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On one hand, the Christmas gift-buying crowds at your local shopping centre.
On the other, a sixteenth century shipwreck and all the amazing objects found on board.
Make the right choice this weekend...
maryrose.org/visit
#ShipPicSaturday
On the other, a sixteenth century shipwreck and all the amazing objects found on board.
Make the right choice this weekend...
maryrose.org/visit
#ShipPicSaturday
December 6, 2025 at 8:45 AM
On one hand, the Christmas gift-buying crowds at your local shopping centre.
On the other, a sixteenth century shipwreck and all the amazing objects found on board.
Make the right choice this weekend...
maryrose.org/visit
#ShipPicSaturday
On the other, a sixteenth century shipwreck and all the amazing objects found on board.
Make the right choice this weekend...
maryrose.org/visit
#ShipPicSaturday
What is the abominable snowman’s favourite safari destination?
The serenyeti…
The serenyeti…
December 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM
What is the abominable snowman’s favourite safari destination?
The serenyeti…
The serenyeti…
December 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
This is how artist Wendy Red Star is "playfully upending First Nations clichés": bbc.in/4oxMbHn
#BBC #FirstNation
#BBC #FirstNation
Why this Indigenous winter scene is not what it seems
Satirical artist Wendy Red Star is debunking myths and upending cliches about First Nation and Native people. Now two exhibitions are featuring her work.
bbc.in
December 5, 2025 at 10:37 PM
This is how artist Wendy Red Star is "playfully upending First Nations clichés": bbc.in/4oxMbHn
#BBC #FirstNation
#BBC #FirstNation
Beware naughty ones, it's December 5th. Tonight belongs to Krampus. Happy Krampusnacht.
#Krampus #Krampusnacht
#Krampus #Krampusnacht
December 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Beware naughty ones, it's December 5th. Tonight belongs to Krampus. Happy Krampusnacht.
#Krampus #Krampusnacht
#Krampus #Krampusnacht
December 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
#OTD NASA scientists are claiming the unexpected eclipse and strange "hot hail" are nothing to worry about, Dr. Hans Zarkov knows better.
Flash Gordon was released in the US on this day in 1980. #FlashGordon
Flash Gordon was released in the US on this day in 1980. #FlashGordon
December 5, 2025 at 10:29 PM
#OTD NASA scientists are claiming the unexpected eclipse and strange "hot hail" are nothing to worry about, Dr. Hans Zarkov knows better.
Flash Gordon was released in the US on this day in 1980. #FlashGordon
Flash Gordon was released in the US on this day in 1980. #FlashGordon
"Life is hard, It's Toil & Trouble, Keep your Jawline, Free from Stubble."
December 5, 2025 at 7:57 AM
"Life is hard, It's Toil & Trouble, Keep your Jawline, Free from Stubble."
These are the nine best new shows to stream this month, according to a BBC critic: bbc.in/4pzNmHm
The Abandons to Fallout: Nine of the best TV shows to watch this December
From Netflix's new female-led Western with Lena Headey and Gillian Anderson to the return of post-apocalyptic hit Fallout and the final ever episodes of Stranger Things.
bbc.in
December 3, 2025 at 10:16 PM
These are the nine best new shows to stream this month, according to a BBC critic: bbc.in/4pzNmHm
Do you find yourself getting increasingly irate while scrolling through your social media feed?: bbc.in/3K7LF4R
Rage bait named word of the year 2025 by Oxford University Press
The phrase - meaning to get angry scrolling through social media - beats aura farming and biohack to the title.
bbc.in
December 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Do you find yourself getting increasingly irate while scrolling through your social media feed?: bbc.in/3K7LF4R
Here is what the data reveals about America’s steep decline in reading for pleasure since 2003: bbc.in/3Xj5Qj5
John Grisham on why he still writes as trends shift
The bestselling author on what new data reveals about America’s steep decline in reading for pleasure.
bbc.in
December 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Here is what the data reveals about America’s steep decline in reading for pleasure since 2003: bbc.in/3Xj5Qj5
These are the 12 films to watch at the cinema and stream at home this month: bbc.in/49QzIuQ
Avatar: Fire and Ash to Marty Supreme: 12 of the best films to watch this December
From the third instalment of the Avatar phenomenon to a Timothée Chalamet-starring awards contender – these are the films to watch at the cinema and stream at home this month.
bbc.in
December 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
These are the 12 films to watch at the cinema and stream at home this month: bbc.in/49QzIuQ
#OTD in 1984, Wham! released the timeless classic “Last Christmas”. It became one of the best-selling singles in UK history.
