Timberlake Wertenbaker
@twertenbaker.bsky.social
Grew up in the Basque Country
Living in London
Living in London
Very good article
“This is about defiance. It’s about doing the right thing... And even if we fail, at the very least, we didn’t contribute to the problem.”
These words aren't defeatist, but a realist expression of our choices: give up, or go down fighting with a chance. ✊️
*Must-read* article.
These words aren't defeatist, but a realist expression of our choices: give up, or go down fighting with a chance. ✊️
*Must-read* article.
‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse
- An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation by Luke Kemp argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation by Luke Kemp argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
August 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Very good article
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Word of the day is ‘foozle’, from the 19th century: of a golfer, to bungle a shot. More generally, to make a complete mess of something.
April 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Word of the day is ‘foozle’, from the 19th century: of a golfer, to bungle a shot. More generally, to make a complete mess of something.
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15,000 people protested fascism and racism in Amsterdam yesterday.
March 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
15,000 people protested fascism and racism in Amsterdam yesterday.
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Brilliant news! At last, confirmation that the Govt *will* go ahead with the #NaturalHistoryGCSE 🎉 We have to get to know our fellow travellers on this planet again. Young people who know & love nature are far more likely to protect & restore it - as well as enjoying better physical & mental health
Department for Education confirms launch of natural history GCSE
Campaigners have been calling for the qualification for years but plan stalled despite a curriculum being drawn up
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Brilliant news! At last, confirmation that the Govt *will* go ahead with the #NaturalHistoryGCSE 🎉 We have to get to know our fellow travellers on this planet again. Young people who know & love nature are far more likely to protect & restore it - as well as enjoying better physical & mental health
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Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.
February 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.
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1/ If the Government goes ahead with its proposals on AI, it will give tech companies the ability "to take what they like, when they like, without informing or compensating the writers of the work they use to train their models," says WGGB President Sandi Toksvig
writersguild.org.uk/copyright-ai/
writersguild.org.uk/copyright-ai/
February 24, 2025 at 9:56 AM
1/ If the Government goes ahead with its proposals on AI, it will give tech companies the ability "to take what they like, when they like, without informing or compensating the writers of the work they use to train their models," says WGGB President Sandi Toksvig
writersguild.org.uk/copyright-ai/
writersguild.org.uk/copyright-ai/
Thank you to the charming and quick thinking couple in Hampstead who found my wallet, searched the name then looked for me and found me. All that on a beautifully lit afternoon.
February 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Thank you to the charming and quick thinking couple in Hampstead who found my wallet, searched the name then looked for me and found me. All that on a beautifully lit afternoon.
Zelensky reminds me of the child in the fairy tale who watched the Emperor’s parade and shouted “The Emperor has no clothes!”The question now is when will others see that and say out loud : « The Emperor has no clothes! »
February 20, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Zelensky reminds me of the child in the fairy tale who watched the Emperor’s parade and shouted “The Emperor has no clothes!”The question now is when will others see that and say out loud : « The Emperor has no clothes! »
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Tomorrow is World Radio Day + we need you to help Save Audio Drama by sharing a short video to tell BBC
Director-General Tim Davie that you oppose their cuts to audio drama + why it is so important to you
The more noise we can make the better!
writersguild.org.uk/save-audio-d...
#SADatTheBBC
Director-General Tim Davie that you oppose their cuts to audio drama + why it is so important to you
The more noise we can make the better!
writersguild.org.uk/save-audio-d...
#SADatTheBBC
Save Audio Drama on World Radio Day - The Writers' Guild of Great Britain
Last month, alongside Equity and the Society of Authors, we launched a petition to Save Audio Drama at the BBC, following the corporation’s decision to axe audio drama from Radio …
writersguild.org.uk
February 12, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Tomorrow is World Radio Day + we need you to help Save Audio Drama by sharing a short video to tell BBC
Director-General Tim Davie that you oppose their cuts to audio drama + why it is so important to you
The more noise we can make the better!
writersguild.org.uk/save-audio-d...
#SADatTheBBC
Director-General Tim Davie that you oppose their cuts to audio drama + why it is so important to you
The more noise we can make the better!
writersguild.org.uk/save-audio-d...
#SADatTheBBC
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Word of the Day is ‘bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.
February 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Word of the Day is ‘bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.
A very useful word these days.
Word of day is ‘unasinous’ (17th century): united in stupidity.
A riff on ‘unanimous’: which comes from the Latin for ‘one mind’. ‘Unasinous’ means ‘one ass’.
A riff on ‘unanimous’: which comes from the Latin for ‘one mind’. ‘Unasinous’ means ‘one ass’.
February 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
A very useful word these days.
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Word of day is ‘unasinous’ (17th century): united in stupidity.
A riff on ‘unanimous’: which comes from the Latin for ‘one mind’. ‘Unasinous’ means ‘one ass’.
A riff on ‘unanimous’: which comes from the Latin for ‘one mind’. ‘Unasinous’ means ‘one ass’.
January 22, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Word of day is ‘unasinous’ (17th century): united in stupidity.
A riff on ‘unanimous’: which comes from the Latin for ‘one mind’. ‘Unasinous’ means ‘one ass’.
A riff on ‘unanimous’: which comes from the Latin for ‘one mind’. ‘Unasinous’ means ‘one ass’.
