Ben Aaronovitch
@benaaronovitch.bsky.social
Author of the Rivers of London Series
Yesterday’s Word Count = 1,057
ALIEN NATION (the TV series) (1989)
Before Farscape there was this theme song…
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ALIEN NATION (the TV series) (1989)
Before Farscape there was this theme song…
youtu.be/sxbtRx1mMWM?...
Alien Nation Opening and Closing Credits and Theme Song
YouTube video by Steven
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February 14, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Yesterday’s Word Count = 1,057
ALIEN NATION (the TV series) (1989)
Before Farscape there was this theme song…
youtu.be/sxbtRx1mMWM?...
ALIEN NATION (the TV series) (1989)
Before Farscape there was this theme song…
youtu.be/sxbtRx1mMWM?...
Yesterday’s Word Count = 611
STARSKY & HUTCH (1975)
This and the Streets of San Fransisco.
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STARSKY & HUTCH (1975)
This and the Streets of San Fransisco.
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Starsky and Hutch Main Theme
YouTube video by airstrike92
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February 12, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Yesterday’s Word Count = 611
STARSKY & HUTCH (1975)
This and the Streets of San Fransisco.
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STARSKY & HUTCH (1975)
This and the Streets of San Fransisco.
youtu.be/gsJ4pALlbEM?...
Yesterday’s Word Count = 602
THE ROCKFORD FILES (1974)
I’d never heard of an answer phone before this.
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THE ROCKFORD FILES (1974)
I’d never heard of an answer phone before this.
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The Rockford Files Season 1 Intro
YouTube video by 1000 Mission Street
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February 11, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Yesterday’s Word Count = 602
THE ROCKFORD FILES (1974)
I’d never heard of an answer phone before this.
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THE ROCKFORD FILES (1974)
I’d never heard of an answer phone before this.
youtu.be/W1zYNrsx9Pw?...
Yesterday's Word Count = 663
HAWAII FIVE OH (1968)
OK Let’s talk about the Americans…
Starting with this…after me…Dum de dum dum DUM DUM…
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HAWAII FIVE OH (1968)
OK Let’s talk about the Americans…
Starting with this…after me…Dum de dum dum DUM DUM…
youtu.be/AepyGm9Me6w?...
Hawaii Five 0 Intro
YouTube video by bfelten
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February 10, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Yesterday's Word Count = 663
HAWAII FIVE OH (1968)
OK Let’s talk about the Americans…
Starting with this…after me…Dum de dum dum DUM DUM…
youtu.be/AepyGm9Me6w?...
HAWAII FIVE OH (1968)
OK Let’s talk about the Americans…
Starting with this…after me…Dum de dum dum DUM DUM…
youtu.be/AepyGm9Me6w?...
Yesterday's Word Count = 984
Oh bugger I've run out of nostalgia - hmnnn. I must delve deeper and more greedily....
Oh bugger I've run out of nostalgia - hmnnn. I must delve deeper and more greedily....
February 9, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Yesterday's Word Count = 984
Oh bugger I've run out of nostalgia - hmnnn. I must delve deeper and more greedily....
Oh bugger I've run out of nostalgia - hmnnn. I must delve deeper and more greedily....
Yesterday's Word Count = 1.077
THE OWL SERVICE (1969)
Buy a cottage in Wales and come home to an involuntary role in a retelling of the Mabinogion.
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Come to think of it I wonder why nobody did an adaptation of The Weirdstone of Brisingamen and the Moon of Gomrath.
THE OWL SERVICE (1969)
Buy a cottage in Wales and come home to an involuntary role in a retelling of the Mabinogion.
youtu.be/bIUtvIfe6L8?...
Come to think of it I wonder why nobody did an adaptation of The Weirdstone of Brisingamen and the Moon of Gomrath.
The Owl Service-Classic UK TV Series-1969/1970- Opening and Closing Credits
YouTube video by david verti calman
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February 8, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Yesterday's Word Count = 1.077
THE OWL SERVICE (1969)
Buy a cottage in Wales and come home to an involuntary role in a retelling of the Mabinogion.
youtu.be/bIUtvIfe6L8?...
Come to think of it I wonder why nobody did an adaptation of The Weirdstone of Brisingamen and the Moon of Gomrath.
