Ed Lord

Why Disney Ditched ‘Doctor Who’: Sources Say Ratings, Big Ticket Budget & MAGA Politics Were Factors In BBC Deal Failing To Regenerate The BBC confirmed on Tuesday that its 'Doctor Who' co-production deal with Disney had vaporized. What went wrong on the series starring Ncuti Gatwa?

Balanced & reasonable assessment of why Disney likely cut ties with Doctor Who. No knee-jerk, reactionary polar views from fandom or the Daily Heil's reporting.

Signing the deal at the peak of streaming expansion before the bubble burst is particularly interesting.

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Awww

So brilliant in everything and in later life so dignified in facing up her dementia with her sadly departed equally wonderful husband Timothy West.
❤️

Great to wake up to Halloween music and a quick overview of childhood terrors on 5Live with @scarredforlife.bsky.social

Nothing beats having traumas relived to start the day! 🤣

But... Skippy?!

PS I've never been able to sleep in a room with a ticking clock since summer 79 in case it stopped...

Well this made me smile. Then again two supermarkets ribbing each other on socials makes me smile.

Just visited a church in Prague.

I was a little surprised to see that before he moved to Devil's End, a certain renegade was putting a shift in here.

@rev-magister.bsky.social

@gruntleigh.bsky.social

Seems quite fitting listening to the second volume of @bigfinish.bsky.social V series whilst travelling between Germany & Poland on a Holocaust / WW2 tour.

Great stuff from @eddierobson.bsky.social et al under the watchful eye of @jonnymorris.bsky.social

When's volume 3 coming? 😀

Not sure starting an email with these words works when cropped by an app! @libdems.org.uk

As we say oop north, thar'snout wrong with that.

Timeless children should be seen and not heard.

And preferably not seen either.

YouTube video by carlsagandotcom Carl Sagan - Pale Blue Dot

We need Sagan every day.

And some days more than most.

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That's why you're a scientist!

I'm guessing using a washing machine for cooking might be possible for a very watery soup or cleaning salad, but wouldn't want to try a baked potato or a Sunday Roast.

1) Deport individuals who've been here the years & set high income requirements for others.

2) See exodus of workers in care & health sectors.

3) Claim NHS is now a total failure.

4) Move to insurance based system.

5) Make millions from US contracts at the cost of UK citizens' well-being.

Do I spy the shadow of a giant Dalek head hiding in the courtyard?

Him's playlist on Spaceify-

Cilla Blackguardian : If Anyone Had a Heart

Blon-D84 : Heart of Glass

SeaDevil Dion : My Heart Will Go On

Billy Raygun Cyrus : Achy Breaky Heart

Youdontmeetmanyeltons John & Kiki Daemon : Don't Go Breaking My Heart

Things I had never searched the Internet for prior to yesterday: internal door latches and hinges.

Things I have spent most time searching the Internet for yesterday: internal door latches and hinges.

Things I never want to search the Internet for ever again: internal door latches and hinges.

One for #DoctorWho fans.

Batley town centre is being revamped and apparently will be paying homage to the David Tennant story "Army of Ghosts".

BBC News captures Doctor Who himself Sylvester McCoy at the Trump protest seemingly unaware of who they're interviewing.

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The bluray of season 1 is an absolute thing of beauty. I can't wait to see how good 4k Breakaway will look.

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We got our own version of 'Thursday Murder Club' on NITFLIX, but it called 'THE MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MURDER CLUB'.
It about a bunch of elderly Ogrons living in a retirement home.
But it less about SOLVING murders and more about PLANNING them!😁

Does Octopus Prime mean him turn up the next day (but later than expected) and either to Uggo's cave by mistake or is thrown over your fence?

Farage: I'll stop all immigrants, including children.

Next day: I'll exclude children from the stop all immigrants statement.

Farage: I'll stop all the small boats within 2 weeks of winning the election.

Next day: I'll stop all the small boats after 2 weeks of passing a law.

#Don'tVoteReform

Looks like Marsden has gone the way of Sheffield in Threads

@reecedinsdale.bsky.social

Post Diplomat School: Things got a bit hairy?

Pre Diplomat School: Things got a bit hairy for you gormless, flea ridden smelly lumps?

Me see no complications in understanding the education system.

Me think he would sound like Kenneth Williams.

Waiting for The Roses to start, I thought "seems rather soon to do a remake of War of the Roses".

It was 1989... 36 years ago.

There were only 26 years between Universal's Frankenstein & Hammer's Curse of Frankenstein.

Or from another perspective, I was still at University and now I've retired.

I almost fell out of love with Doctor Who after season 17.

Season 18 under an energetic JNT and a focused script editor in Christopher H Bidmead brought it back for me.

I loved Bidmead's vision and his stories. Logopolis remains in my top 10 of all time.

Farewell.

The deluxe editions coming out of Hammer - Captain Kronos, Quatermass, and now Curse of Frankenstein are really some of the best sets of anything out there.

🥰

Kirk wandering round the Enterprise like he’s measuring for curtains.

Scrolling through Reels and up pops a very serious looking man of around my age. He raises his hand and wiggles a finger and says "there's NOTHING worse than tight socks".

Hmmm, I suspect there might just be.