Reposted by Bruce HaywardDan Thomas @itsdanthomas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The most disappointing video you’ll see today. 901874567
Reposted by Bruce HaywardAl Kennedy @alkennedy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The BBC does genuinely seem to be trying to save money where it can; they scrapped an undercover investigation where Amol Rajan went out clubbing with a view to exposing the easy access to poppers because they didn't want to pay for the Amol night rate 1225456
Reposted by Bruce HaywardJemima Kelly @jemima.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Hard to think of a more pathetic member of the Trump cabinet than Pete Hegseth 3292
Reposted by Bruce HaywardAsh Preston @theashpreston.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Besides Childline (obvs), that clip of Esther Rantzen getting arrested for obstruction is my favourite thing of hers. The way she rather sardonically responds in that slightly posh put upon way is hilarious. Especially sticking her head out the window. Pernod, ouzo, marmalade and salt all round! 68926
Reposted by Bruce HaywardAlf Dubs @alfdubs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I'm so very sad to hear of the death of Esther Ranzen who played an important role in reuniting me with Nicky Winton - the man who saved my life. It's so desperately sad that she couldn't choose assisted dying as was her wish. 281521219
Reposted by Bruce HaywardGreg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Farewell to a broadcasting icon www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cq...bbc.co.ukDame Esther Rantzen dies aged 86Her family paid tribute to her in a statement calling her the "most wonderful mother" and a "cherished grandmother". 611511
Reposted by Bruce HaywardLupus Londonwolf @lupuslondonwolf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I was making potato and leek soup and the recipe asked for five potatoes cubed. Even for potato soup, 125 potatoes seems a little excessive. 2144702496
Reposted by Bruce Haywardleon @leyawn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026ceo of burger king: our burgers have gone rogue again and infected people with e coli 5356191275
Reposted by Bruce HaywardHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Wow I’ve never seen this photo before. The two figures from American Gothic (who turn out to be the family dentist and the artist’s sister!) www.ft.com/content/6015... 823769
Reposted by Bruce HaywardDuncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The reoccurring theme of recent news is ‘company/individual commits a crime. There is no obvious consequence’. Doesn’t feel ideal. 218441
Reposted by Bruce HaywardDorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 23/09/2026There are bigger things to be angry about but tech's pivot from "no more ads if you pay" to "fuck you, pay and get ads anyway — and by the way the ads are so much worse now" always feels outrageous 4359285
Reposted by Bruce HaywardDom White @domw.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I can’t get over how much this looks like something Chris Morris would’ve done on the Day Today. 39916
Reposted by Bruce HaywardViz Comic @vizcomic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026subscriptions >>> shop.viz.co.uk/viz358bs 19511
Reposted by Bruce HaywardSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 19/09/2026My son told me a joke. Two cats have a swimming race. They're called "one two three" and "un deux trois". Which one wins? "One two three" because un deux trois quatre cinque. 2540629
Reposted by Bruce HaywardTom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 18/09/2026My favourite Morrissey lyric 1639
Reposted by Bruce HaywardRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 18/09/2026"UK's 'dismal' Eurovision song choices to be examined by MPs". Surely the solution is obvious... 139221
Reposted by Bruce HaywardTony Tassell @tonytassell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026From a @robertshrimsley.bsky.social column on how mega-donors obscure the wider threats to British democracy www.ft.com/content/f270... 05725
Reposted by Bruce HaywardDaniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Sadiq Khan responding to a question from Zack Polanski at City Hall by talking to him in Urdu is some pretty great trolling. 430657
Reposted by Bruce HaywardLego Lost At Sea @legolostatsea.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Fragments of people's lives, washed up on the beach. 12454117
Reposted by Bruce HaywardDanny Fearns @dannyfearns.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I don't follow Formula One, but good on them for using subtitles for the hard of hearing…  501913303
Reposted by Bruce Haywardpmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Clip art by Adam Hillman 714536645
Reposted by Bruce HaywardAssociation of Cricket Statisticians & Historians @acscricket.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Dame Agatha Christie (born #onthisday 1890) loved cricket. The 1976 tour of the England Young Cricketers Club to the West Indies was financed by Agatha Christie Ltd according to the provisions made by the writer in the her will. #cricketcounts #Caribbeanmystery 1239
