The Predator is well know for its eternal conflict with the Alien, but who else have they hunted over the years? I wrote this about Predator crossover comics.
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Saturday, 28 November 2020
Saturday, 31 October 2020
Twitter Twatter #88
The second half of August 2020 on Twitter:
“I’d love to kick a Tory MP, straight in the bollocks”- Tom Baker pic.twitter.com/K4IKze06mw
— Dáibhí The Scottish Yorkshireman (@heresDaibhi) August 18, 2020
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) August 18, 2020
"Your ignorance is not a defence here. In fact, it appears to be the biggest crime." https://t.co/u2DkUHeiKr
— D. V. Bishop • #CityOfVengeance out 4th Feb. 2021 (@davidbishop) August 18, 2020
Love to see younger generations acknowledge their predecessors. This is Nora, Yara & Rosa Mukanga with a dance tribute to James Brown.
— Omid Djalili (@omid9) May 8, 2020
And it’s awesome💥🔥✊🏾 pic.twitter.com/1WLPzpMYG9
The Abominable Snowmen
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) August 18, 2020
The retcon is a disgrace! pic.twitter.com/5M29oGcVLb
— No Context NutMyDoctor (@nutmydoctor) August 18, 2020
Search your favourite movie in gifs and choose the one that sums up 2020 for you. https://t.co/qL8PSfFiXR pic.twitter.com/wXatGi2CUZ
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) August 18, 2020
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) August 18, 2020
They promised greater environmental standards post-Brexit. They lied.
— Sue Perkins (@sueperkins) August 19, 2020
They. Just. Lie. https://t.co/kGWwRlOGwV
https://t.co/LmCnlWnKtD pic.twitter.com/ZBDMl5g9fH
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) August 19, 2020
My #StarTrekLowerDecks schedule
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) August 20, 2020
Wait for someone to show it in the UK
She hated him, but she also credited him with her recovery.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) August 21, 2020
“I knew at that moment that Roald the slave driver, Roald the bastard, with his relentless scourge, Roald the Rotten, as I had called him more than once, had thrown me back into the deep water. Where I belonged.”
Since Frasier is trending, now seems as good a time as any to remember how huge and mad his apartment was pic.twitter.com/LNT1FIVeyW
— Jonno (@jonnohopkins) August 20, 2020
It's only for tossing salads and scrambling eggs.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) August 21, 2020
Whilst browsing for a fun and unusual watch, I came across this. I have so many questions. pic.twitter.com/LN5AFl81Pr
— Barnaby Edwards (@BarnabyEdwards) August 22, 2020
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) August 22, 2020
For no reason pic.twitter.com/zg6JpsVTut
— Jim'll Paint It (@Jimllpaintit) August 14, 2020
"Imagine if you will a world in which Janice learned to mind her own bloody business and Percy didn't feel the need to say the first thing that came into his head all the damn time"
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) August 23, 2020
I just published A Letter To Lemuel Gulliver https://t.co/VnJGbo455f #GulliversTravels pic.twitter.com/i6RGZAO07z
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) August 23, 2020
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) August 24, 2020
I had no idea this was a thing.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) August 24, 2020
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) August 25, 2020
No contest. pic.twitter.com/8N0sxOcCX7
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) August 25, 2020
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) August 25, 2020
happiest of birthdays to candida doyle, who stole all of our hearts with her charm and talent! pic.twitter.com/TCkdQEq7f1
— pulp out of context (@nocontextpulp) August 25, 2020
Filming bats upside down looks like a goth nightclub 😂 pic.twitter.com/asaj8qVqPZ
— CCTV_IDIOTS (@cctv_idiots) August 22, 2020
Can anyone identify the fifth book along on the top shelf? Because apart from that one, top shelf from left to right goes: The Subtle Knife, Fahrenheit 451, Betrayed, The Resistance, The Toll, Crisis Point, Glass Houses, and The Twits. Supreme trolling from the school librarian. pic.twitter.com/z0I2vJValB
— Nicholas Pegg (@NicholasPegg) August 26, 2020
It happens here too... pic.twitter.com/nyW38GxT7e
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) August 26, 2020
Isn't that the game they play in Black Orchid?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) August 27, 2020
One of the wisest reminders I’ve come across recently (paraphrased):
— paulbrandt (@paulbrandt) May 11, 2020
-We are not all in the same boat. We are in the same STORM. Some of us are in yachts, and some are in rowboats, some are clinging to driftwood. We are all in different boats in the same storm.
You burn more energy sitting in a 15 minute meeting than Usain Bolt did running the 100m.
— Quite Interesting (@qikipedia) August 27, 2020
Did you know that Brazil nuts are not really nuts?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) August 27, 2020
They are fish. pic.twitter.com/oNGQUkwhIZ
Just realised I'm now irrefutably closer to 40 than 30. pic.twitter.com/FptDLllmH4
— Pip (@pipmadeley) August 28, 2020
In the meantime we try, try to forget that nothing lasts forever.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) August 28, 2020
No big deal, so give us all a feel. Funny how it all falls away.
