John Isles
@selsijohn.bsky.social
Co-host of @idontdoscifi.bsky.social podcast & @tripodscast.bsky.social Fan of Doctor Who, Star Trek/Wars, B7, B5, and more! Once described as the inspiration for Eugene Victor Tooms in The X Files!
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Fantastic Four #63 1967
November 20, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Fantastic Four #63 1967
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Out today!
Doctor Who: The Art of Time Travel
by Peter Mckinstry
Peter Mckinstry’s stunning concept art and illustration is collected for the first time in this visually captivating book that takes you behind the scenes of the beloved TV series
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Doctor Who: The Art of Time Travel
by Peter Mckinstry
Peter Mckinstry’s stunning concept art and illustration is collected for the first time in this visually captivating book that takes you behind the scenes of the beloved TV series
amzn.to/4gVz1ld #ad
November 20, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Out today!
Doctor Who: The Art of Time Travel
by Peter Mckinstry
Peter Mckinstry’s stunning concept art and illustration is collected for the first time in this visually captivating book that takes you behind the scenes of the beloved TV series
amzn.to/4gVz1ld #ad
Doctor Who: The Art of Time Travel
by Peter Mckinstry
Peter Mckinstry’s stunning concept art and illustration is collected for the first time in this visually captivating book that takes you behind the scenes of the beloved TV series
amzn.to/4gVz1ld #ad
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Good morning! It’s Thursday November 20th 2025! Already? Crikey!
(Dated this very day in 1971, just 54 yrs ago, the week’s edition of Lion And Thunder, with its cover featuring the Martian invaders from H. G. Wells’ The War Of The Worlds.)
You be careful out there among them English, Joanne Book.
(Dated this very day in 1971, just 54 yrs ago, the week’s edition of Lion And Thunder, with its cover featuring the Martian invaders from H. G. Wells’ The War Of The Worlds.)
You be careful out there among them English, Joanne Book.
November 20, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Good morning! It’s Thursday November 20th 2025! Already? Crikey!
(Dated this very day in 1971, just 54 yrs ago, the week’s edition of Lion And Thunder, with its cover featuring the Martian invaders from H. G. Wells’ The War Of The Worlds.)
You be careful out there among them English, Joanne Book.
(Dated this very day in 1971, just 54 yrs ago, the week’s edition of Lion And Thunder, with its cover featuring the Martian invaders from H. G. Wells’ The War Of The Worlds.)
You be careful out there among them English, Joanne Book.
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Joe & @jameslark.bsky.social - in person! The intrepid explorers head to the Ark which itself heads away from a decaying planet Earth and Refusis II...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Joe & @jameslark.bsky.social - in person! The intrepid explorers head to the Ark which itself heads away from a decaying planet Earth and Refusis II...
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It’s the exclusive everyone wanted, the story that will win next year’s Pulitzer…
I can reveal London’s giant AI generated Christmas artwork, the subject of much online mockery, is being torn down - and I honestly *genuinely* think you’ll never guess why. www.londoncentric.media/p/ai-artwork...
I can reveal London’s giant AI generated Christmas artwork, the subject of much online mockery, is being torn down - and I honestly *genuinely* think you’ll never guess why. www.londoncentric.media/p/ai-artwork...
London's giant AI artwork to be torn down
The bizarre story of why a much-talked-about creation is being torn down. Plus: Docklands Light Railway extension, giant laser stalks the night sky, and more tales of Android phone theft rejection.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:18 AM
It’s the exclusive everyone wanted, the story that will win next year’s Pulitzer…
I can reveal London’s giant AI generated Christmas artwork, the subject of much online mockery, is being torn down - and I honestly *genuinely* think you’ll never guess why. www.londoncentric.media/p/ai-artwork...
I can reveal London’s giant AI generated Christmas artwork, the subject of much online mockery, is being torn down - and I honestly *genuinely* think you’ll never guess why. www.londoncentric.media/p/ai-artwork...
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So that was Thursday Nov 19th 2025. Crikey. Another day done, another day (more or less) here. So it goes.
