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Richard

@rikyoung.bsky.social
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Work in #FinTech. Into Marvel, Doctor Who, Sci-Fi/Fantasy books, comics, film and TV, etc. 🇬🇧🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈(he/him)

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Prince Charles Cinema @princecharlescinema.com · 17h
We did it.
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Ben Willbond @benwillbond.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
#ghoststhemovie Well that was a blast. These guys are the very best and you have to seek it out from 23rd October in ALL GOOD CINEMAS (which is all of them). #bbcghosts #lionsgate #scotcheggs
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Andrew Leamon @andrewleamon.com · 12/10/2026
Well, my employment just drastically changed, so I am now looking for freelance work. 📢 If you need a Senior Copywriter or a Comic Book Writer, I'd love to be considered. 📢 Email & portfolio: link in my bio. If possible, I would deeply appreciate any shares. Thank you!
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Anoosh Chakelian @anooshc.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Great piece by @willdunn.bsky.social - especially the underrated point that we now pay more to own less:
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Was Britain really better off in the 1980s?
Andy Burnham and Nigel Farage are obsessed with the decade for different reasons
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Southeastern @serailway.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry? We still have four special trains running today to the reenactment taking place of the Battle of Hastings: Sunday 11 October London Victoria to Battle 10:48 Battle to London Victoria 16:29, 17:29, 18:29
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Scott Gray @scott1gray.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The Dalek invasion of the Space/Time Vortex! #DoctorWho
The Doctor and Ruby zoom through red streams of energy pursued by Daleks. The Doctor is hanging onto the exterior of the TARDIS. Art by Scott Gray.
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David McDonald @davidmcdonald.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Doomlord Vol 1 Zyn is available again in our shop here - www.hiberniacomics.com/category/all-products Doomlord Zyn has gotten a fantastic reaction- so much so we will be back next summer with Vol 2 of the Doomlord Photo Stories!
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Richard @rikyoung.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Of course, the one place you'd expect to find one would be the Security Kitchen..
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Richard @rikyoung.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
And another one !
Image from Doctor Who episodes Aliens of London. The scene is in Mickey's kitchen, with his toaster on the right, behind a ketchup container.
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David McDonald @davidmcdonald.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The Tower King, Doomlord Zyn and the Eagle Adventure Special are back in stock- very limited quantities, grab them while you can here- www.hiberniacomics.com
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Richard @rikyoung.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
That's my TV viewing for tomorrow sorted then!
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Richard @rikyoung.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Didn't we see one in Mickey's kitchen? Maybe in World War Three when they were concoting anti-Slitheen juice from pickled onions?
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Murky Depths @murkydepths.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Bus changes on the Isle of Dogs and Canary Wharf proposed with Superloop route SL4 diverting through Wood Wharf. TfL also propose entirely cutting the D7. www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2026/10/05/t...
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TfL bus cut planned alongside Superloop changes at Canary Wharf and Isle of Dogs - Murky Depths
TfL have revealed a number of bus changes on the Isle of Dogs and Canary Wharf including cutting one route and changes to Superloop route SL4
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Burnham speech: An astonishing moment of radicalism and commitment iandunt.substack.com/p/burnham-sp...
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Burnham speech: An astonishing moment of radicalism and commitment
It’s easy to be cynical, but it would be false. Something extraordinary is happening here.
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Paul @rudemrlang.com · 27/09/2026
This week in BORING OLD GAY, I’m agog at seeing Dallas in glorious HD, celebrating one of Scotland’s greatest sitcoms and shamelessly showing off two books with my name on them… boringoldgay.substack.com/p/dallas-doc...
Image of Sue Ellen Ewing in HD. HEadline: Dallas, Doctor Who and Double Sausage Suppers. Boring Old Gay #13 - Happy Returns…
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Lion & Unicorn @lionunicorn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"Pauline, with her big eyelashes, blonde Vidal Sassoon hairdo and loudly patterned clothes, has a go-ahead job with one of the new boutique chains revolutionising the country’s fashion." It's @hellothisisivan.bsky.social on "Man Alive". thelionandunicorn.com/2026/09/26/l...
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Last night on YouTube: Man Alive
IVAN KIRBY on the Britain of 1965-66, as revealed by the BBC documentary strand.
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John Freeman @johnfreeman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
David Brazier looks back over 50 years of Captain Britain, ahead of the celebrations for the characters debut in Marvel UK’s weekly title Captain Britain, including an all-new Captain Britain Special: downthetubes.net/britains-gre...
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Buy direct, save 25%, and avoid Bezos. "This book is a complete delight" "Like Bill Bryson's 'A Short History of Nearly Everything', but about dog idiocy" "Puts me very much in mind of the late, great Douglas Adams" "Very, very, very funny" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazon ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads russelljonesauthor.com
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The Wolf That Chews Rocks by Russell Jones
Dogs, science and chaos. Buy the illustrated hardback direct for £18.99.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
With 45 days until the midterms, I urge you all to: 1) Help get out the vote. 2) Protect our electoral machinery from interference. 3) Not succumb to complacency, defeatism, or cynicism. We are the only ones who can end this nightmare. We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
How the BBC’s latest platforming of the bigoted views of the anti-migrant billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe is the sign of a national broadcaster that is increasingly losing its way www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/how-the-bb...
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How the BBC Mainstreams the Right’s Anti-Migrant, Anti-British Agenda
The BBC’s platforming of the bigoted views of billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe is just the latest sign of a national broadcaster that has lost its way
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GwenieThinks 🤔 @gwenie.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
NO one is coming to rescue us! We are the Cavalry.... Its our responsibility to encourage our crew to vote 🗳
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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 14/09/2026
Just me and a cat run this whole thing. I design everything, answer the emails, pack the orders. Pete mostly supervises. So when you buy something from my shop, you're keeping a small studio going. www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
A grid of nine images featuring prints, T-shirts, a phone case, a mug and a photo of Gail and Pete the cat.
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Paul Lewis @paullewismoney.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Never pay one of these parasitic firms to find a child trust fund bit.ly/4dibyKr Everyone born 1/9/2002 and 2/1/2012 has one but 760k have not claimed them at 18. Do it yourself free at www.sharefound.org/child-trust-... or go to gov.uk and search child trust fund.
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Claims firms charge £400 to find missing child savings
If you have lost track of your savings account, there’s no need to use a company to get it back. Trace your money online without paying a penny
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
NEW Why holding a placard is a terrorist act, while causing disruption in a balaclava is not The mess caused by ministers and the police not taking terrorism law seriously By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...

