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Tom Pullin
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Never forget to fear the kraken.

BBC EPG scheduler and spelling making righter-er. Doctor Who, Nigel Kneale, M.R. James etc. He/Him
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THE DONGLE IS NOW WORKING
November 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Ooo yes, it comes alive in the fog!
Photograph of a derelict house in Great Malvern in the dark evening fog, framed by leaves. Behind is the bright shining light of Malvern Splash.
November 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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The view from The Malvern Bookshop looking out over the Priory churchyard, taken today as I performatively searched for books to performatively buy, taking them home to performatively read.
Photo from the inside of an elevated window looking out at a section of Great Malvern Priory churchyard, with part-Medieval cross standing sentinel above a few graves on a patch of grass covered in yellow, orange and red leaves. A path on the left disappears into the distance.
November 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Day 14 without WiFi

We've been sent a dongle to use while they investigate our issue, but that also doesn't work
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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William Ager: 😡
A bag of soil, on the side of which in big white letters reads "DO SOME DIGGING"
November 11, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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I'll tell you who loves the BBC
Screenshot of an advert for BBC America featuring a stop motion plasticine Queen Elizabeth standing in a plasticine field with plasticine cows. The advert appeared at the beginning of various BBC VHS tapes.
November 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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The Power of the Daleks (to make magnolia walls look nicer)
Two black and white photos of some 1960s Daleks (one from The Chase, also featuring a Mechanoid, and the other from Power of the Daleks) hanging where two walls meet, above a bookshelf with plants on it.
November 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Day 12 without WiFi

Gearing up for another day of talking to customer services
November 9, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Day 11 without WiFi

Openreach saying it's a Vodafone issue. Vodafone saying it's an Openreach issue.
Screenshot of Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor from Destiny of the Daleks, standing in a white-panelled control room with a look of realisation upon his face. The subtitles read "One race of robots fighting another" as he understands the impasse between the Daleks and the Movellans.
November 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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I love the language of the curry house.
Why the insistence on 'capsicum' rather than 'pepper'?
Who hit upon the term 'sundries'?
Who is Mr N Morris??
I want no answers to these questions, but simply to enjoy the mystery.
Just Eat listing for a curry at a local Indian takeaway, which reads: Mr. N. Morris Chicken £8.95 Succulent chicken garnished in a hot spicy naga (Bangladeshi chilli) sauce and then cooked in a moist... [END QUOTE]
November 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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This can eff off too!
Some white chemical bread with hard, winter butter "spread" on it, which has taken huge clumps of bread with it, rending it open, more tears and holes than butter
November 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Day 10 without WiFi.
Just been asked for the 8,000th time if all the cables are plugged in correctly.
November 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Or touched a mysterious green ooze...
Screenshot of Doctor Who story Inferno, where an unfortunate technician has touched a green slime that will slowly turn him into a monster
November 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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William Ager coded
November 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Pertwee's cute little run appreciation post
November 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Current status
Screenshot from Doctor Who story The Green Death, a close-up of a tear rolling down Stevens's face having just set BOSS to self-destruct
November 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Day 8 without WiFi
November 5, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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Day 7 without WiFi
Black and white screenshot of Kit Pedlar being interviewed on a busy London street. The subtitles say "Human beings can only adapt to a certain amount of stress"
November 4, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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Day 6 without wifi
Cropped closeup of one of Col. Trenchard's guards from Doctor Who story The Sea Devils, who wears a wide-eyed morose expression from behind a comically large moustache.
November 3, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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Disney coming out of a meeting with RTD about a Doctor Who spin-off
October 30, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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She'd quite like Seeds of Doom I reckon
The edge of a living room with bookcase (filled with an exquisitely curated selection of Blu-rays and DVDs) and a coffee table. The table is covered in houseplants, as is the top of the bookcase. Two monsteras sit on the floor by the bookcase.
October 29, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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No WiFi for the streamers, unable to get a TV signal; Thea quite simply has no choice
My hand holding the Blu-ray boxset for Doctor Who: Season 13 Collection
October 29, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Curse these time-travelling broadband engineers
Text from this morning reading "Hello. We're sorry, we need to change the appointment date to install your new broadband service at REDACTED. The engineer will now be visiting you on 28/Oct/2025 between 08:00 and 13:00."
October 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Feathers update - mostly survived!
The same cardboard Feathers McGraw craft set in the quoted post, but with chicken crest/red glove missing, no right arm, no control unit and no blue diamond. Other than that, he is looking well.
October 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Hours from the move. All packed apart from those bitty bits - like, where and how the hell do you pack a cardboard Feathers McGraw?
Photo of the corner of a TV unit, with Wallace and Gromit villain Feathers McGraw standing on top holding his remote control, the diamond at his feet, wearing his red glove disguise atop his head. He is made of bits of card, and is about 30cm tall. In the foreground are cardboard boxes.
October 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM