This is exceptional. Not just on the level of storycraft — Mr. Saturday Night meets H.P. Lovecraft — but as a consummate work of solo audio production. Stay for the story but if you’re in the radio/audio industry and listening out for new talent… listen twice. Starts at 9:37.

Breaking Twitter silence to say that last night I listened to “A Dagger in Its Hand” by Angus Dunican on the latest episode of Imaginary Advice and it was one of the most unsettling bits of storytelling I’ve experienced in a long, LONG time. No spoilers but go listen to it ASAP.

Still think about this episode of The Transformers - wherein they functionally ‘solve death’ and then never mention it again - about once a day.

Are you even in a Playground until you’ve heard, “EZRA!!! SLOWDOWN!!”

Trump knows his followers will act out. His message today about Taylor Swift should be taken seriously and considered a legitimate threat. These aren't just comical ravings of a lunatic political candidate suffering from dementia.

Yours sincerely, ‘someone on the news’

I had such a nice week last week. - Saw a play I feature in Southwark Playhouse - My latest piece came out via Ross Sutherland / Imaginary Advice - FINALLY played ACMS - Saw my best boys GreatestTrek London Podcast Festival - Had reunion pints with my Doctor Who: Time Fracture cast pals Felt like a real person

The only pebble in the shoe of my,otherwise, lovely week was that I had to miss this

'Professor Yaffle Breaks Down His Most ICONIC Tutting Dismissals Of Found Objects | GQ'

*Judy Garland Voice "Oh MY!"

This is the earliest I've been in on something ever. You should all come hang...it is LOADS nicer.

I'm in such a pickle. I've a treatment that's months late. I HAD the whole story in my head but I had to put it down half finished and now I can't pick up the threads. It's like I'm trying to remember a dream. The voice that says 'NO! That wasn't it!' Won't let me push forward.

X-Files And The City

I am pleased am please to report that I have successfully pivoted into my 'exercise as procrastination' season. Lets see how long this illusion of a healthy habit lasts!

Urgent questions

Thank you to the nice man who stopped to ask if I was ok when I was taken by a fit of weeping while walking the dog. Important reminder to not forego the ol’ podcasts on a bad brain day. Xx

P.S. I’m fine. I just started ruminating on the motif of ‘Robots being left as custodians of nature’ in sad science fiction stories and, accidentally, kicked the shit out of myself.

I probably should say that I’m 'Not at all upset by how badly this is going'... … but that would be what a scientist would call ‘A Lie’.

Were I ever to seek public office, I would run on a platform of making it mandatory to provide suggestions and aftercare as to what the fuck one is supposed to do with the other half a tin of coconut milk, when a recipe has (irresponsibly) called for half a tin of coconut milk.

Can it really be that time of year again already?