFE
EIGHTH COULDN'T FIGHT SO HE GAVE UP HIS LIFE
WAR STEPPED ASIDE AFTER HAVING HIS DAY
NINTH KISSED A GIRL AND SHE BLEW HIM AWAY
TENTH GOT ZAPPED GETTING WILF FROM THE CUPBOARD
ELEVENTH SAVED CHRISTMAS AND NEVER RECOVERED.
TWELFTH MADE A STAND AGAINST
FOES FROM THE PAST
THIRTEENTH WAS STRUCK BY AN ENERGY BLAST
FOURTEENTH RETIRED AFTER SPLITTING IN TWO
COS NOT EVEN DEATH CAN STOP DOCTOR WHO

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Richard Marks @richardmlive.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Quote with a fictional band that is not Spinal Tap: Frozen Gold from Iain Banks's Espedair Street

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christhebarker @christhebarker.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

I'm hearing Keir Starmer doesn't want to turn up for his regeneration scene so Andy Burnham is just going to lie on the floor in a wig

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Kuba @kayes67.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

I don’t think a state that is threatening wars of territorial aggression and has random death squads wandering about its mid-tier cities assassinating civilians should be hosting the World Cup

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Richard Marks @richardmlive.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

My sister, some friends and I have a podcast about Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers Of London series if that tickles your fancy. It's called the Follycast. We get better at it as it goes along (hopefully!).

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Richard Marks @richardmlive.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Thanks. I've checked and they can measure broadcaster (BBC ITV etc) content on other devices and that is included here, but Netflix and streamers are currently TV set viewing only. It doesn't tend to add that much though, based on the channels they do measure.

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Richard Marks @richardmlive.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Can I ask, is that 6.4m for Stranger Things an average across all four episodes of that first block or just episode 1? Presumably it's TV sets only and not other devices? Thanks.

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Richard Marks @richardmlive.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Jemma Redgrave was excellent which makes it all the stranger that her name did not appear in the pre-titles credits. I know they have pivoted away from it being the ‘UNIT Spinoff’ and have not used the Whoniverse branding, but Kate was as much a focus as the other two characters..

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Jonny Morris @jonnymorris.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

You wouldn't have got this with Thatcher.

A children's Christmas party at 10 Downing Street with all the big TV stars of the day except Ronnie Corbett. Photo coloured by Clayton Hickman.

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