Andrew Ayton
@andrewayton.bsky.social
Historian (ret’d Univ of Hull, UK) working on late medieval military, maritime, soc & economic; & Napoleonic. MSS, prosopography, networks. Classical music, wildlife, cinema, coins, postal history, Dorset, France, Hungary. 🦋& #Shugborough Staffs pictures.
Lovely thread. I recall when I, a bit older, bought my LP of Beethoven 5. William Steinberg. Early-mid ‘70s. One of the first I bought.
November 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Lovely thread. I recall when I, a bit older, bought my LP of Beethoven 5. William Steinberg. Early-mid ‘70s. One of the first I bought.
So true. Delighted to hear that she has chosen this career path - a noble profession, indeed.
November 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
So true. Delighted to hear that she has chosen this career path - a noble profession, indeed.
Is this a which end thing? It’s been a cause of amusement in this Anglo-Hungarian household for 30 years.
November 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Is this a which end thing? It’s been a cause of amusement in this Anglo-Hungarian household for 30 years.
Been preoccupied of late & only just caught up with your last episode, which was beautifully crafted, as ever. Rarely agree with the T’graph, but this is so true: ‘some of his intros and between-music links are miniature masterclasses in broadcasting’. A move to Radio 4 Thurs mornings, perhaps?
November 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Been preoccupied of late & only just caught up with your last episode, which was beautifully crafted, as ever. Rarely agree with the T’graph, but this is so true: ‘some of his intros and between-music links are miniature masterclasses in broadcasting’. A move to Radio 4 Thurs mornings, perhaps?
Ha, too true. Simpler days.
October 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Ha, too true. Simpler days.
Ian Hutchinson, over half a century ago.
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Ian Hutchinson launches huge throw in into penalty box, flick on to...
Ian Hutchinson launches huge throw in into penalty box, flick on to back post sees David Webb rise to head in winning goal, Chelsea vs Leeds United, 1970 FA Cup Final Replay, Old Trafford, Manchester
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October 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Ian Hutchinson, over half a century ago.
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We climbed up to Cerne Giant again in September during a visit to Dorset. I’ve been visiting it since my teens. Hope to do it a few more times.
October 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
We climbed up to Cerne Giant again in September during a visit to Dorset. I’ve been visiting it since my teens. Hope to do it a few more times.
Don’t we all. I retire with a smile.
October 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Don’t we all. I retire with a smile.