The Dicksonian Institute
@dicksonian.bsky.social
Music and pop culture nerd whose heroes include Pete De Freitas, J.K. Rowling and Frank Muir.
https://dicksonianinstitute.substack.com/
'All important rubbish made to publish made to last.'
https://dicksonianinstitute.substack.com/
'All important rubbish made to publish made to last.'
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Episode 129: Richard Sanderson on Getting Cancelled
Podcast Episode · 1984 Today! · 05/01/2025 · 1h 25m
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"I promoted some trans people at the concerts I put on, so I was really horrified to see me being called an 'effing transphobe'.
This was then picked up and retweeted by the curator at London's most prestigious avant garde, experimental venue and label."
This was then picked up and retweeted by the curator at London's most prestigious avant garde, experimental venue and label."
Bid in conversation with Richard Cabut, 2pm on
Sunday 23rd November at Walthamstow Trades Hall.
Sunday 23rd November at Walthamstow Trades Hall.
BID - (MONOCHROME SET) STRANGE YOUNG ALIEN
Selected lyrics and memoir from the leader of post-punk psych sophisticates The Monochrone Set
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Bid in conversation with Richard Cabut, 2pm on
Sunday 23rd November at Walthamstow Trades Hall.
Sunday 23rd November at Walthamstow Trades Hall.
'Credit' by the brilliant children's poet, Rachel Rooney; reposted by kind permission of the author.
("I’ve only written one *actual* poem since my public ‘ cancellation’ and I placed it as the final one in my collection Hey, Girl! knowing it’d be my last.")
> www.hive.co.uk/.../Rache......
("I’ve only written one *actual* poem since my public ‘ cancellation’ and I placed it as the final one in my collection Hey, Girl! knowing it’d be my last.")
> www.hive.co.uk/.../Rache......
November 16, 2025 at 1:17 AM
'Credit' by the brilliant children's poet, Rachel Rooney; reposted by kind permission of the author.
("I’ve only written one *actual* poem since my public ‘ cancellation’ and I placed it as the final one in my collection Hey, Girl! knowing it’d be my last.")
> www.hive.co.uk/.../Rache......
("I’ve only written one *actual* poem since my public ‘ cancellation’ and I placed it as the final one in my collection Hey, Girl! knowing it’d be my last.")
> www.hive.co.uk/.../Rache......
"I never know exactly where a song is headed...Everything has a starting point, a trigger or an inspiration, but the good ones go their own way and don’t come with a guide book."
Max Décharné answers #15Questions.
> www.15questions.net/interview/ma...
Max Décharné answers #15Questions.
> www.15questions.net/interview/ma...
November 15, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"I never know exactly where a song is headed...Everything has a starting point, a trigger or an inspiration, but the good ones go their own way and don’t come with a guide book."
Max Décharné answers #15Questions.
> www.15questions.net/interview/ma...
Max Décharné answers #15Questions.
> www.15questions.net/interview/ma...
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Circular Letter (2009 Remaster)
YouTube video by Kevin Ayers - Topic
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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I hope that Sonia Sodha, Helen Joyce and Andrew Doyle all throw their hats into the ring for the new Director-General of the BBC vacancy.
November 9, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I hope that Sonia Sodha, Helen Joyce and Andrew Doyle all throw their hats into the ring for the new Director-General of the BBC vacancy.
SFT cathedral of sound.
Guerrilla Audio 247 now broadcasting touch33.net/guerrillaaudio
@excited100.bsky.social #guerrillaaudio
@excited100.bsky.social #guerrillaaudio
November 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
SFT cathedral of sound.
This gorgeous song from Patrick Fitzgerald's new Stephen Hero album has so far failed to leave my head.
Never Let Me Go, by Stephen Hero
from the album Convalescence (2025)
patrickfitzgerald.bandcamp.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
This gorgeous song from Patrick Fitzgerald's new Stephen Hero album has so far failed to leave my head.
I wish this comedic genius had lived to be part of The Fast Show's reunion. 📺: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WE0...
Comedy is a poorer place without him. #FelixDexter #JuliusOlufemwe
Comedy is a poorer place without him. #FelixDexter #JuliusOlufemwe
October 31, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I wish this comedic genius had lived to be part of The Fast Show's reunion. 📺: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WE0...
Comedy is a poorer place without him. #FelixDexter #JuliusOlufemwe
Comedy is a poorer place without him. #FelixDexter #JuliusOlufemwe
Here's fright!
Iain Cuthbertson is terrifying in this.
Also starring Jan Francis, Bernard Gallagher, Joanna Dunham and Edward Petherbridge.
(Thanks again to @bmxbanditsduglas.bsky.social for introducing me to this Lawrence Gordon Clarke masterpiece four 🎃s ago.)
#MRJames
Iain Cuthbertson is terrifying in this.
Also starring Jan Francis, Bernard Gallagher, Joanna Dunham and Edward Petherbridge.
(Thanks again to @bmxbanditsduglas.bsky.social for introducing me to this Lawrence Gordon Clarke masterpiece four 🎃s ago.)
#MRJames
Casting the Runes 1979
YouTube video by TV Gold
www.youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Here's fright!
Iain Cuthbertson is terrifying in this.
Also starring Jan Francis, Bernard Gallagher, Joanna Dunham and Edward Petherbridge.
