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Treehouse Of Harrison ๐ŸŽƒ

@markharrison.bsky.social

He/him Writer. Quizmaster. Dad. Location: Teesside Writing and quizzes: @firstquestionpod, Film Stories, VODzilla, and others Views: my own Frequent topics: Doctor Who, James Bond, Dexter the dog...

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Treehouse Of Harrison ๐ŸŽƒ
@markharrison.bsky.social

There are now six episodes of a mad podcast where I bring back Doctor Who as an adventure quiz gameshow, if you want. And I'm threatening more... Apple: tinyurl.com/fqpodapple Spotify: tinyurl.com/fqpodspotify YouTube: www.youtube.com/@FirstQuesti... Or listen wherever you get your podcasts!

The First Questionโ“A Doctor Who Quiz Show Podcast@firstquestionpod.bsky.social

COMING SOON: The First Question will return for a run of seasonal specials, starting with Halloween on Saturday 31st October. For now, all six episodes of Season 1 are available to listen wherever you get your podcasts! Here, have a Tumblr-style inspirational quote graphic...

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Mark Grimshaw
@markgrimshawtism.bsky.social

As someone who is a sucker for a bit of event television, I have become slightly too obsessed with finding out the twist of Bradley Walshโ€™s Million Pound Shot, because I simply do not believe it to be a real quiz show. Very excited to look like an idiot when itโ€™s just a bland light ents show.

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BOO!leen Cheetham-Gerrard ๐ŸŽƒ๐ŸงŸโ€โ™€๏ธ
@thecolleencg.bsky.social

As promised, The World's Greatest Publicity Photoshoot was for this lovely podcast which I am *very* much looking forward to you all getting to listen to

The First Questionโ“A Doctor Who Quiz Show Podcast@firstquestionpod.bsky.social

HALLOWEEN PREVIEW! What do you call the fear of public embarrassment? @thecolleencg.bsky.social @wretchedmorgan.bsky.social Full episode this Saturday, listen and subscribe now: Apple: tinyurl.com/fqpodapple Spotify: tinyurl.com/fqpodspotify Or wherever you get podcasts! #DoctorWho

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Bex Luther
@superbreeze.bsky.social

[Skee-Lo voice] I wish I was a little bit meeker, I wish that I was beaker, I wish I was a high pitched, terrified shrieker

Treehouse Of Harrison ๐ŸŽƒ
@markharrison.bsky.social

In which Colleen and Richie encounter a stressed dad shouting WHAT ARE YOU SCARED OF, ANSWER MY QUESTIONS.

The First Questionโ“A Doctor Who Quiz Show Podcast@firstquestionpod.bsky.social

HALLOWEEN PREVIEW! What do you call the fear of public embarrassment? @thecolleencg.bsky.social @wretchedmorgan.bsky.social Full episode this Saturday, listen and subscribe now: Apple: tinyurl.com/fqpodapple Spotify: tinyurl.com/fqpodspotify Or wherever you get podcasts! #DoctorWho

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Dan
@danielorton.bsky.social

Replying to @danielorton.bsky.social

I donโ€™t think enough is said about how funny this is. He would have briefed somebody to do this. Possibly while stood behind them, making suggestions over their shoulder. Stood on a stepladder.

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James Cooray Smith @ Midday Matinรฉes / Psychic Paper
@cooraysmith.bsky.social

Replying to @cooraysmith.bsky.social

A brief look at two very different reviews of Doctor Who by the two very different men who reviewed it for The Spectator at the turn of the 1970s. Free to read on the site, but you can always pick up a free or paid subscription while you're there. buttondown.com/cooray_smith...

buttondown.comSpectators of the DoctorA very brief return to my beloved The Space Pirates; for a bit of archive for it that fell through the gaps in what I was writing, which can then lead us...
Treehouse Of Harrison ๐ŸŽƒ
@markharrison.bsky.social

Wes Streeting if they'd given him Environment Food And Rural Affairs to piss out of the tent about instead: "BRITAIN IS NOT PREPARED FOR HOW MANY SHEEP THERE ARE IN THIS COUNTRY. I'VE ONLY HAD THIS JOB THREE MONTHS AND I'VE SEEN LOADS."

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Not SNL UK Hosts
@snlukhosts.bsky.social

It's Saturday Night Live UK! With musical guest...BROTHERHOOD OF MAN! And your host...OFFICER CRABTREE OFF OF ALLO ALLO! See you at 10pm! #SNLUK

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The First Questionโ“A Doctor Who Quiz Show Podcast
@firstquestionpod.bsky.social

WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE SCARY ADVERT? ๐Ÿ˜จ As part of a BBC tender application process, the podcast obviously doesn't have sponsors. I usually fill the breaks with vintage ads instead. Reply to this post with the scariest UK TV ad (with YouTube link please) and you might hear them in next week's ep...

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Mark Grimshaw
@markgrimshawtism.bsky.social

For an organisation so desperate to save money, the BBC seems to have an unusually large visual effects budget to spend on covering or removing queer flags and slogans.

Treehouse Of Harrison ๐ŸŽƒ
@markharrison.bsky.social

Old enough to remember Julie Delpy's secret role in Avengers: Age Of Ultron, so I'll put a tenner on Sandra Hรผller's secret role in Doomsday being some flashback that shows us why Downey stopped being Doctor Nice or some shit like that.

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Joel
@itsjoels.bsky.social

Blimey. Thatโ€™s quite the thing.

Wesley Mead@wesleymead.bsky.social

The Simpsons looks to be leaving Sky One permanently as of November. I wrote about it briefly here: wesleymead.wordpress.com/2026/10/24/r... @cwickham.bsky.social

wesleymead.wordpress.comRIP, The Simpsons on Sky OneOn Saturday, October 31st, at 6pm, UK & Ireland pay channel Sky One will air โ€œTreehouse of Horror XVโ€, the season 16 Halloween special of The Simpsons. Nothing notable about that: Sky have beenโ€ฆ
Treehouse Of Harrison ๐ŸŽƒ
@markharrison.bsky.social

This is the kind of thing we should get mad about our licence fee being wasted on, but then that's never the legitimate concern with the legitimate concerns crowd, is it?

Leicester Gazette@leicestergazette.leicester.news

Two University of Leicester students speak out over โ€˜absurdโ€™ and โ€˜Orwellianโ€™ decision by the BBC and ITV Studios to edit out pride pins worn on University Challenge

leicester.newsBBC edits out pride pins on University Challenge in โ€˜Orwellianโ€™ move* * * This story was published by **The Leicester Gazette** : a local, independent newspaper about Leicestershire. 1,000 people have already joined our community. Just use those buttons below to download our app and **sign up for free**. * * * Astrophysics student Samuel Carlier and History student Emmeline Hague-Wright were shocked to find that their LGBTQ+ pride pins had been edited out of their University Challenge appearance earlier this year. The episode, initially scheduled for BBC Two on 24 August, was delayed twice before airing on 7 September 2026. The pins showed the progressive LGBTQ+ pride flag, the bisexual pride flag and a rainbow feather. Speaking to the Leicester Gazette, Sam said: โ€œLiving in a liberal democracy and having the state broadcaster tell you โ€˜weโ€™re editing how you lookโ€™, seems very Orwellian.โ€ Sam described the choice to remove the pins before broadcast as โ€œweirdโ€ and โ€œabsurdโ€. He said: โ€œ[Censoring] that seemed weird. If I had worn a rainbow shirt, would they have censored that? If the idea is to keep things impartial, where is that line in the sand?โ€ A side by-side image of Sam wearing the pin and with it having been digitally removed. Photograph: supplied Sam contacted the BBC to try to understand why his pins had been edited out. He told the Gazette: โ€œThe BBC people said theyโ€™d ring me, and I chased them, they just said go to the complaints website and file a complaint there, thatโ€™s what I did.โ€ Since then, Sam hasnโ€™t had a response from the BBC as to why his pins were removed. After the episode had aired, Sam noted that his shirt โ€˜meltedโ€™ into itself occasionally, as a result of the editing. Photograph: supplied ## Students believe the decision was made following online transphobia Emmeline was also shocked when she found out that the feather pin she wore was due to be removed from the episode she was in. It was understood by Emmeline that there was online transphobia in response to previous episode of University Challenge, and she had been contacted by the BBC, anticipating support from the broadcaster. When the BBC contacted her, instead of an offer of support, she was told her pin was going to be removed. โ€œAt first it was mostly confusion,โ€ she said. โ€œI heard that they had received a lot of nastiness online from people and I thought they were going to call me to say โ€˜we have support services if needed,โ€™ and that wasn't what I got at all.โ€ Instead, Emmeline was notified that the episodes were going to be delayed. โ€œIt was out of left field, I was confused for a while,โ€ she said. โ€œThis entire delay has been because of a feather and two badges on a teammate that were basically impossible [for viewers] to see.โ€ Emmeline had expressed her frustrations with the repeated delays from the BBC, spanning from mid-July to early-September. She said: โ€œWe were announced on the website and then delayed again, and then announced on the website a second time, and delayed even further. Speaking about the removal, she said: โ€œIt takes a lot of timeโ€ she said. โ€œMaking it [the edit] look good would be even more expensive and time-consuming. It seems like drastically a lot of effort.โ€ ## Join the conversation Our app is more than just a way to keep up โ€“ it's a gateway to award-winning journalism and the local community. __Want to support our work?__ Click here for membership__.__ ## Wider criticism on LGBTQ+ support The pins Sam wore during the episode. Photograph: supplied According to leading LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall UK, two in five LGBTQ+ students will hide their identities at university for fear of discrimination. Stonewall has reported that more than 36 per cent of trans students have received hostile conduct from university staff due to their gender identity. Reflecting on the digital removal of the pins, Sam spoke about how disheartening the choice was. He said: โ€œThere was maybe like a span of eight years where someone could be uncontroversially out in the open queer โ€“ now thatโ€™s gone again.โ€ he said. The BBC has also been widely criticised for โ€˜an attack on the LGBTQ+ communityโ€™ by pulling its involvement with the popular show, RuPaul's Drag Race. The broadcaster pulled its involvement in September following โ€œsignificant financial pressuresโ€ as the reason for axing their involvement. The criticism follows another recent controversial edit by the BBC. On its hit show, Strictly Come Dancing, a decision was made to edit out โ€˜Protect the Dollsโ€™ from contestant Bethany Antoniaโ€™s T-shirt. Itโ€™s a slogan which has become widely used to support the rights of trans women. The BBC defended their decision, saying the changes were made to meet editorial guidelines. It comes as the LGBTQ+ community has faced challenges amid an increasingly less tolerant political climate. ## What the BBC had to say When we asked them about editing out the pins worn by Leicesterโ€™s University Challenge team, a BBC spokesperson said: โ€œIn line with our editorial guidelines, we advise that no badges, flags, and emblems or symbols are worn or visible during filming, along with clothing with obvious branding or slogans. If such items are not removed for any reason then a decision is made between the programme makers and the BBC regarding any edits to the programme.โ€ The BBC said the delays to the episode were unrelated to the decision to edit out the pins. A spokesperson for ITV Studios said: โ€œUniversity Challenge is an entertainment quiz show and is made in accordance with the BBC Editorial Guidelines requirements for impartiality.โ€ The University of Leicester refused to comment on the matter. * * * **Before you goโ€ฆ** Weโ€™ve recently surpassed 1,000 subscribers, which is amazing considering weโ€™re a small team on a shoestring budget. Now, weโ€™re ready for the next stage of the Leicester Gazette. **Download our new app and get all of our journalism anytime, anywhere.** The app connects with **Bluesky** , **Mastodon** and **Threads** , giving you access to a network of around 60 million people. Itโ€™s a safer, more meaningful alternative to mainstream social media โ€“ owned by the community. * * *

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gabundy โ˜ญ
@gabundy.blog

I'm gonna go through all the BBC footage for the next month and replace all the remembrance poppies with water-squirting daisies like clowns wear. For balance, innit.

Leicester Gazette@leicestergazette.leicester.news

Two University of Leicester students speak out over โ€˜absurdโ€™ and โ€˜Orwellianโ€™ decision by the BBC and ITV Studios to edit out pride pins worn on University Challenge

leicester.newsBBC edits out pride pins on University Challenge in โ€˜Orwellianโ€™ move* * * This story was published by **The Leicester Gazette** : a local, independent newspaper about Leicestershire. 1,000 people have already joined our community. Just use those buttons below to download our app and **sign up for free**. * * * Astrophysics student Samuel Carlier and History student Emmeline Hague-Wright were shocked to find that their LGBTQ+ pride pins had been edited out of their University Challenge appearance earlier this year. The episode, initially scheduled for BBC Two on 24 August, was delayed twice before airing on 7 September 2026. The pins showed the progressive LGBTQ+ pride flag, the bisexual pride flag and a rainbow feather. Speaking to the Leicester Gazette, Sam said: โ€œLiving in a liberal democracy and having the state broadcaster tell you โ€˜weโ€™re editing how you lookโ€™, seems very Orwellian.โ€ Sam described the choice to remove the pins before broadcast as โ€œweirdโ€ and โ€œabsurdโ€. He said: โ€œ[Censoring] that seemed weird. If I had worn a rainbow shirt, would they have censored that? If the idea is to keep things impartial, where is that line in the sand?โ€ A side by-side image of Sam wearing the pin and with it having been digitally removed. Photograph: supplied Sam contacted the BBC to try to understand why his pins had been edited out. He told the Gazette: โ€œThe BBC people said theyโ€™d ring me, and I chased them, they just said go to the complaints website and file a complaint there, thatโ€™s what I did.โ€ Since then, Sam hasnโ€™t had a response from the BBC as to why his pins were removed. After the episode had aired, Sam noted that his shirt โ€˜meltedโ€™ into itself occasionally, as a result of the editing. Photograph: supplied ## Students believe the decision was made following online transphobia Emmeline was also shocked when she found out that the feather pin she wore was due to be removed from the episode she was in. It was understood by Emmeline that there was online transphobia in response to previous episode of University Challenge, and she had been contacted by the BBC, anticipating support from the broadcaster. When the BBC contacted her, instead of an offer of support, she was told her pin was going to be removed. โ€œAt first it was mostly confusion,โ€ she said. โ€œI heard that they had received a lot of nastiness online from people and I thought they were going to call me to say โ€˜we have support services if needed,โ€™ and that wasn't what I got at all.โ€ Instead, Emmeline was notified that the episodes were going to be delayed. โ€œIt was out of left field, I was confused for a while,โ€ she said. โ€œThis entire delay has been because of a feather and two badges on a teammate that were basically impossible [for viewers] to see.โ€ Emmeline had expressed her frustrations with the repeated delays from the BBC, spanning from mid-July to early-September. She said: โ€œWe were announced on the website and then delayed again, and then announced on the website a second time, and delayed even further. Speaking about the removal, she said: โ€œIt takes a lot of timeโ€ she said. โ€œMaking it [the edit] look good would be even more expensive and time-consuming. It seems like drastically a lot of effort.โ€ ## Join the conversation Our app is more than just a way to keep up โ€“ it's a gateway to award-winning journalism and the local community. __Want to support our work?__ Click here for membership__.__ ## Wider criticism on LGBTQ+ support The pins Sam wore during the episode. Photograph: supplied According to leading LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall UK, two in five LGBTQ+ students will hide their identities at university for fear of discrimination. Stonewall has reported that more than 36 per cent of trans students have received hostile conduct from university staff due to their gender identity. Reflecting on the digital removal of the pins, Sam spoke about how disheartening the choice was. He said: โ€œThere was maybe like a span of eight years where someone could be uncontroversially out in the open queer โ€“ now thatโ€™s gone again.โ€ he said. The BBC has also been widely criticised for โ€˜an attack on the LGBTQ+ communityโ€™ by pulling its involvement with the popular show, RuPaul's Drag Race. The broadcaster pulled its involvement in September following โ€œsignificant financial pressuresโ€ as the reason for axing their involvement. The criticism follows another recent controversial edit by the BBC. On its hit show, Strictly Come Dancing, a decision was made to edit out โ€˜Protect the Dollsโ€™ from contestant Bethany Antoniaโ€™s T-shirt. Itโ€™s a slogan which has become widely used to support the rights of trans women. The BBC defended their decision, saying the changes were made to meet editorial guidelines. It comes as the LGBTQ+ community has faced challenges amid an increasingly less tolerant political climate. ## What the BBC had to say When we asked them about editing out the pins worn by Leicesterโ€™s University Challenge team, a BBC spokesperson said: โ€œIn line with our editorial guidelines, we advise that no badges, flags, and emblems or symbols are worn or visible during filming, along with clothing with obvious branding or slogans. If such items are not removed for any reason then a decision is made between the programme makers and the BBC regarding any edits to the programme.โ€ The BBC said the delays to the episode were unrelated to the decision to edit out the pins. A spokesperson for ITV Studios said: โ€œUniversity Challenge is an entertainment quiz show and is made in accordance with the BBC Editorial Guidelines requirements for impartiality.โ€ The University of Leicester refused to comment on the matter. * * * **Before you goโ€ฆ** Weโ€™ve recently surpassed 1,000 subscribers, which is amazing considering weโ€™re a small team on a shoestring budget. Now, weโ€™re ready for the next stage of the Leicester Gazette. **Download our new app and get all of our journalism anytime, anywhere.** The app connects with **Bluesky** , **Mastodon** and **Threads** , giving you access to a network of around 60 million people. Itโ€™s a safer, more meaningful alternative to mainstream social media โ€“ owned by the community. * * *