Tom N
@aquatics64.bsky.social
Photoshopper and artwork retweeter. Finance analyst. TV nerd. Helped colourise The War Games. Designs for Big Finish.
'When are you gonna not say no, and make the answer yes?'🌈
'When are you gonna not say no, and make the answer yes?'🌈
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Tom N
@aquatics64.bsky.social
· Nov 21
First post to say - I do Photoshop artwork, especially Doctor Who related. (Will I post more of it on here? Who knows!)
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This is very true. It's wonderful how much archive BBC material has been made available lately, but why go to the expense and effort of restoring it and clearing it for broadcast but then not bother to promote it or even explain what it is?
Dear BBC Archives...
A letter to thank you for Mañana, the Ibsen collection and more,
to express my disappointment at how in certain ways you fail to treat these precious fragments with proper respect,
and to suggest how you could do things better.
www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/dear-bbc-arc...
A letter to thank you for Mañana, the Ibsen collection and more,
to express my disappointment at how in certain ways you fail to treat these precious fragments with proper respect,
and to suggest how you could do things better.
www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/dear-bbc-arc...
Dear BBC Archives... - Illuminations
In a way, you’re spoiling us – and we’re grateful. ‘Us’ being the nerdy types fascinated by television’s deep archive. For so long, because of rights restrictions and a general lack of interest, telev...
www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 8:21 AM
This is very true. It's wonderful how much archive BBC material has been made available lately, but why go to the expense and effort of restoring it and clearing it for broadcast but then not bother to promote it or even explain what it is?
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I like both these people, so I’m not throwing shade, but I laughed at Charli XCX in her fabulous Wuthering Heights dress, stood next to Martin Clunes. You can move to LA, you can write hit songs and define a summer with your most experimental work, but you can’t escape English Sunday evening TV.
February 6, 2026 at 8:49 AM
I like both these people, so I’m not throwing shade, but I laughed at Charli XCX in her fabulous Wuthering Heights dress, stood next to Martin Clunes. You can move to LA, you can write hit songs and define a summer with your most experimental work, but you can’t escape English Sunday evening TV.
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Streaming isn’t the enemy of physical media. Shelving movies by label is.
February 6, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Streaming isn’t the enemy of physical media. Shelving movies by label is.
Time to go to the office on very very little sleep 😴
February 6, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Time to go to the office on very very little sleep 😴
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This is very good. It’s about drama, but what it says is true even more for comedy, which travels worse, struggles for international co-funding, and used to boost its budgets using physical media sales.
Why things are in a mess, anyway.
open.substack.com/pub/jonsen/p...
Why things are in a mess, anyway.
open.substack.com/pub/jonsen/p...
You haven't worked for over a year? This is probably why
How the economics of the UK television industry are affecting us all.
open.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:31 AM
This is very good. It’s about drama, but what it says is true even more for comedy, which travels worse, struggles for international co-funding, and used to boost its budgets using physical media sales.
Why things are in a mess, anyway.
open.substack.com/pub/jonsen/p...
Why things are in a mess, anyway.
open.substack.com/pub/jonsen/p...
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They figured it out. I can't believe they actually solved how to do it. And all they had to do was just... make the goddamn Muppet Show!
February 4, 2026 at 7:28 PM
They figured it out. I can't believe they actually solved how to do it. And all they had to do was just... make the goddamn Muppet Show!
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The Ancient Artefacts of Blake's 7 #006
'Weapon'
Craven Motorcycle topbox.
1970s
'Weapon'
Craven Motorcycle topbox.
1970s
February 4, 2026 at 7:57 PM
The Ancient Artefacts of Blake's 7 #006
'Weapon'
Craven Motorcycle topbox.
1970s
'Weapon'
Craven Motorcycle topbox.
1970s
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If you're a Doctor Who fan and fancy a chance to tell your story of you and Doctor Who, let me know. I'm about to start recording my fourth series of Thr Library of Impossible Things.
Why do we all love Doctor Who so much?
There's so much fan experience that's the same but different for everyone. We're all fans but in different ways!
Come and hear the stories of Doctor Who fandom and the shared history of us all in The Library of Impossible Things.
There's so much fan experience that's the same but different for everyone. We're all fans but in different ways!
Come and hear the stories of Doctor Who fandom and the shared history of us all in The Library of Impossible Things.
3.14 Melvin Pena tells his story
open.spotify.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:11 PM
If you're a Doctor Who fan and fancy a chance to tell your story of you and Doctor Who, let me know. I'm about to start recording my fourth series of Thr Library of Impossible Things.
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I just wrote the date down. It can't be "2026". That's not a real year. That's a science fiction year. It's part of the title of a second hand paperback by Clifford D. Simak or Theodore Sturgeon speculatively bought by me in a shop near Moorfields station in 1978.
February 4, 2026 at 9:37 AM
I just wrote the date down. It can't be "2026". That's not a real year. That's a science fiction year. It's part of the title of a second hand paperback by Clifford D. Simak or Theodore Sturgeon speculatively bought by me in a shop near Moorfields station in 1978.
