Alex Scott Fairley
@alexscottfairley.bsky.social
New-Scottish Tasmanian. Professional actor and proof-reader. Loves nature, words, mountains, whippets, and paleontology. Currently in the process of writing the 'Dinosaur Dell' stories.
It's probably my last #FungiFriday of the year, given the weather! These finds were after several frosts, in Surrey and Perthshire, so I was delighted to see them, even though numbers and diversity overall seems down on previous years. #fungi #mushroom #nature #FungiFriends
November 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
It's probably my last #FungiFriday of the year, given the weather! These finds were after several frosts, in Surrey and Perthshire, so I was delighted to see them, even though numbers and diversity overall seems down on previous years. #fungi #mushroom #nature #FungiFriends
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#OnThisDay 28 November 1990 - FAST FORWARD
Has Arthur's cat eaten Pete's pigeons in #EastEnders the cartoon?
Is the Grove haunted in #BykerGrove?
Can Chrissie rescue the rats in #GrangeHill?
Plus, The Proggy Pages.
Has Arthur's cat eaten Pete's pigeons in #EastEnders the cartoon?
Is the Grove haunted in #BykerGrove?
Can Chrissie rescue the rats in #GrangeHill?
Plus, The Proggy Pages.
November 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
#OnThisDay 28 November 1990 - FAST FORWARD
Has Arthur's cat eaten Pete's pigeons in #EastEnders the cartoon?
Is the Grove haunted in #BykerGrove?
Can Chrissie rescue the rats in #GrangeHill?
Plus, The Proggy Pages.
Has Arthur's cat eaten Pete's pigeons in #EastEnders the cartoon?
Is the Grove haunted in #BykerGrove?
Can Chrissie rescue the rats in #GrangeHill?
Plus, The Proggy Pages.
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#FossilFriday
Victorian Christmas cards: "Ideal impression of a future creation discovered by professors Ichthyosaurus, Megalosaurus and Co." printed by Thomas De la Rue for the Natural History Museum of London 🎄🧪⚒️
paleonerdish.wordpress.com/2023/12/24/v...
Victorian Christmas cards: "Ideal impression of a future creation discovered by professors Ichthyosaurus, Megalosaurus and Co." printed by Thomas De la Rue for the Natural History Museum of London 🎄🧪⚒️
paleonerdish.wordpress.com/2023/12/24/v...
November 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
#FossilFriday
Victorian Christmas cards: "Ideal impression of a future creation discovered by professors Ichthyosaurus, Megalosaurus and Co." printed by Thomas De la Rue for the Natural History Museum of London 🎄🧪⚒️
paleonerdish.wordpress.com/2023/12/24/v...
Victorian Christmas cards: "Ideal impression of a future creation discovered by professors Ichthyosaurus, Megalosaurus and Co." printed by Thomas De la Rue for the Natural History Museum of London 🎄🧪⚒️
paleonerdish.wordpress.com/2023/12/24/v...
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Licking their bits, dancing with a feather, and cuddling an egg: some very curious curatorial decisions have been made with these #taxidermy stoats in Birmingham #Museums stores. 🤔
November 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Licking their bits, dancing with a feather, and cuddling an egg: some very curious curatorial decisions have been made with these #taxidermy stoats in Birmingham #Museums stores. 🤔
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Wow. BBC journalists are now not even allowed to report the censored line from my Reith Lecture, that Trump is “the most openly corrupt president in American history.”
You can hear how carefully they’re forced to tiptoe around it. So chilling...
You can hear how carefully they’re forced to tiptoe around it. So chilling...
November 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Wow. BBC journalists are now not even allowed to report the censored line from my Reith Lecture, that Trump is “the most openly corrupt president in American history.”
You can hear how carefully they’re forced to tiptoe around it. So chilling...
You can hear how carefully they’re forced to tiptoe around it. So chilling...
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Rachel Reeves says this Labour Governments decisions are "necessary."
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
November 27, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Rachel Reeves says this Labour Governments decisions are "necessary."
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
Thank you to Ruth for a lovely day at one of my old haunts, the Hermitage, in Dunkeld. Spellbinding even in the mist! And wonderful to see so much hair-ice around; one of my favorite #fungi phenomena. #FungiFriends #woodland #forest #waterfall #Scotland @n-t-s.bsky.social @florainoxford.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Thank you to Ruth for a lovely day at one of my old haunts, the Hermitage, in Dunkeld. Spellbinding even in the mist! And wonderful to see so much hair-ice around; one of my favorite #fungi phenomena. #FungiFriends #woodland #forest #waterfall #Scotland @n-t-s.bsky.social @florainoxford.bsky.social
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These two “geniuses” have infected the world with their pettiness, wrecking and spreading toxicity just because they can. Imaging that they’re somehow creative because they can push a button that says “more”. This video needs to be taught in schools so that kids understand what we’re up against.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
These two “geniuses” have infected the world with their pettiness, wrecking and spreading toxicity just because they can. Imaging that they’re somehow creative because they can push a button that says “more”. This video needs to be taught in schools so that kids understand what we’re up against.
