Douglas King
@dougking.bsky.social
Film writer/director. BIFA and BAFTA New Talent nominated. P/T Filmmaking lecturer at UWS.
https://www.douglaskingfilm.com/
https://www.douglaskingfilm.com/
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“For some reason people assumed an extra time win against 10 men, one of whom was Youssef Chermiti, meant we had suddenly stopped being shite”
November 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
“For some reason people assumed an extra time win against 10 men, one of whom was Youssef Chermiti, meant we had suddenly stopped being shite”
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"UEFA is complicit in genocide by normalizing Israel. Kick them out now!"
Celtic's Green Brigade's message for #Palestine, now during the Europa League match against Braga.
Celtic's Green Brigade's message for #Palestine, now during the Europa League match against Braga.
October 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"UEFA is complicit in genocide by normalizing Israel. Kick them out now!"
Celtic's Green Brigade's message for #Palestine, now during the Europa League match against Braga.
Celtic's Green Brigade's message for #Palestine, now during the Europa League match against Braga.
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Regular reminder but if you don't have time to notify the applicants you don't have the capacity to run the 'opportunity'.
September 8, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Regular reminder but if you don't have time to notify the applicants you don't have the capacity to run the 'opportunity'.
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Rangers fans spend months saying Shankland would score goals at Ibrox, Shankland scores at Ibrox, Rangers fans boo.
Some people are never happy
Some people are never happy
September 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Rangers fans spend months saying Shankland would score goals at Ibrox, Shankland scores at Ibrox, Rangers fans boo.
Some people are never happy
Some people are never happy
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From The Archives: ‘New York Times’ Issues Apology For Reporting Palestinian Deaths
‘New York Times’ Issues Apology For Reporting Palestinian Deaths
NEW YORK—Claiming that the humanizing of occupied peoples is not what the newspaper stands for, The New York Times issued an apology Tuesday for reporting on Palestinian deaths. “Our thoughtful and ac...
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July 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
From The Archives: ‘New York Times’ Issues Apology For Reporting Palestinian Deaths
A gift voucher book haul in between visiting soft plays with the girls.
July 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
A gift voucher book haul in between visiting soft plays with the girls.
Nice to see how much things have changed for mothers since fictional 1939 😬
July 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Nice to see how much things have changed for mothers since fictional 1939 😬
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Don't forget to rinse out every jar and tin you finish, guys x
June 24, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Don't forget to rinse out every jar and tin you finish, guys x
After a month of morning pages, I have come to the conclusion that they are not compatible with having 2 children under 5.
June 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
After a month of morning pages, I have come to the conclusion that they are not compatible with having 2 children under 5.
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I’m begging you: take some time out of your day to explore this newly released map of our universe. 🤯 This interactive site shows JWST’s view of the COSMOS-Web field, containing more than 800,000 galaxies spanning 98% of cosmic time. Its actually mindblowing 🧪🔭 cosmos2025.iap.fr/fitsmap.html
June 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I’m begging you: take some time out of your day to explore this newly released map of our universe. 🤯 This interactive site shows JWST’s view of the COSMOS-Web field, containing more than 800,000 galaxies spanning 98% of cosmic time. Its actually mindblowing 🧪🔭 cosmos2025.iap.fr/fitsmap.html
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Quite frankly magnificent in the way this was handled. Certainly doesn't deserve to be disciplined and if Ofcom takes action they should be ashamed of themselves
June 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Quite frankly magnificent in the way this was handled. Certainly doesn't deserve to be disciplined and if Ofcom takes action they should be ashamed of themselves
Huge thank you to @portybooks.bsky.social for looking after and posting Monkey; a teddy my daughter has taken to bed since she was 2! We didn’t realise Monkey was still in the bookshop until we got home. He lived my dream of a sleepover at a bookshop.
May 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Huge thank you to @portybooks.bsky.social for looking after and posting Monkey; a teddy my daughter has taken to bed since she was 2! We didn’t realise Monkey was still in the bookshop until we got home. He lived my dream of a sleepover at a bookshop.
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#OtD 13 May 2021 local residents in Glasgow won the release of two people who had been detained by immigration officers by surrounding the vehicle and blockading it for several hours stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8509/glasgow-deportat...
May 13, 2025 at 10:56 AM
#OtD 13 May 2021 local residents in Glasgow won the release of two people who had been detained by immigration officers by surrounding the vehicle and blockading it for several hours stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8509/glasgow-deportat...
What a haul to come back home to after family holidays
May 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
What a haul to come back home to after family holidays
What book haul. £1 each and completes Rachel Cusk’s Outline trilogy. Made even more impressive under pressure applied to get to the toy shop asap!
April 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
What book haul. £1 each and completes Rachel Cusk’s Outline trilogy. Made even more impressive under pressure applied to get to the toy shop asap!
UK creating ‘murder prediction’ tool to identify people most likely to kill www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
April 9, 2025 at 4:10 AM
UK creating ‘murder prediction’ tool to identify people most likely to kill www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Determined to have the podcast back for next season
Determined to have the podcast back for next season
April 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
If you enjoyed listening to the show (or appearing on it), please give this a share or get in touch with ideas/contacts/advice.
Determined to have the podcast back for next season
Determined to have the podcast back for next season
Sherlock Holmes reads an article on the folly of tariffs in 1902.
Did not expect The Hound of the Baskervilles to be so topical.
Did not expect The Hound of the Baskervilles to be so topical.
April 3, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Sherlock Holmes reads an article on the folly of tariffs in 1902.
Did not expect The Hound of the Baskervilles to be so topical.
Did not expect The Hound of the Baskervilles to be so topical.
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I am seeking an Edinburgh-based tech to support a comedy show for two weeks August. Is that you? Do you know someone nice? Get in touch!
March 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I am seeking an Edinburgh-based tech to support a comedy show for two weeks August. Is that you? Do you know someone nice? Get in touch!
New father and philosophy lecturer Malcolm Munro accidentally becomes a beacon for a men’s rights group. As a former student builds a large protest outside his office, he takes a new book deal and recklessly leans into his new persona, alienating his partner and new dad pals.
#scotwriterpitch2025
#scotwriterpitch2025
March 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
New father and philosophy lecturer Malcolm Munro accidentally becomes a beacon for a men’s rights group. As a former student builds a large protest outside his office, he takes a new book deal and recklessly leans into his new persona, alienating his partner and new dad pals.
#scotwriterpitch2025
#scotwriterpitch2025
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On Friday 28th March, Scotland’s former ‘Tweet Pitch’ event will take place here on BlueSky!
Writers - pitch your work to publishers & agents in <280 characters + the hashtag #scotwriterpitch2025.
We can’t wait to read your pitches!
More info at www.publishingscotland.org/ps-opportuni....
Writers - pitch your work to publishers & agents in <280 characters + the hashtag #scotwriterpitch2025.
We can’t wait to read your pitches!
More info at www.publishingscotland.org/ps-opportuni....
February 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
On Friday 28th March, Scotland’s former ‘Tweet Pitch’ event will take place here on BlueSky!
Writers - pitch your work to publishers & agents in <280 characters + the hashtag #scotwriterpitch2025.
We can’t wait to read your pitches!
More info at www.publishingscotland.org/ps-opportuni....
Writers - pitch your work to publishers & agents in <280 characters + the hashtag #scotwriterpitch2025.
We can’t wait to read your pitches!
More info at www.publishingscotland.org/ps-opportuni....