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Andrew Purcell
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Journalist turned human rights activist, creative project enthusiast, runner, father of two boys, exhausted shell of a man.
He's making a list
He's checking it twice
That biscuit is not
The body of Christ
John Calvin is coming to town
December 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
This number also includes a journalist executed for satirical tweets and at least two people executed for allegedly attending protests when they were children.
December 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
...and spend the last 18 months or so briefing that everything the team does, including a home test series against India, is "preparation for the Ashes".
December 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM
"England said their four nights in the beach resort of Noosa had been scheduled for more than a year, which possibly leaves it as one of the best-planned parts of the tour." A dagger from the BBC cricket correspondent.
December 21, 2025 at 10:52 AM
This is a great idea. My mum, in particular, will love it. I was also raised on cassette tapes of MMT and Revolver, on long drives to NE Scotland every Christmas.
December 19, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Kolymsky Heights by Lionel Davidson or Restless by William Boyd
December 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Reposted by Andrew Purcell
They were 8 and 11 years old
December 2, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Have you listened to the new podcast series about Fela? I thought it was excellent. They really did their research, to make something about his politics and the post-colonial context as well as the music.
Fela Kuti: Fear No Man
Society & Culture Podcast · Series · In a world that’s on fire, what is the role of art? What can music actually…do? Can a song save a life? Change a law? Topple a president? Get you killed? In Fela K...
podcasts.apple.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM