Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialTerence Eden @edent.tel · 19/08/2026Was it only France that got lyrics to The A-Team theme song? youtu.be/fsqp6Kpz7lEyoutu.beL'AGENCE TOUS RISQUES thème génériqueYouTube video by Riton Les canons 3710
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialDan.G 🇬🇧🇪🇺 @dangurden.bsky.social · 07/08/2026@warmovietheatre.com On the subject of 'Allo 'Allo from this weeks podcast... There was once a Fire Alarm at Elstree studios that teased the most wonderful corssover episode... 0258
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialRay Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Everyone is talking about Revolver! I love Revolver! The first substantial thing I ever wrote was a short eBook about the album back in 2006. More on that here, including a link to a PDF of the book itself. precastreinforced.co.uk/2026/04/26/3...precastreinforced.co.uk3: Unreleased – Thin Places in Hard Concrete, story by storyThe third story in my new collection, Thin Places in Hard Concrete, is called ‘Unreleased’ and is about a haunted Mellotron tape bank. It isn’t about The Beatles, exactly, but it is very clearly in… 4153
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialRay Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 09/07/2026I like doing podcasts quite a bit, even if it takes me days to recover. Ross and I had a great chat about a really interesting book, getting into things like whether enigmatic endings in weird fiction are brilliant or annoying, and whether Richard Willoughby is a dickhead. 096
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialJoe Barton @joebarton.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Right. Now sack everyone 0599
rowsto.bsky.social @rowsto.bsky.social · 29/04/2026This just arrived - the new one from the very excellent @raynewman.bsky.social looking forward to tucking in. Hope it’s as good as his others! 121
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialStephen Graham @stephengraham.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Sherlock Holmes and the Solitary Cyclist starting on ITV4 in a sec. Treat yourself to the greatest fight scene ever committed to film. 7606
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialGreg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 15/04/2026I spent 7 years researching Bill Richmond, an extraordinary figure in British-American history who was born enslaved but became one of Britain’s earliest Black sporting celebrities — a blue plaque would be wonderful, so please donate if you can 👇 18932
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialChris Curtis MP @chriscurtis94.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Why do our second-tier cities underperform? Why do we have fewer trams in the UK? I try my best to give an answer to these two interconnected questions. chriscurtismk.substack.com/p/to-grow-th...chriscurtismk.substack.comTo grow the economy we need more trams, and fewer kebabsBritain’s second-tier cities are being held back by a simple problem, too many people still cannot get across them quickly enough to reach the jobs, customers and opportunities that drive growth. 31326102
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialRay Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Poster #1: The Interchange. “Ray Newman is an M. R. James for the 21st century. His haunting stories unfold in familiar, even banal settings – a rented flat, a holiday let, an inexplicable motorway interchange, the corner of a room... ” says @davidcollard.bsky.social 15513
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialJames O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 13/01/2026HOLY SHIT! Ministers to announce new rail link between Birmingham and Manchester!!! (I suspect it will be not quite as gold-plated as the original HS2 plan.) www.ft.com/content/a8be...ft.comMinisters to announce new rail link between Birmingham and ManchesterGovernment will reveal much-delayed plans for major new and upgraded rail links in north of England 4306
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialRay Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Charlie Grabknuckle woz ere. 221
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialErin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 09/12/2025An absolute horrific nightmare of two AI bots caught in a loop with each other is the perfect example of the total nothingness of AI “brains”. 311712602
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialRay Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 02/11/2025I was kind of hoping this might happen. Am I a bad person? 4376
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 18/10/2025I see Nigel Farage is back to claiming he "predicted" the war between Russia and Ukraine in the EU Parliament, when in fact he spoke AFTER the annexation of Crimea, to defend Russia and claim it was all the EU's fault. I did a full fact-check, with clips, here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...podcasts.apple.comFact Check: Nigel Farage on Ukraine and PutinPodcast Episode · Quiet Riot · S1, E9 Bonus · 12m 27664293
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialRay Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Obviously, Rob Newman was a problem in the 1990s. And my school had a wooden board where they inscribed the names of anyone who got more than 5 GCSEs at A to C (low bar...) and I'm on there as RAMON NEWMAND. You know, that Spanish kid with the uniquely weird surname. 5361
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialSir Michael Take CBE @sirmichaeltake.bsky.social · 25/09/2025‘Joanne has roasted Royal Park Swan in a Boston Duck infused sauce served on a bed of fresh paracetamol…’ 58854211
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialRay Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 03/09/2025A further thought on this: if I catch myself pausing on a post, and thinking about it for a moment, I often end up reposting it. Even if it's insubstantial, and even if it doesn't fit my personal brand (🤮). Because, eh, why not? 152
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialBoak & Bailey (Jess & Ray) @boakandbailey.bsky.social · 06/08/2025Big news for Stockport. 073
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialRay Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 05/08/2025I'm in this being being quoted as my ludicrous beer writing alter ego 'Ray Bailey'. 4222
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialRay Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 20/07/2025Fun fact: Paul Simon was inspired to write ‘Slip Slidin’ Away’ by the episode of ‘Some Mother's Do ’Ave ’Em’ in which Frank Spencer loses control of a pair of roller skates, which Simon saw on TV while touring the UK in 1975. 4162
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialGloucestershire Cricket @gloscricket.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Gloucestershire Cricket is devastated to learn of the passing of former player and Club President, David 'Syd' Lawrence MBE, aged 61. Everyone at Gloucestershire Cricket would like to send their best wishes to David's family during this terribly sad time. 1411535
