Gemma Arrowsmith
@mmaarrow.bsky.social
Comedy writer & actor. Doctor Who, Tracey Ullman’s Show, Beyond a Steel Sky, Justin’s House, Bravest Warriors, Horrible Histories
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Gemma Arrowsmith
@mmaarrow.bsky.social
· Nov 15
What were you wearing? - Tracey Ullman's Show: Season 2 Episode 6 Preview - BBC One
YouTube video by BBC
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I wrote this Tracey Ullman sketch and it was pinned to my Twitter profile for years. So in the spirit of moving everything over to BlueSky, here it is pinned to my feed here.
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Top tip for tonight:
If you hit play on Who Framed Roger Rabbit at exactly 11:36pm, you will miss the chimes of midnight because you will be engrossed in one of the best films of all time. 👍
If you hit play on Who Framed Roger Rabbit at exactly 11:36pm, you will miss the chimes of midnight because you will be engrossed in one of the best films of all time. 👍
December 31, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Top tip for tonight:
If you hit play on Who Framed Roger Rabbit at exactly 11:36pm, you will miss the chimes of midnight because you will be engrossed in one of the best films of all time. 👍
If you hit play on Who Framed Roger Rabbit at exactly 11:36pm, you will miss the chimes of midnight because you will be engrossed in one of the best films of all time. 👍
Very interesting read! And further fuel to the argument that podcasts are mostly seen as a medium for chat/interview/unscripted.
Turning scripted audio drama & audio comedy podcasts into videos defeats the whole purpose of conjuring a fictional world through sound.
Turning scripted audio drama & audio comedy podcasts into videos defeats the whole purpose of conjuring a fictional world through sound.
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
From Joe Marler’s visual-only stunts to the incomprehensible shuffling sounds Steven Bartlett recently subjected headphone users to, dodgy audio experiences are on the rise
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Very interesting read! And further fuel to the argument that podcasts are mostly seen as a medium for chat/interview/unscripted.
Turning scripted audio drama & audio comedy podcasts into videos defeats the whole purpose of conjuring a fictional world through sound.
Turning scripted audio drama & audio comedy podcasts into videos defeats the whole purpose of conjuring a fictional world through sound.
COMMISSION SOME SITCOMS, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.
December 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
COMMISSION SOME SITCOMS, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.
Please enjoy this festive Christmas Reith.
December 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Please enjoy this festive Christmas Reith.
Reposted by Gemma Arrowsmith
Today is the day a very special man was born, sent to us many years ago to tell fantastic tales and bring messages of peace and understanding. Happy birthday Rod Serling!
December 25, 2024 at 10:26 AM
Today is the day a very special man was born, sent to us many years ago to tell fantastic tales and bring messages of peace and understanding. Happy birthday Rod Serling!
Not long now until you-know-who comes down the chimney.
That’s right-
That’s right-
December 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Not long now until you-know-who comes down the chimney.
That’s right-
That’s right-
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We’ve received a bunch of messages about the music in the podcast so here it is!
The music of Leyline High is available NOW on @bandcamp.com including the chart-topping Christmas hit “Time for Christmas Time” and charity single “Don’t Raise the Dead” 🎶
thomasnelstrop.bandcamp.com/album/rewind...
The music of Leyline High is available NOW on @bandcamp.com including the chart-topping Christmas hit “Time for Christmas Time” and charity single “Don’t Raise the Dead” 🎶
thomasnelstrop.bandcamp.com/album/rewind...
Rewind: The Music of Leyline High, by Mason St Pelorth / Thomas Nelstrop
20 track album
thomasnelstrop.bandcamp.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
We’ve received a bunch of messages about the music in the podcast so here it is!
The music of Leyline High is available NOW on @bandcamp.com including the chart-topping Christmas hit “Time for Christmas Time” and charity single “Don’t Raise the Dead” 🎶
thomasnelstrop.bandcamp.com/album/rewind...
