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Jody Thompson

@jodythompson.bsky.social
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Journalist, word wrangler, cat herder

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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Time. FUCKING HELL!
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This morning’s waking-up-at-stupid-o’clock “Unwind With ITV’. It’s just a mountain soundtracked by irritating Poundland ‘dodgy spa where the hot tub probably harbours Legionnaires-style’ synths.
A picture of what’s currently showing live on UK mainstream terrestrial channel ITV at 4.35 am. It’s a barren mountain with a bit of snow on it against a blue sky.
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Bloody love that film
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It’s Asian Sex-obsessed Lawyers and it’s fantastic xx
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Yep. He's so vile. I hate that this fascist is even given coverage and airtime, tbh.
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I think it's because *he's* saying he's been arrested, rather than police confirming it - he posted a video on his socials saying he'd been nicked.
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It's the lead story on ITV's GMB right now.
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I think we should get the people who wrote the Pepto Bismol "diarrhoooooeeeeeeaaaa!" advert to do it, or the Shutterly Fabulous lady, and we'd be a shoo-in: ukhttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/sep/23/folk-or-ai-could-be-a-winner-for-the-uk-at-eurovision
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Folk or AI could be a winner for the UK at Eurovision | Letters
Letters: Readers have advice for a cross-party committee of MPs looking into the UK’s poor record at the song contest
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
If you haven't, I recommend his book The World According To Danny Dyer. He's proper and I love him: www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/produc...
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The World According to Danny Dyer
Surprising, fearless and laugh out loud funny, this is the world according to Danny Dyer
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
We wuz robbed. Worst ref I’ve seen at a WSL match yet. It was a great fun match though and I’m a bit hoarse from screaming. #ARSWvMUW
Two giant Arsenal flags being waved pitchside at the Emirates Stadium in London ahead of kick off for Arsenal Women vs Man Utd Women in the WSL, which we drew 1-1
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Well, that was a fantastic night. My face aches from laughing! Sad though that we were there for two of the last ever episodes that will be on the BBC.
An illuminated stage with a big sign of gold lightbulbs spelling out Live At The Apollo, ready for the filming of the BBC’s Live At The Apollo comedy show at London’s Hammersmith Apollo Theatre.
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We totally gave up toot sweet on Schitt's Creek though didn't we? xx
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Happy gotcha day to our beautiful, stripy, shouty, loving, quirky, naughty boy. We still miss his sister Shirley, but we see her everyday in Warren’s gorgeous face. #adoptdontshop
A 17 month old black charcoal tabby rescue cat called Warren, lying on a wooden floor, wearing a purple Appletag collar and looking at the camera with huge amber eyes.
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Oh and of the current two, Warren plays fetch and brings back the ball on command to be thrown it again. Like a good boy. xx
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Don't forget, she could count too! She would thump her tail the number of times you said "Thump!". And of course, would go to the 'office' on command when we had the telly at the end of the bed... xx
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Pretty pink skies outside the flat this evening.
The tops of two trees silhouetted against wispy candy floss pink clouds in a blue sky, witnessed just now from our flat in Kilburn, north west London.
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Well it *is* his birthday xx
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Spent the evening in a local pub having a glorious time catching up with an old mate. It’s the 31st of August.
A Christmas display in a local Kilburn pub urging you to book for December. On the August Bank Holiday. It’s still summer.
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I don’t really ‘like’ this. Willow forever! Xx
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Ready for Sunday worship.
Wembley Stadium in London filling up ahead of the start of AEW’s All In 2026.
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We had thought of getting them before, then thought maybe it would be more worrying knowing where they are and what shenanigans they get up to. But after yesterday (which shortened my life by about 10 years) we're going for it! xx
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I think my heart rate has only just got back to normal! xx
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This guy gave us such a fright yesterday after going missing for 24 hours. We went crazy, looking nonstop around the neighbourhood & calling. We think he’d been locked in accidentally somewhere. Today, he’s chilling on the bed like nothing’s happened. Meanwhile, AirTag collars are in the post…
A 16 month old charcoal tabby rescue cat with big amber eyes called Warren, chilling on a black and white jungle print duvet cover.
