Paul Stokes
@stokesie.bsky.social
Filling in time between serious news items…
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This week on the podcast, we interview Andrew Graham-Dixon about Vermeer, lay into the BBC's arts coverage, and ask why royal portraits are so bad.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_wU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_wU...
Waldy & Bendy | Season 5 | Episode 09: Why are royal portraits so ugly?
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November 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
This week on the podcast, we interview Andrew Graham-Dixon about Vermeer, lay into the BBC's arts coverage, and ask why royal portraits are so bad.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_wU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_wU...
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Charity Park Rangers
Podcast Episode · QPR Podcast · 06/11/2025 · 57m
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November 7, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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New episode of the podcast out today. We ask if art is good for your health; interview Katy Hessel about her new book; and try and work out if the bird lives or dies in Wright of Derby's epic 'Airpump'.
November 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
New episode of the podcast out today. We ask if art is good for your health; interview Katy Hessel about her new book; and try and work out if the bird lives or dies in Wright of Derby's epic 'Airpump'.
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Wrote about brain fog - a common side effect of chemo treatment that ends up feeling like scrolling social media for hours with no end in sight. Written last week - today feels more optimistic thanks to Zohran Mamdani and his brilliant speech. Thanks for reading! open.substack.com/pub/acloudab...
No explosions, no crashes, no fights
Fog on the mind, perpetual scrolling, endless Sunday, boredom meets optimism
open.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Wrote about brain fog - a common side effect of chemo treatment that ends up feeling like scrolling social media for hours with no end in sight. Written last week - today feels more optimistic thanks to Zohran Mamdani and his brilliant speech. Thanks for reading! open.substack.com/pub/acloudab...
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#OnThisDay 1083 Matilda of Flanders, queen of William the Conqueror, died in Normandy. Contrary to popular myth, she was not 4’2” tall. A (short) thread:
November 2, 2025 at 10:01 AM
#OnThisDay 1083 Matilda of Flanders, queen of William the Conqueror, died in Normandy. Contrary to popular myth, she was not 4’2” tall. A (short) thread:
Closed around 30 tabs this morning, some open for years. Now ready to option the experience as a make-over TV format.
October 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Closed around 30 tabs this morning, some open for years. Now ready to option the experience as a make-over TV format.
30 years of Difference Class courtesy of Pulp.
October 30, 2025 at 8:46 AM
30 years of Difference Class courtesy of Pulp.
Paging all the actors who missed out on The Thursday Murder Club…
A 77-year old man is the main suspect in an investigation that has involved raids in Germany, Switzerland and Liechtenstein, leading Bavarian police to seize forged Picasso, Rembrandt and Kahlo paintings
www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/f...
www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/27/f...
October 27, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Paging all the actors who missed out on The Thursday Murder Club…
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Baxter Dury released Prince Of Tears on this day in 2017 (27 October 2017). You can replay the listening party (no_345) here:
Baxter Dury
Prince Of Tears
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October 27, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Baxter Dury released Prince Of Tears on this day in 2017 (27 October 2017). You can replay the listening party (no_345) here:
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I was intrigued to see which two of the Vatican’s ten Raphael tapestries were chosen for today’s unprecedented service in the Sistine Chapel. The tapestries are very rarely shown - was Pope Leo XIV conveying any message in the choice?
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October 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I was intrigued to see which two of the Vatican’s ten Raphael tapestries were chosen for today’s unprecedented service in the Sistine Chapel. The tapestries are very rarely shown - was Pope Leo XIV conveying any message in the choice?
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Happy 25th to PJHarvey's Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea...
and also happy birthday to the easiest 'Where It's At' (cover location feature) I did for Q, though it was very nice to speak to Maria Mochnacz about her evening wandering around Times Square with Polly.
and also happy birthday to the easiest 'Where It's At' (cover location feature) I did for Q, though it was very nice to speak to Maria Mochnacz about her evening wandering around Times Square with Polly.
October 23, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy 25th to PJHarvey's Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea...
and also happy birthday to the easiest 'Where It's At' (cover location feature) I did for Q, though it was very nice to speak to Maria Mochnacz about her evening wandering around Times Square with Polly.
and also happy birthday to the easiest 'Where It's At' (cover location feature) I did for Q, though it was very nice to speak to Maria Mochnacz about her evening wandering around Times Square with Polly.
Also an good title for a TV programme, according to now 8 year-old Leonard...
October 22, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Also an good title for a TV programme, according to now 8 year-old Leonard...
A first-ever vinyl pressing of Elsio Mancuso & Berto Pisano's Nude Per L'Assassino giallo soundtrack in this morning's post.
Roma's Four Flies label perfectly on target with their vault-scouring as ever (and not just for sending me number 002/100).
fourfliesrecords.bandcamp.com/album/nude-p...
Roma's Four Flies label perfectly on target with their vault-scouring as ever (and not just for sending me number 002/100).
fourfliesrecords.bandcamp.com/album/nude-p...
October 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
A first-ever vinyl pressing of Elsio Mancuso & Berto Pisano's Nude Per L'Assassino giallo soundtrack in this morning's post.
Roma's Four Flies label perfectly on target with their vault-scouring as ever (and not just for sending me number 002/100).
fourfliesrecords.bandcamp.com/album/nude-p...
Roma's Four Flies label perfectly on target with their vault-scouring as ever (and not just for sending me number 002/100).
fourfliesrecords.bandcamp.com/album/nude-p...
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Mercury Prize tomorrow. If you want more on those heading to Newcastle, check out 6 Music's 2025 Pocket Guide.
