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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 18h

On his birthday - some thoughts about Midge Ure, and why held great. priglit.blogspot.com/2024/08/matu...

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Mature Cheddar

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 21h

Why are films so sodding dark now? The new Hellraiser is just a murky mess, especially compared to the sharpness of the - presumably much cheaper - original.

Pinhead from the 2022 film Hellraiser. The image is low light and contrast.

Pinhead from the 1987 film Hellraiser. The image has high contrasts between light and dark.

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I love the premise of Hellraiser. “What if completing a Rubik’s Cube made fetish demons happen?”

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

“The Master is trying not to look at the Axon leader. He's needs to say, "I agree - we must destroy the humans!" but he's afraid that if he looks up, he'll just involuntarily shout, "Space Penis!" instead.” It’s Doctor Who - The Claws of Axos. Read on…

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Time Is Relative - 8.3 The Claws of Axos

In this story, a bunch of guys called The Axons turn up. That's them, all with golden haircuts. They've all dressed exactly the same, which is probably embarrassing for them. They should have co-ordi...

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

What a disappointment. Great trailer, fun premise. Then it takes over half its runtime to get to the action, leaving no time to develop anything interesting. Boooo.

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Claudia risking the ire of Doctor Who fans everywhere, there, by referring to Richard E Grant as ‘iconic’.

Richard E Grant, from his role in Doctor Who, looking all iconic.

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Accidental theme to our weekend film watching: young girls with dogs beat the crap out of big blokes from space.

Poster for the film Prey, showing a young woman at the foot of a tree, confronting a Predator who is at the top. All in silhouette

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"After about twenty minutes, The Master has stolen a missile. He is delighted. He's also got a magic box which makes people see their worst fears. And a cigar! He's having a right old time." It's Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil. Read on! sites.google.com/view/timeisr...

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Time Is Relative - 8.2 The Mind of Evil

It's another adventure for The Master. This week he's in a car, telling this woman what to do. She looks like this always happens to her, and she's sick of it, and the second she gets home she's goin...

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

28 Years Later on one channel, Bone Temple on another. Two of the best films of recent years, I reckon.

A still from 28 Years Later, showing Spike, the young man from the film, walking in the wilderness.

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🧵 As front-page headlines go, this has to be one of the most misleading I've seen in a long time It's an out-and-out lie But notice the trick they use to get away with it...👀 *They're* not lying - they're just quoting someone else who is👍🏻 In this case, the leader of the opposition🙄 1/33

Daily Express headline:

"More Freedoms Handed to New Arrivals than British Citizens"

Above an image of Kemi Badenoch

All with a Monk Debunked stamp on top

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The Daleks have organic brains! You idiots! You stupid cretins! They’re not AI! You bloody morons! Unless you mean the more machine like ones from Remembrance of the Daleks. I suppose you might mean them.

The cover of the Daily Star, using a Dalek to illustrate a story about AI.

Mark Corrigan from Peep Show looking angry.

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I’m enjoying James Bond: First Light. But it does a thing which drives me nuts: “Here’s a level where you suddenly can’t use any of the mechanics we’ve been developing, because the game has decided exactly what you should do, and how you should do it.” That’s. Not. Gameplay.

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I get that you have to have adverts, @trientertainment.bsky.social , but disguising them, unannounced, as part of the programme has one effect: I stop trusting what your hosts are saying. Cut it out.

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

"Doctor Who finds out that The Master has stolen a missile, and taken over a prison, and made a Mind of Evil happen, and he's furious about all these things. He shouts at The Master, saying "Stop doing so much Evil!" and "What is wrong with you?" " It's Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil! Read on...

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Time Is Relative - 8.2 The Mind of Evil

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I’m do like how 60s musicans look like ‘this is fine, but I could be doing something better.’ #totp

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Bought some old Dreamwatch magazines. Found this - one of my first pieces of published writing. Sorry, Paul. Should have been 10/10. Don’t know what I was thinking. #doctorwho

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Writing is impossible. Isn’t it? And also brilliant. But mostly impossible.

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I've updated my linktree thing, because I'm doing a couple of support-act things in coming months. Go see. linktr.ee/RobReedWriter

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

"The Autons were in it last year, and they were terrifying. Which is why this is called Terror of the Autons, I suppose. They pretend to be normal, so they can get close to humans without them screaming and running right off. It makes them harder to kill." Read on...

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Time Is Relative - 8.1 Terror of the Autons

This story is mostly about this guy. He's Doctor Who's worst enemy, even though we've never heard of him before. He's called "The Master" and he has made a number of fairly bold fashion choices. He t...

