Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Not an annoyance, so much as an amusement. When a period piece shows a street with cars from the 1970s, the cars are clearly pristine collectors items, whereas cars at the time were dull and rusty if they were more than a year old. 090
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 06/10/2026DOCTOR WHO: TARDIS CREW. This looks fantastic. It's aimed at a pre-school audience. When I was that age I watched a Sci-fi series called Clangers which was about a group of knitted aliens who lived on a moon like planet. I adored it. Still do, really. www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-fea...doctorwho.tvFirst look at 'TARDIS Crew', brand new CBeebies animated adventure from the Whoniverse | Doctor WhoThe TARDIS is set to welcome aboard a whole new generation of fans in an exciting new animated series... 031
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I have a general rule in my alcohol consumption: never drink wine that is cheaper than petrol. I had to fill up the car today. I may have to give up drinking. 030
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Isak yellow card for celebration, because Oliver can't stand seeing anyone happy. #LFC 191
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Sky Deutschland have pulled the dedicated #LIVFUL stream at the last minute and I have been watching "some" of the game on "Goal Rush". It's like watching a pirate stream. I can't believe I have paid these frauds for "all games live". Better of with dodgy sticks. #Liverpool #YNWA 000
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 05/09/2026This was a spectacular sequence of play. Gakpo anticipated Isak's run and Isak anticipated the pass. Hopefully, that's the start of some real understanding developing between our players. 042
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Wait! I've seen that pattern before. It's a trap! www.youtube.com/watch?v=K74b... #LiverpoolFC #YNWA #DoctorWhoyoutube.comDoctor Who: Stop don't move! - Death to the DaleksYouTube video by DoctorWhoClips 041
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 27/07/2026I can't believe that they are even contemplating this. A £2.8million saving is minuscule in a £10bn budget, but as the telescope is a Grade I listed building, they would just be passing an expensive white elephant to another government department. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comJodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, BBC understandsAstronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained. 020
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 26/07/2026The perpetrator in the Berlin terrorist attack has been shot dead by police: www.rbb24.de/panorama/bei...rbb24.de+++ Anschlag beim CSD: Geflüchteter mutmaßlicher Täter erschossen +++Nach dem Angriff am Rande des CSD ist der geflüchtete mutmaßliche Täter nach rbb-Informationen bei einem Polizeieinsatz erschossen worden. Eine Frau wurde durch den Angriff mit einem Auto getötet, 29 ... 110
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 20/07/2026When the Spanish women’s team won the World Cup in 2023, they had to share the podium with a sex pest as well. They can’t catch a break, can they? 010
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 19/07/2026This World Cup half time show had better feature someone singing "Who Ate All The Pies". 000
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Well, you have to say that Trump is a lot more open about his World Cup corruption than Mussolini ever was. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...bbc.co.ukWorld Cup 2026: US striker Folarin Balogun's one-game red card ban suspended by FifaFolarin Balogun is available to play for the United States in their World Cup last-16 tie against Belgium after his one-game ban is suspended by Fifa. 020
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Does anyone remember that episode of Doctor Who where they went forward in tie to June 2026 and someone opened the window? www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZojR...youtube.comKane Extended Uncut Death | Doctor Who 4k DragonfireYouTube video by TJ DW 010
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 25/06/2026I'm not sure why they boo the hydration breaks. I save €9 a month by having Netflix with hydration breaks. #WorldCup #ECUGER 110
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 19/06/2026With the World Cup in full flow, it's probably a suitable time to post this classic match... youtu.be/LfduUFF_i1A?...youtu.beMonty Python Philosophy FootballYouTube video by RosenzweigBenjamin 010
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 15/06/2026There is more background about the arsonists targeting Starmer here. The interesting thing is to see who has been spreading misinformation about this. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comRussia was behind arson attacks targeting PM, BBC revealsEvidence shows Russians directing the plot and stoking tensions with fake far-right and Muslim groups. 000
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 11/06/2026We saw the new Spielberg film, Disclosure Day, last night. We very much enjoyed it. Music by John Williams as well. I wonder how many of these we can still look forward to? It feels like the twilight of a golden era of filmmakers. 051
