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BBC Two - Winterwatch, Kayaker totally surrounded by Atlantic bluefin tuna Known as the "lone kayaker" Rupert Kirkwood documents wildlife as he paddles around the UK

Amazing wildlife along our Devon coastline! And Rupert Kirkwood is BRAVE!

Sad day for UK Theatre. Joan Plowright has died, Lady Olivier. The era of Great Acting is over, but each of these remaining actors is a national treasure. Elsewhere, BBC has axed all funding for Drama on Radio 3. Thankfully, Drama on Radio 4 remains intact--NPR's British cousin. Long may it thrive!

Gosh. I worked for BBC Radio Drama on Radio 3. Very sorry to see it go.

Cuts to Radio 3 drama will end ‘National Theatre of the airwaves’ – unions The most recent commissioning brief for Radio 3 has removed all ‘radio drama slots’, according to Equity, the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain and the Society of Authors

Plans to cut audio drama from BBC Radio 3 have been labelled a “devastating loss for writers and actors alike”, with critics calling it the end of the “National Theatre of the airwaves” 👇

www.thestage.co.uk/news/cuts-to...

Hope my FaceBook friends are enjoying a gentle migration to BlueSky now and having a good look around. I'll be moving across in the upcoming days and hope to see you here.

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Happy Birthday Georgie--かわいい子ちゃん! 🎂🎈🎂誕生日おめでとう！

Here's a person who has always unobtrusively fought for the underdog and put his money down where it counts. May the Welsh National Theatre flourish. Long may it thrive.

When I first saw this, I thought it was fake news, but it's actually from yesterday's Daily Mail. Time to stop feeling shocked every time we see something like this. Time to wake up and spread the word, get moving, get organising. DISSENT.

Completely deranged.

(Also, he lives in Florida).

Michael Sheen launches new national theatre for Wales Actor Michael Sheen has launched a new national theatre company for Wales, which he says promises to herald a ‘new dawn’ for Welsh creatives and content

Actor Michael Sheen has launched a new national theatre company for Wales, which he says promises to herald a "new dawn" for Welsh creatives and content 👇

www.thestage.co.uk/news/michael...