Stephen Gallagher
@stephengallagher.co.uk
Doctor Who. BUGS. That creepy monster thing you might remember. Creator of Eleventh Hour and lead writer on Crusoe www.stephengallagher.com
Pinned
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I always rather enjoy how Emerald Fennell clearly gives zero fucks about how other people think she should make films, and instead leans into going completely hatstand off the rails with her vision. All power to her, seriously.
Emily Brontë reinterpreted by Lord Flashheart: my review of "Wuthering Heights".
Wuthering lows | Robert Hutton | The Critic Magazine
“This is enough now,” a character declares, two hours into writer-director Emerald Fennell’s new Wuthering Heights. “I will not stand for this grotesque performance!” Well, you said it.
thecritic.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 8:54 AM
I always rather enjoy how Emerald Fennell clearly gives zero fucks about how other people think she should make films, and instead leans into going completely hatstand off the rails with her vision. All power to her, seriously.
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In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
An adult pleasure zone decree
An adult pleasure zone decree
February 9, 2026 at 8:53 AM
In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
An adult pleasure zone decree
An adult pleasure zone decree
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Highly recommended!
I began to write LOSS PROTOCOL in 2023, and here at last is a box of copies of the finished book. Published, in the UK, on February 12th.
February 9, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Highly recommended!
Heresy to say it but I've always found Miss Piggy kind of tiresome
February 9, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Heresy to say it but I've always found Miss Piggy kind of tiresome
My only awareness of Kid Rock is in the enormous letdown when I realise that no, this isn't going to be Werewolves of London
February 9, 2026 at 12:43 PM
My only awareness of Kid Rock is in the enormous letdown when I realise that no, this isn't going to be Werewolves of London
We can all win, just by creating one book that's actually copyrightable
I'm going to win.
February 8, 2026 at 4:44 PM
We can all win, just by creating one book that's actually copyrightable
Today’s lunch spot
February 7, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Today’s lunch spot
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If this is what triggers a military coup, I’m going to laugh.
February 7, 2026 at 12:28 PM
If this is what triggers a military coup, I’m going to laugh.
Bitcoin is like buying high-value gift cards for a non-existent store
February 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Bitcoin is like buying high-value gift cards for a non-existent store
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The Saint - late eighties revival starring MFI-haired Simon Dutton as Simon Templar in a series of pin man-deficient mild-mannered mysteries where someone had clearly assumed if they used the name then stuff would just happen which ITV seemed to show by accident.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The Saint - late eighties revival starring MFI-haired Simon Dutton as Simon Templar in a series of pin man-deficient mild-mannered mysteries where someone had clearly assumed if they used the name then stuff would just happen which ITV seemed to show by accident.
timworthington.org/2025/11/19/l...
timworthington.org/2025/11/19/l...
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News from Poland. Apparently the Americans have started circulating form letters nominating Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize - all the nation in question has to do is sign it. The Speaker of the Sejm told them to fuck off and the US Ambassador has had a meltdown.
February 5, 2026 at 8:05 PM
News from Poland. Apparently the Americans have started circulating form letters nominating Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize - all the nation in question has to do is sign it. The Speaker of the Sejm told them to fuck off and the US Ambassador has had a meltdown.
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holy fucking shit
This is superb. Ian McKellen delivers a blistering pro-immigration monologue written by Shakespeare, that makes you want to punch the air with exhilaration. Wow, wow, wow.
An absolute must-watch. (Starts at 20:10 but the entire interview is a joy.) youtu.be/2l2RqzVG4ag
An absolute must-watch. (Starts at 20:10 but the entire interview is a joy.) youtu.be/2l2RqzVG4ag
"There's Nothing I Enjoy More Than Acting In The Theater" - Ian McKellen EXTENDED INTERVIEW
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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February 5, 2026 at 9:58 AM
holy fucking shit
I'd be slamming in my application were I not too old, workshy, and completely unqualified
Very pleased to share details of a new permanent academic job opportunity in Creative & Cultural Industries at University College Dublin. We are seeking candidates with a PhD whose work engages with the commercial creative industries. Deadline: 6 March 2026 universityvacancies.com/university-c....