THE OWL SERVICE (1969)
Buy a cottage in Wales and come home to an involuntary role in a retelling of the Mabinogion.
youtu.be/bIUtvIfe6L8?...
Come to think of it I wonder why nobody did an adaptation of The Weirdstone of Brisingamen and the Moon of Gomrath.
Yesterday's Word Count = 1,049
EDGE OF DARKNESS (1985)
"That's the problem with plutonium, Craven; it's limited in its application. It's not user-friendly. But as a vehicle for regaining one's self-respect, oh, it's got a lot going for it!"
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EDGE OF DARKNESS (1985)
"That's the problem with plutonium, Craven; it's limited in its application. It's not user-friendly. But as a vehicle for regaining one's self-respect, oh, it's got a lot going for it!"
youtu.be/CtfP0KjW8S0?...
Complete Score - Eric Clapton - Edge Of Darkness
YouTube video by Soundtracks and More
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February 6, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Yesterday's Word Count = 1,049
EDGE OF DARKNESS (1985)
"That's the problem with plutonium, Craven; it's limited in its application. It's not user-friendly. But as a vehicle for regaining one's self-respect, oh, it's got a lot going for it!"
youtu.be/CtfP0KjW8S0?...
EDGE OF DARKNESS (1985)
"That's the problem with plutonium, Craven; it's limited in its application. It's not user-friendly. But as a vehicle for regaining one's self-respect, oh, it's got a lot going for it!"
youtu.be/CtfP0KjW8S0?...
Yesterday's Word Count = 798
Finnemore & Pearse
Oh nobody is merry
On the fifth of February
With Christmas Gone
And Summer still as distant as can be.
It is quite close to Valentines
But we all know for ninety nine
Percent of us that’s lonely, stressful
Boring or all three.
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Finnemore & Pearse
Oh nobody is merry
On the fifth of February
With Christmas Gone
And Summer still as distant as can be.
It is quite close to Valentines
But we all know for ninety nine
Percent of us that’s lonely, stressful
Boring or all three.
youtu.be/WJBrAIVrK-4?...
The 5th of February
YouTube video by John Finnemore
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February 5, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Yesterday's Word Count = 798
Finnemore & Pearse
Oh nobody is merry
On the fifth of February
With Christmas Gone
And Summer still as distant as can be.
It is quite close to Valentines
But we all know for ninety nine
Percent of us that’s lonely, stressful
Boring or all three.
youtu.be/WJBrAIVrK-4?...
Finnemore & Pearse
Oh nobody is merry
On the fifth of February
With Christmas Gone
And Summer still as distant as can be.
It is quite close to Valentines
But we all know for ninety nine
Percent of us that’s lonely, stressful
Boring or all three.
youtu.be/WJBrAIVrK-4?...
As part of my new things to procrastinate with campaign I have decided to compile my own newspeak vocabulary -- eg: yay and unyay, wicked and unwicked.
February 4, 2026 at 9:39 AM
As part of my new things to procrastinate with campaign I have decided to compile my own newspeak vocabulary -- eg: yay and unyay, wicked and unwicked.
Yesterday's Word Count = 655
"It will take months to get my inner world peopled, and the people moving."
Sylvia Plath, from her diary entry 4th of January 1958
"It will take months to get my inner world peopled, and the people moving."
Sylvia Plath, from her diary entry 4th of January 1958
February 4, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Yesterday's Word Count = 655
"It will take months to get my inner world peopled, and the people moving."
Sylvia Plath, from her diary entry 4th of January 1958
"It will take months to get my inner world peopled, and the people moving."
Sylvia Plath, from her diary entry 4th of January 1958
Yesterday's Word Count = 659
MAID MARIAN AND HER MERRY MEN (1989)
Baldrick AND the Cat – oh my.
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MAID MARIAN AND HER MERRY MEN (1989)
Baldrick AND the Cat – oh my.
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Maid Marian and her Merry Men Opening & Ending Cultkidztv Intro
YouTube video by CultKidzTv
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February 2, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Yesterday's Word Count = 659
MAID MARIAN AND HER MERRY MEN (1989)
Baldrick AND the Cat – oh my.
