Rob Chapman
@scribblerrob.bsky.social
My new novel is called Drum. It's available as a Kindle and Paperback. You can buy it here.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Drum-Rob-Chapman/dp/B0G4CQ6FKV/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Drum-Rob-Chapman/dp/B0G4CQ6FKV/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0
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Contains; Jazz. Jokes. Nazis. The IRA. More jokes. Kinder Transport. Transport Caffs. Lenny Bruce. Samuel Beckett. Bits. Estate Agents. Harold Pinter. More jokes. Accidentally getting famous. Top of The Pops. Top of The Form. Stanislavski. Peter Cook. Peter Sutcliffe. "I wouldn't open with it".
It occurs to me that 50 yrs ago me and a mate discovered that a great aid to our Sunday afternoon acid trips was to listen to Charlie Chesters show on R2, military marches and all. Anyway I've just been driving back from the shops listening to Bob Harris on R2 and I like to imagine that somewhere...
February 1, 2026 at 4:10 PM
It occurs to me that 50 yrs ago me and a mate discovered that a great aid to our Sunday afternoon acid trips was to listen to Charlie Chesters show on R2, military marches and all. Anyway I've just been driving back from the shops listening to Bob Harris on R2 and I like to imagine that somewhere...
In case you missed the alert last week, Oldies Project have started repeating the BigL Fab 40s again in their entirety, commencing from Jan 1965. Best oldies show on the radio and a real labour of reconstruction love from the dedicated anoraks on this site.
www.radiolondon.co.uk/rl/scrap60/f...
www.radiolondon.co.uk/rl/scrap60/f...
Radio London - Big L Fab Forty 65 - 31st Jan 1965
www.radiolondon.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 11:09 AM
In case you missed the alert last week, Oldies Project have started repeating the BigL Fab 40s again in their entirety, commencing from Jan 1965. Best oldies show on the radio and a real labour of reconstruction love from the dedicated anoraks on this site.
www.radiolondon.co.uk/rl/scrap60/f...
www.radiolondon.co.uk/rl/scrap60/f...
And talking of Ravel, this absolute gem from Roger Nichols' 2011 biography. Strong relate.
February 1, 2026 at 10:47 AM
And talking of Ravel, this absolute gem from Roger Nichols' 2011 biography. Strong relate.
Let's hear it for that untarnished publishing dollar. The grift that keeps on giving.
www.thetimes.com/article/ed79...
www.thetimes.com/article/ed79...
The Salt Path wars are back — all publishers should be nervous
Raynor Winn’s book about a walk with her dying husband set off a storm about the veracity of non-fiction. Can she win back readers’ trust?
www.thetimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Let's hear it for that untarnished publishing dollar. The grift that keeps on giving.
www.thetimes.com/article/ed79...
www.thetimes.com/article/ed79...
I want you all to appreciate what a damn good group the Stranglers were.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m9m...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m9m...
The Stranglers - European Female
YouTube video by thestranglerstvVEVO
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January 31, 2026 at 2:32 PM
I want you all to appreciate what a damn good group the Stranglers were.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m9m...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m9m...
Because I don't watch that kind of film I didn't even know Catherine O'Hara was in Home Alone but I do know we pulled A Mighty Wind off the DVD shelf at Xmas and it, and she were as wonderful as ever. She's great in For Your Consideration too. Must watch that again very soon. RIP
January 31, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Because I don't watch that kind of film I didn't even know Catherine O'Hara was in Home Alone but I do know we pulled A Mighty Wind off the DVD shelf at Xmas and it, and she were as wonderful as ever. She's great in For Your Consideration too. Must watch that again very soon. RIP
Oldie but goodie from 2016
Overheard on the train.
"Sally has a new boyfriend."
"Yeah?"
"She met him at the recycling skips at Tesco."
"How appropriate."
Overheard on the train.
"Sally has a new boyfriend."
"Yeah?"
"She met him at the recycling skips at Tesco."
"How appropriate."
January 31, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Oldie but goodie from 2016
Overheard on the train.
"Sally has a new boyfriend."
"Yeah?"
"She met him at the recycling skips at Tesco."
"How appropriate."
Overheard on the train.
"Sally has a new boyfriend."
"Yeah?"
"She met him at the recycling skips at Tesco."
"How appropriate."
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‘Quietly, subtly, the outsider’: Andy Burnham’s dress sense decoded
‘Quietly, subtly, the outsider’: Andy Burnham’s dress sense decoded
Ditching the traditional suit and tie for understated all black ‘is as calculated as any Westminster suit, just aimed at a different audience’
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:44 AM
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Pea Picker
Paper boy
Grocery boy
Paper Boy #2
Bean picker.
More exciting thrillaminute details when I leave school.
Paper boy
Grocery boy
Paper Boy #2
Bean picker.
More exciting thrillaminute details when I leave school.
January 30, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Pea Picker
Paper boy
Grocery boy
Paper Boy #2
Bean picker.
More exciting thrillaminute details when I leave school.
Paper boy
Grocery boy
Paper Boy #2
Bean picker.
More exciting thrillaminute details when I leave school.
For some reason this popped up in my YouTube algorithm. I warn you now. Your ribs will ache with laughing. Funniest woman I ever had the pleasure of interviewing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWwm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWwm...
Caroline Aherne as herself. Her incredibly funny self.
YouTube video by Carl Cooper
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January 30, 2026 at 11:31 AM
For some reason this popped up in my YouTube algorithm. I warn you now. Your ribs will ache with laughing. Funniest woman I ever had the pleasure of interviewing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWwm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWwm...
