It’s one of those mornings when the words are flowing like porridge. #WritersLife

"But that's terrible," said Arthur. "Listen, bud," said Ford, "if I had one Altairan dollar for every time I heard one bit of the Universe look at another bit of the Universe and say 'That's terrible' I wouldn't be sitting here like a lemon looking for a gin. But I haven't and I am."

Other work by the Ladybird artists
‘April’
Shell Guide to Trees and Shrubs Artist: SR Badmin

Judy (Annette Andre) charms Mr Steed (Patrick Macnee).

In a novelty store-cum-surgery-cum-graveyard, Richard's popping a cracker up a ladder, Steven's exploiting a mine in an unexpected way, and Brendan's walking off a wrestling-related concussion. It's Annette Andre's first appearance in #TheAvengers, Mandrake.
#podcast
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Sean Longmore's cover illustration for Doctor Who: Expulsion. The Sixth Doctor is in the centre, flanked by Turlough on the left (holding a large sword) and Peri on the right (dressed in battle armour, holding a large shield). In the background are a variety of historical locations and a TARDIS.

OUT NOW! Turlough vs history. ✒️📜🎭🗡️💀👑 Click https://bgfn.sh/exeunt to start listening to Doctor Who: Expulsion, a brand-new full-cast audio drama box set starring Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant and Mark Strickson.

“Wrestling’s fake!” Oh yeah? Then explain this

Congratulations!! 💫

Let's unbox the copies of my Eighth Doctor history book, Leap of Eighth - with a foreword by Paul McGann!

UK pre-order: telos.co.uk/shop/doctor-...

(I'm based in the UK so the information within regards this side of the Pond unless otherwise specified)

#DoctorWho #8thDoctor

Mornin’! 👋

Good morning, gang. ☕☀️

Hello, I did a podcasting about Where We Stand, Where We Fall, and probably it's not a completely confused ramble. Probably. (It is a bit hard talking about one's own work, I am trying to be better at it.)

Soundsmyth Productions' cover artwork for Doctor Who: Thirteen O'Clock. The Ninth Doctor is on the left, holding the sonic screwdriver up in his right hand. In the centre there is a doorway containing fire. Behind are Rose and Saffron. In the background, large octopus-like tentacles wave in the air.

ICYMI, June's new Ninth Doctor audio adventure is Doctor Who: Thirteen O'Clock, written by Robert Valentine... https://bgfn.sh/1500

Well, I think the Daleks' city is actually quite nice and the narrator is being very unfair.

A Hamster with a Blunt Penknife. Five years of trivia, insanity, friendship, laughter, community, and bullshit opinions. Going strong.

Thank you very much, Jenny!

The @forteanlondon.bsky.social event at Conway Hall had its very own Unwarranted Afternoon Performance. #strangecentral

You can add “… Mr Bond” to the end of any of these statements and it fits perfectly.

An engraving depicting six children holding hands and dancing around a maypole.

I'm doing an online talk with Creswell Crags on 27 April, examining the folklore of May Day! It's at 6 pm BST. [Image by Isaiah Thomas, Public Domain]
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/maypoles-h...

A picture of a canal tow path and canal barge passing by. There is a well-camouflaged duck ‘hiding’ among the flora.

“From the moss-covered old alder stump young leaves are breaking, and close beside the stump there is a wild duck on her nest”
Writer: EL Grant Watson
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
‘What to Look for in Spring’ (1961)

Bigfooters and Scientific Inquiry: On the Borderlands of Legitimate Science Bigfoot exists. Not necessarily as a biological creature, but certainly as an object around which thousands of Americans organise their lives, analysing evidence, and making knowledge. This book exami...

Their book has a discount on the Routledge site right now with free shipping #StrangeCentral

www.routledge.com/Bigfooters-a...

Whitley Strieber and JD Vance books side by side both titled Communion

I SPAT MY DRINK OUT #StrangeCentral

Finishing up the day with Ben Machell, Sarah Sparkes and Alice Vernon: Ghost hunting in the Archives. 👻 📚

Mark on stage, UFO proponent Luis Elizondo on screen.

Now at ##StrangeCentral, Mark Pilkington on connections between UFO interest and US political and entrepreneurial right wing types... a tangled web.

Mark with Streiber and Vance books of same title (Communion).

Wait... what? #StrangeCentral

Post-lunch at #StrangeCentral for @forteanlondon.bsky.social has us hit the forests: sociologists of science @drjamielewis.bsky.social & Andrew Bartlett say “Bigfooter” communities are moving from hunting to citizen scientists as the problem of habeus corpus keeps the skeptics loud.

Now Mark Pilkington on UFOs: Weapons of Mass Disruption. #StrangeCentral 🛸

Great morning watching #strangecentral from @forteanlondon.bsky.social at @conwayhall.bsky.social. We've had the Calvine photograph (UFO), occult coins and sea monsters. Great stuff all round.

Looking for Bigfoot at #StrangeCentral… 🐻