Neil Brand
@neilkbrand.bsky.social
Composer, writer, broadcaster, musician, into film, theatre, and all things entertainment - touring regularly. www.neilbrand.com #composer #filmmusic #writer #broadcast
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As a teen I’d dream of finding myself with a new born baby & thinking when did that happen. Since I’ve had children I’ve often dreamt of finding
I’d written a book. Now it appears I’m the mother of at least quintuplet proofs. #paperbackwriter
I’d written a book. Now it appears I’m the mother of at least quintuplet proofs. #paperbackwriter
November 14, 2025 at 10:31 PM
As a teen I’d dream of finding myself with a new born baby & thinking when did that happen. Since I’ve had children I’ve often dreamt of finding
I’d written a book. Now it appears I’m the mother of at least quintuplet proofs. #paperbackwriter
I’d written a book. Now it appears I’m the mother of at least quintuplet proofs. #paperbackwriter
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#Music Neil Brand and Imogen Whitehead launch a new series
Add to Playlist
Today 19:15
BBC Radio 4
Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe are joined by @neilkbrand.bsky.social and Imogen Whitehead as they add the first five tracks to the new series.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Add to Playlist
Today 19:15
BBC Radio 4
Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe are joined by @neilkbrand.bsky.social and Imogen Whitehead as they add the first five tracks to the new series.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Add to Playlist, Neil Brand and Imogen Whitehead launch a new series
Neil Brand and trumpeter Imogen Whitehead launch the new series.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 8:31 AM
#Music Neil Brand and Imogen Whitehead launch a new series
Add to Playlist
Today 19:15
BBC Radio 4
Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe are joined by @neilkbrand.bsky.social and Imogen Whitehead as they add the first five tracks to the new series.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Add to Playlist
Today 19:15
BBC Radio 4
Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe are joined by @neilkbrand.bsky.social and Imogen Whitehead as they add the first five tracks to the new series.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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This is so big, seriously, the biggest scandal we’ve ever seen‼️👀👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
This is so big, seriously, the biggest scandal we’ve ever seen‼️👀👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
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The only reason we know anything about the Epstein files is because the survivors refused to give up.
This release is about the the bravery & tenacity of the survivors who continue to fight for justice in a system seeking to crush, silence, and erase them.
This release is about the the bravery & tenacity of the survivors who continue to fight for justice in a system seeking to crush, silence, and erase them.
Epstein accusers say they are compiling list of his associates
Victims of the disgraced financier give emotional accounts of abuse in a news conference on the steps of the US Capitol.
www.bbc.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The only reason we know anything about the Epstein files is because the survivors refused to give up.
This release is about the the bravery & tenacity of the survivors who continue to fight for justice in a system seeking to crush, silence, and erase them.
This release is about the the bravery & tenacity of the survivors who continue to fight for justice in a system seeking to crush, silence, and erase them.
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Future generations (if they exist) will look at how this happened & wonder that in the West the best we had was a 13 year old girl who was promptly reviled while we voted for billionaires because they “told it like it is”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Future generations (if they exist) will look at how this happened & wonder that in the West the best we had was a 13 year old girl who was promptly reviled while we voted for billionaires because they “told it like it is”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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“I wish this book had been about when I was a teenager! I love this book.”
— Harry Hill
“For as long as I’ve known him, David Quantick has been one of the funniest and most original writers around.”
— Armando Iannucci
IMAGINE A FRIEND, out March 2026.
www.starsandsabers.com/books/imagin...
— Harry Hill
“For as long as I’ve known him, David Quantick has been one of the funniest and most original writers around.”
— Armando Iannucci
IMAGINE A FRIEND, out March 2026.
www.starsandsabers.com/books/imagin...
Imagine a Friend – Stars and Sabers
Imagine a Friend is a heartfelt, whimsical, magical novella by Emmy Award winner David Quantick, out March 10, 2026 via Stars and Sabers Publishing.
www.starsandsabers.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:26 AM
“I wish this book had been about when I was a teenager! I love this book.”
— Harry Hill
“For as long as I’ve known him, David Quantick has been one of the funniest and most original writers around.”
— Armando Iannucci
IMAGINE A FRIEND, out March 2026.
www.starsandsabers.com/books/imagin...
— Harry Hill
“For as long as I’ve known him, David Quantick has been one of the funniest and most original writers around.”
— Armando Iannucci
IMAGINE A FRIEND, out March 2026.
www.starsandsabers.com/books/imagin...
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Congratulations to the fabulous composer Mike Gibbs who today, aged 89, received an honorary degree from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. On display, delighted to see artefacts from his collaboration with Bill Forsyth on Housekeeping, plus the score of a tune that is very close to my heart.
November 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Congratulations to the fabulous composer Mike Gibbs who today, aged 89, received an honorary degree from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. On display, delighted to see artefacts from his collaboration with Bill Forsyth on Housekeeping, plus the score of a tune that is very close to my heart.
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I came from S London. I had a thirst for knowledge. That’s how I..caught his eye..
LOVED doing this! pod.fo/e/35146b
LOVED doing this! pod.fo/e/35146b
November 13, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I came from S London. I had a thirst for knowledge. That’s how I..caught his eye..
LOVED doing this! pod.fo/e/35146b
LOVED doing this! pod.fo/e/35146b
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Insane new stats on AI music:
- 50,000 AI songs are uploaded every day
- 34% of songs uploaded are AI-generated
Massive respect to Deezer for being open about this - and being the only streaming platform to try to fight it.
