Patrick Kincaid
@patrickkincaid.bsky.social
Doctor of Shakespeare, Master of Writing.
Pinned
I’ve got a perfectly good Christmassy novel set over the festive season in 1933, involving Loch Ness Monster hunters and rival journalists and a love-lorn, bereaved 13-year-old hero, just sitting on my hard drive waiting to be read. Next Christmas, maybe.
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Have been #oneofthetwo for six years. Raising a glass to all the others as we enter year seven… I see you, I thank you. I hopefully honour you in my book.
January 1, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Have been #oneofthetwo for six years. Raising a glass to all the others as we enter year seven… I see you, I thank you. I hopefully honour you in my book.
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A long poem
An invisible line
A 270-mile walk
“The idea was to walk the line from Peacehaven to the Humber. I had devised the notion that the physical act of walking would help me to locate what was lost”.
New year offer: £3 off Nancy Gaffield's 'Meridian'
ngmeridian.wordpress.com
An invisible line
A 270-mile walk
“The idea was to walk the line from Peacehaven to the Humber. I had devised the notion that the physical act of walking would help me to locate what was lost”.
New year offer: £3 off Nancy Gaffield's 'Meridian'
ngmeridian.wordpress.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:11 AM
A long poem
An invisible line
A 270-mile walk
“The idea was to walk the line from Peacehaven to the Humber. I had devised the notion that the physical act of walking would help me to locate what was lost”.
New year offer: £3 off Nancy Gaffield's 'Meridian'
ngmeridian.wordpress.com
An invisible line
A 270-mile walk
“The idea was to walk the line from Peacehaven to the Humber. I had devised the notion that the physical act of walking would help me to locate what was lost”.
New year offer: £3 off Nancy Gaffield's 'Meridian'
ngmeridian.wordpress.com
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Happy New Year, Offbeaters! Kick-off 2026 the right way by catching The Appointment on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social tonight at 9.55pm! @headpress.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Happy New Year, Offbeaters! Kick-off 2026 the right way by catching The Appointment on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social tonight at 9.55pm! @headpress.com
My wife keeps telling me this is a pathetic list because I forgot to mention 28 Years Later. Which is a great film — in my opinion better than the first in the series (less said about 28 Weeks the better). I also really liked A Complete Unknown, Companion and Nosferatu.
I really liked Sinners, One Battle After Another and The Ballad of Wallis Island. I went to the cinema three times to see Superman. There, I said it.
January 1, 2026 at 11:42 AM
My wife keeps telling me this is a pathetic list because I forgot to mention 28 Years Later. Which is a great film — in my opinion better than the first in the series (less said about 28 Weeks the better). I also really liked A Complete Unknown, Companion and Nosferatu.
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I remember hearing Lloyd George's daughter Olwen interviewed on Women's Hour c.1980: "I always thank the old boy when I go to collect my pension."
On this day in 1909 the first state pensions came into force - thanks to a Liberal government.
On this day in 1909, the first state pensions came in - thanks to a Liberal government
January 1, 1909 saw the first state pensions come into force in the UK, thanks to David Lloyd George and the Liberal government.
www.markpack.org.uk
January 1, 2026 at 11:37 AM
I remember hearing Lloyd George's daughter Olwen interviewed on Women's Hour c.1980: "I always thank the old boy when I go to collect my pension."
Without fail, whenever I try and type “Happy New Year”, my phone wants me to type “Happy New York”. tidal.com/track/940433...
Nick Lowe - The Beast in Me
Listen to The Beast in Me on TIDAL
tidal.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Without fail, whenever I try and type “Happy New Year”, my phone wants me to type “Happy New York”. tidal.com/track/940433...
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my list of the finest books of 2025 (Fiction, Non Fiction & Memoir) for Shortlist feat. @vincenzo.bsky.social @olgaravn.bsky.social @benpester.bsky.social @michaelpedersen.bsky.social @leaypi.bsky.social @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social @nicklowles.bsky.social
www.shortlist.com/books/the-be...
www.shortlist.com/books/the-be...
The best books of 2025
We read over 110 books in 2025. Possibly too many? Here’s the top of the tops.
www.shortlist.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
my list of the finest books of 2025 (Fiction, Non Fiction & Memoir) for Shortlist feat. @vincenzo.bsky.social @olgaravn.bsky.social @benpester.bsky.social @michaelpedersen.bsky.social @leaypi.bsky.social @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social @nicklowles.bsky.social
www.shortlist.com/books/the-be...
www.shortlist.com/books/the-be...
Here’s some more of my favourite books from 2025: Ghost Mountain by Rónán Hession, The Party by Tessa Hadley, Onr Fine Day by Mollie Panter-Downes, Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst, The Dream-Pedlars by Mark Dowsher, My Good Bright Wolf by Sarah Moss, and Love Sex & Frankenstein by Caroline Lea.