#BoycottTheTimes #BoycottMurdoch https://t.co/EnHgZ8I4Oq
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) August 28, 2020
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) August 28, 2020
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) August 29, 2020
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) August 29, 2020
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) August 29, 2020
All along, the superhero was him. pic.twitter.com/VvOdcbFUP4
— Fernand R. Amandi (@AmandiOnAir) August 29, 2020
I honestly don't know if I would be able to read if it weren't for that man.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) August 29, 2020
Whoever it is, you owe them nothing.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) August 29, 2020
I just published #StarTrek: A Viewing Order https://t.co/lRrzAl1hsm pic.twitter.com/0F46oBKYvD
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) August 29, 2020
Sunday, 12 July 2020
Twitter Twatter #84
June 2020 on the Twitter:
Wow. It took a while for this tweet to come of age, but here we are... https://t.co/JOuII2apeZ— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 1, 2020
I read this as James Goss looking to score some BF Torchwood without paying for it. I was shocked, appalled and re-reading.— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 1, 2020
Disclaimer: I'm very tired.
Use your legs instead.— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 1, 2020
Getting to know our delivery guys pic.twitter.com/ZYLfD5zb92— SB (@mindthedubstep_) June 1, 2020
@CCfunkandsoul's stand up routines were true all along... https://t.co/0n1ri6j19U— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 1, 2020
Here's a side-by-side comparison of what CBC News Network aired this afternoon and the original video clip.— Luke LeBrun (@_llebrun) May 31, 2020
I'll let you be the judge about whether the final 5 seconds that @CBCNews omitted from its broadcast showed events that had public interest value. pic.twitter.com/MpwVhHaVUI
Is this him? pic.twitter.com/KFLjMJS7S4— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 1, 2020
"A Week On The Yorkshire Coast - North Landing"— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) June 3, 2020
The North Landing Beach at Flamborough is always a popular little spot. Its a beautiful natural bay with some fascinating weather fishing boats.
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Seriously, imagine seeing a message along the lines of "we think racism is bad" and complaining about it. Imagine seeing "black lives matter" and being mortally offended. Fucking snowflakes.— Ian Symes 🌹🇪🇺 (@ianiansymes) June 3, 2020
The nineties repeat of The Sea Devils. Our TV aerial was dislodged and part four was essentially unwatchable. I still did though.— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 3, 2020
Oh and audio would have been The Paradise Of Death, but I didn't manage every episode.— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 3, 2020
The Timeless Children— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 5, 2020
Fugitive Of The Judoon
The Romans
The Seeds Of Death
Frontier In Space
The Sontaran Experiment
Kinda
The Two Doctors
The Curse Of Fenric
Movie
The Day Of The Doctor
The Long Game
The Girl In The Fireplace
The God Complex
Listen
Rosa
The Trial Of A Time Lord
Remember when they said they would come up with a technological solution to the Irish border problem? https://t.co/xMcRs9KiTX— Benedict Nelson (@ennobledinsect) June 3, 2020
"A Week On The Yorkshire Coast - Scarborough"— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) June 5, 2020
A super bright summer's day, overlooking Scarborough's South Bay.
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There’s a coffee ad on tv at the moment that refers to “agronomists” and I bet I’m not the only one thinking about this every time I see it. #DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/mT8Sz1ZUJc— Paul Lang (@rudemrlang) June 4, 2020
where do I fucking start https://t.co/t3CvqqhG2Z— Cat Loud, at home (@ThatCatLoud) June 5, 2020
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 5, 2020
If you mirror the other side, it's even weirder. pic.twitter.com/Ze2RAot6xl— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 5, 2020
holy fuck
— Mere Smith (@EvilGalProds) June 5, 2020
Thunder... thunder... thunder... Thundercats! HOOOOOOOOO!! pic.twitter.com/GoCbmp8oSa— Samara Ginsberg (@samaracello) June 4, 2020
Who had "duck army" on 2020 bingo? https://t.co/81KY35bAmP— Holly Thomas (@HolstaT) June 7, 2020
The fence outside the White House has been converted to a crowd-sourced memorial wall — almost like an art gallery — to black men and women who lost their lives at the hands of police.— Hannah Natanson (@hannah_natanson) June 7, 2020
Hundreds are strolling, looking, adding names and paintings and posters. pic.twitter.com/mXlZpfMAeX
As in: to illegally suspend parliament to stifle debate? https://t.co/h0hEG0gkYe— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 8, 2020
"A Week In Swaledale - Thwaite"— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) June 8, 2020
This much photographed barn, just above the village of Thwaite, has the perfect view overlooking Swaledale. This is probably the most photogenic valley in the Yorkshire Dales
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"A Week In Swaledale - Muker"— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) June 9, 2020
A very popular spot for walkers, cyclists and photographers, the lovely little village of Muker.
