Dale Smith
@dalesmithonline.com
Writer of things mostly about #DoctorWho and infrequent conversationalist. Also works with #Drupal / #PHP
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Dale Smith
@dalesmithonline.com
· Jul 2
As A Kang Should Be
A caretaker discovers his grandchild has been living with the Yellow Kang and vows to save them. But does a Yellow Kang want to be saved by a caretaker, and can he do it without breaking any of the ru...
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Oh what's that little badge I've just added to dalesmithonline.com/get-asked-wr...? Small Spec Book Awards semi-finalist 2026? With my reputation?
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#66: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy by @dalesmithonline.com
#67: Edge of Destruction by @0tralala.bsky.social
#68 The Happiness Patrol by Mike Stack
#69: Midnight by @purserhallard.com
#70: Ascension of the Cybermen / The Timeless Children by Ryan Bradley
#67: Edge of Destruction by @0tralala.bsky.social
#68 The Happiness Patrol by Mike Stack
#69: Midnight by @purserhallard.com
#70: Ascension of the Cybermen / The Timeless Children by Ryan Bradley
September 16, 2026 at 8:12 PM
#66: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy by @dalesmithonline.com
#67: Edge of Destruction by @0tralala.bsky.social
#68 The Happiness Patrol by Mike Stack
#69: Midnight by @purserhallard.com
#70: Ascension of the Cybermen / The Timeless Children by Ryan Bradley
#67: Edge of Destruction by @0tralala.bsky.social
#68 The Happiness Patrol by Mike Stack
#69: Midnight by @purserhallard.com
#70: Ascension of the Cybermen / The Timeless Children by Ryan Bradley
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Finally for today, there's a bargain @dalesmithonline.com bundle too!
#58 – The Talons of Weng-Chiang
#66 – The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
#72 – Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead
#78 – The Devil’s Chord
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#58 – The Talons of Weng-Chiang
#66 – The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
#72 – Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead
#78 – The Devil’s Chord
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Dale Smith Black Archive Bundle – Obverse Books
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September 17, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Finally for today, there's a bargain @dalesmithonline.com bundle too!
#58 – The Talons of Weng-Chiang
#66 – The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
#72 – Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead
#78 – The Devil’s Chord
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#58 – The Talons of Weng-Chiang
#66 – The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
#72 – Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead
#78 – The Devil’s Chord
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Also released today: the @jonarnold.bsky.social Black Archive Bundle!
Four books, one writer, 100% Welsh.
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Four books, one writer, 100% Welsh.
obversebooks.co.uk/product/jon-...
Jon Arnold Black Archive Bundle – Obverse Books
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September 17, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Also released today: the @jonarnold.bsky.social Black Archive Bundle!
Four books, one writer, 100% Welsh.
obversebooks.co.uk/product/jon-...
Four books, one writer, 100% Welsh.
obversebooks.co.uk/product/jon-...
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Jon’s a brilliant writer- check these out for a fresh and informative look at Doctor Who old and new.
Also released today: the @jonarnold.bsky.social Black Archive Bundle!
Four books, one writer, 100% Welsh.
obversebooks.co.uk/product/jon-...
Four books, one writer, 100% Welsh.
obversebooks.co.uk/product/jon-...
Jon Arnold Black Archive Bundle – Obverse Books
obversebooks.co.uk
September 17, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Jon’s a brilliant writer- check these out for a fresh and informative look at Doctor Who old and new.
Watched #TwoWeeksInAugust which is an odd little beast about a group of friends going on holiday to Greece to expose their failings as people with a sprinkling of Ancient Greek theatre. I think the script is perfectly good, but it's elevated by a cast who know exactly what they're doing.
September 17, 2026 at 6:16 AM
Watched #TwoWeeksInAugust which is an odd little beast about a group of friends going on holiday to Greece to expose their failings as people with a sprinkling of Ancient Greek theatre. I think the script is perfectly good, but it's elevated by a cast who know exactly what they're doing.
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Translunar Travelers Lounge is open for submissions from writers of color. Speculative fiction, 5000 words or under. Be sure to check the guidelines before submitting. translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/
Submissions
Broadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions]
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September 17, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Translunar Travelers Lounge is open for submissions from writers of color. Speculative fiction, 5000 words or under. Be sure to check the guidelines before submitting. translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/
People still vote Conservative. Every party has its core of diehards who will vote for them whatever. Every story about Reform showing their true colours shows every other voter just what they'd be voting for if they listened to the "inevitable" marketing. It is a worthwhile line of reporting.
Mega-donors, Nigel’s £5m gift, the Channel 4 sting... Farage’s faithful couldn’t care less about his scandals.
By @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social
www.thenerve.news/p/john-sween...
By @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social
www.thenerve.news/p/john-sween...
September 17, 2026 at 6:04 AM
People still vote Conservative. Every party has its core of diehards who will vote for them whatever. Every story about Reform showing their true colours shows every other voter just what they'd be voting for if they listened to the "inevitable" marketing. It is a worthwhile line of reporting.
