Br Dave, AG
@rattigan.bsky.social
Franciscan friar & deacon in the Church of England. Curate of St Margaret of Antioch, Toxteth, in the Diocese of Liverpool. Love Hammer horror, good coffee and a decent pint of ale.
Bit gutted to discover that @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social is not available on Sky Stream. I didn't particularly want TV, but it was only a few quid on top of my broadband, and now I have it, I really wish I could have TPTV. I don't suppose there are other (legit) ways of streaming it live?
July 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Bit gutted to discover that @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social is not available on Sky Stream. I didn't particularly want TV, but it was only a few quid on top of my broadband, and now I have it, I really wish I could have TPTV. I don't suppose there are other (legit) ways of streaming it live?
Music this Saturday, 12 July, in Liverpool
St Margaret of Antioch (Princes Rd, Toxteth), 6pm, SOTTO VOCE STRINGS, 8-18 ensemble from Utah, USA. Free entry, 1hr approx.
Then St Bride's (Percy St, Georgian Quarter), 7.30pm, THIS IS ME, Liverpool Community Orchestra & Choir, plus soloists £10/£7.50
St Margaret of Antioch (Princes Rd, Toxteth), 6pm, SOTTO VOCE STRINGS, 8-18 ensemble from Utah, USA. Free entry, 1hr approx.
Then St Bride's (Percy St, Georgian Quarter), 7.30pm, THIS IS ME, Liverpool Community Orchestra & Choir, plus soloists £10/£7.50
July 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Music this Saturday, 12 July, in Liverpool
St Margaret of Antioch (Princes Rd, Toxteth), 6pm, SOTTO VOCE STRINGS, 8-18 ensemble from Utah, USA. Free entry, 1hr approx.
Then St Bride's (Percy St, Georgian Quarter), 7.30pm, THIS IS ME, Liverpool Community Orchestra & Choir, plus soloists £10/£7.50
St Margaret of Antioch (Princes Rd, Toxteth), 6pm, SOTTO VOCE STRINGS, 8-18 ensemble from Utah, USA. Free entry, 1hr approx.
Then St Bride's (Percy St, Georgian Quarter), 7.30pm, THIS IS ME, Liverpool Community Orchestra & Choir, plus soloists £10/£7.50
Can anything gold stay? A reflection on saying goodbye to Lucy: brotherdave.co.uk/2025/07/05/can-anything-gold-stay/
July 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Can anything gold stay? A reflection on saying goodbye to Lucy: brotherdave.co.uk/2025/07/05/can-anything-gold-stay/
Chillout with @doombiscuit.bsky.social last night - hopefully a more frequent occurrence now we live closer. Enjoyed Alien Romulus.
July 5, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Chillout with @doombiscuit.bsky.social last night - hopefully a more frequent occurrence now we live closer. Enjoyed Alien Romulus.
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This is an awful & to me genuinely shocking, story. It’s not that Jay was let down by the safeguarding *system*, tho of course that’s never acceptable, it’s the personal role played in the failure by the Bishop of Leicester, which raises serious questions of judgement
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leicester Church of England: A preacher asked me out and then started stalking me
When Jay Hulme complained about the harassment to a bishop he was accused of witchcraft.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 29, 2025 at 6:54 AM
This is an awful & to me genuinely shocking, story. It’s not that Jay was let down by the safeguarding *system*, tho of course that’s never acceptable, it’s the personal role played in the failure by the Bishop of Leicester, which raises serious questions of judgement
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Geekily excited, as I am deaconing in my new parish this morning, and the Eucharist is a setting I've only just learned - Shephard's Addington Service. Not as well-known as the very popular Mass of St Thomas, but just as lovely. Happy Feast of Saints Peter and Paul! ✝️
June 29, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Geekily excited, as I am deaconing in my new parish this morning, and the Eucharist is a setting I've only just learned - Shephard's Addington Service. Not as well-known as the very popular Mass of St Thomas, but just as lovely. Happy Feast of Saints Peter and Paul! ✝️
On Saturday, the Rt Revd Geoff Pearson ordained me as a deacon in the Church of God.
June 26, 2025 at 6:59 AM
On Saturday, the Rt Revd Geoff Pearson ordained me as a deacon in the Church of God.
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The death of influential Old Testament scholar Walter Brueggemann has just been announced:
www.walterbrueggemann.com/2025/06/05/i...
Our condolences to his family.
scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/authors/walt...
www.walterbrueggemann.com/2025/06/05/i...
Our condolences to his family.
scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/authors/walt...
Walter Brueggemann
Walter Brueggemann (1933-2025) was William Marcellus McPheeters Professor of Old Testament Emeritus at Columbia Theological Seminary.
scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk
June 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The death of influential Old Testament scholar Walter Brueggemann has just been announced:
www.walterbrueggemann.com/2025/06/05/i...
Our condolences to his family.
scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/authors/walt...
www.walterbrueggemann.com/2025/06/05/i...
Our condolences to his family.
scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/authors/walt...
This columnist doesn't seem to realise none of this is his, the UK's or Keir Starmer's business. > In Canada, Charles pushed the boundaries of politics as king. So far, he has gotten away with it | Martin Kettle www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In Canada, Charles pushed the boundaries of politics as king. So far, he has gotten away with it | Martin Kettle
Right now, the monarch’s political leanings appear in sympathy with the mood of Britain. But what if the public moves further to the right, asks Guardian columnist Martin Kettle
www.theguardian.com
May 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
This columnist doesn't seem to realise none of this is his, the UK's or Keir Starmer's business. > In Canada, Charles pushed the boundaries of politics as king. So far, he has gotten away with it | Martin Kettle www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Has the Bishop of Blackburn joined the Church of England Daily Prayer team? That was surely him reading from Hebrews this morning.