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— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 10, 2020
Racism, how does it work? https://t.co/LkkAaJx0iT— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) June 9, 2020
Terminus
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 10, 2020
The Iron Curtain? https://t.co/hLmCaSg9eF— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 12, 2020
I feel like it's crying out to be a omnibus of all six.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 12, 2020
Did you just buy the insert?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 12, 2020
Also, whoever wrote this seems to be unaware that Doctor Who was also an actual cartoon several times...
— Pip (@pipmadeley) June 12, 2020
“This is a moment of statesmanship. This is a moment for a government to step forward and try to lead truth and reconciliation…”— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) June 12, 2020
Prof @DavidOlusoga says the PM doesn’t have the “moral authority” to lead the debate into structural racism into UK#Newsnight pic.twitter.com/eUZMF2ENqF
"A Week In Swaledale - Ivelet Bridge"— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) June 13, 2020
A hidden gem, this grade II listed bridge over the River Swale is one of my favourite spots in the whole dale.
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This quote by Russell T Davis from Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale is so, SO true...— Cavan Scott (@cavanscott) June 12, 2020
"That’s the thing about writing. It’s all doubt. Doubts about plot, story, character, etc, let in every other doubt, the real doubts, about yourself, your very self."
— Jackie Daytona, Regular Human Bartender (@FubsyShabaroon) June 12, 2020
The Statue of Winston Churchill has been vandalised during nearly every mass protest in London, for years. May Day protests, anti capitalism demo's, Student protests. Where were the 'Football Lads' then? Where was the @bluecollartory_ group?— Jd (@J_87d) June 9, 2020
Nowhere. Because white people did it. pic.twitter.com/Nkbfeh8enH
Absolutely no idea pic.twitter.com/BJJP4mgC0K— James Felton (@JimMFelton) June 13, 2020
People are *furious* today that I tweeted that I felt it would be unsafe to go to my local park today as an ethnic minority.— James Wong (@Botanygeek) June 13, 2020
Apparently it’s ‘nonsense’, ‘stirring’ and ‘attention seeking’.
My local park today: ⬇️ https://t.co/j1COSvY2le
Buffy the Vampire Slayer https://t.co/Y0c3FhVD7k pic.twitter.com/Y2TW2AEzhi— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 14, 2020
"A Week Of Waterfalls"— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) June 15, 2020
Waterfalls are always interesting to photograph. This first photo was from the Lake District. It is only about 8 inches high, but with such an amazing backdrop it was still worthy of a photo. pic.twitter.com/iHIYKTWomC
"A Week Of Waterfalls - Hawes Falls"— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) June 16, 2020
From a hidden away tiny waterfall yesterday to a very popular large waterfall right in the heart of Hawes (Wensleydale, UK). I don't think I have ever been through Hawes and not seen someone standing on the bridge taking a photo of this scene pic.twitter.com/70GoAoUie9
Bona fide national treasure @RealPaulPutner requested a Jarvis Cocker, and as I can't say no to him here's Pulp doing Danger Mouse. pic.twitter.com/xQpmXQ2FSq— Darrell Maclaine (@maclockdown) June 16, 2020
Doctor Who inspired? pic.twitter.com/muMey90RqU
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 16, 2020
The golem is definitely a copy, but I'm fine with that.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 17, 2020
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 16, 2020
Apparently if you tweet #StarTrekUnitedGives then CBS will give $1 to #BlackLivesMatter...— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 17, 2020
No, they don't..https://t.co/Xml9o52n5H
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 17, 2020
Make this happen. https://t.co/k2ZJB3x9Rp
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 17, 2020
Setting the bar pretty low there.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 18, 2020
"A Week Of Waterfalls - Janet's Foss"
— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) June 18, 2020
The tranquil Janet's Foss in Malham (Yorkshire Dales, UK) is always worth a visit if you are in the area. Hidden away in small wooded area you can relax around the pool at the bottom or follow the path and look over the falls from the top. pic.twitter.com/OlaEHhW2RZ
@Robwilliams71 @colinmcneil? This panel in my humble opinion stands shoulder to shoulder with “gaze into the fist of dredd“. Bravo. pic.twitter.com/xq6Lx2a7qz
— SHallam (@Shallam1) June 18, 2020
This 🎥 is a ~14,000 bone disc from Laugerie-Basse in 🇫🇷. With a different image on each side, spinning it quickly creates a possible Palaeolithic 'thaumatrope'.
— 🅰ntiquity Journal is publishing from home (@AntiquityJ) June 19, 2020
A creative #FossilFriday from 🅰 2011 (🆓) https://t.co/gZVkREuU0H (🎥 by the authors) pic.twitter.com/ODo3kXqjHT
One of the finest actors in any medium ever. He always elevated whatever he was in. https://t.co/WfanxdgjLM
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 19, 2020
"I demand alien sex!" pic.twitter.com/kNmV9Hssg7
— Letters of Note (@LettersOfNote) September 23, 2015
To be fair, when you did see his face it looked like this... pic.twitter.com/yWhpQ2YoQr
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 20, 2020
Me, first thing in the morning.
