Joe Barton
@joebarton.bsky.social
Professional writer, amateur speller. Spurs fan. #BlackDoves #TheLazarusProject #GiriHaji #HalfBadTheBastardSonAndTheDevilHimself #TheRitual
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‘There was rage and pain and iron in him’: Patrick Marber on the great hits – and fond smokes – he had with Tom Stoppard
‘There was rage and pain and iron in him’: Patrick Marber on the great hits – and fond smokes – he had with Tom Stoppard
The director worked with theatre colossus Tom Stoppard on two smash hits. Here, he remembers their heated rehearsals, the night they stayed up watching Jaws – and the last four cigarettes they smoked together
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December 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
‘There was rage and pain and iron in him’: Patrick Marber on the great hits – and fond smokes – he had with Tom Stoppard
@pilottvpod.bsky.social Getting a personalised shout out every time Arsenal win a game is the worst thing you've done to me since Kay spoiled the Bake Off final
December 1, 2025 at 10:07 AM
@pilottvpod.bsky.social Getting a personalised shout out every time Arsenal win a game is the worst thing you've done to me since Kay spoiled the Bake Off final
Jay Lycurgo BIFA winner! Jay takes on my spurs season ticket when I can’t make it. No one deserves to experience a win more
November 30, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Jay Lycurgo BIFA winner! Jay takes on my spurs season ticket when I can’t make it. No one deserves to experience a win more
The Chair Company and Pluribus: Examinations of lost people mentally unravelling as they hunt for answers in liminal space America
November 27, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The Chair Company and Pluribus: Examinations of lost people mentally unravelling as they hunt for answers in liminal space America
(sad) “a sumptuous feast of football”
November 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
(sad) “a sumptuous feast of football”
Googling ‘are Paris good at football?’
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Googling ‘are Paris good at football?’
Death by Lightning on Netflix is a lot of fun. Has a moment when a character says the title and basically looks down the camera and winks but you can allow that
November 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Death by Lightning on Netflix is a lot of fun. Has a moment when a character says the title and basically looks down the camera and winks but you can allow that
Going to have to now suffer the poshest most private school gooners talking about ‘our ends’ and ‘man like Eze’ but that is our cross to bear. This is the life we chose
November 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Going to have to now suffer the poshest most private school gooners talking about ‘our ends’ and ‘man like Eze’ but that is our cross to bear. This is the life we chose
You know what I don’t think I WILL visit Rwanda actually
November 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
You know what I don’t think I WILL visit Rwanda actually
I mean, they beat us every year and it never does them any good
November 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I mean, they beat us every year and it never does them any good
We’ve scored from the halfway against them two games in a row and won a Europa league so that’s equal bragging rights shut the fuck up
November 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
We’ve scored from the halfway against them two games in a row and won a Europa league so that’s equal bragging rights shut the fuck up
That should be worth 3 goals and the final whistle being blown
November 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
That should be worth 3 goals and the final whistle being blown
Well that clears that up
November 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Well that clears that up
Confirming for anyone listening to latest @pilottvpod.bsky.social that I do indeed enjoy the word ‘gooner’ being used in its new context. Tho would argue with @boydhilton.bsky.social that the meaning has changed as to my mind it’s always been a descriptor for a group of massive wankers
November 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Confirming for anyone listening to latest @pilottvpod.bsky.social that I do indeed enjoy the word ‘gooner’ being used in its new context. Tho would argue with @boydhilton.bsky.social that the meaning has changed as to my mind it’s always been a descriptor for a group of massive wankers
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Hey the Nazis did this to my grandparents so this sounds cool @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
The Sun has been told Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will on Monday propose confiscating jewellery, watches, necklaces from asylum seekers to meet asylum costs
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
November 17, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Hey the Nazis did this to my grandparents so this sounds cool @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
Sorry but I'd rather die of a preventable illness than take anything given to me by an *Australian chemist*
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
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Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
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November 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Sorry but I'd rather die of a preventable illness than take anything given to me by an *Australian chemist*
Arsenal women as boring to watch as the men 👍
November 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Arsenal women as boring to watch as the men 👍
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What kind of uncaring god would give us an international break AND a North London derby on the same weekend
November 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
What kind of uncaring god would give us an international break AND a North London derby on the same weekend
TV villain of the year
November 15, 2025 at 9:36 AM
TV villain of the year
Pluribus is what we in the biz call “fucking annoyingly good”
November 8, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Pluribus is what we in the biz call “fucking annoyingly good”
