Philip Purser-Hallard
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Philip Purser-Hallard writes stuff -- most recently Sherlock Holmes: The Monster of the Mere. Posting about writing, TV, SF, Doctor Who, politics, language, crosswords, things I like, things I'm interested in, things.
There's some Byzantium in the last two seasons of Vikings: Valhalla. But not nearly enough.
November 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
There's some Byzantium in the last two seasons of Vikings: Valhalla. But not nearly enough.
Well, hardly. The point is that as achievements go it's pretty minimal.
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Well, hardly. The point is that as achievements go it's pretty minimal.
(It's not the best of them, admittedly. Some I was quite proud of.)
November 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
(It's not the best of them, admittedly. Some I was quite proud of.)
Pre-Hartnell Doctor.
November 11, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Pre-Hartnell Doctor.
So I'm wondering, does this sound familiar to anyone? Could it really be a dyspraxia profile? And if anyone's experienced a similar set of effects, what have you found has helped?
November 11, 2025 at 9:26 AM
So I'm wondering, does this sound familiar to anyone? Could it really be a dyspraxia profile? And if anyone's experienced a similar set of effects, what have you found has helped?
I can be quite clumsy and uncoordinated, and have never passed a driving test, but on the other hand I regularly ride a bike and touchtype. I do have quite serious executive function issues, though, as well as some sensory processing stuff and quite extreme social anxiety.
November 11, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I can be quite clumsy and uncoordinated, and have never passed a driving test, but on the other hand I regularly ride a bike and touchtype. I do have quite serious executive function issues, though, as well as some sensory processing stuff and quite extreme social anxiety.
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There are many subtle and complex arguments one can have about the future of the BBC — but I guarantee you that no other channel or streaming service will be as committed to factual programming, children’s education, history shows, religious discussion, poetry, arts, or state of the nation debate
November 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
There are many subtle and complex arguments one can have about the future of the BBC — but I guarantee you that no other channel or streaming service will be as committed to factual programming, children’s education, history shows, religious discussion, poetry, arts, or state of the nation debate
Since when had they been doing this? That might also be relevant for the idea of "eroding our traditions".
November 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Since when had they been doing this? That might also be relevant for the idea of "eroding our traditions".
Then maybe Forbidden Planet deserves to go down.
November 9, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Then maybe Forbidden Planet deserves to go down.