Ian Potter
@ianzpotter.bsky.social
Writes, talks, listens, reads. Not always in that order.
Aggressively fungal at best.
November 11, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Aggressively fungal at best.
I think Kenny should cover David Troughton's turn as Hamish and Dougal in You'll Have Had Your Many Hands next.
November 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I think Kenny should cover David Troughton's turn as Hamish and Dougal in You'll Have Had Your Many Hands next.
Could well be. It's been many years. I just remember the repeating sample taking me out of it a bit. I would have like the dolphin to give a slightly different read the second time.
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Could well be. It's been many years. I just remember the repeating sample taking me out of it a bit. I would have like the dolphin to give a slightly different read the second time.
I was disappointed by the dolphin sounds. It just says the same thing (unless of course, that's a Bob and Dave style catchphrase in Dolphin and I've spent years missing the point, again).
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I was disappointed by the dolphin sounds. It just says the same thing (unless of course, that's a Bob and Dave style catchphrase in Dolphin and I've spent years missing the point, again).
It's the one that angers me most for the gap between its ambition and realisation. Obviously, I'm also furious about it attempting to map Gawain onto Lancelot with that Ancelyn ap Gwalchai business which is silly, ahistoric and not Chrétien de Troyes canon.
November 10, 2025 at 8:29 AM
It's the one that angers me most for the gap between its ambition and realisation. Obviously, I'm also furious about it attempting to map Gawain onto Lancelot with that Ancelyn ap Gwalchai business which is silly, ahistoric and not Chrétien de Troyes canon.
That's great. I'd love it if, in time, we could get wheelchair access to the gym. At the moment it's just by stairs with an unfortunately positioned image of a wheelchair user at the foot of them. I appreciate resources are limited but the current layout definitely limits who can use the space.
November 10, 2025 at 8:09 AM
That's great. I'd love it if, in time, we could get wheelchair access to the gym. At the moment it's just by stairs with an unfortunately positioned image of a wheelchair user at the foot of them. I appreciate resources are limited but the current layout definitely limits who can use the space.
I'm a big fan of Christopher Frayling going on at enormous length with no edits, speaking in totally grammatical sentences serving a single coherent thesis until you die of envy.
November 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I'm a big fan of Christopher Frayling going on at enormous length with no edits, speaking in totally grammatical sentences serving a single coherent thesis until you die of envy.
Toby Hadoke will be livid. You saw Abineri without doing the legwork.
November 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Toby Hadoke will be livid. You saw Abineri without doing the legwork.
The exciting "which year is this?" complication of vintage general knowledge.
November 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The exciting "which year is this?" complication of vintage general knowledge.
I long for the return of tantaluses and terrariums.
November 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I long for the return of tantaluses and terrariums.
Very sweet and lively delivery but we all found ourselves pining slightly for the words "definitively" and "pedestrian" which are 0.7% more fun.
November 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Very sweet and lively delivery but we all found ourselves pining slightly for the words "definitively" and "pedestrian" which are 0.7% more fun.
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Sunday - Remembrance Sunday; Metropolitan Hilarion; Sudan - BBC Sounds
Edward Stourton takes a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Amended to avoid Roman Numeral shame. The programme went on to feature a clip of Hannah Peel chatting Bernard Lovell and organs. If I was dreaming it was top notch.
November 9, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Amended to avoid Roman Numeral shame. The programme went on to feature a clip of Hannah Peel chatting Bernard Lovell and organs. If I was dreaming it was top notch.
I've cracked it! It was in the news for only being for clever VPN type people now! Phew (and then a reproachful tut).
November 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I've cracked it! It was in the news for only being for clever VPN type people now! Phew (and then a reproachful tut).