Simon Tillotson
@simontillotson.bsky.social
Known to offer tea or coffee at the end of In Our Time episodes https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_In_Our_Time_programmes
Eclectic.
Eclectic.
Back to baking bread after break caused by drop in demand (2 children at university and 3rd has been wearing braces til now). Kept starter alive in fridge and revived it in the last week
October 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Back to baking bread after break caused by drop in demand (2 children at university and 3rd has been wearing braces til now). Kept starter alive in fridge and revived it in the last week
Here‘s the medal awarded to In Our Time. Posting this as a version of the holding-the-silver-trophy-over-head ritual. Was about to shake teapot and spray tea over everyone but had second thoughts
October 17, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Here‘s the medal awarded to In Our Time. Posting this as a version of the holding-the-silver-trophy-over-head ritual. Was about to shake teapot and spray tea over everyone but had second thoughts
Celebrating at The British Academy after In Our Time wins The Presidents Medal for services to the humanities and social sciences. This wonderful photo (c)Captivate Imagery shows many of the teams behind the scenes since 1998 alongside Melvyn.
October 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Celebrating at The British Academy after In Our Time wins The Presidents Medal for services to the humanities and social sciences. This wonderful photo (c)Captivate Imagery shows many of the teams behind the scenes since 1998 alongside Melvyn.
Apparently this is normal for the Thames at this time of year (downstream view)
October 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Apparently this is normal for the Thames at this time of year (downstream view)
Woke up to mist this morning, not far from the source of the Thames
October 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Woke up to mist this morning, not far from the source of the Thames
Glad to be a plus one at the announcement of the nominees for the first Ilse Schwepke prize for Women’s Travel Writing. Winner to be announced in Frankfurt on 17th October. Feeling: uxorious. Hoping: victorious.
September 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Glad to be a plus one at the announcement of the nominees for the first Ilse Schwepke prize for Women’s Travel Writing. Winner to be announced in Frankfurt on 17th October. Feeling: uxorious. Hoping: victorious.
On a ferry across the Baltic and saw this retro French ad for constipation remedies (underneath the children’s burgers) and something in it immediately reminded me of a very brief encounter with Jane Birkin many years ago
July 30, 2025 at 10:25 AM
On a ferry across the Baltic and saw this retro French ad for constipation remedies (underneath the children’s burgers) and something in it immediately reminded me of a very brief encounter with Jane Birkin many years ago
My co-worker this afternoon
July 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
My co-worker this afternoon
My former desk (before transferring to TVC)
July 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
My former desk (before transferring to TVC)
Since Eliane suggested we discuss dragons I’ve been seeing them everywhere (and wondering how many saints killed dragons other than George) - this one was in Mulhouse www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
June 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Since Eliane suggested we discuss dragons I’ve been seeing them everywhere (and wondering how many saints killed dragons other than George) - this one was in Mulhouse www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Tomorrow: here be dragons! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... produced by Eliane
June 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Tomorrow: here be dragons! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... produced by Eliane
With the choir filling the middle of the cathedral of La Seo and with this organ, I wish I could have stayed longer and heard the full effect
June 23, 2025 at 10:10 PM
With the choir filling the middle of the cathedral of La Seo and with this organ, I wish I could have stayed longer and heard the full effect
Looking up at the ceiling of La Seo, Zaragoza
June 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Looking up at the ceiling of La Seo, Zaragoza
Looking across the Ebro to El Pilar, Zaragoza
June 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Looking across the Ebro to El Pilar, Zaragoza
St John’s eve in Zaragoza (c6 months to/from Christmas) with people committing to paper whatever they’d like to leave behind and then joyfully burning it 🔥
June 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
St John’s eve in Zaragoza (c6 months to/from Christmas) with people committing to paper whatever they’d like to leave behind and then joyfully burning it 🔥
Zaragoza evening
June 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Zaragoza evening
Two editions meeting in one Throne Room ceiling - Catherine of Aragon from earlier this year and Dragons coming up this week
June 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Two editions meeting in one Throne Room ceiling - Catherine of Aragon from earlier this year and Dragons coming up this week
If pressed to name a favourite ‘cross now’ sign, it would be this one seen today
June 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
If pressed to name a favourite ‘cross now’ sign, it would be this one seen today
Found these growing wild in my garden and all of a sudden I’m thinking of Victor Sjöström driving down to Lund #Smultronstället (and yes, this was delicious and sweet)
June 8, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Found these growing wild in my garden and all of a sudden I’m thinking of Victor Sjöström driving down to Lund #Smultronstället (and yes, this was delicious and sweet)
I saw this Eisenhower message in my timeline on my return from the local park where his office used to be - thanks for sharing - happy coincidence
June 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I saw this Eisenhower message in my timeline on my return from the local park where his office used to be - thanks for sharing - happy coincidence
Also come here to see the deer 🦌
June 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Also come here to see the deer 🦌
Site of Eisenhower’s office. This place helps me remember what’s possible and what can change
June 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Site of Eisenhower’s office. This place helps me remember what’s possible and what can change
And that marker of the former headquarters of Supreme Command for D-Day is so easy to miss (at the end of the fallen branch, bottom left)
June 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
And that marker of the former headquarters of Supreme Command for D-Day is so easy to miss (at the end of the fallen branch, bottom left)
“This is the site of the north west corner of C Block Camp Griffiss
C Block was the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Expeditionary Force”
C Block was the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Expeditionary Force”
June 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
“This is the site of the north west corner of C Block Camp Griffiss
C Block was the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Expeditionary Force”
C Block was the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Expeditionary Force”