Keith_EDH
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Damn, another great lost. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard dies at 88
Sir Tom won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for the screenplay for Shakespeare In Love.
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November 29, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Damn, another great lost. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Looks like Birmingham has the largest authentic German Christmas Market outside Germany and Austria. Who'd have thought it. Edinburgh used to have a lot of German stalls but the organisers started charging too much for the pitches so there are few, if any, now. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Are UK Christmas markets as good as German ones? Here's what we found
We visited festive markets in the UK and Germany to check which come closest to the real deal.
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November 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Looks like Birmingham has the largest authentic German Christmas Market outside Germany and Austria. Who'd have thought it. Edinburgh used to have a lot of German stalls but the organisers started charging too much for the pitches so there are few, if any, now. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
With Christmas coming up, Cult Pens offers a Lamy Vista Fountain Pen Beginner Set. It contains the standard Vista fountain pen with a medium nib, a blue cartridge, Z28 converter and a bottle of Lamy's own Crystal Ink in a choice of 4 colours, all for £28.00. cultpens.com/products/lam...
LAMY vista Fountain Pen Beginner Set
This LAMY Vista fountain pen beginner set is the perfect fountain pen set for anyone starting out on their fountain pen journey. Including a Lamy Vista fountain pen with a medium nib, a Z28 converter ...
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November 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
With Christmas coming up, Cult Pens offers a Lamy Vista Fountain Pen Beginner Set. It contains the standard Vista fountain pen with a medium nib, a blue cartridge, Z28 converter and a bottle of Lamy's own Crystal Ink in a choice of 4 colours, all for £28.00. cultpens.com/products/lam...
Today I've bought a new mobile and case, several books, joggers, Filofax refills, and crossword books and happily none of them were in the Black Friday Offers.
November 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Today I've bought a new mobile and case, several books, joggers, Filofax refills, and crossword books and happily none of them were in the Black Friday Offers.
Interesting article. Humans only started being owned by cats 3-4,000 years ago and cats only reached Europe 2,000 years ago. They've certainly made up for time, eh, @number10cat.bsky.social
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Cats became our companions way later than you think
In true feline style, cats took their time in deciding when and where to join us on the sofa.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Interesting article. Humans only started being owned by cats 3-4,000 years ago and cats only reached Europe 2,000 years ago. They've certainly made up for time, eh, @number10cat.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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One thing Germany really does well is its Christmas Markets. Watching this I could somehow taste Magenbrot. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xajL...
German Christmas Markets: Classics, Highlights and Special Locations
YouTube video by DW Travel
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November 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
One thing Germany really does well is its Christmas Markets. Watching this I could somehow taste Magenbrot. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xajL...
Why is shop-bought puff pastry no longer all butter. Palm oil is bad at the best of times but rapeseed is often also added. Does anyone know of a proper all-butter puff pastry you can easily buy?
November 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Why is shop-bought puff pastry no longer all butter. Palm oil is bad at the best of times but rapeseed is often also added. Does anyone know of a proper all-butter puff pastry you can easily buy?
Such a shame. I really enjoyed Wycliffe though it seemed a strange dynamic with a Detective Superintendent teaming up with two Detective Inspectors. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Jack Shepherd: English actor and star of Wycliffe dies at 85
He will be remembered for his roles as TV detective Charles Wycliffe and fictional Labour MP Bill Brand.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Such a shame. I really enjoyed Wycliffe though it seemed a strange dynamic with a Detective Superintendent teaming up with two Detective Inspectors. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Thief snatches 8ft Nutcracker statue from outside a bar in central Edinburgh. Three people simply walk past unconcerned. Unfortunately the vast majority of people in the city do not do anything in such cases. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Thief caught on camera stealing giant Edinburgh Christmas decoration
The masked cyclist is shown taking the nutcracker soldier from outside a bar in the capital.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Thief snatches 8ft Nutcracker statue from outside a bar in central Edinburgh. Three people simply walk past unconcerned. Unfortunately the vast majority of people in the city do not do anything in such cases. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Marks and Spencer, as part of its Festive offering, is putting pigs in blankets on top of Mac 'n' Cheese. Where do people come up with these strange creations at this time of the year.
November 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Marks and Spencer, as part of its Festive offering, is putting pigs in blankets on top of Mac 'n' Cheese. Where do people come up with these strange creations at this time of the year.
End, starring Clive Owen and Saskia Reeves looks really good. It's on at the National Theatre until 17 January. Was hoping to see it myself next month but had to change my plans. www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
Clive Owen and Saskia Reeves’s screen history makes their stage reunion all the more emotional | Chris Wiegand
Stephen Poliakoff’s 1991 film Close My Eyes, about incestuous siblings, echoes as the actors return in David Eldridge’s End, playing a couple facing a cancer diagnosis
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November 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
End, starring Clive Owen and Saskia Reeves looks really good. It's on at the National Theatre until 17 January. Was hoping to see it myself next month but had to change my plans. www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
This looks like a good exhibition, I really like both Turner and Constable. The exhibition runs at Tate Britain from 27 November 2025 to 12 April 2026. Tickets for non-members are £24, members go free, and there are various concessions. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Turner & Constable review – boiling portentous skies versus two men and a dog
JMW Turner is beaten by John Constable in this mighty show. But who cares when the work is so sublime you can hear the squelching and smell the river?
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November 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This looks like a good exhibition, I really like both Turner and Constable. The exhibition runs at Tate Britain from 27 November 2025 to 12 April 2026. Tickets for non-members are £24, members go free, and there are various concessions. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
As fountain pens/rollerballs go, this to me is ghastly. Yes, I know it's limited to just 188 pieces worldwide and you get a keyring, cufflinks and lighter as part of the set...but... Still, Cult Pens has taken 20% off for Black Friday so someone may buy. cultpens.com/products/s-t...
S.T. Dupont Collector Set 24h Le Mans
Special order 1-2 weeks Limited to just 188 pieces worldwide! S.T. Dupont began making luxury goods for travellers in Rue Dieu in Paris, in 1872. But it wasn't until 1973, at the request of Jackie Ken...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
As fountain pens/rollerballs go, this to me is ghastly. Yes, I know it's limited to just 188 pieces worldwide and you get a keyring, cufflinks and lighter as part of the set...but... Still, Cult Pens has taken 20% off for Black Friday so someone may buy. cultpens.com/products/s-t...
Just for sheer entertainment this is definitely worth a watch. An invite from Will and Jack who run Fowl (and Fallow, and Roe) for the hot wings challenge. youtu.be/XbmNNFt4-YI?...
The World's Hottest Wings Challenge ft. Harrison Webb, Hannah Ricketts & Fallow
YouTube video by Danny & Gary
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November 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Just for sheer entertainment this is definitely worth a watch. An invite from Will and Jack who run Fowl (and Fallow, and Roe) for the hot wings challenge. youtu.be/XbmNNFt4-YI?...
The Wiener Volksoper has four performances of Bizet's Carmen in April and May 2026. The cast has not yet been published but if Katia Ledoux you are sure to be in for a great night. Saw it in September 2024.
November 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The Wiener Volksoper has four performances of Bizet's Carmen in April and May 2026. The cast has not yet been published but if Katia Ledoux you are sure to be in for a great night. Saw it in September 2024.
There a four performances of Puccini's Tosca in April 2026 at the Wiener Staatsoper, starring Anna Netrebko. I'm not sure how wise that is with her well publicised past links to Putin That said, she has a bit of a reputation of pulling out of performances at short notice.
November 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
There a four performances of Puccini's Tosca in April 2026 at the Wiener Staatsoper, starring Anna Netrebko. I'm not sure how wise that is with her well publicised past links to Putin That said, she has a bit of a reputation of pulling out of performances at short notice.
No surprise there, all four performances of Die Fledermaus at the Wiener Staatsoper, starring Jonas Kaufmann and Diana Damrau, are completely sold out. Not even standing room is available. Top price tickets varied from 295 to 255 euros.
November 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
No surprise there, all four performances of Die Fledermaus at the Wiener Staatsoper, starring Jonas Kaufmann and Diana Damrau, are completely sold out. Not even standing room is available. Top price tickets varied from 295 to 255 euros.
Good grief, some translations are weird. I was starting to watch a German language recipe for Hühnerfrikassee (which translates to chicken fricassee) but the increasingly annoying auto-translated audio which, thankfully, can be turned off translated it as chicken fried seaweed.
November 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Good grief, some translations are weird. I was starting to watch a German language recipe for Hühnerfrikassee (which translates to chicken fricassee) but the increasingly annoying auto-translated audio which, thankfully, can be turned off translated it as chicken fried seaweed.
Very sad to hear Alwyn Crawshaw has recently passed away at the age of 91. He appeared in many series about painting on BBC and Channel 4. He really got me into watercolours, not that I was very good.
November 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Very sad to hear Alwyn Crawshaw has recently passed away at the age of 91. He appeared in many series about painting on BBC and Channel 4. He really got me into watercolours, not that I was very good.
Just finished watching Mike Leigh's Mr Turner starring Timothy Spall as JMW Turner. When you consider Tim spent 2-3 years learning how to paint you realise how important the role and the film was to him and all involved.
November 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Just finished watching Mike Leigh's Mr Turner starring Timothy Spall as JMW Turner. When you consider Tim spent 2-3 years learning how to paint you realise how important the role and the film was to him and all involved.
If you are looking to make great roasties this Xmas, please try Jamie's method of taking them out 10 minutes before the end and breaking the skin with a potato masher. Seems a small thing to do but it really works. youtu.be/Pvb1Pt_ZVbU?...
Roast Potatoes Three Ways | Jamie Oliver
YouTube video by Jamie Oliver
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November 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
If you are looking to make great roasties this Xmas, please try Jamie's method of taking them out 10 minutes before the end and breaking the skin with a potato masher. Seems a small thing to do but it really works. youtu.be/Pvb1Pt_ZVbU?...
This is really interesting. Two unaccredited Chaconnes which have been defined as by Johann Sebastian Bach and unplayed for 320 years. Full performances of these pieces were uploaded over the past couple of days. Well worth a listen. youtu.be/dFbf0ERs9hY?...
Finding hidden treasures — Spectacular discoveries from Leipzig's Bach Archive | Music Documentary
YouTube video by DW Classical Music
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November 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This is really interesting. Two unaccredited Chaconnes which have been defined as by Johann Sebastian Bach and unplayed for 320 years. Full performances of these pieces were uploaded over the past couple of days. Well worth a listen. youtu.be/dFbf0ERs9hY?...
I've never sold anything on Ebay before so this will be a new experience for me.
November 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
I've never sold anything on Ebay before so this will be a new experience for me.
If you are looking for somewhere to eat in London, around the Bethnal Green area, it looks as though you could do far worse than visiting Pellicci's. Dating back to 1900, a host of famous and infamous people have dined there...including the Krays. youtu.be/7t7OzGDNSl8?...
LONDON'S BEST CAFE Reviewed! Lunch At PELLICCI'S!
YouTube video by Greeno Eats
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November 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
If you are looking for somewhere to eat in London, around the Bethnal Green area, it looks as though you could do far worse than visiting Pellicci's. Dating back to 1900, a host of famous and infamous people have dined there...including the Krays. youtu.be/7t7OzGDNSl8?...