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World of Telly @world-of-telly.bsky.social · 13h

A new episode of World of Telly is now available wherever you get your podcasts. This time we take a look at Threads (1984). A video version of this episode will be released over the weekend.

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Midday Matinées @middaymatinees.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A new piece on a much newer film than Napoleon, and one relevant to one of this week’s cinema drops. For paid subscribers, but you can become one for £1.00 a month, at Midday Matinées. Or more, if you want badges. www.patreon.com/MiddayMatine...

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Welcome to Collinwood (2002) | Midday Matinées with James Cooray Smith

"Money comes. Money goes. What's important is to have someone to walk with." Something I want to do occasionally on here is dig out a review

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John Grindrod @grindrod.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Postmodern pranks and outrageous fantasy art: the new Monstrosities Mon Amour with Will Wiles is half an hour of cheery excess podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...

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Monstrosities Mon Amour: Onyx House, Mile End, with Will Wiles

Podcast Episode · Monstrosities Mon Amour · 23 September · 29min

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Paul Hayes @paul-hayes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This evening in 1956, at 7.55pm, BBC TV ran a trail for a drama they'd be showing the next day - a recording of the CBC play Flight into Danger. So it seems appropriate, exactly 70 years on, to trail that tomorrow I'll be putting out an extended edit of my audio doc on Flight - now 66 minutes long!

A partial screen capture from a computer screen, showing an Adobe Audition audio editing session, with many dozens of clips split over four different tracks.

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John Williams @worldoftelly.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My ongoing attempt to bring order to the chaos in my office results in some strange bedfellows. Noele's head is strong though. I think she can take it.

A teetering pile of Blake's 7 books on top of a Crossroads DVD boxset with a Noele Gordon cover.

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World of Telly @world-of-telly.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I know you are all on tenterhooks so just to let you know that our AVPP appeals were successful. Always appeal!

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Russell Parker @pussellrarker.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

So tonight I went to an exhibition of the work of the late BBC Costume Designer, Joyce Hawkins, covering her 3 decade long career from 1958 to her retirement in 1988. She died in May this year, aged 95. Well done on all that, Joyce

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John Williams @worldoftelly.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I just bought two copies of Total TV Guide while doing our shop at the M&S. We were at the self-service till but the woman had to intervene to clear the non-alcoholic prosecco. Then she stared at what else we bought..

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John Williams @worldoftelly.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I'm available to do signed copies in Fags and Mags, Ashington for the rest of the week.

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World of Telly @world-of-telly.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Were in the latest Total TV Guide!

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Ten Acre Books @tenacrebooks.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

63 years ago this week, Doctor Who was in studio, recording for the first time. Read about the show's journey from concept to first broadcast in Pull to Open, the definitive account of those early days by @paul-hayes.bsky.social. Available now from tenacrebooks.co.uk

Pull to Open: The Inside Story of How the BBC Created and Launched Doctor Who.

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Illuminations @illuminations.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I have been away, on a trip to Warsaw, Tallinn and Helsinki, and so have neglected the links for the past two Sundays. So here is a catch-up selection. The image is from the fascinating Neon Museum in Warsaw, which I will discuss more in a future post. www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/a-catch-up-d...

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A catch-up dozen (or so) - Illuminations

John Wyver writes: I have been away, on an excellent trip to Warsaw, Tallinn and Helsinki, and so have neglected the links for the past two Sundays. Here is a catch-up selection of stuff that has rece...

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Toby Hadoke @tobyhadoke.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Stephanie Cole Guardian obit by me (very fast turnaround so be kind). Huge big thanks to @andypodding.bsky.social who sent above and beyond to help me out! www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

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Stephanie Cole obituary

Stage and screen actor admired for her television roles in Waiting for God, Tenko and Doc Martin

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John Williams @worldoftelly.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I love Fox. Don’t get put off by the slightly jarring Chas and Dave musical interludes in first episode, because the series unfolds into something special and it’s graced by Derrick O’Connor giving one of the great unsung TV performances. He’s brilliant.

