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Totally random, prompted by this twitter thread (totally worth your time)

Question of the week: is there a stranger that you ever think about or won’t forget ? Be it for good, bad or funny reasons?

— Periwinkle Jones (@peachesanscream) November 25, 2019

Led to this from me:

A Geordie moving up a bus queue at Liverpool Street Station near midnight talking to each person. He got to me, asked directions to Hoxton and when I told him he said "Thank Christ! You're the first person to even acknowledge me!" followed by a nice chat about urban alienation.

— Ian Cundell ⚒ (@iancundell) November 29, 2019

In turn led to this, a song I couldn’t tell you the last time I thought about – never mind the…[Read more]

Every version of the theme tune. Simply staggering who far ahead of her time Delia Derbyshire was.

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Tomorrow 15:00GMT #DoctorWhoDay pic.twitter.com/Qz07mB3yUH

— Doctor Who Official (@bbcdoctorwho) November 22, 2019

A tease….

Space. For all. Coming soon. pic.twitter.com/YEWQirbSYU

— Doctor Who Official (@bbcdoctorwho) November 21, 2019

@miapatrick  @thane16 @thane16

I wonder how far I might push the concept of reader response over authorial intent…

*Circles bait*

*Swims away*

Aaaaand rest:

https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1196760031577948160

@thane16

I won’t comment on the music since they took a particular approach for a particular reason. Suffice to say the choons used in the dance sequence you see a glimpse of in the trailer is …not what one might expect… but works brilliantly. I will say that there is a truly splendid West Wing parody-cum-tribute that is a joy to behold.

And…[Read more]

@winston

Alas, in the clip they didn’t include the supercut that aired of every time she mentioned Doctor Who in her interview and how great she thinks Jodie Whittaker is. Which was a lot.

Representation matters. Who knew?

@thane16

Aha! I forgot your penchant for diving onto thread before watching (smiley winky thing)…

@thane16

I’ve missed something. Resolution

You commented on the episode thread, Dear…

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@thane16

I don’t think anyone would argue that a persons male- or female- (or fluid)-ness doesn’t matter, just that whatever they choose to do is not defined by gender. And (as we discussed some time ago, re voice timbre ATCs) there are times when qualities women bring to a task are quite specific. But that example is germane: it is not, in any…[Read more]

The Children In Need drop in – literally (side note: JW will be guesting on Graham Norton of 6 Dec)

https://twitter.com/CompanionsOfWho/status/1195442149585801220

I’ll just leave this here…

Just found an old video on my phone of me and some Zygons doing Singing in the Rain. pic.twitter.com/gA5RSf5izI

— Ingrid Oliver (@ingridoliver100) November 15, 2019

@redihfraggle

One hit and you’re hooked.