An honour to play Makepeace to Matt Everitt's Dempsey by interviewing Emma-Jean Thackray, Jacob Alon, Joe Webb, Martin Carthy & Pa Salieu on nomination day 🎧
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
An honour to play Makepeace to Matt Everitt's Dempsey by interviewing Emma-Jean Thackray, Jacob Alon, Joe Webb, Martin Carthy & Pa Salieu on nomination day 🎧
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
BBC Sounds - Mercury Prize - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of Mercury Prize on BBC Sounds.
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October 15, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Mercury Prize tomorrow. If you want more on those heading to Newcastle, check out 6 Music's 2025 Pocket Guide.
An honour to play Makepeace to Matt Everitt's Dempsey by interviewing Emma-Jean Thackray, Jacob Alon, Joe Webb, Martin Carthy & Pa Salieu on nomination day 🎧
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
An honour to play Makepeace to Matt Everitt's Dempsey by interviewing Emma-Jean Thackray, Jacob Alon, Joe Webb, Martin Carthy & Pa Salieu on nomination day 🎧
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
Mercury Prize tomorrow. If you want more on those heading to Newcastle, check out 6 Music's 2025 Pocket Guide.
An honour to play Makepeace to Matt Everitt's Dempsey by interviewing Emma-Jean Thackray, Jacob Alon, Joe Webb, Martin Carthy & Pa Salieu on nomination day 🎧
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
An honour to play Makepeace to Matt Everitt's Dempsey by interviewing Emma-Jean Thackray, Jacob Alon, Joe Webb, Martin Carthy & Pa Salieu on nomination day 🎧
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
BBC Sounds - Mercury Prize - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of Mercury Prize on BBC Sounds.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Mercury Prize tomorrow. If you want more on those heading to Newcastle, check out 6 Music's 2025 Pocket Guide.
An honour to play Makepeace to Matt Everitt's Dempsey by interviewing Emma-Jean Thackray, Jacob Alon, Joe Webb, Martin Carthy & Pa Salieu on nomination day 🎧
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
An honour to play Makepeace to Matt Everitt's Dempsey by interviewing Emma-Jean Thackray, Jacob Alon, Joe Webb, Martin Carthy & Pa Salieu on nomination day 🎧
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
So many wonderful performances… farewell to one of greats.
October 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
So many wonderful performances… farewell to one of greats.
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Thanks to everyone who came to our first Q&A, we really appreciate your support.
Of course, a big thank you to the 3 Of R Own, Kevin, Lee and Martin… plus our bonus Ranger, Marc Bircham. And thanks to The George IV for hosting us.
Watch this space for our next event, see you soon!
📷 Lucia Gallen
Of course, a big thank you to the 3 Of R Own, Kevin, Lee and Martin… plus our bonus Ranger, Marc Bircham. And thanks to The George IV for hosting us.
Watch this space for our next event, see you soon!
📷 Lucia Gallen
October 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Thanks to everyone who came to our first Q&A, we really appreciate your support.
Of course, a big thank you to the 3 Of R Own, Kevin, Lee and Martin… plus our bonus Ranger, Marc Bircham. And thanks to The George IV for hosting us.
Watch this space for our next event, see you soon!
📷 Lucia Gallen
Of course, a big thank you to the 3 Of R Own, Kevin, Lee and Martin… plus our bonus Ranger, Marc Bircham. And thanks to The George IV for hosting us.
Watch this space for our next event, see you soon!
📷 Lucia Gallen
I enjoyed watching Kevin Gallen, Lee Cook and Martin Rowlands play for #QPR so much in the 2000s that I made them tell me all about it at @newgoaldream.bsky.social’s first live Q&A.
October 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I enjoyed watching Kevin Gallen, Lee Cook and Martin Rowlands play for #QPR so much in the 2000s that I made them tell me all about it at @newgoaldream.bsky.social’s first live Q&A.
This Wednesday (8 Oct). Last few tickets for our Q&A are available here: www.tickettailor.com/events/newgo...
October 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
This Wednesday (8 Oct). Last few tickets for our Q&A are available here: www.tickettailor.com/events/newgo...
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This is not just about me or my book. This is about respecting and valuing actual journalism. Our ideas, our contacts, our ethics, our reputations, our hard work – that’s how stories like those in my book first come to light. If you don’t respect or value any of that, what do you respect and value?
A post about Novel Audio, Chris Atkins and their podcast on EMI and Terra Firma.
October 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This is not just about me or my book. This is about respecting and valuing actual journalism. Our ideas, our contacts, our ethics, our reputations, our hard work – that’s how stories like those in my book first come to light. If you don’t respect or value any of that, what do you respect and value?
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The latest episode of our Adventures in Art is out. This week we discuss Bosch, Michelangelo, and Donald Trump’s taste for gold. And in the Times, James Marriott has kindly given us a 5* review!
October 3, 2025 at 7:57 AM
The latest episode of our Adventures in Art is out. This week we discuss Bosch, Michelangelo, and Donald Trump’s taste for gold. And in the Times, James Marriott has kindly given us a 5* review!
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A quick word from #QPR's Martin Rowlands... join him, Kevin Gallen and Lee Cook on 8 October at The George IV in Chiswick. The trio will be discussing what it's like to play for your boyhood club... and much more.
Grab your ticket here: www.tickettailor.com/events/newgo...
Grab your ticket here: www.tickettailor.com/events/newgo...
October 1, 2025 at 8:53 AM
A quick word from #QPR's Martin Rowlands... join him, Kevin Gallen and Lee Cook on 8 October at The George IV in Chiswick. The trio will be discussing what it's like to play for your boyhood club... and much more.
Grab your ticket here: www.tickettailor.com/events/newgo...
Grab your ticket here: www.tickettailor.com/events/newgo...