David Brown

I think it has to be something who has an air of the disreputable about them, but yet is still charming? In the books, he's definitely more of an anti-hero. Matthew Rhys maybe?

Is there anything creepier than those AI Then vs Now TV cast videos where the dead actors have angel's wings?

Two of my TV picks for tonight: a moving episode of Call the Midwife, plus new ITV crime drama Gone #CalltheMidwife #Gone

Just a small extra shout for my comment piece about watchinng comedy in times of crisis - and why it's an emotional MOT #TheOffice

Yes, I'm still watching reruns of The Office while the world is on fire - and this is why When the headlines feel unbearable, is turning on a sitcom a cop-out or a way of keeping sane?

As the planet heads towards catastrophe, is it a cop-out to be watching old episodes of The Office? My latest article… #TheOffice www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/th...

Did you read the article where I talk about 4K Bluray ownership and the LA Times? I'm talking in my piece about physical media, however that evolves.

I have no knowledge of this. Dare I seek it out?

Ha! Unfortunately not!

Thanks v much, Steve!

Just another little plug for my article about collecting physical media in the 1990s...and why it still matters... #StarTrek

Ha! Yes - I remember that scene. That was a Christmas special back in the day, I think?

It was always the most imaginatively brutal crime drama back in the day. Favourite episdoes: The Killing Philosophy (crossbow murderer), Fatal Inheritance (Taggart stays at a health farm).

The end of the shared TV experience? Why streaming's power grab should worry viewers The fight for Warner Bros Discovery risks television becoming a gated empire of elites.

I also wrote this today about why the streaming power grab should worry viewers #Warner #Paramount #GameOfThrones #Friends www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/str...

Haha - I know. It’s so painful. Just give me my free bus pass now and put me in assisted living accommodation

BBC Four is repeating This Life to coincide with its 30th anniversary, beginning with a double bill on Wed 18 March with a new filmed intro from Daniela Nardini. #ThisLife

If Lovejoy really is coming back, they should do it as Lovejoy & Son. Ian McShane playing Lovejoy Snr, Rufus Sewell as Lovejoy Jr. #Lovejoy

The revolution on the shelf? Why physical media still matters in the age of streaming TV Owning television is more than just nostalgia – it’s a cultural statement in an era of easy access via streaming and digital downloads.

I wrote this after seeing a load of Star Trek VHS tapes in a charity shop #StarTrek www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/ph...

The fact that Young Sherlock in this new Amazon Prime series makes a friend of his future enemy Moriarty makes me think that an idea or two might have come from Smallville. #YoungSherlock

Yes. Treat it like Taggart.

Richard Osman has announced on The Rest is Entertainment that he's leaving House of Games. Another host will take over.

With conspiracy culture now weaponised, can a revival of The X-Files really work today? What hope is there for Mulder and Scully in our current paranoid culture?

With 5 repeating The X-Files tonight, I've written about why a revival may not work given that conspiracy culture has now been weaponised. #TheXFiles
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Just in case anyone missed it before, here are my thoughts on what I feel we've lost and what will endure... #RedDwarf

Saw Scream 7 and had terrific food with my older son Hugh and one of my bezzies Si.

Cheers my friend.

Thank you!

Goodbye, Rob Grant – the Red Dwarf co-creator who found the laughs in loneliness Paying tribute to the man who brought solace to a generation of sci-fi loving misfits.

My own small tribute to Red Dwarf co-creator Rob Grant #RedDwarf www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/ro...

The genius of #RedDwarf, particularly the early series and that first book, is that it captured so perfectly a sense of existential loneliness. And, in so doing, made so many of us who were adrift, feel less alone. That's why I'll always be thankful for the imagination of Rob Grant and Doug Naylor.

YouTube video by Duane Dibbley (The duke of dork) Red Dwarf - observation dome (Music Cue)

Ah his music was just great. There's one piece of incidental music of his from Red Dwarf that I just love too. I think of it as the 'sad music': www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnfS...

They never bettered that original intro. It felt epic in its isolation. And it still looks great.

RIP Rob Grant.
Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers remains my favourite pick-me-up book. It's been there for me whenever I've felt glum. This is my copy, bought back when it was originally released at a signing session in Manchester. #RedDwarf