I should never finish a book this close to bedtime. It gets me all excited about starting another.
Cartoon Bibliophile Wants to Read All The Books
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Mark Dodyk
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Socially inept numpty. Copes with the monotony of life by talking gibberish. Forever anxious & thinking about Doctor Who. Mostly Harmless. Practically imperfect in every way. Views my own. 🏳️🌈 He/Him.
This is just so depressing to see. Readers deserve better than this.
GUEST OF HONOUR: Peter Purves On Saturday, 15th August 2026, fans of classic Doctor Who will gather at Phoenix Cinema and Art Centre, Leicester, to watch the recently recovered episodes of “The Daleks’ Master Plan”.
If you missed it yesterday.... this week's #DoctorWho on my youtube channel is (I think) a fairly unique story in the way it's told and definitely not your usual up beat tale!
James H-B@fitgeekuk.bsky.social · 4d agoAudiobook time.... tonight's #DoctorWho tale is one of the more experimental releases from the Wilderness Years. Just because there are lifeboats, just because you've disembarked and just because you're alive, that doesn't mean you'll ever get to leave the Ghost Ship www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
I need your questions on STIs and Andy Burnham and his National Care Service. How can LGBTQIA people be included? Reply to this post or DM me. Let’s get talking!
This is a banger. End of message. youtu.be/blH4xUJmq88?...
Jessie Ware - Sauna (Official Video)
YouTube video by Jessie Ware
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This active travel project has been on ice for some time, I’m happy to play my part to see what I can do to thaw it out. theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2026/08/coun...
Council approach Scottish Government for support to make the Powderhall Link happen
Edinburgh’s Transport Convener is taking a grip of an active travel project in Edinburgh which has been dormant for at least a decade. Ten years after the Powderhall railway line was closed, the SNP o...
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There is a free picnic in Wester Hailes tomorrow - just head to WHALE Arts!
Have a look and hopefully sign this if you want to restrict the march of data centres across our landscape petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
Petition: Moratorium on planning applications for all hyperscale data centres until their environmental impacts have been fully assessed
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to introduce a moratorium to prohibit planning permission from being granted for any hyperscale data centres, until it has carried ou...
petitions.parliament.scot
😔“In 2005, about 7.5% of the UK’s front gardens were paved; by 2025 that had risen to 55%” “… changing paved gardens back to grass could reduce night-time temperatures by as much as 0.5C, and adding trees would double the benefit”
Weatherwatch: Paving over front gardens is leading to hotter nights
Changing paved areas to grass and planting trees can reduce urban heat island effect by as much as 1C, study shows
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Also discovered that I can make a long, steady exhale of “gawd almighty” while swerving Fringe tourists last more or less the entire length of Leith St.
The Cheviot, the Stag & the Black, Black Oil Currently on the BBC iPlayer: the 1974 TV adaptation of John McGrath’s iconic 7:84 play about the exploitation of the Scottish people through history, from the aftermath of Culloden to the North Sea oil boom #drama #theatre www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Play for Today - Series 4: The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
The 1974 TV adaptation of John McGrath's iconic 7:84 play about the exploitation of the Scottish people through history, from the aftermath of Culloden to the oil boom.
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First proper workout in weeks and, lo and behold, I feel good for doing it. My lack of motivation lately has been ridiculous (much like the consequent weight gain!)
Cute Baymax: The Apple Chubby Robot
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Its free on youtube. Go watch this. youtu.be/Ghu0ITA8aSE?...
Penda's Fen (1974) HD
YouTube video by Oliver the Egoist
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Trevor Henderson 🍉 (commissions closed)@slimyswampghost.bsky.social · 2y agoHey, you should watch Penda's Fen (1974). If you're the kind of person able to tune in to its specific wavelength, it might just change you as a person (positive)
The case for rewilding could not be more clear, on every conceivable level. Now it's time to put it into *action*.
The Conversation UK@uk.theconversation.com · last wk.Done properly, rewilded landscapes are more fire-resistant.
Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.
Ooh! “Good news, this programme #DarkShadows is now being presented in colour.” Suddenly the shadows seem a little less dark but the series is definitely on the up.
Barnabas Collins Shocked in Dark Shadows
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Oh this news has knocked me a bit. She always was one of my favourites. Couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve watched The Good Life and To the Manor Born. She always added a touch of class. #RIPPenelopeKeith
My doggy lies under the sofa 🛋️ My doggy lies under settees 🛋️
An afternoon spent at Pride and the only photos I took were of dogs 🐶 🐾 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Gay shame and a side order of leftover carbs. Happy Pride 🏳️🌈
My very (very) slow watch of #DarkShadows is back on. Dr. Julia Hoffman is about to arrive. I can’t imagine she brings much melodrama to proceedings.
Dark Shadows: Woman on Phone Laughing
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On the latest Trap One🎙Podcast the team files a field report from the weekend’s fantastic Utopia convention in Milton Keynes: Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/ytrrmnrr Spotify: tinyurl.com/4wxe8m36 Podbean: tinyurl.com/y9xdy5bm
