Didymus Holmes (They/Them)
@luparicommand.center
Former journalist & comedy/theatre marketer, now working in the public sector. Used to run The Velvet Onion [2010-2018] & worked for various arts orgs. Mostly out of the industry now but as Elton says: Ahmdilldahndin. PanDemi Queer. Tubby Lupar. 🚀🐶 💛🤍💜🖤
A petition to get the government to ban the sale of fireworks to private individuals got 180k signatures in about 2 weeks without promotion. The government has typically dismissed it without debate.
At this point it is so clear they operate to please themselves on every level.
At this point it is so clear they operate to please themselves on every level.
November 20, 2025 at 11:06 AM
A petition to get the government to ban the sale of fireworks to private individuals got 180k signatures in about 2 weeks without promotion. The government has typically dismissed it without debate.
At this point it is so clear they operate to please themselves on every level.
At this point it is so clear they operate to please themselves on every level.
Rawdogging on public transport is getting worse.
The sheer number of people who think the entire bus/tram needs to hear their tiktok or Instagram doomscrolling is going through the roof.
Use headphones you inconsiderate pricks.
The sheer number of people who think the entire bus/tram needs to hear their tiktok or Instagram doomscrolling is going through the roof.
Use headphones you inconsiderate pricks.
November 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Rawdogging on public transport is getting worse.
The sheer number of people who think the entire bus/tram needs to hear their tiktok or Instagram doomscrolling is going through the roof.
Use headphones you inconsiderate pricks.
The sheer number of people who think the entire bus/tram needs to hear their tiktok or Instagram doomscrolling is going through the roof.
Use headphones you inconsiderate pricks.
The thing about the UK government planning to ban ticket resale at inflated prices sounds like a great idea on paper, but it's probably just going to result in Ticketbastard further upping the price of tickets as standard given they're the ones losing out on revenue here...
November 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The thing about the UK government planning to ban ticket resale at inflated prices sounds like a great idea on paper, but it's probably just going to result in Ticketbastard further upping the price of tickets as standard given they're the ones losing out on revenue here...
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Um. The music in the pub went off a while ago, nobody is here and I haven't seen the bar person in quite some time...
...it's happened... I've died, haven't I?
...it's happened... I've died, haven't I?
November 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Um. The music in the pub went off a while ago, nobody is here and I haven't seen the bar person in quite some time...
...it's happened... I've died, haven't I?
...it's happened... I've died, haven't I?
Deliberately didn't try and meet up with anybody we knew in London this time around... treating it as a bit of a rest for the two of us to get some time together.
November 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Deliberately didn't try and meet up with anybody we knew in London this time around... treating it as a bit of a rest for the two of us to get some time together.
On a coach back to Manchester after four nights in London, primarily to see @tanitatikaram.bsky.social and John C. Reilly live. Along the way we also saw the RSC adaptation of Peter Pan, visited various museums and got some much needed downtime.
Here's a picture thread of highlights...
Here's a picture thread of highlights...
November 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
On a coach back to Manchester after four nights in London, primarily to see @tanitatikaram.bsky.social and John C. Reilly live. Along the way we also saw the RSC adaptation of Peter Pan, visited various museums and got some much needed downtime.
Here's a picture thread of highlights...
Here's a picture thread of highlights...
Apologies for radio silence. Normal service resumes shortly.
But I will just mark the fact we were just a few feet away from John C Reilly, and he is phenomenal.
But I will just mark the fact we were just a few feet away from John C Reilly, and he is phenomenal.
November 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Apologies for radio silence. Normal service resumes shortly.
But I will just mark the fact we were just a few feet away from John C Reilly, and he is phenomenal.
But I will just mark the fact we were just a few feet away from John C Reilly, and he is phenomenal.
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Speakers – a new monthly podcast by Kevin Eldon and Martin Bird.
Follow us on Instagram and BlueSky - @kevineldonspeakers
Like and Subscribe, wherever you get your podcasts.
Support us on Patreon - www.patreon.com/KevinEldon
You know, if you want. No pressure.
Follow us on Instagram and BlueSky - @kevineldonspeakers
Like and Subscribe, wherever you get your podcasts.
Support us on Patreon - www.patreon.com/KevinEldon
You know, if you want. No pressure.
