Bernard Hughes @bernardhughes.bsky.social · 4hI liked it at the time, and very happy to see it back 010
Reposted by Bernard HughesDaniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Oh man, they're going to be USELESS at parties now 117634
Bernard Hughes @bernardhughes.bsky.social · 13/10/2026It’s gone so crazily downhill in the last few years 171
Reposted by Bernard HughesPaul Klee @paul-klee.bsky.social · 13/10/2026WI (In Memoriam) www.wikiart.org/en/paul-klee/wi-in-… 0227
Bernard Hughes @bernardhughes.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Brilliant brilliant album. My now wife got it for me as her first Christmas present to me 000
Reposted by Bernard Hughestheartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 12/10/2026★★★★★ NUTS IN MAY - #MikeLeigh's superlative rural black comedy, made for the #BBC’s #PlayForToday in 1975, now on #BFI Blu-ray in a beautifully restored print with a slew of enticing extras - 'unmissable', says @grahamrickson.bsky.social, succintly www.theartsdesk.com/tv/blu-ray-n... 0133
Reposted by Bernard Hughestheartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 12/10/2026'It has delighted and moved me in a way no other choir has' - Highly recommended, this is a TREMENDOUS feature from @bernardhughes.bsky.social about how he discovered what makes #BarnsleyYouthChoir work - and what has made then such stars in the choral world www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu... 163
Reposted by Bernard HughesOver Yonder @over-yonder.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Paradise in Scarborough. #scarborough #yorkshire #travel #photography #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited #paradise 3669
Reposted by Bernard Hughestheartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 11/10/2026A #Yorkshire community choir’s journey from a ragbag of young singers to world champions - #MatWright talks about the incredible success of the #BarnsleyYouthChoir with @bernardhughes.bsky.social, whom it has 'delighted and moved me in a way no other choir has' www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu... 033
Reposted by Bernard HughesBernard Hughes @bernardhughes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026I've written an interview feature for @theartsdesk.bsky.social on the extraordinary Barnsley Youth Choir. Amid the shittiness everywhere in the world these days, this group - and their leader Mat Wright - shine out as inspirationstheartsdesk.comInterview: Mat Wright on the incredible success of the Barnsley Youth ChoirLast year I was at the convention of the Association of British Choral Directors in York and, at the end of a long day and feeling tired and headachey, I nearly didn’t go to the evening concert, given... 097
Bernard Hughes @bernardhughes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Yes in theory they’re a good idea as recommendation lists, but in fact they are normally block lists, with no need to back up their claims 110
Bernard Hughes @bernardhughes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026I have a thing called Listifications which alerts me when I am added to block lists - but I can't remember how I set it up... 120
Bernard Hughes @bernardhughes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026I've written an interview feature for @theartsdesk.bsky.social on the extraordinary Barnsley Youth Choir. Amid the shittiness everywhere in the world these days, this group - and their leader Mat Wright - shine out as inspirationstheartsdesk.comInterview: Mat Wright on the incredible success of the Barnsley Youth ChoirLast year I was at the convention of the Association of British Choral Directors in York and, at the end of a long day and feeling tired and headachey, I nearly didn’t go to the evening concert, given... 097
Bernard Hughes @bernardhughes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026I love alerts like this. Apparently I 'stink of Conservative slop' - according to someone who describes himself (it's definitely a him) as 'very facetious' 260
Bernard Hughes @bernardhughes.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Do you know the Divine Comedy’s Lady of a Certain Age? 110
Reposted by Bernard Hughestheartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Swans, soap and flying machines in new #ClassicalCDs from @grahamrickson.bsky.social @bernardhughes.bsky.social @seb-scotney.bsky.social - 20th century symphonies, 14th century choral music and contemporary madrigals #NeemeJärvi #Shostakovich #Sibelius #vonKarajan www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu... 073