January 1, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Here’s some more of my favourite books from 2025: Ghost Mountain by Rónán Hession, The Party by Tessa Hadley, Onr Fine Day by Mollie Panter-Downes, Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst, The Dream-Pedlars by Mark Dowsher, My Good Bright Wolf by Sarah Moss, and Love Sex & Frankenstein by Caroline Lea.
All the fireworks around where I live went off too soon. No wonder this town has a toxic masculinity problem. Happy New Year!
January 1, 2026 at 12:03 AM
All the fireworks around where I live went off too soon. No wonder this town has a toxic masculinity problem. Happy New Year!
The highlight of my bookish year has been my modest involvement with this brilliant author-led publisher. It began as a haven for authors left stranded after the collapse of Unbound but it’s really spreading its wings now.
What a year! Six books, one award win, a new webshop and a few free short stories on our Substack!
But we’re getting ahead of ourselves…
#HappyNewYear #YearInReview #ThankYou #BookLife
But we’re getting ahead of ourselves…
#HappyNewYear #YearInReview #ThankYou #BookLife
December 31, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The highlight of my bookish year has been my modest involvement with this brilliant author-led publisher. It began as a haven for authors left stranded after the collapse of Unbound but it’s really spreading its wings now.
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Delighted this is getting another outing tonight - available on demand on the I-player for a month. Probably my proudest acheivement so far, with the monumental presence of Mark Gatiss and Sanjeev Bhaskar and the score brilliantly orchestrated by Timothy Brock.
www.tvguide.co.uk/schedule/85d...
www.tvguide.co.uk/schedule/85d...
Inside Classical: The Hound of the Baskervilles
Inside Classical: The Hound of the Baskervilles: A reading of Arthur Conan Doyle's mystery at London's Barbican Theatre. Inside Classical: The Hound of the Baskervilles airs on BBC Four HD at 1:25 AM,...
www.tvguide.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Delighted this is getting another outing tonight - available on demand on the I-player for a month. Probably my proudest acheivement so far, with the monumental presence of Mark Gatiss and Sanjeev Bhaskar and the score brilliantly orchestrated by Timothy Brock.
www.tvguide.co.uk/schedule/85d...
www.tvguide.co.uk/schedule/85d...
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2025 - what a shitter of a year it has been, one of the more gruesome, personally, professionally, and globally that I can remember. Let us bury it and piss on its grave, and do better next year.
December 31, 2025 at 2:35 PM
2025 - what a shitter of a year it has been, one of the more gruesome, personally, professionally, and globally that I can remember. Let us bury it and piss on its grave, and do better next year.
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100%. This show is THEEE GREATEST, particularly episodes on songs I don’t even care about. Often by an episode’s end, I’ve learned about the connections btw cottage cheese, a 1938 labor strike in Newfoundland, Edgar Allan Poe’s alcoholism & how they paved the way for “Sugar, Sugar” by The Archies.
Not tagging him, because I suspect he finds this sort of post excruciating — but my podcast find of the year is Andrew Hickey’s A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs. My brain feels rewired so I listen to music I love differently. Also, there’s hundreds of hours of music I’d never considered before.
December 31, 2025 at 6:19 PM
100%. This show is THEEE GREATEST, particularly episodes on songs I don’t even care about. Often by an episode’s end, I’ve learned about the connections btw cottage cheese, a 1938 labor strike in Newfoundland, Edgar Allan Poe’s alcoholism & how they paved the way for “Sugar, Sugar” by The Archies.
I really liked Sinners, One Battle After Another and The Ballad of Wallis Island. I went to the cinema three times to see Superman. There, I said it.
December 31, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I really liked Sinners, One Battle After Another and The Ballad of Wallis Island. I went to the cinema three times to see Superman. There, I said it.
My actual favourite podcast moment of 2025 was @gralefrit.bsky.social’s Comfort Blanket episode on Count Duckula with @jayforeman.bsky.social. I’m a tad old for Count Duckula to mean as much to me as it does to Jay; but it was a joyous listen, and we should take joy where we find it.
December 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM
My actual favourite podcast moment of 2025 was @gralefrit.bsky.social’s Comfort Blanket episode on Count Duckula with @jayforeman.bsky.social. I’m a tad old for Count Duckula to mean as much to me as it does to Jay; but it was a joyous listen, and we should take joy where we find it.
On podcasts, this was a year of rationalisation. I stopped listening to a couple of old favourites (ie two I’ve been following for well over 10 years) when one embraced AI and the other decided to add another layer of “membership” that made me question how much I was enjoying it still.
December 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
On podcasts, this was a year of rationalisation. I stopped listening to a couple of old favourites (ie two I’ve been following for well over 10 years) when one embraced AI and the other decided to add another layer of “membership” that made me question how much I was enjoying it still.
