Caleb Woodbridge
@calebwoodbridge.com
Freelance writer, editor and digital consultant. 📖 Love books, tech & following Jesus (but prefer ‘disorganised’ religion!). 🧙♂️Sci-fi and fantasy fan, esp Doctor Who, Tolkien, C S Lewis, King Arthur 🤴🏻Siaradwr Cymraeg 🏴 Find me at www.calebwoodbridge.com
Happy 75th anniversary The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, published this day in 1950!
What does Narnia mean to you? Here's the impact it's had on me – I still haven't got over the disappointment at not finding my own way into Narnia: www.biggerinside.co.uk/p/what-i-did...
What does Narnia mean to you? Here's the impact it's had on me – I still haven't got over the disappointment at not finding my own way into Narnia: www.biggerinside.co.uk/p/what-i-did...
What I did in Narnia, and Narnia did to me
My reflections on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at 75. Plus sign up for a Narnia @ 75 online book group discussion, 8pm GMT on 30 October
www.biggerinside.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Happy 75th anniversary The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, published this day in 1950!
What does Narnia mean to you? Here's the impact it's had on me – I still haven't got over the disappointment at not finding my own way into Narnia: www.biggerinside.co.uk/p/what-i-did...
What does Narnia mean to you? Here's the impact it's had on me – I still haven't got over the disappointment at not finding my own way into Narnia: www.biggerinside.co.uk/p/what-i-did...
This is a key problem with digital ID: you have to trust not only the present government not to turn it into a China-style social credit system, but also anyone who might be elected in future
The case against digital ID cards: imagine how a Reform government could use them | Gaby Hinsliff
The case against digital ID cards: imagine how a Reform government could use them | Gaby Hinsliff
The civil liberties argument against giving the state more power over our lives becomes more urgent by the day – just look to Trump’s America, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
www.theguardian.com
September 27, 2025 at 10:08 AM
This is a key problem with digital ID: you have to trust not only the present government not to turn it into a China-style social credit system, but also anyone who might be elected in future
Just mulling over recent issues with Doctor Who and the dangers of nostalgia rot undermining storytelling. Plus, is being "woke" the problem?
(Spoiler warning: it's the quality of the writing, not politics, that's the fundamental issue) www.biggerinside.co.uk/p/doctor-who...
(Spoiler warning: it's the quality of the writing, not politics, that's the fundamental issue) www.biggerinside.co.uk/p/doctor-who...
Doctor Who and the Nostalgia Trap, Part 2: It's the Writing, Stupid
What's gone wrong with Doctor Who? Looking at the seeds sown in the Chibnall era and the heated question of whether the show is 'too woke'
www.biggerinside.co.uk
June 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Just mulling over recent issues with Doctor Who and the dangers of nostalgia rot undermining storytelling. Plus, is being "woke" the problem?
(Spoiler warning: it's the quality of the writing, not politics, that's the fundamental issue) www.biggerinside.co.uk/p/doctor-who...
(Spoiler warning: it's the quality of the writing, not politics, that's the fundamental issue) www.biggerinside.co.uk/p/doctor-who...
While I enjoyed much of the series, I was left disappointed by the Doctor Who finale and that backward-looking regeneration into Billie Piper. I dive into 20 years of the modern show as I consider the State of the Whoniverse:
www.biggerinside.co.uk/p/doctor-who...
www.biggerinside.co.uk/p/doctor-who...
Doctor Who and the Nostalgia Trap
20 years on from its triumphant return to TV, I explore the highs and lows of the show through to the present faltering reign of Russell T Davies 2.0
www.biggerinside.co.uk
June 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
While I enjoyed much of the series, I was left disappointed by the Doctor Who finale and that backward-looking regeneration into Billie Piper. I dive into 20 years of the modern show as I consider the State of the Whoniverse:
www.biggerinside.co.uk/p/doctor-who...
www.biggerinside.co.uk/p/doctor-who...
How does creativity work – what’s going on in our brains when we exercise our imaginations? And how can imagination point us to spiritual truth? I dig into these questions with the help of C.S. Lewis and neuroscientist/philosopher Iain McGilchrist... www.biggerinside.co.uk/p/creativity...
