Peter Graystone
@petergraystone.bsky.social
Writer, theatre-lover, follower of Jesus
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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.
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This is a sad, sad tale of failure upon failure in the @churchofengland.org — and for that reason (amongst others) it demands to be read: it must never be allowed to happen again. Don’t look away #CofEpeeps
In an extract from the new edition of Bleeding for Jesus @andrewgraystone.bsky.social recalls the eventual publication of the Makin Review – and its immediate aftermath – on 7 November 2024.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
This is a sad, sad tale of failure upon failure in the @churchofengland.org — and for that reason (amongst others) it demands to be read: it must never be allowed to happen again. Don’t look away #CofEpeeps
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this sort of thing makes me feel sincerely that we have fallen from grace as a civilisation
This conversation between ChatGPT and the young man it encouraged to commit suicide is just...my god
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November 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
this sort of thing makes me feel sincerely that we have fallen from grace as a civilisation
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On the anniversary of the publication of The Makin Review, @dltbooks.bsky.social has published an extract from my new book about the John Smyth disaster.
In an extract from the new edition of Bleeding for Jesus @andrewgraystone.bsky.social recalls the eventual publication of the Makin Review – and its immediate aftermath – on 7 November 2024.
dlted.substack.com/i/178183751/...
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November 7, 2025 at 11:34 AM
On the anniversary of the publication of The Makin Review, @dltbooks.bsky.social has published an extract from my new book about the John Smyth disaster.
Does anyone still have “Penny for the Guy” in their area? I suddenly recall it from my childhood and miss it. It was how I first learned sewing.
November 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Does anyone still have “Penny for the Guy” in their area? I suddenly recall it from my childhood and miss it. It was how I first learned sewing.
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On this day 225 years ago, John Adams moved into the still-not-quite-complete White House, becoming the first president to occupy it. His blessing was carved into the State Dining Room mantel in 1945: "May none but Honest and Wise Men ever rule under This Roof.”
November 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
On this day 225 years ago, John Adams moved into the still-not-quite-complete White House, becoming the first president to occupy it. His blessing was carved into the State Dining Room mantel in 1945: "May none but Honest and Wise Men ever rule under This Roof.”
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15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.
October 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.
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I am so sad, but full of happy memories, to learn that Prunella Scales has died. Just as last week Patricia Routledge was missed at Chichester Cathedral, we at Southwark Cathedral will miss Prunella. When she read the Bible, even the stones paid attention. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Fawlty Towers actor Prunella Scales dies aged 93
Actor portrayed Sybil Fawlty and later charmed viewers with her canal boat journeys alongside husband Timothy West
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October 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I am so sad, but full of happy memories, to learn that Prunella Scales has died. Just as last week Patricia Routledge was missed at Chichester Cathedral, we at Southwark Cathedral will miss Prunella. When she read the Bible, even the stones paid attention. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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"Parking is such sweet sorrow"
Shakespeare family home damaged by reversing driver
Shakespeare family home damaged by reversing driver
A 17th-century building that housed William Shakespeare's family has been left damaged after a driver reversed into it.
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October 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
"Parking is such sweet sorrow"
I can’t decide what to make of the RSC Measure For Measure. It’s not the play Shakespeare intended. But bookended by video of powerful men who have abused women it is not only timely but gripping and shocking. Disconcertingly the Duke disguised as a priest looks the spit of the Bishop of Leicester.
October 16, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I can’t decide what to make of the RSC Measure For Measure. It’s not the play Shakespeare intended. But bookended by video of powerful men who have abused women it is not only timely but gripping and shocking. Disconcertingly the Duke disguised as a priest looks the spit of the Bishop of Leicester.
The RSC Cyrano de Bergerac is terrific. Every joke is sparkling, every sword fight is thrilling, every tragedy is heartbreaking. Bravo Adrian Lester! It doesn’t eclipse the unforgettable triumph of the 1983 Derek Jacobi production (‘Who ARE these men?’) but it reminds me why it is my favourite play.
October 16, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The RSC Cyrano de Bergerac is terrific. Every joke is sparkling, every sword fight is thrilling, every tragedy is heartbreaking. Bravo Adrian Lester! It doesn’t eclipse the unforgettable triumph of the 1983 Derek Jacobi production (‘Who ARE these men?’) but it reminds me why it is my favourite play.
I enjoyed The Land of the Living more than the reviews led me to believe I would. A really timely play about the ethics relating to displaced children after a war. The staging is inventive and interesting. But it’s a two hour play that takes three hours. Juliet Stevenson is predictably magnificent.
October 13, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I enjoyed The Land of the Living more than the reviews led me to believe I would. A really timely play about the ethics relating to displaced children after a war. The staging is inventive and interesting. But it’s a two hour play that takes three hours. Juliet Stevenson is predictably magnificent.
“The 12 chapters of Satantango each consist of a single paragraph.” May I offer my services? I have a Nobel Prize for Proofreading.
László Krasznahorkai wins the Nobel prize in literature 2025
László Krasznahorkai wins the Nobel prize in literature 2025
The author was announced as winner at a ceremony in Stockholm
• Nobel prize in literature 2025 live: László Krasznahorkai wins ‘for his compelling and visionary oeuvre’
The Nobel prize in literature for 2025 has been awarded to Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai, the Swedish Academy has announced.
The Academy cited the 71-year-old’s “compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art”. Continue reading...
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October 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
“The 12 chapters of Satantango each consist of a single paragraph.” May I offer my services? I have a Nobel Prize for Proofreading.
Well well! After all these years someone has made a film about someone like me. I absolutely cannot wait to see this. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
I Swear review – biopic of pioneering Tourette syndrome activist is funny, fierce and full of heart
Kirk Jones’s moving film about of John Davidson, the man who taught Britain about Tourette, offers compassion and catharsis
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October 9, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Well well! After all these years someone has made a film about someone like me. I absolutely cannot wait to see this. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
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October 9, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth
October 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth
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I love my local library.
October 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I love my local library.
Entertaining Mr Sloane is showing its age. You can’t fault the performances, the direction or the wonderful design of chintz and filth. But things that were originally transgressive and shocking now feel really uncomfortable. An awkwardly enjoyable evening at the Young Vic.
October 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Entertaining Mr Sloane is showing its age. You can’t fault the performances, the direction or the wonderful design of chintz and filth. But things that were originally transgressive and shocking now feel really uncomfortable. An awkwardly enjoyable evening at the Young Vic.
The Battle of Cable Street took place on this day in 1936. The people of East London decided the fascists would progress no further. We salute you and we need you.
October 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The Battle of Cable Street took place on this day in 1936. The people of East London decided the fascists would progress no further. We salute you and we need you.
An absolutely wonderful actor, perhaps my favourite. She once wrote me a letter declining a magazine interview but it was such a gorgeous message that I felt like she had befriended me! The congregation at Chichester Cathedral will miss her. www.the-guardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Dames, snobs and gumshoes: Patricia Routledge – a life in pictures
The actor, best known for her roles as snooty housewife Hyacinth Bucket and private investigator Hetty Wainthropp, has died at the age of 96. Here we look back at her wide-ranging career
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October 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
An absolutely wonderful actor, perhaps my favourite. She once wrote me a letter declining a magazine interview but it was such a gorgeous message that I felt like she had befriended me! The congregation at Chichester Cathedral will miss her. www.the-guardian.com/tv-and-radio...
There is an earth-shaking display of acting in Creditors at @orangetreetheatre.bsky.social. I was focussed on every single word, but still the twist blindsided me. What a horrible, horrible person. (I won’t say who!)
October 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
There is an earth-shaking display of acting in Creditors at @orangetreetheatre.bsky.social. I was focussed on every single word, but still the twist blindsided me. What a horrible, horrible person. (I won’t say who!)
And to all my Jewish friends and followers also: You are not alone.
October 2, 2025 at 7:05 PM
And to all my Jewish friends and followers also: You are not alone.
Julie Andrews is 90 today. I can’t quite believe that. To me she is eternally this age.
October 1, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Julie Andrews is 90 today. I can’t quite believe that. To me she is eternally this age.
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Peter Graystone on health nightmares, a rogue act of anti-social behaviour, and the necessity of sleep 💤
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Peter Graystone on health nightmares, a rogue act of anti-social behaviour, and the necessity of sleep
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September 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Peter Graystone on health nightmares, a rogue act of anti-social behaviour, and the necessity of sleep 💤