Lucy McCaul
@lucymccaul.bsky.social
Librarian, fan of theatre, ballet, opera and certain television programmes. Creator of knitted people and eccentric fanfiction. Benton and Hawthorne Investigate coming soon https://www.candy-jar.co.uk/books/bentonandhawthorneinvestigate.html
Drat! After finding out Amber and Nikita's music choice for next week, I was hoping to find a video of Clive Rowe's unforgettable rendition of Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat, but the only ones I can find aren't available in this country. Boo.
November 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Drat! After finding out Amber and Nikita's music choice for next week, I was hoping to find a video of Clive Rowe's unforgettable rendition of Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat, but the only ones I can find aren't available in this country. Boo.
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Still 3 copies of November’s booklet available!
Just sent to printers!
Just sent to printers!
5 copies remain of November’s booklet and I have just ordered the bonus sticker sheet of Mari’s adventures with festive friends!
skullsandsheets.etsy.com/listing/4408...
skullsandsheets.etsy.com/listing/4408...
November 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Still 3 copies of November’s booklet available!
Just sent to printers!
Just sent to printers!
2,725 words of previously abandoned story klaxon! (There were about 1000 words in the existing draft.)
a white duck with an orange beak is standing next to a fence and the word inhales below it
Alt: a white goose inhales and honks
media.tenor.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
2,725 words of previously abandoned story klaxon! (There were about 1000 words in the existing draft.)
With compliments to @whorod.bsky.social @jeffgoddard.bsky.social and @philnewmandsign.bsky.social youtu.be/6QEkUINpAsg?...
Russ Abbot - Atmosphere (1984)
YouTube video by DiscoBar80
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
With compliments to @whorod.bsky.social @jeffgoddard.bsky.social and @philnewmandsign.bsky.social youtu.be/6QEkUINpAsg?...
Time to listen! How many times will I disagree this week?
‼️ NEW EP ‼️
Join the incomparable @jeffgoddard.bsky.social & @philnewmandsign.bsky.social as we take on The Three Doctors, Revenge of the Cybermen, Extremis & Lucky Day!
There’s praise galore, plus plenty of well-deserved kickings, but which episodes will triumph?
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...
Join the incomparable @jeffgoddard.bsky.social & @philnewmandsign.bsky.social as we take on The Three Doctors, Revenge of the Cybermen, Extremis & Lucky Day!
There’s praise galore, plus plenty of well-deserved kickings, but which episodes will triumph?
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...
39. Hands-on-hips swagger
Podcast Episode · Nostalgia Tours · 28/11/2025 · 1h 30m
podcasts.apple.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Time to listen! How many times will I disagree this week?
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Akkuma, a devilish purple bear from outer space who has settled in Hokkaido, rocks out.
November 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Akkuma, a devilish purple bear from outer space who has settled in Hokkaido, rocks out.
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I have a couple of pieces in this auction - please check it out!
Mari Lwyd Charity Auction Info
Artwork, books and goodies raising money for @womensaid.bsky.social @refugecharity.bsky.social @galopuk.bsky.social @lovingmeuk.bsky.social and Mankind Initiative
Preview page: skullsandsheetsauction.wordpress.com
Auction page: www.ebay.co.uk/usr/skullsns...
Artwork, books and goodies raising money for @womensaid.bsky.social @refugecharity.bsky.social @galopuk.bsky.social @lovingmeuk.bsky.social and Mankind Initiative
Preview page: skullsandsheetsauction.wordpress.com
Auction page: www.ebay.co.uk/usr/skullsns...
November 30, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I have a couple of pieces in this auction - please check it out!
