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Moira Hancock

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As quoted in the Manchester Evening News. I hope the fame doesn’t destroy me.

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Moira Hancock @moirahancock.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
When @nigella.bsky.social reminds you about Korvapuustipäiva -a holiday not designed for coeliacs. Not perfect but pretty good for gluten free!
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Myeloma Society @myeloma-society.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Stop by Booth 1353 during #IMS26 to learn more about IMS membership and upcoming events. Still need to register? bit.ly/4cdFJkH
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Myeloma Society @myeloma-society.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Robert A. Kyle, MD, founder and first president of the International Myeloma Society. We extend our deepest condolences to Dr. Kyle’s family, friends, colleagues and the many patients whose lives he touched. ow.ly/ql2p50ZJz6K
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Remembering Robert Kyle - International Myeloma Society
International Myeloma Society Mourns Founder and Myeloma Pioneer Robert A. Kyle, MD, and Honors His Enduring Legacy The International Myeloma Society is deeply saddened by the passing of Robert A. Kyle, MD, our founder and first president. The history of modern myeloma research cannot be told without Dr. Kyle. His pioneering research transformed our understanding
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Moira Hancock @moirahancock.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
“But why did he lick the baby’s face or (re-reads paragraph) punch a polar bear?” Me reading BRIAN BLESSED’s Wikipedia page. What a life.
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Moira Hancock @moirahancock.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Very sad to see that Patricia Greene died. Her commitment to being Jill Archer for 68 years is incredible. I’m also touched by the BBC’s commitment to her by accommodating recordings despite the challenges of living in a care home and macular degeneration. This seems to be the norm for the Archers.
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Moira Hancock @moirahancock.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
I read this several years ago and could not put it down. I hope you have as much fun reading it as I did!
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Myeloma Society @myeloma-society.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Register now to join the global myeloma community in Glasgow for the premier meeting in myeloma research and care. #IMS26 🌎➡️http://bit.ly/4cdFJkH
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Dr Gillian Kenny @medievalgill.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
It’s International Women’s Day. Luckily I am working on a new biography of an exceptional Irishwoman, Gráinne O Malley - you might know her as Granuaile or as The Pirate Queen in folklore > #InternationalWomensDay2026
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Moira Hancock @moirahancock.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
As someone who plans conferences (scientific alas), I am taking notes.
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Moira Hancock @moirahancock.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus!
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Wolf Hall Weekend @wolfhall.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Some responses to Hilary Mantel’s Cromwell trilogy are analytical. Others are devotional. Bea Stitches’ work belongs to a rarer category: it answers Mantel in another medium entirely. open.substack.com/pub/wolfhall...
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A Magnificent Exhibition: Cloth, Text, and the Afterlife of Mantel’s Words
Some responses to Hilary Mantel’s Cromwell trilogy are analytical. Others are devotional. Dr Lucie Bea Dutton’s work belongs to a rarer category: it answers Mantel in another medium entirely.
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Moira Hancock @moirahancock.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
How very Agatha Christie of you!
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Moira Hancock @moirahancock.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Congratulations on achieving all your 2025 resolutions! You will always be the best husband. I can also say with full confidence that we have great taste in cats.
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Moira Hancock @moirahancock.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Claudia Winkleman is the natural successor to Graham Norton.
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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 24/12/2025
Letter to the editor, December 2010 www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v3...
A letter to the London Review of Books magazine, reading:

'I recently told the following joke to a rather unreceptive audience and was advised that it was ‘more of a London Review of Books sort of joke’. So I humbly offer it to you.

Q: What do you call Santa’s little helpers?
A: Subordinate clauses.

