Simon Wood
Lecturer in Medical Education at Cardiff University, lapsed mathematician, garden railway builder & Doctor Who appreciator.
Lecturer in Medical Education at Cardiff University, lapsed mathematician, garden railway builder & Doctor Who appreciator.
I loved this viaduct. This is very sad. #SpeysideWay #GarmouthViaduct https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1m87jlv97ro
I still don't really see why a bridge-height bar across the road wouldn't also “detect over-height vehicles approaching a low railway bridge [and] warn any driver that they will not be able to pass under an upcoming bridge” and be deployable more quickly… https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/12/bridge-bouncer-to-be-trialled-in-south-wales.html
Yay! The evenings are getting longer 🥳 (though I’m not convinced it’s 5 seconds… 0.5 maybe?) https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vadc5ou2fobayi4fzmj3r5qc/post/3m7xirb5o5g23
Bugs Review: Jewel Control – Fusion Patrol Ep. 766
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This week we look at “Bugs: Jewel Control” as Simon and Eugene discuss electricity billing, Beckett’s impressive Chinese reading capabilities, and whether Bugs is part of the same universe as Torchwood and whether it shares some of the same strengths and flaws.
“Airdate: ” August 29, 1998
“Runtime:” 50
“Starring: ” Jaye Griffiths, Jesse Birdsall, Steven Houghton
“Guest Stars: ” Naoko Mori
“Director: “John Stroud
“Writer: “Colin Brake
“Synopsis: ” A Colombian emerald baron plans to use an ancient Continuation of Government facility to take control of the world’s jewel market. The team is alerted when Colombian gangster Diaz enters the country and has a connection to an old friend of Ros’.
@CSTonlinetv “Though Tom benefits from Christine’s actions…he resents her exerting her/American power against a British threat (i.e., his ex) without his express consent.” #Spooks https://cstonline.net/very-special-relationships-spooks/
“I read the CIA Factbook, Christine, written by you. Britain’s entry: ‘slightly smaller than Oregon.’” Oh, I did love the first couple of series of #Spooks. Great article by Melissa Beattie here on 2.6 and Anglo-American relationships @CSTonlinetv https://cstonline.net/very-special-relationships-spooks/
Today I learned that Michael Palin (who was being interviewed, a bit randomly with Kylie Minogue on R2) was in Home and Away… 😮 https://youtu.be/261ugmDCcBU?si=JcDrNi3M_DVWKm_g
If you've not read them, I highly recommend picking up this Murderbot Diaries book bundle from Humble Bundle. Great books, I just polished off the last one and still want more!
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/martha-wells-murderbot-and-more-tor-books-encore
I assume the US administration is going to declare war on the island nation of San Serriffe any moment now
@LoneLocust “I bought all these books because I wanted them, and I STILL WANT THEM. I do not like getting rid of books.” QFT.
@LoneLocust What if you disable federation on the post you are editing? (Given you presumably never will want it to federate?)
@lydiaconwell Me too. My appreciation is partly tied up in that experience of stumbling across it when it aired. But I’ve seen it enough times to see the craft, and recognise its objective brilliance. Plus I’ve shown it to enough people who didn’t see it at the time (maybe not even British or steeped in the language of 1990s reality TV) and observed their reactions to know it still works as a piece of supernatural storytelling.
My podcast, Fusion Patrol, has one of the largest/most diverse rewatch podcast archives. 15 years. 750+ episodes. Over 30 sci-fi series covered in their entirety.
But old podcasts disappear, and 15-YO audio isn't always great.
I'm selectively remastering some of our classics starting with one of the greatest cult sci-fi series of all time, #SapphireAndSteel!
Come discover (or re-visit) our discussions of this 6-part series, now in darn-close-to-passable quality audio!
https://fusionpatrol.com/category/series/sapphire-and-steel/
Apple have finally announced an air date for #Tehran season 3 (only a year after it aired in Israel) it starts 9 Jan. (Ok, Apple, now release The Savant) https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/tehran-lands-season-3-release-150000350.html
