The Jason Davis

Writer. Putting one foot in front of the other, one word after the next.
@[email protected]

[filmisfabulous @filmisfabulous]

The Beatles on ToTPs

Film is Fabulous! is delighted to confirm the 35mm negative presented to John Franklin at the recent film convention in Oxted, contains the The Beatles first appearance on Top of the Tops.

[The Jason Davis @TheJasonDavis]

@EmilyDylan_ Art. With a capital A.

[The Jason Davis @TheJasonDavis]

@TobyHadoke I've just noticed we share our respective birthdays with consecutive companion actors.

[The Jason Davis @TheJasonDavis]

@TobyHadoke

[The Jason Davis @TheJasonDavis]

@ChrisChapman81 The UK Collection play on US players, but when I bought the US Season 19, something was off with the 16mm sequences. Player and tv were set to display the native format, but it reminded me of the 3/2 pull-down of movies on NTSC. The UK release didn't exhibit the same problem.

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

*One month before her 95th birthday, Patricia Routledge wrote something that still gently echoes:*

**“I’ll be turning 95 this coming Monday. In my younger years, I was often filled with worry — worry that I wasn’t quite good enough, that no one would cast me again, that I wouldn’t live up to my mother’s hopes. But these days begin in peace, and end in gratitude.”**

My life didn’t quite take shape until my forties. I had worked steadily — on provincial stages, in radio plays, in West End productions — but I often felt adrift, as though I was searching for a home within myself that I hadn’t quite found.

At 50, I accepted a television role that many would later associate me with — Hyacinth Bucket, of Keeping Up Appearances. I thought it would be a small part in a little series. I never imagined that it would take me into people’s living rooms and hearts around the world. And truthfully, that role taught me to accept my own quirks. It healed something in me.

At 60, I began learning Italian — not for work, but so I could sing opera in its native language. I also learned how to live alone without feeling lonely. I read poetry aloud each evening, not to perfect my diction, but to quiet my soul.

At 70, I returned to the Shakespearean stage — something I once believed I had aged out of. But this time, I had nothing to prove. I stood on those boards with stillness, and audiences felt that. I was no longer performing. I was simply being.

At 80, I took up watercolor painting. I painted flowers from my garden, old hats from my youth, and faces I remembered from the London Underground. Each painting was a quiet memory made visible.

Now, at 95, I write letters by hand. I’m learning to bake rye bread. I still breathe deeply every morning. I still adore laughter — though I no longer try to make anyone laugh. I love the quiet more than ever.

**I’m writing this to tell you something simple:**

**Growing older is not the closing act. It can be the most exquisite chapter — if you let yourself bloom again.**

Let these years ahead be your *treasure years*.

You don’t need to be famous. You don’t need to be flawless.

You only need to show up — fully — for the life that is still yours.

*With love and gentleness,*

— Patricia Routledge

[-𝐉𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐄- @AMadmanNotABox]

Oh and did I mention Peter Capaldi closed yesterday’s gig with a cover of The Cure’s “Friday I’m In Love”?

[Doctor Who 1986 @doctorwho1980s]

It's July 1985.

Doctor Who, someone still loves you.

#DoctorWho1985

[David Lynch's Worlds @ObnoxandAnony]

When the Horror Channel played #TwinPeaks on their network (nearly two decades ago), they produced a trailer that still makes my jaw drop.

[BBC Archive @BBCArchive]

#OnThisDay 1929: Anne Frank was born.
In 1979, Lesley Judd looked back on the time she interviewed Otto Frank who had made a special visit to Britain to show Blue Peter viewers his daughter's original diaries.

[The Jason Davis @TheJasonDavis]

A splendid look at an extraordinary actor. Give it a look.

[Michael Troughton @mwtroughton]

I’m pleased to announce that my biography of my dad, Patrick Troughton, is now available directly from Amazon globally—including USA, Europe, and Australia! I’m honoured and excited to share it with fans around the world. #DoctorWho
https://t.co/wULpbXinDG

[David G-P @pie1883]

New on YouTube… the Ghosts of Doctor Who. The hints left in the camera scripts to what could have been.

And what might the Doctor have done in The Tenth Planet Episode 3 if he was awake?

https://t.co/QCTs5IXLUW

[The Jason Davis @TheJasonDavis]

The debut episode of the WORLD OF TELLY podcast, which provided an engaging and informative review of the short-lived MOONBASE 3. I commend it to you without reservation: https://t.co/r2eszegd9G

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

Basket Starfish have so many branches/appendages it seems unreal out of the water

[The Jason Davis @TheJasonDavis]

@Posteritati @Criterion @criterionchannl

[Doctor Who Sings @DoctorWhoSings]

The time has finally come! #DoctorWho Sings’ version of #RickAstley’s #NeverGonnaGiveYouUp is here at last! What more is there to say? The full song can be found on our #YouTube channel at: https://t.co/Kw3l7clZ4J

[The Jason Davis @TheJasonDavis]

@TobyHadoke The Frank Skinner line in LOOKING FOR MAC is the funniest thing I've heard this year.

[James Melville 🚜 @JamesMelville]

This is off the scale brilliant.
♥️🎶

[The Jason Davis @TheJasonDavis]

@ElizaH64344 I can hear the photographer saying, "Okay, Voord, now you're going to carry Susan over a big rock! There's a big rock and you've got to get that flipper over it!"

[Gallifrey One @gallifreyone]

Now's a great time to register for Gallifrey One 2025, the 35th annual North American DOCTOR WHO celebration, February 14-16 at the Marriott Los Angeles Airport Hotel. Tickets are still available at https://t.co/w9VgXzaJ1m - join us! #gally1 #doctorwho #bigfinish #TARDIS #drwho