Jon Dear
@accordingtojond.bsky.social
Writer on archive TV and film. Currently working on a book about the BBC’s A Ghost Story for Christmas. Produced The Quatermass Experiment (2023) and Children of The Stone Tape (2024). Podcasts on Nigel Kneale and Giallo.
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Jon Dear
@accordingtojond.bsky.social
· Jan 11
I’ll be at the UK Ghost Story Festival on Saturday 28th February at Quad in Derby alongside a host of fantastic names over three days. I’m SO excited and hope to see a few of you there.
This desperately needs a Blu Ray.
Since there is a new Dracula that is apparently pursuing the "tragic lost love" backstory, I want to talk about my favorite Drac, which is Louis Jourdan in the 1977 BBC miniseries COUNT DRACULA.
February 14, 2026 at 7:25 PM
This desperately needs a Blu Ray.
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I’m glad Britain’s best at this. 🏅#winterolympics
February 13, 2026 at 9:16 PM
I’m glad Britain’s best at this. 🏅#winterolympics
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I am sorry that my choice of language (calling Jim Ratcliffe a cunt) has offended some people in Monaco (Jim Ratcliffe) but it is important to raise the issue of Jim Ratcliffe being a cunt and maintain an open debate on the challenges of Jim Ratcliffe being a cunt.
February 12, 2026 at 12:41 PM
I am sorry that my choice of language (calling Jim Ratcliffe a cunt) has offended some people in Monaco (Jim Ratcliffe) but it is important to raise the issue of Jim Ratcliffe being a cunt and maintain an open debate on the challenges of Jim Ratcliffe being a cunt.
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FFS. There is no hope in a nuclear war, that's the whole point of Threads. They're gonna fuck it all up.
Threads director Mick Jackson has expressed worry over the upcoming remake’s focus on finding “hope even in the most challenging of times.”
“That one phrase worried me,” he tells Empire. “Hope is not part of nuclear war.”
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
“That one phrase worried me,” he tells Empire. “Hope is not part of nuclear war.”
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
February 12, 2026 at 10:30 AM
FFS. There is no hope in a nuclear war, that's the whole point of Threads. They're gonna fuck it all up.
Isn’t that Nadine from Twin Peaks?
February 12, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Isn’t that Nadine from Twin Peaks?
Rev. Lionel Fanthorpe.
Who's the most famous alum of your high school?
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
guys i just found out i went to the same high school as howard lutnick. please respect my privacy at this time.
February 12, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Rev. Lionel Fanthorpe.
And best remembered for the first MR James TV dramatisation.
A centenery celebration today of the late 🇨🇦 Canadian-born actor, comedian, producer and writer #LeslieNielsen OC born #OnThisDay 100 years ago in Regina, Saskatchewan
February 11, 2026 at 9:33 AM
And best remembered for the first MR James TV dramatisation.
Still it’s nice to see Man Yoo celebrating scraping a draw with West Ham like they’ve won the league. And it was an exquisite goal too.
February 10, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Still it’s nice to see Man Yoo celebrating scraping a draw with West Ham like they’ve won the league. And it was an exquisite goal too.
I mean I have taken that before kick off, but FUCK.
February 10, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I mean I have taken that before kick off, but FUCK.
Zen? FUCKING ZEN???
I’m terrified!
I’m terrified!
A Moment of Zen to start your day:
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Inst. (MBARI) documented an encounter with Stygiomedusa gigantea, the giant phantom jelly.
The Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) named "Doc Ricketts" captured this video at a depth of 990 meters (3,200 feet) in Monterey Bay.
Hypnotic!
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Inst. (MBARI) documented an encounter with Stygiomedusa gigantea, the giant phantom jelly.
The Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) named "Doc Ricketts" captured this video at a depth of 990 meters (3,200 feet) in Monterey Bay.
Hypnotic!
February 10, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Zen? FUCKING ZEN???
I’m terrified!
I’m terrified!
Possibly the best guest performance in Doctor Who.
February 10, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Possibly the best guest performance in Doctor Who.
Do you remember that sci-fi series with the initials DW that starred someone with the initials JP who worked as a scientific advisor to an arm of the UK government, and the first story of the 1970 series warned about the dangers of plastic?
No, the other one.
WATCH
DOOM
WATCH
No, the other one.
WATCH
DOOM
WATCH
'The Plastic Eaters', the first episode of Doomwatch, was broadcast on this day in 1970. Created by Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis (who wrote this opening installment) the series ran for a total of 38 episodes (including one untransmitted ep - 'Sex and Violence').
February 9, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Do you remember that sci-fi series with the initials DW that starred someone with the initials JP who worked as a scientific advisor to an arm of the UK government, and the first story of the 1970 series warned about the dangers of plastic?
No, the other one.
WATCH
DOOM
WATCH
No, the other one.
WATCH
DOOM
WATCH
It’s possibly my favourite giallo director’s last hurrah. A sacked and washed up journo uncovers a child porn conspiracy while in pursuit of a serial killer. Who said old films have no relevance? It’s Luigi Bazzoni’s The Fifth Cord.
Episode 48: The Fifth Cord
Podcast Episode · Due signori in giallo · 06/02/2026 · 1h 2m
podcasts.apple.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:45 PM
It’s possibly my favourite giallo director’s last hurrah. A sacked and washed up journo uncovers a child porn conspiracy while in pursuit of a serial killer. Who said old films have no relevance? It’s Luigi Bazzoni’s The Fifth Cord.
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Just in case you should need one, all of The Nazis: A Warning from History is now on the iPlayer
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074kmy
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074kmy
The Nazis: A Warning from History - 1. Helped into Power
Documentary series examining how Hitler came to power. By January 1933, Germany had voted for a chancellor who was openly opposed to democracy.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 8, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Just in case you should need one, all of The Nazis: A Warning from History is now on the iPlayer
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074kmy
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074kmy
Down amongst the dead men.
The graveyard at St Faith’s, Little Witchingham in Norfolk
The graveyard at St Faith’s, Little Witchingham in Norfolk
February 8, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Down amongst the dead men.
The graveyard at St Faith’s, Little Witchingham in Norfolk
The graveyard at St Faith’s, Little Witchingham in Norfolk
Plus doesn’t Streeting have a majority of, like 10?
If a Labour government just didn't spend its time using the bully pulpit to talk about what bastards foreigners are and pandering to anti-trans cranks it'd make a real difference to me. So it's relatively easy for a new leader to significantly shift my opinion. It therefore *cannot* be Wes Streeting
February 8, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Plus doesn’t Streeting have a majority of, like 10?
“The Canadian dancer’s injured her knee!”
“Really?”
“Yes, she’s bleeding terrible!”
“Never mind her performance, how is she?”
“Really?”
“Yes, she’s bleeding terrible!”
“Never mind her performance, how is she?”
February 7, 2026 at 9:49 PM
“The Canadian dancer’s injured her knee!”
“Really?”
“Yes, she’s bleeding terrible!”
“Never mind her performance, how is she?”
“Really?”
“Yes, she’s bleeding terrible!”
“Never mind her performance, how is she?”
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The year is 2035, only Jon Culshaw stands in the ruined remains of the Big Finish car park
February 7, 2026 at 7:06 PM
The year is 2035, only Jon Culshaw stands in the ruined remains of the Big Finish car park
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Stone me. Tony Hancock still making waves.
February 7, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Stone me. Tony Hancock still making waves.
Which are the five Davison stories you absolutely need in your life? No particular order. Go!
Kinda
Enlightenment
The Five Doctors
Frontios
The Caves of Androzani
Kinda
Enlightenment
The Five Doctors
Frontios
The Caves of Androzani
Which are the five Davison stories you absolutely need in your life? No particular order. Go!
Warriors of the Deep
Earthshock
The Five Doctors
Resurrection of the Daleks
The Caves of Androzani
Warriors of the Deep
Earthshock
The Five Doctors
Resurrection of the Daleks
The Caves of Androzani
Which are the five Davison stories you absolutely need in your life? No particular order. Go!
Earthshock
The Five Doctors
Mawdryn Undead
The Caves of Androzani
Resurrection of the Daleks
Earthshock
The Five Doctors
Mawdryn Undead
The Caves of Androzani
Resurrection of the Daleks
February 6, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Which are the five Davison stories you absolutely need in your life? No particular order. Go!
Kinda
Enlightenment
The Five Doctors
Frontios
The Caves of Androzani
Kinda
Enlightenment
The Five Doctors
Frontios
The Caves of Androzani
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There seems to be a real interest in the BBC’s Ghost Stories for Christmas these days: and that appetite is being catered for by the excellent @accordingtojond.bsky.social
He is at the QUAD in Derby soon displaying his usual knowledge & erudition. Worth a look:
www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/nodig...
He is at the QUAD in Derby soon displaying his usual knowledge & erudition. Worth a look:
www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/nodig...
No Digging: The Story of the BBC’s A Ghost Story for Christmas - Jon Dear Interview | Derby QUAD
View our latest event: No Digging: The Story of the BBC’s A Ghost Story for Christmas - Jon Dear Interview. See what the available times are for this event.
www.derbyquad.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 10:06 AM
There seems to be a real interest in the BBC’s Ghost Stories for Christmas these days: and that appetite is being catered for by the excellent @accordingtojond.bsky.social
He is at the QUAD in Derby soon displaying his usual knowledge & erudition. Worth a look:
www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/nodig...
He is at the QUAD in Derby soon displaying his usual knowledge & erudition. Worth a look:
www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/nodig...
For about 10 minutes.
February 5, 2026 at 9:34 PM
For about 10 minutes.