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I’ll be sure to let him know of this: have to say I hadn’t heard of Heaven 17 (red with embarrassment) but Human League -that makes perfect tonal sense. Something was nagging at me: kept grabbing my head, asking “what is THIS?”  I remember fondly, “Don’t you want me?”  More than fondly. Early ’80s spawning SO many groups and songs in t…[Read more]

ah, oblique @pedant

I’m not sure I’m able to offer much in terms of oblique for The Witchfinders, as I tend not to go with lyrics as much as the music, so its harder for me to ‘find’ in my collection.

But this popped up the other day as I was walking along and I smiled thinking “maybe…?”

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AH, @pedant in my ‘recommended for you’  I saw “bowel streak” and left a post. I believe I used Pustulant sore on the arsehole… I couldn’t come up with a better insult. I’m pretty certain he and his ilk have already visited the site.

They seem to favour only one Doctor Woman: Doctor Donna and 868 people agree -there.

Sad, aint it?

Puro 🙁

@rob me too! Last week and lost the whole hog. Luckily, a mate had brought me a new (very small, mind) coffee plunger with a sweet bean. I had just come home and fancied a good brew. So, rob it calmed me down. We have merlo coffee here? And if you purchase a large tin of it (as I did about 3 months ago) they give you a free coffee AND a $5 voucher…[Read more]

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So why is it suddenly an issue when Chibnall is doing what has usually been done?

Not suddenly at all as far as I am concerned. As I stated in my post above, it is something I have always wondered about, even if in the overall scheme of things it is a relatively minor stumbling block – and I emphasise, minor.

Evidently I came across as a…[Read more]

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@pedant With YouTube you just have to post the link – with Tweets you need to get the embed code, I’m afraid. Like so:

#DoctorWho met King James I & became a 'witchfinder' in episode 8. The water ordeal, or ‘swimming’, of a witch was endorsed by James I, though technically illegal. We explore the persecution of women & many tragic experiences in…

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@pedant
Good point. I think the answer is that he may have made it an issue with the line about Team TARDIS meaning to turn up at the coronation of Elizabeth I. Because the line really wasn’t necessary, and points up that the team should be in period costume.

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And literally nobody gave a fuck…So why is it suddenly an issue when Chibnall is doing what has usually been done?

@pedant I think asking that question leads to more alcohol -or chocolate consumption.  🙂

They are finding anything to pick on because they might not necessarily a) want him or JW to succeed b) or, it’s pretty good, so finding anyth…[Read more]

@miapatrick: good points. And valid as it explains why the villagers wouldn’t have questioned the ‘dress code’ – what with them all summoned to the lake for a prompt ducking. Also, dress code: not a priority considering the dead horses, 35 people ducked and dead, etc

@kevinwho I think that the prisoners had been particularly bad -the fact they’d…[Read more]

@pedant. That. Is. Gorgeous.

And so obviously true.

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@pedant

It is much more common than not that the Tardis crew go out in their regular clothes… And literally nobody gave a fuck.

One fuck was given here. Particularly for some of the more egregious examples like Roses’s miniskirts. It’s not a sudden issue for me, just a repeated niggle that came up again here, as it was particularly obvious.