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KS_1968 @karenroberts.bsky.social · 28m

The only time Ive heard it and it worked was when it was a woman in one chapter then a man. So almost two stories in one. Generally I prefer them to use a talented narrator who can do all the voices.

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KS_1968 @karenroberts.bsky.social · 39m

I hope you are right.

KS_1968 @karenroberts.bsky.social · 1h

They already do this. All my kids did this at junior school.

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Gabriel Milland @gabrielmilland.bsky.social · 3h

Nothing, but nothing, shouts "lazy PR takes advantage of lazy journalist" like demanding something be taught in schools.

Bonus lazy-points to this example for ignoring the fact that it's already in the KS1 national curriculum.

The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 17h

Kaleb Cooper, the breakout star of Clarkson’s Farm, has called for farming to be taught in schools so that children understand where their food comes from ⬇️

Teach farming in schools, says Kaleb Cooper — it saved me

The star of the TV series Clarkson’s Farm tells the Cheltenham Literature Festival that ‘everyone should know how to grow potatoes and other vegetables’

www.thetimes.com

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KS_1968 @karenroberts.bsky.social · 1h

I think that's the only time it works.

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 1h

And one way it doesn't respect the audibook as a medium is that for this stuff to work, the actors do really have to be in studio *together*, not to have Nighy as footnote and whichever big name actor is doing the book reading be visibly at odds together, edited poorly together. Hate, hate, HATE.

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 1h

Even before 'okay, but why would the footnotes have a different voice? They are written in the same tone as the main text' I can only hope a life of misery for whoever is responsible for the fact that Clifford's script, audibly, doesn't include where she needs to pause for footnotes!

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 1h

This stuff fundamentally doesn't respect that the audiobook is part of a literary and theatrical tradition that is thousands of years old. It's not a venue for a producer who wishes they were making radio plays to butcher a text with badly formatted scripts and actors who weren't in studio together.

Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · Dec 26

Crazy idea, but for the cost of getting Bill Nighy to read the footnotes, could surely have taken the time to properly format Sian Clifford's script so there aren't moments where you can essentially *hear* the fact there was a pagebreak?

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KS_1968 @karenroberts.bsky.social · 1h

He always gets narky when he gets asks questions that he doesnt like. It's his "tell".

Jane Bradley @bradleyjane.bsky.social · 3h

Say what you like about Farage, but he always gives an excellent quote.

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Jane Bradley @bradleyjane.bsky.social · 3h

We found out they’ve been courting Reform since at least 2024, in an attempt to build their UK influence, and have brokered a string of meetings and briefings with Farage.

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KS_1968 @karenroberts.bsky.social · 1h

Farage is taking money from these guys! 👇

Jane Bradley @bradleyjane.bsky.social · 3h

The ADF isn’t just any Christian anti-abortion group — they helped overturn Roe v Wade in the US and are incredibly well-connected in the White House. Now they’ve set their sights on Britain.

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KS_1968 @karenroberts.bsky.social · 1h

So not only does Farage hang about with people that take bribes from Russia but also he takes money from anti-abortionists who want to get a toehold in the UK!!!

Jane Bradley @bradleyjane.bsky.social · 5h

NEW: How a U.S. anti-abortion group has quietly positioned itself as a powerbroker between the Trump administration and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.

Latest investigation w Elizabeth Dias.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.

www.nytimes.com

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Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 1h

If you wondered why Nigel Farage turned up in US Congress in September speaking about "freedom of speech", this story has the answer

His appearance was orchestrated by a powerful American anti-abortion group that is trying to increase its influence in the UK by influencing the free speech debate

Jane Bradley @bradleyjane.bsky.social · 5h

NEW: How a U.S. anti-abortion group has quietly positioned itself as a powerbroker between the Trump administration and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.

Latest investigation w Elizabeth Dias.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.

www.nytimes.com

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Sathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social · 1h

Totally self-defeating

www.thetimes.com/article/4700...

Cuts to prison education will worsen reoffending rates, says watchdog

The chief inspector of prisons said the lack of purposeful activity would make inmates even more reliant on drugs and ultimately increase crime

www.thetimes.com

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 1h

"The reconstruction, the recovery, the physical recovery, the psychological recovery, is immense."

