Simon Coward
@simoncoward.bsky.social
"A good pedant" (Richard Herring)
Introduce yourself with 5 gigs you've seen.
Half Man Half Biscuit
The K Foundation
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band
10cc
George Melly and the Feetwarmers
Half Man Half Biscuit
The K Foundation
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band
10cc
George Melly and the Feetwarmers
Introduce yourself with 5 gigs you've seen.
Snow patrol
Green day
Keane
Blur
First aid kit
Snow patrol
Green day
Keane
Blur
First aid kit
Rod Stewart
Tom McRae
Athlete
Arcade Fire
Lindisfarne
Tom McRae
Athlete
Arcade Fire
Lindisfarne
November 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 gigs you've seen.
Half Man Half Biscuit
The K Foundation
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band
10cc
George Melly and the Feetwarmers
Half Man Half Biscuit
The K Foundation
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band
10cc
George Melly and the Feetwarmers
If you see this, post a record cover with a motor vehicle on it.
November 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
If you see this, post a record cover with a motor vehicle on it.
I often get leaflets and cards for takeaways, gardening services, guttering and roofing, estate agents, taxis etc pushed through my letterbox. I've never had anything quite like this before.
November 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I often get leaflets and cards for takeaways, gardening services, guttering and roofing, estate agents, taxis etc pushed through my letterbox. I've never had anything quite like this before.
October 31, 2025 at 4:47 PM
One of my favourite sitcoms. 44 years old! Where does the bloody time go.
The first episode of It Takes a Worried Man was broadcast on this day in 1981. Starring Peter Tilbury (who also created the series and wrote most of the episodes) it ploughs a similar comic furrow to the early series of Shelley, which given Tilbury's involvement isn't surprising
October 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
One of my favourite sitcoms. 44 years old! Where does the bloody time go.
The only one I don't remember noticing was Dora Bryan. Who was doing her? #WhoDoYouDo
October 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The only one I don't remember noticing was Dora Bryan. Who was doing her? #WhoDoYouDo
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MUST READ! In the latest CST blog about the damaging changes going on at the BBC Written Archives Centre, @marklewisohn.bsky.social delivers his cri de cœur squarely at those who came up with or are signing-off on this policy shift. Please read and share widely.
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DEFENDING THE WAC: MARK LEWISOHN LOOKS AT WHY RENEWED APPRECIATION IS URGENTLY REQUIRED
I was asked to write an op-ed piece saying why I think the BBC’s Written Archives Centre (WAC) is a unique and brilliant resource, which I can do because it’s both – and why, therefore…
cstonline.net
October 24, 2025 at 11:44 AM
MUST READ! In the latest CST blog about the damaging changes going on at the BBC Written Archives Centre, @marklewisohn.bsky.social delivers his cri de cœur squarely at those who came up with or are signing-off on this policy shift. Please read and share widely.
cstonline.net/defending-th...
cstonline.net/defending-th...
October 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Stick with this superb thread. It might seem tenuous, but it's really not.
A short thread about procurement
I own a lot of different bass guitars. They all sound different and play differently so I make a choice depending what music you're performing. But if you can only afford one or two, it makes sense to get the most versatile and best value you can get for the money
I own a lot of different bass guitars. They all sound different and play differently so I make a choice depending what music you're performing. But if you can only afford one or two, it makes sense to get the most versatile and best value you can get for the money
A video released by Andrew Snowden MP has sparked bemusement after he accused Labour of misunderstanding fighter aircraft while misidentifying one himself in the same video.
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October 12, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Stick with this superb thread. It might seem tenuous, but it's really not.
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Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚
#amindofmyown
#amindofmyown
October 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚
#amindofmyown
#amindofmyown
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I have a new book out this week, #IntoTheGroove, a month-by-month guide to 1980s pop and I shall be liveposting to this #totp from 1981 with some related thoughts.
October 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I have a new book out this week, #IntoTheGroove, a month-by-month guide to 1980s pop and I shall be liveposting to this #totp from 1981 with some related thoughts.
Right, let's cheer things up.
Post a happy TV theme that you like. Or post several!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhps...
Post a happy TV theme that you like. Or post several!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhps...
September 26, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Right, let's cheer things up.
