Fiona Beckman
@fionabeckman.bsky.social
Camera-wielder, obsessive walker, ocean enthusiast. Manxie living in Plymouth. Ocean Science Communicator for @pogo-ocean.bsky.social & @obon-ocean.bsky.social (views all my own)
#photography #marinescience #ocean #Plymouth #IsleOfMan #Dartmoor #CoastPath
#photography #marinescience #ocean #Plymouth #IsleOfMan #Dartmoor #CoastPath
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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.
‘Ebb & Flow’ - a clever new #sculpture unveiled in #plymouth yesterday - depicting the way that service families experience the deployment of a parent ‘disappearing’ from daily life.
November 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
‘Ebb & Flow’ - a clever new #sculpture unveiled in #plymouth yesterday - depicting the way that service families experience the deployment of a parent ‘disappearing’ from daily life.
This is a brilliant, crowd-sourced, expert-led scientific factchecking platform. I would encourage all my researcher and #scicomms colleagues to take a look and, ideally, sign up to be part of the fight against misinformation. ⤵️
Please reshare - and let’s help rebuild public trust in science 🌊🧬🥼🧪
Please reshare - and let’s help rebuild public trust in science 🌊🧬🥼🧪
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November 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This is a brilliant, crowd-sourced, expert-led scientific factchecking platform. I would encourage all my researcher and #scicomms colleagues to take a look and, ideally, sign up to be part of the fight against misinformation. ⤵️
Please reshare - and let’s help rebuild public trust in science 🌊🧬🥼🧪
Please reshare - and let’s help rebuild public trust in science 🌊🧬🥼🧪
Desperately miss living in London - brilliant city, and some of the best years of my life 🥰.
That said - I couldn’t bear to move away from the sea now 🥲
A heart torn in two 💔🌊
That said - I couldn’t bear to move away from the sea now 🥲
A heart torn in two 💔🌊
“There are some people who hate London, and hate New York,” Mayor Sadiq Khan told me, on Bloomberg TV. “There's a reason why they demonize London, and now, indeed, New York. Why? Because we are progressive cities. We are liberal cities. We are multicultural cities. And we are incredibly successful.”
November 4, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Desperately miss living in London - brilliant city, and some of the best years of my life 🥰.
That said - I couldn’t bear to move away from the sea now 🥲
A heart torn in two 💔🌊
That said - I couldn’t bear to move away from the sea now 🥲
A heart torn in two 💔🌊
The #virtualoceanpavilion is for anyone interested in why the #ocean matters in #climate negotiations.
#COP30
Come and visit 🌊 ⤵️
#COP30
Come and visit 🌊 ⤵️
The #COP30 #virtualoceanpavilion opened today - a great place to find out more about #ocean and #climate.
Register and explore for free at: cop30oceanpavilion.vfairs.com
Register and explore for free at: cop30oceanpavilion.vfairs.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The #virtualoceanpavilion is for anyone interested in why the #ocean matters in #climate negotiations.
#COP30
Come and visit 🌊 ⤵️
#COP30
Come and visit 🌊 ⤵️
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When the 'something' is cancer, I'd focus on the 'may happen' bit, and then imagine the conversation with the adult you didn't vaccinate.
November 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
When the 'something' is cancer, I'd focus on the 'may happen' bit, and then imagine the conversation with the adult you didn't vaccinate.
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A woman is killed by a man every 3 days in the UK...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
October 31, 2025 at 10:22 AM
A woman is killed by a man every 3 days in the UK...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
Just placed my @nationaltrust.org.uk vote - deadline is today ⬇️
Clicking on the secure link in my email was nice and easy - took me less than a minute to use the ‘quick vote’ options 👍
Clicking on the secure link in my email was nice and easy - took me less than a minute to use the ‘quick vote’ options 👍
It's that moment again for National Trust members to vote to keep the entryists out.
Quick and easy to vote and please do so by 31st of October
Quick Vote link keeps the AstroTurfers out.
Then share. Thank you.
