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Ex-BBC radio, former teacher, Bristolian in exile, loves C20th fiction mainly by female writers, writing, classic TV.
Ex-BBC radio, former teacher, Bristolian in exile, loves C20th fiction mainly by female writers, writing, classic TV.
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· Oct 4
Made a little trail for my experimental short story podcast. listenwithother.co.uk
Mixing the first episode of my Christmas story podcast...
December 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Mixing the first episode of my Christmas story podcast...
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Christine Keeler at the typewriter; photographed at her home in London, May 7, 1969. That looks like a wildly improbable typing setup. 📷 Reg Burkett
December 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Christine Keeler at the typewriter; photographed at her home in London, May 7, 1969. That looks like a wildly improbable typing setup. 📷 Reg Burkett
Take Back Birds Custard Powder. #needsWork
December 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Take Back Birds Custard Powder. #needsWork
Tfw a 10 month-old post randomly starts doing numbers.
December 6, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Tfw a 10 month-old post randomly starts doing numbers.
This is a great article by @davidjesudason.bsky.social - we had a Hobgoblin pub round the corner, I'd like to know more about its history.
For millennia, the t-shirts of the men in the know have taunted us.
"WHAT'S THE MATTER LAGER BOY? SCARED YOU'LL TASTE SOMETHING?"
Now, @davidjesudason.bsky.social digs into the social, physical, perhaps even the metaphysical world of Wychwood's Hobgoblin.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
"WHAT'S THE MATTER LAGER BOY? SCARED YOU'LL TASTE SOMETHING?"
Now, @davidjesudason.bsky.social digs into the social, physical, perhaps even the metaphysical world of Wychwood's Hobgoblin.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
Under the Bridge — A Definitive History of Wychwood Hobgoblin — Pellicle
My love affair with pubs started in Staines. It’s where I found my tribe—the pub as an expression of individuality, an alternative to bland Britain. But I was afraid at first. In 1996, my British-Asi...
www.pelliclemag.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
This is a great article by @davidjesudason.bsky.social - we had a Hobgoblin pub round the corner, I'd like to know more about its history.
Did you spot all the references to the number 3 in this three-part story? I put a lot in. A lot.
Made a little trail for my experimental short story podcast. listenwithother.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Did you spot all the references to the number 3 in this three-part story? I put a lot in. A lot.
I like The Kinks because they don't quite fit. They're like The Fall in that regard. Something other about them. Like they came from outer space. #notTOTP
December 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I like The Kinks because they don't quite fit. They're like The Fall in that regard. Something other about them. Like they came from outer space. #notTOTP
December 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I know we talk about the‘haunted generation’ but this Tomorrow People story absolutely terrified me.
Special effects were not generally a strength of Thames' 1970 science fiction series The Tomorrow People but it did make some good use of optical effects such as in this colourful, psychedelic image from the 1974 serial "The Blue and the Green".
December 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I know we talk about the‘haunted generation’ but this Tomorrow People story absolutely terrified me.
Not sure why Netflix would want to buy Jamie’s Italian but I guess you gotta diversify.
December 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Not sure why Netflix would want to buy Jamie’s Italian but I guess you gotta diversify.
Look forward to everyone boycotting the World Cup in its entirety and not posting anything about it at all.
December 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Look forward to everyone boycotting the World Cup in its entirety and not posting anything about it at all.
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Has any horror film ever started with the image/idea of Fig. 1? Especially if the flipside is something like Fig. 2?
December 5, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Has any horror film ever started with the image/idea of Fig. 1? Especially if the flipside is something like Fig. 2?
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Netflix have just bought Westward TV. They gain exclusive rights to use Gus Honeybun in a variety of media.
December 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Netflix have just bought Westward TV. They gain exclusive rights to use Gus Honeybun in a variety of media.
Late to this, but the opening go Grown Ups by Pulp is EXACTLY the same melody as Sub-culture by New Order, right?
December 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Late to this, but the opening go Grown Ups by Pulp is EXACTLY the same melody as Sub-culture by New Order, right?
I finally sold my soul and bought some Bluetooth headphones. Turned them on. 10 minutes updating firmware. Never had this with my HD414s.
December 5, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I finally sold my soul and bought some Bluetooth headphones. Turned them on. 10 minutes updating firmware. Never had this with my HD414s.
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It sure looks like Russian intelligence attempted to use military drones to assassinate the President of Ukraine inside an EU country.
Looking forward to more thoughts from Belgium on why freezing Russian assets is an escalatory move that might compromise the peace process.
Looking forward to more thoughts from Belgium on why freezing Russian assets is an escalatory move that might compromise the peace process.
Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 5, 2025 at 9:22 AM
It sure looks like Russian intelligence attempted to use military drones to assassinate the President of Ukraine inside an EU country.
Looking forward to more thoughts from Belgium on why freezing Russian assets is an escalatory move that might compromise the peace process.
Looking forward to more thoughts from Belgium on why freezing Russian assets is an escalatory move that might compromise the peace process.
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it’s taken downdectector with it again.
a man in a suit and glasses is sitting in a chair with the words oh my god the irony written above him
ALT: a man in a suit and glasses is sitting in a chair with the words oh my god the irony written above him
media.tenor.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
it’s taken downdectector with it again.
I can't access Monday.com. Cloudflare says take the day off, it's Friday.
December 5, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I can't access Monday.com. Cloudflare says take the day off, it's Friday.
Child 2 and I are currently tucking into dumplings, rice and noodles from Momo in Lewisham. Very tasty, fresh, healthy‽
December 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Child 2 and I are currently tucking into dumplings, rice and noodles from Momo in Lewisham. Very tasty, fresh, healthy‽
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TV / Television Graphics, Studio Vista London, 1966 designreviewed.com/artefacts/tv... #designforscreen #animation
December 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
TV / Television Graphics, Studio Vista London, 1966 designreviewed.com/artefacts/tv... #designforscreen #animation
My Spotify Unwrapped told me I’m 76 and listened to the same 5 songs this year as last, only in a slightly different order.
December 4, 2025 at 7:48 AM
My Spotify Unwrapped told me I’m 76 and listened to the same 5 songs this year as last, only in a slightly different order.