— Joe Lidster (@joelidster) June 20, 2020
Katie Hopkins has been permanently banned from Twitter pic.twitter.com/Qc3V0fzFci
— Rhys (@rhysrmann) June 19, 2020
Looking forward to the next episode in 2038...
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 20, 2020
Sir Keir Starmer claimed at #PMQs that 600,000 more children are in poverty than in 2012, which is correct according to government data.
— Full Fact (@FullFact) June 20, 2020
So Boris Johnson was incorrect to say that Mr Starmer is “completely wrong” about past trends in child poverty.https://t.co/1emkWTrdnJ
Torchwood: Children of Earth (2009)
— WhoHats (@WhoHats) June 21, 2020
“We are coming.” pic.twitter.com/co2O9vunEb
I have a one year old so I'm envious of the time you all have. I'll be lucky if I manage To Cut A Blade Of Grass on my Short Trips listen.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 22, 2020
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 22, 2020
The younger generations fixing this trash planet we’ve created https://t.co/W4qtqbdrQH
— Matt Jones (@Jonezee99) June 22, 2020
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 22, 2020
By God, I did. I called Trump rodenty in TV Guide in 1993. https://t.co/nebwBvJTgg pic.twitter.com/ZK4jcqgkJb
— Jeff Jarvis (@jeffjarvis) June 22, 2020
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 22, 2020
Agreed.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 22, 2020
Presenting my new book, perfect for keeping Eric Trump busy on long car rides. #TulsaFlop #TrumpMeltdown pic.twitter.com/VAhrNzKkr8
— Josh Greenberg (@MrJoshGreenberg) June 22, 2020
Here's mine. According to DWM 500, Russell T. Davies had a letter published in this issue. pic.twitter.com/yskh9ObAuz
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 23, 2020
"Our principle is to trust the British public to use their common sense.” pic.twitter.com/cZStwJ6S1V
— Paul Lang (@rudemrlang) June 23, 2020
Non-Star Trek fans are the real Star Trek fans.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 24, 2020
This is the meanest thing the internet has EVER said to ANYONE, ever.
— matthew lillard —Will block. 0-F’s-given (@MatthewLillard) June 24, 2020
And I’m available. https://t.co/owsWi8FTbu
Watching @TheMontyDon's trek through South America in Around The World In 80 Gardens and wondering whatever happened to the pink sari?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 24, 2020
your regular reminder that Adrian Shine, the head of the Loch Ness Monster discovery project, looks just as you'd expect pic.twitter.com/rn6XBwrTS5
— The Library Owl 🌻🧙♀️🦉 (@SketchesbyBoze) June 24, 2020
That's Leyton 2x4b-523p to you.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 25, 2020
Thanks David. Bernard was a wonderfully frank fellow!
— Toby Hadoke (@TobyHadoke) June 25, 2020
I have what he wrote. It’s difficult because the only go up to when he started acting, so I’ve been trying to complete them by taking to others and collating interviews. It’s a very niche project though... and one among many :( He’s a brilliant writer.
— Toby Hadoke (@TobyHadoke) June 25, 2020
I’m not really, I just saved all of his Theatre stuff when he died. I managed to get all his writing together in a bundle. It’s sitting on a hard drive.
— Toby Hadoke (@TobyHadoke) June 25, 2020
Another filming day with Colin Baker on this day 10 years ago. The local press turned up today plus the local BBC radio station. When we were having lunch, Colin saved a cat from being run over by a car. We finished Colin's scenes in the afternoon and then had to fix a flat tyre. pic.twitter.com/sU6XdLoc3P
— Shadows of a Stranger (@strangershadows) June 25, 2020
I'd been fearing just this. pic.twitter.com/dLLH5HVkfC
— Whit Stillman (@WhitStillman) June 24, 2020
Death toll spikes - 6 weeks after Cummings scandal.
— fleetstreetfox (@fleetstreetfox) June 26, 2020
It takes 3 weeks to be hospitalised, a couple more weeks to die, and 2-3 days for a death to be registered.
So this is the Cummings toll, now.https://t.co/0WyEFTybUF
All that clapping. All those NHS badges. Performative nonsense. https://t.co/ONRV6fXd9U
— Lucy Alice (@lucitelu) June 25, 2020
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 26, 2020
"Selside"
— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) June 27, 2020
I have lost count of the amount of times I have driven past this scene and contemplated stopping to get a photo. It always seems to be lacking "something", but this time I spotted an old car nearby and decided to jump out and see if there was a shot worth taking. pic.twitter.com/skDqUVyoPH
With Glinner finally banned from twitter, let us all remember the only good thing he did for this website pic.twitter.com/wVKxdOOf96
— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) June 27, 2020
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 27, 2020
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 27, 2020
Story I learned last night:
— I'm a Doctor. Stay Home and Wash Your Hands (@dst6n01) June 9, 2020
I started Girl Scouts in first grade and was an active scout until I was 17 (12th grade)—did ALL the GS stuff and loved my scouting experience. I was a GS national delegate.
