Andrew Orton
@andreworton.bsky.social
Television historian, writer, artist, 33% of Mulgrave Audio, comic inks and colours. Author of books about Doctor Who, Blake's 7 and Robin of Sherwood. Usually found recreating BBC studio sets in CG. Solvitur ambulando. Marra. Durham.
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Andrew Orton
@andreworton.bsky.social
· Nov 23
Well, #DoctorWho is 61 today. How better to celebrate? An Unearthly Child, in Lime Grove D, 1963! #CGSets
Just thought I'd share these photos of the best Poirot and the best Marple.
February 2, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Just thought I'd share these photos of the best Poirot and the best Marple.
Reposted by Andrew Orton
Every time an American says 'math', an angle dies.
January 30, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Every time an American says 'math', an angle dies.
Every time an American says 'math', an angle dies.
January 30, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Every time an American says 'math', an angle dies.
Reposted by Andrew Orton
On the BBC's The Lady from the Sea, 1953
I've rather gone to town with extended blog comments about this remarkable recording newly available on BBC iPlayer, and about how we need to learn to look again at exceptional studio drama like this.
www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/bbc-ibsen-2-...
I've rather gone to town with extended blog comments about this remarkable recording newly available on BBC iPlayer, and about how we need to learn to look again at exceptional studio drama like this.
www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/bbc-ibsen-2-...
BBC Ibsen 2: The Lady from the Sea, 1953 - Illuminations
John Wyver writes: The earliest programme to be featured in BBC iPlayer’s treasure trove of Henrik Ibsen plays and documentaries is the production of The Lady from the Sea, first shown in May 1953. Se...
www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 11:59 AM
On the BBC's The Lady from the Sea, 1953
I've rather gone to town with extended blog comments about this remarkable recording newly available on BBC iPlayer, and about how we need to learn to look again at exceptional studio drama like this.
www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/bbc-ibsen-2-...
I've rather gone to town with extended blog comments about this remarkable recording newly available on BBC iPlayer, and about how we need to learn to look again at exceptional studio drama like this.
www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/bbc-ibsen-2-...
5 Underrated
- The Keys of Marinus
- The Macra Terror
- Invasion of the Dinosaurs
- The Stones of Blood
- Battlefield
5 Overrated
- Evil of the Daleks
- The Ambassadors of Death
- Pyramids of Mars
- Earthshock
- The Two Doctors
Your go
#JustABitOfFun #EnjoyWhatYouLike #DoctorWho
- The Keys of Marinus
- The Macra Terror
- Invasion of the Dinosaurs
- The Stones of Blood
- Battlefield
5 Overrated
- Evil of the Daleks
- The Ambassadors of Death
- Pyramids of Mars
- Earthshock
- The Two Doctors
Your go
#JustABitOfFun #EnjoyWhatYouLike #DoctorWho
January 26, 2026 at 8:07 PM
5 Underrated
- The Keys of Marinus
- The Macra Terror
- Invasion of the Dinosaurs
- The Stones of Blood
- Battlefield
5 Overrated
- Evil of the Daleks
- The Ambassadors of Death
- Pyramids of Mars
- Earthshock
- The Two Doctors
Your go
#JustABitOfFun #EnjoyWhatYouLike #DoctorWho
- The Keys of Marinus
- The Macra Terror
- Invasion of the Dinosaurs
- The Stones of Blood
- Battlefield
5 Overrated
- Evil of the Daleks
- The Ambassadors of Death
- Pyramids of Mars
- Earthshock
- The Two Doctors
Your go
#JustABitOfFun #EnjoyWhatYouLike #DoctorWho
You see, what I’d do if had a hit television programme, is show the first 11 episodes at one particular time, and just when everybody has got used to it, show the twelfth and final episode at a completely different time #TheTraitors
January 23, 2026 at 8:12 PM
You see, what I’d do if had a hit television programme, is show the first 11 episodes at one particular time, and just when everybody has got used to it, show the twelfth and final episode at a completely different time #TheTraitors
This is glorious - exactly how I feel every time I watch the best #DoctorWho story of the 1990s. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXgE...
Doctor Who "Dimensions in Time" Reaction!
YouTube video by sesskasays
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January 23, 2026 at 4:02 PM
This is glorious - exactly how I feel every time I watch the best #DoctorWho story of the 1990s. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXgE...
Reposted by Andrew Orton
An (incomplete!) thread of #DoctorWho studios being employed as sets in the series...
Day of the Daleks: that green-lit space is the folded-up studio audience seating in TC8, representing a futuristic wall.
Day of the Daleks: that green-lit space is the folded-up studio audience seating in TC8, representing a futuristic wall.
January 22, 2026 at 12:16 PM
An (incomplete!) thread of #DoctorWho studios being employed as sets in the series...
Day of the Daleks: that green-lit space is the folded-up studio audience seating in TC8, representing a futuristic wall.