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Larry Grayson's Generation Game (24th November 1979). John Laurie makes a surprise appearance.
November 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Larry Grayson's Generation Game (24th November 1979). John Laurie makes a surprise appearance.
The past week has been a whirlwind of touring and teaching, but managed this collection for #wildflowerhour from the south coast to the Midlands. As you can see, there was no hope of finding anything on my excursion to Meall Dearg in Scotland! #flower #nature @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The past week has been a whirlwind of touring and teaching, but managed this collection for #wildflowerhour from the south coast to the Midlands. As you can see, there was no hope of finding anything on my excursion to Meall Dearg in Scotland! #flower #nature @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
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#OnThisDay 22 November 1989 - FAST FORWARD
Clarke escapes on the back of Ronnie's motorbike in #GrangeHill.
"It's days like this when I wish I'd stayed on the dole" in Carla Lane's Bread.
"What about destroying the cemetery" is the latest plan in 'Allo 'Allo!
+ the Proggy Pages.
Clarke escapes on the back of Ronnie's motorbike in #GrangeHill.
"It's days like this when I wish I'd stayed on the dole" in Carla Lane's Bread.
"What about destroying the cemetery" is the latest plan in 'Allo 'Allo!
+ the Proggy Pages.
November 22, 2025 at 7:46 AM
#OnThisDay 22 November 1989 - FAST FORWARD
Clarke escapes on the back of Ronnie's motorbike in #GrangeHill.
"It's days like this when I wish I'd stayed on the dole" in Carla Lane's Bread.
"What about destroying the cemetery" is the latest plan in 'Allo 'Allo!
+ the Proggy Pages.
Clarke escapes on the back of Ronnie's motorbike in #GrangeHill.
"It's days like this when I wish I'd stayed on the dole" in Carla Lane's Bread.
"What about destroying the cemetery" is the latest plan in 'Allo 'Allo!
+ the Proggy Pages.
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I find this utterly bizarre and kind of insulting, actually. We’re dealing with a major crisis here - like a real actual thing that’s happening and will probably bankrupt the state - and it’s just a bit of fun for everyone else. Screen Tas funding is the cherry on a shitty cake. #politas #auspol
We're not funding creative arts, but at least we're inspiring them, I guess. 🙃 #politas
Ground Up: Tasmania’s stadium saga becomes ABC comedy series
Ground Up will take aim at Tasmania’s bid for an AFL team…
pulsetasmania.com.au
November 22, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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#OnThisDay 21 November 1990 - FAST FORWARD
Trousers in the bin in #GrangeHill.
In #BykerGrove: "This is PJ the DJ rappin' on the mike, Byker Turtles rule the roads so Denton take a hike!"
A ketchup covered Roly causes Frank and Pat to panic in #EastEnders the cartoon.
Trousers in the bin in #GrangeHill.
In #BykerGrove: "This is PJ the DJ rappin' on the mike, Byker Turtles rule the roads so Denton take a hike!"
A ketchup covered Roly causes Frank and Pat to panic in #EastEnders the cartoon.
November 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
#OnThisDay 21 November 1990 - FAST FORWARD
Trousers in the bin in #GrangeHill.
In #BykerGrove: "This is PJ the DJ rappin' on the mike, Byker Turtles rule the roads so Denton take a hike!"
A ketchup covered Roly causes Frank and Pat to panic in #EastEnders the cartoon.
Trousers in the bin in #GrangeHill.
In #BykerGrove: "This is PJ the DJ rappin' on the mike, Byker Turtles rule the roads so Denton take a hike!"
A ketchup covered Roly causes Frank and Pat to panic in #EastEnders the cartoon.
A glorious #Munro No. 109: Meall Dearg, at 953m. More #snow than we’d expected, so grateful for the ice ax and cleats, but some beautiful half-frozen waterfalls and views from the summit of the Aonach Eagach ridge. #mountain #Scotland #ice #Glencoe #Scottish #hill #climbing #walking
November 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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HORROR TOP TRUMPS (1978): Colossally gruesome sets, featuring blood, gore, and dismemberment. A playground classic. And it's like two games in one: can you name all the film and TV images homaged by the cards?
