Matt Leys
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Matt Leys
@mattleys.bsky.social
· Oct 23
Episode 1. A stolen gong, a dead cockapoo and a cutout of Dirk Bogarde. If you like your comedy silly and full of jokes, step inside...
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www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Just received an angry email from somebody complaining they can’t work out how to send me their submission for next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, which suggests they have got quite spectacularly lost on the internet.
November 28, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Just received an angry email from somebody complaining they can’t work out how to send me their submission for next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, which suggests they have got quite spectacularly lost on the internet.
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Watched another Maigret over breakfast and as soon as I saw this film sequence I thought "This is a Rudolph Cartier episode isn't it". The shot through the bullet hole isn't the kind of thing most BBC directors at the time would even think of doing.
November 28, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Watched another Maigret over breakfast and as soon as I saw this film sequence I thought "This is a Rudolph Cartier episode isn't it". The shot through the bullet hole isn't the kind of thing most BBC directors at the time would even think of doing.
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don’t mind me, just watching this on repeat for an hour at a time
November 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM
don’t mind me, just watching this on repeat for an hour at a time
Aiming for David Lynch and coming up Brian De Palma. Not in a good way.
Just watching Summerwater which I have decided to rename The Wet Lotus
November 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Aiming for David Lynch and coming up Brian De Palma. Not in a good way.
Just watching Summerwater which I have decided to rename The Wet Lotus
November 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Just watching Summerwater which I have decided to rename The Wet Lotus
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If you just heard the world's biggest 'oh purLEASE' coming from the London area, that would be me
Sally Rooney says she will be unable to publish books in UK while Palestine Action banned
Sally Rooney says she will be unable to publish books in UK while Palestine Action banned
Author tells high court her public support for group means her books could disappear from UK stores altogether
The Irish author Sally Rooney has told the high court she is highly unlikely to be able to publish new work in the UK while the ban on Palestine Action remains in effect because of her public support for the group.
On the second day of the legal challenge to Palestine Action’s proscription, the effect on Rooney, who said her books could disappear from UK stores altogether, was held up as an example of its impact on freedom of expression. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
If you just heard the world's biggest 'oh purLEASE' coming from the London area, that would be me
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Thanks for that. There's actually an even longer version of the playlist here.
Autumn, Automne, Fall, Herbst
open.spotify.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Thanks for that. There's actually an even longer version of the playlist here.
You really don't need any Autumn playlists other than this one by @andymack.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/playlist/5Da...
open.spotify.com/playlist/5Da...
Spotify – Web Player
open.spotify.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:49 AM
You really don't need any Autumn playlists other than this one by @andymack.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/playlist/5Da...
open.spotify.com/playlist/5Da...
If we all turned Nick Robinson off at the same time we could cause a surge in the national grid
November 27, 2025 at 8:25 AM
If we all turned Nick Robinson off at the same time we could cause a surge in the national grid
The very definition of public service
If you want some good news this morning, I showed my three boys the PM doing the six/seven thing and now they have all stopped doing it.
November 27, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The very definition of public service
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“Mirek, could you provide a photo of you looking anxious”
“Sorry I only have this”
“Sorry I only have this”
November 27, 2025 at 5:58 AM
“Mirek, could you provide a photo of you looking anxious”
“Sorry I only have this”
“Sorry I only have this”
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i’m so happy for him
November 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
i’m so happy for him
I bought a pair of wool trousers off Pam Hogg at Hyper Hyper in the 80s, wore them til they wore out. Best garment I ever owned. RIP a true original
November 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I bought a pair of wool trousers off Pam Hogg at Hyper Hyper in the 80s, wore them til they wore out. Best garment I ever owned. RIP a true original
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I think at this point if you're including Diane Abbott - a woman who has never held government office, has been a backbencher since 2020, and is scarcely a government ally - on your list of political wrongdoers, we all know exactly what your real concerns are
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I think at this point if you're including Diane Abbott - a woman who has never held government office, has been a backbencher since 2020, and is scarcely a government ally - on your list of political wrongdoers, we all know exactly what your real concerns are
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So much of our politics revolves around catering to the emotions of people who become furious when someone else isn't suffering as much as they think they should
The restriction on car makes in Motability is a perfect and horrible example of Government By Vibes. it saves no money, it helps absolutely nobody, all it does is makes a few cruel and angry people feel better while disadvantaging people with mobility needs.
November 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
So much of our politics revolves around catering to the emotions of people who become furious when someone else isn't suffering as much as they think they should
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A suitably sepulchral animation set to Ivor Cutler’s narration youtu.be/VS-uDupJCSw?...
Ivor Cutler - Life In A Scotch Sitting Room
YouTube video by San Fran
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November 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
A suitably sepulchral animation set to Ivor Cutler’s narration youtu.be/VS-uDupJCSw?...
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Just accidentally said "Mansun Tax" instead of "Mansion Tax" and scared some cry baby indie boys x
November 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Just accidentally said "Mansun Tax" instead of "Mansion Tax" and scared some cry baby indie boys x
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Julius Klinger (1876–1942)
November 26, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Julius Klinger (1876–1942)
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Honestly if I'd been given the Reith Lectures and one line got lawyered I'd shut up about it
November 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Honestly if I'd been given the Reith Lectures and one line got lawyered I'd shut up about it
Mate, come on. Of *course* she still believes in unicorns
November 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Mate, come on. Of *course* she still believes in unicorns
A brilliant artist with a quite extraordinarily messy life
November 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
A brilliant artist with a quite extraordinarily messy life
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Lawrence Stephen Lowry, Ships Near Cumberland Coast, 1963
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135624
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135624
November 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Lawrence Stephen Lowry, Ships Near Cumberland Coast, 1963
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135624
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135624
Honestly if I'd been given the Reith Lectures and one line got lawyered I'd shut up about it
November 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Honestly if I'd been given the Reith Lectures and one line got lawyered I'd shut up about it