Tim Kendall
@timkendall70.bsky.social
BLACK OPS & BEAVER BOMBING: ADVENTURES WITH BRITAIN'S WILD MAMMALS (Oneworld, 2023) | Ed. POETRY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR (OUP, 2024) | Ed. WILLIAM GOLDING: THE FABER LETTERS (Faber, Nov. 2025) | Prof. at University of Exeter | Conservation | Poetry | PAFC
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Tim Kendall
@timkendall70.bsky.social
· Nov 23
This is where BLACK OPS AND BEAVER BOMBING began: on a riverbank near Otterton in the summer of 2020. After filming this clip, I moseyed upstream and nearly walked straight into a beaver that was squatting on its hind legs eating willow.
Along with William Golding's daughter Judy, I'll be talking about Golding and his forty-year friendship with his editor at Faber, Charles Monteith, at this online event on 12 November at 7pm. Nicola Presley asks the questions. It should be fun. www.faber.co.uk/product/will...
William Golding: The Faber Letters (ONLINE event)
To mark the publication of William Golding: The Faber Letters, join editor Tim Kendall and the author's daughter, Judy Golding for an online discussion featuring readings.
www.faber.co.uk
October 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Along with William Golding's daughter Judy, I'll be talking about Golding and his forty-year friendship with his editor at Faber, Charles Monteith, at this online event on 12 November at 7pm. Nicola Presley asks the questions. It should be fun. www.faber.co.uk/product/will...
Just arrived this afternoon: the paperback edition of my WW2 anthology.
September 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Just arrived this afternoon: the paperback edition of my WW2 anthology.
Fly agaric. Hallucinogenic but very volatile and unpredictable in its effects. We left these for any shamans that happened to be passing.
September 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Fly agaric. Hallucinogenic but very volatile and unpredictable in its effects. We left these for any shamans that happened to be passing.
This is forthcoming in early November. The project accompanied me through cancer, chemo and Covid, so I'm a little emotional that it's finally making its bow. What an honour to edit William Golding, who has been 'my author' since I first read The Spire as a teenager.
William Golding: The Faber Letters reveals the remarkable literary collaboration between a Nobel Prizewinning novelist and his editor of more than forty years.
Edited by Tim Kendall, out in November 2025 and available to pre-order now. www.faber.co.uk/product/9780...
Edited by Tim Kendall, out in November 2025 and available to pre-order now. www.faber.co.uk/product/9780...
August 20, 2025 at 9:41 AM
This is forthcoming in early November. The project accompanied me through cancer, chemo and Covid, so I'm a little emotional that it's finally making its bow. What an honour to edit William Golding, who has been 'my author' since I first read The Spire as a teenager.
Allan Ahlberg, one of the great writers for children, has died. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Allan Ahlberg, beloved children's author, dies aged 87
Working first with his wife Janet, and later with illustrators including Raymond Briggs and Bruce Ingman, he wrote more than 150 books
www.theguardian.com
July 31, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Allan Ahlberg, one of the great writers for children, has died. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
7am this morning in the drizzle at Axmouth Harbour. All season I've been looking for adders on heathland with no luck. Then I stumble across this beauty while I'm just out walking the dog.
June 26, 2025 at 7:40 AM
7am this morning in the drizzle at Axmouth Harbour. All season I've been looking for adders on heathland with no luck. Then I stumble across this beauty while I'm just out walking the dog.
Still no swifts but we spotted the first swallow of the year in Colyton this morning. That's about a fortnight later than usual.
April 7, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Still no swifts but we spotted the first swallow of the year in Colyton this morning. That's about a fortnight later than usual.
Reposted by Tim Kendall
In our recent podcast episode, the SF team sit down with William Golding's daughter Judy and Professor Tim Kendall @timkendall70.bsky.social to discuss this brilliant #writer. Listen via the link or wherever you get your podcasts.
foxedquarterly.com/william-golding-slightly-foxed-podcast-episode-52
foxedquarterly.com/william-golding-slightly-foxed-podcast-episode-52
April 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
In our recent podcast episode, the SF team sit down with William Golding's daughter Judy and Professor Tim Kendall @timkendall70.bsky.social to discuss this brilliant #writer. Listen via the link or wherever you get your podcasts.
foxedquarterly.com/william-golding-slightly-foxed-podcast-episode-52
foxedquarterly.com/william-golding-slightly-foxed-podcast-episode-52
Tomorrow, 5 March, 5.30pm, London Archives. I'll be holding forth on the poetry of the Second World War. Wait, SECOND world war? www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-of-...
Poetry of the Second World War
Join us as Professor Tim Kendall talks about the Poetry of the Second World War.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
March 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Tomorrow, 5 March, 5.30pm, London Archives. I'll be holding forth on the poetry of the Second World War. Wait, SECOND world war? www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-of-...
Reposted by Tim Kendall
Delighted to welcome @fionamathews.bsky.social & @timkendall70.bsky.social in Chiswick on 18th March to speak to us about their life in mammal conservation and their fab book! Visit wildchiswick.com/event/mammal... to learn more and register. All welcome!
February 26, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Delighted to welcome @fionamathews.bsky.social & @timkendall70.bsky.social in Chiswick on 18th March to speak to us about their life in mammal conservation and their fab book! Visit wildchiswick.com/event/mammal... to learn more and register. All welcome!