My troop, 1001, was in Detroit and almost all black.
Is there any actual video of Johnson doing the much-vaunted press-ups? As far as I’m aware, all we have is this single inconclusive photo, in which he might just be vomiting on the carpet, or shagging a tortoise. Or both. After all, he has lied about literally everything else. pic.twitter.com/LJ5tyytBaZ
— Nicholas Pegg (@NicholasPegg) June 29, 2020
The Dillinger Escape Plan at Reading Festival. The lead singer shat onto a towel as a cautionary tale that the audience would see a lot of it on the stage later in the day. Then he threw it into the crowd and musically proved himself correct.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 29, 2020
In Budapest there's a fountain that looks like a book: every few seconds a sheet of water blasts forth from the book's spine, arcing from one side to the other, creating the illusion that an invisible force is turning the pages of this marble tome [gif: https://t.co/FToSO30KQq] pic.twitter.com/3dHC3i11MH
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) June 28, 2020
"Thwiate, Swaledale II"
— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) June 29, 2020
Following on from yesterday's photo, this is again Thwaite Beck flowing past the very picturesque village of Thwaite in Swaledale, Yorkshire Dales, UK.
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— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 29, 2020
Clapping for Immediately
— Doncaster Council (@MyDoncaster) June 29, 2020
key workers dropping litter
every Thursday that those
for 10 same key workers
weeks. have to pick up. pic.twitter.com/Up0UFP86cq
The visual metaphor is beautiful. https://t.co/JNoVO88GoI
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 29, 2020
https://t.co/L5lIs1Rd2D pic.twitter.com/PQbT4FaV1P
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) June 30, 2020
Tuesday, 19 May 2020
Twitter Twatter #82
April 2020 on Twitter:
Lockdown Day 9 - "Daffies"
— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) April 1, 2020
Just a nice bunch of daffodils!
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We are being lied to. https://t.co/FbYZVB3fEP
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) April 1, 2020
Are you saying the 2007 CBBC series "Space Pirates!" is no longer in the archives?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 1, 2020
But is this just an elaborate April Fool?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 1, 2020
Socially distant dancing happens every day on our road at 11am during #lockdown. This was day seven.#Covid19 #StayHomeSaveLives pic.twitter.com/yBw2Q230CA
— Elsa Williams (@elsalwilliams) March 31, 2020
Raymond Briggs, always relevant pic.twitter.com/h8lllwUmH0
— Pip (@pipmadeley) April 1, 2020
I support this message. https://t.co/zH3z1VokpV
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 1, 2020
I know this lockdown is hard for everyone. So here's a clip from 'Into The Dalek' re-scored with music from the 80s #DoctorWho story 'Mawdryn Undead'. Isn't it amazing just how much music can change the tone of a scene... 🎶😂🎶 pic.twitter.com/HI5bY3c3vj
— Blair Mowat (@BlairMowat) April 2, 2020
Illyria pic.twitter.com/keZy4D7H77
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 3, 2020
It’s hard to believe that only a year ago the conservative Government was telling nurses there was no magic money tree for a pay rise https://t.co/WdSZLx0TkJ
— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) April 2, 2020
I’ve been laughing at this shit for atleast 30 minutes 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/uxcJkYdrRB
— MikeysFamous (@MikeysFamous) April 2, 2020
#rememberthenostromo pic.twitter.com/xawAD66Kwr
— 🔸 Richard Starkings 🔸 (@RichStarkings) April 3, 2020
Lockdown Day 10 - "Public Footpath"
— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) April 2, 2020
Carleton In Craven (North Yorkshire, UK)
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Lockdown Day 11 - "Carleton Beck"
— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) April 3, 2020
Carleton In Craven (North Yorkshire, UK)
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Lockdown Day 12 - "Skipton High Street"
— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) April 4, 2020
My market stall is usual situated on the right of this photo and I have never seen the High Street so quiet, in daylight hours at least.
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My main takeaway from these tweetalongs is that BBC Studios should ask Emily Cook to name her price to come and manage Doctor Who. Her skill at bringing together talent & inspiring audiences has generated more buzz and goodwill for the programme than at any time in recent memory.
