Jon Dear
@accordingtojond.bsky.social
Writer on archive TV and film. Currently working on a book about the BBC’s A Ghost Story for Christmas. Produced The Quatermass Experiment (2023) and Children of The Stone Tape (2024). Podcasts on Nigel Kneale and Giallo.
Bottom of my garden. God I hope there’s nothing attached to this.
September 19, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Bottom of my garden. God I hope there’s nothing attached to this.
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A little conversation I had on Twitter 🙂
September 19, 2026 at 7:24 AM
A little conversation I had on Twitter 🙂
Ah shit.
RIP to the magnificent Stephanie Cole. A sublime and protean talent. The priceless ability to project an icy cold or a beautiful warmth but with infinite depth and nuance. Go well amazing lady x
September 18, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Ah shit.
Ban smartphones for everyone over the age of 50.
September 18, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Ban smartphones for everyone over the age of 50.
It doesn’t even look convincing. Like Matt Irvine ran out of time.
Pope Leo XIV has been gifted a massive green orb and honestly not now massive green orb
September 18, 2026 at 8:11 AM
It doesn’t even look convincing. Like Matt Irvine ran out of time.
At the risk of sounding patronising, it’s wonderful to see @hannahcooper.bsky.social on the extra of the making of The Creature, the TV play upon which Hammer’s The Abominable Snowman was based.
New, intelligent voices are vital.
New, intelligent voices are vital.
September 17, 2026 at 10:43 PM
At the risk of sounding patronising, it’s wonderful to see @hannahcooper.bsky.social on the extra of the making of The Creature, the TV play upon which Hammer’s The Abominable Snowman was based.
New, intelligent voices are vital.
New, intelligent voices are vital.
What scene makes you emotional no matter how many times you’ve seen it?
September 17, 2026 at 10:22 AM
What scene makes you emotional no matter how many times you’ve seen it?
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BREAKING: The villagers of Piddington to support Ed Sheeran on tour.
September 16, 2026 at 8:59 AM
BREAKING: The villagers of Piddington to support Ed Sheeran on tour.
100%. Good luck generating your own electricity lads.
i just think it would be really nice if Piddington got exactly what they wanted and had all services removed, utilities removed, access to utilities outside the village removed, passports revoked, and they were left to decay
September 16, 2026 at 8:49 AM
100%. Good luck generating your own electricity lads.
My glasses make their on screen debut.
September 15, 2026 at 9:47 PM
My glasses make their on screen debut.
How it’s started. How it’s going.
September 14, 2026 at 6:34 PM
How it’s started. How it’s going.
West Ham legend. Gutted.
Ludek Miklosko: Ex-West Ham goalkeeper dies aged 64
Ludek Miklosko made almost 400 appearances for West Ham in the 1990s, and fans sang his name long after his exit.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 14, 2026 at 9:03 AM
West Ham legend. Gutted.
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Oh blimey, here we go again. Time to vote in the National Trust AGM to keep so-called 'Restore Trust' off the council. Use the quick vote to ensure we don't split the anti-Restore vote. Or.... 1/2 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
Annual General Meeting
Your Annual General Meeting will take place online and in person on Saturday 7th November 2026 at the STEAM Museum, Swindon.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
September 11, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Oh blimey, here we go again. Time to vote in the National Trust AGM to keep so-called 'Restore Trust' off the council. Use the quick vote to ensure we don't split the anti-Restore vote. Or.... 1/2 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
The MOTD commentator when Brentford scored their first goal.
September 12, 2026 at 11:32 PM
The MOTD commentator when Brentford scored their first goal.
Rudkin said no.
why don’t you all just marry penda’s fen
September 12, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Rudkin said no.
NO-FUR-THER-DATE-IS-RE-QUIR-ED
Two Dr Who fans on a Guardian date but only one has seen the black and white episodes.
September 12, 2026 at 12:02 PM
NO-FUR-THER-DATE-IS-RE-QUIR-ED
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👻 @imprintfilms.bsky.social are releasing this box set curated by me and featuring the documentary THE J-HORROR VIRUS I made with @jaspersharp.bsky.social back in 2023. It also features an essay by me on Jaganrei: Psychic Vision and its collision at the origins of j-horror and found footage!
