Nick Setchfield

RIP Walter Koenig. The first member of the original cast I ever interviewed, and how surreal that felt. His book on the making of Star Trek The Motion Picture was an eye-opener for me as a kid, the kind of wry, candid insider account that studios would never sign off on these days.

This is well worth snapping up. Some truly wonderful stories. Fireside optional.

A treat to hear Charlie Higson talk about his new James Bond novel King Zero at Topping & Co in Bath tonight.

"The audiences are about a tour behind me, but then they always are. I'd get worried if they turned up in outfits I'd never seen before. I'd think I was a tour behind." David Bowie, 1976.

This Chrissie Hynde/Pretenders compilation on BBC 2 is just banger after kohl-eyed banger. Fabulous stuff.

A burning question we posed on the cover of @sfxmagazine.bsky.social 30 years ago this month (if you're still waiting for the answer, faithful reader, it was "Yes, just about...").

Simple Minds being astonishingly good on Radio 2 In The Park. Forever amused by the fact they mentioned Nastassja Kinski in Up on the Catwalk because they wanted to meet Nastassja Kinski and thought it might help.

I had a fascinating chat with @filmisfabulous.bsky.social about recovering lost film and television - check it out in the latest issue of @sfxmagazine.bsky.social

I had a fascinating chat with @filmisfabulous.bsky.social about recovering lost film and television - check it out in the latest issue of @sfxmagazine.bsky.social

The apocalypse is upon TG Jones in Bath (or WH Smith, as it was before the body snatchers got it). #buymagazines

In brightest day, in blackest night... I'm talking to Lanterns showrunner Chris Mundy about his intriguing new take on Green Lantern in the latest @sfxmagazine.bsky.social

Camouflage might need a little work...

Highlight of today's Bath Book Fair. Sadly just a little beyond my wallet but what a glorious cover...

Shout out to the guy in the Odeon who chose to open a bag of crisps during the siren song in The Odyssey. Your idiocy is truly worthy of legend.

Is there truly any part of Doctor Who history too mundane to be recorded? If you've ever wondered what the press snacks looked like during SFX's location visit to The Zygon Invasion, well, I don't believe you. But here they are, nevertheless.

Today’s narrowboat cat sighting…

Currently experiencing thunder and lightning so overwrought it feels like stock footage spliced into a '70s TV horror.

Up, up and away! I’m talking to star Milly Alcock and director Craig Gillespie about bringing Supergirl back to the big screen. Find their flight plan in the latest issue of @sfxmagazine.bsky.social

Up, up and away! I’m talking to star Milly Alcock and director Craig Gillespie about bringing Supergirl back to the big screen. Find their flight plan in the latest issue of @sfxmagazine.bsky.social

So sad to hear of the passing of Anthony Head. Always so supportive of the magazine and, living in Bath, a frequent visitor to the @sfxmagazine.bsky.social office and photo studio. Fabulous actor and a charming, approachable man who wore his fame lightly.

Mr Spielberg and co at last night's Disclosure Day premiere in London. What a thrill to be in that room.

Early, bruising rejection by the film industry...

Watch the skies! I’m talking to screenwriter David Koepp about Spielberg’s new UFO thriller Disclosure Day in the latest issue of SFX. Get it before the authorities do…

Watch the skies! I’m talking to screenwriter David Koepp about Spielberg’s new UFO thriller Disclosure Day in the latest issue of SFX. Get it before the authorities do…

A treat to hear @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social talk about A Hard Day's Night and all matters Fab today. A thoroughly fascinating, entertaining Q&A as part of the Bath Literature Festival. Her BFI book on the movie comes highly recommended by this Beatlemaniac.

Wonder if the photo-bombers in the background ever realised they ended up in the title sequence...

What a treat to see this beauty back on the big screen last night - first time for me since 1978...

Spider-Noir brilliantly reimagines Spider-Man as a 1930s private eye with Nic Cage spinning the webs. I walk the mean, sticky streets with showrunner Oren Uziel in the latest issue of @sfxmagazine.bsky.social

Spider-Noir brilliantly reimagines Spider-Man as a 1930s private eye with Nic Cage spinning the webs. I walk the mean, sticky streets with showrunner Oren Uziel in the latest issue of @sfxmagazine.bsky.social

No ageing Gen X thrill quite like buying a brand new issue of Action... Alas I didn't have enough left over for a Sherbert Dab.

Happy 75th birthday to the brilliant Peter Davison. I interviewed him in 2016 and he told me why Patrick Troughton was one of his heroes, vegetable patch and all...

This was fun to dive into: I'm talking to the team behind the proposed Blake's 7 reboot in the latest issue of @sfxmagazine.bsky.social Available now in all Federation-free star systems...

This was fun to dive into: I'm talking to the team behind the proposed Blake's 7 reboot in the latest issue of @sfxmagazine.bsky.social Available now in all Federation-free star systems...

Doing some research into Close Encounters of the Third Kind and just unearthed a Spielberg interview from a 1978 issue of Cinefantastique. Fascinating that he seemed absolutely committed to a sequel at that point…

45 years ago today the Fourth Doctor gave way to the Fifth. I remember reading in the paper that morning that Tom Baker would simply vanish, which killed any excitement I had for a glimpse of the new guy. So imagine the sheer thrill of seeing Mr Davison’s face in the closing moments after all…

Today’s canal boat cat sighting…

Happy St David's Day!

Hell’s Kitchen nightmares… I’m talking Daredevil: Born Again season two with showrunner Dario Scardapane in the latest issue of @sfxmagazine.bsky.social

In Me Own Write! Got handed the v first copy of my BFI Film Classics book on A Hard Day's Night. Out Apr 2nd in the UK, June 11th in the US. You can pre-order with a 10% discount off the Bloomsbury Books website: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/hard-days...

Have a listen to this wonderful history of the Christmas ghost story, from Beowulf to M R James and beyond… www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

The Land That Time Forgot was a formative cinema trip for me at the age of six - and a movie I still adore. So it was a treat to track down director Kevin Connor for a chat about dinosaurs and Doug McClure, all in the latest @sfxmagazine.bsky.social… issue 400, no less!

The Land That Time Forgot was a formative cinema trip for me at the age of six - and a movie I still adore. So it was a treat to track down director Kevin Connor for a chat about dinosaurs and Doug McClure, all in the latest @sfxmagazine.bsky.social… issue 400, no less!

Some perfect autumnal reading has arrived, guarded by the resident familiar… @helleborezine.bsky.social

As a '70s kid The New Avengers was my gateway into the world of Steed & Co. Wonderful to see the effort that's gone into these stunning new restorations - a vivid new life for the series.

Enjoyed chatting with Jan Chappell about her time playing Cally in Blake’s 7 - everything from telepathic experiences to filming in nuclear power stations. All in the latest @sfxmagazine.bsky.social

Enjoyed chatting with Jan Chappell about her time playing Cally in Blake’s 7 - everything from telepathic experiences to filming in nuclear power stations. All in the latest @sfxmagazine.bsky.social

Happy Halloween, you children of the night...