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The Late Show with Mickey Bradley.
The Late Show with Mickey Bradley.
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Jeepers!!
Summer with The
Sex Pistols!
11 July The Piece Hall, Halifax, w/ The Undertones+Panic Shack
12 July - Castlefield Bowl, Manchester w/ Dr John Cooper Clarke + The Undertones
1 August Cardiff Castle w/The Stranglers, The Undertones + Panic Shack
and.........
Summer with The
Sex Pistols!
11 July The Piece Hall, Halifax, w/ The Undertones+Panic Shack
12 July - Castlefield Bowl, Manchester w/ Dr John Cooper Clarke + The Undertones
1 August Cardiff Castle w/The Stranglers, The Undertones + Panic Shack
and.........
November 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Jeepers!!
Summer with The
Sex Pistols!
11 July The Piece Hall, Halifax, w/ The Undertones+Panic Shack
12 July - Castlefield Bowl, Manchester w/ Dr John Cooper Clarke + The Undertones
1 August Cardiff Castle w/The Stranglers, The Undertones + Panic Shack
and.........
Summer with The
Sex Pistols!
11 July The Piece Hall, Halifax, w/ The Undertones+Panic Shack
12 July - Castlefield Bowl, Manchester w/ Dr John Cooper Clarke + The Undertones
1 August Cardiff Castle w/The Stranglers, The Undertones + Panic Shack
and.........
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Great thread here on Shirley Jackson’s THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE. #BookSky 💙📚
2025 Reading 62: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. A month since my last entry, a long gap due variously to illness (bad), novel writing (good), reading something else that I’ve now probably abandoned. This re-read for the Kirkdale Bookshop book group.
November 17, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Great thread here on Shirley Jackson’s THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE. #BookSky 💙📚
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
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@heavenalibooks.bsky.social @kaggsy59.bsky.social @pear-jelly.bsky.social @maxcairnduff.bsky.social Just in case you haven’t seen this programme…it’s all kinds of wonderful! #BarbaraPym #BookSky 💙📚
MISS PYM’s DAY OUT, on the iPlayer for the next 26 days, is delightful!
A drama doc about Barbara Pym’s trip to London for the Booker Prize ceremony - featuring Patricia Routledge as Pym, various Excellent Women and cameos from Jilly Cooper & Penelope Lively! #BookSky
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
A drama doc about Barbara Pym’s trip to London for the Booker Prize ceremony - featuring Patricia Routledge as Pym, various Excellent Women and cameos from Jilly Cooper & Penelope Lively! #BookSky
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Miss Pym's Day Out: Bookmark
Dramatised documentary about the writer Barbara Pym, depicting one day in her life - 23 November 1977 - when she travelled to London to attend the Booker Prize ceremony.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 8:19 AM
@heavenalibooks.bsky.social @kaggsy59.bsky.social @pear-jelly.bsky.social @maxcairnduff.bsky.social Just in case you haven’t seen this programme…it’s all kinds of wonderful! #BarbaraPym #BookSky 💙📚
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"I’d seen her do this before; but this time she was snatching at the fruit with her long white hands and putting several in her mouth at once, and her lips became stained and her dress all spattered with the needle-leaves. I wished Bernard were there..." 💙📚
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The Juniper Tree by Barbara Comyns
Regular readers of this blog are probably aware of my fondness for Barbara Comyns – a startlingly original writer with a very distinctive style. Her novels have a strange, slightly off-kilter feel,…
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October 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
"I’d seen her do this before; but this time she was snatching at the fruit with her long white hands and putting several in her mouth at once, and her lips became stained and her dress all spattered with the needle-leaves. I wished Bernard were there..." 💙📚
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jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/10/21/t...
@mickeyundertone.bsky.social
Dory Previn.
Dory Previn.
October 20, 2025 at 7:53 AM
@mickeyundertone.bsky.social
Dory Previn.
Dory Previn.
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As this jagged narrative unfolds, Harwicz blurs the boundaries between the real and the imaginary, infusing the novella with a nightmarish quality, rich in the kind of imagery commonly found in horror fiction.
My thoughts on the novella DIE, MY LOVE. 💙📚
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My thoughts on the novella DIE, MY LOVE. 💙📚
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October 18, 2025 at 8:18 AM
As this jagged narrative unfolds, Harwicz blurs the boundaries between the real and the imaginary, infusing the novella with a nightmarish quality, rich in the kind of imagery commonly found in horror fiction.
