Tim Evans
@tim-evans.bsky.social
Writer. Director. Actor. FRSA.
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SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
If you care about the BBC, stand up and defend it.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If you care about the BBC, stand up and defend it: this could be the beginning of the end | Polly Toynbee
Replacing the TV licence with a means-tested alternative may help disarm the right of one of its most effective weapons, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
If you care about the BBC, stand up and defend it.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Deleting my Deliveroo account once and for all.
October 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Deleting my Deliveroo account once and for all.
If every arts org must pass a self imposed moral purity test for sponsorship, most won't survive long enough to be patted on the back for it.
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Where shall we meet?
Last week, I listened to an episode of the Ezra Klein Show that I found incredibly compelling.
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October 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
If every arts org must pass a self imposed moral purity test for sponsorship, most won't survive long enough to be patted on the back for it.
theartofaleader.substack.com/p/the-parts-...
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Phillip Seymour Hoffman
October 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Attention is a luxury good.
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Attention is a luxury good
Luxury goods are special: they are scarce and expensive, and they earn us status with some folks because it shows that we paid more than we needed to. Luxury isn’t about quality, suitability …
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October 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Attention is a luxury good.
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Grown Man Licking Ice Cream Cone Placed On Sex Offender Registry https://theonion.com/grown-man-licking-ice-cream-cone-placed-on-sex-offender-registry/
October 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Grown Man Licking Ice Cream Cone Placed On Sex Offender Registry https://theonion.com/grown-man-licking-ice-cream-cone-placed-on-sex-offender-registry/
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After complaints about Timothy Dexter's A Pickle for the Knowing Ones (1797) being entirely devoid of punctuation, in future editions the eccentric businessman supplied a supplemental page so that people “may peper and solt as they please”: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/dexter-pickle
October 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
After complaints about Timothy Dexter's A Pickle for the Knowing Ones (1797) being entirely devoid of punctuation, in future editions the eccentric businessman supplied a supplemental page so that people “may peper and solt as they please”: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/dexter-pickle
Not an ad for a course btw… gregmorris.co.uk/buy-my-course/
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Curtis McHale in Productivity as a Fetish edition of their newsletter 3 Threads:
Many of the people touting their system actually have a team behind them getting most of the work done. Their only job...
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October 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Had insomnia Tuesday night and only managed a few hours sleep.
Pushed through yesterday, fell asleep quickly, and was then woken at 3am by neighbour's car alarm which went off for an hour.
After that, couldn't drop back off.
Today I'm at work but barely functioning.
Pushed through yesterday, fell asleep quickly, and was then woken at 3am by neighbour's car alarm which went off for an hour.
After that, couldn't drop back off.
Today I'm at work but barely functioning.
September 11, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Had insomnia Tuesday night and only managed a few hours sleep.
Pushed through yesterday, fell asleep quickly, and was then woken at 3am by neighbour's car alarm which went off for an hour.
After that, couldn't drop back off.
Today I'm at work but barely functioning.
Pushed through yesterday, fell asleep quickly, and was then woken at 3am by neighbour's car alarm which went off for an hour.
After that, couldn't drop back off.
Today I'm at work but barely functioning.
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People seem to spend longer on the toilet if they use a smartphone while sitting there – and all that scrolling may be boosting their likelihood of getting haemorrhoids
Smartphone scrolling on the toilet could increase risk of haemorrhoids
People seem to spend longer on the toilet if they use a smartphone while sitting there – and all that scrolling may be boosting their likelihood of getting haemorrhoids
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September 10, 2025 at 2:38 AM
People seem to spend longer on the toilet if they use a smartphone while sitting there – and all that scrolling may be boosting their likelihood of getting haemorrhoids
St. George was Palestinian. 🏴
(And an immigrant) 🏴
(And an immigrant) 🏴
August 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
St. George was Palestinian. 🏴
(And an immigrant) 🏴
(And an immigrant) 🏴
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A truly great ‘Today I learned…’ to send you to bed x
August 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
A truly great ‘Today I learned…’ to send you to bed x
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An exhausting thing about this alt right stuff is how insincere it all is. These people aren’t ideologues. They’re morons. They’re internet trolls. They call for things they know will stir outrage - for fun. We give them too much credit. And it has warped our sense of humanity.
August 17, 2025 at 5:58 AM
An exhausting thing about this alt right stuff is how insincere it all is. These people aren’t ideologues. They’re morons. They’re internet trolls. They call for things they know will stir outrage - for fun. We give them too much credit. And it has warped our sense of humanity.
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Letter of the day (in the Times)
August 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Letter of the day (in the Times)
Ozzy Osbourne at the dentist.
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Ozzy's Hilarious Trip to The Dentist | The Osbournes TV
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July 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Ozzy Osbourne at the dentist.
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Whoever put the b in to subtle really knew what they were doing
July 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Whoever put the b in to subtle really knew what they were doing
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Trek," "Star Wars," "Dr Who," or "Transformers."
July 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Trek," "Star Wars," "Dr Who," or "Transformers."
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Saw this image on an article about the 7/7 anniversary, which I think neatly sums it up - even 20 years ago news was still travelling so slowly compared with now.
July 7, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Saw this image on an article about the 7/7 anniversary, which I think neatly sums it up - even 20 years ago news was still travelling so slowly compared with now.
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“One in 10 men and boys and one in four women and girls with ADHD will at some point try to take their own life”.
Meanwhile, it’s now impossible for over-25s to get an ADHD assessment on the NHS in some areas
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Meanwhile, it’s now impossible for over-25s to get an ADHD assessment on the NHS in some areas
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Charity prepares legal challenge after NHS trust pauses ADHD referrals for over-25s
ADHD UK says over-25s wanting assessment with Coventry and Warwickshire trust have no choice but to pay privately
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July 7, 2025 at 11:43 AM
“One in 10 men and boys and one in four women and girls with ADHD will at some point try to take their own life”.
Meanwhile, it’s now impossible for over-25s to get an ADHD assessment on the NHS in some areas
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Meanwhile, it’s now impossible for over-25s to get an ADHD assessment on the NHS in some areas
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...