Peter Ormerod
@bowiegod.bsky.social
Author of David Bowie and the Search for Life, Death and God, out on January 15 2026 and published by Bloomsbury. Also entertainments editor for NationalWorld. Also a bit too keen on porridge, toast, Swindon, Noel Edmonds etc
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Pretty thrilled to announce that my book will be published on January 15! It's called David Bowie and the Search for Life, Death and God. It’s published by @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social and tells the story of Bowie's spiritual explorations - and why they were fundamental to his work
Found David Bowie's bookplate among his various notes etc and it's pretty fine
November 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Found David Bowie's bookplate among his various notes etc and it's pretty fine
Blimey, just had my first review, and it's in Publishers Weekly, which is about as respected as it gets, and it is fair to say I'm pleased with it
www.publishersweekly.com/9781399422826
www.publishersweekly.com/9781399422826
David Bowie and the Search for Life, Death and God by Peter Ormerod
Arts journalist Ormerod debuts with a transfixing look at David Bowie’s life through a spiritual lens. Born in 1947, Bowie grew ...
www.publishersweekly.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Blimey, just had my first review, and it's in Publishers Weekly, which is about as respected as it gets, and it is fair to say I'm pleased with it
www.publishersweekly.com/9781399422826
www.publishersweekly.com/9781399422826
The right night to watch this, the greatest magic show ever broadcast in Britain
youtu.be/q5R0YfIbv9o?...
youtu.be/q5R0YfIbv9o?...
Paul Daniels: Live at Halloween with guest magician Eugene Burger - 1987
YouTube video by MagicWeek
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October 31, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The right night to watch this, the greatest magic show ever broadcast in Britain
youtu.be/q5R0YfIbv9o?...
youtu.be/q5R0YfIbv9o?...
I get to write about shows in Aylesbury every week. It still punches above its weight, and the Friars name lives on (obviously v significant to Bowie too). These places deserve our support
a good night to see a show in Aylesbury (Friars Club flyer, 30 June 1979)
October 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I get to write about shows in Aylesbury every week. It still punches above its weight, and the Friars name lives on (obviously v significant to Bowie too). These places deserve our support
Nice of Anton to promote my book, much appreciated
October 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Nice of Anton to promote my book, much appreciated
Reposted by Peter Ormerod
Back in 1981 this extraordinary track was like nothing we’d ever heard before - a whole decade ahead of its time. All these years later, it’s still a total banger. Marc Almond and Cindy Ecstasy on vocals. The mighty Dave Ball on everything else.
youtu.be/Yd6SR5VC5A0?...
youtu.be/Yd6SR5VC5A0?...
Soft Cell / Memorabilia / Extended / Featuring Cindy Ecstasy
YouTube video by REG PLASMA
youtu.be
October 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Back in 1981 this extraordinary track was like nothing we’d ever heard before - a whole decade ahead of its time. All these years later, it’s still a total banger. Marc Almond and Cindy Ecstasy on vocals. The mighty Dave Ball on everything else.
youtu.be/Yd6SR5VC5A0?...
youtu.be/Yd6SR5VC5A0?...
Hot DAM! etc
Another cracking interview, this time with the architect of the funk and force that powered Bowie's music from 1975 to 1980. Rare blend of technical brilliance, musical humility and knowing exactly how good he is. Almost as good to hear him talk as it is to hear him play
Another cracking interview, this time with the architect of the funk and force that powered Bowie's music from 1975 to 1980. Rare blend of technical brilliance, musical humility and knowing exactly how good he is. Almost as good to hear him talk as it is to hear him play
💥 OUT NOW! As Carlos Alomar reunites with George Murray for the DAM Trilogy tour this Fall, we meet to talk Bowie, soul, the pocket, the groove and just how Carlos, Dennis and George fuelled Bowie's musical evolutions between '75 - '80. Dig in and dig! 💥
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
October 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Hot DAM! etc
Another cracking interview, this time with the architect of the funk and force that powered Bowie's music from 1975 to 1980. Rare blend of technical brilliance, musical humility and knowing exactly how good he is. Almost as good to hear him talk as it is to hear him play
Another cracking interview, this time with the architect of the funk and force that powered Bowie's music from 1975 to 1980. Rare blend of technical brilliance, musical humility and knowing exactly how good he is. Almost as good to hear him talk as it is to hear him play
Just starting to breathe again after an intense Macbeth at
@the-rsc.bsky.social's The Other Place, transformed into a Glasgow pub. Properly horrific, properly supernatural, properly human. Here's my review
www.warwickshireworld.com/whats-on/art...
