Simon Guerrier
@0tralala.bsky.social
Writer and producer. Out now: David Whitaker in an Exciting Adventure with Television, a biography of the first story editor of Doctor Who. Currently working on a biography of Terrance Dicks. www.simonguerrier.com
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The WAC campaign to date
More from me with details of progress (or lack thereof) in the campaign against the shutting down of access at the Written Archives Centre, and a summary of quite why this policy shift is, simply and straightforwardly, wrong.
cstonline.net/defending-th...
More from me with details of progress (or lack thereof) in the campaign against the shutting down of access at the Written Archives Centre, and a summary of quite why this policy shift is, simply and straightforwardly, wrong.
cstonline.net/defending-th...
Defending the WAC: Our Rights, Their Wrongs: The WAC Campaign To Date by John Wyver
Just about exactly a year ago, on 19 November 2024, I e-mailed a group of colleagues expressing concern about the Terms of Use researchers had to sign up to it secure access to the immeasurably rich…
cstonline.net
November 14, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The WAC campaign to date
More from me with details of progress (or lack thereof) in the campaign against the shutting down of access at the Written Archives Centre, and a summary of quite why this policy shift is, simply and straightforwardly, wrong.
cstonline.net/defending-th...
More from me with details of progress (or lack thereof) in the campaign against the shutting down of access at the Written Archives Centre, and a summary of quite why this policy shift is, simply and straightforwardly, wrong.
cstonline.net/defending-th...
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The trailer for OBSOLETE episode 1. Coming November 23rd. YouTube Link in second post!
November 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The trailer for OBSOLETE episode 1. Coming November 23rd. YouTube Link in second post!
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I've spent the last 3 years animating episode 1 of the Daleks' Master Plan for its 60th anniversary today! Yes, we had a slight technical hitch when I realised I'd uploaded the wrong version of the file, but we're good now!
And you might want to keep watching to the very end..
youtu.be/2--OWFrTXUI
And you might want to keep watching to the very end..
youtu.be/2--OWFrTXUI
Daleks' Master Plan - The Nightmare Begins Animation. Part 1
YouTube video by JanjyGiggins
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I've spent the last 3 years animating episode 1 of the Daleks' Master Plan for its 60th anniversary today! Yes, we had a slight technical hitch when I realised I'd uploaded the wrong version of the file, but we're good now!
And you might want to keep watching to the very end..
youtu.be/2--OWFrTXUI
And you might want to keep watching to the very end..
youtu.be/2--OWFrTXUI
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MURDER ON MARS! All episodes just dropped on BBC Sounds.
Or, you can tune in today at 14:15 on BBC Radio 4.
I’d love it if you gave it a listen!
Or, you can tune in today at 14:15 on BBC Radio 4.
I’d love it if you gave it a listen!
Limelight - Murder on Mars - Episode 1 - BBC Sounds
Mars, 2048. The first settlers. And the first unexplained death.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 8:04 AM
MURDER ON MARS! All episodes just dropped on BBC Sounds.
Or, you can tune in today at 14:15 on BBC Radio 4.
I’d love it if you gave it a listen!
Or, you can tune in today at 14:15 on BBC Radio 4.
I’d love it if you gave it a listen!
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BOOK GIVEAWAY!!! I'm not on social media much at the moment, working hard on my new book, which I feel sure will be my best one yet when it's done! In the meantime, I'm giving away signed copies of all my books so far. Follow & repost to enter, and say which book you'd like & why. Closes Dec 5!
November 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
BOOK GIVEAWAY!!! I'm not on social media much at the moment, working hard on my new book, which I feel sure will be my best one yet when it's done! In the meantime, I'm giving away signed copies of all my books so far. Follow & repost to enter, and say which book you'd like & why. Closes Dec 5!
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📦 US readers… We have paused US orders until further notice but the Who Shop stocks most of our titles.
ATTENTION USA CUSTOMERS! After some customer feedback, we were having technical difficulties on the site for those trying to order from the USA and postage was not appearing. THIS HAS NOW BEEN FIXED. Get your orders in, in time for Christmas! #DoctorWho #USA #Christmas
That’s right, we’re shipping to the USA! Get your Christmas orders in now in time for the big day.
*Note to all customers: If you have any issues trying to place an order, please speak to a member of staff who will be happy to assist you. whoshopevents@gmail.com.
