Meroë Candy
@meroecandy.bsky.social
'The Don' of story research for TV and film drama apparently. Most recently: Toxic Town on Netflix, Help on Channel 4, and Best Interests on BBC. meroecandy.com I post true stories and TV with a bit of cute dog seasoning.
My time is now... Alien movies ranked, final cut:
1. Alien
2. Alien3 - really - BUT play on mute
3. Aliens ( including only sentry scenes from Directors Cut)
4. Alien: Romulus. Aliens vs Teenagers - what's not to love.
4. Alien: Resurrection. Gooey - watch for Weaver.
Don't bother with the rest.
1. Alien
2. Alien3 - really - BUT play on mute
3. Aliens ( including only sentry scenes from Directors Cut)
4. Alien: Romulus. Aliens vs Teenagers - what's not to love.
4. Alien: Resurrection. Gooey - watch for Weaver.
Don't bother with the rest.
June 4, 2025 at 9:19 AM
My time is now... Alien movies ranked, final cut:
1. Alien
2. Alien3 - really - BUT play on mute
3. Aliens ( including only sentry scenes from Directors Cut)
4. Alien: Romulus. Aliens vs Teenagers - what's not to love.
4. Alien: Resurrection. Gooey - watch for Weaver.
Don't bother with the rest.
1. Alien
2. Alien3 - really - BUT play on mute
3. Aliens ( including only sentry scenes from Directors Cut)
4. Alien: Romulus. Aliens vs Teenagers - what's not to love.
4. Alien: Resurrection. Gooey - watch for Weaver.
Don't bother with the rest.
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It’s Mary Anning’s birthday, so time to share @katebeaton.bsky.social’s brilliant cartoon again.
May 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
It’s Mary Anning’s birthday, so time to share @katebeaton.bsky.social’s brilliant cartoon again.
While researching something entirely different I spotted this from 1989. Decades of wasted opportunity.
May 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
While researching something entirely different I spotted this from 1989. Decades of wasted opportunity.
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In the days of lovely Twitter I often put out a call for help with research in writing my books. So here goes, Bluskiers.
I'm looking for a social worker (adoption/fostering preferably) and a probation officer who worked between 2008 and 2012, the more senior the better.
Please share :)
I'm looking for a social worker (adoption/fostering preferably) and a probation officer who worked between 2008 and 2012, the more senior the better.
Please share :)
May 12, 2025 at 11:06 AM
In the days of lovely Twitter I often put out a call for help with research in writing my books. So here goes, Bluskiers.
I'm looking for a social worker (adoption/fostering preferably) and a probation officer who worked between 2008 and 2012, the more senior the better.
Please share :)
I'm looking for a social worker (adoption/fostering preferably) and a probation officer who worked between 2008 and 2012, the more senior the better.
Please share :)
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The debate around care visas in the political space boils down to people saying stuff like this - we desperately need people.
It's a good soundbite but...
A significant surge in care visas were issued since 2020 in response to sector demand and yet the problem of shortage has persisted.
Why?
It's a good soundbite but...
A significant surge in care visas were issued since 2020 in response to sector demand and yet the problem of shortage has persisted.
Why?
BREAKING: “We will be closing the care worker visa for overseas recruitment” - Home Secretary Yvette Cooper
Don’t we have a desperate shortage of care workers?
Don’t we have a desperate shortage of care workers?
May 11, 2025 at 10:38 AM
The debate around care visas in the political space boils down to people saying stuff like this - we desperately need people.
It's a good soundbite but...
A significant surge in care visas were issued since 2020 in response to sector demand and yet the problem of shortage has persisted.
Why?
It's a good soundbite but...
A significant surge in care visas were issued since 2020 in response to sector demand and yet the problem of shortage has persisted.
Why?
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The 1928 exorcism that inspired The Ritual (2025) was more terrifying than fiction. Stevens & Pacino bring it to the screen, but I'm interested to see what The Ritual gets right & what it invents about the real exorcism of Emma Schmidt for #NightTideMag. 👻📽️
nighttidemag.com/2025/05/06/f...
nighttidemag.com/2025/05/06/f...
THE DEVIL IN THE DETAILS: THE REAL EXORCISM BEHIND 2025’S ‘THE RITUAL’
The exorcism of Emma Schmidt, also known as the Earling Possession, is among the most disturbing cases of alleged demonic possession ever recorded. With roots in trauma, witchcraft, and deep Cathol…
nighttidemag.com
May 6, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The 1928 exorcism that inspired The Ritual (2025) was more terrifying than fiction. Stevens & Pacino bring it to the screen, but I'm interested to see what The Ritual gets right & what it invents about the real exorcism of Emma Schmidt for #NightTideMag. 👻📽️
nighttidemag.com/2025/05/06/f...
nighttidemag.com/2025/05/06/f...
