Terry Stiastny
@terrystiastny.bsky.social
Author of Believable Lies, a story of wartime propaganda and fake news, out in June from WH Allen. Discussing politics and more on Times Radio and Monocle Radio. https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/452994/believable-lies-by-stiastny-terry/
Me too, my dad used to work in Swiss Cottage so spent a lot of time around there.
November 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Me too, my dad used to work in Swiss Cottage so spent a lot of time around there.
Also it’s just a nice station!
November 21, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Also it’s just a nice station!
True but then you’d get the tube to Chalk Farm or Swiss Cottage? (Being ultra-pedantic, it was probably whichever station they could get to film in.)
November 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
True but then you’d get the tube to Chalk Farm or Swiss Cottage? (Being ultra-pedantic, it was probably whichever station they could get to film in.)
It’s all so beautifully done. (I’ll forgive them for putting me in the DVD extras. Though it would be better if we’d been paid.)
November 13, 2025 at 10:31 PM
It’s all so beautifully done. (I’ll forgive them for putting me in the DVD extras. Though it would be better if we’d been paid.)
I just want to see the numbers. Now, hold them up.
November 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I just want to see the numbers. Now, hold them up.
We’ve lost the news!
November 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
We’ve lost the news!
We were stuck with a broken oven for several months because we couldn’t find anyone willing to take it away and bring a replacement down some tricky stairs. Just saying.
November 13, 2025 at 11:03 AM
We were stuck with a broken oven for several months because we couldn’t find anyone willing to take it away and bring a replacement down some tricky stairs. Just saying.
Not an economist, but the Bank of England has a calculator that will do the maths: £93,235.21
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Not an economist, but the Bank of England has a calculator that will do the maths: £93,235.21
Dammit, missed the deadline…
November 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Dammit, missed the deadline…
We did also start brainstorming an idea for an immediate postwar Bond story, sort of Ratline/3rd Man era, which would be fun.
November 11, 2025 at 11:18 AM
We did also start brainstorming an idea for an immediate postwar Bond story, sort of Ratline/3rd Man era, which would be fun.
My 17yo’s simple and (I think) rather genius theory is that ‘James Bond’ is just a code name which they give to every 007.
November 11, 2025 at 11:09 AM
My 17yo’s simple and (I think) rather genius theory is that ‘James Bond’ is just a code name which they give to every 007.
Thought it might be usual deputy heads will roll etc but…
November 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Thought it might be usual deputy heads will roll etc but…
Bang goes my theory that he was the debonair burglar returning to the scene of the crime. Or does it?
November 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Bang goes my theory that he was the debonair burglar returning to the scene of the crime. Or does it?
PS: can anyone recommend a good desk chair? My tastes outrun my budget. If I won the Euromillions I’d get an Eames but…
November 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
PS: can anyone recommend a good desk chair? My tastes outrun my budget. If I won the Euromillions I’d get an Eames but…