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Loved The Bride. Why didn’t people like it? Mad and colourful and passionate and playful and gross.

A still from the film The Bride, showing Jesse Buckley and Christian Bale, both ‘Frankensteiny’, dancing with glee.

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Do you want to hazard a guess at what this “jaw-dropping” list of freebies included? What luxuries asylum seekers might be being given “for free” in Thetford? Xboxes? Plasma TVs? iPhones? Ferraris? Let's take a look👀 🧵 1/22

Express headline: The jaw-dropping list of everything asylum seekers in Thetford were 'given for free'.

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

"Season 7 is a strange one, full of serious drama, subtle characterisation and also dinosaurs and werewolves. Good old Doctor Who. " Read all about Doctor Who: Inferno. If you want.

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Time Is Relative - 7.4 Inferno

This week, Doctor Who meets a man who has turned into a big hairy slime mutant. He looks frankly ridiculous and is, quite rightly, hoping no-one has seen him.

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Delighted and surprised by how good "Legends" is. The title was offputting at first, suggesting some kind of swords-and-sandals quest. But it makes sense in the context of the show. Thrilling, well acted and written with real wit and heart.

Poster for the TV show Legends, showing the principal cast as if they were in Star Wars or something.

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Want to know what was on my mixtape in 1994? And the deep, complicated angst that it represented? Well. Today is your lucky day... priglit.blogspot.com/2026/08/i-ma...

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I Made You a Mixtape - November 1994

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

"Doctor Who is cross with the guys running the space stuff. All the astronauts have gone missing. They really shouldn't have lost the astronauts. It's basically the last thing you want to happen." It's Doctor Who and the Ambassadors of Death! Read on...

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Time Is Relative - 7.3 The Ambassadors of Death

This story is about some guys going into space. There's one of them, on the huge TV at the back. It's a big deal and everyone is very excited. Except the Brigadier, who can be seen dozing off. He has...

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

A perfect articulation of the problem. Succinct and to the point.

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

"The swamp guys say that everything they do is 'the will of Kroll', but I'm not sure. Kroll is a massive squid, and seems unlikely to have sophisticated thoughts like, "Go destabilise the capitalist industry which threatens our delicate ecosystem"." It's Doctor Who: The Power of Kroll. Read on...

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Time Is Relative - 16.5 The Power of Kroll

This week, Doctor Who and Romana have gone to a planet made of swamps. Romana instantly gets captured by these guys, who say things like, "What are you doing in our swamp?" and "Death to the outsider!...

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

"A government guy comes to see what's going on with all the monsters and stuff. The other guy says "Everything's fine. Please go away." It's not fine. There's a dinosaur under their office. That's not 'fine'. Exciting, yes. But not fine." It's Doctor Who and The Silurians! Read on...

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Time Is Relative - 7.2 The Silurians

This story is great. There are some underground monsters who live in caves. There's one, in the distance. The man in the foreground is totally freaked out by this. He's right. If I saw that, I'd run...

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

"The Auton is having a moment of quiet contemplation. He's wondering if there's an Auton afterlife. And, if there is, do phones and pens and things get to go there? And will he even be allowed in, what with all the murdering he keeps doing? " It's Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space! Read on...

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Time Is Relative - 7.1 Spearhead from Space

When we last saw Doctor Who, he was small and looked like he might live in a skip. Now he's turned into this guy for a bit. He's quite striking, isn't he? And he's in colour now, which is a bonus. He...

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

"A lot of the story is taken up with the bad guys shouting at each other. I don't know what their issue is. It's not like any of them say, "We should stop killing loads of humans in a War." They all think that bit's great. I think it's more admin stuff." It's Doctor Who: The War Games. Read on...

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Time Is Relative - 6.7 The War Games

Doctor Who lands on a planet with Jamie and Zoe. They have all, clearly, been drinking. Maybe they know that it's their last story, and they're all excited. Later they will write their names on each ...

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

“Villains are always desperate to show off to Doctor Who. "Yeah, it's the biggest bomb of its kind. I can't imagine you've ever come across anything as basically evil as what we have here." To his credit, Doctor Who always pretends to be impressed.” It’s Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death. Read on…

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Time Is Relative - 6.5 The Seeds of Death

A delightful shot, to start off. There's Jamie and Zoe, wondering what's going to happen next in this madcap life of theirs. And there's Doctor Who, giggling like a maniac. It's almost as if their a...

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

“I like to think that the Cybermen put photos of the invasion on Facebook and tag in the Daleks. "Just invading earth. And what's this? Stairs? Oh no, guess we better turn back! Or shall we just WALK DOWN THEM ON OUR AWESOME LEGS?"” It’s Doctor Who : the Invasion. Read on…

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Time Is Relative - 6.3 The Invasion

This is one of those stories where the BBC got drunk and lent all the episodes to their friends, but then forgot who it had lent them to. And some of those friends never brought them back. Because som...

