David Luck
@dluckarchivist.bsky.social
Archivist at Bethlem Museum of the Mind, London, UK. Singalonglong to the gateway song. All poorly thought out views his own, don't blame his peers/employers. Contact at 'archives' on https://tinyurl.com/58tkxrb7
He/him.
He/him.
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Come & work with me! Senior Archivist (Military Records Project) at The National Archives (UK). £39.5k pa. Apply by Sunday 25 January. #ArchivesJobs
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...
January 12, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Come & work with me! Senior Archivist (Military Records Project) at The National Archives (UK). £39.5k pa. Apply by Sunday 25 January. #ArchivesJobs
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...
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🖼️ It's the last Saturday of the Bethlem Art Fair! There's still loads of gorgeous, one-of-a-kind, affordable art to be found: from sculpture to greetings cards, pottery to oil painting. Don't miss out!
Open 9:30-5pm - entry is free
#affordableart #bethlemmuseumofthemind Bethlem Gallery
Open 9:30-5pm - entry is free
#affordableart #bethlemmuseumofthemind Bethlem Gallery
January 10, 2026 at 8:35 AM
🖼️ It's the last Saturday of the Bethlem Art Fair! There's still loads of gorgeous, one-of-a-kind, affordable art to be found: from sculpture to greetings cards, pottery to oil painting. Don't miss out!
Open 9:30-5pm - entry is free
#affordableart #bethlemmuseumofthemind Bethlem Gallery
Open 9:30-5pm - entry is free
#affordableart #bethlemmuseumofthemind Bethlem Gallery
According to the rumours!
(So no, probably not)
(So no, probably not)
January 10, 2026 at 8:20 AM
According to the rumours!
(So no, probably not)
(So no, probably not)
Well, Matt certainly graduated from 'oh, who's he? The other Irish one?' in this episode.
January 9, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Well, Matt certainly graduated from 'oh, who's he? The other Irish one?' in this episode.
Great, thank you, but please don't do it if you decide you just want to bin this off and never think of it again!
January 8, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Great, thank you, but please don't do it if you decide you just want to bin this off and never think of it again!
I'll be interested to know how long it does take, so do please update it you feel able to.
(And I'm so sorry it's such a shit experience. If it helps, any complaint is helpful in trying to get change into this system)
(And I'm so sorry it's such a shit experience. If it helps, any complaint is helpful in trying to get change into this system)
January 8, 2026 at 4:42 PM
I'll be interested to know how long it does take, so do please update it you feel able to.
(And I'm so sorry it's such a shit experience. If it helps, any complaint is helpful in trying to get change into this system)
(And I'm so sorry it's such a shit experience. If it helps, any complaint is helpful in trying to get change into this system)
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I highly recommend @drsoandsoresearch.bsky.social - she transcribed the diary of Joseph Bell for me while I was writing SLEUTH-HOUND. I think she's the only person in the world who can read his atrocious handwriting! She's a brilliant researcher, and she just passed her viva (congrats, Dr. So!)
My largest freelance project has come to an end so I am opening my books for this year. I am a historian and heritage professional who collaborates with best-selling authors, award-winning TV production companies, and awe-inspiring venues. Need some research/fact checking/interpretation? 🙋♀️📚
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January 8, 2026 at 2:18 PM
I highly recommend @drsoandsoresearch.bsky.social - she transcribed the diary of Joseph Bell for me while I was writing SLEUTH-HOUND. I think she's the only person in the world who can read his atrocious handwriting! She's a brilliant researcher, and she just passed her viva (congrats, Dr. So!)
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We're looking for a Level 3 Library, Information and Archives Services Assistant Apprentice to join the @newsukarchives.bsky.social team.
Details here: www.newscareers.co.uk/vacancies/41...
Please share with anyone who might be interested.
Details here: www.newscareers.co.uk/vacancies/41...
Please share with anyone who might be interested.
News Archives Apprentice | News UK
News Archives Apprentice
Length: 24 month FTC
Start Date: March 2026
Location: Rainham, Essex (Easter Industrial Park, Ferry Lane)
Your Team: The News UK archives can lay c...
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January 7, 2026 at 11:24 AM
We're looking for a Level 3 Library, Information and Archives Services Assistant Apprentice to join the @newsukarchives.bsky.social team.
Details here: www.newscareers.co.uk/vacancies/41...
Please share with anyone who might be interested.
Details here: www.newscareers.co.uk/vacancies/41...
Please share with anyone who might be interested.