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Quick and easy to vote and please do so by 31st of October
Quick Vote link keeps the AstroTurfers out.
Then share. Thank you.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Just placed my @nationaltrust.org.uk vote - deadline is today ⬇️
Clicking on the secure link in my email was nice and easy - took me less than a minute to use the ‘quick vote’ options 👍
Clicking on the secure link in my email was nice and easy - took me less than a minute to use the ‘quick vote’ options 👍
Hallowe’en creatures turning on one another 🦇🐀😱.
I now want to know if a cat caught and ate the rat…? 🐈⬛
I now want to know if a cat caught and ate the rat…? 🐈⬛
These videos of a rat hunting and eating bats will haunt my dreams.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Hallowe’en creatures turning on one another 🦇🐀😱.
I now want to know if a cat caught and ate the rat…? 🐈⬛
I now want to know if a cat caught and ate the rat…? 🐈⬛
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Top trolling, no notes
October 25, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Top trolling, no notes
Baking pie has warmed up the heating-free house 😊
October 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Baking pie has warmed up the heating-free house 😊
The bathroom refit is now nearly 4 weeks in - and I’m getting cold. At the start, I casually said we could manage without heating for the two weeks it was going to take - but I am really, really hoping that today is the day the radiator finally goes in 😬.
[NB Cat possibly even less happy than me].
[NB Cat possibly even less happy than me].
October 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The bathroom refit is now nearly 4 weeks in - and I’m getting cold. At the start, I casually said we could manage without heating for the two weeks it was going to take - but I am really, really hoping that today is the day the radiator finally goes in 😬.
[NB Cat possibly even less happy than me].
[NB Cat possibly even less happy than me].
Still remember several from my youth, plus husband’s mobile (we’ve kept the same numbers since 1996). And I insisted my 21st century kids memorise both of our mobiles in case they ever get caught in a bad situation without their own phones.
If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.
October 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Still remember several from my youth, plus husband’s mobile (we’ve kept the same numbers since 1996). And I insisted my 21st century kids memorise both of our mobiles in case they ever get caught in a bad situation without their own phones.
I’ve loved the @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social for decades (Blimey! That makes me sound/feel old!), but last night was the first time I’ve seen them live. Also the first time I’ve been in the London Barbican Hall. Both were immensely impressive 🥰. Well worth the trip from Plymouth :)
#thedivinecomedy
#thedivinecomedy
October 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I’ve loved the @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social for decades (Blimey! That makes me sound/feel old!), but last night was the first time I’ve seen them live. Also the first time I’ve been in the London Barbican Hall. Both were immensely impressive 🥰. Well worth the trip from Plymouth :)
#thedivinecomedy
#thedivinecomedy
I can barely contain my excitement at having tickets for their London show this Saturday 😱
In the meantime, I’m working very hard on resisting my urge to sing along with everything in a really annoying fashion 😬
In the meantime, I’m working very hard on resisting my urge to sing along with everything in a really annoying fashion 😬
Live Review: "a generous two hour set spanning a huge selection of the band’s discography complete with all the hits, plus new tracks"
Read at: www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/nin...
#TheDivineComedy #Liverpool @liverpoolecho.co.uk @liverpoolphil.bsky.social
Read at: www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/nin...
#TheDivineComedy #Liverpool @liverpoolecho.co.uk @liverpoolphil.bsky.social
Nineties pop band bring night of nostalgia and hits to Liverpool
The Divine Comedy kicked off their UK tour last night following an album release last month
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
October 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I can barely contain my excitement at having tickets for their London show this Saturday 😱
In the meantime, I’m working very hard on resisting my urge to sing along with everything in a really annoying fashion 😬
In the meantime, I’m working very hard on resisting my urge to sing along with everything in a really annoying fashion 😬
Ah! I remember the heady, early days of Amazon UK (1998!), the amazing online bookshop that gave me access to out-of-print books I’d been seeking for years ☺️📚. I properly loved the company.
How sad that they turned to world domination via enshittification 🥲
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
How sad that they turned to world domination via enshittification 🥲
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?
Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and ...
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Ah! I remember the heady, early days of Amazon UK (1998!), the amazing online bookshop that gave me access to out-of-print books I’d been seeking for years ☺️📚. I properly loved the company.
How sad that they turned to world domination via enshittification 🥲
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
How sad that they turned to world domination via enshittification 🥲
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Can’t believe it’s been 5 years since @theboxplymouth.bsky.social opened! Must admit to being a sceptic in the early days - but it has been a brilliant addition to our city, both as an eye-catching landmark I walk past daily, and as a cultural centre 🥰🎉
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The Box Plymouth boosts economy by £244m over five years - report
The Box, which contains a museum, gallery and archive centre, opened in September 2020.
www.bbc.com
October 4, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Can’t believe it’s been 5 years since @theboxplymouth.bsky.social opened! Must admit to being a sceptic in the early days - but it has been a brilliant addition to our city, both as an eye-catching landmark I walk past daily, and as a cultural centre 🥰🎉
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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On Yom Kippur many Jewish people in Britain have their phones off to mark the holy day.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
October 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
On Yom Kippur many Jewish people in Britain have their phones off to mark the holy day.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
This boy is very VERY unhappy about the loud destructive noises of workmen ripping out his bathroom 😬. Sitting near me in the “office” (3 weeks of wfh to supervise the destruction/construction) is not as calming as he’d like 🥲
#cat
#cat
September 29, 2025 at 11:16 AM
This boy is very VERY unhappy about the loud destructive noises of workmen ripping out his bathroom 😬. Sitting near me in the “office” (3 weeks of wfh to supervise the destruction/construction) is not as calming as he’d like 🥲
#cat
#cat
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It’s truly baffling to me that so many of these stories focus on “wow big fish” and not “this is an IUCN Red List Critically Endangered species that is extremely physiologically fragile and often does not survive fishing practices like this”
www.mysanantonio.com/news/south-t... 🦑🧪🌎🦈🐠
www.mysanantonio.com/news/south-t... 🦑🧪🌎🦈🐠
Giant hammerhead shark reeled in at Corpus Christi beach
It was the third-largest hammerhead shark the Texas fishing guide caught this year.
www.mysanantonio.com
September 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM
It’s truly baffling to me that so many of these stories focus on “wow big fish” and not “this is an IUCN Red List Critically Endangered species that is extremely physiologically fragile and often does not survive fishing practices like this”
www.mysanantonio.com/news/south-t... 🦑🧪🌎🦈🐠
www.mysanantonio.com/news/south-t... 🦑🧪🌎🦈🐠
Really enjoyed the @lukejerram.bsky.social #Helios exhibit today - fabulous art installation, based on over 400,000 images of the sun’s surface and inspired by NASA’s solar observations - thanks to @nationaltrust.org.uk for bringing it to #Plymouth.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/n...
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/n...
September 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Really enjoyed the @lukejerram.bsky.social #Helios exhibit today - fabulous art installation, based on over 400,000 images of the sun’s surface and inspired by NASA’s solar observations - thanks to @nationaltrust.org.uk for bringing it to #Plymouth.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/n...
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/n...
Loved this BBC R4 piece on the chough, and its connection with the lore of the Celtic nations. I hadn’t realised that they had been gone from Cornwall for years - but have now established themselves. In fact, we saw a group on the Lizard this summer (poor photo apology) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
September 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Loved this BBC R4 piece on the chough, and its connection with the lore of the Celtic nations. I hadn’t realised that they had been gone from Cornwall for years - but have now established themselves. In fact, we saw a group on the Lizard this summer (poor photo apology) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Bit damp in Plymouth last night… 😱🙄💧
And lots of flood debris visible around the city centre today.
And lots of flood debris visible around the city centre today.
The weather sensor on our roof recorded a whopping 46.79mm of rain between 10pm & 11pm last night!
August 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Bit damp in Plymouth last night… 😱🙄💧
And lots of flood debris visible around the city centre today.
And lots of flood debris visible around the city centre today.