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The call is coming from inside Tom Black @tomblack.uk · 03/10/2026

stalin: the pope? how many divisions does he have? this guy: the pope? how many local models does he run?

The call is coming from inside Tom Black @tomblack.uk · 14/08/2026

the big (okay, one of many big) issues with “actually music out loud on trains is fine and you’re an ableist killjoy” as an argument is that… this isn’t true? for the simple reason that *only one person can play music out loud before nobody is meaningfully listening to music anymore*

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The call is coming from inside Tom Black @tomblack.uk · 03/04/2026

as it happens, I think it’s going to be a very Good Friday indeed

A train seat’s lunch table, folded down with a Greggs coffee on it. My hand holds a Greggs sausage roll in the foreground.

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The call is coming from inside Tom Black @tomblack.uk · 22/03/2026

Without downloading any new pics, what’s it like dating you?

A sign from the Railway200 inspiration train. Two headings in white on red say “Your Railway Future” and “The Partner Zone”.

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The call is coming from inside Tom Black @tomblack.uk · 14/03/2026

NEW SHOW: Alibi: Dead Air is doing a full run this April-May at @theatredeli.bsky.social. Dean Rodgers and I are to blame. If you missed our test run back in October, now's your chance to try this award-nominated(!) spin on immersive-theatre-meets-jubensha-game: www.alibi.london

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The call is coming from inside Tom Black @tomblack.uk · 25/12/2025

she knows me! (the masculine urge to chop)

the alligator, a stainless steel kitchen chopping device

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The call is coming from inside Tom Black @tomblack.uk · 27/10/2025

[chews thoughtfully on Refresher] I haven’t heard that name in years

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The call is coming from inside Tom Black @tomblack.uk · 19/10/2025

I found where the reform party keeps its respect

A road sign with an arrow that says “reserved for fishermen”

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The call is coming from inside Tom Black @tomblack.uk · 26/03/2025

had an absolute blast (in more ways than one) helping out with the narrative and dialogue for GRIT & VALOR 1949, which launches on Steam today! it's a real-time-tactics dieselpunk alternate history mech-based roguelite in which you fight to liberate europe. and it's really good fun!

Key artwork for 'Grit & Valor 1949'. A red background with sinister delta-wing aircraft silhouetted and dropping bombs and tracers. Infantry are assaulting a rocky plinth to the right of the image. A large patched-up mech with two smoking guns is surrounded by three Mech Pilots, who are wearing dieselpunk 1940sgear and standing defiantly.

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The call is coming from inside Tom Black @tomblack.uk · 02/03/2025

how it started / how it’s going make things x

A laptop on a bed, a phone resting on it showing an indistinct website for the “Ministry of Justice”, in reality a fake website providing “evidence” for Jury Duty: The Trial of Harry Briggs. Tom is on the laptop screen, on a Zoom call. He wears a grey hoodie and holds a black retro phone handset, and looks sternly at the camera. He is captioned “The Defendant”. This image was taken in 2020.

Tom in a burgundy jumper holding a retro phone handset of the kind used by the defendant in Jury Games “Jury Duty: The Trial of Harry Briggs”. Tom is aping the expression he pulls when playing Harry in that immersive experience. Behind him, out of the window, the Empire State Building looms nearby. This image was taken in 2025.

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The call is coming from inside Tom Black @tomblack.uk · 31/12/2024

I don’t know if 2024 was the best year of my life, but it contained the best day. and had some close runners-up, too. cheers!

Tom and his bride Vic in the doorway of a green Routemaster bus. Tom is in a dark blue suit with a light yellow (“champagne”) tie. Vic, her hair bright copper red and catching the sun, is in a beautiful white wedding dress with floral patterns, and holds a bouquet of baby’s breath. Both are smiling heartily.

The Jury Games team pose stood up for a photo at their Christmas meal. (L-R) Tom Black in a dark suit and pink shirt, Ely Russo in a black top and gold scarf, Eddie Evans dressed like he’s on a boat, Joe Ball in a white shirt and brown chequered waistcoat. All the men have beards and dark hair. The lighting inside the pub is warm, with windows and fairy lights in the background.

A selfie from the top of the cliffs of Dover, on Tom’s stag weekend. All are sat on the grass. Tom (R, taking the selfie) is in a burgundy jumper and sunglasses, Patrick (centre) is in a floral shirt, Joe is just behind him in a t-shirt. Dom and Jaya are obscured in the background. All are suffering.

The cast of Bridge Command pose with big smiles in the teleporter, a circular bright white room. All are wearing UCN uniforms (navy blue jump suits and t shirts). From L-R, starting back row, Vyvyan Almond, Ewan Bagshaw, Owen Kingston, Zoe Flint, Tom Black, Arathi Suresh, Esme Cooper, Christopher Styles, front row L-R is Davinia Hamilton, Beth Jay, Natalia Bogdanova, Chloe Mashiter. All are celebrating opening night of Bridge Command.

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The call is coming from inside Tom Black @tomblack.uk · 14/11/2024

highlight of today: Ewan at work disappearing behind the merch cabinets to find the breakers for the bar circuits. maybe that sounds a bit dry but this is how my duty manager king looked