David Pattie
@davidpattie.bsky.social
Teaches Drama at University of Birmingham. Scot. And unfeasibly tall.
Written about Beckett, UK theatre, popular music, Eno, Kraftwerk, Velvets, Talking Heads, and why gigs look the way they do.
Written about Beckett, UK theatre, popular music, Eno, Kraftwerk, Velvets, Talking Heads, and why gigs look the way they do.
@realDonaldTrump Because they are SOCIALIST yr best President is gonna sue the COMMIE BBC because they REFUSE to cast Trump in CALL THE MIDWIFE if the very bad BBC WONT LET TRUMP BE A MIDWIFE I will DECLARE WAR on London and Hemel Hempstead THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
November 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
@realDonaldTrump Because they are SOCIALIST yr best President is gonna sue the COMMIE BBC because they REFUSE to cast Trump in CALL THE MIDWIFE if the very bad BBC WONT LET TRUMP BE A MIDWIFE I will DECLARE WAR on London and Hemel Hempstead THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
A thing I'm doing.
@moderniststudies.bsky.social @modernistudies.bsky.social @beckettletters.bsky.social @beckettreading.bsky.social
29th November 2025 is scheduled for the online Samuel Beckett seminar, “Decoding Colding in Beckett.”
Please share the details (below)with your colleagues, students, and friends.
29th November 2025 is scheduled for the online Samuel Beckett seminar, “Decoding Colding in Beckett.”
Please share the details (below)with your colleagues, students, and friends.
Hello Beckettians and Modernists! You can now access registration link, full programme of the seminar, and abstracts and bio on the website of The Samuel Beckett Society: samuelbeckettsociety.org
November 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
A thing I'm doing.
@eleanormorton.bsky.social, just being brilliant. As ever.
Football Chant Therapy For Men
(With @misterabk.bsky.social @bigdirtyfry.bsky.social @seanburkeshow.bsky.social @samlakecomedy.bsky.social @wsebag.bsky.social @bjalborough.bsky.social @cbthorburn.bsky.social and Chris Weir)
www.youtube.com/shorts/V20uv...
(With @misterabk.bsky.social @bigdirtyfry.bsky.social @seanburkeshow.bsky.social @samlakecomedy.bsky.social @wsebag.bsky.social @bjalborough.bsky.social @cbthorburn.bsky.social and Chris Weir)
www.youtube.com/shorts/V20uv...
Football Chant Therapy #comedy #football #mentalhealth
YouTube video by Eleanor Morton
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
@eleanormorton.bsky.social, just being brilliant. As ever.
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Trump's farts 'growing more powerful by the day' says White House.
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Trump's farts 'growing more powerful by the day' says White House.
There's something really therapeutic in working through an editor's comments on something you've written. It's like doing a crossword when you already know the answers.
November 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
There's something really therapeutic in working through an editor's comments on something you've written. It's like doing a crossword when you already know the answers.
Edited changes on my Inside No 9 chapter to work on today. Which means I shall have to rewatch some episodes of Inside No 9.
What. A. Hardship.
What. A. Hardship.
November 5, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Edited changes on my Inside No 9 chapter to work on today. Which means I shall have to rewatch some episodes of Inside No 9.
What. A. Hardship.
What. A. Hardship.
I must confirm that I do not, in fact, wish you were here.
I must confirm that I am *not* a rock. Neither am I an island.
I must confirm that I am *not* every woman.
November 5, 2025 at 5:16 AM
I must confirm that I do not, in fact, wish you were here.
Good.
Gutting Gove, EBacc apparently to be replaced by a GCSE "bucket". English, maths, 2 or combined sciences, 2 from creative, humanities or languages (not combined) and 2 free choice.
Proper details due tomorrow.
Proper details due tomorrow.
Labour to scrap English baccalaureate to encourage arts subjects
Critics may accuse Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, of undoing Michael Gove’s legacy in the review of the GCSE curriculum
www.thetimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Good.
1st November. Local sheep conduct light refraction experiments. Reasons for this as yet unclear.
November 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
1st November. Local sheep conduct light refraction experiments. Reasons for this as yet unclear.
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This might be one of the best remakes I’ve ever heard.
November 1, 2025 at 6:47 AM
This might be one of the best remakes I’ve ever heard.
Of course it is. And if you’re old enough to know the Pearl and Dean tune, you must sing it loudly when the adverts come on.
Is it OK to talk at the cinema? How about if it’s just during the trailers? | Polly Hudson
Is it OK to talk at the cinema? How about if it’s just during the trailers? | Polly Hudson
Some might argue that streaming movies at home has given us all etiquette amnesia. But when it comes to disrupting a screening, I think the rules have some nuance, writes Polly Hudson
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Of course it is. And if you’re old enough to know the Pearl and Dean tune, you must sing it loudly when the adverts come on.