UNRWA official Sam Rose talks to @krishgm.bsky.social about Gaza.

Read and watch:

www.channel4.com/news/unrwa-o...

‘Massive challenges including unexploded bombs’ – UNRWA official on Palestinians returning home

We spoke to Sam Rose, director of affairs in Gaza for UNRWA, which is the UN agency which provides essential services like schools, healthcare, and food to Palestinian refugees across the Middle East.

www.channel4.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4h

UK charities say toxic immigration rhetoric leading to threats against staff

Voluntary organisations forced to introduce extensive security measures to protect staff and property Charities have warned of growing racial abuse, intimidation and threats of violence towards their staff and beneficiaries amid increasingly toxic rhetoric around immigration and race by politicians and extremist activists. Voluntary organisations say they are being forced to introduce extensive security measures to protect staff and property – a trend described by one charity head as in danger of becoming the “new normal” – after being targeted. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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KS_1968 @karenroberts.bsky.social · 3h

What a lovely idea.

The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 4h

A man who panned enough gold to buy his fiancée’s ring is among the groups of people flocking to revived mining towns as prices top £3,000 an ounce

Why it’s panning out for a new generation of Australian gold hunters

A man who panned enough gold to buy his fiancée’s ring is among the groups of people flocking to revived mining towns as prices top £3,000 an ounce

www.thetimes.com

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KS_1968 @karenroberts.bsky.social · 3h

Is this a joke? I mean WTAF!?

The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 4h

With lower traffic, world-class schools and serene living, Abu Dhabi is emerging as a family-friendly option for expats seeking balance in the UAE

Bye bye, Dubai: why families are heading for Abu Dhabi

With lower traffic, world-class schools and serene living, Abu Dhabi is emerging as a family-friendly option for expats seeking balance in the UAE

www.thetimes.com

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KS_1968 @karenroberts.bsky.social · 3h

Not to mention harsh laws on behavior such as same sex relationships, having a child out of marriage, public displays of affection, public intoxication and built in misogyny with dress codes for women ffs. Yeah what's not to like.
Who the f*** wants to raise their kids in such a intolerant place?

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Brynley Heaven @brynleyheaven.bsky.social · 4h

current Reform Party rhetoric [from Farage, at least] not exactly expected, saying that "Protect and Retreat" is woke. There must be a Maginot Line, no doubt as effective

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Brynley Heaven @brynleyheaven.bsky.social · 4d

large parts are informally residential throughout the storm surge season, a degree of urgent mobilisation is required. The unspoken truth is neither the state nor the local elected representatives have a strategy in place, although the latter are right to be alarmed and already rehearsing scapegoats

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 17h

Everyone knows at least one person (normally, but not exclusively, a guy) whose gone properly mental due to net rabbit holes.

We see public figures regularly go mad and destroy themselves.

And we have, at a policy level, just decided to put our fingers in our ears and go nahnahnah

Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 18h

Last night I heard of another friend of a friend who has been lost to a rabbit hole of online propaganda. We need to start treating this as a serious public health concern.

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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 4h

Close up of the central panel in a late 4th century AD floor, #Roman townhouse at Colliton Park #Dorchester

The design, a stylised flower surrounded by guilloche, is simple but highly effective 😍

Excavated 1937-8, it's today protected by Dorset council and Dorset Museum

📷 Sept 2014

#MosaicMonday

Roundel in a Roman mosaic floor featuring a stylised flower surrounded by interlocking guilloche

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4h

Hiking an unruly but beautiful new coast path in south-west Scotland

This coastal hiking trail around the hammerhead-shaped Rhins of Galloway peninsula is still a bit wild in places, but it’s an exhilarating introduction to this remote and little visited part of the country

www.theguardian.com

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The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 4h

🔺 Business live: Stock market falls ease after Trump softens China trade stance

Is the Taco — Trump Always Chickens Out — trade back as the president tones down his rhetoric towards Beijing?

🔓 Tap the link for updates

Business live: Stock market falls ease after Trump softens China trade stance

Is the Taco — Trump Always Chickens Out — trade back as the president tones down his rhetoric towards Beijing?

www.thetimes.com

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