You know that thing where you can listen to a song for years and not really pay attention to the lyrics? I've just paid attention to the lyrics of Downtown by SWV and feel very silly for ever thinking it might have been about public transport infrastructure.
September 16, 2026 at 12:44 PM
You know that thing where you can listen to a song for years and not really pay attention to the lyrics? I've just paid attention to the lyrics of Downtown by SWV and feel very silly for ever thinking it might have been about public transport infrastructure.
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Yes i think we should take them literally. You guys wanted tighter border controls? Well.
I'd like to wish Piddington Parish Council good luck in explaining why everyone in the village now has to pay the surcharge to use the NHS
September 16, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Yes i think we should take them literally. You guys wanted tighter border controls? Well.
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I've had what might be a new, and possibly even significant, thought about Doctor Who's late 1980s cancellation. This is a free subscribers e-mail, and free to read on the site too, but if you agree, why not become a paid subscriber? Or indeed, even if you don't.
I've had what might be a new, and possibly even significant, thought about Doctor Who's late 1980s cancellation. This is a free subscribers e-mail, and free to read on the site too, but if you agree, why not become a paid subscriber? Or indeed, even if you don't.
September 16, 2026 at 6:10 AM
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I've had what might be a new, and possibly even significant, thought about Doctor Who's late 1980s cancellation. This is a free subscribers e-mail, and free to read on the site too, but if you agree, why not become a paid subscriber? Or indeed, even if you don't.
I've had what might be a new, and possibly even significant, thought about Doctor Who's late 1980s cancellation. This is a free subscribers e-mail, and free to read on the site too, but if you agree, why not become a paid subscriber? Or indeed, even if you don't.
OK, so a quick #Space1999, which I accidentally watched almost 27 years after the day it was set. the moon is crashing towards another planet but an old superstar actress convinces Konig that it'll be fine if they just do nothing. Proper 1970s weird mysticism, Age of Aquarius in Space.
September 16, 2026 at 6:23 AM
OK, so a quick #Space1999, which I accidentally watched almost 27 years after the day it was set. the moon is crashing towards another planet but an old superstar actress convinces Konig that it'll be fine if they just do nothing. Proper 1970s weird mysticism, Age of Aquarius in Space.
<Wakes up>
Oh, so we have a valid reason to dunk on Ed Sheeran now do we? My time has come.
Oh, so we have a valid reason to dunk on Ed Sheeran now do we? My time has come.
September 16, 2026 at 5:27 AM
<Wakes up>
Oh, so we have a valid reason to dunk on Ed Sheeran now do we? My time has come.
Oh, so we have a valid reason to dunk on Ed Sheeran now do we? My time has come.
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Cis people, please refuse to answer these questions, so that the refusal itself isn't a forced self-outing for trans people.
As of May 2026, Police Scotland now ask every person who reports or witnesses a crime for data about their “sex” and their “trans status”.
These questions are voluntary - you are not legally required to disclose your sex or your trans status to the police when reporting or witnessing a crime.
These questions are voluntary - you are not legally required to disclose your sex or your trans status to the police when reporting or witnessing a crime.
September 15, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Cis people, please refuse to answer these questions, so that the refusal itself isn't a forced self-outing for trans people.
One thing rewatching Higson's #JekyllAndHyde has made me realise is that I was wrong about why it dipped towards the end: the problem section is the run of episodes by other writers that I'm firmly in at the middle. I'd thought they meandered from the main story, but that isn't actually the case.
September 15, 2026 at 6:11 AM
One thing rewatching Higson's #JekyllAndHyde has made me realise is that I was wrong about why it dipped towards the end: the problem section is the run of episodes by other writers that I'm firmly in at the middle. I'd thought they meandered from the main story, but that isn't actually the case.
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Joe likes this a little less than he used to, and Paul likes this a lot...can they find a middle ground?
@doctorwhoprophunt.bsky.social
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@doctorwhoprophunt.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
September 15, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Joe likes this a little less than he used to, and Paul likes this a lot...can they find a middle ground?
@doctorwhoprophunt.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
@doctorwhoprophunt.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
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René Gruau illustration for the French raincoat company Blizzand (1968)
September 15, 2026 at 5:23 AM
René Gruau illustration for the French raincoat company Blizzand (1968)
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I’m looking at a physical copy of the shooting script of Diamonds Are Forever I found in a pile of box files and discovering that “named after your father no doubt” is a later addition, possibly added on set, and yes, I do have work to do.
September 14, 2026 at 7:48 AM
I’m looking at a physical copy of the shooting script of Diamonds Are Forever I found in a pile of box files and discovering that “named after your father no doubt” is a later addition, possibly added on set, and yes, I do have work to do.
