Jane Hill
@janehill.bsky.social
I do comedy, lecturing, journalism, radio and writing. I like beaches, books and buildings.
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Jane Hill
@janehill.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Just saving this for posterity, like someone grabbing the family photos before fleeing a house fire.
I needed to clear out the filter in my washing machine. I have cancer and feel like shit and have lost muscle mass. Anyway, I did the job, turned the machine on and seconds later flooded the kitchen. I’ve just paid a man £60 to tighten the filter up by half a turn, which was beyond me. #fuckcancer
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I needed to clear out the filter in my washing machine. I have cancer and feel like shit and have lost muscle mass. Anyway, I did the job, turned the machine on and seconds later flooded the kitchen. I’ve just paid a man £60 to tighten the filter up by half a turn, which was beyond me. #fuckcancer
I was feeling a bit of cabin fever so these legends took me for a bracing visit to Jennycliff, where we had lunch in the cafe. Please admire the stunning vista of Plymouth waterfront and Drake’s Island in the background.
November 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I was feeling a bit of cabin fever so these legends took me for a bracing visit to Jennycliff, where we had lunch in the cafe. Please admire the stunning vista of Plymouth waterfront and Drake’s Island in the background.
Because of Reasons, a very dear friend and ex-colleague of mine is the British representative for Tristan da Cunha, which means every couple of years he lays a wreath at the Cenotaph on behalf of British Overseas Territories. It makes me very proud. It’s a long way from commercial local radio.
November 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Because of Reasons, a very dear friend and ex-colleague of mine is the British representative for Tristan da Cunha, which means every couple of years he lays a wreath at the Cenotaph on behalf of British Overseas Territories. It makes me very proud. It’s a long way from commercial local radio.
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I’d always wondered why no one had ever published a full, detailed map of the 1960s plan to turn London into a giant web of US-style urban motorways…. It turns even the politicians and designers didn’t make one at the time. It just didn’t exist. Until now.
Earlier this week I spoke to London Centric about the Ringways Map and all things unbuilt London - they’ve dedicated the whole of their latest edition to the story! substack.com/home/post/p-...
Would your home have been under a motorway?
"The most astonishing and destructive thing never to happen to London," says the man who has spent twenty years researching the first true map of the unbuilt Ringways.
substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:40 AM
I’d always wondered why no one had ever published a full, detailed map of the 1960s plan to turn London into a giant web of US-style urban motorways…. It turns even the politicians and designers didn’t make one at the time. It just didn’t exist. Until now.
It looks like they’re dancing with a couple of those flimsy blue carrier bags each.
I liked that but it didn’t quite catch fire for me. #balvinder #strictly
I liked that but it didn’t quite catch fire for me. #balvinder #strictly
November 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
It looks like they’re dancing with a couple of those flimsy blue carrier bags each.
I liked that but it didn’t quite catch fire for me. #balvinder #strictly
I liked that but it didn’t quite catch fire for me. #balvinder #strictly
Something I think about often.
I prefer the singular possessive, "Oh, for fuck's sake." It just sounds more professional.
November 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Something I think about often.
I do like a classic Paso Doble but that did feel a bit - meh. A bit careful. Shame, because Alex & JoJo are my other favourites (along with Kaz & Carlos). #strictly
November 8, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I do like a classic Paso Doble but that did feel a bit - meh. A bit careful. Shame, because Alex & JoJo are my other favourites (along with Kaz & Carlos). #strictly
Kaz is a marvel whenever it comes to anything involving energy and precise footwork, isn’t she? She and Alex are my favourites. #strictly
November 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Kaz is a marvel whenever it comes to anything involving energy and precise footwork, isn’t she? She and Alex are my favourites. #strictly
If you can’t open this post, here’s what it says…
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a challenging condition that affects millions of people, but it's important to talk about how ovarian cancer symptoms can be mistaken for IBS.
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a challenging condition that affects millions of people, but it's important to talk about how ovarian cancer symptoms can be mistaken for IBS.
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I’m gonna be banging on a bit about ovarian cancer symptoms again, but this is important. Here’s a Facebook post from Target Ovarian Cancer about how similar the symptoms are to IBS. This was my experience this summer.
www.facebook.com/share/p/1Bag...
www.facebook.com/share/p/1Bag...