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MAID MARIAN AND HER MERRY MEN (1989)
Baldrick AND the Cat – oh my.
youtu.be/2sWmyblWqTg?...
Yesterday's Word Count = 791
The 87th Precinct novels were a major influence - not least because of the detailed world building that went into the imaginary city where the precinct is located.
The 87th Precinct novels were a major influence - not least because of the detailed world building that went into the imaginary city where the precinct is located.
February 1, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Yesterday's Word Count = 791
The 87th Precinct novels were a major influence - not least because of the detailed world building that went into the imaginary city where the precinct is located.
The 87th Precinct novels were a major influence - not least because of the detailed world building that went into the imaginary city where the precinct is located.
Yesterday's Word Count = 872
ROBERT’S ROBOTS (1973)
You wanna get obscure! Come on! Let’s get OBSCURE!
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ROBERT’S ROBOTS (1973)
You wanna get obscure! Come on! Let’s get OBSCURE!
youtu.be/OSAI7IUuaGg?...
Comedy Roberts Robots - Series 1 DVD clip
YouTube video by Network Distributing
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January 30, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Yesterday's Word Count = 872
ROBERT’S ROBOTS (1973)
You wanna get obscure! Come on! Let’s get OBSCURE!
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ROBERT’S ROBOTS (1973)
You wanna get obscure! Come on! Let’s get OBSCURE!
youtu.be/OSAI7IUuaGg?...
Upcoming event alert, me, Mark Stay, the British Library - 30th of March!
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Ben Aaronovitch in Conversation | British Library
To mark the publication of the paperback edition of Stone and Sky, the tenth book in the hugely popular Rivers of London series, Ben Aaronovitch joins us t
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January 28, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Upcoming event alert, me, Mark Stay, the British Library - 30th of March!
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Yesterday's Word Count = 932
Today’s brain recovery read (recovery from my writing that is) is EDGE OF DARKNESS by VASEEM KHAN – this is book six of the series and I have been waiting impatiently for this one to come out.
Today’s brain recovery read (recovery from my writing that is) is EDGE OF DARKNESS by VASEEM KHAN – this is book six of the series and I have been waiting impatiently for this one to come out.
January 28, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Yesterday's Word Count = 932
Today’s brain recovery read (recovery from my writing that is) is EDGE OF DARKNESS by VASEEM KHAN – this is book six of the series and I have been waiting impatiently for this one to come out.
Today’s brain recovery read (recovery from my writing that is) is EDGE OF DARKNESS by VASEEM KHAN – this is book six of the series and I have been waiting impatiently for this one to come out.
I love the fact that half a century of writing has left me with the ability to correctly spell "exsanguinated" on the first try but I have to rely ion the spell checker for "amateur" every single bloody time.
January 27, 2026 at 7:19 AM
I love the fact that half a century of writing has left me with the ability to correctly spell "exsanguinated" on the first try but I have to rely ion the spell checker for "amateur" every single bloody time.
Yesterday's Word Count = 577
RED DWARF (1988)
Okay – so it’s not a title sequence.
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RED DWARF (1988)
Okay – so it’s not a title sequence.
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Red Dwarf Extras Season 02 Extra 08 - Tongue Tied - The Uncut Version
YouTube video by Cool YouTube Guy
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January 27, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Yesterday's Word Count = 577
RED DWARF (1988)
Okay – so it’s not a title sequence.
youtu.be/4jnTzBeQJag?...
RED DWARF (1988)
Okay – so it’s not a title sequence.
youtu.be/4jnTzBeQJag?...
Yesterday's Word Count = 945
RENTAGHOST (1976)
A key influence on my later work.
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RENTAGHOST (1976)
A key influence on my later work.
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Complete Rentaghost TV Theme Song (with Lyrics) 👻🎶
YouTube video by Time Travel TV
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January 26, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Yesterday's Word Count = 945
RENTAGHOST (1976)
A key influence on my later work.
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RENTAGHOST (1976)
A key influence on my later work.
youtu.be/JYOnDjPh7rc?...
Yesterday's Word Count = 830
GRANGE HILL (1978)
At my school we were all convinced that at least one of our teachers was writing for this.
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GRANGE HILL (1978)
At my school we were all convinced that at least one of our teachers was writing for this.
