Dirk Maggs
@dirkmaggs.bsky.social
#1 New York Times Audio Bestseller. Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy, Superman, Batman (BBC Radio); Alien, The Sandman (Audible) and many other audio productions. Writes. Directs. Plays Drums.
No AI needed. 50% 🇳🇱 50% 🇬🇧 + a smidge of 🏴 = 100 % 🇪🇺
No AI needed. 50% 🇳🇱 50% 🇬🇧 + a smidge of 🏴 = 100 % 🇪🇺
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Dirk Maggs
@dirkmaggs.bsky.social
· Sep 4
With Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman & more - even the Joker - after three decades I'm back in Metropolis and Gotham City in November with KINGDOM COME by Mark Waid and Alex Ross, a fully cast, cinematic audio drama from DC and Penguin Random House Audio, with music by my SANDMAN pal James Hannigan.
The fearsome new Russian 'AI Doll" comes with pre-loaded vodka. youtu.be/qYr-Z6tTfm4?...
Russia’s much-hyped humanoid AI robot collapsed on stage during its debut presentation
YouTube video by ONEST
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The fearsome new Russian 'AI Doll" comes with pre-loaded vodka. youtu.be/qYr-Z6tTfm4?...
This is a terrific idea - may it flourish like a Shakespearean fanfare.
(I first trained as a drama teacher and am horrified at how successive U.K. governments have strangled our schools’ arts curriculum.)
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
(I first trained as a drama teacher and am horrified at how successive U.K. governments have strangled our schools’ arts curriculum.)
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
‘I really enjoyed it’: new RSC curriculum brings Shakespeare’s works to life in UK classrooms
Starting with Macbeth, online platform using rehearsal-based teaching methods aims to transform study of the Bard
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:24 AM
This is a terrific idea - may it flourish like a Shakespearean fanfare.
(I first trained as a drama teacher and am horrified at how successive U.K. governments have strangled our schools’ arts curriculum.)
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
(I first trained as a drama teacher and am horrified at how successive U.K. governments have strangled our schools’ arts curriculum.)
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
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Depressing that the BBC has so little inherent institutional strength, it is kicked about so easily.
This is not good sign for our polity.
This is not good sign for our polity.
November 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Depressing that the BBC has so little inherent institutional strength, it is kicked about so easily.
This is not good sign for our polity.
This is not good sign for our polity.
Trojan Wars by Sean Street.
November 9, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Trojan Wars by Sean Street.
A profound influence on my love of audio …
They’re running Under Milk Wood as originally broadcast, for the first time, this weekend on R4 Extra. Obviously, it’s brilliant. And I highly recommend a listen. It still sounds amazing; truly timeless. The most dated bit is the credits - but, oh, those character names.
November 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
A profound influence on my love of audio …
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Making comics today with some @dirkmaggs.bsky.social produced awesomeness to keep me company.
November 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Making comics today with some @dirkmaggs.bsky.social produced awesomeness to keep me company.
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it would have been my mum’s 85th birthday today.
November 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
it would have been my mum’s 85th birthday today.
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I knew Gill and Farage and the rest of the UKIP crew in the European Parliament
They were crooks and shysters to a man
They repeated Putin talking points and appeared on Russia Today
UKIP then and Reform now are both a threat to our democracy
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
They were crooks and shysters to a man
They repeated Putin talking points and appeared on Russia Today
UKIP then and Reform now are both a threat to our democracy
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Reform UK, the Russian spy and rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill
How did a former Mormon bishop end up pleading guilty to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament?
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:20 AM
I knew Gill and Farage and the rest of the UKIP crew in the European Parliament
They were crooks and shysters to a man
They repeated Putin talking points and appeared on Russia Today
UKIP then and Reform now are both a threat to our democracy
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
They were crooks and shysters to a man
They repeated Putin talking points and appeared on Russia Today
UKIP then and Reform now are both a threat to our democracy
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
One of the biggest reasons to love Douglas’s epic and why I was so thrilled when he asked me to “bring it home to radio”.
I've been getting back into the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series after many years, and the most relatable part is how everyday objects like doors and elevators have been imbued with artificial intelligence and it just makes them obnoxious and frustrating to use and everyone hates it.
November 2, 2025 at 8:51 AM
One of the biggest reasons to love Douglas’s epic and why I was so thrilled when he asked me to “bring it home to radio”.
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What he said: 💯 🎯
November 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
What he said: 💯 🎯
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I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
October 31, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
Wonderful
🧵I've posted them before, but here's my thread of horror/kids' TV double-bill cinema posters. Happy Halloween...
