MJ Herbert
@mjherbert.bsky.social
Socialist Historian. My work includes books on the history of radical women in C19th and 20th. Watching Doctor Who since 1963 and currently working on a biography of Avengers and Doctor Who writer Malcolm Hulke. Gender critical. Pronouns? Of course not!
On the Sense Sphere Doctor Who show the host Brendan Noble and I discussed the edited version of Mac Hulke and Terrance Dicks serial "The War Games" and concluded that we were not impressed www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0bI...
RTD'S WAR GAMES IN COLOUR DAMNED BY HULKE BIOGRAPHER AS A TRAVESTY AND INSULT TO HIS WORK
YouTube video by The Sense Sphere - The Doctor Who Podcast
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November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
On the Sense Sphere Doctor Who show the host Brendan Noble and I discussed the edited version of Mac Hulke and Terrance Dicks serial "The War Games" and concluded that we were not impressed www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0bI...
Hard to spot any difference between Labour's shameful announcement yesterday and the National Front policy in 1970s of "End immigration and start repatriation"
November 18, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Hard to spot any difference between Labour's shameful announcement yesterday and the National Front policy in 1970s of "End immigration and start repatriation"
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"Far-right figures Tommy Robinson & Nigel Farage praise Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's plans to force asylum seekers into 20 years of limbo before being able to settle in Britain"
"‘Morally wrong and politically disastrous’ – Labour's asylum plans slammed"
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"‘Morally wrong and politically disastrous’ – Labour's asylum plans slammed"
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‘Morally wrong and politically disastrous’ – Labour's asylum plans slammed
LABOUR backbenchers condemned the party’s draconian asylum plans as not just “morally wrong” but “politically disastrous” today.Refugees will have to endure two decades of limbo before they can apply ...
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November 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM
"Far-right figures Tommy Robinson & Nigel Farage praise Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's plans to force asylum seekers into 20 years of limbo before being able to settle in Britain"
"‘Morally wrong and politically disastrous’ – Labour's asylum plans slammed"
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"‘Morally wrong and politically disastrous’ – Labour's asylum plans slammed"
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/mora...
In my biography of the television scriptwriter Malcolm "Mac" Hulke "Things are not always what they seem" I discuss his work on The Avengers including "Intercrime" (January 1963) www.lulu.com/shop/michael...
November 18, 2025 at 11:04 AM
In my biography of the television scriptwriter Malcolm "Mac" Hulke "Things are not always what they seem" I discuss his work on The Avengers including "Intercrime" (January 1963) www.lulu.com/shop/michael...
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Labour MPs slam government for ‘chasing Reform’ with ‘brutal’ asylum crackdown
MPs have accused the home secretary for 'performative cruelty'
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MPs have accused the home secretary for 'performative cruelty'
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Labour MPs slam government for 'chasing Reform' with 'brutal' asylum crackdown
The government is facing criticism from Labour MPs after home secretary Shabana Mahmood announced plans to overhaul the UK's asylum system.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Labour MPs slam government for ‘chasing Reform’ with ‘brutal’ asylum crackdown
MPs have accused the home secretary for 'performative cruelty'
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/lab...
MPs have accused the home secretary for 'performative cruelty'
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/lab...
Rachael (aka Chat about It Don't Shout About It) discusses the First Doctor serial "The Celestial Toymaker " www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls4q...
TERRIBLE Animation | The Celestial Toymaker #bbc #doctorwho #drwho
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November 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Rachael (aka Chat about It Don't Shout About It) discusses the First Doctor serial "The Celestial Toymaker " www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls4q...
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When reality bites: the rapid rise and chaotic fall of Reform UK in Cornwall
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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When reality bites: the rapid rise and chaotic fall of Reform UK in Cornwall
Resignations, suspensions and infighting lead to party losing crown of highest number of seats in the county
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November 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
When reality bites: the rapid rise and chaotic fall of Reform UK in Cornwall
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
in my biography of the television writer Malcolm Hulke "Things are not always what they seem" I discuss his work on The Avengers including "The Mauritius Penny" November 1962) in which selling stamps is a cover for a fascist coup by New Rule www.lulu.com/shop/michael...
"Things are not always what they seem"
Malcolm ‘Mac’ Hulke (1924 – 1979) was a successful writer for television, film, the theatre and the radio from the 1950s to the 1970s. His work included episodes for such major television series as P...
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November 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
in my biography of the television writer Malcolm Hulke "Things are not always what they seem" I discuss his work on The Avengers including "The Mauritius Penny" November 1962) in which selling stamps is a cover for a fascist coup by New Rule www.lulu.com/shop/michael...
with a new "edit" of the Sea Devils surfacing, in this previous edition of The Sense Sphere show the host Brendan and I discuss the edit of the War Games. It's fair to say we were not impressed: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0bI...
RTD'S WAR GAMES IN COLOUR DAMNED BY HULKE BIOGRAPHER AS A TRAVESTY AND INSULT TO HIS WORK
YouTube video by The Sense Sphere - The Doctor Who Podcast
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November 16, 2025 at 9:31 AM
with a new "edit" of the Sea Devils surfacing, in this previous edition of The Sense Sphere show the host Brendan and I discuss the edit of the War Games. It's fair to say we were not impressed: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0bI...
This footage from RTE shows the brutal RUC attack on the Civil Rights march, 5 October 1968 in Derry
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Derry Civil Rights Demonstration
This report captures the Derry Civil Rights demonstration in full swing.
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November 15, 2025 at 10:52 AM
This footage from RTE shows the brutal RUC attack on the Civil Rights march, 5 October 1968 in Derry
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www.rte.ie/archives/exh...
from 1977: excellent drama on the life of Eleanor Marx with Lee Montague as Karl Marx, Jennie Stoller as Eleanor, Nigel Hawthorne as Engels and Alan Dobie as Aveling www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyWp...