Kevin Eldon | Patreon
A monthly dose of magnificently produced twaddle and guff
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November 17, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Speakers – a new monthly podcast by Kevin Eldon and Martin Bird.
Follow us on Instagram and BlueSky - @kevineldonspeakers
Like and Subscribe, wherever you get your podcasts.
Support us on Patreon - www.patreon.com/KevinEldon
You know, if you want. No pressure.
Follow us on Instagram and BlueSky - @kevineldonspeakers
Like and Subscribe, wherever you get your podcasts.
Support us on Patreon - www.patreon.com/KevinEldon
You know, if you want. No pressure.
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Episode 1 of Kevin Eldon’s Speakers is available now from all good podcast shops.
No-longer-living Beatles Producer George Martin, United States Citizen Leon, and DIY expert Steve Cobham are all here to speak to you, and you alone.
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No-longer-living Beatles Producer George Martin, United States Citizen Leon, and DIY expert Steve Cobham are all here to speak to you, and you alone.
feeds.acast.com/public/shows...
November 17, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Episode 1 of Kevin Eldon’s Speakers is available now from all good podcast shops.
No-longer-living Beatles Producer George Martin, United States Citizen Leon, and DIY expert Steve Cobham are all here to speak to you, and you alone.
feeds.acast.com/public/shows...
No-longer-living Beatles Producer George Martin, United States Citizen Leon, and DIY expert Steve Cobham are all here to speak to you, and you alone.
feeds.acast.com/public/shows...
Doctor Who: The Collection is getting worse...
This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
November 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Doctor Who: The Collection is getting worse...
This is where I skeet from.
November 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This is where I skeet from.
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We're back for Jodie's last series! And it hits the ground running with brand new, fresh energy. We've got Jodie and Mandip on fine form, new characters, a new companion and a huge new storyline. All together now…What's the Flux??!!
@jeffgoddard.bsky.social
anchor.fm/drwho-whats-...
@jeffgoddard.bsky.social
anchor.fm/drwho-whats-...
November 15, 2025 at 9:02 AM
We're back for Jodie's last series! And it hits the ground running with brand new, fresh energy. We've got Jodie and Mandip on fine form, new characters, a new companion and a huge new storyline. All together now…What's the Flux??!!
@jeffgoddard.bsky.social
anchor.fm/drwho-whats-...
@jeffgoddard.bsky.social
anchor.fm/drwho-whats-...
Light Years is FINALLY getting a vinyl repress.
The limited Sainsburys release, swept up by scalpers, has been selling for £300+.
The limited Sainsburys release, swept up by scalpers, has been selling for £300+.
November 14, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Light Years is FINALLY getting a vinyl repress.
The limited Sainsburys release, swept up by scalpers, has been selling for £300+.
The limited Sainsburys release, swept up by scalpers, has been selling for £300+.
I don't know what's more humourless to be honest... the lawyers for Studio Canal & The Michael Bond Estate, or those terribly unfunny Spitting Image YouTube clips in the first place.
Definitely a long way from the show at its peak... and their Paddington was pretty much a racist stereotype anyway.
Definitely a long way from the show at its peak... and their Paddington was pretty much a racist stereotype anyway.
Now ALL Spitting Image episodes are pulled from YouTube
Now ALL Spitting Image episodes are pulled from YouTube
But makers continue to defy legal actions by Paddington's humourless rights-owners
dlvr.it
November 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I don't know what's more humourless to be honest... the lawyers for Studio Canal & The Michael Bond Estate, or those terribly unfunny Spitting Image YouTube clips in the first place.
Definitely a long way from the show at its peak... and their Paddington was pretty much a racist stereotype anyway.
Definitely a long way from the show at its peak... and their Paddington was pretty much a racist stereotype anyway.
Huzzah. See you in April, @misterabk.bsky.social. 😊
November 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Huzzah. See you in April, @misterabk.bsky.social. 😊
Had a lovely afternoon and evening at Arcade Club - the biggest arcade in Europe - which just so happens to be in my hometown.
There's all sorts of modern video games set as free to play here.... but the real gems are the vintage 70s/80s/90s arcade consoles and pinball machines. What a place!
There's all sorts of modern video games set as free to play here.... but the real gems are the vintage 70s/80s/90s arcade consoles and pinball machines. What a place!
November 14, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Had a lovely afternoon and evening at Arcade Club - the biggest arcade in Europe - which just so happens to be in my hometown.
There's all sorts of modern video games set as free to play here.... but the real gems are the vintage 70s/80s/90s arcade consoles and pinball machines. What a place!
There's all sorts of modern video games set as free to play here.... but the real gems are the vintage 70s/80s/90s arcade consoles and pinball machines. What a place!
Gallifrey Base is still full of people who think the Season 13 box set doesn't have any problems with shonky AI upscales.
As a reminder. This is what people claim they cannot see.
As a reminder. This is what people claim they cannot see.
November 13, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Gallifrey Base is still full of people who think the Season 13 box set doesn't have any problems with shonky AI upscales.
As a reminder. This is what people claim they cannot see.
As a reminder. This is what people claim they cannot see.
Lozzy and I have been together 16 years today, so here's 16 pics of me and the Fizzy One from our 16th year.
Love and adore you always, you little wonder, you. xx
Love and adore you always, you little wonder, you. xx
November 13, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Lozzy and I have been together 16 years today, so here's 16 pics of me and the Fizzy One from our 16th year.
Love and adore you always, you little wonder, you. xx
Love and adore you always, you little wonder, you. xx
And then I got to see The Fast Show gang live together for the first time since November 2002. On my 41st birthday, no less.
Which was nice.
Which was nice.
November 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
And then I got to see The Fast Show gang live together for the first time since November 2002. On my 41st birthday, no less.
Which was nice.
Which was nice.
If I form a band in my twilight years I'm gonna call them Temporal Implosion.
November 12, 2025 at 10:29 AM
If I form a band in my twilight years I'm gonna call them Temporal Implosion.
Well, I guess I'm 41 now.
This is what it was like being 40. Well, let's be honest, these are the edited highlights.
Plus a bonus thread of sentimental ramblings below.
(MUSIC CREDIT: Terrorvision. At least until the copyright monkeys come for me...)
This is what it was like being 40. Well, let's be honest, these are the edited highlights.
Plus a bonus thread of sentimental ramblings below.
(MUSIC CREDIT: Terrorvision. At least until the copyright monkeys come for me...)
November 12, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Well, I guess I'm 41 now.
This is what it was like being 40. Well, let's be honest, these are the edited highlights.
Plus a bonus thread of sentimental ramblings below.
(MUSIC CREDIT: Terrorvision. At least until the copyright monkeys come for me...)
This is what it was like being 40. Well, let's be honest, these are the edited highlights.
Plus a bonus thread of sentimental ramblings below.
(MUSIC CREDIT: Terrorvision. At least until the copyright monkeys come for me...)
People: "The BBC has no racial bias."
BBC News: "Yeah, that's the one picture out of hundreds we could use. Make that black man look guilty."
BBC News: "Yeah, that's the one picture out of hundreds we could use. Make that black man look guilty."
November 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
People: "The BBC has no racial bias."
BBC News: "Yeah, that's the one picture out of hundreds we could use. Make that black man look guilty."
BBC News: "Yeah, that's the one picture out of hundreds we could use. Make that black man look guilty."
I love seeing artists I admire in the same room as one another.
So here's Pauline Black (The Selecter), Tanita Tikaram and Rhoda Dakar (The Bodysnatchers), who are all magnificent.
So here's Pauline Black (The Selecter), Tanita Tikaram and Rhoda Dakar (The Bodysnatchers), who are all magnificent.
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I love seeing artists I admire in the same room as one another.
So here's Pauline Black (The Selecter), Tanita Tikaram and Rhoda Dakar (The Bodysnatchers), who are all magnificent.
So here's Pauline Black (The Selecter), Tanita Tikaram and Rhoda Dakar (The Bodysnatchers), who are all magnificent.
Can you imagine the sheer power that would be unleashed if Zach Polanski and Martin Lewis ran into each other and became one giant mega campaigner for fairness like Station in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey?
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Can you imagine the sheer power that would be unleashed if Zach Polanski and Martin Lewis ran into each other and became one giant mega campaigner for fairness like Station in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey?