Recent events in England now reveal the practical difference between terrorists and protesters. It would seem that terrorists peacefully hold placards and get immediately arrested, while protesters wear black uniforms and balaclavas and disrupt infrastructure and do not get arrested.

How did we get into this mess? How have we placed ourselves in the position where terrorism legislation is used to detain and prosecute peaceful protesters, while those adopting the terror tactics of private armies seem to be free to do as they wish?

The reason is that for some time British politicians have not taken terrorism legislation seriously, and that ministers have got into the habit of misusing terror laws for easy targets.
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Dr Nigel Fletcher @nigelfletcher.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I’m back on the 'stack! It’s been a while (as you might know, I’ve been somewhat preoccupied writing a book…), but I plan to return to regular posting on Substack. Do please subscribe if you like this sort of thing, and share for others who might also. nigelfletcher.substack.com/p/a-mileston...
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A milestone day for the King - and his Prime Minister
Four years on from the death of Elizabeth II, the King is already on his fourth premier
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
This is about all of us. Never forget that.
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Paul @rudemrlang.com · 30/08/2026
This week in BORING OLD GAY, I’m celebrating 23 years in London, struggling with the complexities of modern doorbells and getting unexpectedly hot under the collar in M&S… boringoldgay.substack.com/p/london-liv...
LONDON LIVING
DOORBELL DING-DONGS AND
SHORT SHORTS
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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 30/08/2026
Trying to make local journalism works as a business is hard. That's why I'm proud to announce that London Centric is diversifying into the capital's ice cream trade. www.londoncentric.media/p/ice-cream-...
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Intimidation, illegality and Mr Whippy: We join London’s ice cream wars
London Centric enters the ice cream trade • The capital’s soft serve vendors act like they can ignore the law • It turns out they probably can
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 28/08/2026
Some of London’s detractors are determined to paint a picture of a city becoming less safe. The facts tell a different story. These crimes are down ⬇️
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.
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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
One of the first "outrageous" claims I saw as Jason Arday's media hounding unfolded was that he ran 30 marathons in 35 days! Wow! What a thing to claim! And the newspapers all suggested there was no evidence he actually did it. Well, they clearly didn't look very hard 🙄 🧵 1/26
Photo after Jason's final marathon taken from his archived blog showing Jason surrounded by supporters in orange charity t-shirts
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Jonny Morris @jonnymorris.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
THE DOCTOR WHO - LABOUR LEADER CORRELATION. 1. WILLIAM HARTNELL - HAROLD WILSON's 1st term 1964-1966 Hugely popular as the public are dazzled by the white heat of technology.
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
"There’s a form of radicalisation in which it’s not someone’s political or philosophical positions that have shifted, but their sense of how much something matters."
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Everyone Is Talking About This
Things that go viral can also kill. Also this week: fun with great circles, and a mermaid for the sex starved.
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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Absolute longshot: I'm looking for Euan Smith who drew artwork for White Dwarf magazine in the mid 1980s and therefore is probably British and probably in his late 50s or 60s. Do you or did you know him?
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Scott Gray @scott1gray.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
The TARDIS in the Nanoverse! #DoctorWho #DoctorWhoArt
The TARDIS moves through a colourful dimension. Art by Scott Gray.
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
TEN DAYS TO GO
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 17/08/2026
The loudest voices online aren't always the most accurate. New data shows our homicide rate is lower than every US state, while murder rates are at record lows. The evidence is clear: our approach to tackling crime and its causes works. It’s driving down violence right across the capital.