— Gary Gillatt (@Gary_Gillatt) April 3, 2020
Rich celebrities who think we want to hear they've been tested positive for Covid-19, when our health-workers are dying without tests. pic.twitter.com/laGv5eTyVn
— spankybackpack - persuaded to #stayathome (@spankybackpack) April 4, 2020
Star Trek VFX legend Dan Curry designed the Klingon bat'leth sword and devised the deadly choreography for its use. During a production mtg, ST:TNG exec prod Rick Berman whispered to producer Merri Howard (loudly enough for all to hear), "If we ever have to fire Dan, YOU do it!" pic.twitter.com/kRu6fsW0MU
— Michael Okuda (@MikeOkuda) April 3, 2020
This isn’t ‘debt’. It’s the £13 billion by which the NHS has been systematically underfunded. https://t.co/C798EWR8yA
— Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) April 3, 2020
Here's super-spreader Matt Hancock ignoring WHO advice at today's opening of the Nightingale Hospital at London's Excel Centre... pic.twitter.com/H6cT78NQW4
— Chris Shaw (@The_ChrisShaw) April 3, 2020
Wildlife is finally returning to Britain’s streets. Nature is healing 😍✌️ pic.twitter.com/p4xYmf1oPx
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) April 4, 2020
It's almost that time again... after #RedDwarf: The Promised Land airs on Thurs 9th on @davechannel, I'll be doing a giant Art Dept making-of thread of the show, on here, at 11pm. Can't wait to show you all how we did what we done.... pic.twitter.com/LqHfiB5HlQ
— Matthew Clark (@mr_clark) April 4, 2020
For years I have been trying to remember the name of the 'silver ball that eats everything' film/TV show. I've asked like-minded individuals of similar ages, but no one ever remembered it. I was beginning to think I'd dreamt it. Please put me out of my misery, what was it called?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 4, 2020
Thank you, so much.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 4, 2020
This is by far the best TikTok I’ve seen pic.twitter.com/xtWaig30QG
— Mary Wilson (@TheeMaryWilson) April 4, 2020
Why can't the BBC requsition the episodes?
— Gregor (@TheManofOrange) April 4, 2020
@philnewmandsign, the jig is up. Just hand them over...
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 5, 2020
ACTIVE DANCE TUTORIAL-LYRICAL pic.twitter.com/JVxskdmdU3
— Joe Tracini (@joetracini) April 4, 2020
Lockdown Day 14 - "Spring's Branch"
— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) April 6, 2020
The Springs' Branch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Skipton (North Yorkshire, UK) is fully stacked with rental boats awaiting the end of the 'lockdown'.
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When all this is over let’s remember who looked out for us. And who didn’t.
— Led By Donkeys (@ByDonkeys) April 6, 2020
(Location: Poole) pic.twitter.com/0tCMMHVUd3
@therealnickbank, has your wrist action improved? pic.twitter.com/gF8r7mRYGO
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 6, 2020
Lockdown Day 15 - "Spring Has Not Yet Sprung"
— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) April 7, 2020
Spring is in the air, but the trees are still a little bare on the Spring's Branch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Skipton (North Yorkshire, UK).
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In November 1970, officials in Oregon, USA decided to blow up a rotting whale carcass. The whole thing went horribly wrong.
— Doncaster Council (@MyDoncaster) April 6, 2020
Why do we bring this up? Well, this story can teach us 3 things about #coronavirus ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/9MOeRESkzx
Mr Benn, Pigeon Street and Danger Mouse.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 7, 2020
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 7, 2020
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 7, 2020
War, Pyramids, Remembrance
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 7, 2020
This is very generous of you. I'll DM you my address...
Thunderball, The Living Daylights, Skyfall
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 7, 2020
Oldest and greatest country ever. One of our presidents, Ben Franklin, invented electricity, but Europe doesn’t want to mention that
— Three Year Letterman (@3YearLetterman) April 6, 2020
The Master, The Rani, The Monk, The Daleks, The Mara in Tegan's head
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 8, 2020
Remember 2 days ago, hacks were begging you to #buyapaper to "preserve honest journalism".
— Matt Thomas (@Trickyjabs) April 8, 2020
Here is the Daily Express, running a story of people clapping for Boris Johnson. However it's fake news. The still image was taken from people clapping for the NHS the previous Thursday. pic.twitter.com/1mhpMNXy6d
"Yockenthwaite"
— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) April 9, 2020
The lovely Yockenthwaite, Langstrothdale (Yorkshire Dales, UK). Taken last month in some beautiful spring sunshine.
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Emily Maitlis with powerful words that needed saying tonight. pic.twitter.com/yqNgxlHoJU
— Huw (@ed_son) April 8, 2020
NX-01, TMP, 1701-E
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 9, 2020
I found this surprisingly easy.
ACTIVE DANCE TUTORIAL-HIP HOP pic.twitter.com/zWMx3d2y6I
— Joe Tracini (@joetracini) April 9, 2020
#StayHomeSaveLives, Citizens. pic.twitter.com/Yrlb12Vtf5
— 2000 AD Comics (@2000AD) April 9, 2020
This is excruciating.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 9, 2020
I loved the show, but if I'd seen this I probably never would have watched it. https://t.co/NcVikI7sgl
The Brigadier, Rose, Peri, Nyssa, Ohila
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 9, 2020
Does Mel count? She was unconscious at the time.
They all feature, sadly uncredited, stunt work by Claire Raynor.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 10, 2020
Knowledge is power.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 10, 2020
She also taught the actors in Predator and Commando the deadly art of unarmed combat. She was accidentally booked to do the same on the set of Twins as well.
"Sunrise on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal"
— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) April 11, 2020
A slightly misty sunrise over the Leeds & Liverpool canal between Skipton & Gargrave (North Yorkshire, UK).