Post a happy TV theme that you like. Or post several!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhps...
Post a happy TV theme that you like. Or post several!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhps...
September 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Eck TC
Make a band singular:
Gorilla
Gorilla
Make a band singular:
Single Occupant House.
Single Occupant House.
September 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Eck TC
Jonny Lee Miller, best known for playing 'Boy with dog' in Jemima Shore Investigates.
September 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Jonny Lee Miller, best known for playing 'Boy with dog' in Jemima Shore Investigates.
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A fantastic response to this over the week, more than doubling the signature tally. Thanks for your support and, no, it's not too late to get in touch if you want to sign. Please follow the instructions at the top of the Google page and drop us a line.
Calling historians and researchers. The BBC Written Archives Centre has changed its access rules without consultation. This means an end to proper independent research into the BBC's rich history. 178 have already signed the open letter. Please join the campaign here:
tinyurl.com/bbcwaccampaign
tinyurl.com/bbcwaccampaign
Open letter BBC Written Archives - August 2025
Join the campaign to protect the future of independent research at the BBC Written Archives Centre The following text is an open letter expressing the concern of historians and researchers about chan...
tinyurl.com
August 22, 2025 at 12:28 PM
A fantastic response to this over the week, more than doubling the signature tally. Thanks for your support and, no, it's not too late to get in touch if you want to sign. Please follow the instructions at the top of the Google page and drop us a line.
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Calling historians and researchers. The BBC Written Archives Centre has changed its access rules without consultation. This means an end to proper independent research into the BBC's rich history. 178 have already signed the open letter. Please join the campaign:
tinyurl.com/bbcwaccampaign
tinyurl.com/bbcwaccampaign
Open letter BBC Written Archives - August 2025
Join the campaign to protect the future of independent research at the BBC Written Archives Centre The following text is an open letter expressing the concern of historians and researchers about chan...
tinyurl.com
August 18, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Calling historians and researchers. The BBC Written Archives Centre has changed its access rules without consultation. This means an end to proper independent research into the BBC's rich history. 178 have already signed the open letter. Please join the campaign:
tinyurl.com/bbcwaccampaign
tinyurl.com/bbcwaccampaign
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🎶 Take a chance on meece 🎶
August 17, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🎶 Take a chance on meece 🎶
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Meet The Pemini Organisation.
In the 1970s, three friends set up an independent British film production company.
From 1972 to 1974, they produced a suspense thriller, a realistic spy film, and a romantic mystery.
But, when they disbanded, the films disappeared...
Until now tinyurl.com/yah9ethu
In the 1970s, three friends set up an independent British film production company.
From 1972 to 1974, they produced a suspense thriller, a realistic spy film, and a romantic mystery.
But, when they disbanded, the films disappeared...
Until now tinyurl.com/yah9ethu
August 15, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Meet The Pemini Organisation.
In the 1970s, three friends set up an independent British film production company.
From 1972 to 1974, they produced a suspense thriller, a realistic spy film, and a romantic mystery.
But, when they disbanded, the films disappeared...
Until now tinyurl.com/yah9ethu
In the 1970s, three friends set up an independent British film production company.
From 1972 to 1974, they produced a suspense thriller, a realistic spy film, and a romantic mystery.
But, when they disbanded, the films disappeared...
Until now tinyurl.com/yah9ethu
Not on your nelly! This is my last box of my favourite fruit-flavoured tea. I'm sure it doesn't taste quite as good as it used to, but it's all I have. The 'best before end' date is April 2008. #twinings
July 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Not on your nelly! This is my last box of my favourite fruit-flavoured tea. I'm sure it doesn't taste quite as good as it used to, but it's all I have. The 'best before end' date is April 2008. #twinings
Hooray! I've finally joined the club.
I most recently saw the film in November, last year. So do I watch it again before, during, or after I read @greavesian.bsky.social's new tome?
I most recently saw the film in November, last year. So do I watch it again before, during, or after I read @greavesian.bsky.social's new tome?
July 1, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Hooray! I've finally joined the club.
I most recently saw the film in November, last year. So do I watch it again before, during, or after I read @greavesian.bsky.social's new tome?
I most recently saw the film in November, last year. So do I watch it again before, during, or after I read @greavesian.bsky.social's new tome?