(Thanks again to @bmxbanditsduglas.bsky.social for introducing me to this Lawrence Gordon Clarke masterpiece four 🎃s ago.)
#MRJames
Iain Cuthbertson is terrifying in this.
Also starring Jan Francis, Bernard Gallagher, Joanna Dunham and Edward Petherbridge.
(Thanks again to @bmxbanditsduglas.bsky.social for introducing me to this Lawrence Gordon Clarke masterpiece four 🎃s ago.)
#MRJames
Extraordinary guest vocal by Richard Strange on track 3 of Anni Hogan's wondrous 'Lost in Blue' album.
Quick reminder: This album is *FREE* to download at Bandcamp 'til the end of October, in tribute to its producer, the late, great Dave Ball.
Quick reminder: This album is *FREE* to download at Bandcamp 'til the end of October, in tribute to its producer, the late, great Dave Ball.
Death Bed Diva, by Annie Hogan
from the album Lost In Blue
annihogan.bandcamp.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Extraordinary guest vocal by Richard Strange on track 3 of Anni Hogan's wondrous 'Lost in Blue' album.
Quick reminder: This album is *FREE* to download at Bandcamp 'til the end of October, in tribute to its producer, the late, great Dave Ball.
Quick reminder: This album is *FREE* to download at Bandcamp 'til the end of October, in tribute to its producer, the late, great Dave Ball.
'What you expect me to toe the line for?
Extra, read all about it
When you were given fair warning
Extra, read all about it'
Extra, read all about it
When you were given fair warning
Extra, read all about it'
Róisín Murphy - 'You Knew' (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Róisín Murphy
youtu.be
October 27, 2025 at 1:29 PM
'What you expect me to toe the line for?
Extra, read all about it
When you were given fair warning
Extra, read all about it'
Extra, read all about it
When you were given fair warning
Extra, read all about it'
'October Boy, sang his songs of sadness
October Boy, loved The Shangri-Las
October Boy, showed no signs of madness
Was close to the top but no cigar'
October Boy, loved The Shangri-Las
October Boy, showed no signs of madness
Was close to the top but no cigar'
October Boy
YouTube video by Mick Harvey - Topic
youtu.be
October 27, 2025 at 12:23 AM
'October Boy, sang his songs of sadness
October Boy, loved The Shangri-Las
October Boy, showed no signs of madness
Was close to the top but no cigar'
October Boy, loved The Shangri-Las
October Boy, showed no signs of madness
Was close to the top but no cigar'
Anni Hogan | Kid Congo Powers | Dave Ball
My Career, by Annie Hogan
from the album Lost In Blue
annihogan.bandcamp.com
October 25, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Anni Hogan | Kid Congo Powers | Dave Ball
So strange (and somewhat disrespectful) that Chris Laurence wasn't credited for the stand-out double bass playing on this Morrissey B-side from 1990. Andy Rourke is credited with 'bass guitar' on the sleeve. Why do such omissions occur?
He Knows I'd Love to See Him (2010 Remaster)
YouTube video by Morrissey - Topic
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 8:49 AM
So strange (and somewhat disrespectful) that Chris Laurence wasn't credited for the stand-out double bass playing on this Morrissey B-side from 1990. Andy Rourke is credited with 'bass guitar' on the sleeve. Why do such omissions occur?
Soft Cell - What?
YouTube video by SoftCellVEVO
youtu.be
October 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
This is selling fast! #KitchensOfDistinction #100Club #London
🎟️: www.seetickets.com/event/patric...
🎟️: www.seetickets.com/event/patric...
October 20, 2025 at 9:48 AM
This is selling fast! #KitchensOfDistinction #100Club #London
🎟️: www.seetickets.com/event/patric...
🎟️: www.seetickets.com/event/patric...
Pinkerton's Progress (episodes 1-3 of 6) 1980
YouTube video by TV Gold
youtu.be
October 20, 2025 at 8:49 AM
U.S. Girls - Navy & Cream (Official Video)
YouTube video by 4AD
www.youtube.com
October 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Ayu Okakita's gorgeous vocal re-interpretation of Ian Masters and Stefano Guzzetti's 'She Said', which started off as a Big Beautiful Bluebottle* song.
(*'Please Come Away From the Edge' by Ian Masters and Terako Terao.)
(*'Please Come Away From the Edge' by Ian Masters and Terako Terao.)
Ayu Okakita - She Said, by Galactic Embrace / Ayu Okakita
from the album She Said
galacticembrace.bandcamp.com
October 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Ayu Okakita's gorgeous vocal re-interpretation of Ian Masters and Stefano Guzzetti's 'She Said', which started off as a Big Beautiful Bluebottle* song.
(*'Please Come Away From the Edge' by Ian Masters and Terako Terao.)
(*'Please Come Away From the Edge' by Ian Masters and Terako Terao.)
A really great episode.
BBC Radio 3 - Private Passions, Hollie McNish
Michael Berkeley's guest is the poet Hollie McNish.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A really great episode.
Roxy Music | Both Ends Burning | Live at Wembley | 18 October 1975 | 50th Anniversary Upgrade by Nacho Video
Roxy Music | Both Ends Burning | Live at Wembley | 18 October 1975 | 50th Anniversary Upgrade
YouTube video by Nacho Video
youtu.be
October 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Roxy Music | Both Ends Burning | Live at Wembley | 18 October 1975 | 50th Anniversary Upgrade by Nacho Video