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My letter in today's Guardian. Just asking, like. But I think we know the answer.
January 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM
My letter in today's Guardian. Just asking, like. But I think we know the answer.
Gorgeous and terrifying: The Year from Space on Channel 4.
Beautifully narrated by Robert Lindsay.
Beautifully narrated by Robert Lindsay.
January 2, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Gorgeous and terrifying: The Year from Space on Channel 4.
Beautifully narrated by Robert Lindsay.
Beautifully narrated by Robert Lindsay.
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Word of the Day is one I keep posting at the end of the year, hoping its time will come.
‘Respair’, from the 16th century, is fresh hope, and a recovery from despair.
Here’s to a few drops of respair in 2025.
‘Respair’, from the 16th century, is fresh hope, and a recovery from despair.
Here’s to a few drops of respair in 2025.
December 31, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Word of the Day is one I keep posting at the end of the year, hoping its time will come.
‘Respair’, from the 16th century, is fresh hope, and a recovery from despair.
Here’s to a few drops of respair in 2025.
‘Respair’, from the 16th century, is fresh hope, and a recovery from despair.
Here’s to a few drops of respair in 2025.
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Day 21 of the #ArtAdventCalendar. I've brought this one back every year, but it's still one of my favourite paintings. This river otter and cisco (tullibee) are part of the larger mural I posted a few days ago. I felt they needed to be worked up into a standalone piece.
December 21, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Day 21 of the #ArtAdventCalendar. I've brought this one back every year, but it's still one of my favourite paintings. This river otter and cisco (tullibee) are part of the larger mural I posted a few days ago. I felt they needed to be worked up into a standalone piece.
One reason to be cheerful: tomorrow we will have 10 more seconds of daylight in London and by New Year, it will be a whole minute. Small shifts of light but so precious, even in a city.
December 21, 2024 at 1:09 PM
One reason to be cheerful: tomorrow we will have 10 more seconds of daylight in London and by New Year, it will be a whole minute. Small shifts of light but so precious, even in a city.
I loved that show. Tender and beautiful.
New year, new theatre. A little play I wrote is coming back in the spring. youtu.be/MdgJeE4rgSE totoroshow.com
My Neighbour Totoro West End Trailer
YouTube video by My Neighbour Totoro
youtu.be
December 21, 2024 at 12:55 PM
I loved that show. Tender and beautiful.
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: possibly the most underreported story on earth is how Elon Musk, who not just the richest man on the planet but also puppeteering the US government, is actively talking to and promoting completely unabashed Nazis through his personal media platform
The de facto co-president and speaker of the house endorses Germany’s neonazi party. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Elon Musk gives nod to German far-right party as election looms
U.S. billionaire Elon Musk, set to join President-elect Donald Trump's administration, waded into Germany's election campaign on Friday, calling the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) the country's saviour.
www.reuters.com
December 20, 2024 at 1:19 PM
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: possibly the most underreported story on earth is how Elon Musk, who not just the richest man on the planet but also puppeteering the US government, is actively talking to and promoting completely unabashed Nazis through his personal media platform
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Word of the morning is ‘williwaw’ (19th century): a sudden violent squall or a toppling gust of wind.
Goes well with ‘thunderplump’: a sudden downpour that soaks you to the skin in seconds.
Goes well with ‘thunderplump’: a sudden downpour that soaks you to the skin in seconds.
December 7, 2024 at 11:34 AM
Word of the morning is ‘williwaw’ (19th century): a sudden violent squall or a toppling gust of wind.
Goes well with ‘thunderplump’: a sudden downpour that soaks you to the skin in seconds.
Goes well with ‘thunderplump’: a sudden downpour that soaks you to the skin in seconds.
A weekend of revelatory Shakespeare at the Orange Tree Theatre and the San Wanamaker playhouse. Both wonderfully acted, spare, truthful. The tender melancholy of Twelfth Night, the blade like darkness of All’s Well that Ends Well. Layers uncovered and laid bare. So good to see.
December 1, 2024 at 11:52 AM
A weekend of revelatory Shakespeare at the Orange Tree Theatre and the San Wanamaker playhouse. Both wonderfully acted, spare, truthful. The tender melancholy of Twelfth Night, the blade like darkness of All’s Well that Ends Well. Layers uncovered and laid bare. So good to see.
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Nice. Clever.
November 25, 2024 at 11:46 AM
Nice. Clever.
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⚠️ Pontypridd has been hit by devastating floods and our wonderful independent bookshop, Storyville Books, has seen much of its stock destroyed.
If you’re able to buy a book from them, this would go such a long way to help support them rebuild in the aftermath.
👉 uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyvi...
If you’re able to buy a book from them, this would go such a long way to help support them rebuild in the aftermath.
👉 uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyvi...
Storyville Books Bookshop UK
Nestled in the rolling hills of the South Wales valleys, we are the only independent bookshop in Pontypridd, selling new books and more.
uk.bookshop.org
November 24, 2024 at 6:41 PM
⚠️ Pontypridd has been hit by devastating floods and our wonderful independent bookshop, Storyville Books, has seen much of its stock destroyed.
If you’re able to buy a book from them, this would go such a long way to help support them rebuild in the aftermath.
👉 uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyvi...
If you’re able to buy a book from them, this would go such a long way to help support them rebuild in the aftermath.
👉 uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyvi...
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Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed.
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
November 24, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed.
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).