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I don't think Trump can put tariffs on films? Under the 1988 Berman Amendment, films are explicitly exempted from any Presidential tariff order, whether emergency or not. Here's the relevant clause from The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA):
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May 5, 2025 at 9:44 AM
I don't think Trump can put tariffs on films? Under the 1988 Berman Amendment, films are explicitly exempted from any Presidential tariff order, whether emergency or not. Here's the relevant clause from The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA):
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I got this scam text this week. They don’t know teens. It used caps and punctuation.
‘Hi mum!’ The simple WhatsApp text scam costing parents and friends dear
‘Hi mum!’ The simple WhatsApp text scam costing parents and friends dear
How to beat the scam, from setting up new passwords and telling your bank exactly what you are doing
www.theguardian.com
May 4, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I got this scam text this week. They don’t know teens. It used caps and punctuation.
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Virginia Giuffre has died from suicide at the age 41. What can we do to protect sexual abuse whistleblowers like her? | Jennie Kermode
@jenniekermode.bsky.social
@jenniekermode.bsky.social
Virginia Giuffre and the terrible cost of breaking the silence
Virginia Giuffre has died from suicide at the age 41. What can we do to protect sexual abuse whistleblowers like her?
bylines.scot
May 4, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Virginia Giuffre has died from suicide at the age 41. What can we do to protect sexual abuse whistleblowers like her? | Jennie Kermode
@jenniekermode.bsky.social
@jenniekermode.bsky.social
Time for this classic.
May 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Time for this classic.
The first reported case of Tourette’s in medical research was 1825.
RFK JR: ADD, ADHD, Tourette syndrome, Narcolepsy, Autism.. All of these are injuries that I never heard of when I was a kid.
April 23, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The first reported case of Tourette’s in medical research was 1825.
Help! I’m trialling a range of AI tools for my research to varying degrees of disappointment. Can you recommend any I should have on my list?
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ALT: a close up of a red circle with a white center
media.tenor.com
April 17, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Help! I’m trialling a range of AI tools for my research to varying degrees of disappointment. Can you recommend any I should have on my list?
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Michael Sheen has revealed the first season of Welsh National Theatre! www.whatsonstage.com/news/welsh-n...
Welsh National Theatre unveils first season featuring artistic director Michael Sheen
Two plays have been announced
www.whatsonstage.com
April 2, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Michael Sheen has revealed the first season of Welsh National Theatre! www.whatsonstage.com/news/welsh-n...
I’m not just a drama queen. I also research stories for the When Science Finds a Way podcast with Alicia Wainwright. S2 has just started with two fascinating projects - how planned burning is used to reduce the impact of wildfires and how mosquitos can combat malaria and dengue. lnk.to/ULyw1j
When Science Finds a Way
More incredible stories of how scientists and communities are leading the charge against urgent health challenges.
Join botanist-turned-Hollywood actor Alisha Wainwright as she explores groundbreakin...
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April 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I’m not just a drama queen. I also research stories for the When Science Finds a Way podcast with Alicia Wainwright. S2 has just started with two fascinating projects - how planned burning is used to reduce the impact of wildfires and how mosquitos can combat malaria and dengue. lnk.to/ULyw1j
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Saw your two ex-boyfriends at the post office.
March 26, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Saw your two ex-boyfriends at the post office.
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When I spoke to Jack Thorne about Adolescence, he said: "I hope that something I write someday will have the sort of impact that Mr Bates vs the Post Office did." Well Jack... www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/jack-th...
Adolescence writer Jack Thorne: ‘I can’t forgive myself for what I did as a teenager’
The creator of Enola Holmes and Help on why his troubling new drama about knife crime is his most personal project yet
www.telegraph.co.uk
March 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
When I spoke to Jack Thorne about Adolescence, he said: "I hope that something I write someday will have the sort of impact that Mr Bates vs the Post Office did." Well Jack... www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/jack-th...
Yes and yet at a deep level I need MORE.
Just caught up with the season finale of Severence and any one else out there who loved the show like me, hope they do NOT make any more? I thought that ending was perfect.
March 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Yes and yet at a deep level I need MORE.
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The news has been more than a bit grim of late, so hooray for @carbonbrief.org providing some genuine and really meaningful **good** news: the UK's carbon emissions in 2024 were the lowest since 1872, because demand for fossil fuels just keeps decreasing.
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
March 12, 2025 at 10:47 PM
The news has been more than a bit grim of late, so hooray for @carbonbrief.org providing some genuine and really meaningful **good** news: the UK's carbon emissions in 2024 were the lowest since 1872, because demand for fossil fuels just keeps decreasing.
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
Take that Meghan! #ToxicTown www.netflix.com/tudum/articl...
www.netflix.com
March 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Take that Meghan! #ToxicTown www.netflix.com/tudum/articl...
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No exodus to state sector after VAT added to private school fees, say English councils
Most say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policy
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Most say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policy
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
No exodus to state sector after VAT added to private school fees, say English councils
Most say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policy
www.theguardian.com
March 10, 2025 at 7:53 AM
No exodus to state sector after VAT added to private school fees, say English councils
Most say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policy
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Most say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policy
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Classic cocker
March 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Classic cocker