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As it’s LGBTQ+ History Month I thought I’d share some bits from my new book Tales of the Suburbs: LGBTQ+ Lives Behind Net Curtains (out in mid March) just to give a flavour of what was going on beyond the privet…
February 1, 2026 at 11:59 AM
As it’s LGBTQ+ History Month I thought I’d share some bits from my new book Tales of the Suburbs: LGBTQ+ Lives Behind Net Curtains (out in mid March) just to give a flavour of what was going on beyond the privet…
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i loved talking about clay class and making jodie whittaker / 13th doctor coffee mugs on si's library podcast! thanks to everyone who's listened! si's a gracious host and an gentle interlocutor. looking forward to the upcoming season!
February 4, 2026 at 1:03 AM
i loved talking about clay class and making jodie whittaker / 13th doctor coffee mugs on si's library podcast! thanks to everyone who's listened! si's a gracious host and an gentle interlocutor. looking forward to the upcoming season!
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Good ole Herbert. Wish he'd been a companion for a while.
February 3, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Good ole Herbert. Wish he'd been a companion for a while.
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Some recent Doctor Who scribbles. A quartet of leotarded monsters #doctorwho
February 3, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Some recent Doctor Who scribbles. A quartet of leotarded monsters #doctorwho
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I believe I neglected to post further shenanigans!
Gallycab October 2025. Met some awesome folks in person for the first time!
#feltcraft #doctorwho #gallycab #dalek #slay
Gallycab October 2025. Met some awesome folks in person for the first time!
#feltcraft #doctorwho #gallycab #dalek #slay
February 1, 2026 at 12:09 PM
I believe I neglected to post further shenanigans!
Gallycab October 2025. Met some awesome folks in person for the first time!
#feltcraft #doctorwho #gallycab #dalek #slay
Gallycab October 2025. Met some awesome folks in person for the first time!
#feltcraft #doctorwho #gallycab #dalek #slay
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Completely by accident, I managed to complete this one already. Just finished listening to The Secret History. Featuring Emperor Justinian.
This month's story challenge for February:
A story with a historical 'celebrity'!
Quote this post with the Doctor Who story you've watched/listened/read for February!
A story with a historical 'celebrity'!
Quote this post with the Doctor Who story you've watched/listened/read for February!
February 1, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Completely by accident, I managed to complete this one already. Just finished listening to The Secret History. Featuring Emperor Justinian.
Well February is pretty amazing! Thanks @and-e-roo.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Well February is pretty amazing! Thanks @and-e-roo.bsky.social
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The arrival of 2026 means I finally get to use The Miss Piggy Cover Girl Fantasy Calendar 1981 that I bought in a thrift store in Conrad, Montana a decade ago.
December 29, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The arrival of 2026 means I finally get to use The Miss Piggy Cover Girl Fantasy Calendar 1981 that I bought in a thrift store in Conrad, Montana a decade ago.
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Very late to the game but this month I finally completed the Lucie Miller range of BF stories and consequently got to know Tamsin Drew. No spoilers - it may be new to others too - but what an interesting story arc she has.
January 31, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Very late to the game but this month I finally completed the Lucie Miller range of BF stories and consequently got to know Tamsin Drew. No spoilers - it may be new to others too - but what an interesting story arc she has.
Forgot to watch my pick for this! But it's the last day of January so that's fine...
I picked The Runaway Bride - could have been Donna's only story but turned into a whole lot more. This feels massive, a fast chase turning into hugely enjoyable sci-fi bonkers. Just right for Christmas.
I picked The Runaway Bride - could have been Donna's only story but turned into a whole lot more. This feels massive, a fast chase turning into hugely enjoyable sci-fi bonkers. Just right for Christmas.
January 31, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Forgot to watch my pick for this! But it's the last day of January so that's fine...
I picked The Runaway Bride - could have been Donna's only story but turned into a whole lot more. This feels massive, a fast chase turning into hugely enjoyable sci-fi bonkers. Just right for Christmas.
I picked The Runaway Bride - could have been Donna's only story but turned into a whole lot more. This feels massive, a fast chase turning into hugely enjoyable sci-fi bonkers. Just right for Christmas.
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Dr Who & The Daleks have a banquet and a laugh about the adventure they've had. Just like on tv.
January 31, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Dr Who & The Daleks have a banquet and a laugh about the adventure they've had. Just like on tv.
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After many recommendations, I'm now reading Una McCormack's novelisation of The Robot Revolution and already liking the fact that there's a lot more MissBelindaBackstory in this:
"Total Perspective Vortex." A Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy fan - yes!
"Total Perspective Vortex." A Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy fan - yes!
January 30, 2026 at 7:17 PM
After many recommendations, I'm now reading Una McCormack's novelisation of The Robot Revolution and already liking the fact that there's a lot more MissBelindaBackstory in this:
"Total Perspective Vortex." A Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy fan - yes!
"Total Perspective Vortex." A Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy fan - yes!