Robert Dick
@robertdick.bsky.social
It's a good job I'm charming.
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YA sci-fi and fantasy writers, a children's fiction competition with a 10,000 GBP prize & publishing contract - deadline June 2026.
For a "completed full-length novel for readers aged 7-18" written in English.
#writingcommunity #SFF #YA #YoungAdult
www.chickenhousebooks.com/submissions/
For a "completed full-length novel for readers aged 7-18" written in English.
#writingcommunity #SFF #YA #YoungAdult
www.chickenhousebooks.com/submissions/
Chicken House Books website
Website of Chicken House Books, publishers of James Dashner.
www.chickenhousebooks.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:11 AM
YA sci-fi and fantasy writers, a children's fiction competition with a 10,000 GBP prize & publishing contract - deadline June 2026.
For a "completed full-length novel for readers aged 7-18" written in English.
#writingcommunity #SFF #YA #YoungAdult
www.chickenhousebooks.com/submissions/
For a "completed full-length novel for readers aged 7-18" written in English.
#writingcommunity #SFF #YA #YoungAdult
www.chickenhousebooks.com/submissions/
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Just seen that the last celebrity guest at the last #InsideNo9 #StageFright yesterday was Bernie Clifton. How absolutely perfect.
January 7, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Just seen that the last celebrity guest at the last #InsideNo9 #StageFright yesterday was Bernie Clifton. How absolutely perfect.
Quite smug about getting that right.
January 7, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Quite smug about getting that right.
Hoping to manage to get tickets for Warriors of the Deep at the BFI.
January 6, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Hoping to manage to get tickets for Warriors of the Deep at the BFI.
I'm not saying 'I. Jesus' is Jesus. That is for him to say.
January 6, 2026 at 9:48 PM
I'm not saying 'I. Jesus' is Jesus. That is for him to say.
Oh course, when I say "Avengers", I mean John Steed stuff...
I don't have any nice culty calendars this year. Has anyone seen any good ones? Old stuff. DW. B7. Avengers. That kind of thing.
January 6, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Oh course, when I say "Avengers", I mean John Steed stuff...
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This is the funniest thing that's ever happened on Threads.
January 5, 2026 at 4:47 AM
This is the funniest thing that's ever happened on Threads.
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This is Ollie. He found a perfectly placed carrot snack on his walk. Simply can't believe his luck. 13/10 best day ever (TT: maxime_aries)
January 5, 2026 at 11:10 PM
This is Ollie. He found a perfectly placed carrot snack on his walk. Simply can't believe his luck. 13/10 best day ever (TT: maxime_aries)
I don't have any nice culty calendars this year. Has anyone seen any good ones? Old stuff. DW. B7. Avengers. That kind of thing.
January 5, 2026 at 9:50 PM
I don't have any nice culty calendars this year. Has anyone seen any good ones? Old stuff. DW. B7. Avengers. That kind of thing.
It's my weekday No Work Day today. I have either been asleep in bed or sat on the couch watching Allan Prior episodes of Blake's 7. I made the mistake of nipping out for quarter of an hour. I won't be doing that again.
January 5, 2026 at 5:38 PM
It's my weekday No Work Day today. I have either been asleep in bed or sat on the couch watching Allan Prior episodes of Blake's 7. I made the mistake of nipping out for quarter of an hour. I won't be doing that again.
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TIL that Tom Baker’s reading of the Gremlins novelisation has an extra line not present in the book or the film, basically “frozen water doesn’t affect mogwai”.
I like to think that Tom read the rules, saw the subsequent pages of snow scenes, and withdrew labour until there was an explanation.
I like to think that Tom read the rules, saw the subsequent pages of snow scenes, and withdrew labour until there was an explanation.
January 2, 2026 at 3:56 PM
TIL that Tom Baker’s reading of the Gremlins novelisation has an extra line not present in the book or the film, basically “frozen water doesn’t affect mogwai”.
I like to think that Tom read the rules, saw the subsequent pages of snow scenes, and withdrew labour until there was an explanation.
I like to think that Tom read the rules, saw the subsequent pages of snow scenes, and withdrew labour until there was an explanation.
Do we know when tickets for this are on sale to members?
The BFI screening *is* Warriors of the Deep. I do not intend to add to today’s grimness by failing to honour gambling debts so both @lewisbaston.bsky.social and @jonarnold.bsky.social will get a shiny 10 pence piece.
If they’re doing the whizzy re-edit and sound mix on Warriors of the Deep (1) would this be the BFI screening and if so (2) to which of @jonarnold.bsky.social or @lewisbaston.bsky.social do I owe 10p?
January 5, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Do we know when tickets for this are on sale to members?
All this talk people are having of more secret relationships on #TheTraitors... We didn't see the second envelope being opened on the second Uncloaked, did we? Was that just because the mother and daughter thing wasn't very relevant to those two players or was it something we don't know yet?
January 5, 2026 at 6:58 AM
All this talk people are having of more secret relationships on #TheTraitors... We didn't see the second envelope being opened on the second Uncloaked, did we? Was that just because the mother and daughter thing wasn't very relevant to those two players or was it something we don't know yet?
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Avery Brooks once shot finger guns at me in a hotel hallway.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 31, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Avery Brooks once shot finger guns at me in a hotel hallway.
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Accessible here, for those interested:
Gremlins (1984) read by Tom Baker
YouTube video by Magpie Mysterious
m.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Accessible here, for those interested:
First shown in Scotland, at around 1530.
I remember thinking I'd never be home from school in time for subsequent episodes. Foolish boy.
I remember thinking I'd never be home from school in time for subsequent episodes. Foolish boy.
