Illuminatus
@illuminatus.bsky.social
Politor merdarum. Septentrionarius. Software wrangler. Transmitter of “Low quality thoughts.”
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Oliver Reed, born this day 1938 – His 1961 debut single The Wild One, written by Carry On star Jim Dale
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSFM...
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Popcorn - OLIVER REED - The Wild One - DECCA F 11390 UK 1961 Film Actor Dancer
YouTube video by Vintage Vinyl Via Valves
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February 13, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Oliver Reed, born this day 1938 – His 1961 debut single The Wild One, written by Carry On star Jim Dale
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSFM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSFM...
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I can also see a gap in the market for BoneyFans, in which an animated Plasticine skull with the voice of Willie Rushton comments on everything happening in your immediate vicinity.
February 13, 2026 at 2:25 PM
I can also see a gap in the market for BoneyFans, in which an animated Plasticine skull with the voice of Willie Rushton comments on everything happening in your immediate vicinity.
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Antonia Romeo is the wrong choice for Cabinet secretary. A government which was serious about improving its performance would not select her.
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February 13, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Antonia Romeo is the wrong choice for Cabinet secretary. A government which was serious about improving its performance would not select her.
iandunt.substack.com/p/how-one-hi...
iandunt.substack.com/p/how-one-hi...
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You WILL enjoy this. Stewart Lee and I discussing language and the week’s politics. #StrongMessageHere . On #BBCSounds, Apple Podcast app, Spotify, and all the others too.
February 12, 2026 at 10:45 AM
You WILL enjoy this. Stewart Lee and I discussing language and the week’s politics. #StrongMessageHere . On #BBCSounds, Apple Podcast app, Spotify, and all the others too.
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Probably the best thing I ever posted on that other site, wish I could permanently transplant it to my timeline here.
November 9, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Probably the best thing I ever posted on that other site, wish I could permanently transplant it to my timeline here.
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The first episode of Bagpuss was originally broadcast on this day in 1974. Created by Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate, the series ran for just 13 episodes (with voices provided by Postgate, Sandra Kerr and John Faulkner).
February 12, 2026 at 4:07 PM
The first episode of Bagpuss was originally broadcast on this day in 1974. Created by Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate, the series ran for just 13 episodes (with voices provided by Postgate, Sandra Kerr and John Faulkner).
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Oh No not him! Mr Blinky
February 12, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Oh No not him! Mr Blinky
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Unrolled this rather basic illustration of four ships today when cataloguing Scoresby papers at Whitby #Museum. A note at the bottom reads "from the Illustrated London News of Oct 6 1849". Checking this issue, I found a rather interesting article about the search for John Franklin...
February 11, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Unrolled this rather basic illustration of four ships today when cataloguing Scoresby papers at Whitby #Museum. A note at the bottom reads "from the Illustrated London News of Oct 6 1849". Checking this issue, I found a rather interesting article about the search for John Franklin...
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you consulted chatGPT
you consulted Grok
you consulted Gemini
i consulted the bones of the long dead, and they say your bloodline is weak and your lies forgotten in the dusts of time
you consulted Grok
you consulted Gemini
i consulted the bones of the long dead, and they say your bloodline is weak and your lies forgotten in the dusts of time
February 11, 2026 at 6:12 PM
you consulted chatGPT
you consulted Grok
you consulted Gemini
i consulted the bones of the long dead, and they say your bloodline is weak and your lies forgotten in the dusts of time
you consulted Grok
you consulted Gemini
i consulted the bones of the long dead, and they say your bloodline is weak and your lies forgotten in the dusts of time
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Fifty years old today!
The Morecambe & Wise Show (11th February 1976). Time for a late breakfast.
February 11, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Fifty years old today!
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A survey taken in August 2025 found that across 206 US counties defined as local news deserts, roughly half of people relied on non-journalistic sources, not news organisations, to get local news localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2026/0...
With no local news, those in news deserts turn to social media feeds, influencers and gossip
research | Feb 10, 2026
localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu
February 11, 2026 at 10:56 AM
A survey taken in August 2025 found that across 206 US counties defined as local news deserts, roughly half of people relied on non-journalistic sources, not news organisations, to get local news localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2026/0...
We really shouldn’t be needing to have this discussion at all. World Service is a huge positive for the UK worldwide and a source of soft power, and influence. So why has it been treated so badly by politicians for too long?
BBC urges UK government backing for World Service
BBC leaders warn World Service funding and access are now critical
radiotoday.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 11:13 AM
We really shouldn’t be needing to have this discussion at all. World Service is a huge positive for the UK worldwide and a source of soft power, and influence. So why has it been treated so badly by politicians for too long?
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Listening in the car while I run errands. A lovely warm hug of a show on a cold rainy day (well, apart from the abandoned fridge trauma).
Listen- you won’t regret it.
Listen- you won’t regret it.
Thanks for all the lovely comments about the latest radio show, and for the Ko-Fi donations - you're all very kind. If anyone would like to buy me a General Foods International coffee (Cafe Vienna flavour) then that helps a lot... I'm at ko-fi.com/hauntedgen
February 11, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Listening in the car while I run errands. A lovely warm hug of a show on a cold rainy day (well, apart from the abandoned fridge trauma).