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 30/05/2026I feel sorry for Arne Slot. No one can take last season's championship off him, and this season has seen him face some brutal bad luck. I'd hoped that he was going to turn it around, but it wasn't to be. Hopefully, he will bounce back. #YNWA #LFC www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...bbc.co.ukLiverpool sack head coach Arne SlotLiverpool sack head coach Arne Slot after two seasons in charge, with Andoni Iraola the leading contender to replace him. 080
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 22/05/2026The one line from Arne Slot's pre-match press conference that raised eyebrows this morning was “the future of manager is only 3 days!” I think it was said in jest, but Monday morning's sports news could be interesting. #LFC #YNWA 230
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 16/05/2026I think an episode of Inside No 9 was filmed in Liverpool's Moorfields station. I can see why, the whole place is haunted, and the Wirral line is located approximately 3 levels lower than Hades. 000
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Well this is rather nice. The new single from Paul McCartney (with Ringo, Chrissie Hynde and Sharleen Spiteri in the background). 010
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 04/05/2026I'm just watching Star Wars again and I have to emphasise with Darth Vader throttling a gobshite in a staff meeting.media.tenor.comdarth vader from star wars is standing in a roomALT: darth vader from star wars is standing in a room 020
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 19/04/2026That hissing noise next to the River Mersey is the sound of 50,000 Evertonians' piss boiling. Very scrappy performance, but I will take the 3 points all day. #LFC #YNWA. 080
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 03/04/2026It's interesting to see the recovered Dalek Masterplan episodes of Doctor Who. I've seen the whole thing on telesnap reconstruction, but I can finally see what was happening on those long pauses. 020
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Match officials for #LFC vs City FA 6th Round: Referee: Michael Oliver Assistant Referees: Stuart Burt & Timothy Wood Fourth Official: Paul Tierney VAR: Paul Howard AVAR: Sian Massey-Ellis So that's ruined the game before kick-off. www.thefa.com/news/2026/ap...thefa.com 110
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 28/03/2026The Plague Dogs. I'm not sure how I missed this as I read the book as a kid but there were a lot of great films in 1982 that didn't do well commercially. Two dogs escape from a vivisection lab and try to survive in Cumbria. Beautifully animated, not exactly a kids' film. youtu.be/hKZuyCJhpaA?...youtu.beThe Plague Dogs (1982 Cartoon) 🎞️4K·REMASTER🎞️YouTube video by 🎞️2160P🎞️ by Magnetic Images 020
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Mo Salah to leave Liverpool at the end of the season: www.liverpoolfc.com/news/mohamed... #LFC #YNWAliverpoolfc.comMohamed Salah to leave Liverpool at the end of the season - Liverpool FCMohamed Salah is to bring the curtain down on his illustrious career with Liverpool FC at the end of the 2025-26 season. 020
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 14/03/2026I finally got to see Zootopia/Zootropolis/Zoomania 2 last night. I really enjoyed it, although possibly not as much as the first one. Maybe it's just more fun to watch a family film as a family? 011
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 06/03/2026I've just read that Ianto's shrine is being taken down after 17 years. As far as fictional deaths go, this has to be up there with Grace Archer, Ernie Bishop, and the end of Blakes 7. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comDoctor Who spin-off's Ianto's Shrine in Cardiff to be taken down after 17 yearsFans are "devastated" that Ianto's Shrine will be removed for health and safety work at Mermaid Quay in Cardiff. 010
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Liverpool have a BSL interpretor signing You'll Never Walk Alone at Anfield. Brilliant idea. #LFC #YNWA 070
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 23/02/2026It's funny the things that get dragged into the Doctor Who feed on Bluesky. I've just been scratching my head trying to remember that episode... 020
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Liverpool are compiling an updated list of "Players Who Shook The Kop": www.liverpoolfc.com/news/cast-yo... I suspect that the results will suffer from recency bias, although they are combining it with an expert selection for those that don't know who Elisha Scott or Gordon Hodgson are.liverpoolfc.comCast your vote now: Who are Liverpool's Greatest? - Liverpool FCCast your vote now in a huge new club poll to decide Liverpool's Greatest. 000
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 11/02/2026A quick question from a Liverpool fan to any Sunderland fans. What is the origin of using Dance of the Knights by Sergei Prokofiev as the walk-on music at the start of the match, other than it being an epic piece of music? #SAFC 200
