Mark
@quarkmcmalus.bsky.social
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Can be heard on the @trapone.bsky.social and maximumpowerpod.bsky.social podcasts.
Can be heard on the @trapone.bsky.social and maximumpowerpod.bsky.social podcasts.
Wide selection of Doctor Who sculptures on the Christmas market in Manchester.
November 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Wide selection of Doctor Who sculptures on the Christmas market in Manchester.
Oldest selfie on your phone.
In front of a blank wall at the Doctor Who Experience in 2017.
In front of a blank wall at the Doctor Who Experience in 2017.
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Oldest selfie on your phone.
In front of a blank wall at the Doctor Who Experience in 2017.
In front of a blank wall at the Doctor Who Experience in 2017.
Can’t believe I didn’t know this book existed until I spotted it on Vinted. One of my favourite movies!
October 29, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Can’t believe I didn’t know this book existed until I spotted it on Vinted. One of my favourite movies!
The wonderful butler said he hasn’t got them.
October 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The wonderful butler said he hasn’t got them.
Me in my profile pic vs. me in the zoom meeting
October 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Me in my profile pic vs. me in the zoom meeting
Finished A Spy Like Me today. Enjoyed it even more than Double or Nothing.
Roll on the conclusion in May!
Roll on the conclusion in May!
October 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Finished A Spy Like Me today. Enjoyed it even more than Double or Nothing.
Roll on the conclusion in May!
Roll on the conclusion in May!
Out for a nice long lunch with my beautiful wife for her birthday
October 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Out for a nice long lunch with my beautiful wife for her birthday
Watching Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa with the boys.
September 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Watching Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa with the boys.
Post the most recent photo of you in your camera roll.
September 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Post the most recent photo of you in your camera roll.
What is wrong with this little owl? I’ve done four lessons today.
September 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
What is wrong with this little owl? I’ve done four lessons today.
Ah, sorry you couldn’t stay to meet P-Cap, he was brilliant 🤩
September 23, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Ah, sorry you couldn’t stay to meet P-Cap, he was brilliant 🤩
Useful how-to guide
September 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Useful how-to guide
The Fourteenth Doctor greets you if you click on a link to the iPlayer from outside the UK.
September 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The Fourteenth Doctor greets you if you click on a link to the iPlayer from outside the UK.
Lots to see and do in Naples
September 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Lots to see and do in Naples
… it does feel like cats have had the last laugh in Pompeii though.
September 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
… it does feel like cats have had the last laugh in Pompeii though.
One of the guard dog mosaics in Pompeii. Our guide said while the ancient Egyptians venerated cats, dogs were more important to the Pompeians…
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September 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
One of the guard dog mosaics in Pompeii. Our guide said while the ancient Egyptians venerated cats, dogs were more important to the Pompeians…
(1/2)
(1/2)
“Through the ruin of a city…”
Always wanted to visit Pompeii and finally went yesterday.
Always wanted to visit Pompeii and finally went yesterday.
September 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
“Through the ruin of a city…”
Always wanted to visit Pompeii and finally went yesterday.
Always wanted to visit Pompeii and finally went yesterday.
Holiday reading list. Finished the first two and well into Mary Beard’s book
ahead of our trip to Pompeii tomorrow.
ahead of our trip to Pompeii tomorrow.
September 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Holiday reading list. Finished the first two and well into Mary Beard’s book
ahead of our trip to Pompeii tomorrow.
ahead of our trip to Pompeii tomorrow.
We have loved our time in Amalfi, favourite place so far on this trip. On to Positano!
September 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
We have loved our time in Amalfi, favourite place so far on this trip. On to Positano!
Moving on from Sorrento and taking the ferry round the coast to Amalfi.
September 12, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Moving on from Sorrento and taking the ferry round the coast to Amalfi.
Morning run in Sorrento afforded us fantastic views of the Bay of Naples and mighty Vesuvius.
September 11, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Morning run in Sorrento afforded us fantastic views of the Bay of Naples and mighty Vesuvius.
Business class by train to Naples for £20. Travelling by rail on the continent is a different world.
September 9, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Business class by train to Naples for £20. Travelling by rail on the continent is a different world.
Amazing who you bump into in Rome!
Wonderful evening in the company of legendary Dr Who podcaster @sjcaustenite.bsky.social
Wonderful evening in the company of legendary Dr Who podcaster @sjcaustenite.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Amazing who you bump into in Rome!
Wonderful evening in the company of legendary Dr Who podcaster @sjcaustenite.bsky.social
Wonderful evening in the company of legendary Dr Who podcaster @sjcaustenite.bsky.social
Had some Roman listening in my ears as an accompaniment.
September 8, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Had some Roman listening in my ears as an accompaniment.