Andrew Middleton

Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.

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'raaaaaay!

Tonight's eldritch selection is a millenial found footage take on the #ghoststory, 'The Casebook Of Eddie Brewer'.

#31DaysInOctober
#horror

#Halloween

Good broadcast, but can I suggest putting an onscreen QR code so people can go straight to a membership sign up page?

Definitely an underrated Peej waxing.

Narrate Your Own Twilight Zone Competition 2025 - Rod Serling Memorial Foundation

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D'oh!

Indicate before you pivot that sharply.

The BBC really ought to consider ditching X. It's riddled with bot farms, troll operations and common or garden nazis. Who wants to 'reach' that?

It's a difference of opinion about the nature of animal sports.

A bingo card for the ghost stories of M.R. James. Boxes read: "Spiders Terrible hotel stay Narrator makes fun of golf Latin passages Eerie disembodied voices Confirmed bachelor main character Vengeful spirit Evil magician Working-class character as comic relief Bleak East Anglian coast Visit to an archive Narrator in guidebook mode FREE SPACE Unholy doings in a church Frogs or toads Queen Anne style house Cursed artifact Don't buy that rare book! Something hairy and horrible Someone gets too curious Tentacles Story told via old manuscript Research trip gone horribly wrong Beds are scary Tactile horror

I couldn't resist. #pleasingterror

It's probably more to do with promoting animal welfare.

A DVD menu screen for 'Crooked House'

Today's choice is Mark Gatiss' deliciously grim portmanteau TV drama, 'Crooked House'.

#31DaysInOctober
#Halloween
#horror

Seems to be the only way to get air time on the BBC.

He was the fixer they sent to Brighton to try and unseat Caroline Lucas as I recall.

The latter sounds like something that Alisdair Gray would do.

@bbclaurak.bsky.social why didn't you interview @zackpolanski.bsky.social during the @greenparty.org.uk conference?

Bit niche, isn't it?

And what do you think you know about the 'science'?

A monochrome DVD cover showing Boris Karloff and Elsa Lanchester as Frankenstein's monster and The Bride.

A twofer tonight, having missed yesterday

James Whale's 'Frankenstein' and 'Bride of Frankenstein'
#cinema #horror #Halloween #31DaysInOctober

Lauren is a spectacular dancer. Just saying #strictly

Can we stop using Johnson's pet name for her as a start?

YouTube video by CalvinHarrisVEVO Calvin Harris - Acceptable in the 80's (Official Video)

#ItWasAcceptableInTheEighties

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Cleaning his dentures

YouTube video by The Fall - Topic No Bulbs (Remastered)

"They say damp records the past if that's so I've got the biggest library yet"

#fallfriday

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It's easy when you don't have to remember which lie you told, or where you triangulated from last month.

YouTube video by The Fall - Topic English Scheme

🎶O'er grassy dale, and lowland scene
Come see, come hear, the English Scheme.
The lower-class, want brass, bad chests, scrounge fags.
The clever ones tend to emigrate
Like your psychotic big brother, who left home
For jobs in Holland, Munich, Rome🎶
#fallfriday
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"If I'm going down, YOU'RE COMING WITH ME!"

On Sunday 12 October Nunkie Autumn 2025 season gets underway with "Casting the Runes" at Theatre Severn in Shrewsbury. One of the bigger venues I visit and there are seats left to fill.
They are available here: www.theatresevern.co.uk/shows/whatso...

Soo Catwoman looking fierce (as ever).

Well, that's this weekend's look sorted (RIP Soo Catwoman🙏).