The music of Leyline High is available NOW on @bandcamp.com including the chart-topping Christmas hit “Time for Christmas Time” and charity single “Don’t Raise the Dead” 🎶
thomasnelstrop.bandcamp.com/album/rewind...
Reposted by Gemma Arrowsmith
9: Leyline High Xmas Specials
Podcast Episode · Leyline High Rewind · 23/12/2025 · 38m
podcasts.apple.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Want to try my sketch podcast Crowley Time but not sure where to start? Well here it is, a brand new Best Of with a difference! Finally, me, Tom Crowley, is made to answer for his crimes by the highest authority: aliens. Available on your podcast app and at crowleytime.com now!
December 19, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Want to try my sketch podcast Crowley Time but not sure where to start? Well here it is, a brand new Best Of with a difference! Finally, me, Tom Crowley, is made to answer for his crimes by the highest authority: aliens. Available on your podcast app and at crowleytime.com now!
Reposted by Gemma Arrowsmith
Our Xmas episode will arrive in your podcast feed at 3:30pm today! (Home time)
Let us know YOUR favourite Leyline High Xmas special.
Was it the one from 1989 where the chemistry teacher is buried with a stake of Holly through his heart- but then comes back to life because of a Xmas Zombie virus?
Let us know YOUR favourite Leyline High Xmas special.
Was it the one from 1989 where the chemistry teacher is buried with a stake of Holly through his heart- but then comes back to life because of a Xmas Zombie virus?
December 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Our Xmas episode will arrive in your podcast feed at 3:30pm today! (Home time)
Let us know YOUR favourite Leyline High Xmas special.
Was it the one from 1989 where the chemistry teacher is buried with a stake of Holly through his heart- but then comes back to life because of a Xmas Zombie virus?
Let us know YOUR favourite Leyline High Xmas special.
Was it the one from 1989 where the chemistry teacher is buried with a stake of Holly through his heart- but then comes back to life because of a Xmas Zombie virus?
Legend has it that this moment in the Morecambe & Wise Christmas show 1977 broke television sets up and down the country because of how much star power was onscreen. 🤩
December 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Legend has it that this moment in the Morecambe & Wise Christmas show 1977 broke television sets up and down the country because of how much star power was onscreen. 🤩
Reposted by Gemma Arrowsmith
Do you have a favourite Leyline High Christmas special? Maybe it’s the one from 1978 where the nativity play set is home to a magical portal and everyone passing through the manger doors is transported back in time to 0 AD. (Barry gets into terrible trouble with some Pharisees.)
December 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Do you have a favourite Leyline High Christmas special? Maybe it’s the one from 1978 where the nativity play set is home to a magical portal and everyone passing through the manger doors is transported back in time to 0 AD. (Barry gets into terrible trouble with some Pharisees.)
Reposted by Gemma Arrowsmith
Thanks for listening! Our Christmas episode is out tomorrow- in which we discuss our favourite Leyline High Christmas specials. 🎄
I just finished the podcast @leylinehighrewind.bsky.social and im desperate for more episodes. The cast are amazing and I need to see where this is going.
December 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Thanks for listening! Our Christmas episode is out tomorrow- in which we discuss our favourite Leyline High Christmas specials. 🎄
Cutting pres from CBBC is baffling. There's so much talk about young viewers abandoning trad TV for YouTube & TikTok; content which is overwhelmingly direct address to camera, talking directly to the viewer. Pres seems to be the thing that could compete with that the most.
youtu.be/5jiBoupSt30?...
youtu.be/5jiBoupSt30?...
CBBC Cuts | The END Of Presentation Links?
YouTube video by Adam Martyn
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December 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Cutting pres from CBBC is baffling. There's so much talk about young viewers abandoning trad TV for YouTube & TikTok; content which is overwhelmingly direct address to camera, talking directly to the viewer. Pres seems to be the thing that could compete with that the most.
youtu.be/5jiBoupSt30?...
youtu.be/5jiBoupSt30?...
The Empress of the Racnoss “akakakaka” from Doctor Who and Anna “yes, no, the fact is” Rampton from W1A are both played by Sarah Parish and I don’t think we talk about that enough.