My thoughts on the novella DIE, MY LOVE. 💙📚
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/10/16/d...
My thoughts on the novella DIE, MY LOVE. 💙📚
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/10/16/d...
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Stay up late tonight for The Late Show with Mickey Bradley on BBC Radio Ulster at 10.04pm for great music from Chanel Beads, Thee Headcoatees, Dry Cleaning, Zombies, Demonstration Tapes and lots more. Join the chat here on Bluesky @mickeyundertone.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Stay up late tonight for The Late Show with Mickey Bradley on BBC Radio Ulster at 10.04pm for great music from Chanel Beads, Thee Headcoatees, Dry Cleaning, Zombies, Demonstration Tapes and lots more. Join the chat here on Bluesky @mickeyundertone.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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'Dear Life' by me
October 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
'Dear Life' by me
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Tonight's lovingly crafted Late Show with Mickey Bradley features music from @fomachete.bsky.social, Kirsty MacColl, Sandie Shaw, 5.6.7.8's, The Beat, Velvet Underground and more. Tune into BBC Radio Ulster at 10.04pm and join the chat on @mickeyundertone.bsky.social here on Bluesky.
October 10, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Tonight's lovingly crafted Late Show with Mickey Bradley features music from @fomachete.bsky.social, Kirsty MacColl, Sandie Shaw, 5.6.7.8's, The Beat, Velvet Underground and more. Tune into BBC Radio Ulster at 10.04pm and join the chat on @mickeyundertone.bsky.social here on Bluesky.
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Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚
#amindofmyown
#amindofmyown
October 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚
#amindofmyown
#amindofmyown
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October 3, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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We’ll need to think about a man, my mother started to say.
A man. The sound of the word was strange to me. At that time, I had yet to see a man, but my mother had told me about them often.
#BookSky 💙📚 #TranslationThurs
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A man. The sound of the word was strange to me. At that time, I had yet to see a man, but my mother had told me about them often.
#BookSky 💙📚 #TranslationThurs
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Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami (tr. Asa Yoneda)
The award-winning Japanese writer Hiromi Kawakami first came to prominence with her beautiful, meditative novella Strange Weather in Tokyo (tr. Allison Markin Powell), which was shortlisted for the…
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October 2, 2025 at 9:04 AM
We’ll need to think about a man, my mother started to say.
A man. The sound of the word was strange to me. At that time, I had yet to see a man, but my mother had told me about them often.
#BookSky 💙📚 #TranslationThurs
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A man. The sound of the word was strange to me. At that time, I had yet to see a man, but my mother had told me about them often.
#BookSky 💙📚 #TranslationThurs
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/10/02/u...
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From the archive for Truman Capote, #BornOnThisDay in 1924, thoughts on SUMMER CROSSING.
A beautiful tale of a doomed romance, set in the sultry heat of 1940s New York. #BOTD #TrumanCapote #BookSky 💙📚
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A beautiful tale of a doomed romance, set in the sultry heat of 1940s New York. #BOTD #TrumanCapote #BookSky 💙📚
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Literary Beginnings – Monday Morning by Patrick Hamilton and Summer Crossing by Truman Capote
Something a little different from me today. It can be interesting to follow the development of a favourite writer to track how their work evolves over the years. In this post I’m looking at the deb…
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September 30, 2025 at 1:19 PM
From the archive for Truman Capote, #BornOnThisDay in 1924, thoughts on SUMMER CROSSING.
A beautiful tale of a doomed romance, set in the sultry heat of 1940s New York. #BOTD #TrumanCapote #BookSky 💙📚
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2019/07/09/l...
A beautiful tale of a doomed romance, set in the sultry heat of 1940s New York. #BOTD #TrumanCapote #BookSky 💙📚
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2019/07/09/l...
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Tonight's fantastic Late Show with Mickey Bradley at 10.04pm on BBC Radio Ulster is a thing of beauty featuring music from Tulpa, Pebbledash, @buzzcocks.com, Mo-dettes, @paddynash.bandcamp.com , Rich Kids, Gram Parsons and much more. Join the chat here on Bluesky @mickeyundertone.bsky.social !
September 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Tonight's fantastic Late Show with Mickey Bradley at 10.04pm on BBC Radio Ulster is a thing of beauty featuring music from Tulpa, Pebbledash, @buzzcocks.com, Mo-dettes, @paddynash.bandcamp.com , Rich Kids, Gram Parsons and much more. Join the chat here on Bluesky @mickeyundertone.bsky.social !
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"Come down to the potting-sheds some evening and I’ll show you what I do. Why don’t you?”
Maggie sat back on her heels and glanced at him. She knew pretty well what a man of his type was after, but she could take care of herself all right. Or could she? 💙📚
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Maggie sat back on her heels and glanced at him. She knew pretty well what a man of his type was after, but she could take care of herself all right. Or could she? 💙📚
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/09/04/t...
The Spring Begins by Katherine Dunning
When Nora (@pear-jelly on Bluesky and Instagram) announced that she would be hosting #SpinsterSeptember again this year, Simon (at Stuck in a Book) suggested Katherine Dunning’s The Spring Begins a…
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September 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
"Come down to the potting-sheds some evening and I’ll show you what I do. Why don’t you?”
Maggie sat back on her heels and glanced at him. She knew pretty well what a man of his type was after, but she could take care of herself all right. Or could she? 💙📚
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/09/04/t...
Maggie sat back on her heels and glanced at him. She knew pretty well what a man of his type was after, but she could take care of herself all right. Or could she? 💙📚
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/09/04/t...
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Mickey Bradley is back with his Late Show tonight at 10.04pm on BBC Radio Ulster with great records from Demonstration Tapes, @thedentists.bsky.social, @rhodadakar.bsky.social , @mrjimbob.bsky.social, Alex E.T. and more. Listen in and join the chat @mickeyundertone.bsky.social !
September 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Mickey Bradley is back with his Late Show tonight at 10.04pm on BBC Radio Ulster with great records from Demonstration Tapes, @thedentists.bsky.social, @rhodadakar.bsky.social , @mrjimbob.bsky.social, Alex E.T. and more. Listen in and join the chat @mickeyundertone.bsky.social !
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New on the blog today, I've written about THE SPRING BEGINS by Katherine Dunning.
I adored this evocative, beautifully written portrayal of the lives of three very different young women in the 1930s. A new favourite for #SpinsterSeptember! #BookSky 💙📚
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I adored this evocative, beautifully written portrayal of the lives of three very different young women in the 1930s. A new favourite for #SpinsterSeptember! #BookSky 💙📚
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/09/04/t...
The Spring Begins by Katherine Dunning
When Nora (@pear-jelly on Bluesky and Instagram) announced that she would be hosting #SpinsterSeptember again this year, Simon (at Stuck in a Book) suggested Katherine Dunning’s The Spring Begins a…
jacquiwine.wordpress.com
September 4, 2025 at 7:07 AM
New on the blog today, I've written about THE SPRING BEGINS by Katherine Dunning.
I adored this evocative, beautifully written portrayal of the lives of three very different young women in the 1930s. A new favourite for #SpinsterSeptember! #BookSky 💙📚
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/09/04/t...
I adored this evocative, beautifully written portrayal of the lives of three very different young women in the 1930s. A new favourite for #SpinsterSeptember! #BookSky 💙📚
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/09/04/t...
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Great thread, full of perceptive, erudite reflections on a diverse range of interesting books! #BookSky 💙📚
2025 Reading 1: Fifty Sounds by Polly Barton. A fascinating use of format for a memoir/linguistic commentary: Barton picks fifty onomatopoeic or more broadly 'mimetic' Japanese phrases and explores their meaning to her, using the form to narrate her experience of working in Japan as a teacher.
August 30, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Great thread, full of perceptive, erudite reflections on a diverse range of interesting books! #BookSky 💙📚
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Great music on tonight's Award Winning* Late Show with Mickey Bradley from Cords, @swamijohnreis.bsky.social, The Revillos, Panic Shack, Velvet Underground, The Chords and more. Tune in on BBC Radio Ulster tonight at 10.04pm. Join the chat @mickeyundertone.bsky.social
*Worlds Best MBRS Replacement
*Worlds Best MBRS Replacement
August 29, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Great music on tonight's Award Winning* Late Show with Mickey Bradley from Cords, @swamijohnreis.bsky.social, The Revillos, Panic Shack, Velvet Underground, The Chords and more. Tune in on BBC Radio Ulster tonight at 10.04pm. Join the chat @mickeyundertone.bsky.social
*Worlds Best MBRS Replacement
*Worlds Best MBRS Replacement
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This is such an enjoyable discussion, full of great recommendations of literary gems!
Very much endorsing John’s choice of William Trevor’s short stories as an essential component of any library, maybe with Elizabeth Taylor’s Complete Short Stories, too. #BookSky 💙📚
Very much endorsing John’s choice of William Trevor’s short stories as an essential component of any library, maybe with Elizabeth Taylor’s Complete Short Stories, too. #BookSky 💙📚
What does it take to build the perfect first shelf? This week e’re joined by @johnwilliams.bsky.social, to discuss how to choose ten books that someone can use as a starter library, offering comfort, surprise, and a little stretch along the way. mookse.substack.com/p/episode-11...
Episode 113: Starter Libraries: A Shelf Full of Promises
What does it take to build the perfect first shelf?
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August 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is such an enjoyable discussion, full of great recommendations of literary gems!
Very much endorsing John’s choice of William Trevor’s short stories as an essential component of any library, maybe with Elizabeth Taylor’s Complete Short Stories, too. #BookSky 💙📚
Very much endorsing John’s choice of William Trevor’s short stories as an essential component of any library, maybe with Elizabeth Taylor’s Complete Short Stories, too. #BookSky 💙📚
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From the archive for Brian Moore, #BornOnThisDay in 1921, my thoughts on THE LONELY PASSION OF JUDITH HEARNE.
A superb novel that captures the bleakness and disappointments that mark this woman’s inner life. Achingly sad yet beautifully written. #BookSky 💙📚
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A superb novel that captures the bleakness and disappointments that mark this woman’s inner life. Achingly sad yet beautifully written. #BookSky 💙📚
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2018/11/27/t...
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne by Brian Moore
First published in 1955, The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne is a novel by the Northern Irish writer, Brian Moore. It’s a book I’ve been saving for quite a while, thinking that it might be my kind …
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August 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
From the archive for Brian Moore, #BornOnThisDay in 1921, my thoughts on THE LONELY PASSION OF JUDITH HEARNE.
A superb novel that captures the bleakness and disappointments that mark this woman’s inner life. Achingly sad yet beautifully written. #BookSky 💙📚
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2018/11/27/t...
A superb novel that captures the bleakness and disappointments that mark this woman’s inner life. Achingly sad yet beautifully written. #BookSky 💙📚
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2018/11/27/t...
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More fantastic music on The Late Show With Mickey Bradley tonight at 10.04pm from @slimecitymusic.bsky.social , John Lee Hooker, Jesse Garon & The Desperadoes, Mostar Diving Club and lots more on BBC Radio Ulster. Listen in and join the chat on Bluesky at: @mickeyundertone.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 6:32 AM
More fantastic music on The Late Show With Mickey Bradley tonight at 10.04pm from @slimecitymusic.bsky.social , John Lee Hooker, Jesse Garon & The Desperadoes, Mostar Diving Club and lots more on BBC Radio Ulster. Listen in and join the chat on Bluesky at: @mickeyundertone.bsky.social
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From the archive for Elsa Morante, #BornOnThisDay in 1912, my thoughts on ARTURO'S ISLAND (tr. Ann Goldstein).
A passionate coming-of-age story written in an imaginative, poetic style. Beautifully observed, too! #BookSky 💙📚 #WITMonth
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A passionate coming-of-age story written in an imaginative, poetic style. Beautifully observed, too! #BookSky 💙📚 #WITMonth
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Arturo’s Island by Elsa Morante (tr. Ann Goldstein)
I have long wanted to read the Italian writer Elsa Morante, ever since I learned of her influence on Elena Ferrante (you can find my reviews of Ferrante’s work here). Arturo’s Island was Morante’s …
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August 18, 2025 at 9:51 AM
From the archive for Elsa Morante, #BornOnThisDay in 1912, my thoughts on ARTURO'S ISLAND (tr. Ann Goldstein).
A passionate coming-of-age story written in an imaginative, poetic style. Beautifully observed, too! #BookSky 💙📚 #WITMonth
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2019/08/13/a...
A passionate coming-of-age story written in an imaginative, poetic style. Beautifully observed, too! #BookSky 💙📚 #WITMonth
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2019/08/13/a...