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Vanessa Thorpe @vanessathorpe.bsky.social · Sep 14

Listening to The Archers Omnibus? Take a trip to early Ambridge…..
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Haywire: an entertainingly meta take on The Archers

Plus, the squelchy sounds of rural life in Cow/Deer at the Royal Court

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Vanessa Thorpe @vanessathorpe.bsky.social · Sep 12

Trace back those wry, sentimental suburban settings observer.co.uk/culture/book...

How Raymond Briggs found his style | The Observer

Two rediscovered early works show how the beloved author of The Snowman and Father Christmas perfected his blend of the fantastical and ordinary

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Vanessa Thorpe @vanessathorpe.bsky.social · Sep 4

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The Slow Newscast | The Observer

<p>Our weekly investigative show</p>

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Aug 24

Academics are very concerned that the BBC is changing access to its archival material by releasing material in an orchestrated way rather than allowing researchers to ask their own queries. Very worrying development and a good overview by @vanessathorpe.bsky.social
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Historians dismayed by ‘scandal’ of BBC cutting access to...

Critics say new limit to trove of information sounds knell for independent research

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Vanessa Thorpe @vanessathorpe.bsky.social · Aug 28

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Anna Netrebko’s Putin problem looms over Royal Opera return

The Russian soprano says she doesn’t support the war in Ukraine but her Tosca this week faces a chorus of critics

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Vanessa Thorpe @vanessathorpe.bsky.social · Aug 15

Any loose change to donate?https://observer.co.uk/culture/art/article/the-campaign-to-save-a-very-british-sculpture

The campaign to save a very British sculpture | The Observer

A unique Barbara Hepworth sculpture inspired by the tension of wartime London and the comfort of the Cornish coast could soon leave the country. But a pu...

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Vanessa Thorpe @vanessathorpe.bsky.social · Aug 10

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I sat through an 8-hour choral epic on a beanbag. Was it ...

John Tavener’s monumental Veil of the Temple promises to take us on a journey to a sacred, spiritual realm

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Vanessa Thorpe @vanessathorpe.bsky.social · Aug 10

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Pat down the golden retrievers: Cotswolds put on high ale...

With helicopters whirring overhead and police quizzing residents, rural life is anything but tranquil

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Vanessa Thorpe @vanessathorpe.bsky.social · Aug 5

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#edinburghfestivaltheatre
#EIF

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Vanessa Thorpe @vanessathorpe.bsky.social · Jul 27

Who took the risk and bought this today?
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Grasshopper relic for sale. But was it stolen from King T...

Some argue that the artefact up for auction should be returned to Egypt

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Vanessa Thorpe @vanessathorpe.bsky.social · Jul 17

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For sale: battle-scarred banner that shows the allure of ...

As two union flags break auction records, we investigate the historic pull of the UK’s national standard

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Vanessa Thorpe @vanessathorpe.bsky.social · Jun 10

Friday 13th coming - watch out for aesthetes on the streets….
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In the footsteps of Mrs Dalloway: taking to the street to...

Dublin marks Joyce’s Ulysses with Bloomsday every summer. So, on the centenary of the publication of Woolf’s treasured book, isn’t it time for an annual ...

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Vanessa Thorpe @vanessathorpe.bsky.social · Jun 2

An AI app summoned up the author of The Weft of Nettles for @hayfestival.bsky.social Is she the future after the Data Bill? observer.co.uk/culture/book...

The literary battle against AI is on: ‘Real words from real people are so much better’ | The Observer

Book lovers weren’t best pleased when The Observer presented them with a new debut novel created by ChatGPT at the Hay Festival this weekend

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Vanessa Thorpe @vanessathorpe.bsky.social · May 20

Are action films escapism or do their apocalyptic plots drive us on to the brink? Cannes, haunted by tariffs and the new world order
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Tom Cruise rocks La Croisette – but the real mission is to stop Trump’s movie tariffs | The Observer

Postcard from Cannes: the tariffs loom like a spectre over financial deals brokered in the plush hotel bars, “wreaking havoc”, as one industry journal puts it

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Tony Paley @tpaleyfilm.bsky.social · May 18

JonathanRomney’s TV film picks in Observer New Review - Sun: THE APARTMENT (1960) Sky Cinema Cult Classics 12.20pm; Tue: BIRDS OF PASSAGE (2018) Film4 1.20am; Fri: REBECCA (1940) @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social 3.40pm; Sat: NEW YORK, NEW YORK (1977) BBCTwo 10.40pm

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Vanessa Thorpe @vanessathorpe.bsky.social · May 18

Jennifer Lawrence puts her raw #DieMyLove performance down to Lynne Ramsay, her dream director @cannesfilmfestival.bsky.social

Vanessa Thorpe @vanessathorpe.bsky.social · May 17

Harris Dickinson @cannesfilmfestival.bsky.social -ahead of acclaim today for his directorial debut #Urchin - explains his work with East London rough sleepers and addicts

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Vanessa Thorpe @vanessathorpe.bsky.social · May 17

Pedro Pascal urges people to fight back against a scary US regime by not being fearful and so not “letting them win” #Eddington @cannesfilmfestival.bsky.social