Not tagging him, because I suspect he finds this sort of post excruciating — but my podcast find of the year is Andrew Hickey’s A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs. My brain feels rewired so I listen to music I love differently. Also, there’s hundreds of hours of music I’d never considered before.
December 31, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Not tagging him, because I suspect he finds this sort of post excruciating — but my podcast find of the year is Andrew Hickey’s A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs. My brain feels rewired so I listen to music I love differently. Also, there’s hundreds of hours of music I’d never considered before.
“Peter Bowles, Britain’s last real man.” Objective truth.
LISTENERS' TOP 20 BRITISH SITCOMS OF ALL TIME
pod.link/1569929507
No focus groups, algorithms or AI gremlins were involved in the shaping of this list, just a large yet peculiar group of people with highly-attuned comedy radar - you lot!
With Chris Diamond and @donnarees.bsky.social
pod.link/1569929507
No focus groups, algorithms or AI gremlins were involved in the shaping of this list, just a large yet peculiar group of people with highly-attuned comedy radar - you lot!
With Chris Diamond and @donnarees.bsky.social
December 31, 2025 at 1:54 PM
“Peter Bowles, Britain’s last real man.” Objective truth.
As usual, I read roughly 70 books this year. Amongst my favourites were Lulu Allison’s Beast, Andrew Miller’s The Land in Winter, Percival Everett’s James, Jess Shannon’s Cleaner (NB we did our MA together), Julia Raeside’s timely (sadly) Don’t Make Me Laugh, and Natalie Marlow’s Midlands mysteries.
December 31, 2025 at 12:53 PM
As usual, I read roughly 70 books this year. Amongst my favourites were Lulu Allison’s Beast, Andrew Miller’s The Land in Winter, Percival Everett’s James, Jess Shannon’s Cleaner (NB we did our MA together), Julia Raeside’s timely (sadly) Don’t Make Me Laugh, and Natalie Marlow’s Midlands mysteries.
Me, I’m not British-born, and so probably not British in the view of my neighbours in this flag-infested town in the middle of England.
So Boris Johnson, Prince Phillip, Andrew Bonar Law, Freddie Mercury, George I, George II, Richard E Grant, Douglas Carswell, Rudyard Kipling, Cliff Richard, Joanna Lumley and Spike Milligan weren't British?
Interesting
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Interesting
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Number of people who say Britons must be born in UK is rising, study shows
Exclusive: Research finds ‘worrying’ surge in support for hard-right narratives on national identity
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Me, I’m not British-born, and so probably not British in the view of my neighbours in this flag-infested town in the middle of England.
Looking again at my novel before last, set in the run up to Candlemas in 1604 (New Style), with holly boughs still up as decorations. 2 Feb — keep the lights going till then!
December 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Looking again at my novel before last, set in the run up to Candlemas in 1604 (New Style), with holly boughs still up as decorations. 2 Feb — keep the lights going till then!
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Hey, hey!!
Remembering both Michael Nesmith and Davy Jones on their birthday 💖💖
December 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Hey, hey!!
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Audiences spend more time watching BBC TV/iPlayer on average per week per person than Netflix, Disney+ & Amazon Prime combined. In the first quarter of 2025, the BBC had 5 out of the 10 most watched programmes in the UK across all broadcasters and streamers.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The BBC tells the story of Britain in a way Netflix simply cannot. In the year to come, please remember that | Tony Hall
I love many shows on the streaming channels, but the BBC is our storyteller. It defines a nation and its culture – and we must defend it, says former BBC director general Tony Hall
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Audiences spend more time watching BBC TV/iPlayer on average per week per person than Netflix, Disney+ & Amazon Prime combined. In the first quarter of 2025, the BBC had 5 out of the 10 most watched programmes in the UK across all broadcasters and streamers.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Not cool, have you told @thebookseller.com about this?
Please share this as widely as you can, tag your local indies too, and help us get the word about about this news.
We know and appreciate how much help we have had for you over the years and we’re sorry to have to ask you for more.
We’re here and we aren’t going anywhere.
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We know and appreciate how much help we have had for you over the years and we’re sorry to have to ask you for more.
We’re here and we aren’t going anywhere.
(2/2)
December 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Not cool, have you told @thebookseller.com about this?
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NEXT: New Years Eve and time for some classic crime detective fiction with THE THIN MAN! Join #thefilmcrowd this Wednesday from 8pm UK time! www.dailymotion.com/video/x9bcw6e
December 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
NEXT: New Years Eve and time for some classic crime detective fiction with THE THIN MAN! Join #thefilmcrowd this Wednesday from 8pm UK time! www.dailymotion.com/video/x9bcw6e