Antony Pickthall

Starting a 5 week course with @screenyorkshire.bsky.social today which will introduce me to the film and television industries in great detail.
Really looking forward to getting to know everyone - we’re all desperate to find a way in to working in either!

Artcast4D Final Conference YouTube video by Brussels Press Club TV

I’m at the final conference Artcast4D event in #Brussels The conference has just started and If you couldn’t join us in person, you can still follow the event live here:
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Watching @selfesteemnon @BBCLater such a powerful joyful and urgent sound. I love what she does- the most exciting #britshfemaleartist right now no question #ganechanger

#contemporaryart journalists! Don’t miss “Apartheid Apartments” in Doncaster—Darren Cullen’s provocative satire exposing Israel’s occupation via a mock estate agent. 30, media provocation June 25, 11 AM: antony.pickthall@btinternet.com #ContemporaryArt #PoliticalArt #ApartheidApartments #ArtBomb

Strong and just a little bit scared… Big Strong Man by the Growth House at Bilton Social Club, Harrogate  Thursday 12 June, 2025 Chris Finnegan-Wright in Big String Man So if I said this ranks as one of the best shows I’ve ever s…

I loved seeing this funny, poignant and skilfully performed show in Bilton, Harrogate last night, Big Strong Man performed by the Growth House:

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For Lara You are unaware of all this and we know you would be appalled if you knew To say goodbye so early is not what you wanted  Not what you needed  Not what any of us needed So 27 is a magic n…

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Episode 227: Interview Special - Jamie Taylor, author of Studio Electrophonique: The Sheffield Space Age, frm the Human League to Pulp - Two Big Egos in a Small Car Charles and Grahamspeak to Sheffield's Jamie Taylor whose first book is Studio Electrophonique: The Sheffield Space Age, from The Human League to Pulp.Published by Manchester University Press as part ...

@coldtapfilms.bsky.social was a superb guest as he helped us catch up with his debut book #StudioElectrophonique www.buzzsprout.com/1187561/epis...

Alan Yentob, former BBC executive and TV presenter, dies aged 78 Wife pays tribute to ‘profoundly moral man’ who was ‘creative in every cell of his body’

The great #AlanYentob made it seem as if he was the establishment but he was truly an outsider and his success special. He was as much an artist as any of his subjects and I will miss his mesmerising take on art www.theguardian.com/media/2025/m...

Episode 225: Interview Special with Author of The North Road, Rob Cowen - Two Big Egos in a Small Car Charles and Graham are delighted to invite Harrogate based poet and author, Rob Cowen back onto the show to talk about his highly acclaimed new book, The North Road.About Rob CowenRob Cowen is an awar...

What a fantastic guest! @robbiecowen.bsky.social on #twobigegosinasmallcar

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Sign the Petition Renew Dreamers for a Second Season on Channel 4

So if you’ve not watched #Dreamers on @channel4tv.bsky.social and you love drama and dance and #Leeds and #chapeltown then #WatchDreamers and please sign my petition now www.change.org/CommissionDr...

Miraculously at the #Dreamers event in Leeds with @lisaholdsworth.bsky.social former chair of @writersguildgb.bsky.social

The Business of Creativity Newsletter A weekly briefing on the big ideas shaping the world.

I wouldn’t normally do this but it’s arrival in my feed is good for me right now and it’s all about the power of creativity - sign up and see for yourself businessofcreativity.beehiiv.com/subscribe?re...

Gary The trouble is, I always thought of you Polite on the beach in Auckland Even though I’ve never been. Just out of curiosity if I had, would We have walked and looked for  Birds or played bowls?…

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A Polite No To That | Antony Pickthall’s MG/YA Hub | Substack Creative Writing. Click to read A Polite No To That, by Antony Pickthall’s MG/YA Hub, a Substack publication. Launched 9 months ago.

If you’re into Middle Grade fiction or look after, know someone who is, are a Middle Grade agent or are curious here is a link to the beginning open.substack.com/pub/antonypi...

A Complicated Woman by Self Esteem on Apple Music Album · 2025 · 12 Songs

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A rather brilliant new album from @selfesteem.music-social.com.ap.brid.gy it is a stunning piece of work and one that remains with you.

SWELL ... an Artists Bookwork. An intimate, professional & creative action in the face of rising tides & personal ill health. | Check out 'SWELL ... an Artists Bookwork.' on Indiegogo.

🌊 Back @robynwoolston.bsky.social’s SWELL! This #ArtistsBook fights rising tides & personal illness with stunning art. 69
backers have raised £1,898—join for a £16 signed copy! 📚💚 #EcoArt
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Easter hope! US courts and universities fight back A beginning… in measured, muscular English prose

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Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.

I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.

Remind you of anyone?

Fantastic. What’s your availability like over the next few weeks?

Excellent! What’s your email and when are you available? We tend to record Sunday evening at 7pm. I’ll check with Charles and Graham and suggest a date. My email is antony.pickthall@btinternet.com
Thanks for the reply’

Just read this brilliant slice of music history!

Not being a competitive first timer but let’s get this bright green book to at least No. 1,876 in the evil corporate charts!

Buy here⬇️

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Two Big Egos in a Small Car Performing Arts Podcast · Updated weekly · A passionately laid back overview of the arts and culture scene in York and Harrogate with observations on journalism. This podcast is hosted by Charles Hutc...

Your book is extraordinary and it has made me so happy to start reading it this morning. There should be a statue of Ken Patten in Sheffield. I don’t suppose you’d be available to do an interview on the Yorkshire culture podcast Two Big Egos in a Small Car? podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Paith Own The second single from the 3rd album by a Lesser Version.

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Enjoying this so good luck to A Lesser Version on the long list for @greenmanfest.bsky.social #Rising

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SWELL ... an Artists Bookwork. An intimate, professional & creative action in the face of rising tides & personal ill health. | Check out 'SWELL ... an Artists Bookwork.' on Indiegogo.

Just 43 days to go to support #artist @robynwoolston.bsky.social #crowdfunder for her #artistbook

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In other news #biscuitofthedecade goes to #outrageouslychocolatey I mean custard cream and thick thick chocolate. How can anyone work? @marksandspencer.bsky.social

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