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Oh actual coherent Doctor Who news!
I'm sure fandom will-
*opens door into screeching hell void*
Yep!
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
I'm sure fandom will-
*opens door into screeching hell void*
Yep!
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
BBC confirms future of Doctor Who and a new Christmas Special in 2026
Fans of the beloved series have much to enjoy ahead of the special, with The War Between the Land and the Sea and a new animation series for CBeebies, which is in development
www.bbc.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Oh actual coherent Doctor Who news!
I'm sure fandom will-
*opens door into screeching hell void*
Yep!
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
I'm sure fandom will-
*opens door into screeching hell void*
Yep!
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
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One fan was quoted as saying "cancel it now" however later clarified that the quote had been taken out of context by a click bait article from his 27-hour YouTube rant "why I am no longer interested in Dr Who, don't forget to subscribe".
October 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
One fan was quoted as saying "cancel it now" however later clarified that the quote had been taken out of context by a click bait article from his 27-hour YouTube rant "why I am no longer interested in Dr Who, don't forget to subscribe".
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And Doctor Who, which did NOT die...
October 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
And Doctor Who, which did NOT die...
Measuring the #DoctorWho discourse acceleration rate
a car 's speedometer displays a speed of 220 km / h
Alt: a car 's speedometer displays a speed of 220 km / h
media.tenor.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Measuring the #DoctorWho discourse acceleration rate
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Live scenes as Dr Who fans start compiling their list of things to be disappointed about in 423 days' time.
October 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Live scenes as Dr Who fans start compiling their list of things to be disappointed about in 423 days' time.
New Tardis crew announced.
October 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
New Tardis crew announced.
New journal launching in popular music studies/performance studies, and they're looking for contributors-
www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-l...
www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-l...
Journal of Live Music Studies
Journal of Live Music Studies; The Journal of Live Music Studies (JLMS) is a peer-reviewed publication dedicated to advancing knowledge of live music practices, performances, business, infrastructure ...
www.intellectbooks.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
New journal launching in popular music studies/performance studies, and they're looking for contributors-
www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-l...
www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-l...
And this is how to insult whole teams of creative artists, all at once.
I don’t know if there’s a more perfect illustration of the utter fucking nonsense that creative pollution by AI will produce than this choice to illustrate the power of Paramount’s new “localization” and “customization” technology by face-swapping Brad Pitt into the lead role of GET OUT
October 23, 2025 at 9:05 PM
And this is how to insult whole teams of creative artists, all at once.
Bastards.
Unprecedented, potentially unlawful retrograde proposals made by @solentuniversity.bsky.social
If you have a vested interest in HE, this concerns you.
We must stand together to resist these outrageous proposals.
#HE #TPS #LGPS #Pension #post-92
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423...
If you have a vested interest in HE, this concerns you.
We must stand together to resist these outrageous proposals.
#HE #TPS #LGPS #Pension #post-92
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423...
Solent University threatens P&O-style 'Fire & Rehire' with pension cuts
UCU today announced that it has entered a formal trade dispute with Southampton Solent University over plans to force all its staff onto inferior pension schemes, paving the way for a strike ballot if...
www.ucu.org.uk
October 23, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Bastards.
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
October 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
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This is so full of hedging and avoidance that I had to read it several times. If a Labour government can’t say straightforwardly that it disagrees with the arbitrary deportation of people with the legal right to be here, then truly what is the point of it.
“We welcome those who come to this country, legally, and give more than they take. We believe the right to stay here must not be automatic, but that those who play their part should be able to earn that right."
October 21, 2025 at 10:41 AM
This is so full of hedging and avoidance that I had to read it several times. If a Labour government can’t say straightforwardly that it disagrees with the arbitrary deportation of people with the legal right to be here, then truly what is the point of it.
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Original versus new. Those new FX shots on #DoctorWho Terror of the Zygons from the new Season 13 Blu-ray in full.
October 21, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Original versus new. Those new FX shots on #DoctorWho Terror of the Zygons from the new Season 13 Blu-ray in full.
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the year is 2030. the white house remains half demolished because president trump refused to pay construction workers and musk gutted government spending. two thieves sneak into the white house using a truck mounted ladder and steal the constitution
October 21, 2025 at 5:50 AM
the year is 2030. the white house remains half demolished because president trump refused to pay construction workers and musk gutted government spending. two thieves sneak into the white house using a truck mounted ladder and steal the constitution