It took far too long but we got there in the end. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Beaver releases into wild to be allowed in England for first time in centuries
Exclusive: Government to grant nature groups a licence for release of rodent species after earlier setbacks
www.theguardian.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
It took far too long but we got there in the end. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Tim Kendall
For generations of readers brought up on the #poetry of 1914-1918, it may come as a surprise to discover that the Second World War produced any poetry at all.
Want to know why? Head to #TheLondonArchives for a talk by @timkendall70.bsky.social to find out! #WW2
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-event...
Want to know why? Head to #TheLondonArchives for a talk by @timkendall70.bsky.social to find out! #WW2
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-event...
Book Event - Poetry of the Second World War
Join us as Professor Tim Kendall talks about the Poetry of the Second World War.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
February 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
For generations of readers brought up on the #poetry of 1914-1918, it may come as a surprise to discover that the Second World War produced any poetry at all.
Want to know why? Head to #TheLondonArchives for a talk by @timkendall70.bsky.social to find out! #WW2
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-event...
Want to know why? Head to #TheLondonArchives for a talk by @timkendall70.bsky.social to find out! #WW2
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-event...
On 17 May I will be leading a study day in Oxford on William Golding's fiction. www.ocsg.uk.net/event/the-au...
William Golding and the problem of Goodness - Oxford Centre for Spiritual Growth
William Golding and the problem with Goodness - A Reflective Study Day led by Professor Tim Kendall, Exeter University
www.ocsg.uk.net
February 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
On 17 May I will be leading a study day in Oxford on William Golding's fiction. www.ocsg.uk.net/event/the-au...
Judy Golding and I talk to the Slightly Foxed team about her father's novels and his lasting legacy. foxedquarterly.com/william-gold...
Episode 52: William Golding: A Literary Colossus
The first title that springs to mind at the mention of William Golding’s name is most often Lord of the Flies. The classic story . . .
foxedquarterly.com
January 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Judy Golding and I talk to the Slightly Foxed team about her father's novels and his lasting legacy. foxedquarterly.com/william-gold...
I'd heard this rumour and I still can't quite believe it's true. It would be the most stupid and craven policy decision imaginable. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
No 10 blocks beaver release plan as officials view it as ’Tory legacy’
Exclusive: Natural England furious that years of work has been undone, with minister urged to push policy through
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I'd heard this rumour and I still can't quite believe it's true. It would be the most stupid and craven policy decision imaginable. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Tim Kendall
Just discovered we have a 4.43☆ rating on Goodreads for Black Ops and Beaver Bombing 🦫📖🐾. Thanks for the kind words folks! www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...
Black Ops and Beaver Bombing: Adventures with Britain's…
Countryfile's best nature and wildlife books for 2023 S…
www.goodreads.com
January 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Just discovered we have a 4.43☆ rating on Goodreads for Black Ops and Beaver Bombing 🦫📖🐾. Thanks for the kind words folks! www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...
Happy centenary to Gerald Durrell! www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
‘He wouldn’t hurt a fly – literally’: remembering Gerald Durrell at 100
The beloved conservationist, who died in 1995, would have turned 100 today. A new collection, Myself and Other Animals, traces the origins of his lifelong rapture with animals
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Happy centenary to Gerald Durrell! www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
A very fair article on beaver bombing from a surprising source. None of this would need to happen if successive governments weren't so pusillanimous. (P.S. Why not gift a copy of BLACK OPS AND BEAVER BOMBING for Christmas? It's a banger.) www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12...
‘Britain is full of wildlife rebels’: The illicit group releasing beavers into the wild
Frustrated by slow government progress on increasing the beaver population, some activists have taken matters into their own hands
www.telegraph.co.uk
December 9, 2024 at 8:41 AM
A very fair article on beaver bombing from a surprising source. None of this would need to happen if successive governments weren't so pusillanimous. (P.S. Why not gift a copy of BLACK OPS AND BEAVER BOMBING for Christmas? It's a banger.) www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12...
Many thanks to @ravoon.bsky.social in The Times for choosing POETRY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR as his 'standout anthology' of the year.
December 7, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Many thanks to @ravoon.bsky.social in The Times for choosing POETRY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR as his 'standout anthology' of the year.
Public consultation over wildcat reintroduction in the South West of England finds a massive majority in favour. hdl.handle.net/10871/139253
Wildcat Reintroduction in South-West England: A Social Feasibility Study
hdl.handle.net
December 6, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Public consultation over wildcat reintroduction in the South West of England finds a massive majority in favour. hdl.handle.net/10871/139253
The Guardian wades in on the decline of Eng. Lit. Plenty of handwringing but no solutions. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
The Guardian view on humanities in universities: closing English Literature courses signals a crisis
With degrees disappearing and reading rates plummeting, the arts face a critical moment in education and culture
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2024 at 8:03 PM
The Guardian wades in on the decline of Eng. Lit. Plenty of handwringing but no solutions. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
A mixture of the true and the silly in this article predicting the demise of the Eng Lit degree. Is Jekyll and Hyde really 'an awful novel`? And if a dog is already dead, isn't it overkill to 'put it down'? www.telegraph.co.uk/books/author...
Has ‘wokeness’ killed the English literature degree?
With universities starting to axe the course, the subject that helped shape Britain’s national identity is falling into crisis
www.telegraph.co.uk
December 1, 2024 at 3:18 PM
A mixture of the true and the silly in this article predicting the demise of the Eng Lit degree. Is Jekyll and Hyde really 'an awful novel`? And if a dog is already dead, isn't it overkill to 'put it down'? www.telegraph.co.uk/books/author...