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Vicky McMillan @vmcmil.bsky.social · Nov 15
I wondered where all the kind, interesting people from twitter were. They’re here! X
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Ulysses 31 - Greek Myth-riffing Franco-Japanese anime charting the titular Bee Gee-alike's search through space for the legendary Planet Earth, assisted by diminutive comedy robot No-No who only introduced himself the thirty four times in the theme song.

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November 27, 2024 at 7:39 AM
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Time for the traditional recommendation for this splendid compilation of forgotten late fifties festive-themed pop, folk and jazz discs put together by Saint Etienne. The sound of a lost Christmas world of paper chains and department store grottos.

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Christmas Time In London Town
Saint Etienne Presents Songs For A London Winter is both the best Christmas Album you’ve never heard and a glimpse into a long-lost world of department store Santas…
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December 14, 2024 at 12:31 PM
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My online shop is full of bold & colourful prints, homewares and cards.
I’m also available for freelance design work and art licensing.
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Colorful art and accessories displayed in a collage.
March 5, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Word of the day is ‘arsle’ (19th century): to have a distinct sense of going backwards.
February 12, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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gregjenner.bsky.social
Heard our new episode about King Arthur? It’s funny and charts 1,500 years of literature & legend

With the brilliant Mike Wozniak (who knew a surprising amount!) and the fab medieval historian @mareganlefay.bsky.social. Listen to You’re Dead To Me on BBC SOUNDS

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Photo of Greg Jenner, Mike Wozniak, and Dr Mary Bateman - the You’re Dead To Me podcast artwork is a funny play on the Bayeux Tapestry, showing King Harold with arrow in his eye pointing accusingly at William of Normandy Greg Jenner is joined in medieval Europe by Dr Mary Bateman and comedian Mike Wozniak to learn all about the legends of King Arthur. Most of us have heard of Arthur, Guinevere, Merlin and the Knights of the Round Table. But where do these legends come from? Arthur first appears in the writings of a ninth-century monk, but he's not the king we know today: no Merlin or Lancelot, no Excalibur, and no Camelot. These elements were added later, as the legends were retold and rewritten across Europe. This episode traces the stories of Arthur and his knights from their early medieval origins, exploring the changes made as they were adapted over the centuries by everyone from French romance authors to Victorian poets, and taking in some famous medieval texts, including the Welsh Mabinogion Along the way, we also look at the places in modern Britain that still bear Arthurian names and the wacky artefacts that have been associated with the legendary king, and ask the crucial question: did King Arthur really exist? If you're a fan of heroic quests, knights in shining armour and fantastical medieval stories, you'll love our episode on the legends of King Arthur. If you want more from Mike Wozniak, check out our episode on Charles Dickens at Christmas. And for more lovely legends, listen to our episodes on Atlantis and Norse Literature. You're Dead To Me is the comedy podcast that takes history seriously. Every episode, Greg Jenner brings together the best names in history and comedy to learn and laugh about the past. Hosted by: Greg Jenner Research by: Hannah Cusworth and Jon Norman-Mason Written by: Jon Norman-Mason, Emmie Rose Price-Goodfellow, Emma Nagouse, and Greg Jenner Produced by: Emmie Rose Price-Goodfellow and Greg Jenner Audio Producer: Steve Hankey Production Coordinator: Ben Hollands Senior Producer: Emma Nagouse Executive Editor: James Cook
February 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Come to sunny Wolverhampton
February 2, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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🔔 NEW EPISODE! ‼️

Hi, come listen to me, comedian Desiree Burch, and historian Dr Michell Chresfield as we discuss the extraordinary life and work of American abolitionist and preacher Sojourner Truth