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Gary Brannan @garybrannan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Hello folks of world! tftv.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

https://tftv.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873689824

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John Williams @worldoftelly.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I'm watching last night's Call My Bluff, and getting the distinct impression that they all had one drink too many in the recording break between shows. It's great fun.

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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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Ten Acre Books @tenacrebooks.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Good news, to mark the latest #Blakes7 Blu-ray release, we're bringing Maximum Power! back for a limited time. An irreverent guide to the much-loved BBC sci-fi series, with proceeds benefiting the charity Sight for Surrey. Order now from tenacrebooks.co.uk/

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Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

News! Launch event for my new biography, Written by Terrance Dicks, on Wednesday 25 November at the Portico Library in Manchester: www.theportico.org.uk/event-calend... @porticolibrary.bsky.social @tenacrebooks.bsky.social #DoctorWho Yes, that is the anniversary of The Five Doctors.

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TerranceDicks — The Portico Library

New biography of prolific children's author Terrance Dicks, who is best known for his time as script editor and writer on Doctor Who.

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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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Matthew Sweet @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Prime the neutron blasters! Blakes 7 Series 3 is coming to Blu-Ray! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-5C...

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Blake's 7 Is Back For Series 3! | BBC Studios

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Iain Hepburn @iainhepburn.me · 11/09/2026

BBC has uploaded A Guide to Armageddon to its Youtube channel, should anyone need cheering up…

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1982: A Nuclear Bomb in London | Q.E.D.: A Guide to Armageddon | BBC Archive

YouTube video by BBC Archive

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World of Telly @world-of-telly.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Coming soon...

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Ian Greaves @greavesian.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It's always worth keeping an eye on 6 Music's overnight schedules, but last night was unusually good for archive digging. My Top Twelve: Randy Newman (27.3.83 - and not broadcast since) www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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BBC Radio 6 Music - 6 Music Stories, My Top Twelve: Randy Newman

Randy Newman shares 12 favourite songs and musical influences with presenter Andy Peebles.

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John Williams @worldoftelly.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I've just received the @funcityeditions.bsky.social's blu-ray of Breaking Glass and it looks excellent. Some nice extras as well as the variant scenes from the US version of the film.

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Ian Greaves @greavesian.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

My work on #PendasFen would not have been possible without the access provided by the BBC Written Archives Centre. That is, until a major policy change in January 2025 effectively shut down independent, exploratory research. Background here: cstonline.net/is-the-bbc-a...

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DEFENDING THE WAC: IS THE BBC A FIT AND PROPER KEEPER OF ITS OWN PAPER ARCHIVE? Ian Greaves on Defending the Written Archives Centre (Part 1)

When the creation of the BBC Written Archives Centre in Caversham was agreed, at a meeting of the Board of Management on 17 November 1969, it was done so with a view to history. Kenneth Lamb…

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Ian Greaves @greavesian.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

If you’ve been following and enjoying my #PendasFen skeetalong, please consider picking up a copy of Scene By Scene. It is a detailed examination of the scripting and filming of a television masterpiece, drawing on fresh interviews and a huge archive of scripts and paperwork.

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World of Telly @world-of-telly.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Our G.B.H. episode is now on YouTube but it could disappear at any moment because it's still in a copyright dispute, so watch it while you can! youtu.be/sENj4fnoM1c?...

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World of Telly Episode 22: G.B.H.

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Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

THE LAST LAUGH BEFORE TV-am (Channel 4, 1985) pod.link/1569929507 Ben Baker @benbaker.bsky.social discusses Spike Milligan’s foray onto early C4 with assistance from Chris Langham & Mark Steel. A good excuse to look at the telly landscape at the time (Bob Carolgees & “Don’t Wake Up” anybody?)

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Through the Square Window @squarewindowpod.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Brand-new episode alert! And this one contains what @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social calls "my favourite thing ever - EVER - on television". Find out what that is as she and @gkw.bsky.social watch shows from September 1992. Available wherever you get your podcasts. Plus, we have news! See first reply...

