Chris Long

Sounds like a job for BBC 4.

A Murder of Quality by John le Carre

Just finished le Carre's A Murder of Quality. It's the 2nd Smiley story and, if A Call for the Dead was a trial run of a Smiley spy story, then this feels like a test of where else the character could go.
It's more of a straight murder mystery wrapped in the trappings of class.
Well worth a read.

Predator: Badlands.
A lot of fun (reminded me of some of the old Dark Horse comics) and, of course, a great Valentine's Day movie.

"People laughed when I said I wanted to build a casino far away from Vegas. Where are those people now? Long dead, while I live on and on and on and on..."

— Charles River, Founder, River Side Casino

BURN - www.amazon.co.uk/Burn-Luke-Wa...

Shop sign for Shawarma Palace

Arrest this man, he talks in maths...

It's forbidden to dump bodies in the river sign from Dalek Invasion of Earth.

#DoctorWho
Roses are red,
My heart is a quiver...

A black pen (in a crosshatch technique) and black ink (applied with a roller) illustration on off white paper of a man out walking in the countryside with his dog. Muddy tracks in fields lead towards a leafless tree in a hillside, the man and his dog pal in silhouette against a cloudy white sky. The branches of the tree hang over the landscape against a gloomy grey backdrop, crows in flight making their way home to roost. A cold and wintry scene, it makes you want to be indoors with a nice cup of tea.

No more feeling anxious about whether the originals of my Woman in Black illustrations are too expensive, I’ve been in such a worrisome mood recently.

I think they’re pretty good value.

This is an unpublished illustration I made.

£100 plus P&P

Email: nicktankardart@gmail.com to purchase.

The cover of JITTERBUG features a stylised rocket silhouette at the centre of an orrery, with a space suited figure dangling in its wake

A disillusioned bounty hunter. A betrayed pirate queen. Unlikely romance.

Stolen data. Political chicanery. A spaceship that thinks it's a parrot. A desperate race to uncover a cosmic threat.

Wild planetary engineering. Literal world building. That cover.

JITTERBUG is published on March 3 by @titanbooks.bsky.social. Here are 10 reasons you should read it.

#books #scifireads #scifibooks #scifi

Only two weeks until publication. Order now to avoid missing out!

If you're a young professional actor, get your agent to drop us a line. #YoungBond

Oh wow. This is like the day when the people on Goggle Box finally review their own show on their show & all TV finally falls in on itself.

INVENTORY: AN UNRELIABLE GUIDE TO MY RECORD COLLECTION by Andy Miller

AUDITORY: AN UNRELIABLE GUIDE TO MY RECORD COLLECTION by Andy Miller

So, to recap:

Wednesdays (i.e. music papers day): INVENTORY

Fridays (i.e. the weekend starts here): AUDITORY

Exclusive to www.patreon.com/backlisted.

See you around on the rebound! @backlisted.bsky.social

"We nearly had a Doomlord movie" — don't miss the second part of our epic John Wagner interview, going live at 9am GMT this Saturday!

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Or wherever you get your podcasts!

The first of our Haunted Book Club readings is online now.

Next Tuesday night @gavcross.bsky.social and I will be discussing The Signalman by Charles Dickens.
gavcross.substack.com/s/haunted-bo...

Here's your chance to refresh your memory before we do.
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A range of t-shirts - white designs on black - in an etsy shop

I made some t-shirts.
I ordered some myself, and they're good!
You should order one for yourself. You deserve it.
www.etsy.com/shop/moorere...

Your first look at my cover to the upcoming SUPERMAN SPIDER-MAN #1! Opportunity of a lifetime to contribute a cover to this historic @dc.com Marvel Comics crossover event!

The pigeon’s name is Dave.

Note to self:
Invest in more bookcases.

We finished Small Prophets last night &, obviously, I don't want to spoil anything, but what a brilliant TV show.
It lives on a ley line crossing from the warm hilarity of Detectorists to the strange folk charm of a certain scarecrow.
A magical, funny, sometimes heartbreaking 6 episode adventure.

I've reached a point I've not known in a very long time.
When I put away the new story I'm working on & head off to work, I'm actually missing it. It's been a long old while since writing has felt this fun.
I really hope this is a good sign.

We cracked & watched 3 yesterday. Then 2 tonight.
It's taking no uncertain amount of will power (& threatening to hide the remote) to save the last one until tomorrow.
Such a fantastic piece of TV.

257. Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis — Backlisted Dr Rowan Williams, theologian, poet and former Archbishop of Canterbury, joins Andy and John for a thoughtful and moving discussion of  Till We Have Faces  (1956), the last novel by C.S. Lew...

False modesty is bullshit. So this is an exceptional episode of the podcast I have poured my heart, soul and brain into for ten years. It was a privilege to discuss C.S. Lewis with Rowan Williams, knowing a) you'd get to hear it and b) nobody does it like we do. www.backlisted.fm/episodes/257...

Chaos and The Fall – updates If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll know I signed contracts for two books last year. Chaos and The Fall. And if you’ve been paying further attention, you’ll know Chaos w…

Been a bad week publishing wise but I have now have news about my next two books.

lukewalkerwriter.wordpress.com/2026/02/08/c...

Chris Riddell cards - crowds

RPG supplements that aren’t RPG Supplements. My incredible pack of cards depicting unusual crowds has arrived. It features a unique hand-drawn card by Chris Riddell. Incredible.

Robin Ince: Let the Quiet Ones Rise | Leicester Comedy Festival

Wolverhampton is sold out . one seat left for solo show in Norwich. A few more seats left for Leicester comedy on 17th February events.comedy-festival.co.uk/events/robin...

Heartburn by Nora Ephron

I spent the week reading Nora Ephron's Heartburn. It's an absolutely brilliant read. The style is so naturally conversational. The humour is swift, cutting & honed. But there's a raw, honest tone at the heart of the story that keeps it all honest.

YouTube video by Dstl Creative Futures | How Science Fiction can shape the future

Last year, I took part in a collaboration between science fiction writers, the University of Coventry, and the Defence Science & Technology Laboratory. The project was to predict the threats and opportunities facing the UK in the next 50-100 years.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2sp...

INVENTORY

A new instalment of INVENTORY is available now via the @backlisted.bsky.social Patreon. I put my heart, soul, brain and guts into this one, plus a lifetime of listening. 👓

This week: Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Blood & Chocolate but mostly blood. 🍫

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Scenes from Ivor the engine. A man walks across a landscape. The words a ghost story have been added

The signal man from Ivor The Engine

Ivor going in a tunnel

A lady arms outstretched from Ivor looking like she’s crying out

The Signalman (Postgate, 1976)