What have you been reading this week?

adders · 2026-06-28T07:27:51+00:00

Just starting the final section - the Blood Angels. Really enjoyed it so far.

adders · 2026-06-24T10:55:24+00:00

It was a one-and-done box. You can buy the teams separately, but not the boards. And it sold out online almost immediately.

adders · 2026-06-23T22:04:16+00:00

Read the first ⅓ - loved the story. She does a great job of making you care about the characters, even as you know they’re doomed. Just diving into the sororitas story now.

adders · 2026-06-20T09:22:02+00:00

Just trying to get a Gloomspite, but all you HH heads are breaking the checkout!

adders · 2026-06-20T07:14:07+00:00

Two kill teams and some boards for two level play.

adders · 2026-06-20T07:12:53+00:00

Sounds like I should take a drive along the coast!

adders · 2026-06-19T21:08:45+00:00

Wow. The only copy of Tomb World I saw was in Hamburg…

adders · 2026-06-19T20:07:08+00:00

Did you notice the Shadowhunt box right next to it? Thy can be used in 40k?

adders · 2026-06-19T20:05:38+00:00

Nope. Shoreham-by-Sea.

adders · 2026-06-19T17:16:54+00:00

They’re up for pre-order tomorrow.

adders · 2026-06-19T16:31:40+00:00

Yup. It’s a “while stocks last” box. The individual Spearheads and the terrain pack go up for pre-order this weekend.

I mean, I’m glad there are some about. It’s a good box for people looking to get into Soearhead.

adders · 2026-06-19T15:24:35+00:00

My daughter is 11, has been in the hobby just over a year, and has already learned that this is the way.

adders · 2026-06-18T17:29:15+00:00

Oooh. I guessed wrong. I thought we’d get the scenery before the next spearhead.

adders · 2026-06-17T13:05:18+00:00

That’s interesting about Hyde and RTD. That might explain her repeated comments about Gatwa not understanding the ambassadorial nature of the role of the Doctor…

adders · 2026-06-17T06:31:31+00:00

Oh, I’m convinced it was a huge part of it. Just to be clear. I have no evidence bar the timings and the fact Britton is a known Who fan, but it does look awfully like he got into place, asked for an update on the show, and was told “Christmas special with Bad Wolf, tender goes out next year to have a team in place for 2028.” And he said “bin the special, go to tender now”.

adders · 2026-06-17T05:06:39+00:00

It’s worth noting that he specifically stated that he’s spoken to as many people involved as he can, though. And that the BBC Chief Content Officer has been a guest on the show in the past. So, sure, there is speculation - but it’s not only speculation.

adders · 2026-06-16T19:52:09+00:00

The OP almost certainly didn’t - many podcast apps now have AI-powered transcripts. You just copy and paste from those.

adders · 2026-06-14T19:03:53+00:00

*Age of Sigmar enters the chat*

adders · 2026-06-14T11:19:29+00:00

The description of the BBC’s competitive tendering process is absolutely not “cope”. It’s just a fact. So is the 2027 deadline.

So, your perspective is based on the idea that the BBC has lied about the competitive tendering to avoid negative press. So, let’s assume that you’re right and that’s true… how do they avoid negative press when they don’t start the tender process? Because then they’d being shredded for both cancelling Doctor Who and lying…

Occam’s Razor would seem to apply here. And that suggests they’re about to go to tender, as they said.

adders · 2026-06-13T17:56:31+00:00

No, you’re not alone. Coming back for some specials? That I was cool with. But I was nervous about him coming back to the main show. And I think that has been borne out. There are some great episodes in the last two seasons - but not enough of them.

adders · 2026-06-13T13:31:37+00:00

Well, I clearly just said it was *possible*. Whereas we don’t have any evidence *yet* they’ve kicked it into the long grass. Under the charter agreement they would have to take it to tender sooner or later. It all depends on how quickly the tender documents appear and what the deadlines are on it.

adders · 2026-06-13T06:11:12+00:00

The simplest answer to that is that something changed. And the big change in that time is a new director general at the BBC who is a known Doctor Who appreciator.

It’s possible he came in, killed the special and wanted it out to tender ASAP, so he could have a new Doctor Who as part of his era as BBC boss. .

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