May 29, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Has the Bishop of Blackburn joined the Church of England Daily Prayer team? That was surely him reading from Hebrews this morning.
Liverpool, we have an interim bishop. Meet the Rt Revd Ruth Worsley: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Nk3... Hurrah!
An introductory message from Bishop Ruth Worsley
YouTube video by Diocese of Liverpool
www.youtube.com
February 28, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Liverpool, we have an interim bishop. Meet the Rt Revd Ruth Worsley: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Nk3... Hurrah!
Donald Trump installs himself as chair of Kennedy Center because current board don't 'share our Vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture.' www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Chilling behaviour.
Trump says he will appoint himself chair of Kennedy Center
President plans to fire board members and chair David Rubenstein to bring about ‘golden age in arts and culture’
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Donald Trump installs himself as chair of Kennedy Center because current board don't 'share our Vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture.' www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Chilling behaviour.
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While idly scrolling, I chanced upon this still from Tobe Hooper's Salem's Lot, and for a brief second I thought "What, there was an American remake of Minder?!?"
February 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
While idly scrolling, I chanced upon this still from Tobe Hooper's Salem's Lot, and for a brief second I thought "What, there was an American remake of Minder?!?"
Update: But found Perlego!
Cancelled my Everand subscription after a bunch of titles I was using for an MA paper due tomorrow simply disappeared overnight. You can't rely on it for research, as the more you use it, the more stuff just vanishes. Ruing the demise of archive.org, too. Sigh.
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine
archive.org
January 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Update: But found Perlego!
As I can't find where anyone has translated image to text of Bishop Bev's pastoral letter to the Diocese of Liverpool, here it is in text form:
A PASTORAL LETTER TO THE DIOCESE OF LIVERPOOL FROM BISHOP BEV
My dear sisters and brothers ... 1/
A PASTORAL LETTER TO THE DIOCESE OF LIVERPOOL FROM BISHOP BEV
My dear sisters and brothers ... 1/
January 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
As I can't find where anyone has translated image to text of Bishop Bev's pastoral letter to the Diocese of Liverpool, here it is in text form:
A PASTORAL LETTER TO THE DIOCESE OF LIVERPOOL FROM BISHOP BEV
My dear sisters and brothers ... 1/
A PASTORAL LETTER TO THE DIOCESE OF LIVERPOOL FROM BISHOP BEV
My dear sisters and brothers ... 1/
Cancelled my Everand subscription after a bunch of titles I was using for an MA paper due tomorrow simply disappeared overnight. You can't rely on it for research, as the more you use it, the more stuff just vanishes. Ruing the demise of archive.org, too. Sigh.
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine
archive.org
January 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Cancelled my Everand subscription after a bunch of titles I was using for an MA paper due tomorrow simply disappeared overnight. You can't rely on it for research, as the more you use it, the more stuff just vanishes. Ruing the demise of archive.org, too. Sigh.
Night out on the Transpennine real ale trail.
December 27, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Night out on the Transpennine real ale trail.
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Devastating to see a brilliant local charity that does so much for the homeless targeted like this
Heartbreak as thieves steal Christmas presents for city's homeless people
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
Heartbreak as thieves steal Christmas presents for city's homeless people
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
Heartbreak as thieves steal Christmas gifts for city's homeless
Staff and volunteers were devastated to find their warehouse full of presents for people on the streets broken into
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
December 23, 2024 at 12:43 PM
Devastating to see a brilliant local charity that does so much for the homeless targeted like this
Heartbreak as thieves steal Christmas presents for city's homeless people
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
Heartbreak as thieves steal Christmas presents for city's homeless people
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
Liturgical question: Is there a name in the church calendar for the bit of Advent between today (17 December) and Christmas? Asking because of the changes to refrains, etc, in the office. #CofE
December 17, 2024 at 7:54 AM
Liturgical question: Is there a name in the church calendar for the bit of Advent between today (17 December) and Christmas? Asking because of the changes to refrains, etc, in the office. #CofE
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Our 1995 BBC Radio PETER PAN by JM Barrie, directed by me, adapted by Philip Glassborow, starring Ron Moody, Toyah Wilcox, June Whitfield, Roy Hudd, Chris Emmett and Georgina Cates is repeated from tomorrow at 5pm BBC Radio 4 Extra, available worldwide on BBC Sounds after that. Proud of this one.
December 16, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Our 1995 BBC Radio PETER PAN by JM Barrie, directed by me, adapted by Philip Glassborow, starring Ron Moody, Toyah Wilcox, June Whitfield, Roy Hudd, Chris Emmett and Georgina Cates is repeated from tomorrow at 5pm BBC Radio 4 Extra, available worldwide on BBC Sounds after that. Proud of this one.
Charming gift in the mail today, from a fellow Anglican Greyfriar.
December 16, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Charming gift in the mail today, from a fellow Anglican Greyfriar.
This morning's gig!
December 14, 2024 at 11:08 AM
This morning's gig!
I've never had particularly strong feelings either way about Justin Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury, but his recent conduct leaves me embarrassed and ashamed, and it only seems to get worse.
December 6, 2024 at 11:09 AM
I've never had particularly strong feelings either way about Justin Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury, but his recent conduct leaves me embarrassed and ashamed, and it only seems to get worse.