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.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=51-h...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=51-h...
Omg, mate, same with sitcoms. Totally get where you’re coming from.
James Cameron says he must find a cheaper way to produce the Avatar movies in order to continue making them. https://bit.ly/4qnlOpl
January 15, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Omg, mate, same with sitcoms. Totally get where you’re coming from.
It gets lost under all the audience laughter but Ralph saying "Sorry. I mean, tomato sorry" at the end of the drinking game sketch made me laugh so much when I first saw it I couldn't breathe.
youtu.be/CjM89wRMY9I?...
youtu.be/CjM89wRMY9I?...
The Fast Show - Ted & Ralph -19- Drinking game
YouTube video by comedyklips
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 11:35 AM
It gets lost under all the audience laughter but Ralph saying "Sorry. I mean, tomato sorry" at the end of the drinking game sketch made me laugh so much when I first saw it I couldn't breathe.
youtu.be/CjM89wRMY9I?...
youtu.be/CjM89wRMY9I?...
Advert buyouts often used to get performers their deposit on their first home. This one covers a fraction of one month’s rent.
It’s called a buyout because it’s supposed to buy you out of being in competitors’ adverts for ~3 years. So this is valuing the performer at just under £7/month.
It’s called a buyout because it’s supposed to buy you out of being in competitors’ adverts for ~3 years. So this is valuing the performer at just under £7/month.
Just saw a job posting for a TV commercial with a buyout of £250. GOD that is fucked.
January 14, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Advert buyouts often used to get performers their deposit on their first home. This one covers a fraction of one month’s rent.
It’s called a buyout because it’s supposed to buy you out of being in competitors’ adverts for ~3 years. So this is valuing the performer at just under £7/month.
It’s called a buyout because it’s supposed to buy you out of being in competitors’ adverts for ~3 years. So this is valuing the performer at just under £7/month.
Anyone else grow up with Jane Asher’s Fancy Dress book on their bookshelves? I spent ages looking through its pages!
Tag yourself: I’m the woman dressed as a pair of trousers.
Tag yourself: I’m the woman dressed as a pair of trousers.
January 12, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Anyone else grow up with Jane Asher’s Fancy Dress book on their bookshelves? I spent ages looking through its pages!
Tag yourself: I’m the woman dressed as a pair of trousers.
Tag yourself: I’m the woman dressed as a pair of trousers.
He's done his time. Leave him alone!
January 12, 2026 at 5:55 PM
He's done his time. Leave him alone!
Writing advice:
“I hope that if I bang my head against the wall, it will help me to think of a story,” said Toad.
January 12, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Writing advice:
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We can announce that season 2 is coming later this year!
📺 More delving into the Leyline High episode archive
🎞️ More clips
👹 And more investigation of the Leyline High curse!
📺 More delving into the Leyline High episode archive
🎞️ More clips
👹 And more investigation of the Leyline High curse!
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.
January 5, 2026 at 4:55 PM
We can announce that season 2 is coming later this year!
📺 More delving into the Leyline High episode archive
🎞️ More clips
👹 And more investigation of the Leyline High curse!
📺 More delving into the Leyline High episode archive
🎞️ More clips
👹 And more investigation of the Leyline High curse!
Reposted by Gemma Arrowsmith
WOW! Absolutely over the moon that CROWLEY TIME WITH ME, TOM CROWLEY won the inaugural Best Podcast award at the #GoldenGlobes 2026! Thank you to the panel, to my many guests, to all my listeners, my parents and God. We did it! 🏆
January 12, 2026 at 12:04 PM
WOW! Absolutely over the moon that CROWLEY TIME WITH ME, TOM CROWLEY won the inaugural Best Podcast award at the #GoldenGlobes 2026! Thank you to the panel, to my many guests, to all my listeners, my parents and God. We did it! 🏆
As a comparison of completely different TV landscapes:
The 1st series of Play for Today in 1970-71 had 23 original episodes (& then an additional 11 shown under other strands like The Wednesday Play bringing the total to 34 eps)
The 1st series of the Channel 5 relaunch of Play for Today had 4 eps.
The 1st series of Play for Today in 1970-71 had 23 original episodes (& then an additional 11 shown under other strands like The Wednesday Play bringing the total to 34 eps)
The 1st series of the Channel 5 relaunch of Play for Today had 4 eps.
January 12, 2026 at 10:35 AM
As a comparison of completely different TV landscapes:
The 1st series of Play for Today in 1970-71 had 23 original episodes (& then an additional 11 shown under other strands like The Wednesday Play bringing the total to 34 eps)
The 1st series of the Channel 5 relaunch of Play for Today had 4 eps.
The 1st series of Play for Today in 1970-71 had 23 original episodes (& then an additional 11 shown under other strands like The Wednesday Play bringing the total to 34 eps)
The 1st series of the Channel 5 relaunch of Play for Today had 4 eps.
Thank goodness celebrity interview podcasts are finally getting the recognition they deserve. 🌟
January 12, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Thank goodness celebrity interview podcasts are finally getting the recognition they deserve. 🌟
Because nothing in the world of telly makes sense anymore, the first 2 series of BBC show Red Dwarf are now available to watch on Channel 4. And accompanying them is this strange composited image which includes Chloë Annett who wasn’t the first 2 series. 👍
January 7, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Because nothing in the world of telly makes sense anymore, the first 2 series of BBC show Red Dwarf are now available to watch on Channel 4. And accompanying them is this strange composited image which includes Chloë Annett who wasn’t the first 2 series. 👍
I'm always bleating on about Play for Today & similar anthology formats & how important they are for television- so this is a public service announcement that there are 13 archive episodes of Screen Two currently on iPlayer:
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Screen Two
Landmark productions from some of the UK's greatest creative talents, as first seen in the 1980s and 1990s - part of the BBC's rich archive of classic drama.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 1:26 PM
I'm always bleating on about Play for Today & similar anthology formats & how important they are for television- so this is a public service announcement that there are 13 archive episodes of Screen Two currently on iPlayer:
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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
Reposted by Gemma Arrowsmith
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?