ON THIS DAY... In 1982, Castrovalva was first broadcast on BBC1, launching Season 19.
Originally broadcast from 4th - 12th January 1982.
Ratings: Part One: 9.1M. Part Two: 8.6M. Part Three: 10.2M. Part Four: 10.4M.
Art by Lee Johnson 🎨
#DoctorWho
Originally broadcast from 4th - 12th January 1982.
Ratings: Part One: 9.1M. Part Two: 8.6M. Part Three: 10.2M. Part Four: 10.4M.
Art by Lee Johnson 🎨
#DoctorWho
January 4, 2026 at 1:17 PM
First shown in Scotland, at around 1530.
I remember thinking I'd never be home from school in time for subsequent episodes. Foolish boy.
I remember thinking I'd never be home from school in time for subsequent episodes. Foolish boy.
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There's no new Doctor Who until December, so how to fill the time?
I've come up with this Doctor Who Monthly Story Challenge!
Inspired by those reading challenges you see occasionally, but this is for Doctor Who fans to watch and share as we go through the year. Details below!
I've come up with this Doctor Who Monthly Story Challenge!
Inspired by those reading challenges you see occasionally, but this is for Doctor Who fans to watch and share as we go through the year. Details below!
January 4, 2026 at 10:51 AM
There's no new Doctor Who until December, so how to fill the time?
I've come up with this Doctor Who Monthly Story Challenge!
Inspired by those reading challenges you see occasionally, but this is for Doctor Who fans to watch and share as we go through the year. Details below!
I've come up with this Doctor Who Monthly Story Challenge!
Inspired by those reading challenges you see occasionally, but this is for Doctor Who fans to watch and share as we go through the year. Details below!
It fails as drama, science fiction, and it's hopelessly derivative. But you like it, and you're my friend.
Or we could just talk about Babylon 5 instead.
January 3, 2026 at 10:16 PM
It fails as drama, science fiction, and it's hopelessly derivative. But you like it, and you're my friend.
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Time to look back at 2025 one more time.
My annual Doctor Who In Memoriam is on You Tube now.
Please watch, like and circulate.
Oh, and please just be nice about it and Doctor Who as there are plenty of other places you can be otherwise.
youtu.be/mfNDgewmlEU?...
My annual Doctor Who In Memoriam is on You Tube now.
Please watch, like and circulate.
Oh, and please just be nice about it and Doctor Who as there are plenty of other places you can be otherwise.
youtu.be/mfNDgewmlEU?...
Doctor Who In Memoriam 2025
YouTube video by Toby Hadoke
youtu.be
January 1, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Time to look back at 2025 one more time.
My annual Doctor Who In Memoriam is on You Tube now.
Please watch, like and circulate.
Oh, and please just be nice about it and Doctor Who as there are plenty of other places you can be otherwise.
youtu.be/mfNDgewmlEU?...
My annual Doctor Who In Memoriam is on You Tube now.
Please watch, like and circulate.
Oh, and please just be nice about it and Doctor Who as there are plenty of other places you can be otherwise.
youtu.be/mfNDgewmlEU?...
A guid new year to yin an' a'. And mony may ye see.
Lang may yer lum reek.
Lang may yer lum reek.
January 1, 2026 at 1:07 AM
A guid new year to yin an' a'. And mony may ye see.
Lang may yer lum reek.
Lang may yer lum reek.
"My mate's dad wrote that song. No, honestly. Yes, it does seem unlikely.. But it is true."
Ok folks: what is your favorite fact that you share with people (maybe a bit too) eagerly?
December 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
"My mate's dad wrote that song. No, honestly. Yes, it does seem unlikely.. But it is true."
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Just once it'd be nice to say "Best year ever; bank this one, for we may never see its like again" rather than "Another fucking quagmire of doom, glad to see the back of it."
December 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Just once it'd be nice to say "Best year ever; bank this one, for we may never see its like again" rather than "Another fucking quagmire of doom, glad to see the back of it."
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Just finished watching all of the Jon Pertwee era Doctor Who over a 2 year period. Loved it.
Question for Whovians.
Have I imagined it, but do the opening recaps always go on much longer if in the previous episode there'd been some fancy fight choreography near the end?
Question for Whovians.
Have I imagined it, but do the opening recaps always go on much longer if in the previous episode there'd been some fancy fight choreography near the end?
December 29, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Just finished watching all of the Jon Pertwee era Doctor Who over a 2 year period. Loved it.
Question for Whovians.
Have I imagined it, but do the opening recaps always go on much longer if in the previous episode there'd been some fancy fight choreography near the end?
Question for Whovians.
Have I imagined it, but do the opening recaps always go on much longer if in the previous episode there'd been some fancy fight choreography near the end?
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Current deal! Save 15% on RRP
Doctor Who: The Collection Season 13
Currently available for only £46.73 for some customers via the application of a voucher on the Amazon UK product page:
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Doctor Who: The Collection Season 13
Currently available for only £46.73 for some customers via the application of a voucher on the Amazon UK product page:
➡️ amzn.to/4skZ3Uc #ad
December 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Current deal! Save 15% on RRP
Doctor Who: The Collection Season 13
Currently available for only £46.73 for some customers via the application of a voucher on the Amazon UK product page:
➡️ amzn.to/4skZ3Uc #ad
Doctor Who: The Collection Season 13
Currently available for only £46.73 for some customers via the application of a voucher on the Amazon UK product page:
➡️ amzn.to/4skZ3Uc #ad
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Kings of Leon did predict this tbf 😬
December 30, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Kings of Leon did predict this tbf 😬