(Dated today in 1955, just 70 years ago, The Beano #696, with its Biffo The Bear cover-strip by the great Dudley D. Watkins.)
And so to bed. Sleep well, gentle sentients of Planet Earth.
(Dated today in 1955, just 70 years ago, The Beano #696, with its Biffo The Bear cover-strip by the great Dudley D. Watkins.)
And so to bed. Sleep well, gentle sentients of Planet Earth.
November 19, 2025 at 11:19 PM
So that was Thursday Nov 19th 2025. Crikey. Another day done, another day (more or less) here. So it goes.
(Dated today in 1955, just 70 years ago, The Beano #696, with its Biffo The Bear cover-strip by the great Dudley D. Watkins.)
And so to bed. Sleep well, gentle sentients of Planet Earth.
(Dated today in 1955, just 70 years ago, The Beano #696, with its Biffo The Bear cover-strip by the great Dudley D. Watkins.)
And so to bed. Sleep well, gentle sentients of Planet Earth.
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"COASTING TO CALAMITY" c/o Topps' "Dinosaurs Attack!" (1988).
#Kaiju #vore #horror #horrorfam #horrorart #tradingcards #1980s
#Kaiju #vore #horror #horrorfam #horrorart #tradingcards #1980s
November 19, 2025 at 10:50 PM
"COASTING TO CALAMITY" c/o Topps' "Dinosaurs Attack!" (1988).
#Kaiju #vore #horror #horrorfam #horrorart #tradingcards #1980s
#Kaiju #vore #horror #horrorfam #horrorart #tradingcards #1980s
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Happy Noirvember to all who celebrate! On the Criterion Channel, enjoy a wide array of private eyes, femmes fatales, toughs, and fall guys in our British Noir, Blackout Noir and Japanese Noir collections, plus so much more! 🖤
November 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Happy Noirvember to all who celebrate! On the Criterion Channel, enjoy a wide array of private eyes, femmes fatales, toughs, and fall guys in our British Noir, Blackout Noir and Japanese Noir collections, plus so much more! 🖤
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#Christmas 1988: Games and Accessories from WH Smith
(+Super Cluedo Challenge; A Question of Sport; Masterpiece; Scrabble Deluxe; Monopoly; Cluedo; Elixir; The Neighbours Game; Sufferin' Spirits; Blockbusters; Bewitched; Scrabble; Boggle; Octogo; Original Yahtzee; Continuo; Connect 4, and more)
(+Super Cluedo Challenge; A Question of Sport; Masterpiece; Scrabble Deluxe; Monopoly; Cluedo; Elixir; The Neighbours Game; Sufferin' Spirits; Blockbusters; Bewitched; Scrabble; Boggle; Octogo; Original Yahtzee; Continuo; Connect 4, and more)
November 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
#Christmas 1988: Games and Accessories from WH Smith
(+Super Cluedo Challenge; A Question of Sport; Masterpiece; Scrabble Deluxe; Monopoly; Cluedo; Elixir; The Neighbours Game; Sufferin' Spirits; Blockbusters; Bewitched; Scrabble; Boggle; Octogo; Original Yahtzee; Continuo; Connect 4, and more)
(+Super Cluedo Challenge; A Question of Sport; Masterpiece; Scrabble Deluxe; Monopoly; Cluedo; Elixir; The Neighbours Game; Sufferin' Spirits; Blockbusters; Bewitched; Scrabble; Boggle; Octogo; Original Yahtzee; Continuo; Connect 4, and more)
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"Quatermass II: The Frenzy" (transmitted 19/11/55).
Professor Quatermass discovers the truth about the creatures housed in the government facility. In doing so, he gives himself away...
Written by Nigel Kneale, the serial was performed live (with filmed inserts).
#horror #horrorfam #scifi #1950s
Professor Quatermass discovers the truth about the creatures housed in the government facility. In doing so, he gives himself away...
Written by Nigel Kneale, the serial was performed live (with filmed inserts).
#horror #horrorfam #scifi #1950s
November 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
"Quatermass II: The Frenzy" (transmitted 19/11/55).
Professor Quatermass discovers the truth about the creatures housed in the government facility. In doing so, he gives himself away...
Written by Nigel Kneale, the serial was performed live (with filmed inserts).
#horror #horrorfam #scifi #1950s
Professor Quatermass discovers the truth about the creatures housed in the government facility. In doing so, he gives himself away...
Written by Nigel Kneale, the serial was performed live (with filmed inserts).
#horror #horrorfam #scifi #1950s
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20th November, 1965:
"Doctor Who: The Daleks' Masterplan - Day of Armageddon". #DoctorWho
"Doctor Who: The Daleks' Masterplan - Day of Armageddon". #DoctorWho
November 19, 2025 at 10:35 PM
20th November, 1965:
"Doctor Who: The Daleks' Masterplan - Day of Armageddon". #DoctorWho
"Doctor Who: The Daleks' Masterplan - Day of Armageddon". #DoctorWho
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“Democracy is a form of collective suicide.” The Guardians – Very British Futures
We’re getting political this week in the latest episode of Very British Futures as we examine little known near-future dystopian drama The Guardians. The Guardians, a 13-episode political drama produced by London…
We’re getting political this week in the latest episode of Very British Futures as we examine little known near-future dystopian drama The Guardians. The Guardians, a 13-episode political drama produced by London…
“Democracy is a form of collective suicide.” The Guardians – Very British Futures
We’re getting political this week in the latest episode of Very British Futures as we examine little known near-future dystopian drama The Guardians. The Guardians, a 13-episode political drama produced by London Weekend Television in 1971, stands as one of British television’s most thoughtful dystopian works. Created by Rex Firkin and Vincent Tilsley, with important contributions from John Bowen, the series imagines a near-future Britain that has slid quietly into authoritarianism, ruled not by a charismatic dictator but a gentlemanly, patrician businessman and fear of the G’s - the Guardians of the Realm.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
“Democracy is a form of collective suicide.” The Guardians – Very British Futures
We’re getting political this week in the latest episode of Very British Futures as we examine little known near-future dystopian drama The Guardians. The Guardians, a 13-episode political drama produced by London…
We’re getting political this week in the latest episode of Very British Futures as we examine little known near-future dystopian drama The Guardians. The Guardians, a 13-episode political drama produced by London…
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Oct 1962: an amateur taking a family shot in a field by Hatfield’s DeHavilland Airport catches the terrifying sight of a crashing Lightning fighter. Escaping with just 150 feet to go, the pilot’s parachute just opened & he landed in a greenhouse, where he fortunately/unfortunately broke his legs.
November 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Oct 1962: an amateur taking a family shot in a field by Hatfield’s DeHavilland Airport catches the terrifying sight of a crashing Lightning fighter. Escaping with just 150 feet to go, the pilot’s parachute just opened & he landed in a greenhouse, where he fortunately/unfortunately broke his legs.
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Mikey …
Mikey …
November 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Mikey …
Mikey …
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Latest in a remarkable digital collection of radio thrillers (Ted Willis, Berkeley Mather, Ted Allbeury all done so far) - "Murder is My Subject", rounding up the work of Philip Levene. 15 productions dating from 1957 to 1973, recordings provided by Keith Wickham of the Radio Circle. Amazing.
November 19, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Latest in a remarkable digital collection of radio thrillers (Ted Willis, Berkeley Mather, Ted Allbeury all done so far) - "Murder is My Subject", rounding up the work of Philip Levene. 15 productions dating from 1957 to 1973, recordings provided by Keith Wickham of the Radio Circle. Amazing.
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The Dalek Documentaries are back!
🚨NEW EPISODE OUT NOW🚨
The Lost Dalek of Dr. Barnardos!
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🚨NEW EPISODE OUT NOW🚨
The Lost Dalek of Dr. Barnardos!
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The Forgotten 60s Dalek: Uncovering Dr. Barnardo’s Hidden Dalek Story
YouTube video by Dalek 63•88
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November 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The Dalek Documentaries are back!
🚨NEW EPISODE OUT NOW🚨
The Lost Dalek of Dr. Barnardos!
youtu.be/Cv6ZWjVnhM0?...