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MARI LWYD CHARITY AUCTION UPDATE
New wonderful arrivals from
@stinkyswampbeast - Wassail mari
@jet3270.bsky.social - Venus Statue
@micklequaintrelle.bsky.social - winters veil and cobalt and gold
Lauren Alwyn - mari profile
See all entries here: skullsandsheetsauction.wordpress.com
New wonderful arrivals from
@stinkyswampbeast - Wassail mari
@jet3270.bsky.social - Venus Statue
@micklequaintrelle.bsky.social - winters veil and cobalt and gold
Lauren Alwyn - mari profile
See all entries here: skullsandsheetsauction.wordpress.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:36 AM
MARI LWYD CHARITY AUCTION UPDATE
New wonderful arrivals from
@stinkyswampbeast - Wassail mari
@jet3270.bsky.social - Venus Statue
@micklequaintrelle.bsky.social - winters veil and cobalt and gold
Lauren Alwyn - mari profile
See all entries here: skullsandsheetsauction.wordpress.com
New wonderful arrivals from
@stinkyswampbeast - Wassail mari
@jet3270.bsky.social - Venus Statue
@micklequaintrelle.bsky.social - winters veil and cobalt and gold
Lauren Alwyn - mari profile
See all entries here: skullsandsheetsauction.wordpress.com
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Anyway. If anyone would like a story about teenage Kate Lethbridge Stewart meeting Sea Devils, it just so happens that I have one: www.whofic.com/viewstory.ph... (as with most of my stories it contains mild peril and sandwiches)
Teaspoon :: Devilry by the sea by ElsieMcC
www.whofic.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Anyway. If anyone would like a story about teenage Kate Lethbridge Stewart meeting Sea Devils, it just so happens that I have one: www.whofic.com/viewstory.ph... (as with most of my stories it contains mild peril and sandwiches)
Did I just think of wild boars when Duran Duran appeared in the charts? Yes, yes, I did! Thank you @stevemaythe1st.bsky.social #TOTP
November 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Did I just think of wild boars when Duran Duran appeared in the charts? Yes, yes, I did! Thank you @stevemaythe1st.bsky.social #TOTP
Ten years ago, I was in Cologne watching Heaven Sent on the telly in a hotel room with a friend and a hideous root canal infection. I didn't enjoy it very much. This may have been because of the root canal infection.
November 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Ten years ago, I was in Cologne watching Heaven Sent on the telly in a hotel room with a friend and a hideous root canal infection. I didn't enjoy it very much. This may have been because of the root canal infection.
You know the feeling when a new programme is announced and you want it to be good. You really want it to be good. You like the characters, although you're not keen on the way they've been written lately, but maybe it'll be good? Then every detail that is revealed convinces you that it is...
November 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
You know the feeling when a new programme is announced and you want it to be good. You really want it to be good. You like the characters, although you're not keen on the way they've been written lately, but maybe it'll be good? Then every detail that is revealed convinces you that it is...
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MARI LWYD CHARITY AUCTION UPDATE
bumper update of wonderful work today:
Jonkkonnu (mari jamaican rele) by @tamsinwilson.bsky.social
Lino print and decoration by @rosannepowellart
2 large maris and 3 mini mari cards by @harkthorn.bsky.social
See them all here
skullsandsheetsauction.wordpress.com
bumper update of wonderful work today:
Jonkkonnu (mari jamaican rele) by @tamsinwilson.bsky.social
Lino print and decoration by @rosannepowellart
2 large maris and 3 mini mari cards by @harkthorn.bsky.social
See them all here
skullsandsheetsauction.wordpress.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
MARI LWYD CHARITY AUCTION UPDATE
bumper update of wonderful work today:
Jonkkonnu (mari jamaican rele) by @tamsinwilson.bsky.social
Lino print and decoration by @rosannepowellart
2 large maris and 3 mini mari cards by @harkthorn.bsky.social
See them all here
skullsandsheetsauction.wordpress.com
bumper update of wonderful work today:
Jonkkonnu (mari jamaican rele) by @tamsinwilson.bsky.social
Lino print and decoration by @rosannepowellart
2 large maris and 3 mini mari cards by @harkthorn.bsky.social
See them all here
skullsandsheetsauction.wordpress.com
🎶 And inky clouds, like funeral shrouds, sail oooover the midnight skies...🎶
November 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
🎶 And inky clouds, like funeral shrouds, sail oooover the midnight skies...🎶
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Just in case you were thinking of getting tickets to a Bellowhead concert NEXT November … they are selling out incredibly quickly!!!
Just sayin’
bellowhead.co.uk/home
Just sayin’
bellowhead.co.uk/home
Bellowhead
Home page of Bellowhead, a folk group
bellowhead.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Just in case you were thinking of getting tickets to a Bellowhead concert NEXT November … they are selling out incredibly quickly!!!
Just sayin’
bellowhead.co.uk/home
Just sayin’
bellowhead.co.uk/home
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Quite right too
From Google Maps: Good to see Google taking cow privacy seriously... 🐄🤣🤣
#towpathtalk #canals #canalsandrivers #narrowboat #rivers #waterways #lifeonthecut #boating #boats #canallife #canallifeuk #UKCanals
#towpathtalk #canals #canalsandrivers #narrowboat #rivers #waterways #lifeonthecut #boating #boats #canallife #canallifeuk #UKCanals
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Quite right too
Crikey! Edward Petherbridge in the New Avengers doing people in with a bow and arrow! (Great Action channel)
November 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Crikey! Edward Petherbridge in the New Avengers doing people in with a bow and arrow! (Great Action channel)
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
A-ha
Bellowhead
Metallica
Neil Young
Muse
A-ha
Bellowhead
Metallica
Neil Young
Muse
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen.
2Cellos
Peter Gabriel
AC/DC
Garbage
Indigo Girls
2Cellos
Peter Gabriel
AC/DC
Garbage
Indigo Girls
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen.
Florence + The Machine
Missy Higgins
John Mayer
The Front Bottoms
Dead Cab/ Postal Service
Florence + The Machine
Missy Higgins
John Mayer
The Front Bottoms
Dead Cab/ Postal Service
November 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
A-ha
Bellowhead
Metallica
Neil Young
Muse
A-ha
Bellowhead
Metallica
Neil Young
Muse
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Remember, Beltain 2026 tickets will
be released NEXT WEEK! 🔥✨ Our biggest event of
the year sells out in less than five minutes (although we
would love to invite everyone, of course!)
So what does this mean for you if you're hoping to get
tickets?
be released NEXT WEEK! 🔥✨ Our biggest event of
the year sells out in less than five minutes (although we
would love to invite everyone, of course!)
So what does this mean for you if you're hoping to get
tickets?
November 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Remember, Beltain 2026 tickets will
be released NEXT WEEK! 🔥✨ Our biggest event of
the year sells out in less than five minutes (although we
would love to invite everyone, of course!)
So what does this mean for you if you're hoping to get
tickets?
be released NEXT WEEK! 🔥✨ Our biggest event of
the year sells out in less than five minutes (although we
would love to invite everyone, of course!)
So what does this mean for you if you're hoping to get
tickets?
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🦊 Why not buy my book, Reynard the Fox, for Christmas – the perfect stocking filler! Marina Warner described it as "marvellously spirited and adroit storytelling.Reynar" To buy a signed and gift-wrapped book, order directly from me! DM to purchase or go to my Etsy shop here: etsy.com/uk/listing/1...
November 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
🦊 Why not buy my book, Reynard the Fox, for Christmas – the perfect stocking filler! Marina Warner described it as "marvellously spirited and adroit storytelling.Reynar" To buy a signed and gift-wrapped book, order directly from me! DM to purchase or go to my Etsy shop here: etsy.com/uk/listing/1...
Have just shouted Dorothy L Sayers, Baroness Orczy, and G K Chesterton at the telly #ChristmasUniversityChallenge #Repeats.
November 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Have just shouted Dorothy L Sayers, Baroness Orczy, and G K Chesterton at the telly #ChristmasUniversityChallenge #Repeats.