Reposted by Bruce HaywardLondonLee @londonlee.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Today I am loving the covers of 80s music magazine Underground. Design by Rod Clark 0131
Reposted by Bruce HaywardMike @mikeyashworth.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Skegness may be bracing but - Bridlington will make you jump for joy! The wonderful cover to the Yorkshire coastal resort's Official Guide for 1934. #seaside #holidays #design #yorkshire @seasideferry.bsky.social ↘️ flic.kr/p/2sAWUoW 0233
Reposted by Bruce HaywardDorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I love how this is phrased like she’s a scientist who’s just proved a theorem beyond doubt www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/a...harpersbazaar.comAnne Hathaway just proved sophisticated baggy jeans will replace all other denim styles this autumnThe actress attended an event during New York Fashion Week 1615910
Reposted by Bruce HaywardEnough Of That Now @andygilder.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Trump becomes the first orange man to support a united Ireland 682127575
Reposted by Bruce HaywardThe Onion @theonion.com · 10/09/2026Trump Claims He Was Falling Man theonion.com/trump-claims-he-was-fa… 873387577
Bruce Hayward @brucehayward.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Good piece on The Triffids and David McComb. Five or six of these would be in my top 10 too. 041
Reposted by Bruce Haywardtrouteyes @trouteyes.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Have you seen my snooker table, Doris? No farmer Griffiths. I haven't seen any snooker tables at all this morning. 15693162
Reposted by Bruce HaywardRob Sheridan @rob-sheridan.com · 05/09/2026My cousin’s shirt took me a second. He said “it’s great because anyone who would be offended by it couldn’t understand it anyway.” 869168222971
Reposted by Bruce HaywardJane Hill @janehill.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Very much enjoying old Mastermind on BBC4. 2353
Reposted by Bruce Hayward👻BOOryan BlessDeAd🎃 @bryb.bsky.social · 28/08/2026People be criticising the BBC for not screening edgy new comedy but they low-key be dropping content like this: 14525146
Reposted by Bruce HaywardThe Onion @theonion.com · 27/08/2026Lawyers Say Andrew Tate Rented Brother To Appear Loved Online theonion.com/lawyers-say-andrew-tat… 202514354
Reposted by Bruce HaywardAuschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 27/08/202627 August 1940 | Dutch Jewish boy, Eric Louis Löwenthal, was born in Enschede. He was deported to #Auschwitz from Westerbork in February 1944. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection. 29745173
Bruce Hayward @brucehayward.bsky.social · 26/08/2026This is interesting (I would've assumed in my ignorance that Rory Stewart was right). 000
Reposted by Bruce HaywardNiall McDiarmid @niallmcdiarmid.bsky.social · 25/08/2026London - April 2025 37920
Reposted by Bruce HaywardThomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I started my PhD program with an eight week old at home, sole income being my doctoral stipend, in a history program, in Knoxville, TN. And every month we got a new book to read to my son, free, mailed to us, so my kid, my kids, grew up in rooms full of books even when I had no money. That's Dolly. 73183142649
Reposted by Bruce HaywardHugo Rifkind @hugorifkind.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Nashville, 2009. Very possibly the nicest person I've ever interviewed. 227011
Reposted by Bruce HaywardFT @fucktheory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Imagine being talented and beautiful and rich and famous and still the most noteworthy thing about you is how good a person you are. 99268166333
Reposted by Bruce HaywardElizabeth Boyle @thecelticist.bsky.social · 25/08/2026A reminder that Jolene slowed down to 33rpm is absolute genius. RIP, Dolly 💔 youtube.com/watch?v=doz1...youtube.comJolene at 33 rpmYouTube video by Tom Berry 713439
Reposted by Bruce HaywardTom Sutcliffe @tds153.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Dolly Parton: the perfect answer to all those weird creeps who think empathy is a weakness. 316830
Reposted by Bruce HaywardBen Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 25/08/2026On the very day Sam published this, one of the most empathetic people of the last century died. And the response among every side of the political spectrum to her death suggests to me that empathy still has some miles left in it. 5631112
Bruce Hayward @brucehayward.bsky.social · 25/08/2026RIP Dolly. Legend and all round excellent human being. BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0... Dolly Parton, legendary US country singer, dies aged 80 - BBC Newsbbc.co.ukDolly Parton, legendary US country singer, dies aged 80In a statement confirming her death, the singer's team says she will be remembered as an "inspiration" and for her "wit, warmth, and kindness". 010
Reposted by Bruce HaywardEdwin Heathcote @edwinheathcote.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Fascinating too that it has a mini-Kremlin dome beside it. I guess it’s supposed to be a casino but what a prediction. 2268