An actor who understands the assignment. Unrecognisable. 🤩
An actor who understands the assignment. Unrecognisable. 🤩
December 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The Empress of the Racnoss “akakakaka” from Doctor Who and Anna “yes, no, the fact is” Rampton from W1A are both played by Sarah Parish and I don’t think we talk about that enough.
An actor who understands the assignment. Unrecognisable. 🤩
An actor who understands the assignment. Unrecognisable. 🤩
Spotted the Blue Peter 1981 annual in a market for £1 so snapped it up.
Bonus Doctor Who and Grange Hill! 🤩
Bonus Doctor Who and Grange Hill! 🤩
December 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Spotted the Blue Peter 1981 annual in a market for £1 so snapped it up.
Bonus Doctor Who and Grange Hill! 🤩
Bonus Doctor Who and Grange Hill! 🤩
I long for a tile on BBC iPlayer called something like Play-For-Today-niverse or whatever. And you click there are all 306 episodes just there for anyone to watch. And the 28 missing ones have been lovingly animated.
Why is this too much to ask??
Why is this too much to ask??
December 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I long for a tile on BBC iPlayer called something like Play-For-Today-niverse or whatever. And you click there are all 306 episodes just there for anyone to watch. And the 28 missing ones have been lovingly animated.
Why is this too much to ask??
Why is this too much to ask??
Just been paid for a recall audition I did in May.
Merry Christmas, freelancers!
Merry Christmas, freelancers!
December 15, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Just been paid for a recall audition I did in May.
Merry Christmas, freelancers!
Merry Christmas, freelancers!
Really enjoying Box of Delights: The Story of BBC Children’s TV. Love all the nail-biting TV stories.
This one from Play School is typical. They could only do 3 edits across 5 programmes so Derek Griffiths had to improvise 3 mins of broadcasting armed only with a lump of plasticine! What a pro!
This one from Play School is typical. They could only do 3 edits across 5 programmes so Derek Griffiths had to improvise 3 mins of broadcasting armed only with a lump of plasticine! What a pro!
December 14, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Really enjoying Box of Delights: The Story of BBC Children’s TV. Love all the nail-biting TV stories.
This one from Play School is typical. They could only do 3 edits across 5 programmes so Derek Griffiths had to improvise 3 mins of broadcasting armed only with a lump of plasticine! What a pro!
This one from Play School is typical. They could only do 3 edits across 5 programmes so Derek Griffiths had to improvise 3 mins of broadcasting armed only with a lump of plasticine! What a pro!
And…cue Queen.
RIP Stanley Baxter!
I remember enjoying his authorised biography very much. The chapter titles alone are mind-boggling.
RIP Stanley Baxter!
I remember enjoying his authorised biography very much. The chapter titles alone are mind-boggling.
December 12, 2025 at 12:28 PM
And…cue Queen.
RIP Stanley Baxter!
I remember enjoying his authorised biography very much. The chapter titles alone are mind-boggling.
RIP Stanley Baxter!
I remember enjoying his authorised biography very much. The chapter titles alone are mind-boggling.
Working out the claps in Jethro Tull’s Solstice Bells.
a close up of a woman 's face in front of a chalkboard with mathematical equations on it .
ALT: a close up of a woman 's face in front of a chalkboard with mathematical equations on it .
media.tenor.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Working out the claps in Jethro Tull’s Solstice Bells.
Heads up, you can apply to be Director General of the BBC through the job listing here: careers.bbc.co.uk/job/Director...
And if you think you're not qualified, just remember that John Reith had to find out what "broadcasting" was before his interview.
And if you think you're not qualified, just remember that John Reith had to find out what "broadcasting" was before his interview.
December 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Heads up, you can apply to be Director General of the BBC through the job listing here: careers.bbc.co.uk/job/Director...
And if you think you're not qualified, just remember that John Reith had to find out what "broadcasting" was before his interview.
And if you think you're not qualified, just remember that John Reith had to find out what "broadcasting" was before his interview.