September 11, 2026 at 9:41 AM
👻 @imprintfilms.bsky.social are releasing this box set curated by me and featuring the documentary THE J-HORROR VIRUS I made with @jaspersharp.bsky.social back in 2023. It also features an essay by me on Jaganrei: Psychic Vision and its collision at the origins of j-horror and found footage!
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Starting from early October and running til Christmas, there's a tour of several solo M R James shows (comprising 17 stories if you catch 'em all) throughout the UK, and online.
Details and ticket links here www.nunkie.co.uk
I hope you can make it to something...
Details and ticket links here www.nunkie.co.uk
I hope you can make it to something...
September 6, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Starting from early October and running til Christmas, there's a tour of several solo M R James shows (comprising 17 stories if you catch 'em all) throughout the UK, and online.
Details and ticket links here www.nunkie.co.uk
I hope you can make it to something...
Details and ticket links here www.nunkie.co.uk
I hope you can make it to something...
Please @networkonair.bsky.social!!
"The Queen is utterly opposed to the women’s movement. In her mind, it is on a par with smoking. Or Mr Gladstone."
The crime writer Peter Lovesey was born 90 years ago today. Here's @alwynturner.bsky.social on the TV version of his Victorian detective, Cribb.
thelionandunicorn.com/2026/04/10/h...
The crime writer Peter Lovesey was born 90 years ago today. Here's @alwynturner.bsky.social on the TV version of his Victorian detective, Cribb.
thelionandunicorn.com/2026/04/10/h...
History cops: Cribb
ALWYN TURNER watches a 1980s take on sex and class in the 1880s.
thelionandunicorn.com
September 10, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Please @networkonair.bsky.social!!
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‘For the Dead Remember: The Life of M. R. James’ is published today! Seven years in the writing, many more in the planning, and - here it is!
September 10, 2026 at 6:30 AM
‘For the Dead Remember: The Life of M. R. James’ is published today! Seven years in the writing, many more in the planning, and - here it is!
Well done to everyone last night who ensured that Penda’s Fen trended somewhere between “milf” and “cock”.
🚀 BlueSky trending hashtags (15m) #16-30:
#furrynsfw #青空ごはん部 #gamedev #fanart #porvocê #nintendo #pokemon #biceptember #boobs #ff14 #milf #pendasfen #cock #indiedev #smallbusiness
👇 #1-15 trending hashtags
#furrynsfw #青空ごはん部 #gamedev #fanart #porvocê #nintendo #pokemon #biceptember #boobs #ff14 #milf #pendasfen #cock #indiedev #smallbusiness
👇 #1-15 trending hashtags
September 10, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Well done to everyone last night who ensured that Penda’s Fen trended somewhere between “milf” and “cock”.
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The great enabler who deserves the final credit for #PendasFen is David Rose, producer of the play and then head of English Regions Drama. He involved Rudkin every step of the way, putting him together with Clarke and ensuring it was a faithful adaptation of his visionary script.
September 9, 2026 at 10:42 PM
The great enabler who deserves the final credit for #PendasFen is David Rose, producer of the play and then head of English Regions Drama. He involved Rudkin every step of the way, putting him together with Clarke and ensuring it was a faithful adaptation of his visionary script.
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My work on #PendasFen would not have been possible without the access provided by the BBC Written Archives Centre. That is, until a major policy change in January 2025 effectively shut down independent, exploratory research. Background here: cstonline.net/is-the-bbc-a...
DEFENDING THE WAC: IS THE BBC A FIT AND PROPER KEEPER OF ITS OWN PAPER ARCHIVE? Ian Greaves on Defending the Written Archives Centre (Part 1)
When the creation of the BBC Written Archives Centre in Caversham was agreed, at a meeting of the Board of Management on 17 November 1969, it was done so with a view to history. Kenneth Lamb…
cstonline.net
September 9, 2026 at 10:09 PM
My work on #PendasFen would not have been possible without the access provided by the BBC Written Archives Centre. That is, until a major policy change in January 2025 effectively shut down independent, exploratory research. Background here: cstonline.net/is-the-bbc-a...