Angus Main
@angusmain.bsky.social
Technology / Creativity / Experience - Lecturer and Researcher - Cambridge and London, UK
Me reading the news about Bond needing to be realistic
a close up of a pigeon 's face with a large o on its eye
Alt: The double taking pigeon from moonraker
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Me reading the news about Bond needing to be realistic
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"Bond was dead, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, Moneypenny, Q, and the chief mourner. M signed it. And M’s name was good upon ‘Change for anything he chose to put his hand to. Old Bond was as dead as a doornail
November 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
"Bond was dead, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, Moneypenny, Q, and the chief mourner. M signed it. And M’s name was good upon ‘Change for anything he chose to put his hand to. Old Bond was as dead as a doornail
Just make Jacob Elordi Bond. Keep him in his Frankenstein make up and say Q Branch pieced him back together from the bits they found at the end of No Time To Die. Simple.
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Just make Jacob Elordi Bond. Keep him in his Frankenstein make up and say Q Branch pieced him back together from the bits they found at the end of No Time To Die. Simple.
Can a row erupt constantly? Surely an eruption is sudden and time-limited? This is more like a perpetual lava flow of row.
Your Party row erupts over hundreds of thousands of pounds in donations
Your Party row erupts over hundreds of thousands of pounds in donations
Corbyn and Sultana clash comes after months of fighting between the pair both jostling to be leader of populist left
The feud between Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana over the future of a left wing party took another twist as the two camps argued publicly over hundreds of thousands of pounds in donations.
Sultana on Monday offered to transfer £600,000 from a company which the party’s founders set up earlier this year, only to be rebuffed by allies of Corbyn who accused her of playing “political games” with supporters’ money. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Can a row erupt constantly? Surely an eruption is sudden and time-limited? This is more like a perpetual lava flow of row.
I’ve seen a lot of good suggestions for celebrities for the next series, but I personally think they should have the exact same line up again. Maybe even the same Traitors. See how long it takes them to work it out.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Celebrity Traitors to return for a second series in 2026
The first celebrity series was a big ratings hit, with the winner collecting £87,500 for charity.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I’ve seen a lot of good suggestions for celebrities for the next series, but I personally think they should have the exact same line up again. Maybe even the same Traitors. See how long it takes them to work it out.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I’m enjoying BBC News journalists interviewing themselves, wearing different hats and running around opposite sides of their kitchen table like a TikTok sketch.
November 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I’m enjoying BBC News journalists interviewing themselves, wearing different hats and running around opposite sides of their kitchen table like a TikTok sketch.
I welcome the new Director General of the BBC
November 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I welcome the new Director General of the BBC
I’m sorry, but There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day is a modern invention pushed by card companies. I only observe A Partially Muscled Skeleton Stands By The Perimeter Fence And Screams For Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing Day on the 14th.
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I’m sorry, but There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day is a modern invention pushed by card companies. I only observe A Partially Muscled Skeleton Stands By The Perimeter Fence And Screams For Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing Day on the 14th.
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Got these new trainers today but I can't get it out of my head that they look like fuckin DC Tosh Lines from The Bill
November 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Got these new trainers today but I can't get it out of my head that they look like fuckin DC Tosh Lines from The Bill
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Seems the bbc will do absolutely anything for celebrity traitors.
November 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Seems the bbc will do absolutely anything for celebrity traitors.
Two big jobs going at the BBC, and Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly with a lot more time on their hands. Surely this problem solves itself.
November 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Two big jobs going at the BBC, and Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly with a lot more time on their hands. Surely this problem solves itself.
How has the Broadcasting Under Manager been allowed to keep their job??
November 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
How has the Broadcasting Under Manager been allowed to keep their job??
“Has anyone got 50p for these binoculars?”
November 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
“Has anyone got 50p for these binoculars?”
I think we’ve had enough re-imaginings of A Christmas Carol now. When do we start getting re-imagining of Die Hard and Elf?
November 9, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I think we’ve had enough re-imaginings of A Christmas Carol now. When do we start getting re-imagining of Die Hard and Elf?
Anyone know any historical precedent for the UK military helping to protect Belgium?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK military to help protect Belgium after drone incursions
Sir Richard Knighton, the UK military chief, says his Belgian counterpart asked for assistance this week in the form of UK personnel and equipment.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Anyone know any historical precedent for the UK military helping to protect Belgium?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
“You’re just a fakey making-of maker and I ain’t got time for you-ooo”
November 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
“You’re just a fakey making-of maker and I ain’t got time for you-ooo”
That’s me done now.
November 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
That’s me done now.
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This is a weirdly patronising article which suggests that the celebrity traitors finalists, who all have incredibly successful careers, may now be famous enough to ‘host a quiz show’ or ‘do Strictly’. I’m sure they’ll be cockahoop.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Celebrity Traitors: Why Cat Burns, Joe Marler and Nick Mohammed could be the real winners
Cat Burns, Joe Marler and Nick Mohammed have been widely seen as the breakout stars of the series.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This is a weirdly patronising article which suggests that the celebrity traitors finalists, who all have incredibly successful careers, may now be famous enough to ‘host a quiz show’ or ‘do Strictly’. I’m sure they’ll be cockahoop.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The guy next to me at the fireworks recorded the first half of the display on his phone, then watched it back during the second half. Didn’t even look up for the climax.
November 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The guy next to me at the fireworks recorded the first half of the display on his phone, then watched it back during the second half. Didn’t even look up for the climax.
If we could place a 2000km wide black disc on Mars, we could turn the whole thing into a giant poppy. Surely this is the incentive the British space industry needs?
November 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
If we could place a 2000km wide black disc on Mars, we could turn the whole thing into a giant poppy. Surely this is the incentive the British space industry needs?