Robin Laing
@raingoblin.bsky.social
Actor on the stage, telly, silver screen and the wireless. Plus, some other places...
Have spent a good chunk of yesterday and today breaking my washing machine down into its component parts, to ascertain whether it was repairable or not.
Reader, it's fucked.
Reader, it's fucked.
October 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Have spent a good chunk of yesterday and today breaking my washing machine down into its component parts, to ascertain whether it was repairable or not.
Reader, it's fucked.
Reader, it's fucked.
Incredible that, even if you repeatedly reject any and all offers of AI assistance EVERY TIME YOU OPEN ANY APP, it never learns that you're never going to use it and stops bothering. Demonstrates a real lack of intelligence, if you ask me...
September 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Incredible that, even if you repeatedly reject any and all offers of AI assistance EVERY TIME YOU OPEN ANY APP, it never learns that you're never going to use it and stops bothering. Demonstrates a real lack of intelligence, if you ask me...
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Ok. They’ve pissed me off.
I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:
1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.
I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:
1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.
September 26, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Ok. They’ve pissed me off.
I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:
1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.
I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:
1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.
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No lie, this is a cracking read/listen. Fabulous writing
No lie, this is a cracking read/listen. Fabulous writing
Robin’s reading of The Diary of Lies is superb. Audiobooks are so important and he reads it beautifully.
And I thoroughly enjoyed doing so! 👏🧡
August 13, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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No lie, this is a cracking read/listen. Fabulous writing
No lie, this is a cracking read/listen. Fabulous writing
And I thoroughly enjoyed doing so! 👏🧡
The excellent @raingoblin.bsky.social once again reads the audiobook version of my latest book rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/97...
RBmedia | The Diary of Lies "International Edition"
Listen to the audiobook The Diary of Lies "International Edition", written by Philip Miller, narrated by Robin Laing.
rbmediaglobal.com
July 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
And I thoroughly enjoyed doing so! 👏🧡
Theft. Facilitated by #ScotRail, a publicly-owned company...
BBC reports that voice actor Gayanne Potter has had her voice cloned by Al without her consent, and the model is being used as the new announcer voice of ScotRail. She is currently battling for it to be taken down.
Story in images and link to the article in thread.
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Story in images and link to the article in thread.
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May 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Theft. Facilitated by #ScotRail, a publicly-owned company...
April 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:
April 23, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:
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"The Stranger's Case," William Shakespeare Sir Thomas Moore: Act II Scene 4
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Imagine that you see the wretched strangers,
Their babies at their backs and their poor luggage,
Plodding to the ports and costs for transportation ...
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Imagine that you see the wretched strangers,
Their babies at their backs and their poor luggage,
Plodding to the ports and costs for transportation ...
April 19, 2025 at 12:07 PM
"The Stranger's Case," William Shakespeare Sir Thomas Moore: Act II Scene 4
___
Imagine that you see the wretched strangers,
Their babies at their backs and their poor luggage,
Plodding to the ports and costs for transportation ...
___
Imagine that you see the wretched strangers,
Their babies at their backs and their poor luggage,
Plodding to the ports and costs for transportation ...
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@edchildrensfest.bsky.social returns 24 May - 1 June... we're thrilled Greg Sinclair @@gregsinclairartist.bsky.social (We Will Hear the Angels) is bringing one of two commissioned shows. Tongue Twister is a show for children aged 6-12 years celebrating the musical beauty of language. We can't wait!
April 17, 2025 at 9:01 AM
@edchildrensfest.bsky.social returns 24 May - 1 June... we're thrilled Greg Sinclair @@gregsinclairartist.bsky.social (We Will Hear the Angels) is bringing one of two commissioned shows. Tongue Twister is a show for children aged 6-12 years celebrating the musical beauty of language. We can't wait!
What a pair 🙌🧡
David MacLennan and Dave Anderson pictured with the Wildcat Stage Productions touring truck in 1987. Wildcat was an influential left-wing theatre and music production company founded in 1978 as a spin-off from the 7:84 Company. Pic: Oscar Marzaroli.
April 12, 2025 at 8:19 AM
What a pair 🙌🧡
Really enjoyable read. Particularly if, like me and the taxi driver in the article, the name Pringle featured heavily in your youth!
My brilliant godmother and trailblazer Lesley Rankin has just left us. I wanted to share this beautiful recollection of her involvement with Pringle that was published a few years ago. She was beautiful, kind and a perfect godmother. www.wallpaper.com/fashion/prin...
Pringle of Scotland's Day of Record in Hawick
Pringle of Scotland looks back on its 195 year history in an Antiques Roadshow-style Day of Record
www.wallpaper.com
April 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Really enjoyable read. Particularly if, like me and the taxi driver in the article, the name Pringle featured heavily in your youth!
I'm likely being naive here but it seems to me that if a country wants to pursue isolationism, then...isolate them.
April 6, 2025 at 7:43 AM
I'm likely being naive here but it seems to me that if a country wants to pursue isolationism, then...isolate them.