🚨NEW EPISODE OUT NOW🚨
The Lost Dalek of Dr. Barnardos!
youtu.be/Cv6ZWjVnhM0?...
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Next Week! Saturday 29th November, 5:20pm THE INTERRUPTED JOURNEY (1949) #ValerieHobson #RichardTodd #ChristineJorden #TimWalls mystery thriller #TPTVsubtitles
Interrupted Journey Talking Pictures TV Sky 328 Freeview 82 Virgin 445 Freesat 306
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November 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Next Week! Saturday 29th November, 5:20pm THE INTERRUPTED JOURNEY (1949) #ValerieHobson #RichardTodd #ChristineJorden #TimWalls mystery thriller #TPTVsubtitles
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"No, Flavor, I said pose with a massive *clock*."
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
"No, Flavor, I said pose with a massive *clock*."
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Van der Valk looks into the world of art forgery.
#BarryFoster stars as VAN DER VALK (1977) 8pm with #NigelStock #JoannaDunham #MichaelSheard 'Face Value' #TPTVsubtitles
#BarryFoster stars as VAN DER VALK (1977) 8pm with #NigelStock #JoannaDunham #MichaelSheard 'Face Value' #TPTVsubtitles
November 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Van der Valk looks into the world of art forgery.
#BarryFoster stars as VAN DER VALK (1977) 8pm with #NigelStock #JoannaDunham #MichaelSheard 'Face Value' #TPTVsubtitles
#BarryFoster stars as VAN DER VALK (1977) 8pm with #NigelStock #JoannaDunham #MichaelSheard 'Face Value' #TPTVsubtitles
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Michael Sheard was 38 here.
Van der Valk looks into the world of art forgery.
#BarryFoster stars as VAN DER VALK (1977) 8pm with #NigelStock #JoannaDunham #MichaelSheard 'Face Value' #TPTVsubtitles
#BarryFoster stars as VAN DER VALK (1977) 8pm with #NigelStock #JoannaDunham #MichaelSheard 'Face Value' #TPTVsubtitles
November 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Michael Sheard was 38 here.
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OTD in 1989. Last of the Summer Wine and Mother Love are on BBC1. The Ruth Rendell Mysteries and London's Burning feature on ITV.
November 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
OTD in 1989. Last of the Summer Wine and Mother Love are on BBC1. The Ruth Rendell Mysteries and London's Burning feature on ITV.
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Join us for #DoctorWho's 62nd Birthday!
🗓️Sat 22nd Nov
🕒3.00pm-ish till late
📍The Seven Oaks, Manchester
🔷 www.fatsoma.com/e/ug9mo0io/v...
🔷️Guests (subject to commitments) include; Rob Shearman, Jonathon Carley, Mark Griffiths, Annie Wallace, Susan Twist, Beep the Meep with Prof. Tarpey & Mr. David.
🗓️Sat 22nd Nov
🕒3.00pm-ish till late
📍The Seven Oaks, Manchester
🔷 www.fatsoma.com/e/ug9mo0io/v...
🔷️Guests (subject to commitments) include; Rob Shearman, Jonathon Carley, Mark Griffiths, Annie Wallace, Susan Twist, Beep the Meep with Prof. Tarpey & Mr. David.
November 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Join us for #DoctorWho's 62nd Birthday!
🗓️Sat 22nd Nov
🕒3.00pm-ish till late
📍The Seven Oaks, Manchester
🔷 www.fatsoma.com/e/ug9mo0io/v...
🔷️Guests (subject to commitments) include; Rob Shearman, Jonathon Carley, Mark Griffiths, Annie Wallace, Susan Twist, Beep the Meep with Prof. Tarpey & Mr. David.
🗓️Sat 22nd Nov
🕒3.00pm-ish till late
📍The Seven Oaks, Manchester
🔷 www.fatsoma.com/e/ug9mo0io/v...
🔷️Guests (subject to commitments) include; Rob Shearman, Jonathon Carley, Mark Griffiths, Annie Wallace, Susan Twist, Beep the Meep with Prof. Tarpey & Mr. David.