Mark Say
@marksay.bsky.social
Journalist, author, metropolitan liberal but not part of any elite
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The BBC’s editing error was serious, but the response is way out of proportion | Margaret Sullivan
The broadcaster should not cave to Trump’s demands
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November 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Trump and his cronies have the BBC in their sights. Leaders can’t stay silent while one of our great institutions is attacked.
We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.
We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Trump and his cronies have the BBC in their sights. Leaders can’t stay silent while one of our great institutions is attacked.
We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.
We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.
Watched new Frankenstein movie on Netflix. Visually very good, but the story becomes very ponderous. Would be much better if it lost 30-45 minutes.
November 9, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Watched new Frankenstein movie on Netflix. Visually very good, but the story becomes very ponderous. Would be much better if it lost 30-45 minutes.
Disney+ is walking away from Dr Who. Good! It gives the BBC the chance to make it worth watching again. www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/ar...
Doctor Who faces break of more than a year as Disney partnership ends
Doctor Who will be off our screens for 19-months as Disney+ ends its partnership with the long-running sci-fi series. BBC confirms Russell T Davies Christmas special for 2026.
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October 29, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Disney+ is walking away from Dr Who. Good! It gives the BBC the chance to make it worth watching again. www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/ar...
House of Dynamite reflects a trend in recent movies I've seen; great setup, plenty of tension, then stops short without a real ending. All a bit 'meh!'
October 26, 2025 at 8:39 AM
House of Dynamite reflects a trend in recent movies I've seen; great setup, plenty of tension, then stops short without a real ending. All a bit 'meh!'
Yesterday I saw a flamenco/jazz trio play at local church. Bought the CD. Playing now and it's nothing like what I heard last night, and nowhere near as good. I suppose that's my fault for having adventurous ears.
October 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Yesterday I saw a flamenco/jazz trio play at local church. Bought the CD. Playing now and it's nothing like what I heard last night, and nowhere near as good. I suppose that's my fault for having adventurous ears.
My wife watched 'Paddington in Peru' while I was out last Friday. Now Netflix believes that I watched it. Oh God! The embarrassment!
October 13, 2025 at 7:46 AM
My wife watched 'Paddington in Peru' while I was out last Friday. Now Netflix believes that I watched it. Oh God! The embarrassment!
I knew nothing about Nigerian Modernism before last night. I still don't know much, but really enjoyed the exhibition at Tate Modern.
October 12, 2025 at 8:20 AM
I knew nothing about Nigerian Modernism before last night. I still don't know much, but really enjoyed the exhibition at Tate Modern.
Ten minutes walk from the hotel and into a Van Gogh painting.
September 25, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Ten minutes walk from the hotel and into a Van Gogh painting.
We over-ordered dessert
September 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
We over-ordered dessert
Rocks, sea, sun, and a sense of peace.
September 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Rocks, sea, sun, and a sense of peace.
The Greeks feel quite patriotic about yoghurt with honey and walnuts.
September 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The Greeks feel quite patriotic about yoghurt with honey and walnuts.
I suppose this is a case of cactile disfunction.
September 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I suppose this is a case of cactile disfunction.
In Charnia, Crete, thinking it has the smallest cathedral I've seen.
September 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
In Charnia, Crete, thinking it has the smallest cathedral I've seen.
Starters, Cretan style.
September 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Starters, Cretan style.
I suppose this passes for a sea view.
September 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I suppose this passes for a sea view.
I do like the phrase "Not my monkeys, not my circus". www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...
Michael Jackson’s daughter Paris criticises ‘sugar-coated’ biopic about her father
2026 film Michael ‘panders to a very specific section of my dad’s fandom that still lives in the fantasy’, 27-year-old says, denying any involvement
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September 4, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I do like the phrase "Not my monkeys, not my circus". www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...
A new experience: waiting at the barber's with a cat on my lap.
September 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
A new experience: waiting at the barber's with a cat on my lap.
Read that Ideal was a cult comedy drama on BBC. Watched first episode on iPlayer. That's enough. Funny in parts but can't stand the wallowing in squalor.
September 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Read that Ideal was a cult comedy drama on BBC. Watched first episode on iPlayer. That's enough. Funny in parts but can't stand the wallowing in squalor.
I've just been down a rabbit hole with Amazon customer service, first in trying to download a digital album I had paid for, then in trying to make a complaint to an email address, provided by a member of staff, that doesn't accept emails.
August 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I've just been down a rabbit hole with Amazon customer service, first in trying to download a digital album I had paid for, then in trying to make a complaint to an email address, provided by a member of staff, that doesn't accept emails.
Thursday Murder Club hasn't yet begun on Netflix, and I'm already bored rigid by it.
August 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Thursday Murder Club hasn't yet begun on Netflix, and I'm already bored rigid by it.
A big reason I like living in Rotherhithe is walks with views like this
August 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
A big reason I like living in Rotherhithe is walks with views like this
Highlight of a Sunday mooch around the National Gallery - The Angelus by Gustave Millet
August 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Highlight of a Sunday mooch around the National Gallery - The Angelus by Gustave Millet
Did the letter writer's mother know she was doing this?
August 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Did the letter writer's mother know she was doing this?
I've just been to an immersive theatre experience in Deptford. It was incoherent, inane and incredibly tedious.
August 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I've just been to an immersive theatre experience in Deptford. It was incoherent, inane and incredibly tedious.