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Andrew Smith

@andr3wsmith.bsky.social

Writer (Big Finish, 80s TV πŸ“Ί inc Doctor Who, Not the Nine, A Kick Up the 80s, radio comedy and drama.) and retired Blue Guard. And I run a bit. πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ

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I can guess which one ☺️

07.01.2026 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No, that’s an entirely new development since the events of the TV series. ☺️

07.01.2026 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Personally I’d say it’s the King Phillip II, with English being the default language for the international space community.

07.01.2026 23:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi Matthew, soz for late reply; I’m not on here too often.

Well now… let me check with ISPF’s HR Dept. πŸ˜‰

07.01.2026 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you 😊

07.01.2026 23:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cover art for Star Cops Mars 1. Nathan, Kenzy and Devis are front and centre. To the left an astronaught stands triumphantly with an orange sky behind them. To the right, a rocket blasts off.

Cover art for Star Cops Mars 1. Nathan, Kenzy and Devis are front and centre. To the left an astronaught stands triumphantly with an orange sky behind them. To the right, a rocket blasts off.

Cover art for Star Cops Mars 2. It shows Kenzy, Paul, Spring, Priya and Colin.

Cover art for Star Cops Mars 2. It shows Kenzy, Paul, Spring, Priya and Colin.

Tonight's relistening is 'A New World' by the very clever @andr3wsmith.bsky.social . Both Mars boxsets are currently available for Β£9.99 each from the Big Finish Warehouse Clearance Sale. #StarCops πŸ‘¨β€πŸš€ 🟠

@bigfinish.bsky.social

07.01.2026 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

More months than years.

16.11.2025 10:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Doctor Who Literature returns with a tribute to Christopher H. Bidmead. Featuring a new interview with @andr3wsmith.bsky.social, excerpts from our archives for each of Chris Bidmead's three Doctor Who episodes, and new readings from @monstermaker.bsky.social.

open.spotify.com/episode/3F31...

16.11.2025 06:11 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4
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The Holmwood Foundation - Season Two Season Two of the horror-fiction audio drama about possession, queer identity, and Dracula's severed head!

The Holmwood Foundation is a wonderful horror audio drama series from Big Finish writers @fiotrethewey.bsky.social and @georgiacooked.bsky.social. And you can back its second season. 😁

www.kickstarter.com/projects/geo...

13.11.2025 07:13 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vision Express is missing a trick by not using Troilus and Cressida in their advertising…

04.11.2025 10:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Strikingly brutal from the outset. Then Liberator’s crew taunting the captured Shrinkerβ€” when Tarrant defends it (β€œHe's an animal, Cally”) Cally’s terse reply: β€œYes, and it's contagious, isn't it?”

@andr3wsmith.bsky.social’s prequel was satisfyingly gruesome.

www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/h...

12.10.2025 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Dave! 🀩

04.11.2025 09:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pleased to see this series is continuing. @andr3wsmith.bsky.social and the rest of the team have done an absolutely stellar job of taking the best of what was originally in the series and making it one of the most compelling non Doctor Who series that @bigfinish.bsky.social produces.

17.10.2025 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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So sorry to learn that CHB has departed, @andr3wsmith.bsky.social. Like you, he responded so kindly and thoughtfully to tweets years ago expressing gratitude for the seeds sown in an 8yo mind by Season 18. Your mutual admiration and affection were evident in interviews and DVD extras. Condolences.

31.08.2025 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Chris and his lovely coffee β˜•οΈ 😍

31.08.2025 09:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Well said mate x

31.08.2025 09:18 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Raising a glass to Christopher H Bidmead, who brought big ideas and magic moments to Doctor Who, and commissioned writers like Christopher Bailey, @andr3wsmith.bsky.social and @stephengallagher.co.uk. A playfully cantankerous persona never quite masked a deep intelligence and a kind, generous soul.

31.08.2025 08:01 β€” πŸ‘ 139    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

AI's best use case will always be scams. It's scamtech, top to bottom. Everything about it is crooked. Its bedrock is theft and its legacy is the destruction of the environment, both physical and virtual.

Even most of its 'legitimate' uses are a form of lying.
"I wrote this."
"I created this."

31.08.2025 03:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1263    πŸ” 457    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 19

Sad news. We were big fans of Christopher Hamilton Bidmead and his button down approach to Doctor Who. He even critiqued our Miniscope of him in 2012. A skeptic till the end.

Sunday’s episode has already been recorded, so we’ll properly pay tribute to Mr. Bidmead the week after.

30.08.2025 22:56 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

fancy forty-five minutes of impeccable sketch comedy? here you go: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

25.08.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 165    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 0

"Ah, the human scum Carter."
"That's *Captain* Human Scum Carter."
Enjoying hearing the wrap up to UNIT: Nemesis in 'True Nemesis' by @andr3wsmith.bsky.social #DoctorWho πŸŒ‚

30.07.2025 10:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

😱

🀣🀣🀣

08.08.2025 07:46 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’d not heard of it. But I may read it now 😁

24.07.2025 05:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! It’s a personal favourite, and was a labour of love 😁

12.07.2025 07:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"The Barbarians and the Samurai" by @andr3wsmith.bsky.social was a great historical that I aboslutely could have imagined in the 60s. And, "The Invention of Death" by @johndorney.bsky.social was an intriguing exploration of a world with no concept of death and the implications thereof.

07.07.2025 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
The Simpsons Planet of the Apes musical

The Simpsons Planet of the Apes musical

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One of my strongest beliefs is if they actually put this on Broadway it would absolutely destroy at the award shows and run for 20 years

30.06.2025 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3869    πŸ” 680    πŸ’¬ 107    πŸ“Œ 55

A very very Happy Canada Day to my lovely Canadian friends!

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01.07.2025 11:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If there’s ever a #Scottish citizenship test, knowing this song will be a definite requirement. πŸ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ ΏπŸŽΆπŸ˜‚

01.07.2025 09:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jason Mantzoukas nailing it. 🀣🀣

#Taskmaster #USA #Representative #AgentofChaos

25.06.2025 08:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Historian | Debbie Challis | England DebbieChallis Historian writer museum archives

New look for my website & updated CV. Still to do the other pages but realised how much I have done over the last 2 years so a bit of stock taking going on: www.debbiechallis.com

23.06.2025 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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