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The weirdest thing is the authority with which people say "this isn't Star Trek" or "Starfleet wouldn't do this", even when confronted with examples of more egregious activities from episodes they previously accepted without challenge from the Roddenberry era and post-Gene days.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 11, 2020
The S*n are in financial trouble.
— The CWU (@CWUnews) April 11, 2020
The S*n costs less than a first class stamp.
So do the right thing:
Buy a first class stamp and write a letter to your nan 👍
A friend texts after watching the Priti Patel press conference. pic.twitter.com/BxTqzQC8ZN
— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) April 11, 2020
In 2016 the remote Japanese train station of Kami-Shirataki was scheduled to close, until the authorities realised that a single student was still using it for their commute to school. They rescheduled the closure until after she graduated.
— Quite Interesting (@qikipedia) April 11, 2020
#RedDwarf #ThePromisedLand was a touching instalment that proves there's life in the old Dwarf yet and featured this beautiful moment... pic.twitter.com/hCq2AHIlzQ
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 11, 2020
To be fair he wanted sex and when he got it in Can Of Worms it nearly killed him. Maybe his priorities have changed...
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 12, 2020
"Sunrise In The Aire Valley"
— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) April 12, 2020
A very misty sunrise over the Aire Valley floodplains, near Skipton (North Yorkshire, UK).
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FUN FACT: Several of the BBC's classic #DoctorWho DVD releases contain 'Easter Egg' commentary tracks recorded by @JohnCleese in 2009 - have you found them all? pic.twitter.com/4ZlpuKoX2n
— Pip (@pipmadeley) April 12, 2020
@georgiaEtennant https://t.co/Yn9Mp4waad
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 13, 2020
One of the requirements to become a War Chief of the Crow Indians was to steal an enemy's horse.
— Quite Interesting (@qikipedia) April 13, 2020
So during WWII, Private Joe Medicine Crow stole 50 horses from a SS camp, and sung a traditional Crow honor song as he rode away.
(Photo: Pete Souza.) pic.twitter.com/8w6FoPAikz
What better way to lift a beleaguered nation’s spirits than a bunch of rich tossers parading their grotesque wealth before people who are struggling to make ends meet in the wake of an international disaster?
— 🏳️🌈 Max 🏳️🌈 (@SpillerOfTea) April 13, 2020
Bravo, inbred shitheads. pic.twitter.com/y65HVzatPk
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 15, 2020
Amazing. Piers Morgan is doing what NONE of our journalists are doing. Holding the UK govt to account. Piers Morgan, of all people
— Marcus Chown (@marcuschown) April 15, 2020
But what we desperately need is ALL journalists to start doing a proper job - ask hard questions and nail the lies. You're not working in PR, FFS https://t.co/BzcTeZIZN3
Ranking of Doctor Whos by amount of Wikipedia page vandalism: 13 - Peter Davison
— Ed Jefferson (@edjeff) April 15, 2020
e.g. "I think he was also in three men and a little lady", "he s the pototatoe man" pic.twitter.com/hsR70hab3q
Same energy. pic.twitter.com/Mt5VmP1HG6
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 16, 2020
its uncanny pic.twitter.com/anWmn9ufoh
— Sigh Ableman (@sssssparkers) April 15, 2020
"Sunset Floods"
— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) April 16, 2020
Not many good things come from floods, but they do make for some interesting alterations to often visited locations. Taken on the Aire Valley floodplains near Skipton (North Yorkshire, UK).
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"I can't say I'm keen on the badge."@jessphillips tells @peston that although she welcomes what @matthancock announced earlier today, she doesn't think a badge goes far enough. #Peston pic.twitter.com/6gVjKxVlwY
— Peston (@itvpeston) April 15, 2020
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 16, 2020
All the Troughton Cybermen stories have their own appeal but Tomb is where it's at (for me)
— 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐤𝐢𝐧 (@DaveLadkin) April 15, 2020
— 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐤𝐢𝐧 (@DaveLadkin) April 16, 2020
They've found the individual who invented the corona virus. Let's hope they prosecute her to the full extent of the law.https://t.co/jj4cYySHXh
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 16, 2020
"Bluebell Woods"
— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) April 18, 2020
The awesome Middleton Woods in Ilkley (West Yorkshire, UK). I looks like I will miss my annual trip over to these woods, during bluebell season, this year, but I probably wouldnt top this shot from 2008 anyway!
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Honestly feel that anyone in a government position knowingly involved in this kind of misinformation targeted at their own citizens should do jail time. https://t.co/11CDiBtAAu
— Duncan Jones (@ManMadeMoon) April 20, 2020
Regarding those 128 fake #NHS Staff accounts posting for 'Herd Mentality' and support of the Govt that were set up by @DHSCgovuk or their marketing agency ...
— John O'Connell (@jdpoc) April 20, 2020
Posts were sent using Hootsuite, a mass-posting tool. Account registered to 1 person with 4 assigned contributors. pic.twitter.com/r7fRFQaFwG
A jellyfish is spotted gliding through the canals of Venice, Italy, as decreased boat traffic has made the water more transparent, making it easier to observe marine life—even in the middle of town. https://t.co/uMSkMmSkJC pic.twitter.com/IQM9L4PShB
— ABC News (@ABC) April 20, 2020
This is utterly meaningless.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 22, 2020
(your) real Who is a construct that we collectively will into a consistent narrative. Hartnell's educational serials, Pertwee's action adventure series, Davison's hard SF show & McCoy's darker Doctor have "almost nothing in common" with each other.
It's Backwards Forwards.https://t.co/r4nNB7fU66
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 22, 2020
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 22, 2020
"Tale as old as time..."
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 22, 2020
*sigh* https://t.co/K03fv306ga
— Aunty Malorie Blackman (@malorieblackman) April 22, 2020
"Star Trails"
— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) April 23, 2020
A bit of an experiment the other night in the hopes of catching either the Starlink satellites or part of the Lyrid Meteor Shower. Sadly I only managed a couple of very small meteors and no satellites, so a nice trail of stars will have to do instead. pic.twitter.com/ytfWcMXTQE
In Italy, it is illegal to build a home without a bidet in it.
— Quite Interesting (@qikipedia) April 23, 2020
The Oh Doctor Beeching! livetweet is sure to bring them back.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 23, 2020
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 23, 2020
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 23, 2020
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 23, 2020
Sadly missing from archive and not pictured:
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 23, 2020
The Abandoned Planet, Assassin At Peking pic.twitter.com/YqazeTJwf5
In 1849, over 20 people were killed during a riot in Manhattan over the correct theatrical interpretation of ‘Macbeth’.
— Quite Interesting (@qikipedia) April 23, 2020
2. Romans
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 23, 2020
A treasure trove of vintage wallpapers https://t.co/V8WEiW7fg7#vintage #design #wallpaper pic.twitter.com/ZXT1Rmf40Q
— Gail Myerscough (@GailMyerscough) April 14, 2020
"Grimwith High Laithe"
— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) April 24, 2020
Grimwith High Laithe is a preserved cruck barn next to Grimwith Reservoir, which is situated between Grassington and Pately Bridge in the Yorkshire Dales. The barn is thought to be about 400 years old.
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© https://t.co/kvR9zpVegd pic.twitter.com/PZVxvPerAT
Really hard to know what his attitude would have been to a government that, say, issued free gas masks to everyone. pic.twitter.com/QQuUBrZySi
— Tom Hamilton (@thhamilton) April 23, 2020
It's ironic that what could have been the best view of the upgraded set looks like it was filmed on toilet paper.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 24, 2020
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 24, 2020
6. Robber, Invasion, Seeds, Games
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 24, 2020
Turned on BBC1, caught the end of Big Night In. Ending with a song by Andrew Lloyd Webber (£6m tax avoidance scheme) and Gary Barlow (£20m tax avoidance scheme) to encourage the public to donate to charities or order to fill a *mysterious void* in the public purse. 🙃
— Michael Marshall (@MrMMarsh) April 23, 2020
"The Flying Scotsman"
— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) April 25, 2020
The magnificent Flying Scotsman steam train at Oakworth Station on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (West Yorkshire, UK). Taken April 2017.
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© Tom Holmes / https://t.co/gu0UBrZwkI pic.twitter.com/agrSEWc92Q
"Star Trails 2"
— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) April 26, 2020
Another attempt at Star Trails over the skies of Carleton In Craven (North Yorkshire, UK). A lot more stars this time and 5 'shooting stars'.
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© Tom Holmes / https://t.co/gu0UBrZwkI pic.twitter.com/416JaEmm4U
Is it cloudy out or am I older than I thought? https://t.co/fgV70WOlF0
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 26, 2020
🎶 🎶 🎶 pic.twitter.com/jFbSGQZgsd
— Brian Conley (@RealBrianConley) April 17, 2020
Get the feeling that Boris Johnson will take his full paternity leave in 30 minute chunks every Wednesday between 12.00 and 12.30. #PMQs
— Peter Smith (@Redpeter99) April 29, 2020
TORY VOTERS.
— Denis Skinner (@BolsoverBeast) April 28, 2020
AT THE NEXT ELECTION. STAY HOME.
PROTECT THE NHS.
SAVE LIVES.
The BBC has been infested with woke lefties for years. "This is the BBC broadcasting on behalf of the conservative party went out with Kenny Everett." pic.twitter.com/b4mMsQ6RAj
— Jeff Smith (@jeffmhsmith) April 28, 2020
— Jeff Smith (@jeffmhsmith) April 28, 2020
That says more about the Mail than it does about the BBC
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 30, 2020
The same set of figures the BBC spends £174,857 on 'left wing' papers (Guardian & Daily Mirror), but £380,623 on right wing papers
So by your own yardstick the BBC is far more right wing than left. https://t.co/WKySDHEbwn
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