Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · 11/08/2026When we had two cats we’d get a blackbird come into the kitchen and steal food from their bowls. 130
Reposted by Simon BlackwellJustin Edwards @bigedwards.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Good to see the young @simonblackwell.bsky.social in his hair modelling days. 192
Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Yes, north Oxfordshire. I can watch them for hours. 010
Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · 24/06/202625, maybe 30 swifts overhead tonight. I Iove ‘em. 4320
Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · 07/06/2026I had that. Particularly loved Rock With A Policeman - “Dance a dance, sing a song, what’s all this then, move along.” 141
Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Impossibly cool. They arrive like GIs in 1942. 2190
Reposted by Simon BlackwellStephen Graham @stephengraham.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Born on this day, 1564: playwright William Shakespeare 67611
Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Just had the bill for our heating oil. Does anyone want to buy a kidney? 8191
Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · 11/01/2026Six million views for this in the last three and a half years and I suspect at least half of those are me. Hits the spot like little else. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxil...youtube.comJoni Mitchell – Both Sides Now (Live at the Newport Folk Festival 2022) [Official Video]YouTube video by Newport Folk Festival 0321
Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · 30/12/2025Thanks Ian. Love to you guys. Our Dan is back home after 13 months travelling. Hope you get to see the K-Fam soon xxx 120
Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · 24/12/2025I’m barely on the social mediums these days but just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and the finest and dandiest of new years. 151350
Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · 06/11/2025My YouTube algorithm has decided to bombard me with Michael Caine talk show clips, and I’m very happy it has. 2180
Reposted by Simon BlackwellJohn O’Farrell @johnofarrell.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Very moving (and funny) tribute to the great Bill Dare at the BBC Radio Theatre today. If you ever laughed at Dead Ringers or Spitting Image, that's probably thanks to Bill. 210620
Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · 07/09/2025Barry Cryer never used a word processor for just this reason - it looked too finished. 080
Reposted by Simon BlackwellAlexa Wilson @alexadwilson.bsky.social · 03/09/2025I've just finished re-watching @simonblackwell.bsky.social's glorious Back. Both series are on Netflix should you want to treat yourself to some top notch telly. 293
Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Yes, have got a few things bubbling away. Congratulations on the anthology x 210
Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Jo was a gifted actor and such a kind and generous soul. When she knew her character in Breeders was based on my late mum she went out of her way to get her Battersea accent pitch perfect. Gone far too soon, she’ll be much missed by everyone who had the privilege to know her. 510313
Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · 19/05/202520 years ago today since the first episode of The Thick Of It went out. www.newsbreak.com/the-independ...newsbreak.com‘Just sprinkle your swearing s*** all over it’: how The Thick of It redefined expletives on TV - NewsBreakIt takes about one minute for a verbal grenade to be lobbed in The Thick of It ’s first episode . Spin doctor Malcolm Tucker, played by Peter Capaldi, is o 58617
Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Never fails. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwyu...youtube.comMachadaynuYouTube video by kevinmurphy 3424
Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Swifts are back and if we forget that they’re early because of terrifying climate change - hooray. 5551
Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · 25/04/2025John Martyn’s version is always a winner. 130
Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · 21/04/2025All from Olive’s POV, entire series filmed in one shot. 280
Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · 21/04/2025At this stage I rarely chuck the whole thing out, but can heavily rewrite. 020
Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Just finished a draft of a thing. It’s a nice feeling. It now exists in an un-noted limbo. Could be great, could be crap. But it exists. 6901
Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Currently some snuffling hedgehogs out in the garden, one of my favourite sounds. 7873
Reposted by Simon Blackwelldave @gloomfather.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Boycotting the grocery store until they start buying an equivalent volume of groceries from me 528388395924
Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Back, the sitcom we made a few years ago, is now on Netflix. www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/n...mirror.co.ukNetflix adds 'binge-worthy' sitcom 'almost as dark and sharp as Peep Show'The Channel 4 sitcom, which first aired in 2017, has just landed on Netflix and is said to be 'almost as pin-sharp and cheerfully dark as Peep Show' 87713
Reposted by Simon BlackwellSarah Dempster @dempster2000.bsky.social · 13/03/2025This feels like a trap. 1226933
Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · 01/01/2025Happy new year Ian, all love from me and Jen x 120
Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · 31/12/2024Often struck by how much coffee is consumed in Dickens novels, by rich and poor alike. And then at some point (WW1?) tea takes over and coffee becomes essentially a middle class drink. 230
Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · 29/11/2024It’s always top secret, although I’m never quite sure why. 100
Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · 24/11/2024You can be buoyed up by a good read, but you’re never totally sure. 000
Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · 24/11/2024It depends, but can be quite a lot, usually details and line tweaks but sometimes you can lose whole scenes. 010