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialJonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Is a tram really just a bus that can't turn left?jonn.substack.comIn Defence of TramsMore than buses that can't turn left. 209612
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialacabylon 👻👻 BOO 👻👻 @acabylonbee.bsky.social · 15/06/2025it's kind of wild that tottenham hotspur threw a bigger parade than the us military 13668148
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialRay Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 26/05/2025I'm going to give credit for my interest in buildings to @rowsto.bsky.social. When we were students together about 30 years ago he once said, casually: “This is an early example of Palladian architecture...” And I thought “Now, whatever the fuck that means, it's a very interesting sentence.” 171
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialSam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 03/05/2025weapons-grade morons 1372274590
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialRay Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 21/04/2025A list of characters played by Elvis Presley during his movie career. Toby Kwimper is my favourite, but I also like when they give him a name that sounds like someone who worked with my dad at British Cellophane, e.g. Ted Jackson. 96619
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialaccounts-leaving-x.bsky.social @accounts-leaving-x.bsky.social · 13/04/2025Nick Stapleton (An investigative journalist, broadcaster and BAFTA-winning producer) leaves X (4.101 followers) Bluesky: @nickstapleton.tv #BlueSkyWins 074
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialTaras Grescoe 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · 20/03/2025Ok, I’ve seen enough. This is the best thing I’ll ever watch on the internet. (Also, I’ve clearly failed as a father. Could have put my time to so much better use…) Double-decker electric “garden bus” from 1960s England. 18469112
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialRay Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 09/03/2025Re: risk aversion... “If I experience the slightest financial shock – an unexpected bill, for example – I completely flip out, and revert to being an anxious child. Even if, once I’ve taken a breath and counted to ten, I can easily afford to deal with it.” precastreinforced.co.uk/2024/08/25/t...precastreinforced.co.ukThe self-loathing of the working class writerI’d have been shy about calling myself a ‘working class writer’ a decade or so ago. Which is ridiculous, with hindsight – because what else am I? 3114
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialRay Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 26/02/2025I've got two books of ghost stories and weird stories, each of which has a bunch of great reviews. They're available in paperback and as eBooks via Amazon: • Municipal Gothic www.amazon.co.uk/Municipal-Go... • Intervals of Darkness www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DDR8X9QY 47915
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialRay Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 18/01/2025Spending the afternoon in a pub with 11 people who were all conceived from the same donor as me. Intensely weird. Also kind of cool. 91133
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialRay Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Well, this is a first: I've stayed at this house on more than one occasion. Soon to be for sale, I gather. 5141
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialRay Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 08/01/2025“Did you do any sabotage or destruction of enemy factory plant, war material, communications, etc., when employed on working-parties or during escape? (Give details, places and dates.)” “YES CEMENT IN FEED PIPES SAND IN MACHINE BEARINGS OIL REFINERY IN BLECHHAMMER PERSISTENTLY” Go on Gramps! 2/2 3726
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialJoel @itsjoels.bsky.social · 22/12/2024Chas and Dave are the only people in the history of the world who put their heads through a seaside photo comedic stand and look exactly the same as they did beforehand. 6552151
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialXavier MacDuff @xvrmdf.bsky.social · 28/12/2024How much infrastructure are we not building because we're grossly underestimating demand? 21490174
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialJoel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 28/12/2024A View To A Kill is the ideal Christmas dad Bond film because the bit where you fall asleep with the Matchmakers on your lap is just some old men pottering round a chateau in car coats. It was directed that way, with a nap in it. 36310
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialMatthew Sweet @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social · 24/12/2024I am not encouraged by this disparity 4597
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 02/12/2024"network upgrades made possible in large part by European Union grants and inexpensive loans more than doubled the size of the Metrolink network from 24 miles to 57 miles, and more than tripled the number of trams on the system."northwestbylines.co.ukEU funding to expand Manchester’s tram networkManchester's tram system benefited from grants and loans from Europe to extend the system to previously unserved suburbs of Manchester. 17498143
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialMatthew Curtis @totalcurtis.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Let’s have a bit for fun. For my monthly blog on Get ‘Er Brewed I’ve ranked my top 10 beer cities in the U.K. Number one will SHOCK YOU. www.geterbrewed.com/blog/2024/11...geterbrewed.comThe UK’s Top Ten Beer Cities - Ranked - Get Er Brewed BlogHow do you define what makes a city truly great for beer? Matthew Curtis ranks The UK’s Top Ten Beer Cities. 358522
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialGeneral Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 17/11/2024the man on the Clapham omnibus talks of little else 5708
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialRay Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 02/11/2024Today's best people so far: the man transporting an ironing board on a eScooter; the man sitting on a sofa in a charity shop to eat a whole packet of cold sausages. 3131
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialAndrew R @excelpope.net · 26/10/2024"I moost infiltrate the far root, and discover their plons. What a binch of counts they are." 0262
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialChaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 26/10/2024omg the Telegraph actually did it 10426151
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialRay Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 21/10/2024Warning: children must be made to walk the plank at knife point. 2243
Reposted by @rowsto.bsky.socialJonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 12/10/2024"The case for not building the line at all is weak, but plausible. The case for building half of it then giving up there is non-existent." Why the chancellor should stump up for HS2.newstatesman.comHow to salvage the HS2 embarrassmentThis is Labour's chance to show it is serious about investment. 519464