February 5, 2026 at 11:06 AM
I'd be slamming in my application were I not too old, workshy, and completely unqualified
This being the current paperback cover:
February 5, 2026 at 10:29 AM
This being the current paperback cover:
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Venerable magazine Harper's Bazaar is running its short story contest again, with the winner receiving "the chance" of publication in the magazine. Just one catch: per the wording of the guidelines, _just by entering_ you transfer copyright ownership of your story to Harper's parent, Hearst. 1/3
February 4, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Venerable magazine Harper's Bazaar is running its short story contest again, with the winner receiving "the chance" of publication in the magazine. Just one catch: per the wording of the guidelines, _just by entering_ you transfer copyright ownership of your story to Harper's parent, Hearst. 1/3
Jeff Bezos, failed publisher
February 4, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Jeff Bezos, failed publisher
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Had my attention drawn to this, Matthieu Blanchin's original cover painting for La Vallée Des Lumières, aka Valley of Lights, in Gilles Bergal's translation for J'ai Lu
February 4, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Had my attention drawn to this, Matthieu Blanchin's original cover painting for La Vallée Des Lumières, aka Valley of Lights, in Gilles Bergal's translation for J'ai Lu
Filling the gaps in my viewing for the third round of BAFTA Awards voting. Rules require members to have seen every shortlist nominee before casting.The biggest challenge is where we all gather together and decide who we're going to 'snub' this year. That's always closely fought
February 4, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Filling the gaps in my viewing for the third round of BAFTA Awards voting. Rules require members to have seen every shortlist nominee before casting.The biggest challenge is where we all gather together and decide who we're going to 'snub' this year. That's always closely fought
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Overlooking Whitby harbour, 1974, photo by Ian Berry.
February 4, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Overlooking Whitby harbour, 1974, photo by Ian Berry.
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Airport. 0650 hrs. As a wise man once said - I don't make the rules. #gallifreyone here I come. Now, how fine is Gareth Kavanagh going to cut it this year (we fly at 1010)...? Come to @cutawaycomics.bsky.social table in the Dealers Room to find out - and buy our lovely new comics!
February 4, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Airport. 0650 hrs. As a wise man once said - I don't make the rules. #gallifreyone here I come. Now, how fine is Gareth Kavanagh going to cut it this year (we fly at 1010)...? Come to @cutawaycomics.bsky.social table in the Dealers Room to find out - and buy our lovely new comics!
Doing a bit of website housekeeping, came across an old blog post on responses to questions in an AI study
February 3, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Doing a bit of website housekeeping, came across an old blog post on responses to questions in an AI study
Took a quick look at the BBC4’s 1973 The Lady From The Sea. Didn’t plan to linger but was hooked. Eileen Atkinson, Carole Nimmo, brilliant. A bit quick to a tidy resolution, but I don’t think Ibsen needs any notes from me
February 1, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Took a quick look at the BBC4’s 1973 The Lady From The Sea. Didn’t plan to linger but was hooked. Eileen Atkinson, Carole Nimmo, brilliant. A bit quick to a tidy resolution, but I don’t think Ibsen needs any notes from me
"Be warned, however, if you do get stuck in on the pints in this ground-floor Guinness restaurant and need to spend a penny, the loos are on the fifth floor, and reachable only by lift. Guinness, let the record show, cannot organise a piss-up in a brewery"
Guinness Open Gate Brewery, London WC2: ‘Absolute “will-this-do?” nonsense’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent on restaurants
A multi-multi-million-pound paean to ‘the black stuff’ turns out to be rather underwhelming
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:09 PM
"Be warned, however, if you do get stuck in on the pints in this ground-floor Guinness restaurant and need to spend a penny, the loos are on the fifth floor, and reachable only by lift. Guinness, let the record show, cannot organise a piss-up in a brewery"