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

“This story is amazing and weird. It is often used on clip shows, to demonstrate how wacky Doctor Who is. Which is kind of cheating, because most of the time they just stand around in corridors wearing idiotic hats.” It’s Doctor Who; The Mind Robber. Read on…

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Time Is Relative - 6.2 The Mind Robber

In this story, there is no set. They forgot to make one. So everyone hangs around in some nothingness for a bit. Jamie uses this as an excuse to stroke Zoe's fingers. Even her fingers are lovely. Sh...

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Eleanor Morton @eleanormorton.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Movie Exec: I wanna do a Christmas Carol prequel Producer: Ok, the thing is the story itself is kind of a-- Movie Exec: I WANNA DO A CHRISTMAS CAROL PREQUEL

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

“This yeti has a gun. Why does it need a gun? It's a massive robot monster! And it looks furious. How did they do that? How did they make a hairy face with glowing eyes look like it has an emotion? “ It’s Doctor Who: the Web of Fear. Read on…

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Time Is Relative - 5.5 The Web of Fear

There is a web in the story, and it is 'of fear'. Here we see the eponymous web covering the TARDIS. It looks spooky and strange. Don't worry, though. There is no giant spider of fear. That would be ...

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

You can kill a French vampire with a baguette. It's a painstaking process but it works.

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

“Vicky tells Doctor Who that she's met a Rill, and he's actually quite lovely. She leaves out the bit where she instantly screamed in the Rill’s face, on the reasonable grounds that it makes her seem like she's very shallow and possibly quite racist.” It’s Doctor Who: Galaxy Four. Read on…

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Time Is Relative - 3.1 Galaxy Four

Doctor Who and friends land on an unconvincing planet and run into this rubbish little robot thing. Doctor Who looks instantly furious. He's easily confused, and it's quite possible he's spent the las...

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

“Steven is new. His main thing is "Being grumpy and not believing you." Right now he's not believing that the TARDIS is a spaceship, or that they're in the past, or that Doctor Who is a competent facilitator for adventures in time and space.” It’s Doctor Who: The Time Meddler. Read on…

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Time Is Relative - 2.9 The Time Meddler

In this story, the writers realised how much better the past would be if it had aliens in it. And so this guy turned up - The Meddling Monk, a mischievous alien from the Doctor's home planet. He isn't...

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Hey hey - it’s the top ten sitcoms ever. You will definitely agree with our choices, I imagine… priglit.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-...

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The Fifty Best Sitcoms Ever - Part Five (The Top Ten)

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

“The Zygons are in their spaceship, having a good old hiss about how awesome it will be when all the humans are dead, and they can go out in the street without fear of being mistaken for a pizza and eaten by a hungry Scotsman.” It’s Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons! Read on…

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Time Is Relative - 13.1 Terror of the Zygons

This week Doctor Who has gone to Scotland and just look at his little face! He loves it, doesn't he? He's got a little Scottish hat on, and a special Scottish scarf, and he's cackling madly at somethi...

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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

The licence fee is the biggest bargain in the UK. Not only do you get dozens of TV channels, radio stations, websites, apps, educational resources etc but it supports the infrastructure that enables all terrestrial TV.

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

How does one determine "The fifty best sitcoms ever"? Well I'll tell you what doesn't work - trying to work it out with your wife, while drinking wine. One of you will be catastrophically wrong, all the time. Here's numbers 20 to 11 anyway... priglit.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-...

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The Fifty Best Sitcoms Ever - Part Four (20 - 11)

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

What are the best sitcoms of all time? Glad you asked. Prepare to be furious at my opinions, but intrigued by my reasoning... priglit.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-...

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The 50 Best Sitcoms Ever - Part Three (30 - 21)

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Dear God, “Half Man” is quite something isn’t it? Can’t remember the last time I felt so many competing emotions and thoughts. And what a pair of central performances.

Richard Gadd, looking terrifying, in a publicity shot for Half Man.

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

The top 50 sitcoms ever, you say? According to me, drunk in a bar with my wife, you elaborate? Well here you go then... priglit.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-...

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The 50 Best Sitcoms Ever - Part Two (40 - 31)

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Rob Reed @robreed.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

What are the best sitcoms ever? Well, all I can tell you is that my wife is mostly wrong about the answer. Here's part one of our discussion... priglit.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-...

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The 50 Best Sitcoms Ever - Part One (50 - 41)

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