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Sathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Dear 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

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Modculture @modculture.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Today's Modculture film club instalment. Almost 60 years since it first appeared on the big screen, Fahrenheit 451 is perhaps more relevant today than at any other time in its history. And it's a great looking movie too. bit.ly/4AYsaB0

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Callum May @callummay.co.uk · 09/10/2026

Anonymous sources are bad, says an anonymous source.

Greens do 'things differently', says source over former deputy's criticism
A Green Party source has responded to earlier comments from Caroline Lucas on the party's motion at its conference over the weekend.
They say: "There are ups and downs in politics and when people are passionate they disagree in the heat of a campaign."
The source adds: "We do things differently, unlike Labour who use anonymous sources and resort to factionalism."

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Doug Morris @northfleetdrm.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I have heard the trail for the programme. That was bad enough

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Doug Morris @northfleetdrm.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Did Hendrix give any to Chas Chandler?

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David Quantick @quantick.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This is a bit rich coming from the man responsible for the WE WILL ROCK YOU musical.

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

RAJAN OUT RAJAN OUT RAJAN OUT #CelebrityTraitors

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Who me? Yes you. Calling of Saint Matthew, 1599, from the church of San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome. By the great Caravaggio, whose day is today.

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The modern world in old Ladybird books. ‘The Sports Reporter’ The Story of Newspapers (1969) Artist: Ron Embleton

During a traditional cricket game on an English town cricket ground, a sports reporter in velvet jacket and casual trousers writes in a small notebook. He is standing next to a mother in a deck chair with a child and a picnic.

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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 24/09/2026

Everyone, stop what you are doing. I've discovered there is a politician called Teresa May running for city council in British Columbia. And this is from one of her campaign videos. Never have two people with the same name had such different vibes.

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Callum May @callummay.co.uk · 24/09/2026

This picture briefly made me think Kim Jong Un was doing a spot of cricket scoring.

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The Balderdook @balderdash.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

69 today. Happy birthday Nick Cave.

Black and white photo of Max Wall about to sit down at the piano

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Emma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Worrying scenes in the Channel today, for all interested in asylum policy and maritime tactics. A small boat from Normandy spent more than 30 hours at sea. Those on board now on their 2nd rescue vessel as Border Force forced to play cat and mouse with far-right activists who have their own boat.

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Callum May @callummay.co.uk · 22/09/2026

ROYAL FACTS: the venue that Prince William visited in west London today used to be the swimming pool where this was filmed. youtu.be/ob1rYlCpOnM?...

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The Day Today - Pool Supervisor

YouTube video by Apsi Witana

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Birmingham 81 @birmingham81.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Happy birthday to Toni Basil. Here's a clip of Bruce Conner's very cool 1966 film of her dancing to her song Breakaway, which became a collectable Northern Soul single. Watch a short documentary about the making of the video at youtu.be/5CHtEASlzG8 (THREAD)

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Mike Batt @mikebatt.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A little conversation I had on Twitter 🙂

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Sarah Dempster @dempster2000.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The Eighteen Ronnies

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Doug Morris @northfleetdrm.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Copy takers. Inevitability with ‘helpful’ suggestions to improve the copy and the damning question “is there much more of this?”

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Ed Conway @edconway.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

✍️ Want to understand the bonkers nature of the modern economy? Take a ride with me on the 30,000 mile journey the cod in a fish finger takes between being caught off the coast of Scotland and consumed in a British home 🤯 Promise I'm not making this up👇 edconway.substack.com/p/the-30000-...

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The 30,000-mile fish finger

There’s a good chance the cod on your child’s plate has been around the world and back. Not that you’d learn any of that from the label...

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Birmingham 81 @birmingham81.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

#FallFriday As the Premier League season starts today, here's Mark E Smith reading the football results 21 years ago youtu.be/EBUiPs1PxKo

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Mark E Smith reads the football results

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Doug Morris @northfleetdrm.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Did you say they were the ultimate laissez faire expression of Thatcherite principles in popular music, contrary to the prevailing views in youth culture for THE KIDS. Then you’d probably have to explain that. And the NME.