Reposted by Bernard HughesGraham Rickson 🇮🇪 @grahamrickson.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Typically wide ranging - here's this week's BIG HEAP of exciting classical reviews: www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu... @bernardhughes.bsky.social @seb-scotney.bsky.social #shostakovich #sibelius #astorpiazzolla #danielamack #emileparisien @rsno.bsky.social @berliner-philharmoniker.de #chanticleer 031
Bernard Hughes @bernardhughes.bsky.social · 10/10/2026This kind of complication has always been my pet piv with these languages 0140
Reposted by Bernard HughesBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Six months ago:theonion.comDOJ To Bring Back Firing Squad As Means Of EntertainmentWASHINGTON—In an effort to provide some joy to the nation and boost overall well-being, Justice Department officials announced plans Monday to bring back firing squads as a means of entertainment. “Fo... 19075521699
Bernard Hughes @bernardhughes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Is Dictionary like Call My Bluff? Were you Frank Muir to AC’s Dennis Norden? 100
Bernard Hughes @bernardhughes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I too admire his clarity: he is clearly a twat 010
Reposted by Bernard HughesSathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Dear tv and radio producers. Thankyou for the invitation. But, no, I do not want to appear on your show to defend the idea that I am English, after 50 years of living and working here, because the increasingly feral right want to turn this into a "debate" and you cannot see how you're being played 10852121147
Bernard Hughes @bernardhughes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Such a great orchestra - and Phil such a great concert presenter. Go! 110
Bernard Hughes @bernardhughes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Hmm, listened to the first few minutes and didn’t love it. Gone back to Argerich (also like Bavouzet and Boris Bergman) 110
Bernard Hughes @bernardhughes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026My favourite of the Prokofiev concertos: I think it’s brilliant 110
Bernard Hughes @bernardhughes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The soundtrack to my first year at university 070
Bernard Hughes @bernardhughes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Such a great book, and a great series. The latest one en route to me at the moment 010
Bernard Hughes @bernardhughes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026How can he have died ‘between writing sessions’? What, he went back to work afterwards? 3557
Reposted by Bernard HughesChris Barrett @mrchrisbarrett.bsky.social · 05/10/2026- did the reformation have much of impact on english sacred music? - yes fam, there were... 163
Reposted by Bernard HughesDewie @judgedewie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026OMG I had to check my work emails regarding an extra case in court tomorrow and I've just read this from an HR person. "on a knee to nose basis" A KNEE TO NOSE BASIS 😳 2503555648
Bernard Hughes @bernardhughes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Thomas Adès’s In Seven Days is a great piece - seemed perfect listening this morningtidal.comTanglewood Music Center Orchestra, Kirill Gerstein & Thomas Adès - Adès: In Seven Days: I. Chaos - Light - Darkness (Live)Listen to Adès: In Seven Days: I. Chaos - Light - Darkness (Live) on TIDAL in exceptional sound quality, or on your choice of service 010
Reposted by Bernard Hughestrouteyes @trouteyes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026My old man's a forensic pathologist, he wears a forensic pathologist's hat, he determins the causes of deaths by examining corpses, and he lives in a council flat. 3649
Reposted by Bernard HughesPhil Norman @mrphilnorman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Dear sir, I have before me your pasty of the 4th Ginst. 021
Bernard Hughes @bernardhughes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026My daughter: I’m thirsty. Me: How interesting. I’m Friday Every time, since forever 230
Bernard Hughes @bernardhughes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026My son MDed a (very well done) student production of the revised version in Edinburgh this summer. The revised version was so dull it almost made me hanker for something properly dreadful 000
Bernard Hughes @bernardhughes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I remember thinking as I read it that it wasn’t great… but it’s absolutely stayed with me. And strikes a chord with today in the face of climate crisis, people still signing up for secretarial courses. It’s very resonant, even in it’s not-very-goodness 120
Bernard Hughes @bernardhughes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Happy birthday! Wishing you all good things 100