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For theatre artists and freelancers, disability welfare cuts will erode career sustainability, self-esteem and quality of life.
You can write to your MPs via theyworkforyou.com to state the negative impact the cuts will have.
You can write to your MPs via theyworkforyou.com to state the negative impact the cuts will have.
March 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
For theatre artists and freelancers, disability welfare cuts will erode career sustainability, self-esteem and quality of life.
You can write to your MPs via theyworkforyou.com to state the negative impact the cuts will have.
You can write to your MPs via theyworkforyou.com to state the negative impact the cuts will have.
Anyone who loves music should acquaint themselves with The Associates 🧡
March 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Anyone who loves music should acquaint themselves with The Associates 🧡
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You know what I’d call for if I was prime minister - more funding of youth clubs , extracurricular activities, and mental health support - but showing a film looks like concern while costing very little
March 28, 2025 at 12:29 PM
You know what I’d call for if I was prime minister - more funding of youth clubs , extracurricular activities, and mental health support - but showing a film looks like concern while costing very little
This. All of this.
A lot will be made, and rightly, of the consequences of this for the industry here in terms of the future - but at the risk of stating the obvious, River City is also a vital employer of a vast and varied and experienced workforce right here and now.
www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/riv...
www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/riv...
BBC cancels another long-running soap – confirms River City ending next year
The axing follows earlier cuts to Holby City and Doctors.
www.radiotimes.com
March 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM
This. All of this.
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A lot will be made, and rightly, of the consequences of this for the industry here in terms of the future - but at the risk of stating the obvious, River City is also a vital employer of a vast and varied and experienced workforce right here and now.
www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/riv...
www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/riv...
BBC cancels another long-running soap – confirms River City ending next year
The axing follows earlier cuts to Holby City and Doctors.
www.radiotimes.com
March 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
A lot will be made, and rightly, of the consequences of this for the industry here in terms of the future - but at the risk of stating the obvious, River City is also a vital employer of a vast and varied and experienced workforce right here and now.
www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/riv...
www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/riv...
Aside from, very relevant, arguement about the representation of ordinary Scots on our screens, this is the crux of the matter. The BBC can choose to focus on "Shetland", "Vigil" and "The Rig" but none of those are possible without River City. It is a vital part of Scotland's screen industry.
Powerfully shit news about River City, and my heart goes out to all my pals affected by it - continuing drama is part of the eco system that means we can make ‘high-impact drama series’, and I’m massively concerned about the short sightedness of decisions like these www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC Scotland to scrap flagship drama River City
The BBC said there had been a significant change in audience behaviour away from long-running shows.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 19, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Aside from, very relevant, arguement about the representation of ordinary Scots on our screens, this is the crux of the matter. The BBC can choose to focus on "Shetland", "Vigil" and "The Rig" but none of those are possible without River City. It is a vital part of Scotland's screen industry.
Looking forward to these VERY much 🧡
✨ Introducing the Cast & Creatives of STUDIO3 ✨
We are delighted to share more details about our new mini-rep season Studio3, where we present work from some of the most exciting playwriting voices working in Scotland today!
BOOK TICKETS (26 APR - 17 MAY) ➡️ www.tron.co.uk/whats-on/
We are delighted to share more details about our new mini-rep season Studio3, where we present work from some of the most exciting playwriting voices working in Scotland today!
BOOK TICKETS (26 APR - 17 MAY) ➡️ www.tron.co.uk/whats-on/
March 18, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Looking forward to these VERY much 🧡
Very much feels like a day of three teams thinking they could simply turn up and win...
March 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Very much feels like a day of three teams thinking they could simply turn up and win...
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Spring is when the lone lost gloves come back with the birds & blooms.
All the warm-cold weather, on-offing brings their solitary not waving, drowning into blossom.
Signalling helplessly from railings & fences, spatchcocked on the pavements like the last girl in a horror film crawling for dear life
All the warm-cold weather, on-offing brings their solitary not waving, drowning into blossom.
Signalling helplessly from railings & fences, spatchcocked on the pavements like the last girl in a horror film crawling for dear life
March 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Spring is when the lone lost gloves come back with the birds & blooms.
All the warm-cold weather, on-offing brings their solitary not waving, drowning into blossom.
Signalling helplessly from railings & fences, spatchcocked on the pavements like the last girl in a horror film crawling for dear life
All the warm-cold weather, on-offing brings their solitary not waving, drowning into blossom.
Signalling helplessly from railings & fences, spatchcocked on the pavements like the last girl in a horror film crawling for dear life
Fascinating that none of the mainstream media have really picked up on Trump's comments about Greenland. I mean, a smirking sideways look, while saying, "...one way or another, we're gonna get it." is...pretty tyrannical stuff.
March 5, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Fascinating that none of the mainstream media have really picked up on Trump's comments about Greenland. I mean, a smirking sideways look, while saying, "...one way or another, we're gonna get it." is...pretty tyrannical stuff.