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Andy Dawson @andydawson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Today I STRONGLY RECOMMEND the new album by The Womack Sisters - daughters of Cecil & Linda Womack and granddaughters of Sam Cooke. Get a load of this youtu.be/FhFBYQG8Xg4?...

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The Womack Sisters - "If I Let You"

YouTube video by The Womack Sisters

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Birmingham 81 @birmingham81.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Remembering Ronnie Spector on her birthday youtu.be/_3QA2ATgIb0

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The Ronettes - Be My Baby / Shout (4k)

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Doug Morris @northfleetdrm.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Good grief. The sacred Radio 4 1800 has the bongs *and* stray pips. End of days stuff. youtu.be/BDKQliH1awY?...

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The Day Today- Peter O'Hanra-Hanrahan

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David Quantick @quantick.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

"Sexual intercourse began in 1963 (which was rather late for me) Between the first episode of Our Friends In The North And the Stone Roses' first LP."

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Matthew Sweet @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Farewell Bill, most radical of the Goodies. Present at Grosvenor Square with Tariq & Vanessa. Turned his harassment by the Met into slapstick TV comedy for kids. Angry, hairy, furiously talented.

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 27/07/2026

all happening at the Mail today www.dailymail.com/home/article...

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Doug Morris @northfleetdrm.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Beats the Hendrix version hands down!

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David Quantick @quantick.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

And my favourite Goodies cover: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmrP...

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The Goodies - Wild Thing

YouTube video by Jacob Baker

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David Quantick @quantick.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I wrote a bit about Bill Oddie and the Goodies. quantick.substack.com/p/the-funky-goodie

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Doug Morris @northfleetdrm.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

He’s the degree of separation between Scissors Sisters and Barry Cryer (et al) because he did the music on “Hamish and Dougal”. You’ll have had your tea?

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Samira Ahmed @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Graeme Garden is going to talk about his friend Bill Oddie on tonight's BBC Front Row.

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Chris Shaw @chrisshaweditor.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Peak 1964! The Stones joined on stage by Chuck Berry, The Beach Boys, The Supremes, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Billy J Kramer, Lesley Gore, Jan and Dean etc. The complete T.A.M.I. Show is on YouTube - and it’s *SO GOOD*

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Helen Barrett @helenbarrett.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Amazing - the Pink Panther theme was nailed in two takes. (From NYT obit of saxophonist Plas Johnson.)

The recording session took place at 8 a.m. on a cold winter's day. "We only did two takes, I think," Mr. Johnson told The Modesto Bee in 2007. "When we finished, everyone applauded, even the string players. And that's saying something."
He added, "They never applaud for anything.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

New post: On Burnham's cabinet choices, early announcements and changes to No 10. They show we have a much more politically astute PM and one who has disagnosed at least some of the problems with govt. But also the challenges to come. (£/free trial) open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/a...

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A theory of power

Burnham's cabinet choices and changes to No. 10

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Matt Owen @mjowen174.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I wrote something about why AI is a big old wrong un a while ago - if you’re looking for the real thing, I am that thing. Here’s a link to that piece www.mathew-owen.co.uk/post/ai-ai-no

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AI, AI, NO.

Unaccustomed as I am to writing blog pieces about the fact AI is a wretched pain in the arse, here I am writing one.The subject of AI in the shape of ChatGTP or whatever tool people use is unfortunate...

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Philip Coggan @philipcoggan.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Andy Burnham definitely going back to the 1970s by appointing a man called Healey as chancellor

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Doug Morris @northfleetdrm.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

One of the nicest people I ever met in football. Huge part of my 5Live career, I think I was on air 11 times the day he left the Newcastle United manager job. Hard to say how big a figure he was and remains in the North East

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

THE GREATEST HYDRATION BREAK EVER #WCfinal #SpaArg

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David Quantick @quantick.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

"There'll never be another one, lady!'

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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

A para from Tim Wigmore’s history of Test cricket.

Bradman then visited South Africa, meeting Vorster to discuss why black people were barred from representing their country. Vorster said that they were intellectually inferior and lacked feel for cricket. Bradman asked Vorster, ‘Have you ever heard of Garry Sobers?’

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Doug Morris @northfleetdrm.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

But 60 years later they’ve reopened the Ashington line. Pay homage!

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