Jerry Beere'
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Moira Hancock @moirahancock.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Just passed the Life in the UK exam. A huge thank you to @gregjenner.bsky.social the hilarious and informative You’re Dead to Me has been instrumental in providing much-needed context for the required history component.
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Stephen Hancock @stephenhancock.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Because nothing says Christmas more than a 17th Century Plague doctor and a coffin.
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Moira Hancock @moirahancock.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
What I wouldn’t do for a muppet adaptation of Paradise Lost.
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Annie Gray @dranniegray.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Coming up this Friday.... me deciding on this year's xmas dinner in real time, with help from a wide range of people, exploring Christmases past, present and future....
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Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
This is extraordinary.
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Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
A little advance notice: we have a lovely episode of the Kitchen Cabinet coming up tomorrow, marking this week’s world children’s day. We’re at the Academy of St Nicholas in Liverpool and all our questions come young people in Yr 7 and up. 10.30am on BBC Radio 4
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Moira Hancock @moirahancock.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Don’t you just hate it when Daleks invade the airport?
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Myeloma Society @myeloma-society.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Applications are now open for the IMS Translational Research Award. Be sure to apply by January 30, 2026. ➡️https://ow.ly/Q5vK50XeemR
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Moira Hancock @moirahancock.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
I thought I knew pain, then I got new outlook.
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Moira Hancock @moirahancock.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Shout out to the time my sister and I argued about referring to the Godfather as a “Diane Keaton movie”.
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Moira Hancock @moirahancock.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Congratulations! The best thing we did in 2025 was welcome our cat into our lives.
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Moira Hancock @moirahancock.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Very sorry to see Patricia Routledge kicked the bouquet.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 26/09/2025
‘The language adds a whole new level’: Welsh-English version of Romeo and Juliet heads for the Globe
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‘The language adds a whole new level’: Welsh-English version of Romeo and Juliet heads for the Globe
Bilingual production by Theatr Cymru is expected to be first time Welsh will be heard at South Bank venue
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Myeloma Society @myeloma-society.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Congratulations to this year's Young Investigator Award recipients at #IMS25.
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Myeloma Society @myeloma-society.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Xavier Leleu, MD, PhD, gave a moving tribute to Frank Bridoux, MD, PhD, friend & colleague at the University Hospital Poitiers. Dr. Bridoux’s expertise included cast nephropathy & glomerulopathies, and seminal contributions in MGRS/MGCS. #IMS25
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Myeloma Society @myeloma-society.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
The IMS and the global myeloma community is deeply appreciative of the generosity, tireless dedication, and enduring support of Paula and Rodger Riney, and the Paula and Rodger Riney Foundation. #IMS25
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Myeloma Society @myeloma-society.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
IMS President Philippe Moreau exhorts researchers to submit their best original work, first reports of important clinical trials, to the IMS Annual Meeting- the largest myeloma-focused annual meeting. #IMS25
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Myeloma Society @myeloma-society.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Ready for #IMS25 tomorrow? We are! ✨ Visit us at booth 717 to learn more about membership and upcoming events. Haven’t registered yet? ➡️ rb.gy/139j28
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Myeloma Society @myeloma-society.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Don’t forget your passport! ✈️🌎Everything you need to know before heading to Toronto can be found here➡️ bit.ly/4n5d4m8
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Moira Hancock @moirahancock.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
While listening to You’re Dead to Me with @gregjenner.bsky.social, I audibly whooped when @lucyworsley.bsky.social said her favourite Austen novel is Emma. I am in such good company!
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Moira Hancock @moirahancock.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
One of the great regrets of my life is not taking photos of an Airbnb I stayed in Rome in 2017. There was a lot to comment on, but the key feature was the lavender dining room with a framed poster of Anna Nicole Smith.
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Moira Hancock @moirahancock.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
This is my mastermind subject! You may want to try Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, a lesser-known American author, who contemporised the legends into a 19th century lower-class American setting while retaining regal titles and language. King Arthur the carpenter and Queen Guinevere with a toothache.
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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
An ‘ultracrepidarian’ (19th century) is one who loves to give their opinion, at length, on matters they know nothing about.
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Moira Hancock @moirahancock.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
When I explained the plot of My Dinner with Andre, I, perhaps, should have taken greater care to note that the Andre in question was not Andre the Giant.
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Moira Hancock @moirahancock.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
This reminds me vaguely of celery soda, which I described to my husband as “ginger ale that hates you.” This review did not entice him.
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Moira Hancock @moirahancock.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
So well said thank you for your eloquence as always. Some of my best memories are to his soundtrack. The day before I moved to England I watched a Tom Lehrer special with my dad. The perfect goodbye to Boston.
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Moira Hancock @moirahancock.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
After many setbacks, I finally finished my tapestry of Anne Boleyn. I have improved a lot over the years and I’m very pleased with the results!
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Moira Hancock @moirahancock.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Thank you Greg! As an American living in England and working on UK citizenship, I really appreciated this episode.
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Moira Hancock @moirahancock.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Congratulations on the first two! Best wishes for a speedy recovery on the last one.
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Moira Hancock @moirahancock.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
I happen to say her name several times a day as we named our very cheeky kitten after her.
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Moira Hancock @moirahancock.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
I love that Gráinne Mhaol is being honoured like this. But why is she still being referred to as “Grace” ? This is not an Anglicisation of her name. She was renamed to make her story more palatable to English ears. Can we honour her by saying her name? Gráinne. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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‘Swashbuckling and cheeky’: island festival celebrates Ireland’s ‘pirate queen’
Achill Island gathering comes amid surge of interest in Grace O’Malley, the legendary seafarer who took on English forces 500 years ago
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Moira Hancock @moirahancock.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Congratulations - this is a huge achievement.
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Moira Hancock @moirahancock.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Gavin and Stacey definitely went on an EasyJet package holiday for their honeymoon.
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Moira Hancock @moirahancock.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
One day he will be knighted and styled as Sir Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis.
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Moira Hancock @moirahancock.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
I remember speaking with one of my former professors and he was complaining about the young faculty in his department, “They sound like they learned to speak by watching TV” emphasis on the word “TV” which he practically spat out. I still have no idea what he meant.
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