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Alison McNab

@alisonmcnab.bsky.social
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Retired academic librarian (specialised in research support and econtent). Exiled Scot. Christian. Owned by a greyhound. Chatting about personal & professional stuff, incl #TheArchers

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Sarah Carter @ephemerawoman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
People who are worried that Molly on #GBBO didn’t have a lowered counter, www.instagram.com/reel/DduD7A_... She did! This is an IG post about the specific accommodations they did for her
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Molly GBBO on Instagram: "Let’s talk about my Bake Off bench in the tent. There’s been a bit of talk about my set up and whether or not it was suitable for me. But I can categorically say that I LOV...
36K likes, 291 comments - mrs_molly_c on September 25, 2026: "Let’s talk about my Bake Off bench in the tent. There’s been a bit of talk about my set up and whether or not it was suitable for me. Bu...
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David F Byrne @cilip-em.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
@cilip-rpg.bsky.social Join us this October in beautiful York for CILIP RPG Unconference 2026 — a weekend designed for creativity, connection, and community among library, information, knowledge, and archive professionals from across the UK. my.cilip.org.uk/events-calen...
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Wondering if I can locate an intersection of #TheArchers listeners who are also watching #GBBO / #BakeOff We could run a parallel Ambridge competition with Jill, Leonard, Joy (who no doubt won BakeOff some years ago), Fallon, Emma, Keira, Clarrie, Jolene, Ruth (eliminated first round) etc
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Appalled that no reasonable adjustments were made for the contestant with a wheelchair in #GBBO - why not a lowered worktop and an oven / fridge that were at an appropriate height. #a11y
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
@tonkerthomas.bsky.social After hearing you praise the KJV, you might enjoy this 3 min video that includes over 100 phrases in common use from it. Produced to mark 400 years of the Authorised Version youtu.be/iPGKZ9apiNI?...
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The King's English - 100 phrases in 3 Minutes
YouTube video by Glen Scrivener (Speak Life)
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dolphindiva.bsky.social @dolphindiva.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
What with the “it’s bigger on the inside” greenhouse said by The 2nd Doctor’s son. And a “Get outta my pub”, #TheArchers has gone all BBC meta tonight 😁
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
How could my husband lose a supermarket fold up Bag for Life in the space of 20 minutes sitting in the car after I handed it to him? It was a nice Waitrose one too….
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
@carlislewheeling.bsky.social Please may we all see the puppies. Just listened to @onambridge.bsky.social
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
#academiclibraries Husband just mansplaining Retractionwatch to me. I’m a retired academic librarian who latterly specialised in research support..
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
“The great paradox of reading is that it is an interior habit involving solitary attention to a text; but one which is essential – now more than ever – to our full participation in increasingly complex, interdependent and multi-ethnic societies” app.thenewworld.co.uk/story/160438...
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Nolan’s true message? When reading dies, so does civilisation
His film has put The Odyssey on the bestseller list – yet a third of adults in the UK say that they have already given up on books
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Are you free to moonlight in the Brookfield kitchen? It is lacking a cake matriarch at present (even if the script hasn’t caught up with the loss of “Jill” in real life). #TheArchers
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
@tonkerthomas.bsky.social Jeff - I know you dislike scenes in #TheArchers with excessive smooching and sentimentality (unless featuring a nonagenarian Jill). How do you feel about excessive PDAs in a swimming pool? I can’t bear to access hotel pool bcos of a couple who are all over each other…
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
@onambridge.bsky.social Just caught up with tonight’s episode of #TheArchers I bet Jeff hated the Fallon & Harrison scenes….
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
#TheArchers George - you’re not supposed to drive….
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
@onambridge.bsky.social Hope Lucy’s birthday week celebrations are going well and you had a fab meet-up today.
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
BBCR4 #DeadRingers this evening has an interesting sketch on algae: Operation Epic Fungi
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I want to go to Ambridge for some of that rain…. #TheArchers
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Tasha Mellins-Cohen @tashamc.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Don't forget to submit a proposal for @uksg.bsky.social 2027! The conference is in Glasgow from 5-7 April. We love proposals that give us something to take back to our day jobs, whether that's a hot tip on managing up or practical suggestions for setting AI policy. www.uksg.org/news/2026/05...
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Great advice from Kate to Brad! #TheArchers
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
There are actually three by-elections today…. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Voters in Scotland head to the polls for Westminster by-elections
Residents in Aberdeen South and Arbroath and Broughty Ferry are choosing new members of parliament.
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
So a fair bit of repeat content (albeit with two different cast groups) and other content that will be different every night. Plus other show elements that I haven’t mentioned. Personally, I really enjoyed it. 2/2 #TheArchers #ArchersLive
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Currently waiting for husband to finish looking at stuff in B&Q. At least in clothes shops there’s usually a seat for bored spouses to wait in.
