The Human Palindrome

Hi! I’ve decided to start posting here on Bluesky again from time to time. Back out with the camera after a couple of weeks of rain and life getting in the way. A dusk visit to Exeter Quay gave me this long exposure of the overflow channel in flood – usually you can walk across it but not this week!

I can’t stand the confusion in my mind!

So 80’s! 🤩

Seems fitting when you think about the garbage that they put into their food…

That Iain bloke is the best.

The mutant offspring of Bill Patterson and Jon Pertwee.

It’s the first big news story I can remember from my childhood.

Just as he was beginning to get back into recording again. 😔

45 years. #RIPJohnLennon

FINAL book giveaway of the year.

To enter: reply below & repost this extract.

Up for grabs:

THREE signed Villager paperbacks with free art (bookmarks & postcards) by my parents.

Enter if you enjoy
Folklore
Nature
Rivers
Hills
Social history
Lost art
Ghost
Tangled psychedelic narratives
Silliness

Thank you for generously offering your books. I hope it has the desired effect and helps to drive interest in your work.

I realise, increasingly, I'm pissing people off doing these giveaways & I am thoroughly aware of what a deeply hurtful & thoughtless thing it is do to people's timelines. But don't worry. I'm stopping after this. I'm exhausted from posting books all year. Also, I can't afford to do it any more.

People of a certain age will tell you estate agents don't get any better than this, but I prefer Turner & Cartmel.

It’s a far more compelling argument against taking drugs than “just say no”.

He seems to live in some sort of parallel universe where the Tories oversaw a time of progress and happiness for all.

A scene from "The Prisoner" TV series where Number 6, having attempted to escape the Village, is apprehended by Rover, (a large, sentient, sinister white balloon), on the beach. Rover is now a giant silver Christmas tree bauble with a snowflake pattern.

Christmas in The Village.
From this day in 2016.

YouTube video by Highland Sparkle McGlashan World Cup Draw

Was reminded of this when the World Cup draw was announced:
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a cat is being held in someone 's lap and the words wait what are visible ALT: a cat is being held in someone 's lap and the words wait what are visible

Is that him?!

a cartoon of a man sitting in a rocking chair giving a peace sign . ALT: a cartoon of a man sitting in a rocking chair giving a peace sign .

“Hi! I’m General Austin Pierce, you may remember me from such shows as ‘hand over your kids to the alien junkies’”
#TWBTLATS

The final shot of Horror of Fang Rock: a model shot of the TARDIS on dark, rocky terrain at night, with a distant lighthouse visible through the mist behind it.

Terrance's planned vampire story has been unexpectedly cancelled, and he has only a few weeks to come up with a replacement. Fortunately, he's brilliant.

#DoctorWho #HorrorOfFangRock

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A photo story picturing David Bowie and Bing Crosby. Bowie: Why do glum, Bing. Bing: My inflatable arse has gone flat. Bowie: You can borrow my rubber bum pump. Bing: Rubber bum pump? Bowie: Rubber bum pump.

Tis the season of rubber bum pumps.

Feel better soon ♥️

There was a lot to say about Horror of Fang Rock as there is just so much to love about it. We also talk about how Terrence Dicks’s Target novelizations were so important to our reading and development. And so great having @melvinpena.bsky.social on this one!

Laura's Dad sounds like a magnificent person, we need more like him!

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YouTube video by JR Southall Who Review Extra: Torchwood Children of Earth

If you'd like to watch us debating the merits of RTD's last five-part Doctor Who spin-off serial (rather than waiting for it to drop on the audio feed tomorrow morning), then here's our review of Torchwood: Children of Earth already:

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I’ve bought T shirts and a hat and can confirm the quality is excellent.

A really nice way to express your love for the club.

Bears vs. Trail cameras

Help raise £200 to fund new batteries for Craig for his mobility scooter which he needs for his independence and to be able to get out and about – JustGiving Crowdfunding Iʼm raising money to fund new batteries for Craig for his mobility scooter which he needs for his independence and to be able to get out and about. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

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So my scooter batteries died at the #Everton match vs #NottinghamForest today. This is my mobility and lifeline and as it's Christmas this is an unexpected expense we can't afford. Any help a donation or a share is much appreciated.

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Just leaving this here…

Saturday RFS release! We’re on Wednesdays for the next three weeks as we review The War Between The Land and The Sea.