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“I jumped up with a start gave the storm not a thought... As the hail beat a rhythm on me... And I stared at the tree that had spoken to me... Not a body was there I could see...”
#90sMusic #ThePogues #Pogues
#90sMusic #ThePogues #Pogues
November 29, 2025 at 7:07 AM
“I jumped up with a start gave the storm not a thought... As the hail beat a rhythm on me... And I stared at the tree that had spoken to me... Not a body was there I could see...”
#90sMusic #ThePogues #Pogues
#90sMusic #ThePogues #Pogues
Here are 12 of the most memorable images of 2025 so far, handpicked by an art historian: bbc.in/3VEsrpl #BBC
Diving swimmers to meteor showers: 12 of the most striking images of 2025 so far
From praying monks and diving swimmers to meteor showers and the tomb of Pope Francis, these are 12 of the most eye-catching and memorable images of the year so far.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Here are 12 of the most memorable images of 2025 so far, handpicked by an art historian: bbc.in/3VEsrpl #BBC
November 28, 2025 at 6:11 AM
"A fantastic 20% off this weekend!"?
November 28, 2025 at 6:10 AM
"A fantastic 20% off this weekend!"?
November 28, 2025 at 6:05 AM
A devastating battle. In mere minutes, 800 clansmen fell. As chaos erupted, Prince Charles fled with a French cavalry escort. Lord Elcho's bitter words echoed, "Run you cowardly Italian." He rode off to face his destiny. #ScottishHistory #PrinceCharles #BattleAftermath #ClanWars #Elcho
November 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM
A devastating battle. In mere minutes, 800 clansmen fell. As chaos erupted, Prince Charles fled with a French cavalry escort. Lord Elcho's bitter words echoed, "Run you cowardly Italian." He rode off to face his destiny. #ScottishHistory #PrinceCharles #BattleAftermath #ClanWars #Elcho
#OTD in 1981, The Human League released "Don't You Want Me" - the fourth single from their third studio album “Dare”
“You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar”.
#80sMusic #HumanLeague
“You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar”.
#80sMusic #HumanLeague
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 AM
#OTD in 1981, The Human League released "Don't You Want Me" - the fourth single from their third studio album “Dare”
“You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar”.
#80sMusic #HumanLeague
“You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar”.
#80sMusic #HumanLeague
#OTD in 1975, the Lifting Body program ended with the final flight of the X-24B by NASA research pilot Tom McMurtry.
Contributing to Space Shuttle research, these wingless vehicles were designed to fly to Earth from space and land like planes.
More: go.nasa.gov/3GJtyxI
Contributing to Space Shuttle research, these wingless vehicles were designed to fly to Earth from space and land like planes.
More: go.nasa.gov/3GJtyxI
Lifting Bodies - NASA
A fleet of lifting bodies flown at NASA’s Flight Research Center (now Armstrong Flight Research Center) in Edwards, California, from 1963 to l975 demonstrated
go.nasa.gov
November 27, 2025 at 6:09 AM
#OTD in 1975, the Lifting Body program ended with the final flight of the X-24B by NASA research pilot Tom McMurtry.
Contributing to Space Shuttle research, these wingless vehicles were designed to fly to Earth from space and land like planes.
More: go.nasa.gov/3GJtyxI
Contributing to Space Shuttle research, these wingless vehicles were designed to fly to Earth from space and land like planes.
More: go.nasa.gov/3GJtyxI
#OTD in 1990, Happy Mondays released their third studio album “Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches” featuring singles “Step On" “Kinky Afro" “Loose Fit" and “Bob's Yer Uncle".
#90sMusic #HappyMondays
#90sMusic #HappyMondays
November 27, 2025 at 6:07 AM
#OTD in 1990, Happy Mondays released their third studio album “Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches” featuring singles “Step On" “Kinky Afro" “Loose Fit" and “Bob's Yer Uncle".
#90sMusic #HappyMondays
#90sMusic #HappyMondays
#OTD 43 years ago today the David Bowie / Bing Crosby duet "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" was released as a single.
It was recorded five years earlier at Elstree Studios near London for Crosby's television special “Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas”.
#80sMusic #Bowie #Bing
It was recorded five years earlier at Elstree Studios near London for Crosby's television special “Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas”.
#80sMusic #Bowie #Bing
November 27, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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The Adventures of Robin Hood (25th November 1957). Harry H. Corbett and Geoffrey Bayldon are among the familiar faces lurking the greenwood today.
November 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The Adventures of Robin Hood (25th November 1957). Harry H. Corbett and Geoffrey Bayldon are among the familiar faces lurking the greenwood today.
Published on this day in 1983, The Colour of Magic.
