Nick Piercey
@nickpiercey.bsky.social
Former radio presenter. Trying to master the French language. Arsenal and Wycombe Wanderers fan.
Think that covers it!
Think that covers it!
I shall be sat outside a Café in Bergerac joining @mrjamesob.bsky.social at 11am (CET) with a Café Frappê in hand to celebrate #danielhannanday and indirectly thanking Daniel and his ilk for hastening my permanent move to France 5 years ago.
June 24, 2025 at 7:48 AM
I shall be sat outside a Café in Bergerac joining @mrjamesob.bsky.social at 11am (CET) with a Café Frappê in hand to celebrate #danielhannanday and indirectly thanking Daniel and his ilk for hastening my permanent move to France 5 years ago.
April 3, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I think I'm about to learn the French for "electronic tag".
March 31, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I think I'm about to learn the French for "electronic tag".
Today is a good day for French (and European) politics.
March 31, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Today is a good day for French (and European) politics.
Chapeau Volodymyr, chapeau !
The suit exchange should go down in history showing how brilliantly sharp and funny Zelensky is and how he put Vance down (all in his second language).
Vance: Why don’t you wear a suit? You never wear a suit.
Zelensky: When the war is over I’ll wear one. Maybe one like yours or maybe a better one.
Vance: Why don’t you wear a suit? You never wear a suit.
Zelensky: When the war is over I’ll wear one. Maybe one like yours or maybe a better one.
February 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Chapeau Volodymyr, chapeau !
You can always rely on Spurs!
#premierleague
#premierleague
December 8, 2024 at 6:25 PM
You can always rely on Spurs!
#premierleague
#premierleague
Bravo!
I see Gregg Wallace has apologgised aggain.
December 2, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Bravo!
Finally... Parliament does what Parliament is supposed to do. #AssistedDyingBill
November 29, 2024 at 3:58 PM
Finally... Parliament does what Parliament is supposed to do. #AssistedDyingBill
Always liked Spurs!
November 23, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Always liked Spurs!
A ripping yarn!
A couple of years ago, the actor Brian Cox recalled in his autobiography that back in the 1960s, he had worked on a TV drama with the teenage David Bowie. This was news to me, so I decided to investigate. It took a while, but here’s what I found out.
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Logan Roy and the Brixton Boy: the curious case of Brian Cox and David Bowie
Every so often in the well-ploughed furrows of academia, an unexpected discovery will come to light. A game-changing revelation that upsets the applecart, moves the goalposts, and rewrites the text…
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November 14, 2024 at 4:46 PM
A ripping yarn!