For the morning crowd. The kind of sentiments that validate why I still haul my arse into my office chair most days and try and make the words dance.
January 30, 2026 at 10:10 AM
For the morning crowd. The kind of sentiments that validate why I still haul my arse into my office chair most days and try and make the words dance.
"Falling as snow on higher ground." Greetings from the higher ground. Gritters are out too. Winter's by no means done with us yet.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5dL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5dL...
Passing The Time
YouTube video by Cream - Topic
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January 30, 2026 at 9:08 AM
"Falling as snow on higher ground." Greetings from the higher ground. Gritters are out too. Winter's by no means done with us yet.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5dL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5dL...
I see I've had some 5* Amazon rankings for Drum, no actual reviews yet but it's a start. And with this, which blew my socks off, perhaps we have lift off.
Just finished Drum by @scribblerrob.bsky.social. Well it didn't take long to read initially but it will take much longer to read it again but this time properly and fully. The "Metallic KO" section. That palpably came from the gut. Major novel. Publishers and media need to get on its case.
January 29, 2026 at 8:49 PM
I see I've had some 5* Amazon rankings for Drum, no actual reviews yet but it's a start. And with this, which blew my socks off, perhaps we have lift off.
This is spot on and h/t to @swansonian.bsky.social It even manages to cover my one big doubt about the otherwise brilliant Mrs Maisel (well that and the fact that Lenny Bruce performs his entire Carnegie Hall midnight concert with the house lights on.)
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Five things the film “Is This Thing On?” gets wrong about the world of stand up.
Stand-up comedy is not about constantly talking about your feelings; if it was-why would straight men be so successful at it?
grainnemaguire.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:40 AM
This is spot on and h/t to @swansonian.bsky.social It even manages to cover my one big doubt about the otherwise brilliant Mrs Maisel (well that and the fact that Lenny Bruce performs his entire Carnegie Hall midnight concert with the house lights on.)
grainnemaguire.substack.com/p/five-thing...
grainnemaguire.substack.com/p/five-thing...
Building on the flood plains and the Somerset levels. I know, it's a complete mystery isn't it, Guardian house buyer?
January 28, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Building on the flood plains and the Somerset levels. I know, it's a complete mystery isn't it, Guardian house buyer?
That dream tram last night that took me all the way from the Fairfield Hall in Walthamstow (yes there is - don't argue, it's a dream) to the Trafford Centre in Manchester was quite the ride.
January 28, 2026 at 10:50 AM
That dream tram last night that took me all the way from the Fairfield Hall in Walthamstow (yes there is - don't argue, it's a dream) to the Trafford Centre in Manchester was quite the ride.
I like this new feature on BBC news. Why is weather?
Why is weather?
Is because cold?
And because January.
And will there be more cold?
Yes tomorrow and some other days too.
And how can we prepare for weather?
By being warm and buying some torch.
Thank you weather expert for why is weather update.
Why is weather?
Is because cold?
And because January.
And will there be more cold?
Yes tomorrow and some other days too.
And how can we prepare for weather?
By being warm and buying some torch.
Thank you weather expert for why is weather update.
January 27, 2026 at 8:46 PM
I like this new feature on BBC news. Why is weather?
Why is weather?
Is because cold?
And because January.
And will there be more cold?
Yes tomorrow and some other days too.
And how can we prepare for weather?
By being warm and buying some torch.
Thank you weather expert for why is weather update.
Why is weather?
Is because cold?
And because January.
And will there be more cold?
Yes tomorrow and some other days too.
And how can we prepare for weather?
By being warm and buying some torch.
Thank you weather expert for why is weather update.
60 years ago. Flicker flicker flicker blam Powis Gardens. It all begins here, underground pop dance fans.
January 27, 2026 at 7:40 PM
60 years ago. Flicker flicker flicker blam Powis Gardens. It all begins here, underground pop dance fans.
Avoiding thinking about poor sales in the only way writers know how, by working on next years book and describing fictional films you'd want to see and fictional clothes you'd want to wear.
January 27, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Avoiding thinking about poor sales in the only way writers know how, by working on next years book and describing fictional films you'd want to see and fictional clothes you'd want to wear.
For the evening crowd, should anyone wish to take me up on this.
Early days yet, I know but Drum has only sold 25 copies which is a bit of a reality check. I clearly need to up my promotional game so if anyone wants to invite me onto their podcast or do an interview or anything comedy related, you know where I am. Don't be shy.
January 26, 2026 at 8:08 PM
For the evening crowd, should anyone wish to take me up on this.
Reposted by Rob Chapman
Hello! It's Juliette Jones here. It took me ages to join, but here I am.
January 26, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Hello! It's Juliette Jones here. It took me ages to join, but here I am.
Early days yet, I know but Drum has only sold 25 copies which is a bit of a reality check. I clearly need to up my promotional game so if anyone wants to invite me onto their podcast or do an interview or anything comedy related, you know where I am. Don't be shy.
January 26, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Early days yet, I know but Drum has only sold 25 copies which is a bit of a reality check. I clearly need to up my promotional game so if anyone wants to invite me onto their podcast or do an interview or anything comedy related, you know where I am. Don't be shy.
If I get the answer right do you promise you'll stop begging me for money?
Is it true that … red light therapy masks prevent wrinkles?
Is it true that … red light therapy masks prevent wrinkles?
While there may be benefits to the treatment, anti-ageing probably isn’t one of them – which is something better left to the professionals
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:03 AM
If I get the answer right do you promise you'll stop begging me for money?
Michael Carrick's mighty red army!!!!!
January 25, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Michael Carrick's mighty red army!!!!!