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Here's the recently released scene setter for next week's new episode, 'The Bells of Saint John'.

Great, thanks again guys.

Fantastic, thanks guys!

My game finally landed on the doormat on Wednesday morning. It's definitely a hit so far. I'm missing the vast underground tombs of old a little bit, but I'm loving the graphics, the combat, and the overall atmosphere.

Fantastic to have you back, you're BZ royalty in my eyes.

Threads merged. P.S. She's awesome!

That pesky Skrillex, he's everywhere! Who'd have thought this summer would prove to be so stacked in terms of exciting games?

Wreck-it Ralph. Honestly believe it ranks among Disney's best.

Those co-operative moves sure look like fun.

Actual TV ads have started to do the rounds here in the UK (and presumably elsewhere too). Not long now...

Oh lord, now Fletcher is knackered. An optimist might say that we have two more than capable strikers in reserve - one desperate to silence the doubters, the other with massive potential. But who ever heard of an optimistic Sunderland fan?

I initially read the t-shirt slogan as 'Victoria Sponge'.

Note to self: it could be worse, you could be a Blackburn fan.

A superb talent. He may have a way to go before fully deserving the current comparisons with Zola, Ronaldo and Messi, but he, Mata and Oscar could run riot in the Premier League for many years to come.

She gets more impressive by the day. I can't wait until tomorrow.

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Cue the inevitable appointment to the MOTD team. I can hardly wait.

End of the road for Michael Owen, apparently. What year is it again?

The next four games in particular will be such formidable challenges, I'm hoping against hope that there'll still be a way back by the time we get through them all. If there is one slight ray of hope, it's that United are playing Chelsea in the FA Cup replay just a couple of days after our game with them. They're thousands of points clear of Man City so perhaps Fergie will rest a few of the usual first eleven. I wouldn't exactly be confident of getting a result against the reserves either, but it's better than facing Fatman & Robin. For some considerable time now (even when we were mid-table) O'Neill has been repeating his mantra that we're fighting relegation, and his cautiousness seems to bleed into the way we play - so lacking in belief, craft and ambition, and no plan on how to improve. I think if we survive now (barring some miraculous improvement coming out of the blue) it'll be by the skin of our teeth and by virtue of others' misfortune.

'Comedown Machine' is now streaming, via Pitchfork... http://pitchfork.com...medown-machine/

^And no sooner had I posted those, new tracks appeared in the form of a double a-side release. The lyrics on 'Step' contain a namecheck for Modest Mouse.

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The Doctor has a new jacket. New jackets are cool. http://youtu.be/EaAJgqwTbBU