Mark Slater
Mark Slater
@markslater.bsky.social
Remind me I have too many books, BluRays, DVDs, comics, TV & games to get through to be wasting time on socials. Occasional maker of THINGS. British. SF, Horror, Comics, Books, Archive TV, Weird Shit. Letterboxd : @MarkSlater42 (He/Him)
1.1K followers302 following5.6K posts
Sorry to hear this. These themes can be done very well without being pro-AI, as in the British comedy series ‘Ann Droid’, the British drama series ‘Humans’ and the incredible British film ‘Brian and Charles’. Thought the trailer was giving similar vibes. Maybe being British is the key!
@royalsociety.org Will you eject him now?!?? What exactly does it take - because whatever it is, I refuse to believe he almost certainly hasn’t done it. If there is no threshold above which you would rescind his fellowship, then you’ve declared that a fellowship is essentially worthless.
"With a seeming flick of a switch, Musk has the power to alter the course of a deadly conflict. " Nobody should have that kind of power www.wsj.com/world/ukrain...
Because this is absolute insanity - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
Arrived within a couple of days of one another. Aren’t we blessed! @helleborezine.bsky.social @generalwitch.bsky.social
Blimey! It was probably a bit of a bad sign when they switched policy from charging for pre-orders on dispatch to charging for pre-orders immediately. Thankfully, that’s when I stopped ordering from them - otherwise I’d likely be having to swallow a huge loss over this.
***ANNOUNCEMENT*** #Zavvi has officially gone bankrupt. From their website: Chris Skey and Kerry Bailey of BDO LLP were appointed as Joint Administrators of ZavviGroup Ltd (the “Company”), which trades as Zavvi, on 12 October 2026. The affairs, business and property of the Company are
Mark Slater reposted
You can’t be a credible ‘Sci-Fi fan’ and have writtten the absolute abomination that was ‘Invasion:Earth’ I also remember a Radio Times interview with Mercurio at the time where he derided Quatermass and Doctor Who for their reliance on ideas and characters whereas ‘Invasion’ had a massive budget.
Hmm. deadline.com/2026/10/doct...
Mark Slater reposted
Mark Slater reposted
For years, Stephen Lennon has asked supporters to trust him and fund him. A Channel 4 Dispatches investigation, made with HOPE not hate, has raised serious questions about his finances. I’ve added my name calling for a full investigation. Will you? secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/199860/...
September the 7th seems to come earlier every year! FFS @sainsburys.bsky.social !!!
Mark Slater reposted
Be alerted; the BBC haven't shown Alan Clarke's seminal Play for Today Penda's Fen since 1975, although it has been viewable elsewhere. This is a truly bizarre, disturbing and primal piece of secret TV history, screening on BBC Four on Sept 9th, 2026. 4 out of 5. film-authority.com/2026/09/04/p...
Mark Slater reposted
To support Robin, don’t forget to unsubscribe from ‘The Infinite Monkey Cage’ on your podcast app. That way you can register your protest, and the BBC will actually see as the subscriber numbers fall.
I just saw the press release of The Infinite Monkey Cage and kept thinking, “wasn’t there a presenter before all this who named it and greatly shaped the show?” , and then, after much head scratching, I remembered, “it was me!” Patreon.com/robinince
Introduce yourself with 10 acts you've seen live: The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band Rush Pink Floyd John Carpenter The Moody Blues Metallica Tangerine Dream ELO The Wildhearts Hawkwind
Introduce yourself with 10 acts you've seen live: King Crimson Ornette Coleman Smashing Pumpkins Steve Reich Pink Floyd Dave Brubeck Tortoise Queen (w/ Freddie M) Genesis The Stone Roses
Mark Slater reposted
Mark Slater reposted
Mark Slater reposted
Just signed up to support Robin’s Patreon. If you can afford to, then it’s two fingers up to the transphobes who have treated him so badly, so you should. And that’s before you even get to how great he is and how much great stuff he’s going to do.
Thanks to everyone who has been able to sign up for a Patreon tier - the in conversation podcast will start recording next week and hopefully plans afoot for a reboot of Reality Tunnel too www.patreon.com/RobinInce
This is just fantastic. The artistry of metaphors is a thing of beauty.
This explainer out of Australia is genuinely useful background and analysis of what happened with the Canada-US trade deal last night. Note that it is extremely and delightfully sweary. Also there’s an appended glossary of Australian slang. ifloz.substack.com/p/king-carne...
My OCD suggests that surely they should have picked out fifty? Nonetheless, I’m sure it’s a marvelous selection.
REVEALED! We've picked forty of the best Dredd stories for our "Fifty Years of Judge Dredd" collection next year - and here's a list of what you'll find inside the book! https://bit.ly/4zqAwAG
And of course; youtu.be/9NpbqzKSQco?...
Date yourself with an advert from your childhood. The Noodle Doodle man aka The Third Doctor John Pertwee. youtu.be/lUy0NEkBZco?...
Date yourself with an advert from your childhood. The Noodle Doodle man aka The Third Doctor John Pertwee. youtu.be/lUy0NEkBZco?...
Mark Slater reposted
Mark Slater reposted
Mark Slater reposted
Thank you to those who sent messages about these posts - it feels like we are confronting a point where if we do not actively reject the aggressive and regressive voices in this country then our destiny is damned www.patreon.com/RobinInce/po... www.patreon.com/RobinInce/po...
Mark Slater reposted
Here is Gaslighting PART TWO - about how the anti trans gaslighting gave them victory (though that didn’t mean the end) #gaslighting #translivesmatter #lgbtq #bbcradio4 #psychology www.patreon.com/RobinInce/po...