This can't become the new normal.
- 50,000 AI songs are uploaded every day
- 34% of songs uploaded are AI-generated
Massive respect to Deezer for being open about this - and being the only streaming platform to try to fight it.
This can't become the new normal.
November 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Insane new stats on AI music:
- 50,000 AI songs are uploaded every day
- 34% of songs uploaded are AI-generated
Massive respect to Deezer for being open about this - and being the only streaming platform to try to fight it.
This can't become the new normal.
- 50,000 AI songs are uploaded every day
- 34% of songs uploaded are AI-generated
Massive respect to Deezer for being open about this - and being the only streaming platform to try to fight it.
This can't become the new normal.
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It's a cracking episode. I knew it would be. Have a listen.
The latest, brilliant All About the Music podcast from @neilkbrand.bsky.social along with @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social features music ranging from Debbie Harry to Debussy to William Shatner. You just can’t get more eclectic than that.
November 13, 2025 at 10:20 AM
It's a cracking episode. I knew it would be. Have a listen.
Samira Ahmed on this week's All About the Misic podcast!
November 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Samira Ahmed on this week's All About the Misic podcast!
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The latest, brilliant All About the Music podcast from @neilkbrand.bsky.social along with @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social features music ranging from Debbie Harry to Debussy to William Shatner. You just can’t get more eclectic than that.
November 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The latest, brilliant All About the Music podcast from @neilkbrand.bsky.social along with @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social features music ranging from Debbie Harry to Debussy to William Shatner. You just can’t get more eclectic than that.
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The last episode with Stephen Frost was priceless. All the usual analysis and history but presented like 2 mates 4 pints in at the pub. Absolutely brilliant!
November 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The last episode with Stephen Frost was priceless. All the usual analysis and history but presented like 2 mates 4 pints in at the pub. Absolutely brilliant!
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The allegation here is that wealthy tourists paid to be able to shoot human beings. Perhaps killing wildlife wasn't enough for them. If true, psychopathic scarcely begins to cover it.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Milan prosecutors investigate alleged ‘sniper tourism’ during Bosnian war
Groups from Italy and elsewhere alleged to have paid Serb soldiers to shoot Sarajevo residents during siege
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The allegation here is that wealthy tourists paid to be able to shoot human beings. Perhaps killing wildlife wasn't enough for them. If true, psychopathic scarcely begins to cover it.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
£41 million! That’s how much more the Post Office has just agreed to pay Fujitsu to keep using the faulty Horizon IT system. Join me and 280,000 others demanding Fujitsu is finally held to account. Sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ho...
Hold Fujitsu to account for Post Office scandal
£41 million! That’s how much more the Post Office has just agreed to pay Fujitsu to keep using the faulty Horizon IT system. And that's on top of another whopping £65m the Government paid the scandal ...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
£41 million! That’s how much more the Post Office has just agreed to pay Fujitsu to keep using the faulty Horizon IT system. Join me and 280,000 others demanding Fujitsu is finally held to account. Sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ho...
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Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Two years ago, I wrote this about how the COP climate summits are designed to fail, and how they could be designed to succeed. Sadly, nothing has changed.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Cop28 is a farce rigged to fail, but there are other ways we can try to save the planet | George Monbiot
Inaction and self-interest are built into climate summits. Instead, we need a voting system that can’t be subverted by fossil fuel producers, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Two years ago, I wrote this about how the COP climate summits are designed to fail, and how they could be designed to succeed. Sadly, nothing has changed.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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When was the last time anyone at the BBC had to resign for misrepresenting a leftwinger?
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
When was the last time anyone at the BBC had to resign for misrepresenting a leftwinger?
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SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
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Big news for April 2026!
If you have an interest in any aspect of film culture in the UK before 1930 consider sharing it at our groovy geeky event!
British Silent Film Festival Symposium 2026 (Call for Papers)
The British Silent Film Festival Symposium 2026 will take place on Friday 10th April at the Cinema Museum in Kennington. As usual, this one day event will feature a range of papers of original rese…
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November 8, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Big news for April 2026!
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HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
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VERY nice review of ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC !! podcastrex.com/reviews/all-...
All About The Music - Podcast Reviews - Podcast Rex
I’ve been a fan of BBC broadcaster Neil Brand ever since his BBC Four documentaries exploring the music that underpins television storytelling. An engaging interviewer and natural storyteller, Brand n...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
VERY nice review of ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC !! podcastrex.com/reviews/all-...
VERY nice review of ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC !! podcastrex.com/reviews/all-...
All About The Music - Podcast Reviews - Podcast Rex
I’ve been a fan of BBC broadcaster Neil Brand ever since his BBC Four documentaries exploring the music that underpins television storytelling. An engaging interviewer and natural storyteller, Brand n...
podcastrex.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
VERY nice review of ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC !! podcastrex.com/reviews/all-...
Thanks Hannah - delighted you enjoyed it!
Great night out last night at York Theatre Royal to see Louise Brooks in the gem Beggars of Life with live - and delightfully improvised - score by @dodgebrothers.bsky.social including @kermodemovie.bsky.social and special guest, the incomparable @neilkbrand.bsky.social. Loved everything about it!
November 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Thanks Hannah - delighted you enjoyed it!