Listen- you won’t regret it.
Listen- you won’t regret it.
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Hello, here is part one of me talking to Mark Steel about many things as usual though I think we eventually got on to neurodivergence
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Ep 175 with Robin Ince (Part 1)
Podcast Episode · What The F*** Is Going On? with Mark Steel · 02/02/2026 · 56m
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February 11, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Hello, here is part one of me talking to Mark Steel about many things as usual though I think we eventually got on to neurodivergence
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...
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Thanks for all the lovely comments about the latest radio show, and for the Ko-Fi donations - you're all very kind. If anyone would like to buy me a General Foods International coffee (Cafe Vienna flavour) then that helps a lot... I'm at ko-fi.com/hauntedgen
February 11, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Thanks for all the lovely comments about the latest radio show, and for the Ko-Fi donations - you're all very kind. If anyone would like to buy me a General Foods International coffee (Cafe Vienna flavour) then that helps a lot... I'm at ko-fi.com/hauntedgen
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It is so embarrassing that it has taken nearly a decade for a British minister to say this, a statement of the absolute bloody obvious
February 11, 2026 at 7:40 AM
It is so embarrassing that it has taken nearly a decade for a British minister to say this, a statement of the absolute bloody obvious
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A centenery celebration today of the late 🇨🇦 Canadian-born actor, comedian, producer and writer #LeslieNielsen OC born #OnThisDay 100 years ago in Regina, Saskatchewan
February 11, 2026 at 9:11 AM
A centenery celebration today of the late 🇨🇦 Canadian-born actor, comedian, producer and writer #LeslieNielsen OC born #OnThisDay 100 years ago in Regina, Saskatchewan
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"Even men with steel hearts love to see a dog on the pitch" - Half Man Half Biscuit
This was, for the duration of this clip, the happiest dog in the northern hemisphere.
This was, for the duration of this clip, the happiest dog in the northern hemisphere.
Everybody knows that Pupper just won Downhill Gold
February 10, 2026 at 3:32 PM
"Even men with steel hearts love to see a dog on the pitch" - Half Man Half Biscuit
This was, for the duration of this clip, the happiest dog in the northern hemisphere.
This was, for the duration of this clip, the happiest dog in the northern hemisphere.
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Oh great Peaky Blinders is coming back.
Good news for all the lads who base their personality around a hat.
Good news for all the lads who base their personality around a hat.
February 10, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Oh great Peaky Blinders is coming back.
Good news for all the lads who base their personality around a hat.
Good news for all the lads who base their personality around a hat.
GET INNNNNNN!
New Haunted Generation Radio Show! Honest! Music from Highly Likely, Elizabeth Parker, Renaissance, Roy Wood, more school assembly curios... plus I get put on trail in the Crown Court. Thanks to @soundliness.com @andreworton.bsky.social & Ross from The Futureheads...
www.mixcloud.com/hauntedgener...
www.mixcloud.com/hauntedgener...
The Haunted Generation Radio Show #9
Join writer Bob Fischer for a gentle selection of TV themes, folk music, vintage electronica and school assembly hymns, all presented from the dock of Fulchester Crown Court. Maybe support at https://...
www.mixcloud.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:24 PM
GET INNNNNNN!
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New Haunted Generation Radio Show! Honest! Music from Highly Likely, Elizabeth Parker, Renaissance, Roy Wood, more school assembly curios... plus I get put on trail in the Crown Court. Thanks to @soundliness.com @andreworton.bsky.social & Ross from The Futureheads...
www.mixcloud.com/hauntedgener...
www.mixcloud.com/hauntedgener...
The Haunted Generation Radio Show #9
Join writer Bob Fischer for a gentle selection of TV themes, folk music, vintage electronica and school assembly hymns, all presented from the dock of Fulchester Crown Court. Maybe support at https://...
www.mixcloud.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:40 PM
New Haunted Generation Radio Show! Honest! Music from Highly Likely, Elizabeth Parker, Renaissance, Roy Wood, more school assembly curios... plus I get put on trail in the Crown Court. Thanks to @soundliness.com @andreworton.bsky.social & Ross from The Futureheads...
www.mixcloud.com/hauntedgener...
www.mixcloud.com/hauntedgener...
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This is what we're up against. Bangor University, that fine and noble institution where I've spoken twice, nearly 150 years young and still going strong. The sheer hatred they reserve for us shows what could happen after 2029, but also that they're frightened of knowledge and learning.
February 10, 2026 at 10:33 AM
This is what we're up against. Bangor University, that fine and noble institution where I've spoken twice, nearly 150 years young and still going strong. The sheer hatred they reserve for us shows what could happen after 2029, but also that they're frightened of knowledge and learning.
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Outgoing director-general Tim Davie has urged the Government to back BBC World Service as its "current funding arrangement" with the Foreign Office ends in seven weeks www.advanced-television.com/2026/02/10/d...
Davie urges UK government to back BBC World Service
February 10, 2026
www.advanced-television.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Outgoing director-general Tim Davie has urged the Government to back BBC World Service as its "current funding arrangement" with the Foreign Office ends in seven weeks www.advanced-television.com/2026/02/10/d...