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 11/02/2026I really should be more confident about the Sunderland vs Liverpool match, but all I can think is, do they still have that beach ball? #LFC youtu.be/twPN7DrstLw?...youtu.beRemember This Beach Ball Assist? 👀YouTube video by Premier League 000
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Part Two of Doctor Who's Seeds Of Doom was broadcast this day in 1976. I remember it well. We watched it at my birthday party! It's a bit of a classic, so it seems like a good idea to watch it for my birthday this year. 020
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 27/01/2026I visited the site of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp last week. There is little of the original site left other than the mass graves looming over memorials. It may have been the ambient noise on a quiet day, but the whole place felt haunted. Will we ever learn from the past? 100
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 22/01/2026I thought this may be of interest to Beatles fans. It was a giant banner (tifo) displayed before the Champions League football match between Marseille and Liverpool last night. A lovely touch from the French fans. 020
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Tom Baker is 92! My father was born on exactly the same day and just a couple of miles away from him. He died when I was quite young and sometimes wonder what he would have been like today. I'd like to think he would be like Tom: still full of humour and mad as a box of frogs. Happy Birthday Tom! 040
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 04/01/2026It's 40 years to the day that the great Phil Lynott died. This is a clip from a German gig in 1973 where Thin Lizzy weirdly combined two of my passions by playing the Doctor Who theme live. youtu.be/nbsoEcXAaiY?...youtu.beThin Lizzy - Dr. Who Theme / '69 Rock (Live at the Waldbuhne '73)YouTube video by ThinLizzyFanpage 061
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 28/12/2025It's 10 years to the day that Lemmy from Motörhead left the planet. The world is a worse place without the noisy bugger. This was the performance that originally introduced him to me: youtu.be/V-dAZHfdc_U?...youtu.beMotörhead – Bomber (Top Of The Pops Performance)YouTube video by Motörhead Official 000
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 21/12/2025We are currently watching National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. A fun fact that I like about this film is that Mae Questel, who plays the somewhat dotty Aunt Bethany, was the voice of both Betty Boop and Olive Oyl. Once you know this, you can't unhear it.media.tenor.coma woman in a plaid dress stands in front of a door with christmas lights on itAlt: Mae Questel as Aunt Bethany in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. 020
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 18/12/2025This has really brightened up my morning. Two things that I really love: stop motion animation and a bit of George Harrison. youtu.be/P0d_P11B6Tg?...youtu.beGeorge Harrison - Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) [Official Video]YouTube video by George Harrison 020
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 13/12/2025I'm feeling rather angry about this. I've met Robin Ince a couple of times at a small Doctor Who convention, and he is the nicest, most welcoming guy that you could hope to meet. Apparently, unless you are ragebaiting against minorities, you no longer have a voice. 020
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 28/11/2025I was wondering what folks thought of the new Zootropolis/Zootropia/Zoomania film. So, ChatGPT: show me a joyless, curmudgeonly review in the style of Peter Bradshaw from The Guardian. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...theguardian.comZootropolis 2 review – just-about-passable family comedy sequel might as well be AI generatedFollow-up to 2016 animation about talking animals living in a utopia is a soulless film-by-numbers affair filled with corporately approved jokes 020
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 26/11/2025#LFC Paul Doyle pleads guilty to all charges involving the Liverpool FC parade incident. Sentencing will be in December. www.bbc.com/news/live/c9...bbc.comPaul Doyle pleads guilty over Liverpool parade crashThe 54-year-old changes his plea to guilty after car hit pedestrians during Liverpool FC's victory parade. 020
Reposted by Rod MaxwellRod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 05/11/2024I was just reminded that it is Guy Fawkes night in the UK. If your pets are bothered by loud noises, it is always worth sticking some relaxing music on for them. 173
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 05/11/2025As Arne Slot walks into training this morning he hears a wailing and crying noise coming from the laundry room. Opening the washing machine, amongst all the kit, Vinícius falls out. Slot shouts out, “Bradley! I told you to check your pockets before putting the washing on!” #LFC #YNWA 061
Rod Maxwell @rodericmaxwell.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Well, this raised eyebrows on my Halloween playlist. I don't think it's the tritone that makes this so disturbing, but more the sound of existential terror in Ozzy Osborne's voice. youtu.be/WcrY6SZNdRE?...youtu.beBlack Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)YouTube video by Beat-Club 041