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Hesham Sabry @heshams.bsky.social · 6h

It’s magic isn’t it. Clafoutis!

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Stephen Graham @stephengraham.bsky.social · 14h

Wednesday

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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 1d

“Keep vast numbers of DVDs, CDs and vinyl in case of cyberattack, middle-aged dads told”

Steve Beresford @lostinmilbury.bsky.social · 1d

Then: the office of the future will be paperless

Now: keep paper records

Have plans on paper in case of cyber-attack, firms told

Prepare to switch to offline systems in the event of a cyber-attack, firms are being advised.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Samira Ahmed @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social · 2d

My BFI Classic on The Beatles’ film A Hard Day’s Night is available to preorder now. Here’s the story behind it. I love the cover - inspired by the film poster and a key theme in the book: the power of television in transmitting the Beatles to the world. samiraahmed.blog/why-i-wrote-...

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Hesham Sabry @heshams.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks Pete! Yeah I saw the first night in Stockholm. Robert is on stupendous form and the band is fantastic, adds another dimension. Going to the Manchester gig tonight

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Hesham Sabry @heshams.bsky.social · 2d

A wonderful piece by one of my favourite writers about one of my favourite musicians ♥️

Pete Paphides @petepaphides.bsky.social · 3d

Some reflections on Robert Forster's incredible Union Chapel show last night. www.patreon.com/posts/if-you...

“If you’re in a band in your 20s, you keep humility at arm’s length. You want your fans to believe you’re privy to secret knowledge that gives you the right to be on that stage. In your 60s? Not so mu...

Get more from Pete Paphides on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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Hesham Sabry @heshams.bsky.social · 4d

Great @vitsoe.bsky.social piece about my pals at @themodernist.bsky.social

The modernists | Editorial 1 | Vitsœ

www.vitsoe.com

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Hesham Sabry @heshams.bsky.social · 5d

Wonderful final show of the tour in Edinburgh!

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Jason Hazeley @jasonhazeley.bsky.social · 6d

This is EXCELLENT. An EXCELLENT programme about an EXCELLENT man. @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social — help yourself to a medal.

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Great Lives - Oliver Postgate - BBC Sounds

Andrew Davenport, creator of In the Night Garden, chooses Oliver Postgate.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 7d

The reason the Right are so invested in the myth that the arts have no value isn’t because the arts don’t generate wealth (they do); it’s that studying the arts teaches people to imagine better ways of judging the value of an idea than by counting how much money it makes…

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C20 Society @c20society.bsky.social · 7d

💥12 months ago Britain's last coal-fired power station, Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire, shut down after 50 years powering the national grid. We can now confirm that C20's listing application for Ratcliffe's 8 cooling towers has been rejected by DCMS, while their demolition has been approved.

Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station, Nottinghamshire - BDP, 1963-67
Image © David Noton

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Andrew Male @andrewmale.bsky.social · 7d

The 2024 Little Richard documentary, I Am Everything, is currently streaming on C4 in the UK. Ignore the usual talking heads who appear at the start as this is excellent. Particularly good on the "queer" subculture of the American South. youtu.be/4YC8WUrWtZY?...

Little Richard: I Am Everything - Official Trailer | Documentary by Lisa Cortés | Opens April 21

YouTube video by Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 7d

There's more racism in football because there's more racism in society, & there's more racism in society because racism has been mainstreamed & racists are emboldened.

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Hesham Sabry @heshams.bsky.social · 7d

That would’ve been great to see

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Hesham Sabry @heshams.bsky.social · 7d

The Tremolo Diaries is so good, just finished the audiobook tonight. Justin speaks so fondly of ‘The Minds’ throughout

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Andrew Male @andrewmale.bsky.social · 8d

If BBC producers are reading this: a documentary about 70s Blue Peter which focuses solely on the dangerous gonzo stunts and maniac studio guests.

Marie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.social · 8d

Seriously, if Blue Peter was still like this, I would watch it every day. “Just got a little caught up round your neck there” YES HE NEARLY GOT STRANGLED TO DEATH HANGING UPSIDE DOWN BY HIS ANKLES LIVE ON KIDS TV

Andrew Male @andrewmale.bsky.social · 8d

Yeah, the only Howard Peters Blue Peter footage available is him getting beaten by Jack Gently in a straitjacket escape, watched over by the sinister Norris McWhirter. www.facebook.com/watch/?v=228...

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TEATLES @teatles.bsky.social · 8d

Paul and Eddie wish you a very good morning

Paul (McCartney) drinking tea on a sofa with Eddie the Scottie dog

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Hesham Sabry @heshams.bsky.social · 8d

🎵 There you go, Eddie 🎵

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Carol Marie Tuite @carolmarietuite.bsky.social · 14d

"You cannot share your life with a dog... or a cat, and not know perfectly well that animals have personalities and minds and feelings."

— Jane Goodall

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Hesham Sabry @heshams.bsky.social · 10d

Fantastic stuff. Hebden Bridge was great and I’m excited for Edinburgh this week

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Marie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.social · 10d

New ring of hell just dropped

Listing for Rob Brydon’s Honky Tonk Road Trip

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 10d

‘175 years ago this year, Queen Victoria gave her assent to “an Act for enabling town councils to establish public libraries & museums”, that enabled local authorities… to levy a ha’penny on the rates to establish a free public library.’ @richove.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...

Libraries are palaces for the people. Their ramparts need...

The spirit of public improvement that led to the legislation that created free public libraries 175 years go needs to be rekindled

observer.co.uk

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Eamonn-Forde @eamonn-forde.bsky.social · 12d

A post about Novel Audio, Chris Atkins and their podcast on EMI and Terra Firma.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 13d

I wrote this piece about 7th anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi's murder.

On the costs of speaking the truth in today's world.

And how Jamal's memory still stalks Saudi Arabia--- and the Washington Post.

open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post, and the Cost of Speaking Out

As Saudi Arabia hosts comedians and courts gamers, the silenced voice of Jamal Khashoggi still echoes.

open.substack.com

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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 13d

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