Graeme Burk

This is very interesting. The late 80s production team changing the way they counted Dr Who's chart position to make it more favourable.

Bless you sir! I really appreciate it.

The Comics Code - A podcast The Comics Code is a podcast unlocking the hidden history of the comics and popular culture, hosted by author and podcaster Graeme Burk

I just backed The Comics Code - A podcast on Kickstarter. While I don't have an in-depth knowledge or interest in comics, I know from Graeme's previous projects how high quality the research and storytelling of this will be. Please do back it too! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...

All Doctor Who is good by dint of being Doctor Who.

That the idea of ‘it needs a break’ reflects more on the speaker than the show. Self-renewal is built in to the format and chucking away a potential younger audience is rarely a good idea.

Season 24 of the classic series is great. So is Disney+ Season 2.

Very good of you Eric. Classics doesn't fit in but it's one of the most read comics of all time so I would never say no to it.

I have backed this, because I've experienced some of this history. Also I'm curious if Classics Illustrated fits in somewhere.

You’re a true gentleman, David, and a top bloke. Thank you!

I have backed this, despite knowing basically nothing about the subject matter, because I was a huge fan of Graeme's previous Dr Who podcast Reality Bomb and I trust that this will be just as well-written and engaging.

Bless you and thank you!

The Comics Code - A podcast The Comics Code is a podcast unlocking the hidden history of the comics and popular culture, hosted by author and podcaster Graeme Burk

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The Comics Code - A podcast The Comics Code is a podcast unlocking the hidden history of the comics and popular culture, hosted by author and podcaster Graeme Burk

TL:DR. I'm doing a cool new podcast about Comics. Support its Kickstarter here. www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...

If you like You Must Remember This, or The Memory Palace and wished it could cover the world of comics. This is the podcast for you. If you like my work on Reality Bomb, you'll know that I care about doing this kind of podcast well, and we have a team that can do that.

This series on Jerry and Joe features interviews with some really great people including Mark Millar, Brian Cronin, Helene Stapinski, Bonnie Siegler, Brad Ricca, Diana McCallum and more. I worked hard to make it one of the most complete explorations of Siegel and Shuster ever done.

The first miniseries in it will be a seven part series about Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the co-creators of Superman. I'm really proud of the research and interviews I've done for this and think it's a really great series. Here's an amazing poster by @gkw.bsky.social that's a reward for supporters

The Comics Code - A podcast The Comics Code is a podcast unlocking the hidden history of the comics and popular culture, hosted by author and podcaster Graeme Burk

I have a brand new podcast! I'm holding a Kickstarter for it! It’s called The Comics Code, and in it I tell the hidden history of comics using spoken word, archival materials, dramatic readings, brand-new interviews, music, and sound effects. www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...

It’s fine enough but the result is kind of the opposite of what you describe for Capaldi— Rosa could have been solved in 10 minutes. And the Doctor often has zero to do with what happens, which makes her oddly passive.

YouTube video by The Museum of Classic Chicago Television (www.FuzzyMemories.TV) CBS Special - "The Fantastic Funnies" [with Loni Anderson] - WBBM-TV (1980)

Loni Anderson hosting "The Fantastic Funnies." A 1980 tv special on newspaper comic strips. youtu.be/UnZodlc0UyE?...

I remember watching the one where they do an ad jingle for a funeral home with both my parents and my sister while staying in a hotel room together on a vacation one summer and while my parents weren’t into WKRP they loved that one. Like you it’s a nice family memory

Everyone talks about the turkey episode but there is another one full of mistaken identities, where different characters pretend to be each other, and it's the most I think I ever saw my mom laugh at a television show. One of my favorite memories of her.

None of them are actively bad. It’s just that they’re not actively good either. It’s a very procedural take on Doctor Who that’s pleasant enough. Her second season is much better.

Um yes you did. It’s Damaged Goods. I very dimly remember asking Russell one of the first times we corresponded if he took it from Ghosts and I think he did.

Vicious people don't become virtuous just because their vice sometimes pushes in the same direction as your virtue.

The stopped clock isn't reliable just because it's accurate twice a day. It's not right, it's just accurate. There's a difference.

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Half an hour later I come back to my friend Rob who was listening to it with me. “How did it end?” I asked.
“The Doctor explained *the entire supernatural*. It’s rubbish.”

I did not bother to listen to any further episodes for a long while.

Okay so this is my Ghosts of N-Space story. When Radio 3 repeated it in 1996 I was excited. I was living in the UK and Doctor Who was on! 20 minutes in a friend called. I went to the other room to take the call and said I was listening to Doctor Who. “Do you want me to call back?” “No. It’s crap.”

My great white whale of original Little Nemo Sunday pages. Sadly I’ve never found one.

Profound apologies for the source but this is the definitive text on the subject

This is the closest thing to an SDCC premiere I can do: here’s a clip from The
Comics Code, my upcoming podcast on comic book history, and my six-part audio documentary about Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...