November 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
HORROR TOP TRUMPS (1978): Colossally gruesome sets, featuring blood, gore, and dismemberment. A playground classic. And it's like two games in one: can you name all the film and TV images homaged by the cards?
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Creatives must dig deep to balance emotional vulnerability with sheer endurance, a contradiction at the heart of the job, says Stephanie Street in @TheStage.
www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/crea...
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/crea...
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
Stephanie Street on creatives' need for inner strength
Filming in a heatwave reminds Stephanie Street of the creatives' paradox: being able to manifest deep emotions on cue while also putting their own feelings aside
www.thestage.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Creatives must dig deep to balance emotional vulnerability with sheer endurance, a contradiction at the heart of the job, says Stephanie Street in @TheStage.
www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/crea...
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/crea...
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
Last night was the last date on our epic #RoundtheHorne sixtieth anniversary #tour. We've visited a lot of very beautiful #theatres up and down the UK, from London to Birmingham, to Dumfries, Norfolk, and Stoke-on-Trent. Thank you to the wonderful team on- and off-stage who have made it such a joy!
November 20, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Last night was the last date on our epic #RoundtheHorne sixtieth anniversary #tour. We've visited a lot of very beautiful #theatres up and down the UK, from London to Birmingham, to Dumfries, Norfolk, and Stoke-on-Trent. Thank you to the wonderful team on- and off-stage who have made it such a joy!
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Winter is here! Hair Ice in a Midlothian woodland this morning. Formed on dead wood, mainly beech. Even found a group of Rosy Bonnets (Mycena rosea) looking after a little bit of it. #ExidiopsisEffusa #Fungi #Nature #Photography #Nikon
November 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Winter is here! Hair Ice in a Midlothian woodland this morning. Formed on dead wood, mainly beech. Even found a group of Rosy Bonnets (Mycena rosea) looking after a little bit of it. #ExidiopsisEffusa #Fungi #Nature #Photography #Nikon
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#OnThisDay 19 November 1989
NEIGHBOURS FIGHT FOR LIFE
The residents of Ramsay Street could be in for a hard time - off the set of the sunny Down Under soap. #Neighbours is facing a cash crisis which could finish it off . . .
NEIGHBOURS FIGHT FOR LIFE
The residents of Ramsay Street could be in for a hard time - off the set of the sunny Down Under soap. #Neighbours is facing a cash crisis which could finish it off . . .
November 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
#OnThisDay 19 November 1989
NEIGHBOURS FIGHT FOR LIFE
The residents of Ramsay Street could be in for a hard time - off the set of the sunny Down Under soap. #Neighbours is facing a cash crisis which could finish it off . . .
NEIGHBOURS FIGHT FOR LIFE
The residents of Ramsay Street could be in for a hard time - off the set of the sunny Down Under soap. #Neighbours is facing a cash crisis which could finish it off . . .
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#OnThisDay 17 November 1969
#GordenKaye makes his first appearance as Elsie's nephew Bernard Butler in #CoronationStreet. This was the first episode to be broadcast in colour. As the new colour title sequence was not ready, the opening theme plays over a caption card instead.
#GordenKaye makes his first appearance as Elsie's nephew Bernard Butler in #CoronationStreet. This was the first episode to be broadcast in colour. As the new colour title sequence was not ready, the opening theme plays over a caption card instead.
November 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
#OnThisDay 17 November 1969
#GordenKaye makes his first appearance as Elsie's nephew Bernard Butler in #CoronationStreet. This was the first episode to be broadcast in colour. As the new colour title sequence was not ready, the opening theme plays over a caption card instead.
#GordenKaye makes his first appearance as Elsie's nephew Bernard Butler in #CoronationStreet. This was the first episode to be broadcast in colour. As the new colour title sequence was not ready, the opening theme plays over a caption card instead.
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AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
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Could they have chosen a gayer thumbnail? #Neighbours
November 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Could they have chosen a gayer thumbnail? #Neighbours
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Deep in the Sumatran jungle today we found the extraordinary flowers of Rhizanthes pushing their fangs through the forest floor. A sap-sucking, leafless parasite, this is one of the world's weirdest plants.
November 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Deep in the Sumatran jungle today we found the extraordinary flowers of Rhizanthes pushing their fangs through the forest floor. A sap-sucking, leafless parasite, this is one of the world's weirdest plants.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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New favourite example of structural ambiguity
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 AM
New favourite example of structural ambiguity