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World of Telly @world-of-telly.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The video version of our latest episode is currently in a copyright dispute and may not be released on YouTube. However, an uncut and ad-free version is now available to view for all our members over at Patreon. And it's completely free to join! www.patreon.com/WorldofTelly

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Emma Harding @emmaharding.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

‘-The history of the world, my sweet… Is who gets eaten, and who gets to eat -And, Mr. Todd, too, Mr. Todd Who gets to sell!’ Stephen #Sondheim is our Composer of the Week @BBCRadio3 with Donald Macleod 4pm Mon-Fri Producer @rosieboulton.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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Illuminations @illuminations.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The Sunday dozen Returning after a missed week, links this time from + about Cory Doctorow + Contemporary Films, filmstrips + John Boorman directing Brecht, Aardman + George Lucas, the Saville Theatre + the Brandon Estate, La Scala online, Dolly + more. www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/the-sunday-d...

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The Sunday dozen - Illuminations

John Wyver writes: One of the pleasures of the past weeks was a day’s ‘churching’ with friends in Suffolk, during which we visited the tiny thatched church of Thornham Parva. Behind the altar is the a...

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Ian Greaves @greavesian.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Join me for a skeetalong-a- #PendasFen this Wednesday night when BBC4 reruns it from 10.15pm. Behind the scenes stories, pics and things to spot. If you've seen the play before, then follow live. If it's new to you, give it proper attention and then join the # on catch up. Link in bio to the book.

Title screen for Play for Today: Penda's Fen (1974)

Close up on Dictionary of Place Names reading "Penda's fen" with Penda in italics.

Cover of Penda's Fen: Scene by Scene (Ten Acre Books 2025)

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David Rolinson @rolinsond.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

LA Law, that new series #Casualty, and the influence of Hill Street Blues, with Steve Bochco, Terry Louise Fisher, Jeremy Brock and more. From The Media Show (C4, 1987). Camera by Barry Ackroyd and your EP for this segment is @illuminations.bsky.social. On my YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8FF...

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LA Law, Casualty, and the influence of Hill Street Blues (The Media Show, 1987)

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David Hendy @davidhendy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

My latest for the BBC - to mark 40 years of ‘Casualty’: A brisk romp through the TV and radio archives to explore how the BBC has captured hospital life over the decades. Including, among others, Dr Finlay’s Casebook, Angels, and This is Going to Hurt

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Life Support

Hospital dramas on the BBC

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Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

On the book Star Trek 3 by James Blish, and its influence on early 1970s Doctor Who: 0tralala.blogspot.com/2026/09/star...

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Star Trek 3, by James Blish

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John Williams @worldoftelly.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This was probably one of the earliest articles I ever read about the making of a TV series. It's from the Look-In Annual 1974, and I read it umpteen times and would have read it more but my brother cut out the photo on the second page and put it on his bedroom wall.

A Man About the House article from the Look-In Annual 1974.

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Midday Matinées @middaymatinees.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

First post is up, and it’s what - if anything - we should consider the First Film. It should be in subscribers inboxes now and is free to read at the site as a taste of what we’ll be doing for anyone who wants to subscribe. www.patreon.com/cw/MiddayMat...

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Midday Matinées with James Cooray Smith — A newsletter about films and going to the cinema.

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Simon McLean @simonmclean.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Richard O'Sullivan's theme from Robin's Nest is a total banger. But the only contemporary cover version was by Noele Gordon's former organ twiddler Jerry Allen - full marks to him while his peers were asleep at the wheel youtu.be/4HZKv1vRBE4?...

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Jerry Allen ‎~ Robins Nest

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Gavin Sutherland @gavinsutherland.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

RIP Richard O’Sullivan - a great comedy actor, and no slouch as a composer…

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Ah, farewell to Richard O'Sullivan, who didn't have the easiest of later years, and hard to emphasise just how famous he was in his heyday. Enjoyed revisiting Man About the House last year. #RIP

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Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

So sad to hear about Richard O'Sullivan. Such a talent and brilliant as Robin in Man About The House, my favourite sitcom of all time. He did so much more besides, and was a reliably warm and witty presence in everything he turned up in

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