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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Listening to Jess Gillam interviewing Gerald Finley. They’re talking about saxophonist Stan Getz and it’s fascinating to listen to two master musicians unpacking and describing Getz’s ability to convey so much humanity in his playing with such constraint. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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This Classical Life - Jess Gillam with... Gerald Finley - BBC Sounds

Jess Gillam shares favourite music with the baritone Gerald Finley.

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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Went to Folk by the Oak yesterday. Was great fun, though I feel like a sun-dried tomato today. The fireworks were brief.

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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I am at an academic conference for the first time in a while. We’re still in the first session despite coffee break being finished now 10 minutes ago and the second session should have started by now. Why am I still surprised by the appalling time-keeping of academics?

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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

‘Wrong side of history’. Ho hum, here we go again.

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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Someone’s got the grumptons today. Thankfully not me.

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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

The weekend has been busy. Major treat in bagging 2nd row tickets for The Tempest at Stratford. Hugely enjoyable with a strong cast and production. Today was for the rugby, which was enjoyable even in defeat, even with a brass quartet.

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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I’m usually driving when I pass this bridge on the M1, but I was a passenger yesterday. Definitely my favourite bit of graffiti…

A bridge on the M1 motorway, with the Latin motto, ‘Nullius in Verba’, graffitied on side.

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Christopher Hilton @chilton-bb.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Cambridge event alert: I'm speaking at Great St Mary's on Saturday 14th at 7pm, on "Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears: Shared Lives, Shared Legacy". Do come along if you're in the area: tickets here share.google/rdfJPlLyqiNX...

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Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears at the Red House: Shared Lives, Shared Legacy

Join us for a wonderful event entitled Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears at the Red House: Shared Lives, Shared Legacy by Christopher Hilton, Head of Archive and Library, Britten Pears Arts.

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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

A few months ago I finished a project to archive the records of a charity. To celebrate, the team went on a day out to throw some pottery. First time using a potters wheel. Great fun, and now I own a handmade hummus dish and associated jar/mug/plant-pot…

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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

New German appliances in our kitchen. The fridge beeps if the door is left open, the washing machine beeps every minute after a cycle if you don’t open the door and the induction hob beeps whenever it detects moisture spat from a bubbling pan. All very stress inducing.

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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Thought of an idea for a new reality tv competition. We’ve had tatooists, make-up artists, sewing and painting. How about finding the best amateur male grooming practitioner? We could call it ‘Manscape Artist of the Year’, hosted by Stephen Mangan.

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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Sometimes, being a freelancer can be tough, especially this time of year. Today, though, has been a good one. Current projects still excite and a new client brings new challenges and new rewards. A good way to end the week.

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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Wordle 1,660 3/6 ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Wild guess for me too.

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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

I am digitally transferring audio cassettes of what should be interviews from 1998, part of a charity archive I’ve been cataloguing. Some tapes are full of interesting conversations, while others are full of Britpop.

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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Filling in a risk assessment for a trip to India next year. My employer wishes to know how I’m going to reduce the risk of contact with animals. Tempted to reply ‘I won’t seek out snake charmers and refuse any opportunity to wrestle with a tiger or bathe an elephant.’

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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Saw a nice job advertised - digital technology and collections role. Part time 4 days a week onsite in central London. £28k. When you minus the season ticket costs for commuting, I may as well take the cafe job at my local community centre offering £21k for the same amount of hours. It’s pathetic.

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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Thanks BBC, I was on tenterhooks waiting to hear what Noel Fielding had to say about the death of Robert Redford…

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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Custard is practicing his nonchalant, sitting at the bar pose.

A ginger cat sitting nonchalantly on a sofa.

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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Wordle 1,543 2/6 ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🪄

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Emma Purshouse @emmapurshouse.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

1/ I don't think many folk see my Bluesky posts, but if you can and you're a poet who likes to slam, and you're in shouting distance of Ironbridge then @pandemonialists.bsky.social are looking for 15 poetry slammers for an event on the afternoon of Sunday 28th September 2025.

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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

A fab weekend, tipped off by a day at The Grange at a charity concert for the Meath. Lots of glitz, top loaded with AAA opera talent.

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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

I see the man-babies are at it again. Pathetic new lows we’ve reached.

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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

It’s the Nipper’s last official day at school. A level exams begin next week. All the 6th formers are in fancy dress: cowboys, Mexican bandits, even my nephew has gone as Dionysus. The Nipper? She’s gone dressed as Philomena Cunk and is blasting out Pump up the Jam on a Bluetooth speaker.

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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

I am in the office (v rare nowadays). The gas lift on my chair is giving up the ghost and every few seconds a gentle judder brings me closer to the floor.

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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Things my wife says to me #01265: (while trying on a new shirt) “You look like Paddington when he was in jail.”

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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Loving the latest episodes of #Andor, not least because I worked in one of the buildings used as a location for a rebel conspiracy. I knew the lunar module shape of the Aldermens’ Court in Guildhall would come in handy one day.

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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

We visited Peterborough yesterday to see a museum exhibition. Followed that by a visit to the City’s amazing cathedral. Was struck by the authentic representation of medieval monks…

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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

When old bosses from jobs-past contact you out of the blue requiring help with something, and you help them, and then they show you exactly why you’re happy you’re not working for them anymore. That.

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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

5 famous people you’ve met but one is a lie: John Adams Patrick Stewart Carol Vorderman Craig Charles Terry Pratchett

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Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Penelope Keith.

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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

In my office at home transcribing a talk. I can hear skylarks.

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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Took the day off today as we had to drop the Nipper off at the airport at 3 am this morning. She’s off to visit the Large Hadron Collider and spend a few days in Switzerland. I am very envious.

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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Wordle 1,359 3/6 🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Doh!

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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Working from home in a gloriously sunny day. From my window I can see two boys riding go-karts down the street, having a great time. I’d give anything to be 10 again for a day (doing age appropriate japes and things, not 10 and stuck doing 50 yr old’s work, obvs).

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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

I’ve just looked at a job description for a ‘digital archivist’ where the list of responsibilities and duties is nearly 4 pages long. Salary: £24k

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a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a desk with his eyes closed .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a desk with his eyes closed .

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Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Do please follow. Cheers, Tom

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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

The Greatest Love is such a rich, luscious record.

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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

It’s time to upgrade my photogrammetry processing machine. #3D

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Martin Devereux @martydev.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

As we commemorate 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, the launch of WHL’s digital archive is an important tool in ensuring the holocaust is never forgotten. Do have a look.

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