Tim F
@culturalsnow.bsky.social
Teacher, writer, occasional quizzer. Culturally incoherent.
Nobody under 45 will have a clue.
He's m ng ist
He’s check ice
He find ou
naught ice
Norman Collier is comi town
He’s check ice
He find ou
naught ice
Norman Collier is comi town
November 30, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Nobody under 45 will have a clue.
When Nigel Farage, of all species, questions your ethics... 😒
Nigel Farage calls for inquiry over Rachel Reeves’s black hole ‘lies’
The Reform UK leader has accused the Chancellor of misleading the public over the state of the nation's finances in the lead up to the budget.
www.express.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
When Nigel Farage, of all species, questions your ethics... 😒
Leonard and Jill should open an Over-60s Free Love Commune. #TheArchers
November 30, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Leonard and Jill should open an Over-60s Free Love Commune. #TheArchers
Only now I'm in my 50s do I feel the moral strength to acknowledge that Take Me Home, Country Roads is a total, gold-plated banger.
#DesertIslandDiscs
#DesertIslandDiscs
November 30, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Only now I'm in my 50s do I feel the moral strength to acknowledge that Take Me Home, Country Roads is a total, gold-plated banger.
#DesertIslandDiscs
#DesertIslandDiscs
RIP Tom Stoppard, the only playwright who could have had a stab at Frank N Furter.
November 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
RIP Tom Stoppard, the only playwright who could have had a stab at Frank N Furter.
People's Front of Judaea EVENS
Party McPartface 3/1
Will This Do? 10/1
Party McPartface 3/1
Will This Do? 10/1
Jeremy Corbyn and Zara Sultana’s Your Party reveals shortlist for official name
Leftwing party asks members to pick between Your Party, Our Party, Popular Alliance and For The Many
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
People's Front of Judaea EVENS
Party McPartface 3/1
Will This Do? 10/1
Party McPartface 3/1
Will This Do? 10/1
"I don't want to speak badly of George. I do want to shag his girlfriend though."
#TheArchers
#TheArchers
November 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
"I don't want to speak badly of George. I do want to shag his girlfriend though."
#TheArchers
#TheArchers
Just had the most middle-class conversation possible with my mother.
"I wanted your dad to choose a DVD for us to watch. Persuasion didn't work though."
"Which Persuasion? The BBC version?"
"No, I mean he wouldn't choose one."
"I wanted your dad to choose a DVD for us to watch. Persuasion didn't work though."
"Which Persuasion? The BBC version?"
"No, I mean he wouldn't choose one."
November 29, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Just had the most middle-class conversation possible with my mother.
"I wanted your dad to choose a DVD for us to watch. Persuasion didn't work though."
"Which Persuasion? The BBC version?"
"No, I mean he wouldn't choose one."
"I wanted your dad to choose a DVD for us to watch. Persuasion didn't work though."
"Which Persuasion? The BBC version?"
"No, I mean he wouldn't choose one."
"Speaking outside his chateau in France..." 🫤
Former Brexit Party MEP denies taking payment from pro-Russian campaign
A prominent former MEP for Nigel Farage's old party denies taking bribes in a pro-Russian campaign.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 5:28 AM
"Speaking outside his chateau in France..." 🫤
Britain entering "The Common Market". Which I obviously understood to be something to do with fruit and veg.
1. What was the first major news story you remember as a child?
November 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Britain entering "The Common Market". Which I obviously understood to be something to do with fruit and veg.
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Bo Diddley
Pulp
Eartha Kitt
The Fall
Hall & Oates
Bo Diddley
Pulp
Eartha Kitt
The Fall
Hall & Oates
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
Aqualung
Dodgy
Van Morrison
Ricky Ross
Crybaby (Danny Coughlan)
Aqualung
Dodgy
Van Morrison
Ricky Ross
Crybaby (Danny Coughlan)
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Madonna
Meatloaf
Andy Bell
Snow Patrol
Counting Crows
Madonna
Meatloaf
Andy Bell
Snow Patrol
Counting Crows
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Bo Diddley
Pulp
Eartha Kitt
The Fall
Hall & Oates
Bo Diddley
Pulp
Eartha Kitt
The Fall
Hall & Oates
The part of the beaver was played by Brian Blessed.
#TheArchers
#TheArchers
November 25, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The part of the beaver was played by Brian Blessed.
#TheArchers
#TheArchers
Bernard Levin's hair. Discuss.
#FaceTheMusic
#FaceTheMusic
November 24, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Bernard Levin's hair. Discuss.
#FaceTheMusic
#FaceTheMusic
Joan Bakewell *and* Judy Geeson? Crikey.
#CallMyBluff
#CallMyBluff
November 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Joan Bakewell *and* Judy Geeson? Crikey.
#CallMyBluff
#CallMyBluff
TAXI DRIVER?????
#UniversityChallenge
#UniversityChallenge
November 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
TAXI DRIVER?????
#UniversityChallenge
#UniversityChallenge
Seriously, bollocks to 2025 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff dies, aged 81
The musician was known for hits like You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Seriously, bollocks to 2025 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Well, this is deeply depressing.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/set-tr...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/set-tr...
I Set A Trap To Catch Students Cheating With AI. The Result Was Deflating
"I am no stranger to students trying to cut corners by copying and pasting from Wikipedia, but the introduction of generative AI has enabled them to cheat in startling new ways."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Well, this is deeply depressing.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/set-tr...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/set-tr...
Beaches is on BBC2. Blubbing. Don't care.
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Beaches is on BBC2. Blubbing. Don't care.
Well, it's not Trump, because he can't write.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Polish PM says it would be ‘good to know’ who wrote plan to end war in Ukraine, amid concerns over Moscow involvement – live
Zelenskyy says ‘we must do everything’ against ‘wicked Russian attacks’ as Ukraine and US meet for emergency talks
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Well, it's not Trump, because he can't write.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
This is rather lovely.
naomialderman.substack.com/p/going-thro...
naomialderman.substack.com/p/going-thro...
going through hell, keeping going
on art, grief, and the emotional heroism of just bloody keeping on making your work
naomialderman.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
This is rather lovely.
naomialderman.substack.com/p/going-thro...
naomialderman.substack.com/p/going-thro...
So Sex Pistols are now officially Sex Pistols, rather than the Sex Pistols? Like Eagles, Carpenters and Buzzcocks?
#bbcradio4
#bbcradio4
November 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
So Sex Pistols are now officially Sex Pistols, rather than the Sex Pistols? Like Eagles, Carpenters and Buzzcocks?
#bbcradio4
#bbcradio4
This is like the big-screen spin-off of a really bad 70s sitcom. Surprised they're not in the Costa Plonka.
#TheArchers
#TheArchers
November 23, 2025 at 11:39 AM
This is like the big-screen spin-off of a really bad 70s sitcom. Surprised they're not in the Costa Plonka.
#TheArchers
#TheArchers
Right now I reckon Stafford Cripps could be in with a chance.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Four top Labour figures could beat Starmer in a leadership race, poll finds
Research shows members would back Andy Burnham, Ed Miliband, Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting over PM
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Right now I reckon Stafford Cripps could be in with a chance.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...