Eleanor Marx part 1
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November 14, 2025 at 8:58 AM
from 1977: excellent drama on the life of Eleanor Marx with Lee Montague as Karl Marx, Jennie Stoller as Eleanor, Nigel Hawthorne as Engels and Alan Dobie as Aveling www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyWp...
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Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755-1842), French portrait painter. Her subjects included Marie Antoinette and she enjoyed the patronage of European aristocrats, actors, and writers, and was elected to art academies in ten cities #WomensArt
November 10, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755-1842), French portrait painter. Her subjects included Marie Antoinette and she enjoyed the patronage of European aristocrats, actors, and writers, and was elected to art academies in ten cities #WomensArt
Now available on the Mary Quaile Club Youtube channel: the drama series "Eleanor Marx" from 1977.. well worth watching.
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Mary Quaile Club
The Mary Quaile Club was set up in December 2013. The aim of the Club is to hold regular discussions on working class history and its links with contemporary political issues facing working people. Ou...
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November 12, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Now available on the Mary Quaile Club Youtube channel: the drama series "Eleanor Marx" from 1977.. well worth watching.
www.youtube.com/channel/UCPs...
www.youtube.com/channel/UCPs...
Today I am remembering my two grandfathers, Stanley Smthe and Stanley Herbert, both from Ipswich, who served, came back and never spoke of their experiences in the First World War
November 9, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Today I am remembering my two grandfathers, Stanley Smthe and Stanley Herbert, both from Ipswich, who served, came back and never spoke of their experiences in the First World War
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Pertwee's cute little run appreciation post
November 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Pertwee's cute little run appreciation post
In my biography of the tv scriptwriter Malcolm Hulke "Things are not always what they seem" I discuss his work with Eric Paice on the children's science fiction series "Pathfinders In Space" in early 1960s www.lulu.com/shop/michael...
November 6, 2025 at 8:28 AM
In my biography of the tv scriptwriter Malcolm Hulke "Things are not always what they seem" I discuss his work with Eric Paice on the children's science fiction series "Pathfinders In Space" in early 1960s www.lulu.com/shop/michael...
Interview with Jenny Stanton aka "Intel lady" thecritic.co.uk/issues/novem...
Putting the mockers on Ms Rayner | Julie Bindel | The Critic Magazine
Otherwise known as Intel Lady, Stanton’s best-known parody is of the former deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner
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November 6, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Interview with Jenny Stanton aka "Intel lady" thecritic.co.uk/issues/novem...
The tv series "The Last Place on Earth" , broadcast in 1985, written by Trevor Griffiths, is a critical account of the race to the South Pole. Martin Shaw plays Captain Scott, Sverre Anker Ousdal plays Roald Amundsen www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJNV...
The Last Place On Earth 1985 Episode 1 Poles Apart 1
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November 5, 2025 at 9:57 AM
The tv series "The Last Place on Earth" , broadcast in 1985, written by Trevor Griffiths, is a critical account of the race to the South Pole. Martin Shaw plays Captain Scott, Sverre Anker Ousdal plays Roald Amundsen www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJNV...
In my biography of the television writer Malcolm Hulke "Things are not always what they seem" I discuss his first tv drama "This Day In Fear" co-written with Eric Paice, broadcast in 1958, which starred Patrick McGoohan and Billy Whitelaw. www.lulu.com/shop/michael...
"Things are not always what they seem"
Malcolm ‘Mac’ Hulke (1924 – 1979) was a successful writer for television, film, the theatre and the radio from the 1950s to the 1970s. His work included episodes for such major television series as P...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:23 AM
In my biography of the television writer Malcolm Hulke "Things are not always what they seem" I discuss his first tv drama "This Day In Fear" co-written with Eric Paice, broadcast in 1958, which starred Patrick McGoohan and Billy Whitelaw. www.lulu.com/shop/michael...
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Of course it is.
Mussolini and Hitler and Franco all blamed immigrants to seize power.
The same old playbook is being used.
Mussolini and Hitler and Franco all blamed immigrants to seize power.
The same old playbook is being used.
November 1, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Of course it is.
Mussolini and Hitler and Franco all blamed immigrants to seize power.
The same old playbook is being used.
Mussolini and Hitler and Franco all blamed immigrants to seize power.
The same old playbook is being used.
Classic documentary "March to Aldermaston" 1958 , filmed by Lindsey Anderson, voiceover by Richard Burton www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmEp...
The March to Aldermaston
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November 2, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Classic documentary "March to Aldermaston" 1958 , filmed by Lindsey Anderson, voiceover by Richard Burton www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmEp...
Tonight at 8pm. Doctor Who Returning - The Destruction Continues! www.youtube.com/live/OOqOg7R... via @YouTube
Doctor Who Returning - The Destruction Continues!
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October 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Tonight at 8pm. Doctor Who Returning - The Destruction Continues! www.youtube.com/live/OOqOg7R... via @YouTube
All help possible will be given" : the complete minutes of the Manchester and Salford Women's Trade Union Council , the latest publication from the Mary Quaile Club aboutmanchester.co.uk/203588-2/
"All help possible will be given" - About Manchester
The Mary Quaile Club has published the complete minutes of the Manchester and Salford Women’s Trade Union Council, 1895 to 1919. The Council was
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October 28, 2025 at 11:34 AM
All help possible will be given" : the complete minutes of the Manchester and Salford Women's Trade Union Council , the latest publication from the Mary Quaile Club aboutmanchester.co.uk/203588-2/
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