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Translunar Travelers Lounge will be opening for submissions for Issue 16, scheduled for February 2027. We are looking for speculative fiction stories of 5000 words or fewer. Full details are on our submissions page: translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/
Submissions
Broadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions]
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September 13, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Translunar Travelers Lounge will be opening for submissions for Issue 16, scheduled for February 2027. We are looking for speculative fiction stories of 5000 words or fewer. Full details are on our submissions page: translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/
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Found a wonderful example of white privilege/default to white. 45 years I've been a fan of #DoctorWho, and along the way I've written at length about its relationship with race and its not white fans. Not once did the obvious point of this article occur to me. www.polygon.com/tv/2018/10/5...
For Black Doctor Who fans, the TARDIS is a legendary, loaded image
The words ‘police box’ don’t always signify a safe haven
www.polygon.com
September 13, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Found a wonderful example of white privilege/default to white. 45 years I've been a fan of #DoctorWho, and along the way I've written at length about its relationship with race and its not white fans. Not once did the obvious point of this article occur to me. www.polygon.com/tv/2018/10/5...
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I did a somewhat deep dive into the recent OpenAI and Anthropic "hacks" for an upcoming interview.
IMO, the AI companies are better off running with the "rogue AI" story because the real story is actually pretty embarrassing.
Like making your Wi-Fi password "wifi" embarrassing. 🧵
IMO, the AI companies are better off running with the "rogue AI" story because the real story is actually pretty embarrassing.
Like making your Wi-Fi password "wifi" embarrassing. 🧵
September 13, 2026 at 1:12 PM
I did a somewhat deep dive into the recent OpenAI and Anthropic "hacks" for an upcoming interview.
IMO, the AI companies are better off running with the "rogue AI" story because the real story is actually pretty embarrassing.
Like making your Wi-Fi password "wifi" embarrassing. 🧵
IMO, the AI companies are better off running with the "rogue AI" story because the real story is actually pretty embarrassing.
Like making your Wi-Fi password "wifi" embarrassing. 🧵
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a real advert on UK TV currently:
Oi! Grown ups! Save some water for us kids!
ADULTS! stop having such long showers!
GARDENERS! stop using so much water for your plants!
WATER COMPANIES WHO HAVE DRIVEN RESERVOIR INFRASTRUCTURE INTO THE GROUND: Keep up the good work!
PENSIONERS: stop drinking tea!
Oi! Grown ups! Save some water for us kids!
ADULTS! stop having such long showers!
GARDENERS! stop using so much water for your plants!
WATER COMPANIES WHO HAVE DRIVEN RESERVOIR INFRASTRUCTURE INTO THE GROUND: Keep up the good work!
PENSIONERS: stop drinking tea!
September 14, 2026 at 6:24 AM
a real advert on UK TV currently:
Oi! Grown ups! Save some water for us kids!
ADULTS! stop having such long showers!
GARDENERS! stop using so much water for your plants!
WATER COMPANIES WHO HAVE DRIVEN RESERVOIR INFRASTRUCTURE INTO THE GROUND: Keep up the good work!
PENSIONERS: stop drinking tea!
Oi! Grown ups! Save some water for us kids!
ADULTS! stop having such long showers!
GARDENERS! stop using so much water for your plants!
WATER COMPANIES WHO HAVE DRIVEN RESERVOIR INFRASTRUCTURE INTO THE GROUND: Keep up the good work!
PENSIONERS: stop drinking tea!
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If the government cannot fix the mess that is water in England, then let us take the decision out of their hands
Give us a referendum on whether our water continues to be owned by US hedge funds or by us, the public
Email your MP now: vist.ly/5ic7g
Give us a referendum on whether our water continues to be owned by US hedge funds or by us, the public
Email your MP now: vist.ly/5ic7g
September 14, 2026 at 7:00 AM
If the government cannot fix the mess that is water in England, then let us take the decision out of their hands
Give us a referendum on whether our water continues to be owned by US hedge funds or by us, the public
Email your MP now: vist.ly/5ic7g
Give us a referendum on whether our water continues to be owned by US hedge funds or by us, the public
Email your MP now: vist.ly/5ic7g
When are the white community leaders going to disavow these actions?
September 14, 2026 at 6:48 AM
When are the white community leaders going to disavow these actions?
#Blakes7 has been on my watch list for a while. I saw watch because I'd always assumed I'd watched it on broadcast because the theme tune always provoked a Proustian rush. But I'd never checked the production dates: I was 2 when it started. I suspect I heard Papa Smith watching.
September 14, 2026 at 6:41 AM
#Blakes7 has been on my watch list for a while. I saw watch because I'd always assumed I'd watched it on broadcast because the theme tune always provoked a Proustian rush. But I'd never checked the production dates: I was 2 when it started. I suspect I heard Papa Smith watching.
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Calling all #writers: Paragraph Planet seeks your 75-word #flashfiction. Submit today! www.paragraphplanet.com/submission.php
September 13, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Calling all #writers: Paragraph Planet seeks your 75-word #flashfiction. Submit today! www.paragraphplanet.com/submission.php