Written, produced, and performed by George Michael
#80sMusic #Wham #GeorgeMichael
Written, produced, and performed by George Michael
#80sMusic #Wham #GeorgeMichael
December 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM
#OTD in 1984, Wham! released the timeless classic “Last Christmas”. It became one of the best-selling singles in UK history.
Written, produced, and performed by George Michael
#80sMusic #Wham #GeorgeMichael
Written, produced, and performed by George Michael
#80sMusic #Wham #GeorgeMichael
“One minute you're young and fun. The next, you're turning down the car stereo to see better.”
December 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
“One minute you're young and fun. The next, you're turning down the car stereo to see better.”
December 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
“In the 19th century, one of the world’s biggest guano traders was Gibbs and Sons. William Gibb became the richest commoner in England through trading bird poo.
There was a popular rhyme at the time: ‘The House of Gibbs that made their dibs
Selling the turds of foreign birds’.”
#QI
There was a popular rhyme at the time: ‘The House of Gibbs that made their dibs
Selling the turds of foreign birds’.”
#QI
December 2, 2025 at 10:18 AM
“In the 19th century, one of the world’s biggest guano traders was Gibbs and Sons. William Gibb became the richest commoner in England through trading bird poo.
There was a popular rhyme at the time: ‘The House of Gibbs that made their dibs
Selling the turds of foreign birds’.”
#QI
There was a popular rhyme at the time: ‘The House of Gibbs that made their dibs
Selling the turds of foreign birds’.”
#QI
Clouds wear silly hats,
bluebirds trade jokes on the breeze,
sky giggles with sun.
bluebirds trade jokes on the breeze,
sky giggles with sun.
December 1, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Clouds wear silly hats,
bluebirds trade jokes on the breeze,
sky giggles with sun.
bluebirds trade jokes on the breeze,
sky giggles with sun.
Blue birds gossip loud,
tweets drift off to calmer clouds—
sky’s got jokes for free.
tweets drift off to calmer clouds—
sky’s got jokes for free.
December 1, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Blue birds gossip loud,
tweets drift off to calmer clouds—
sky’s got jokes for free.
tweets drift off to calmer clouds—
sky’s got jokes for free.
This is how the habit of two sleeps disappeared: bbc.in/4rCh1Bw
The forgotten medieval habit of 'two sleeps'
For millennia, people slept in two shifts – once in the evening, and once in the morning. But why? And how did the habit disappear?
bbc.in
November 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This is how the habit of two sleeps disappeared: bbc.in/4rCh1Bw
“I jumped up with a start gave the storm not a thought... As the hail beat a rhythm on me... And I stared at the tree that had spoken to me... Not a body was there I could see...”
#90sMusic #ThePogues #Pogues
#90sMusic #ThePogues #Pogues
November 29, 2025 at 7:07 AM
“I jumped up with a start gave the storm not a thought... As the hail beat a rhythm on me... And I stared at the tree that had spoken to me... Not a body was there I could see...”
#90sMusic #ThePogues #Pogues
#90sMusic #ThePogues #Pogues
Here are 12 of the most memorable images of 2025 so far, handpicked by an art historian: bbc.in/3VEsrpl #BBC
Diving swimmers to meteor showers: 12 of the most striking images of 2025 so far
From praying monks and diving swimmers to meteor showers and the tomb of Pope Francis, these are 12 of the most eye-catching and memorable images of the year so far.
bbc.in
November 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Here are 12 of the most memorable images of 2025 so far, handpicked by an art historian: bbc.in/3VEsrpl #BBC
November 28, 2025 at 6:11 AM
"A fantastic 20% off this weekend!"?
November 28, 2025 at 6:10 AM
"A fantastic 20% off this weekend!"?
November 28, 2025 at 6:05 AM