Fred Connelly
@brendonconnelly.bsky.social
Working class writer. Invisibly disabled. Mystery plotter, heist consultant, lover of moving pictures. He/him. Fun things: http://brendonconnelly.carrd.co
For most of 2026, I've been working to secure a contract to write a comprehensive book about TV's Veronica Mars. I've come close, but publishers fear there just aren't enough Marshmallows left who would be interested. Let's prove 'em wrong! Join me & please share: www.kickstarter.com/projects/wat...
The cultural representations presented in murder mystery stories deserve the same scrutiny as any clues deliberately woven in by the author. I want to hold all of this up to the magnifying glass with Done to Death. Please tune in next week, and share the word with any mystery lovers in your life.
Fred Connelly@brendonconnelly.bsky.social · 13h agoEver find modern whodunits a little derivative or tired? Asta Norris knows exactly how you feel. Join 'The Wednesday Addams of the Wickleford Whodunit Book Club' next week for DONE TO DEATH, the murder mystery about murder mystery clichés. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Ever find modern whodunits a little derivative or tired? Asta Norris knows exactly how you feel. Join 'The Wednesday Addams of the Wickleford Whodunit Book Club' next week for DONE TO DEATH, the murder mystery about murder mystery clichés. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Tom Baker looking increasingly deranged as Professor Plum on Cluedo
Paul Cornish@paulgcornish.bsky.social · 17h agoDoes anyone have access to that clip of Tom Baker on Cluedo looking increasingly more deranged with every passing week? @pipmadeley.bsky.social, was it one of your magnificent creations?
The Kates, creators of Deadloch, have posted the full second series of their breakfast TV parody Get Krack!n to YouTube. Madness. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFsT...
Get Krack!n | Season 2 Episode 1
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Trust me (?) that whenever a trailer for Drag with Lucy DeVito and Lizzy Caplan comes out you'd do well to not watch even one second, read no articles, not even a blurb, and just rush to see it as cold as you can. My biggest fun at Frightfest this year and a riot with a crowd.
We tried our very best with this in terms of marketing but (so far) we still struggled relatively to get it into shops. Do investigate if you haven’t and you’d like to, there is no other music history book quite like this one. #IntoTheGroove
Justin Lewis@whenisbirths.bsky.social · 7mo agoMy 80s pop history book, #IntoTheGroove: '...tells pop's never-ending story brilliantly.' DAVID QUANTICK 'Like a treasure chest of pop riches.' SAMIRA AHMED 'It reminded me of how much I loved the 1980s.' GIDEON COE 'A delightful, curious compendium.' JUDE ROGERS eandtbooks.com/books/into-t...
On my way to @frightfest.bsky.social tomorrow and excited and a bit nervous. Worst plausible scenario is that I get to watch c. 30 films. Most years at least a couple of those become lifelong favourites.
I'd love to think Kate could rest on a lovely sofa. Is there such a thing as SofaSky? A #Sofas hashtag? Does anybody have the expertise?
WDW Kate@wetdarkandwild.bsky.social · 7d agoUK Blue Sky friends, I need another sofa that I can properly lie on, so a three-seater. Can any of you recommend such a comfy beast? 🛋
Tickets to Jackie Evans' UK gigs are on presale now, general sale at 10am on Friday and I have mine in pocket and all is well in the world. comm.tix.to/JackieEvansPre
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I don't believe there's any good deed in this world greater than getting books to children.
“I have solved some mysteries, I'll admit, and I enjoy it, but I'm sure there are many other girls who could do the same.”
EveryLibrary@everylibrary.bsky.social · last wk.Like, follow, and share if you love libraries, literacy, and books! #library #libraries #read #reading #book #books #librarylove #author #publiclibrary #literature #lit
The 'dying message' or 'dying clue' is a familiar trope from murder mysteries. Some examples have been truly ridiculous, while others are superbly clever. One of the most famous comes from the first Sherlock Holmes story, A Study in Scarlet, where "RACHE" is scrawled in blood. Spoiler-free thread!
Fred Connelly@brendonconnelly.bsky.social · last wk.Two weeks from today, Asta Norris will attend the Wickleford Whodunnit Book Club for the very first time. The book under discussion? Arguably classic 'dying message' mystery, Three Little Letters by Effie Kaye. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Two weeks from today, Asta Norris will attend the Wickleford Whodunnit Book Club for the very first time. The book under discussion? Arguably classic 'dying message' mystery, Three Little Letters by Effie Kaye. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
My friend Alice is on Only Connect tonight and I've asked for no spoilers but I hope we can all agree that her team should win no matter what. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Two - Only Connect, Series 22, Six Sevens v Meat and Two Veg
Two vegans and a carnivore take on three teachers hoping to kill off a classroom meme.
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Will there ever be a National Film Board with a more impressive catalogue of work than the Canadian one? I fully recommend a deep expedition into their YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydia...
Mindscape
YouTube video by NFB
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Delighted to go from a full house Coyote Vs. Acme to a healthy house for Teenage Sex snd Death at Camp Miasma.
@agatiefan.bsky.social I hope you will give Done to Death a listen. This is one 'for fans like us'. In fact, who knows? You might be the real Asta Norris...
Please take a look at this. Straight from my heart, to mystery lovers everywhere. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, Done to Death
A whodunnit mystery that can only be solved by... reading whodunnits.
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More from me on Access To Work. Here is my longer piece. www.touretteshero.com/2026/08/17/i...
Is This Thing Working? ‘Access To Work’ and My Labyrinth of Doom - Touretteshero
Last year I wrote extensively about the sudden cut to my Access to Work support that meant I had to stop doing the job I love for three months. While my support was eventually reinstated, many other w...
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I fear not enough people will know this song, or film.
Fred Connelly@brendonconnelly.bsky.social · 2w ago
When the writer met the detective from inside his head, the director into whose head he put the detective, and the detective's friend who has to deal with it all. Done to Death, coming very soon.
Very interesting, findings show when different people hear unfamiliar music and are asked to envision a story to go with it, there is a lot of overlap in what parts of the brain activate, and narrative details, showing music conveys clear cues about narrative content. No specific story examples alas
Anna Ciaunica PhD@annaciaunica.bsky.social · 2w agoIt's a lovely, ridiculous comedy show that reaches Taskmaster heights of loopy invention. You can find the first two series of Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee (Australian version) on the iPlayer and I think you'll very probably fall in love. What a true gem.
I only ever owned a handful of albums on CD, or any other medium, because I would go into a shop to buy an album and leave with a film or two instead. I think I got three CDs in my first purchase, and while I'm not sure what the third was, two were 99.9F° by Suzanne Vega and Ingénue by k. d. lang.
The old internet@theoldinternet.bsky.social · 2w ago44 years ago today, the first CD was produced. What is the first CD you owned?
