rowsto.bsky.social @rowsto.bsky.social · 19/09/2026It’s the look that’s says ‘I’m in control of my vehicle’. 100
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
rowsto.bsky.social @rowsto.bsky.social · 14/03/2026I can tell you exactly the price of friendship - £115 on Avanti West Coast. 110
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
rowsto.bsky.social @rowsto.bsky.social · 15/01/2025It’s not quite a bridge, but they’ve used the natural slope to make it look/feel like one. 020
rowsto.bsky.social @rowsto.bsky.social · 15/01/2025It was modernised to some extent The windows aren’t original but layout broadly the same. 110
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
rowsto.bsky.social @rowsto.bsky.social · 15/01/2025That’d be my mum’s house! Would love to know anything about the history. 110
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