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any UK archive friends interested in a small archive-adjacent project? paid and entirely remote. DM me
January 6, 2026 at 1:20 PM
any UK archive friends interested in a small archive-adjacent project? paid and entirely remote. DM me
I liked what I saw of both programmes (especially the titanic one, which was very nicely done).
But from experience of being in place that held some of the Ripper letters, these are topics that can lead people down some unfortunate rabbit holes.
But from experience of being in place that held some of the Ripper letters, these are topics that can lead people down some unfortunate rabbit holes.
January 6, 2026 at 9:46 AM
I liked what I saw of both programmes (especially the titanic one, which was very nicely done).
But from experience of being in place that held some of the Ripper letters, these are topics that can lead people down some unfortunate rabbit holes.
But from experience of being in place that held some of the Ripper letters, these are topics that can lead people down some unfortunate rabbit holes.
BBC running Ripper-adjacent Victorian murder mystery doc followed by a Titanic sinking reconstruction in one evening?
Thoughts and prayers for my colleagues manning the enquiry services out there, it'll be a week.
Thoughts and prayers for my colleagues manning the enquiry services out there, it'll be a week.
January 5, 2026 at 11:24 PM
BBC running Ripper-adjacent Victorian murder mystery doc followed by a Titanic sinking reconstruction in one evening?
Thoughts and prayers for my colleagues manning the enquiry services out there, it'll be a week.
Thoughts and prayers for my colleagues manning the enquiry services out there, it'll be a week.
In this case, is it because Delta Force were just so spectacularly burned by the Chuck Norris film that they swore off any further appearance in popular culture?
(By that logic though, you'd think the Seals would have felt at least a twinge of regret with Charlie Sheen, so...)
(By that logic though, you'd think the Seals would have felt at least a twinge of regret with Charlie Sheen, so...)
January 3, 2026 at 10:05 PM
In this case, is it because Delta Force were just so spectacularly burned by the Chuck Norris film that they swore off any further appearance in popular culture?
(By that logic though, you'd think the Seals would have felt at least a twinge of regret with Charlie Sheen, so...)
(By that logic though, you'd think the Seals would have felt at least a twinge of regret with Charlie Sheen, so...)
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‘Warm Spaces have also been set up again across the capital in libraries, churches and community spaces for people to get a hot drink and stay in the warmth during the day time.’ #libraries #homelessness
Extra help for London's homeless as temperatures plummet
London's severe weather emergency protocol is activated as temperatures drop to freezing and below.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 8:13 PM
‘Warm Spaces have also been set up again across the capital in libraries, churches and community spaces for people to get a hot drink and stay in the warmth during the day time.’ #libraries #homelessness
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Only ONE week left to explore the Bethlem Art Fair! 🎨🖼️
Discover unique, affordable pieces and take home something truly special. Don’t miss out! Open today 9:30am-5pm.
#bethlemgallery #bethlemartfair Bethlem Gallery #affordableart
Discover unique, affordable pieces and take home something truly special. Don’t miss out! Open today 9:30am-5pm.
#bethlemgallery #bethlemartfair Bethlem Gallery #affordableart
January 3, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Only ONE week left to explore the Bethlem Art Fair! 🎨🖼️
Discover unique, affordable pieces and take home something truly special. Don’t miss out! Open today 9:30am-5pm.
#bethlemgallery #bethlemartfair Bethlem Gallery #affordableart
Discover unique, affordable pieces and take home something truly special. Don’t miss out! Open today 9:30am-5pm.
#bethlemgallery #bethlemartfair Bethlem Gallery #affordableart
Hit the 'like' button in the absence of the 'urk, that sounds horrible' button, obviously. Hope it's not as bad as it sounds!
January 2, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Hit the 'like' button in the absence of the 'urk, that sounds horrible' button, obviously. Hope it's not as bad as it sounds!
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Severe Weather Emergency Protocol activated in London ❄️
The temperature is due to drop below freezing tonight, and emergency accommodation is open across the capital for those sleeping rough.
If you are sleeping rough or know someone who is, connect to support via StreetLink
thestreetlink.org.uk
The temperature is due to drop below freezing tonight, and emergency accommodation is open across the capital for those sleeping rough.
If you are sleeping rough or know someone who is, connect to support via StreetLink
thestreetlink.org.uk
StreetLink - Connecting people sleeping rough to local services
Welcome to StreetLink. Make an alert if you've seen someone sleeping rough, or if you're sleeping rough and want to find out about local support services.
thestreetlink.org.uk
January 2, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Severe Weather Emergency Protocol activated in London ❄️
The temperature is due to drop below freezing tonight, and emergency accommodation is open across the capital for those sleeping rough.