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November 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
If you can’t open this post, here’s what it says…
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a challenging condition that affects millions of people, but it's important to talk about how ovarian cancer symptoms can be mistaken for IBS.
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a challenging condition that affects millions of people, but it's important to talk about how ovarian cancer symptoms can be mistaken for IBS.
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I’m gonna be banging on a bit about ovarian cancer symptoms again, but this is important. Here’s a Facebook post from Target Ovarian Cancer about how similar the symptoms are to IBS. This was my experience this summer.
www.facebook.com/share/p/1Bag...
www.facebook.com/share/p/1Bag...
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November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I’m gonna be banging on a bit about ovarian cancer symptoms again, but this is important. Here’s a Facebook post from Target Ovarian Cancer about how similar the symptoms are to IBS. This was my experience this summer.
www.facebook.com/share/p/1Bag...
www.facebook.com/share/p/1Bag...
Normally I love the 1979 #totp episodes with a weird melancholic affection for the awkward out-of-place 15-year-old I was. But tonight’s was almost entirely shite. #TOTPinDelay
November 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Normally I love the 1979 #totp episodes with a weird melancholic affection for the awkward out-of-place 15-year-old I was. But tonight’s was almost entirely shite. #TOTPinDelay
This has made me smile today. And also imagining some of the replies…
Just thinking about Celebrity Traitors last night and the fact that if they’d been on that train just 10 seconds longer the scenes would have been horrific. Massive relief all round I imagine, it would have put a serious crimp on what has otherwise been a very successful series.
November 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
This has made me smile today. And also imagining some of the replies…
Today I’m in hospital for some essential pre-chemo maintenance and… well, luckily I did bring a Tesco meal deal just in case.
November 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Today I’m in hospital for some essential pre-chemo maintenance and… well, luckily I did bring a Tesco meal deal just in case.
Two of the most apparently intelligent well-educated men in the whole thing get absolutely stitched up like kippers. #celebritytraitors
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Two of the most apparently intelligent well-educated men in the whole thing get absolutely stitched up like kippers. #celebritytraitors
No!!!! #celebritytraitors Joe’s poor face.
November 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
No!!!! #celebritytraitors Joe’s poor face.
Bloody love a ceremonial pouch. #celebritytraitors
November 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Bloody love a ceremonial pouch. #celebritytraitors
Also there’s gonna be a woman in the Traitors. Also Alan couldn’t say he was faithful without laughing. Aaaargh. #celebritytraitors
November 6, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Also there’s gonna be a woman in the Traitors. Also Alan couldn’t say he was faithful without laughing. Aaaargh. #celebritytraitors
He’s so incredibly bad at this, bless him.
If only there were some historic house deeds or birth certificates to help David reach the right decision. I feel he can’t trust his own gut without the written evidence. #celebritytraitors
November 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
He’s so incredibly bad at this, bless him.
I vote for the next series of A House Through Time to be spiced up with explosives if David Olusoga doesn’t unearth the history in time. #celebritytraitors
November 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I vote for the next series of A House Through Time to be spiced up with explosives if David Olusoga doesn’t unearth the history in time. #celebritytraitors
“We ain’t got time for your bum bag!” #celebritytraitors
November 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
“We ain’t got time for your bum bag!” #celebritytraitors
If only there were some historic house deeds or birth certificates to help David reach the right decision. I feel he can’t trust his own gut without the written evidence. #celebritytraitors
November 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
If only there were some historic house deeds or birth certificates to help David reach the right decision. I feel he can’t trust his own gut without the written evidence. #celebritytraitors
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Someone might read this and say "Hey, Where is Guys Like Me? Where is It's Not, where is You Do? Where is Freeway? Where is Little Bombs" But I say, Hey, there are enough amazing Aimee Mann songs to go around because the woman can do no wrong.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
A voice that still carries: Aimee Mann’s greatest songs – ranked!
Thirty years on from the release of her acclaimed album I’m With Stupid, we count down the sucker-punching best tracks by the US singer-songwriter
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Someone might read this and say "Hey, Where is Guys Like Me? Where is It's Not, where is You Do? Where is Freeway? Where is Little Bombs" But I say, Hey, there are enough amazing Aimee Mann songs to go around because the woman can do no wrong.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...