Listen to You’re Dead To Me on BBC SOUNDS

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
January 31, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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I was 14 and this song blew me away. I LOVED the whole Two Tone scene - music, ethos, style. So vital and exciting. Brilliant to dance to.
It also introduced me to the old school, original ska which inspired it - a wonderful education for me. It will never grow old.
wrongtom.bsky.social wrongtom @wrongtom.bsky.social · Jan 29
For the 45th anniversary of The Specials reaching no1 with Too Much Too Young, I’ve written a piece for @thequietus.com charting the song’s journey from Jamaica to the UK and through the many versions which led the band to the top of the pops thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
The Story Of Too Much Too Young & How The Specials Got Their First Number One Single | The Quietus
The road to The Specials' first number one was long but they blazed a trail in finally getting Too Much Too Young to the top
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January 31, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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Thatz my girl,,, making history to front Nirvana with its surviving members
#VioletGrohl
January 31, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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Morning Blueys x Coffee?
January 29, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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28 January is Pride and Prejudice Day. Happy Pride and Prejudice Day to all who celebrate. Here is Colin Firth’s Darcy’s Pemberley. Lovingly cared for by the women (and men and everyone but there’s a female
fabase of a certain age let’s face it) of the National Trust.
January 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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gregjenner.bsky.social
Today is Holocaust Memorial Day. 80 years ago today, Allied troops liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.

2 years ago I had the huge honour of interviewing one of the survivors, Kitty Hart-Moxon. Then aged 95, she was extraordinary. Here is our conversation

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Past Forward: A Century of Sound - Kitty Hart-Moxon - BBC Sounds
Greg Jenner speaks to the veteran Holocaust survivor Kitty Hart-Moxon.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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We never imagined that 80 years after the liberation of #Auschwitz we would see such appalling levels of antisemitism and Islamophobia, and a resurgence of the far right, in Europe.
#HolocaustMemorialDay
January 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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watched the first two episodes of The Good Life last night as I fancied something comforting familiar from my childhood, and my god it was not comforting at all, it's a man having a midlife crisis and then dragging his entire social circle into it with him
January 27, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty”

-Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism (1951)
January 25, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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BBC Radio 6 Music
Radcliffe & Maconie

Mark and Stuart present a feast of great music and chat for weekend breakfast. With a selection of music old and new to get the weekend started.
January 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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EVERYTHING IS O.K. DESPITE THE RECENT DEVELOPMENTS.
January 21, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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BBC Radio 6 Music
Radcliffe & Maconie

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January 19, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Watching Lucy Worsley on telly again has compelled me to resurrect this one of her Guardian Questionnaire answers
January 17, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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A good first page should:

✒️ Introduce the reader to one or more characters.
✒️ Establish when and where the action is happening.
✒️ Introduce the genre.
✒️ Set the tone for the novel.

Head to the blog for more tips:
How to write a good first page
These tips from our founder and director Anna Davis will help you craft a compelling first page and instantly capture the imagination of your reader.
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January 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Biden warns 'dangerous' oligarchy taking shape in farewell address

"Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that really threatens our entire democracy, our basic rights and freedom”

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Biden warns 'dangerous' oligarchy taking shape in final address
The outgoing president used his final televised speech from the Oval Office to issue a series of warnings.
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January 16, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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“Americans are being buried under an avalanche of misinformation enabling the abuse of power. The free press is crumbling. Editors are disappearing. Social media is giving up on fact-checking. The truth is smothered by lies told for power and profit”
President Joe Biden
January 16, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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Culture Secretary, Lisa Nandy, promises change is on its way for Britain's touring artists.

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UK government says "change is going to come" to solve post-Brexit touring issues
The UK's Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has vowed that "change is going to come" in order for British musicians to enjoy a more seamless experience of touring in Europe post-Brexit.
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January 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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ON JANUARY 20TH, READ MLK! READ ABOUT THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT! READ ABOUT RECONSTRUCTION! READ ABOUT JIM CROW!

You want to do something for the good of history? Do something constructive and learn from the ancestors.
January 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Just in from mammoth interview session to two bits of news. One that a DV perp got locked up because of something I did and that a vulnerable constituent had a a massive wrongful debt written off after our intervention. This is why I came to politics, this is why I'll just keep cracking on.
January 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM