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Mark
@quarkmcmalus.bsky.social
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Can be heard on the @trapone.bsky.social and maximumpowerpod.bsky.social podcasts.
Part two of the Trap One annual is available now.

@sihart.bsky.social has done a terrific job putting this together:
Wishing a happy new year to all Trap One listeners 🥳

Volume 2 of the Trap One Annual 2026 is out now!

Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/mr27ew9w
Spotify: tinyurl.com/54d4jxuf
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January 7, 2026 at 8:34 AM
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And it's au revoir from us, as we finally get to talk our way through four years of sequins and trauma, with our spiciest takes on the entire run of Blake's 7. All your most urgent questions will be answered in the Whole Damn Show Retrospective.

#Blakes7

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The Whole Damn Show Retrospective · Maximum Power
In (slightly late) honour of the 44th anniversary of Gauda Prime day, we’ve reconvened to look back on the series as a whole. The gang’s all here, except for Mark...
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December 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Good lord
January 2, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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PS Check out the @TrapOne.bsky.social review of the Chimes of Midnight novel with @nathanbottomley.com, @markdodyk.bsky.social & @quarkmcmalus.bsky.social

🕰️ Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/mr22k3s7
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December 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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If you unwrapped the brilliant ‘1001 Nights in Time & Space’ on Xmas morning, bookmark our podcast with @joshort.bsky.social, @markdodyk.bsky.social, @docoho44.bsky.social & @quarkmcmalus.bsky.social

🎁Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/52tft26m
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🎁Podbean: tinyurl.com/537mkm5k
December 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Coming soon…
December 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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The War Between the Land and the Sea, Trap One thread 🧵 (1/3)

Homo Aqua & The Plastic Apocalypse with @drwhonovels.bsky.social, @quiteamess.bsky.social, @denisery.bsky.social & @dhollingsworth.bsky.social

🐟 Apple tinyurl.com/936pjnpf
🐟 Spotify tinyurl.com/44ae9986
🐟 Podbean tinyurl.com/5y7mzmks
December 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
December 23, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Still time to catch up with the Trap One takes on the first four episodes of The War Between the Land and the Sea before tonight’s finale:
The War Between the Land and the Sea, Trap One thread 🧵 (1/3)

Homo Aqua & The Plastic Apocalypse with @drwhonovels.bsky.social, @quiteamess.bsky.social, @denisery.bsky.social & @dhollingsworth.bsky.social

🐟 Apple tinyurl.com/936pjnpf
🐟 Spotify tinyurl.com/44ae9986
🐟 Podbean tinyurl.com/5y7mzmks
December 21, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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First sales figures are now in, first tranche of cash with my gift-aided top-up has gone to MSF. Still flagged for pre-Christmas delivery but I'll make this the last time I bother you. I will pass on anything more that comes in. Big thanks to all for support, and to whoever gave the five-star rating
🧵 This year’s stocking-filler chapbook in aid of Doctors Without Borders is The Adventure of the Seven Unnatural Women, a Sherlock Holmes story written at the invitation of J R Campbell and Charles Prepolec, editors of the Gaslight series of Holmes anthologies
December 21, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Had great fun talking about these episodes with brilliant people:
On the brand new Trap One🎙Podcast @quiteamess.bsky.social, @hannahcooper.bsky.social, @adamclegg.bsky.social & @quarkmcmalus.bsky.social take the plunge into episodes 3 & 4 of The War Between..

Apple Podcasts tinyurl.com/2rnntbbv
Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/7CMW...
Podbean tinyurl.com/5y7mzmks
December 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Watching the new series ‘Watson,’ which is about a modern day Dr Watson following Holmes’ death at Reichenbach Falls.

He’s just heard Holmes’ voice in his head and it’s an actor I would *love* to see play the great detective. Hoping for a flashback before this over.
December 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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On the brand new Trap One🎙Podcast @drwhonovels.bsky.social, @denisery.bsky.social, @quiteamess.bsky.social & @dhollingsworth.bsky.social report from the frontline of The War Between the Land and the Sea:

🐟 Apple tinyurl.com/936pjnpf
🐟 Spotify tinyurl.com/44ae9986
🐟 Podbean tinyurl.com/5y7mzmks
December 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Had a great time speaking with Jason about the first Target book I ever bought:
December 14, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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This week’s painting: The White Cliffs of #Dover #Art #Painting #Acrylics
December 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Enjoying #TheWarBetween? Arm yourself with two crosswords on Wartime in #DoctorWho! #CrypticWho crypticwho.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:02 AM
December 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Watching Neil Cross’ TV series The Iris Affair and one episode has this painting that looks like the Crooked Man from his Doctor Who story Hide.
December 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I read this last night, it’s very good.
🧵 This year’s stocking-filler chapbook in aid of Doctors Without Borders is The Adventure of the Seven Unnatural Women, a Sherlock Holmes story written at the invitation of J R Campbell and Charles Prepolec, editors of the Gaslight series of Holmes anthologies
December 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
This exciting new series starts today!

You can hear my chat with writer @undiscoveredadv.bsky.social on the latest Trap One Podcast:

Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/5f2z9c98
Spotify: tinyurl.com/4vzsk84x
Podbean: tinyurl.com/t35kaz8b
December 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Lovely to listen to nice people talking so warmly about this book, which was one of my especial favourites and a proper labour of love. @paulmagrs.bsky.social @anghelides.bsky.social
On the brand new Trap One🎙Podcast @joshort.bsky.social, @markdodyk.bsky.social, @docoho44.bsky.social & @quarkmcmalus.bsky.social gather round the campfire for a discussion on 1001 Nights in Time & Space:

Apple Podcasts tinyurl.com/52tft26m
Spotify tinyurl.com/yjkdw2a3
Podbean tinyurl.com/537mkm5k
November 22, 2025 at 11:13 AM
It’s great to hear about Doctor Who inspiring brilliant young writers to spend years crafting their own exciting spin-off:
On the brand new Trap One🎙Podcast we learn the inside story on the exciting, ambitious new project ‘Clara Oswald: The Untold Adventures’ with the brilliant @undiscoveredadv.bsky.social

🍁 Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/5f2z9c98
🍁 Spotify: tinyurl.com/4vzsk84x
🍁 Podbean: tinyurl.com/t35kaz8b
December 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Great to have some Maximum Power back!

A fascinating listen about how the blu-ray collections are being put together.
We’re back! This week on Maximum Power join us for our #Blakes7 Series B BFI and blu-ray box set bumper episode, with special guests, model makers, Richard Ashton and Chris Thompson.

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December 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Great to have the brilliant Doctor Who Literature back. A great discussion and @monstermaker.bsky.social’s finest work for the podcast yet!
Doctor Who Literature returns with its first book-oriented episode of 2025. Joining me this week is the phenomenally well-traveled podcaster @melvinpena.bsky.social, and several musical cues from @monstermaker.bsky.social termaker.bsky.social. Enjoy!
Episode 135 - Delta and the Bannermen (with Melvin Pena)
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December 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Seeing a few wildly incorrect opinions about Heaven Sent on my TL today, so here's a very good summation of why it's one of the best #DoctorWho stories ever made, thank you @racheltalalay.com.
www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
10 Years Ago, The Oldest Sci-Fi Show Delivered One Of The Best TV Episodes Ever — And No One Noticed
"Heaven Sent" is not just 'Doctor Who's best episode, it's one of the greatest hours of TV ever. So why isn't it considered such?
www.inverse.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:45 AM