#halloween #cinema #graphicdesign #poster
#halloween #cinema #graphicdesign #poster
October 31, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Wonderful
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This is such a crying shame, and so short-sighted. But there it is.
For 61 years the #BBCWorldService has been broadcasting the latest in science via its weekly Science in Action programme. That dies in the next half hour, with this final edition, reflecting on the fall in trust in expertise driven by malign interests over recent years.
October 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
This is such a crying shame, and so short-sighted. But there it is.
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn’t from “Star Wars,” “Star Trek,” “Doctor Who,” or “Transformers".
October 29, 2025 at 11:32 PM
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn’t from “Star Wars,” “Star Trek,” “Doctor Who,” or “Transformers".
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Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
October 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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I've spent *weeks* working on this special report for @thenewworldmag.bsky.social on GB News co-owner Paul Marshall – and the astonishing, unprecedented influence network he's built on the UK's right. There's never been anything like it before. www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-p...
Paul Marshall, the man who owns the right
The multimillionaire controls a network of news channels, publications and think tanks that the left could only dream of. If Reform or the Tories win the next election, he will become the country’s mo...
www.thenewworld.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 8:03 AM
I've spent *weeks* working on this special report for @thenewworldmag.bsky.social on GB News co-owner Paul Marshall – and the astonishing, unprecedented influence network he's built on the UK's right. There's never been anything like it before. www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-p...
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Apparently, they don’t hand out a Nobel Peace Prize to those who negotiated a ceasefire they had sabotaged a year ago just to get elected.
October 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Apparently, they don’t hand out a Nobel Peace Prize to those who negotiated a ceasefire they had sabotaged a year ago just to get elected.
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Dear Big Comic Book Company, please hire me and @sandyjarrell.com to make a book together.
(Or just hire Sandy. He's incredible.)
(Or just hire Sandy. He's incredible.)
Hello, I’m Sandy Jarrell and I draw and color. Here’s some sequential work! On this #portfolioday, unlike most, I’m actively seeking gigs.
Full portfolio here: sandyjarrell.myportfolio.com
Full portfolio here: sandyjarrell.myportfolio.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Dear Big Comic Book Company, please hire me and @sandyjarrell.com to make a book together.
(Or just hire Sandy. He's incredible.)
(Or just hire Sandy. He's incredible.)
I love it when The Onion simply tell the truth and it lands like a gag.
Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately https://theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-people-confirm-they-don-t-need-spec-1839033177/
October 14, 2025 at 11:33 AM
I love it when The Onion simply tell the truth and it lands like a gag.
Post you from a different era - me in my happy place with my best pal, then, now and always, 1985.
October 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Post you from a different era - me in my happy place with my best pal, then, now and always, 1985.
Dump Together? An angle The Beatles never thought of for the Abbey Road cover from a shop window in Bilbao, Spain.
October 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Dump Together? An angle The Beatles never thought of for the Abbey Road cover from a shop window in Bilbao, Spain.
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Diversity is our strength, no matter what racist, bigoted Republicans say.
Real Americans embrace diversity, equity and inclusion.
Real Americans reject Trump and his white nationalist cronies.
Trump is bad, project 2025 is bad and the people who love America, the real patriots reject both.
Real Americans embrace diversity, equity and inclusion.
Real Americans reject Trump and his white nationalist cronies.
Trump is bad, project 2025 is bad and the people who love America, the real patriots reject both.
October 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Diversity is our strength, no matter what racist, bigoted Republicans say.
Real Americans embrace diversity, equity and inclusion.
Real Americans reject Trump and his white nationalist cronies.
Trump is bad, project 2025 is bad and the people who love America, the real patriots reject both.
Real Americans embrace diversity, equity and inclusion.
Real Americans reject Trump and his white nationalist cronies.
Trump is bad, project 2025 is bad and the people who love America, the real patriots reject both.
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If you could please do us a favour and RT (or whatever it is on here) my writing CV I would be extremely grateful. I am a very capable writer of words, mainly “humorous”’ and if you have some PROPER paid work for me, please DM me. Thank you for your time www.mathew-owen.co.uk
Home | Matt Owen | Freelance Writer
I offer a broad and diverse range of writing services.
Get in touch!
www.mathew-owen.co.uk
October 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
If you could please do us a favour and RT (or whatever it is on here) my writing CV I would be extremely grateful. I am a very capable writer of words, mainly “humorous”’ and if you have some PROPER paid work for me, please DM me. Thank you for your time www.mathew-owen.co.uk