In the beginning there was…a turtle. Somewhere on the frontier between thought and reality exists the #Discworld, a parallel time and place which might sound and smell very much like our own, but which looks completely different.
In the beginning there was…a turtle. Somewhere on the frontier between thought and reality exists the #Discworld, a parallel time and place which might sound and smell very much like our own, but which looks completely different.
The Colour of Magic - Discworld.com
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November 24, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Published on this day in 1983, The Colour of Magic.
In the beginning there was…a turtle. Somewhere on the frontier between thought and reality exists the #Discworld, a parallel time and place which might sound and smell very much like our own, but which looks completely different.
In the beginning there was…a turtle. Somewhere on the frontier between thought and reality exists the #Discworld, a parallel time and place which might sound and smell very much like our own, but which looks completely different.
#OTD #OnThisDay in 1963: Doctor Who first aired. Starring William Hartnell as the Doctor and Carole Ann Ford as his granddaughter, Susan, it took viewers on an adventure across time and space that continues to this day.
Learn more at #BBC100 www.bbc.co.uk/historyofthe... #BBC #DrWho
Learn more at #BBC100 www.bbc.co.uk/historyofthe... #BBC #DrWho
Doctor Who first episode
23 November 1963
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November 23, 2025 at 7:59 AM
#OTD #OnThisDay in 1963: Doctor Who first aired. Starring William Hartnell as the Doctor and Carole Ann Ford as his granddaughter, Susan, it took viewers on an adventure across time and space that continues to this day.
Learn more at #BBC100 www.bbc.co.uk/historyofthe... #BBC #DrWho
Learn more at #BBC100 www.bbc.co.uk/historyofthe... #BBC #DrWho
November 23, 2025 at 7:58 AM
This is how David Fincher's thriller “predicted our obsession with true crime”: bbc.in/4p9Y0nU
#BBC #Seven #TrueCrime
#BBC #Seven #TrueCrime
'The blight seeped into your soul': How Seven reflected fears in the US in the 1980s
David Fincher's thriller began with its screenwriter's view of the urban decay and religious conservatism of the Reagan era. But it also predicted our obsession with true crime today.
bbc.in
November 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This is how David Fincher's thriller “predicted our obsession with true crime”: bbc.in/4p9Y0nU
#BBC #Seven #TrueCrime
#BBC #Seven #TrueCrime
Here is a list of the best fiction of the year, as chosen by BBC journalists: bbc.in/3ZBeuLy
Flashlight to Katabasis: 18 of the best books of the year so far
From an "epic" coming-of-age story to "delicious" dark academia – this is the very best fiction of the year, as chosen by BBC journalists.
bbc.in
November 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Here is a list of the best fiction of the year, as chosen by BBC journalists: bbc.in/3ZBeuLy
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On this day in 1975, Roy Castle stood in for the indisposed Bruce Forsyth.
November 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
On this day in 1975, Roy Castle stood in for the indisposed Bruce Forsyth.
This is the 1768 painting that was "a turning point": bbc.in/4oYzfL6
'A tipping point'?: Why this 1768 painting could be the real birth of modern art
While many argue that "modern art" began in the 1800s, could it actually have started with Joseph Wright of Derby's An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump, nearly a century before?
bbc.in
November 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This is the 1768 painting that was "a turning point": bbc.in/4oYzfL6
These are the words you can't say on social media – at least, that's what everyone seems to think: bbc.in/3LTMYVl
The words you can't say on the internet
There's a secret list of words you can't say on social media – at least, that's what everyone seems to think.
bbc.in
November 22, 2025 at 7:09 AM
These are the words you can't say on social media – at least, that's what everyone seems to think: bbc.in/3LTMYVl
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#Blakes7 Series A, Episode 08 - Duel
BLAKE: Thank you. She was, uh, she was very beautiful, wasn't she, Jenna?
JENNA: [Unenthusiastically] Yes. Very.
VILA: All we saw was the ugly one. How is it you get all the fun?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/108/478
BLAKE: Thank you. She was, uh, she was very beautiful, wasn't she, Jenna?
JENNA: [Unenthusiastically] Yes. Very.
VILA: All we saw was the ugly one. How is it you get all the fun?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/108/478
November 22, 2025 at 7:02 AM
#Blakes7 Series A, Episode 08 - Duel
BLAKE: Thank you. She was, uh, she was very beautiful, wasn't she, Jenna?
JENNA: [Unenthusiastically] Yes. Very.
VILA: All we saw was the ugly one. How is it you get all the fun?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/108/478
BLAKE: Thank you. She was, uh, she was very beautiful, wasn't she, Jenna?
JENNA: [Unenthusiastically] Yes. Very.
VILA: All we saw was the ugly one. How is it you get all the fun?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/108/478
