T Tyrrell
@dyspraxicsushi.bsky.social
Writer and teacher. Cardiff. Frustrated ex-academic with far too many creative side projects
No worries! I was relying on my hazy memories of a 2022 Twitter thread but Dr Who production history being what it is, you can readallaboutit on a wiki
UN's legal actions against the UNIT acronym | Tardis | Fandom share.google/Dp466WsMZuYf...
UN's legal actions against the UNIT acronym | Tardis | Fandom share.google/Dp466WsMZuYf...
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December 22, 2025 at 10:51 AM
No worries! I was relying on my hazy memories of a 2022 Twitter thread but Dr Who production history being what it is, you can readallaboutit on a wiki
UN's legal actions against the UNIT acronym | Tardis | Fandom share.google/Dp466WsMZuYf...
UN's legal actions against the UNIT acronym | Tardis | Fandom share.google/Dp466WsMZuYf...
Sooo, back in 2005-6 James Goss on the BBC web team was running a fake UNIT website, the UN sent a cease-and-desist everyone thought was a practical joke and ignored, then they followed up and everyone shat themselves. Funny story.
December 22, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Sooo, back in 2005-6 James Goss on the BBC web team was running a fake UNIT website, the UN sent a cease-and-desist everyone thought was a practical joke and ignored, then they followed up and everyone shat themselves. Funny story.
Yeah, for all its ludicrous 'Trojan war in 10 days' timeline, it does a good Hector vs Achilles, which is the point where I always turn over.
Also, the bts stories about Peter O'Toole are reliably hilarious.
Also, the bts stories about Peter O'Toole are reliably hilarious.
December 22, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Yeah, for all its ludicrous 'Trojan war in 10 days' timeline, it does a good Hector vs Achilles, which is the point where I always turn over.
Also, the bts stories about Peter O'Toole are reliably hilarious.
Also, the bts stories about Peter O'Toole are reliably hilarious.
Terrifyingly relatable
November 14, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Terrifyingly relatable
Depends on whether you also cover his self-immolation while in agonising pain after being accidentally poisoned by his second wife.
November 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Depends on whether you also cover his self-immolation while in agonising pain after being accidentally poisoned by his second wife.
C.f. '1066 and all that'
Roundheads are 'right but repulsive'. Cavaliers are 'wrong but wromantic'.
Roundheads are 'right but repulsive'. Cavaliers are 'wrong but wromantic'.
September 25, 2025 at 7:20 AM
C.f. '1066 and all that'
Roundheads are 'right but repulsive'. Cavaliers are 'wrong but wromantic'.
Roundheads are 'right but repulsive'. Cavaliers are 'wrong but wromantic'.
The first gulf war has impeccable credentials and we shouldn't let the horrible sequel drag it down.
September 25, 2025 at 7:16 AM
The first gulf war has impeccable credentials and we shouldn't let the horrible sequel drag it down.
"For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind"--Hosea 8:7
September 15, 2025 at 7:12 AM
"For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind"--Hosea 8:7
Rule one: do not act incautiously when confronted by little bald wrinkly smiling men!
September 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Rule one: do not act incautiously when confronted by little bald wrinkly smiling men!
No it isn't--the error is on your part, because 'Roman' is usually translated as Romance in the context of medieval literature. See the Arthurian romances, Romance of the Rose, etc.
September 4, 2025 at 12:22 PM
No it isn't--the error is on your part, because 'Roman' is usually translated as Romance in the context of medieval literature. See the Arthurian romances, Romance of the Rose, etc.
Tell that to the Romance of the Rose, to name one celebrated medieval text off the top of my head. Usage changes over time.
September 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Tell that to the Romance of the Rose, to name one celebrated medieval text off the top of my head. Usage changes over time.
I just think it's enormously fun that it doesn't even have a name yet beyond the working title 'Your Party'
September 3, 2025 at 6:58 AM
I just think it's enormously fun that it doesn't even have a name yet beyond the working title 'Your Party'
It does. Oh, how it ebbs, Herman!
September 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It does. Oh, how it ebbs, Herman!
I don't get it why that's a problem. Is it something to do with St Louis of France?
August 30, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I don't get it why that's a problem. Is it something to do with St Louis of France?