@the-rsc.bsky.social's The Other Place, transformed into a Glasgow pub. Properly horrific, properly supernatural, properly human. Here's my review
www.warwickshireworld.com/whats-on/art...
RSC Macbeth review: Boozy, brutal and brilliant
Peter Ormerod reviews Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, presented by the RSC at The Other Place, Stratford
www.warwickshireworld.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Just starting to breathe again after an intense Macbeth at
@the-rsc.bsky.social's The Other Place, transformed into a Glasgow pub. Properly horrific, properly supernatural, properly human. Here's my review
www.warwickshireworld.com/whats-on/art...
@the-rsc.bsky.social's The Other Place, transformed into a Glasgow pub. Properly horrific, properly supernatural, properly human. Here's my review
www.warwickshireworld.com/whats-on/art...
Wondering at what point we collectively acknowledged there'll never be another Beatles
October 20, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Wondering at what point we collectively acknowledged there'll never be another Beatles
Little thing I spotted in Bowie's notes. Seems like the Thin White Duke liked the Fat White Family
October 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Little thing I spotted in Bowie's notes. Seems like the Thin White Duke liked the Fat White Family
'Monumental, compelling and profoundly original'
Very grateful for this review of my book!
Very grateful for this review of my book!
October 17, 2025 at 9:14 AM
'Monumental, compelling and profoundly original'
Very grateful for this review of my book!
Very grateful for this review of my book!
Reposted by Peter Ormerod
Russell Hoban's masterpiece *Riddley Walker* is 45 years old today!
“In fear and tremmering only not running a way. In emtyness and ready to be fult. Not to lern no body nothing I cant even lern my oan self all I can do is try not to get in front of whats coming.”
@russellhoban.bsky.social
“In fear and tremmering only not running a way. In emtyness and ready to be fult. Not to lern no body nothing I cant even lern my oan self all I can do is try not to get in front of whats coming.”
@russellhoban.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Russell Hoban's masterpiece *Riddley Walker* is 45 years old today!
“In fear and tremmering only not running a way. In emtyness and ready to be fult. Not to lern no body nothing I cant even lern my oan self all I can do is try not to get in front of whats coming.”
@russellhoban.bsky.social
“In fear and tremmering only not running a way. In emtyness and ready to be fult. Not to lern no body nothing I cant even lern my oan self all I can do is try not to get in front of whats coming.”
@russellhoban.bsky.social
And now I have an actual copy of my actual book! Feels a bit like a dream. @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social have done a stunning job
October 16, 2025 at 9:07 AM
And now I have an actual copy of my actual book! Feels a bit like a dream. @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social have done a stunning job
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'I know I was writing stories when I was five. I don't remember what I did before that. Just loafed, I suppose.'
Remembering P. G. Wodehouse on his birthday 🎂
📷 Michael Brennan, 1974
"I just sit at my typewriter and curse a bit."
📷 Michael Brennan, 1974
"I just sit at my typewriter and curse a bit."
October 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
'I know I was writing stories when I was five. I don't remember what I did before that. Just loafed, I suppose.'
Pretty thrilled to announce that my book will be published on January 15! It's called David Bowie and the Search for Life, Death and God. It’s published by @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social and tells the story of Bowie's spiritual explorations - and why they were fundamental to his work
October 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Pretty thrilled to announce that my book will be published on January 15! It's called David Bowie and the Search for Life, Death and God. It’s published by @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social and tells the story of Bowie's spiritual explorations - and why they were fundamental to his work
'Charming' and 'delightful' aren't words routinely associated with Tin Machine but they very much apply to this, part II of a tremendous interview with producer Tim Palmer
Out now! Behind scenes with Tin Machine co-producer and studio collaborator Tim Palmer on working with @davidbowiereal.bsky.social @reevesgabrels.bsky.social, Hunt & Tony Sales on the great lost classic (IMO) Tin Machine 2 💥
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
Tim Palmer on Tin Machine (Part Two)
Podcast Episode · DAVIDBOWIE: ALBUMTOALBUM · 28/09/2025 · 45m
podcasts.apple.com
September 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
'Charming' and 'delightful' aren't words routinely associated with Tin Machine but they very much apply to this, part II of a tremendous interview with producer Tim Palmer
Reposted by Peter Ormerod
This is interesting—I see a lot of these tells in my work with writing scams, where the use of chatbots in scam solicitations and impersonations has become ubiquitous.