If you are sleeping rough or know someone who is, connect to support via StreetLink
thestreetlink.org.uk
The temperature is due to drop below freezing tonight, and emergency accommodation is open across the capital for those sleeping rough.
If you are sleeping rough or know someone who is, connect to support via StreetLink
thestreetlink.org.uk
On the barrister question, I've met a couple and Hugo is the most Barrister I have ever seen. The 'middle management' comment was just perfect.
January 1, 2026 at 10:01 PM
On the barrister question, I've met a couple and Hugo is the most Barrister I have ever seen. The 'middle management' comment was just perfect.
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Just been reminded - through pretty shit family circumstances - that seven years ago I spent New Year's Eve with my dying grandmother. My sister and mother were measuring out drugs for a future that likely wouldn't come. I was on tea duty.
It was a great night.
We laughed.
We cried.
It was a great night.
We laughed.
We cried.
December 31, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Just been reminded - through pretty shit family circumstances - that seven years ago I spent New Year's Eve with my dying grandmother. My sister and mother were measuring out drugs for a future that likely wouldn't come. I was on tea duty.
It was a great night.
We laughed.
We cried.
It was a great night.
We laughed.
We cried.
My father in law always regarded 'the Brits' very positively, as they gave him opportunities in the NI civil service he would never have got under the the previous regime.
Not sure what he would have made of this shower.
Not sure what he would have made of this shower.
December 29, 2025 at 10:16 PM
My father in law always regarded 'the Brits' very positively, as they gave him opportunities in the NI civil service he would never have got under the the previous regime.
Not sure what he would have made of this shower.
Not sure what he would have made of this shower.
My in-laws are Northern Ireland Catholic, and they regard this real-time validation of everything Republican politics has ever said about the UK both as extremely validating (for them) and a bit strange (in it's strategic stupidity).
*pinches bridge of nose* Tom can you just tell me the full name of the UK real quick
Maybe Brits’ energy prices are going up so much because the suppliers are having to spend a fortune fixing gas leaks in right-wing houses.
December 29, 2025 at 10:13 PM
My in-laws are Northern Ireland Catholic, and they regard this real-time validation of everything Republican politics has ever said about the UK both as extremely validating (for them) and a bit strange (in it's strategic stupidity).
I love it when the guys doing the work on the material I look after understand the issues around it.
Indeed, plus how much of 'the archive' will never BE digitised. We cope as a profession with constant massive "data loss" all the time and that's purely in analogue terms. Imagining that today the digital can capture the historical is utter nonsense. This is likely the case for many decades to come.
Im pretty sure they neither know nor care how much of the global historical record is not digitized
December 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I love it when the guys doing the work on the material I look after understand the issues around it.
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How do we feel about licensing our databases so FMP/Ancestry can paywall them?
I did a lot of work for FreeBMD before I ever went pro…
I did a lot of work for FreeBMD before I ever went pro…
‘The hidden engine room’: how amateur historians are powering genealogical research
‘The hidden engine room’: how amateur historians are powering genealogical research
Wealth of datasets compiled as private passions are now a goldmine for those hunting for their ancestors
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:21 AM
How do we feel about licensing our databases so FMP/Ancestry can paywall them?
I did a lot of work for FreeBMD before I ever went pro…
I did a lot of work for FreeBMD before I ever went pro…
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In case Christmas isn't a happy time for you or someone you know. Please share
December 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
In case Christmas isn't a happy time for you or someone you know. Please share
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are you bored at Christmas? want an opportunity to escape from your relatives because you are Making Valuable Contributions to Scholarship?
can I interest you in looking at (labelled!) slides from the early 20th century, architecture and archaeology? all I need you to do is write down the label.
can I interest you in looking at (labelled!) slides from the early 20th century, architecture and archaeology? all I need you to do is write down the label.
December 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
are you bored at Christmas? want an opportunity to escape from your relatives because you are Making Valuable Contributions to Scholarship?
can I interest you in looking at (labelled!) slides from the early 20th century, architecture and archaeology? all I need you to do is write down the label.
can I interest you in looking at (labelled!) slides from the early 20th century, architecture and archaeology? all I need you to do is write down the label.
The only duffer this year was Tommy. Everyone else was decent enough, and the was sorry to see them go.
December 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The only duffer this year was Tommy. Everyone else was decent enough, and the was sorry to see them go.