*Note to all customers: If you have any issues trying to place an order, please speak to a member of staff who will be happy to assist you. whoshopevents@gmail.com.
November 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
📦 US readers… We have paused US orders until further notice but the Who Shop stocks most of our titles.
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New @squarewindowpod.bsky.social est arrivé. 🍷 Original film by Ray Davies & an ep Bob’s Full House. Fascinating to rewatch and see which show holds up best to modern scrutiny. Expect to be surprised, and not just by Mr Claypole in Rentaghost. Link to yr best podcast platforms here: pod.fo/e/3513c3
Through the Square Window: EPISODE 3: November 1984
Eyes down for episode three of Through the Square Window! In this instalment, Samira Ahmed and Graham Kibble-White investigate a selection of UK TV programmes that were airing 41 years ago, in Nove...
pod.fo
November 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
New @squarewindowpod.bsky.social est arrivé. 🍷 Original film by Ray Davies & an ep Bob’s Full House. Fascinating to rewatch and see which show holds up best to modern scrutiny. Expect to be surprised, and not just by Mr Claypole in Rentaghost. Link to yr best podcast platforms here: pod.fo/e/3513c3
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The Army Game (11th November 1957). RSM Bullimore (William Hartnell) is somewhat perplexed when the lads of hut 29 suddenly begin to act like perfect soldiers ....
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The Army Game (11th November 1957). RSM Bullimore (William Hartnell) is somewhat perplexed when the lads of hut 29 suddenly begin to act like perfect soldiers ....
Ian Fleming killed off James Bond at the end of the fifth novel, From Russia With Love, and then starts the next one with “Phew, that last case was a bit much, I had to spend a few days in bed, anyway back to work…”
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Ian Fleming killed off James Bond at the end of the fifth novel, From Russia With Love, and then starts the next one with “Phew, that last case was a bit much, I had to spend a few days in bed, anyway back to work…”
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Murder in a West End boutique? 🛍️👠 Inspector Charlesworth’s on the case. This month’s Crime Classic, Death in High Heels, dives into fashion, ambition, and fatal secrets.
Available today: shop.bl.uk/products/death-in-high-heels
Ed: @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social
Available today: shop.bl.uk/products/death-in-high-heels
Ed: @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Murder in a West End boutique? 🛍️👠 Inspector Charlesworth’s on the case. This month’s Crime Classic, Death in High Heels, dives into fashion, ambition, and fatal secrets.
Available today: shop.bl.uk/products/death-in-high-heels
Ed: @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social
Available today: shop.bl.uk/products/death-in-high-heels
Ed: @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social
A long, long post on the novelisation Doctor Who The Revenge of the Cybermen by Terrance Dicks, the first to feature the bohemian Fourth Doctor: 0tralala.blogspot.com/2025/11/doct... #books #booksky #DoctorWho
Doctor Who The Revenge of the Cybermen, by Terrance Dicks
0tralala.blogspot.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
A long, long post on the novelisation Doctor Who The Revenge of the Cybermen by Terrance Dicks, the first to feature the bohemian Fourth Doctor: 0tralala.blogspot.com/2025/11/doct... #books #booksky #DoctorWho
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To celebrate their birthday, Hammer Films are giving away a generous Quatermass bundle - both of the recent 4K collector’s edition box-sets, plus a t-shirt and a poster.
Enter now, BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE!
hammerfilms.com/pages/celebr...
Enter now, BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE!
hammerfilms.com/pages/celebr...
Celebrate Hammer’s birthday with a chance to win a Quatermass bundle
Enter now to win the ultimate Quatermass Bundle.
hammerfilms.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:49 AM
To celebrate their birthday, Hammer Films are giving away a generous Quatermass bundle - both of the recent 4K collector’s edition box-sets, plus a t-shirt and a poster.
Enter now, BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE!
hammerfilms.com/pages/celebr...
Enter now, BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE!
hammerfilms.com/pages/celebr...
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From Vanity Fair’s Dictionary for the Motion Pictures, March 1922
November 8, 2025 at 9:51 AM
From Vanity Fair’s Dictionary for the Motion Pictures, March 1922
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And so it was that throughout the lands, as news readers named Watson and Crick as the discoverers of the DNA helix, a rousing chorus of “Rosalind Franklin” was directed towards the news.
November 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
And so it was that throughout the lands, as news readers named Watson and Crick as the discoverers of the DNA helix, a rousing chorus of “Rosalind Franklin” was directed towards the news.
