Will Bird
@willwriteandtalk.bsky.social
Writer, lecturer, documentary-maker.
I like comedies and cocktails.
I hate genocide.
My films: https://youtube.com/@willwriteandtalk5006?feature=shared
My blog: https://willwriteandtalk.wordpress.com/
I like comedies and cocktails.
I hate genocide.
My films: https://youtube.com/@willwriteandtalk5006?feature=shared
My blog: https://willwriteandtalk.wordpress.com/
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Learn about the odd and surprising London upbringing of a cinema genius in my documentary “Silent Hitchcock” - now on YouTube! youtu.be/mpR3lSKGeOY?...
Boxing Day is Sergeant Coombes Day @countarthurstrong.bsky.social
December 26, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Boxing Day is Sergeant Coombes Day @countarthurstrong.bsky.social
Learn about the odd and surprising London upbringing of a cinema genius in my documentary “Silent Hitchcock” - now on YouTube! youtu.be/mpR3lSKGeOY?...
December 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Learn about the odd and surprising London upbringing of a cinema genius in my documentary “Silent Hitchcock” - now on YouTube! youtu.be/mpR3lSKGeOY?...
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If you’re into film history check out documentaries I’ve made on Hitchcock’s silent work, the very first Sherlock Holmes movies and the career of forgotten British comedy genius Sid Field! youtube.com/@willwritean...
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
If you’re into film history check out documentaries I’ve made on Hitchcock’s silent work, the very first Sherlock Holmes movies and the career of forgotten British comedy genius Sid Field! youtube.com/@willwritean...
The lights are on! Have a happy and peaceful Christmas everyone!
December 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The lights are on! Have a happy and peaceful Christmas everyone!
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Meet the friendliest Hound of the Baskervilles from this 1914 German silent movie! Find out more in my #SherlockHolmes documentary: “A Case of Identity” youtu.be/rd3h-rOj3cI?...
December 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Meet the friendliest Hound of the Baskervilles from this 1914 German silent movie! Find out more in my #SherlockHolmes documentary: “A Case of Identity” youtu.be/rd3h-rOj3cI?...
Meet the friendliest Hound of the Baskervilles from this 1914 German silent movie! Find out more in my #SherlockHolmes documentary: “A Case of Identity” youtu.be/rd3h-rOj3cI?...
December 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Meet the friendliest Hound of the Baskervilles from this 1914 German silent movie! Find out more in my #SherlockHolmes documentary: “A Case of Identity” youtu.be/rd3h-rOj3cI?...
The Epstein black lines have been released. Never have documents featuring so few words been so damning of the American establishment and presidency. How did they think they would get away with this?
December 20, 2025 at 6:50 AM
The Epstein black lines have been released. Never have documents featuring so few words been so damning of the American establishment and presidency. How did they think they would get away with this?
“The Twelve Discs of Christmas” festive film choice is here! Did your favourite make it? willwriteandtalk.wordpress.com/2025/12/16/t...
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December 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
“The Twelve Discs of Christmas” festive film choice is here! Did your favourite make it? willwriteandtalk.wordpress.com/2025/12/16/t...
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John Barrymore and Roland Young make a great silent Holmes and Watson. Here’s a clip from my film “A Case Of Identity” free on YouTube: youtu.be/rd3h-rOj3cI?...
December 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
John Barrymore and Roland Young make a great silent Holmes and Watson. Here’s a clip from my film “A Case Of Identity” free on YouTube: youtu.be/rd3h-rOj3cI?...
John Barrymore and Roland Young make a great silent Holmes and Watson. Here’s a clip from my film “A Case Of Identity” free on YouTube: youtu.be/rd3h-rOj3cI?...
December 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
John Barrymore and Roland Young make a great silent Holmes and Watson. Here’s a clip from my film “A Case Of Identity” free on YouTube: youtu.be/rd3h-rOj3cI?...
Reposted by Will Bird
Check out the making of “The Lodger” and many other stunning silent films from the master of suspense in my documentary “Silent Hitchcock” on YouTube.
youtu.be/mpR3lSKGeOY?...
youtu.be/mpR3lSKGeOY?...
November 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Check out the making of “The Lodger” and many other stunning silent films from the master of suspense in my documentary “Silent Hitchcock” on YouTube.
youtu.be/mpR3lSKGeOY?...
youtu.be/mpR3lSKGeOY?...
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Discover the earliest years of Sherlock Holmes on film in this fun documentary I made featuring Eille Norwood, William Gillette and Basil Rathbone! youtu.be/rd3h-rOj3cI?si…
A CASE OF IDENTITY How Cinema Helped Create Sherlock Holmes
YouTube video by Will Write and Talk
https://youtu.be/rd3h-rOj3cI?si…
December 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Discover the earliest years of Sherlock Holmes on film in this fun documentary I made featuring Eille Norwood, William Gillette and Basil Rathbone! youtu.be/rd3h-rOj3cI?si…
Discover the earliest years of Sherlock Holmes on film in this fun documentary I made featuring Eille Norwood, William Gillette and Basil Rathbone! youtu.be/rd3h-rOj3cI?si…
A CASE OF IDENTITY How Cinema Helped Create Sherlock Holmes
YouTube video by Will Write and Talk
https://youtu.be/rd3h-rOj3cI?si…
December 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Discover the earliest years of Sherlock Holmes on film in this fun documentary I made featuring Eille Norwood, William Gillette and Basil Rathbone! youtu.be/rd3h-rOj3cI?si…
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Terrific new documentary on the scandal of animal trafficking from my sibling filmmaker @michaelbirdwrites youtu.be/QYaDzWGwxM8?...