Day of the Daleks: that green-lit space is the folded-up studio audience seating in TC8, representing a futuristic wall.
An (incomplete!) thread of #DoctorWho studios being employed as sets in the series...
Day of the Daleks: that green-lit space is the folded-up studio audience seating in TC8, representing a futuristic wall.
Day of the Daleks: that green-lit space is the folded-up studio audience seating in TC8, representing a futuristic wall.
January 22, 2026 at 12:16 PM
An (incomplete!) thread of #DoctorWho studios being employed as sets in the series...
Day of the Daleks: that green-lit space is the folded-up studio audience seating in TC8, representing a futuristic wall.
Day of the Daleks: that green-lit space is the folded-up studio audience seating in TC8, representing a futuristic wall.
I’ve got #DoctorWho Day of the Daleks on and I’m trying to work out what the moral of the story is. As far as I can tell, it’s ‘Never, ever form a resistance against a fascist dictatorship, because you might end up causing the problem.’ It’s an odd approach…
January 21, 2026 at 10:16 PM
I’ve got #DoctorWho Day of the Daleks on and I’m trying to work out what the moral of the story is. As far as I can tell, it’s ‘Never, ever form a resistance against a fascist dictatorship, because you might end up causing the problem.’ It’s an odd approach…
Anyway, [SPOILER] isn't Keyser Soze, of course he's not. He's just a small-time gangster using the KS legend for his own ends. #TheUsualSuspects
January 21, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Anyway, [SPOILER] isn't Keyser Soze, of course he's not. He's just a small-time gangster using the KS legend for his own ends. #TheUsualSuspects
Reposted by Andrew Orton
This silly old spoof guide to the British TV classic Blake's 7. I've written a few books since but collaborating with friends to out-nonsense each other was a privilege. @chriso1.bsky.social @roberthammond.bsky.social @andreworton.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 8:10 AM
This silly old spoof guide to the British TV classic Blake's 7. I've written a few books since but collaborating with friends to out-nonsense each other was a privilege. @chriso1.bsky.social @roberthammond.bsky.social @andreworton.bsky.social
*** 'THE SETS WOBBLED' KLAXON ***
Amusing misunderstanding in the Deadline report about a potential Blake's 7 reboot...
January 19, 2026 at 10:33 AM
*** 'THE SETS WOBBLED' KLAXON ***
MAN CAN'T THEY SEE THE WORLD'S ON FIRE
The Mamas & The Papas - Safe In My Garden (The Papas & The Mamas, 1968) HD
YouTube video by Eduardo Franco Ocnarfeara
www.youtube.com
January 18, 2026 at 9:15 PM
MAN CAN'T THEY SEE THE WORLD'S ON FIRE
Just tried to play MONOD in Scrabble, then realised it was a word Bob Holmes invented for The Ark in Space #DoctorWho
January 17, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Just tried to play MONOD in Scrabble, then realised it was a word Bob Holmes invented for The Ark in Space #DoctorWho
Nice to see a MaxiPower travel card in the flesh!
January 16, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Nice to see a MaxiPower travel card in the flesh!
Reposted by Andrew Orton
We've received a trio of reprints to kick off 2026. Andrew Cartmel's Script Doctor, Jeremy Swan's memoir Is That You, Maureen? and The Long Game: The Inside Story of How the BBC Brought Back Doctor Who are all back in stock. Order now from tenacrebooks.co.uk.
January 13, 2026 at 7:02 PM
We've received a trio of reprints to kick off 2026. Andrew Cartmel's Script Doctor, Jeremy Swan's memoir Is That You, Maureen? and The Long Game: The Inside Story of How the BBC Brought Back Doctor Who are all back in stock. Order now from tenacrebooks.co.uk.
Watching one of those American TV series where they get picked up for a second season and everyone suddenly appears in S02E01 with a more expensive haircut.
January 9, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Watching one of those American TV series where they get picked up for a second season and everyone suddenly appears in S02E01 with a more expensive haircut.
Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and Jeremy Dyson, yesterday.
Andy Warhol, Henry Geldzahler, David Hockney and Jeff Goodman in New York, 1963.
by Dennis Hopper.
by Dennis Hopper.
January 8, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and Jeremy Dyson, yesterday.
'And did those feet in ancient times
Walk upon England's mountains green?'
No. No, they didn't.
Walk upon England's mountains green?'
No. No, they didn't.
January 7, 2026 at 6:53 AM
'And did those feet in ancient times
Walk upon England's mountains green?'
No. No, they didn't.
Walk upon England's mountains green?'
No. No, they didn't.
Car parks at the start of a 5-hour walking route be like:
4 hours - £1.00
All day - £28.50
4 hours - £1.00
All day - £28.50
January 3, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Car parks at the start of a 5-hour walking route be like:
4 hours - £1.00
All day - £28.50
4 hours - £1.00
All day - £28.50