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Brian has been stepfather to Adam for about 50 years - but seems to have forgotten this. Jenny would have bashed their heads together before it reached this stage…. #TheArchers
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Pip’s ambition for her wedding day is for “Rosie to have the best day ever”. What does that mean for her marriage? #TheArchers
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
www.macularsociety.org/diagnosis-tr... #TheArchers
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New treatments in the pipeline
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I think we can predict that…. #TheArchers
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
@onambridge.bsky.social This week’s sketch made me laugh so much I needed my asthma inhaler #TheArchers
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Academic Archers @academicarchers.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
🌾 It's here, Ambridge Research Fellows, and there are two conferences to announce. 2027: online at the (imagined) University of Felpersham, Sat 20 and Sun 21 March 2027. Tickets now: buytickets.at/academicarch... 🧵
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Buy tickets – Academic Archers 2027 Conference @ The Elliot Centre for Business and the Environment, University of Felpersham – Zoom
Academic Archers 2027 Conference @ The Elliot Centre for Business and the Environment, University of Felpersham – Zoom, Sat 20 Mar 2027 - Sun 21 Mar 2027 - This year we gather at the University of Fel...
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
I don’t have a radical vegan preaching at me - rather a radical carnivore who has just lectured me on why red meat is good for us and it is only processed meat / preserved meat with nitrates that is bad for us. I did mention heart health and arteries but apparently lots of exercise is the answer…
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Yes, but Eddie and Will were irritating and offputting when George was trying to do a serious video short with Ed in choosing stock for the show. #TheArchers
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
The last thing an acting school head wants after a disappointing (possibly surprising) Ofsted report is Natasha Archer bending their ear about how suitable it will be for her children. Full marks for continuity in the script with Tom noting that Pat will be unhappy if they go private #TheArchers
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Academic Archers @academicarchers.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
The Fall of the House of Aldridge, as prophesied in 'Flapjacks and Feudalism' has begun #TheArchers
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
“John died in 2014. He wanted to be buried in Ambridge, so Carol returned once more. Soon after, she moved back to the village”. So Carol has rented Glebe Cottage for about a decade. Many people choosing new accom in their 80s might consider its suitability if their mobility decreases #TheArchers
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
How many years has Carol rented her cottage from Jill? She speaks about “my home” as though she’s spent a lifetime there. #TheArchers
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
@onambridge.bsky.social Thst was a fantastic Zoom chat - the hour just sped by. Thanks so much
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
@onambridge.bsky.social Got my popcorn ready (and the sound muted) for the Patreon call with Jazzer!!
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
George, now is not the time for Amber to give up her job! She will get maternity pay from the farm stores which freelancing social media content will not provide. #TheArchers
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Academic Archers @academicarchers.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Academic Archers alumni and Research Fellows, we now have a home on LinkedIn. University of Felpersham have joined social media and can be found www.linkedin.com/company/univ... #TheArchers
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University of Felpersham | LinkedIn
University of Felpersham | Just off the bypass, plenty of parking.
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Academic Archers @academicarchers.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Shout out to our speakers - they have been keeping to time and/or finishing early this year! #AcademicArchers #TheArchers
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Jeremy Howe speaking about humbugs in the car glove box during the magical realism Christmas Carol week last year. I never noticed at the time but what a brilliant “easter egg”. #AcademicArchers #TheArchers
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Academic Archers @academicarchers.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Now a recording between Jeremy How (who sadly could not be here) and Cara Courage to celebrate this year’s tenth and seventy fifth anniversaries #AcademicArchers #TheArchers
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
#AcademicArchers Lilian and Keri Davies!!!
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
If you’re intrigued by the #AcademicArchers Conference, why not follow @academicarchers.bsky.social We celebrate #TheArchers through conversation, community, and fun. The values are: Curiosity, Joyfulness and Generosity. See also www.academicarchers.net
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Academic Archers
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
The Conference podium and sofas. #AcademicArchers #TheArchers
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
What else could we have at the morning tea break but flapjack! #AcademicArchers 2026. #TheArchers
Flapjack on a clear plate
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
#AcademicArchers papers between the tea break and lunch. #TheArchers
Academic Archers mornings session after tea break
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Sitting close to Helen’s wonderful cardigan and a photo of it has just come up on screen…. #AcademicArchers #TheArchers
Helen Burrows Archers cardigan Helen Burrows Archers cardigan
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Academic Archers conference programme - first session #AcademicArchers #TheArchers @academicarchers.bsky.social
Academic Archers conference programme
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Wearing my badger socks this morning at the tenth #AcademicArchers conference. #TheArchers @thecidershedpod.bsky.social
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Alison McNab @alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
The Goldilocks porridge at #AcademicArchers this morning #TheArchers
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