Old Geek. Old Greek. Left Twitter as it was making me feel ill. https://bsky.app/profile/socratesfc.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/socratesfc.bsky.social/post/3mlpm7tjdf22jWhen the poster is significantly better than the film itself: Thunderbirds Are Go, 1966.13 May 2026 05:49 +0000at://did:plc:5bjjqneytvcucqkh6v5oibdf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlpm7tjdf22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/socratesfc.bsky.social/post/3mlplukfgd22jWhen the poster is significantly better than the film itself: Logan’s Run, 1976.13 May 2026 05:43 +0000at://did:plc:5bjjqneytvcucqkh6v5oibdf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlplukfgd22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/socratesfc.bsky.social/post/3mlnss6g6ic22#DoctorWho Good to see they left the Arc of Infinity set on the Amstel…12 May 2026 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:5bjjqneytvcucqkh6v5oibdf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnss6g6ic22https://bsky.app/profile/socratesfc.bsky.social/post/3mlnrtn3fjc22Lee Miller knew how to shoot a hat!12 May 2026 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:5bjjqneytvcucqkh6v5oibdf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnrtn3fjc22https://bsky.app/profile/socratesfc.bsky.social/post/3mlnrosatmk22Lee Miller: the aftermath of the Blitz in London.12 May 2026 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:5bjjqneytvcucqkh6v5oibdf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnrosatmk22https://bsky.app/profile/socratesfc.bsky.social/post/3mlnrkyah6s22Brilliant photo of a wartime/post-war hungry child, from the extraordinary Lee Miller.12 May 2026 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:5bjjqneytvcucqkh6v5oibdf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnrkyah6s22https://bsky.app/profile/socratesfc.bsky.social/post/3mlbdfbytss2uThe Weatherspoon’s pub named after Whitstable’s most famous resident (except for the oysters): The Peter Cushing. A beautiful art deco cinema - unexpectedly it’s a brilliant and faithful conversion, almost as delightful Cushing himself (apart from the “no dogs” rule!).07 May 2026 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:5bjjqneytvcucqkh6v5oibdf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbdfbytss2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/socratesfc.bsky.social/post/3mlbd2wbdjk2uThere be Sea Devils approaching these forts… Maunsell Forts, Thames Estuary, Whitstable Museum. What a delightful Steam Punk WWII Retro Futuristic Construction!07 May 2026 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:5bjjqneytvcucqkh6v5oibdf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbd2wbdjk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/socratesfc.bsky.social/post/3ml3wt5bngs24Spotted out in the wild… Stephen Mangan and Anita Mangan, Ealing Book Festival. Plus an intruding elbow at no extra cost!05 May 2026 10:06 +0000at://did:plc:5bjjqneytvcucqkh6v5oibdf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3wt5bngs24https://bsky.app/profile/socratesfc.bsky.social/post/3mkaooy7wv22iFluffy Squatters of Whitstable II: The Revenge24 Apr 2026 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:5bjjqneytvcucqkh6v5oibdf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaooy7wv22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/socratesfc.bsky.social/post/3mkaol4ocbs2iFive fox cub squatters frolicking around an unoccupied holiday home, Whitstable.24 Apr 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:5bjjqneytvcucqkh6v5oibdf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaol4ocbs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/socratesfc.bsky.social/post/3mjyi5jmvsc2fPeter Cushing’s house by the sea, Whitstable. Find the wonderful Old Neptune pub and walk to the left (facing the sea) for 10-15 mins. It’s fitting that the house is as delightful and charming as the actor himself. @lizbethmyles.bsky.social You may well have already visited on a pilgrimage…21 Apr 2026 07:40 +0000at://did:plc:5bjjqneytvcucqkh6v5oibdf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyi5jmvsc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/socratesfc.bsky.social/post/3mjyhg2cxys2fTake a deep breath… the alleyways of Whitstable.21 Apr 2026 07:27 +0000at://did:plc:5bjjqneytvcucqkh6v5oibdf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyhg2cxys2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/socratesfc.bsky.social/post/3mjyh5lhbs22cThe Banksy of Whitstable… Catman, apparently.21 Apr 2026 07:22 +0000at://did:plc:5bjjqneytvcucqkh6v5oibdf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyh5lhbs22chttps://bsky.app/profile/socratesfc.bsky.social/post/3mhup734jtc2nIt’s bigger on the inside. From The Argus, Sussex25 Mar 2026 08:45 +0000at://did:plc:5bjjqneytvcucqkh6v5oibdf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhup734jtc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/socratesfc.bsky.social/post/3mhiursxck222So International Rescue have an enemy more fiendish than the diabolical Hood: The Disco Nazis!!! Who knew? Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Blu-Rays, The Cham-Cham20 Mar 2026 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:5bjjqneytvcucqkh6v5oibdf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhiursxck222https://bsky.app/profile/socratesfc.bsky.social/post/3mgyvjnslks2bIn case no one had noticed. Just sayin’14 Mar 2026 07:24 +0000at://did:plc:5bjjqneytvcucqkh6v5oibdf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgyvjnslks2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/socratesfc.bsky.social/post/3mgyvdvjscc2bNow that’s some first issue.14 Mar 2026 07:20 +0000at://did:plc:5bjjqneytvcucqkh6v5oibdf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgyvdvjscc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/socratesfc.bsky.social/post/3mgyvbnwkxk2bThe 1970s - when progressive politics and reasonable pricing intersected. Those were the days. Sigh14 Mar 2026 07:19 +0000at://did:plc:5bjjqneytvcucqkh6v5oibdf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgyvbnwkxk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/socratesfc.bsky.social/post/3mgpgspzc2c2xSlowly making my way through the 60th Anniversary blu-ray box set of my favourite show as a kid - Thunderbirds. It’s absolutely gorgeous. The colours really pop-out and you can see all the model work in such detail - including this surprisingly large 2 on the side of the green goddess.10 Mar 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:5bjjqneytvcucqkh6v5oibdf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpgspzc2c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/socratesfc.bsky.social/post/3mfoi47ecf226JMW Turner, uncredited inventor of the Doctor Who title sequence? I submit my indisputable evidence.25 Feb 2026 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:5bjjqneytvcucqkh6v5oibdf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfoi47ecf226https://bsky.app/profile/socratesfc.bsky.social/post/3mflwmjlplk27Pan Am in space. Very 2001, with a bit of Thunderbirds retro futurism thrown in and a touch of airline glossy magazine advertising. I imagine that all the passengers are drinking Martinis. Always loved this - it’s the yellow that makes it. Chris Moore, 1977 book cover, I believe.24 Feb 2026 10:13 +0000at://did:plc:5bjjqneytvcucqkh6v5oibdf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mflwmjlplk27https://bsky.app/profile/socratesfc.bsky.social/post/3mfe6zrayws2kMy great grandmother’s rather beautiful Egyptian 1890s sofa is now available on eBay… if anyone is interested! Re-upholstered and in superb condition. Not for slouching on, but perfect for an Agatha Christie mystery or when you have the vicar round for tea (before poisoning him/her).21 Feb 2026 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:5bjjqneytvcucqkh6v5oibdf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfe6zrayws2khttps://bsky.app/profile/socratesfc.bsky.social/post/3mfbxftribk2jWhich is the better Stonehenge, Constable or Turner? Both would have been big fans of Stones of Blood/Children of the Stones, surely. Definite folk horror vibes20 Feb 2026 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:5bjjqneytvcucqkh6v5oibdf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfbxftribk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/socratesfc.bsky.social/post/3mfbwh2opr22jI must control my urge to bid at auction for Gerry Anderson toys from my childhood. I must control my urge to bid… (repeat ad infinitum) Nostalgia is a seductive perfume 😮‍💨20 Feb 2026 10:44 +0000at://did:plc:5bjjqneytvcucqkh6v5oibdf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfbwh2opr22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/socratesfc.bsky.social/post/3mfbnavqhcs26Guess How Much I Love You?Harrowing, upsetting but brilliant play at the Royal Court, London. The script is razor sharp and the acting, especially the incredible Rosie Sheehy (surely will be a huge star), more than matches it. Beg, steal or borrow a ticket, but take a hankie. Not for everyone!20 Feb 2026 07:59 +0000at://did:plc:5bjjqneytvcucqkh6v5oibdf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfbnavqhcs26https://bsky.app/profile/socratesfc.bsky.social/post/3mevo3yeijk2m@legopolis.bsky.social William Hartnell 1957, plus an amazing cast. Well worth watching!!! https://youtu.be/O_jFJo2OQNM?si=vnJ71OFILui4FF2115 Feb 2026 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:5bjjqneytvcucqkh6v5oibdf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mevo3yeijk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/socratesfc.bsky.social/post/3mebc75beyc2lIs there anything more 60s than this gorgeous Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD cover? Jim Steranko, Pop-Art genius.07 Feb 2026 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:5bjjqneytvcucqkh6v5oibdf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mebc75beyc2l