Wikipedia editors trying to fend off the onslaught of AI crap have crowdsourced some telltale signs of LLM-generated writing; it might be handy for editors and proofreaders generally. Thanks to @ellenrykers.com for pointing me to it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
Wikipedia:Signs of AI writing - Wikipedia
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September 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This is interesting—I see a lot of these tells in my work with writing scams, where the use of chatbots in scam solicitations and impersonations has become ubiquitous.
I was lucky enough to be the first member of the public to see these notes. It was quite a thing
open.substack.com/pub/bowiegod...
open.substack.com/pub/bowiegod...
Notes on God, by David Bowie
What I found at the V&A East Storehouse
open.substack.com
September 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
I was lucky enough to be the first member of the public to see these notes. It was quite a thing
open.substack.com/pub/bowiegod...
open.substack.com/pub/bowiegod...
We all know the Grammys are a farce but this would have been a hilarious letter to send to Bowie at any point in the past 50 years, let alone after he'd died
September 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
We all know the Grammys are a farce but this would have been a hilarious letter to send to Bowie at any point in the past 50 years, let alone after he'd died
I was lucky enough today to be among the first people to use the Study Room at the V&A's David Bowie Centre. It's the place where you can examine paper records - his notes, handwritten lyrics, jotted-down ideas, those kinds of things. If you're interested in that stuff, you'll love it there
September 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I was lucky enough today to be among the first people to use the Study Room at the V&A's David Bowie Centre. It's the place where you can examine paper records - his notes, handwritten lyrics, jotted-down ideas, those kinds of things. If you're interested in that stuff, you'll love it there
London's good at the moment, isn't it? There's the V&A Bowie thing, and now this. It's like the city is making a special effort for me
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Hilary Lloyd review: on Dennis Potter’s trail through an enchanted forest of film
The artist’s exhaustive engagement with the singular playwright leads us through landmark shows via midair screens, cat-videos and lunch with Richard E Grant
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 8:24 AM
London's good at the moment, isn't it? There's the V&A Bowie thing, and now this. It's like the city is making a special effort for me
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Whatever you think of Bowie's Tin Machine years, this is a lovely listen. Tim Palmer sounds like a delightful chap, and he did such a good job with these albums. Some really quite big revelations here too!
OUT NOW! TIN MACHINE XTRA!
THE Tim Palmer, producer of Tin Machines I & II!
Tim talks about the making of Tin Machine, working with a re-energised DB, @reevesgabrels.bsky.social and the Sales bros, raw hard sound, the highs AND lows - and Status Quo.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
THE Tim Palmer, producer of Tin Machines I & II!
Tim talks about the making of Tin Machine, working with a re-energised DB, @reevesgabrels.bsky.social and the Sales bros, raw hard sound, the highs AND lows - and Status Quo.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
Tim Palmer on Tin Machine (Part One)
Podcast Episode · DAVIDBOWIE: ALBUMTOALBUM · 08/09/2025 · 43m
podcasts.apple.com
September 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Whatever you think of Bowie's Tin Machine years, this is a lovely listen. Tim Palmer sounds like a delightful chap, and he did such a good job with these albums. Some really quite big revelations here too!
One of the weird things Bowie does to you: you end up reading stuff you never otherwise would. He's been dead for ages and he's still doing it. I hadn't even heard of this book until last week
September 11, 2025 at 7:42 AM
One of the weird things Bowie does to you: you end up reading stuff you never otherwise would. He's been dead for ages and he's still doing it. I hadn't even heard of this book until last week
New Suede album is superb. A masterclass in how to age as a band. They know exactly what they're doing and what they're about, but there's no sense of retreat or retread. Immense conviction and immense choruses. You can almost feel Brett's breath. Loud, intense, stirring, surprisingly moving
September 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
New Suede album is superb. A masterclass in how to age as a band. They know exactly what they're doing and what they're about, but there's no sense of retreat or retread. Immense conviction and immense choruses. You can almost feel Brett's breath. Loud, intense, stirring, surprisingly moving