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The hot weather’s played havoc, but we finally have homegrown tomatoes. Interestingly, the high heat and too much sun have stopped the Cherokee Purple going purple. The lil guys are Nagina 1.
Five just picked homegrown tomatoes on a white quartz kitchen counter. The three large ones at the back are dark red and green and gnarly-looking Cherokee Purple, two smaller bright red plum tomatoes at the front are Nagina 1s.
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The first series at least is available for streaming on Channel 4: www.channel4.com/programmes/t...
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Toast of London
Comedy following the life of eccentric middle-aged actor Steven Toast (Matt Berry).
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
There’s wrestling yet to come. The rest of August is officially Davidfest xx
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Just been out for a proper Japanese isakaya-style dinner afterwards too. Top birthdaying xx
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Such a clever boy. I couldn’t believe it when he came running across the lawn with it in his mouth, shouting…
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Christ, got that alarm right in the middle of my online pilates lesson, put me right off my roll downs.
An orange Scarfolk Council Public Information poster featuring a scared-looking illustrated owl, with white lettering saying "Whatever you do, don't. For more information, please reread."
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I’ve reached the “did you get dressed in the dark?” phase again of waking up at stupid-o-clock for no reason, as sunrise isn’t for 45 mins, & Unwind With ITV’s psychedelic purple squares soundtracked by fake Balearic piano music is reminding me of some truly terrible tops I wore in the 90s. THANKS.
A TV showing some computer generated animated purple and white squares moving in a random psychedelic pattern, currently showing on the UK’s mainstream terrestrial channels ITV.
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Today’s Unwind With ITV is a probably computer generated lake soundtracked by really terrible shrill AI trumpet music. YEAH, look at all that water in the middle of a drought and the umpteenth heatwave of this year, suckers.
A telly showing what’s probably an AI generated image of the shores of tranquil lake at dusk, showing on one of the UK’s main terrestrial channels ITV1 at 4.45am this morning.
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
It's hilarious, hadn't seen it in years, topped off a fab night, was so excellent to meet you xx
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
What a fab, fun & hugely entertaining night out at the recording of the Jack Of All Graves podcast tonight up the road at Zombie Games Cafe in Cricklewood. Thanks so much @hereliescorri.bsky.social and @deadman97.bsky.social! You both rule.
Corrigan on the left and Mario on the right, sat behind their laptops at a trestle table in a basement bar in Cricklewood recording their podcast, with the logo of their podcast Jack Of All Graves on a video screen behind them in a brick wall in what’s a groovy and quirky place called Zombie Games Cafe.
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Unwind with ITV1 at 5.50am today is just some fog on a mountain, literally just a load of impenetrable grey fuzz and it’s hugely frustrating you can’t see anything. And we just watched a horror movie based on Steven King’s The Mist the other day, so yeah, super-relaxing. ARRRRGGGH.
A still of a TV showing Unwind On ITV, on one of the UK’s main channels ITV1 - it’s just a load of impenetrable grey fog, with a tiny bit of dark grey mountain visible in the top left hand corner.
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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
As Rod Liddle has died, I notice this column I wrote in 2019 about his attacks on people with M.E. is on the most read again. Rebekah Brooks, of News UK, described Liddle today as “provocative”. In reality, he spread lies about very sick people for cash. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Rod Liddle vilifies disabled people. I’m tired of the hate. We all should be | Frances Ryan
Whether it is ME patients or another target, huge swathes of the media have normalised hatred of minorities for years, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
It seems the local foxes are not fans of dahlias. Or Japanese anemones, agapanthus, oenothera or peonies.
A five foot tall dahlia merckii which had masses of beautiful lilac pink flowers severed at its roots and trashed by foxes, alongside a ripped up oenothera, a bit of peony, Japanese anemone and some agapanthus leaves on a mossy lawn.
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Such friends. And Carly, now seven months old, is almost bigger than Warren already too.
Seven month old black semi long haired rescue kitten Carly lying on her side with her front legs tucked up and her huge fluffy tail extended behind her, as one year old black charcoal tabby rescue kitten Warren lays beside her looking at the camera. They’re on a multicoloured checked woollen rug on a wooden floor, surrounded by cat toys.Seven month old fluffy black rescue kitten Carly stretched out on a multicoloured checked woollen rug as one year old black charcoal tabby rescue cat Warren snuggles up next to her.
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Went to our favourite place today to celebrate the 10th anniversary of me and @davidsnow.bsky.social and started with an old favourite. Quo Vadis is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, so we’ve got a way to go, but here’s to another 10 years at least…
Jeremy Lee’s legendary smoked eel sandwich with pickled red onions.Porchetta tonnata, chips, and spiced peppered roast chicken with a chickpea, cabbage, walnut, yoghurt and nigella seed slaw on Quo Vadis branded white plates on a white table cloth under atmospheric lighting.Two espresso martini cocktails on a white marble round table.A John Broadley pen and ink illustration of Karl Marx holding a book in one hand and an eel smoking a pipe in the other, topped and tailed with QV 100 to mark Soho restaurant Quo Vadis’ 100th anniversary this year.
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
He was cutting the ribbon at the reopening or something of a bird sanctuary in Suffolk (think it was Minsmere? Something to do with bitterns?). I was a cub reporter at the EDP - I asked him for a quick word about the importance of the reserve. That was his reply!
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Very sad news about Bill Oddie, although he did once (very unfairly) tell me to fuck off.
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
First time outside for Carly today, all under Warren’s watchful eyes. She was scared of everything.
Six month old fluffy black rescue kitten Carly in the foreground lying on the moss lawn, as one year old black charcoal tabby rescue cat Warren watches over her stood in the border.One year old black charcoal tabby rescue cat Warren sat on a bright green lawn looking directly at the camera with amazing big amber eyes - his tail is curled behind him as it always is.Six month old fluffy black rescue kitten Carly on safari in the garden border, her incredibly big big brush tail hidden mostly by variegated grasses, as she looks at some pulmonaria in front of an African daisy by some agapanthus.
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Haha yes you are! xx
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Carly can be very judgemental when she wants attention and you’re trying to work.
A fluffy six month old fluffy black rescue kitten called Carly, looking judgementally straight into the camera with eyes that are green in the middle and yellow round the outside, sat against an orange fake fur cushion on a white chair.
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
So, almost everytime I open our dishwasher, it makes a squeak that sounds exactly like the first three notes of this, one of my fave tracks (so this ends up on my IJ every morning). Do you have a household appliance that sounds like a great record?: www.youtube.com/watch?v=12A3...
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The Bar-Kays - Soul Finger (Official Audio) - from STAX: SOULSVILLE U.S.A.
YouTube video by Stax Records
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Rollin’ into Tuesday like Carly. She is SO floofy now.
A six month old fluffy black rescue kitten called Carly, stretched out on a multicoloured checked woollen rug, next to some multicoloured floor cushions. A six month old fluffy black rescue kitten called Carly, rolled onto her back on a multicoloured checked woollen rug, next to a pile of multicoloured flour cushions.
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I swear we’re doing well cos I made sacrilegious salade nicoise for tea tonight and put potatoes in it.
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
It was EXCRUCIATING xx
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Worst movie I wanted to walk out on was Kenneth Branagh's Love's Labour's Lost. Unfortunately, it was a press screening, and Branagh was sat a few seats away from me and I was too embarrassed to...
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Jody Thompson @jodythompson.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I was good at roller/ice skating as a kid, but I could still not wear those bad boys! Kudos to you xx
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