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Is Europe safer than America?
A novel dataset provides some surprising answers
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 15/08/2026
Every generation inherits the responsibility to remember. On VJ Day, we pay tribute to those who served and sacrificed during World War II. As war continues to scar lives around the world, their courage reminds us that peace must never be taken for granted.
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Lion & Unicorn @lionunicorn.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
"Margaret can be jealous, selfish and ruthless." @hellothisisivan.bsky.social on One Foot in the Grave. thelionandunicorn.com/2026/08/15/l...
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Last night on iPlayer: One Foot in the Grave
Why doesn’t she leave him? Why doesn’t he leave her? IVAN KIRBY on one of the great sitcom relationships.
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Cheddar @fartycheddarcat.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I not be a baby But I likes da layses lots I halps da mama tie dem And halps to undo nots Mama ses I silly But a silly I not be I stikky out my tung at her Den RAWRR furroshisly! #CheddarPoetry #ShooLayses #INotWantMamaToTwipAndFall #IHalping #ITeechFiggyDisToo #ButHeJusPlays
Cheddar lies on his side and sticks his tongue out. A shoelace is nearby his face.
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Bin Day cometh.
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
itching to contribute, pointlessly, to the HP discourse so instead here is some footage of Henry Scampi being very patient and trusting while also hating life
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The Dobson Family and Colin the Dalek @dobbersw.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Had just enough time to plant these drought-resistant beauties before staring at the eclipse and tonight's meteor shower. See you all in the morning.
A couple of BBC era Triffids outside a very nice house which is sadly not ours.
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Ramin Nasibov @nasibov.me · 12/08/2026
If you missed the solar eclipse, this is what it looked like:
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Okay Clacton. Let’s go.
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Richard @rikyoung.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
My copy arrived today! Many thanks, looking forward to reading later!
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John Freeman @johnfreeman.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Hibernia Comics has just published its collection of the very first "Doomlord" story from Eagle in Doomlord Volume 1: Zyn, available to order here. The collection's designer, Richard Pearce, remembers his first encounter with the hugely popular alien executioner well…
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Loving the Alien
Hibernia Comics designer Richard Pearce reveals some Doomlord secrets...
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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
FLYER REVEAL! Edinburgh looms, here is my FIRST EVER SELF-DESIGNED FLYER because I'm extremely cheap this year.
Sooz Kempner Imposter

15th-23rd August @ 12.30pm Nic 2 @ Nicolson Square Venues

Pay What You CanAward-winning comedian Sooz Kempner (Doom in Doctor Who’s Doom’s Day, The Now Show) has always felt a little like an imposter. Except in one area: singing! She could always rely on THAT. But when Sooz's voice suddenly stopped working the way it always had before, she had to face her imposter syndrome head-on and find out once and for all: is it imposter syndrome, or is she truly an imposter? A stand-up show about finding your voice, silencing trolls, and Princess Diana.

"Brilliant" LA Times
★★★★★ West End Wilma
★★★★ The Scotsman
★★★★ Chortle
★★★★ Fest
★★★★ Morning Star
★★★★ Broadway Baby
★★★★ Funny Women
★★★★ Broadway World
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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 10/08/2026
This week Andy Burnham is going on a tour of the UK talking about dodgy shops. In the spirit of providing him with some ideas, London Centric partnered with Edinburgh Minute to look for the Londoner running gift shops that recently burned down in Scotland. www.londoncentric.media/p/edinburgh-...
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Exit through the gift shop
Plus: "Vertical drinking" politics • Robocop comes to Greggs • Robotaxis controlled by humans • London's festivals-in-parks mess
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