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Grange Hill 1978 intro (HQ)
YouTube video by TheRoute19
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January 25, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Yesterday's Word Count = 830
GRANGE HILL (1978)
At my school we were all convinced that at least one of our teachers was writing for this.
youtu.be/BE7gAEsI0XY?...
GRANGE HILL (1978)
At my school we were all convinced that at least one of our teachers was writing for this.
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Totally forgot...
Yesterday's Word Count = 858
Have a bonus fox...
Yesterday's Word Count = 858
Have a bonus fox...
January 24, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Totally forgot...
Yesterday's Word Count = 858
Have a bonus fox...
Yesterday's Word Count = 858
Have a bonus fox...
QI: THE RHUBARB TRIANGLE
Johnny Vegas improvises this on the spot.
Did marzipan fighter planes go missing? Did they not pick anything up on the liquorice radar and suddenly start talking nonsense and gingerbread men, good men, who fought in the pudding wars - just vanish.
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Johnny Vegas improvises this on the spot.
Did marzipan fighter planes go missing? Did they not pick anything up on the liquorice radar and suddenly start talking nonsense and gingerbread men, good men, who fought in the pudding wars - just vanish.
youtu.be/fZFIzq73VHs?...
What Happens In The Rhubarb Triangle? | QI
YouTube video by QI
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January 24, 2026 at 7:16 AM
QI: THE RHUBARB TRIANGLE
Johnny Vegas improvises this on the spot.
Did marzipan fighter planes go missing? Did they not pick anything up on the liquorice radar and suddenly start talking nonsense and gingerbread men, good men, who fought in the pudding wars - just vanish.
youtu.be/fZFIzq73VHs?...
Johnny Vegas improvises this on the spot.
Did marzipan fighter planes go missing? Did they not pick anything up on the liquorice radar and suddenly start talking nonsense and gingerbread men, good men, who fought in the pudding wars - just vanish.
youtu.be/fZFIzq73VHs?...
Austrian research - I need a name of for a professional medical specialist from Austria in his late thirties (born 1990ish). First and second name.
Additional question - do clinical psychologists style themselves as Doctor?
Additional question - do clinical psychologists style themselves as Doctor?
January 23, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Austrian research - I need a name of for a professional medical specialist from Austria in his late thirties (born 1990ish). First and second name.
Additional question - do clinical psychologists style themselves as Doctor?
Additional question - do clinical psychologists style themselves as Doctor?
THE GODDESS OF REGENT’S CANAL
(Pongo pygmaeus excelsus)
Some art I commissioned, via @lynneahardy.bsky.social for an upcoming project – the artist is Daniel Barker @arkat.bsky.social
(Pongo pygmaeus excelsus)
Some art I commissioned, via @lynneahardy.bsky.social for an upcoming project – the artist is Daniel Barker @arkat.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 6:57 AM
THE GODDESS OF REGENT’S CANAL
(Pongo pygmaeus excelsus)
Some art I commissioned, via @lynneahardy.bsky.social for an upcoming project – the artist is Daniel Barker @arkat.bsky.social
(Pongo pygmaeus excelsus)
Some art I commissioned, via @lynneahardy.bsky.social for an upcoming project – the artist is Daniel Barker @arkat.bsky.social
Yesterday's Word Count = 824
NOAH’S CASTLE (1980)
Just to prove that the collapse of civilisation is always in fashion.
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NOAH’S CASTLE (1980)
Just to prove that the collapse of civilisation is always in fashion.
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Noah's Castle - Opening & Closing Credits (1980)
YouTube video by The Duke Mitchell Film Club
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January 22, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Yesterday's Word Count = 824
NOAH’S CASTLE (1980)
Just to prove that the collapse of civilisation is always in fashion.
youtu.be/2zbhy2lIPA0?...
NOAH’S CASTLE (1980)
Just to prove that the collapse of civilisation is always in fashion.
youtu.be/2zbhy2lIPA0?...
Carbide helmet lamps - it's been decades since I went caving with one - do they hiss when working - I seem to remember they did but I'm suspicious of the memory.
January 21, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Carbide helmet lamps - it's been decades since I went caving with one - do they hiss when working - I seem to remember they did but I'm suspicious of the memory.