Animal Hustlers
YouTube video by Wild at Heart Investigates
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November 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Terrific new documentary on the scandal of animal trafficking from my sibling filmmaker @michaelbirdwrites youtu.be/QYaDzWGwxM8?...
Terrific new documentary on the scandal of animal trafficking from my sibling filmmaker @michaelbirdwrites youtu.be/QYaDzWGwxM8?...
Animal Hustlers
YouTube video by Wild at Heart Investigates
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Terrific new documentary on the scandal of animal trafficking from my sibling filmmaker @michaelbirdwrites youtu.be/QYaDzWGwxM8?...
Check out the making of “The Lodger” and many other stunning silent films from the master of suspense in my documentary “Silent Hitchcock” on YouTube.
youtu.be/mpR3lSKGeOY?...
youtu.be/mpR3lSKGeOY?...
November 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Check out the making of “The Lodger” and many other stunning silent films from the master of suspense in my documentary “Silent Hitchcock” on YouTube.
youtu.be/mpR3lSKGeOY?...
youtu.be/mpR3lSKGeOY?...
Do follow my brother’s YouTube channel where he uncovers animal abuse in Eastern Europe. Yes, he makes the important documentaries and I make the silly ones. youtube.com/@wild_at_hea...
Wild at Heart Investigates
Wild at Heart's mission is to highlight environmental crime and human-animal conflict in film, articles and debates.
Our latest project, ‘Animal Hustlers’, exposes the illicit trade in large mammals ...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Do follow my brother’s YouTube channel where he uncovers animal abuse in Eastern Europe. Yes, he makes the important documentaries and I make the silly ones. youtube.com/@wild_at_hea...
Do seek out “Palestine 36”. It’s a brilliantly acted, truly affecting cinematic epic - an exemplar of how to comment on contemporary events through period drama.
November 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Do seek out “Palestine 36”. It’s a brilliantly acted, truly affecting cinematic epic - an exemplar of how to comment on contemporary events through period drama.
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Palestine 36 filmmaker talks to Deadline about the importance of Palestinian history in the current era
‘Palestine 36’ Filmmaker Annemarie Jacir Talks Recreating 1930s Wartime & Modern Relevancy: “People Hear The Other Point Of View From The Victors But There’s Different Stories To Be Told”
Palestine 36 filmmaker talks to Deadline about the importance of Palestinian history in the current era
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November 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Palestine 36 filmmaker talks to Deadline about the importance of Palestinian history in the current era
Edgar Wright's "The Running Man" is the third movie with that title. My latest blog compares this interesting trio of films - each epitomising their own cinematic eras.
willwriteandtalk.wordpress.com/2025/11/23/r...
willwriteandtalk.wordpress.com/2025/11/23/r...
Restless Hearts: Chasing the Running Men
Edgar Wright’s “The Running Man” rushes into cinemas on the heels of not one, but two movies carrying the same title. In 1987 an earlier version of the orginal 1982 novel the movi…
willwriteandtalk.wordpress.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Edgar Wright's "The Running Man" is the third movie with that title. My latest blog compares this interesting trio of films - each epitomising their own cinematic eras.
willwriteandtalk.wordpress.com/2025/11/23/r...
willwriteandtalk.wordpress.com/2025/11/23/r...
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"Daddy why did you go into politics?"
"Well, I always hoped that one day I might be able to make a difference. Like if people were fleeing war and persecution, and they arrived on our shores desperate and afraid, then maybe I could be the one to suggest we nicked their jewellery."
"Well, I always hoped that one day I might be able to make a difference. Like if people were fleeing war and persecution, and they arrived on our shores desperate and afraid, then maybe I could be the one to suggest we nicked their jewellery."
November 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
"Daddy why did you go into politics?"
"Well, I always hoped that one day I might be able to make a difference. Like if people were fleeing war and persecution, and they arrived on our shores desperate and afraid, then maybe I could be the one to suggest we nicked their jewellery."
"Well, I always hoped that one day I might be able to make a difference. Like if people were fleeing war and persecution, and they arrived on our shores desperate and afraid, then maybe I could be the one to suggest we nicked their jewellery."
To mark the passing of the peerless Pauline Collins here is a tribute to her most famous role. willwriteandtalk.wordpress.com/2025/11/08/t...
The Girl Who Used To Be Me: A Tribute to Pauline Collins and Shirley Valentine
Please note: there are a few spoilers below! The older I get the more I fall in love with the character and the film “Shirley Valentine”. Based on Willy Russell’s play of the same…
willwriteandtalk.wordpress.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
To mark the passing of the peerless Pauline Collins here is a tribute to her most famous role. willwriteandtalk.wordpress.com/2025/11/08/t...
Comedy genius.
It's here! The third exciting novella in the Inspector Marsden series! Available for purchase, on tour, on the Amazon and on countarthurstrong.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Comedy genius.
If you’re into film history check out documentaries I’ve made on Hitchcock’s silent work, the very first Sherlock Holmes movies and the career of forgotten British comedy genius Sid Field! youtube.com/@willwritean...
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
If you’re into film history check out documentaries I’ve made on Hitchcock’s silent work, the very first Sherlock Holmes movies and the career of forgotten British comedy genius Sid Field! youtube.com/@willwritean...