Creativity and spiritual inspiration: Iain McGilchrist and C.S. Lewis on Reason and Imagination
The surprising connections between McGilchrist's brain science, the origins of Narnia and the idea of Christianity as "myth become fact"
www.biggerinside.co.uk
April 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
How does creativity work – what’s going on in our brains when we exercise our imaginations? And how can imagination point us to spiritual truth? I dig into these questions with the help of C.S. Lewis and neuroscientist/philosopher Iain McGilchrist... www.biggerinside.co.uk/p/creativity...
Happy Tolkien Reading Day! The compiler of A Year with Timothy Keller knew what he was doing on 25th March, the day in Middle-Earth when the Ring was destroyed, with this selection from Walking With God Through Pain and Suffering. (Yes, it was me!)
March 25, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Happy Tolkien Reading Day! The compiler of A Year with Timothy Keller knew what he was doing on 25th March, the day in Middle-Earth when the Ring was destroyed, with this selection from Walking With God Through Pain and Suffering. (Yes, it was me!)
Just throwing this out to my network – I'll be in London for London Book Fair #lbf25 Tue-Wed next week. I've still got some meeting time free on Wednesday lunchtime/afternoon.
If you'd like to connect in or near Olympia, especially if you'd like to talk about my freelance services, drop me a line!
If you'd like to connect in or near Olympia, especially if you'd like to talk about my freelance services, drop me a line!
March 3, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Just throwing this out to my network – I'll be in London for London Book Fair #lbf25 Tue-Wed next week. I've still got some meeting time free on Wednesday lunchtime/afternoon.
If you'd like to connect in or near Olympia, especially if you'd like to talk about my freelance services, drop me a line!
If you'd like to connect in or near Olympia, especially if you'd like to talk about my freelance services, drop me a line!
This Thursday! Join me for the next Estuary Conversation at Parc Arts, Treforest, 7.30-9.30pm.
Estuary offers a friendly space to listen and be listened to in meaningful conversation - everyone welcome!
Free to attend but RSVP here: www.meetup.com/uk-estuary-m...
Estuary offers a friendly space to listen and be listened to in meaningful conversation - everyone welcome!
Free to attend but RSVP here: www.meetup.com/uk-estuary-m...
March 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This Thursday! Join me for the next Estuary Conversation at Parc Arts, Treforest, 7.30-9.30pm.
Estuary offers a friendly space to listen and be listened to in meaningful conversation - everyone welcome!
Free to attend but RSVP here: www.meetup.com/uk-estuary-m...
Estuary offers a friendly space to listen and be listened to in meaningful conversation - everyone welcome!
Free to attend but RSVP here: www.meetup.com/uk-estuary-m...
Today at 9am - hear me discussing The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at 75 years’ old on BBC Radio Wales (and to listen back later on BBC Sounds).
I had a fun time recording this chat with Roy Jenkins, Hannah Hess and Catherine Butler!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
I had a fun time recording this chat with Roy Jenkins, Hannah Hess and Catherine Butler!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
February 23, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Today at 9am - hear me discussing The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at 75 years’ old on BBC Radio Wales (and to listen back later on BBC Sounds).
I had a fun time recording this chat with Roy Jenkins, Hannah Hess and Catherine Butler!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
I had a fun time recording this chat with Roy Jenkins, Hannah Hess and Catherine Butler!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
So I want to introduce my 7-year-old to the stories of King Arthur. What do people think is the best version for reading aloud together?
I really like T H White but I'd prefer a more straightforward retelling rather than 'clever'; faithful to tradition but with contemporary-feeling pace and style
I really like T H White but I'd prefer a more straightforward retelling rather than 'clever'; faithful to tradition but with contemporary-feeling pace and style
February 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
So I want to introduce my 7-year-old to the stories of King Arthur. What do people think is the best version for reading aloud together?
I really like T H White but I'd prefer a more straightforward retelling rather than 'clever'; faithful to tradition but with contemporary-feeling pace and style
I really like T H White but I'd prefer a more straightforward retelling rather than 'clever'; faithful to tradition but with contemporary-feeling pace and style
So after running my first ‘Estuary’ conversation in-person yesterday, today I took part in a live-streamed Estuary hosted by Paul Van der Klay, one of the originators of the format, on YouTube - I had fun in the wide-ranging conversation!
www.youtube.com/live/aGYo4oK...
www.youtube.com/live/aGYo4oK...
Friday BoM Estuary Style Livestream
YouTube video by Paul VanderKlay
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February 7, 2025 at 9:50 PM
So after running my first ‘Estuary’ conversation in-person yesterday, today I took part in a live-streamed Estuary hosted by Paul Van der Klay, one of the originators of the format, on YouTube - I had fun in the wide-ranging conversation!
www.youtube.com/live/aGYo4oK...
www.youtube.com/live/aGYo4oK...
At Christmas, Doctor Who and Wallace & Gromit both tackled our anxieties about technology in surprisingly similar ways. They explored what happens when tech goes wrong - an the importance of embodied connection
Read my analysis:
www.biggerinside.co.uk/p/the-machin...
Read my analysis:
www.biggerinside.co.uk/p/the-machin...
The Machine vs Human Touch
How Wallace & Gromit and Doctor Who's Christmas TV outings explore the power of technology and the need for embodied relationships
www.biggerinside.co.uk
January 16, 2025 at 2:59 PM
At Christmas, Doctor Who and Wallace & Gromit both tackled our anxieties about technology in surprisingly similar ways. They explored what happens when tech goes wrong - an the importance of embodied connection
Read my analysis:
www.biggerinside.co.uk/p/the-machin...
Read my analysis:
www.biggerinside.co.uk/p/the-machin...
Saddened and angered by Neil Gaiman's 'alleged' sexual abuse of women - I believe these women and my heart goes out to them.
I enjoyed Gaiman's writing, admired him as a writer, but I'm going to find it hard if not impossible to separate the man from his actions:
www.vulture.com/article/neil...
I enjoyed Gaiman's writing, admired him as a writer, but I'm going to find it hard if not impossible to separate the man from his actions:
www.vulture.com/article/neil...
There Is No Safe Word
How the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman hid the darkest parts of himself for decades.
www.vulture.com
January 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Saddened and angered by Neil Gaiman's 'alleged' sexual abuse of women - I believe these women and my heart goes out to them.
I enjoyed Gaiman's writing, admired him as a writer, but I'm going to find it hard if not impossible to separate the man from his actions:
www.vulture.com/article/neil...
I enjoyed Gaiman's writing, admired him as a writer, but I'm going to find it hard if not impossible to separate the man from his actions:
www.vulture.com/article/neil...
Loving the Behold the Lamb of God concert with Andrew Peterson, the Arcadian Wild, the Goudies and more - wonderful to experience and to experience it among lots of familiar faces in the audience from Highfields, Hutchmoot UK and elsewhere.
December 21, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Loving the Behold the Lamb of God concert with Andrew Peterson, the Arcadian Wild, the Goudies and more - wonderful to experience and to experience it among lots of familiar faces in the audience from Highfields, Hutchmoot UK and elsewhere.
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I am *begging* techbros to read some cautionary scifi
No wait -- their media literacy is so poor, they should hire a lit coach and THEN read some cautionary scifi
No wait -- they should just hire me to be their lit coach, and I'll just bonk them with a stick while yelling "BAD IDEA!" all day.
No wait -- their media literacy is so poor, they should hire a lit coach and THEN read some cautionary scifi
No wait -- they should just hire me to be their lit coach, and I'll just bonk them with a stick while yelling "BAD IDEA!" all day.
December 11, 2024 at 7:41 PM
I am *begging* techbros to read some cautionary scifi
No wait -- their media literacy is so poor, they should hire a lit coach and THEN read some cautionary scifi
No wait -- they should just hire me to be their lit coach, and I'll just bonk them with a stick while yelling "BAD IDEA!" all day.
No wait -- their media literacy is so poor, they should hire a lit coach and THEN read some cautionary scifi
No wait -- they should just hire me to be their lit coach, and I'll just bonk them with a stick while yelling "BAD IDEA!" all day.
Caleb the Red-Nosed Publisher! Getting in the Christmassy spirit for the UWP/Calon Christmas party as I head towards my last week in the role (finishing 18th December)
December 10, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Caleb the Red-Nosed Publisher! Getting in the Christmassy spirit for the UWP/Calon Christmas party as I head towards my last week in the role (finishing 18th December)
There's an article going around addressed to writers who are Christians saying 'stop reading' Tolkien and C S Lewis.
I'm all for encouraging reading widely, but it's a midwit take to stop reading the Inklings out of some kind of literary snobbery. They are genuinely great!
I'm all for encouraging reading widely, but it's a midwit take to stop reading the Inklings out of some kind of literary snobbery. They are genuinely great!
December 5, 2024 at 10:40 PM
There's an article going around addressed to writers who are Christians saying 'stop reading' Tolkien and C S Lewis.
I'm all for encouraging reading widely, but it's a midwit take to stop reading the Inklings out of some kind of literary snobbery. They are genuinely great!
I'm all for encouraging reading widely, but it's a midwit take to stop reading the Inklings out of some kind of literary snobbery. They are genuinely great!
After the rain comes the sun…
The Taff still high and Ynysangharad Park still waterlogged after yesterdays floods in Pontypridd
Praying for everyone whose homes and businesses were flooded yesterday 😢
The Taff still high and Ynysangharad Park still waterlogged after yesterdays floods in Pontypridd
Praying for everyone whose homes and businesses were flooded yesterday 😢
November 25, 2024 at 8:47 AM
After the rain comes the sun…
The Taff still high and Ynysangharad Park still waterlogged after yesterdays floods in Pontypridd
Praying for everyone whose homes and businesses were flooded yesterday 😢
The Taff still high and Ynysangharad Park still waterlogged after yesterdays floods in Pontypridd
Praying for everyone whose homes and businesses were flooded yesterday 😢
Reposted by Caleb Woodbridge
BOOK GIVEAWAY!!! I'm not on social media a lot right now, working very hard on my new book, trying to get it done in less than 9 years this time! In the meantime, I'm giving away signed copies of all my books so far. Repost & follow to enter, & say which one you'd like - closes Dec 14! #KidLitUK
November 17, 2024 at 9:34 PM
BOOK GIVEAWAY!!! I'm not on social media a lot right now, working very hard on my new book, trying to get it done in less than 9 years this time! In the meantime, I'm giving away signed copies of all my books so far. Repost & follow to enter, & say which one you'd like - closes Dec 14! #KidLitUK
Last night was a beautiful clear night for stars, and Jupiter was rising over the hillside. With the zoom on my digital camera, I even managed to capture a picture of three of Jupiter’s moons. Amazing to see the wonders of the heavens!
November 22, 2024 at 9:56 AM
Last night was a beautiful clear night for stars, and Jupiter was rising over the hillside. With the zoom on my digital camera, I even managed to capture a picture of three of Jupiter’s moons. Amazing to see the wonders of the heavens!
Reposted by Caleb Woodbridge
Word of this morning is ‘procaffeinate’: to put everything on hold until you’ve had sufficient amounts of coffee.
November 18, 2024 at 8:15 AM
Word of this morning is ‘procaffeinate’: to put everything on hold until you’ve had sufficient amounts of coffee.
🚨Some big news for me! I'm going to be leaving my current role as Publisher at Calon Books at the end of the year, to go freelance in 2025 - more on that here: calebwoodbridge.com
I'm sad to be leaving Calon so soon. Sometimes a job you thought was a great fit just doesn't quite work out as planned
I'm sad to be leaving Calon so soon. Sometimes a job you thought was a great fit just doesn't quite work out as planned
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November 18, 2024 at 8:12 AM
🚨Some big news for me! I'm going to be leaving my current role as Publisher at Calon Books at the end of the year, to go freelance in 2025 - more on that here: calebwoodbridge.com
I'm sad to be leaving Calon so soon. Sometimes a job you thought was a great fit just doesn't quite work out as planned
I'm sad to be leaving Calon so soon. Sometimes a job you thought was a great fit just doesn't quite work out as planned
People of Bluesky! Let’s get to know each other better. What is your favorite movie?
Quote share your answer only in GIF form.
Quote share your answer only in GIF form.
November 16, 2024 at 6:58 PM
People of Bluesky! Let’s get to know each other better. What is your favorite movie?
Quote share your answer only in GIF form.
Quote share your answer only in GIF form.
I recently finished rereading Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. Pondering its significance as a re-enchantment narrative, and how much it makes sense to read Norrell as Protestant vs Strange as Catholic in their approach to magic. Any recommendations for articles/essays on the book?
November 14, 2024 at 1:05 PM
I recently finished rereading Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. Pondering its significance as a re-enchantment narrative, and how much it makes sense to read Norrell as Protestant vs Strange as Catholic in their approach to magic. Any recommendations for articles/essays on the book?