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A tiny bit of the BBC news piece that’s gone out today ✨🔭
The documentary and full piece is now on BBC Sounds & also airs on BBCR4 tomorrow (8th Nov) at 8pm
Featuring the brilliant @proftimob.bsky.social at @jodrellbank.bsky.social
#JodrellAt80 #JodrellBank
The documentary and full piece is now on BBC Sounds & also airs on BBCR4 tomorrow (8th Nov) at 8pm
Featuring the brilliant @proftimob.bsky.social at @jodrellbank.bsky.social
#JodrellAt80 #JodrellBank
November 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
A tiny bit of the BBC news piece that’s gone out today ✨🔭
The documentary and full piece is now on BBC Sounds & also airs on BBCR4 tomorrow (8th Nov) at 8pm
Featuring the brilliant @proftimob.bsky.social at @jodrellbank.bsky.social
#JodrellAt80 #JodrellBank
The documentary and full piece is now on BBC Sounds & also airs on BBCR4 tomorrow (8th Nov) at 8pm
Featuring the brilliant @proftimob.bsky.social at @jodrellbank.bsky.social
#JodrellAt80 #JodrellBank
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WAC wrong-headedness
(that's the BBC Written Archives Centre)
I've brought together the key links for the campaign against the changes which now make independent and exploratory research at WAC impossible - and why this matters.
www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/wac-wrong-he...
(that's the BBC Written Archives Centre)
I've brought together the key links for the campaign against the changes which now make independent and exploratory research at WAC impossible - and why this matters.
www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/wac-wrong-he...
WAC wrong-headedness - Illuminations
John Wyver writes: Some of you will know that I have been very involved over the past months with attempts to reverse the wrong-headed changes to access at the BBC Written Archives Centre (above, with...
www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
WAC wrong-headedness
(that's the BBC Written Archives Centre)
I've brought together the key links for the campaign against the changes which now make independent and exploratory research at WAC impossible - and why this matters.
www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/wac-wrong-he...
(that's the BBC Written Archives Centre)
I've brought together the key links for the campaign against the changes which now make independent and exploratory research at WAC impossible - and why this matters.
www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/wac-wrong-he...
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Just up: a great contribution to CST's ongoing Defending the WAC series by James Jordan. Thoughts on Cartier, Dimbleby and the unknowns of archive research. cstonline.net/defending-th...
Defending the WAC: Filling the gaps which some never knew existed by James Jordan
In common with the other authors of this series of blogs, I am a regular user who knows first-hand the importance of the BBC’s Written Archives. When I first visited in 2006 it was to research a…
cstonline.net
November 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Just up: a great contribution to CST's ongoing Defending the WAC series by James Jordan. Thoughts on Cartier, Dimbleby and the unknowns of archive research. cstonline.net/defending-th...
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Book Cover of the Day:
November 7, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Book Cover of the Day:
Absolutely amazing. OMG. #Traitors #CelebrityTraitors
November 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Absolutely amazing. OMG. #Traitors #CelebrityTraitors
Let’s go #Traitors #CelebrityTraitors
November 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Let’s go #Traitors #CelebrityTraitors
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My favorite comment on the FT story
November 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
My favorite comment on the FT story
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Peter Capaldi on Glasgow style, including a visit to a Scottish designer with the Memphis Group in Milan, and some bonkers 80s hairdos from Rita Rusk and Irvine Rusk.
youtu.be/54lR3Zs2B7A?...
youtu.be/54lR3Zs2B7A?...
1984: "The Glasgow Style" with Peter Capaldi | Spectrum | Fashion | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Peter Capaldi on Glasgow style, including a visit to a Scottish designer with the Memphis Group in Milan, and some bonkers 80s hairdos from Rita Rusk and Irvine Rusk.
youtu.be/54lR3Zs2B7A?...
youtu.be/54lR3Zs2B7A?...
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Wow! 😮🤩
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Wow! 😮🤩
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
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The long-running ideological war on libraries, education, and government workers is not separate from AI boosterism. It is the same ideological war on human knowledge and expertise. In some cases AI is being used to directly supercharge this effort:
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The long-running ideological war on libraries, education, and government workers is not separate from AI boosterism. It is the same ideological war on human knowledge and expertise. In some cases AI is being used to directly supercharge this effort:
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...