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Robert Shearman
@robertshearman.bsky.social
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Writer of stuff, often quite odd. (Both me and the stuff.) Owned by a cat.
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#OTD in 2001, Paul McGann and India Fisher recorded two Big Finish Doctor Who plays, Invaders from Mars and The Chimes of Midnight. #McGannuary
Sue Wallace, Paul McGann, India Fisher and Lennox Greaves. Cover artwork for the Doctor Who audio drama "The Chimes of Midnight", featuring actor Paul McGann and actress India Fisher. Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes, Mark Gatiss, India Fisher. Cover artwork for the Doctor Who audio drama, "Invaders from Mars" featuring actor Paul McGann, a city skyline, and a large radio tower transmitting green energy beams.
January 17, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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seaned.bsky.social
Paraphrasing Robert Shearman:

2025 is tottering about now, it looks unsteady on its legs. If we all shove hard together this one last time I'm sure we can push it over.
December 31, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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backlisted.bsky.social
New Christmas episode up now! Asterix and the Roman Agent - and LOADS more Asterix books - with Louie Stowell, Robert Shearman, Una McCormack & Andy Miller. 🎄📚🎅
@robertshearman.bsky.social @louiestowell.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social @iammilliam.bsky.social

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December 25, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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docoho44.bsky.social
Hamster Book Club - The Chimes of Midnight @jameslark.bsky.social @michaelmills.bsky.social

Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without a Hamster Book Club Christmas Special! And this time we are seasonally themed with the Christmas chiller, The Chimes of Midnight!

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December 14, 2025 at 7:58 AM
robertshearman.bsky.social
Hugely looking forward to seeing my friend Peter being interviewed about his extraordinary Ghost Story for Christmas next week! Some tickets still available.
accordingtojond.bsky.social Jon Dear @accordingtojond.bsky.social · Nov 9
Next Sunday. Screening an ultra rare BBC Christmas ghost story and celebrating the 20th anniversary of the superb A View from a Hill, plus a chat with its writer, Peter Harness.

Details and tickets:
A Birmingham Ghost Story + Peter Harness Q&A | Midlands Arts Centre
The BBC became well known in the 70s for producing popular anthology series Ghost Stories For Christmas, but Birmingham’s Pebble Mill had its own anthology
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November 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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scifibulletin.bsky.social
A fabulous reinterpretation of Jubilee from @robertshearman.bsky.social
@stevecolewriter.bsky.social
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Review: Doctor Who: Books: Jubilee
By Robert Shearman BBC Books, out now The Dalek invasion of 1903 was repelled – wasn’t it…? For many, many years, people have asked whether there would ever be book adaptations of the Big Finish Do…
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October 28, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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gnofhorror.com
New book review from Mario of the @datlow.bsky.social edited anthology Night and Day featuring stories from @claymcleod.bsky.social @danchaon.bsky.social @benjaminpercy.bsky.social @robertshearman.bsky.social

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Night And Day: Which Scary Stories Will Keep You Up? 27/08/2025
Night and Day: Which Scary Stories Will Keep You Up? a new horror book review from Mario for Ginger Nuts of Horror.
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August 27, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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paulcornell.bsky.social
I’ll be writing about #sdcc with lots of photos tomorrow in my free weekly Friday Newsletter on @beehiiv.com . If you fancy trying it, sign up here: pauls-newsletter-2914ab.beehiiv.com
Paul Cornell's Friday Newsletter
News about Paul Cornell's writing, plus a diary of his life as the Dad of an autistic child.
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July 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
robertshearman.bsky.social
Thanks so much to @gossjam.bsky.social for organising Target Book Day! It was wonderful to be in a room that felt so genuinely joyous and celebratory - all championing these funny little books that turned us all into readers and writers. What a wholly lovely time!
July 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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gossjam.bsky.social
#DoctorWho #TargetBookClub will be having readings from
@unamccormack.bsky.social, @garethlpowell.bsky.social, @scotthandcock1984.bsky.social, Anthony Read and @robertshearman.bsky.social - come hear their words on Saturday 19th July, Tickets bit.ly/escape2danger
TARGET BOOK CLUB ‘25 Readings from: Scott Handcock Una McCormack Gareth L. PowelL Anthony Read Rob Shearman
May 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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verityholloway.bsky.social
CloisterFox is a beautifully-illustrated weird fiction zine with stories by Aliya Whiteley, Robert Shearman, and Ally Wilkes, to name but a few. Paperback and ebook formats are available here:

www.etsy.com/shop/cloiste...
Pink zine cover for CloisterFox issue 3, featuring a statue's face gradually morphing into a crumbling block of flats.
March 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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aruwriting.bsky.social
On 26th March, CWC's own Alison McLeod will be interviewing Doctor Who writer Rob Shearman. It's free and online!

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February 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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dancoxon.bsky.social
Looks like there are only a couple of tickets left for this event in #London next week. Join us on Wednesday 22nd for a discussion of how and why we write genre fiction, with @robertshearman.bsky.social, Aliya Whiteley and @barryf48.bsky.social!

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January 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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dancoxon.bsky.social
Last few tickets left for this! 6.30pm next Wednesday, 22nd January, at Waterstones Islington. I'll be joined by Aliya Whiteley, Robert Shearman and Barry Forshaw, discussing how we write genre fiction. Bring your questions!
January 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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kitgonzo.bsky.social
The first season of The Ultimate Horror Anthology podcast wraps tomorrow - join @jasperbark.bsky.social and I in conversation with @robertshearman.bsky.social, talking about Rob's amazing short story The Sixteenth Step: ultimatehorroranthology.podbean.com All episodes free and available for DL.
The Ultimate Horror Anthology | Kit Power and Jasper Bark
Welcome to the Ultimate Horror Anthology, as chosen by Uncle Jasp (horror author Jasper Bark) and Cousin Kit (horror author Kit Power). We’ve scoured the world of horror fiction to bring you the scari...
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December 4, 2024 at 11:46 AM
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markpeters.bsky.social
Still making my way through @sjtownend.bsky.social debut collection SICK GIRL SCREAMS. Why is it taking this long? It's so emotionally raw, so unyielding, that I can only read one story every few days. This books deserves more attention (and includes a great intro by @robertshearman.bsky.social )
cover image of "sick girl screams" by SJ Townend. artwork by daniella batsheva.
December 3, 2024 at 5:06 PM
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sjtownend.bsky.social
Introduced by the great Robert Shearman, please buy my debut horror collection! And just look at that cover art! (Thank you, Daniella Batsheeva!)

What a great Christmas stocking filler this book would make for any horror fan! Buy it now - it's what baby Jesus would have wanted.
sjtownend.bsky.social SJ Townend @sjtownend.bsky.social · Nov 25
Look! It's finally here! After the longest, most painful labour ever, I birthed a book.

It's feeding well and gaining weight, but it sleeps with its eyes open and wails like a banshee if I put it down.
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November 26, 2024 at 5:58 PM
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dancoxon.bsky.social
Tickets available now for our Writing Genre Fiction event at Waterstones Islington in the new year! Join me, Robert Shearman, Aliya Whiteley and Barry Forshaw as we discuss the hows, whys, and maybe the whens of writing horror, sci-fi and crime fiction.
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November 21, 2024 at 10:30 AM
robertshearman.bsky.social
I finished two books today. One as a writer, and one as a reader. I think both experiences are satisfying, but the lovely thing about finishing a book as a reader is that you can still be surprised by the ending.
November 22, 2024 at 11:16 PM
robertshearman.bsky.social
November 21. I got excited, thinking this was the shortest day of the year. And that from this point on the sunlight will get longer and the weather will get warmer and we’re on the sure climb towards the Spring. …Then I remembered that’s *December*, we’ve another month of this first. Bugger.
November 21, 2024 at 3:15 AM
robertshearman.bsky.social
I still feel about BlueSky the way I feel about swimming at the beach. I keep on paddling and then backing off from the merest wave. And I stand on the sand watching all my mates swimming and laughing and playing with huge inflatable ducks, and saying the water is lovely - and I paddle out further.
November 21, 2024 at 2:46 AM