Tim Dowling

Q&A: Police Dog Hogan Photo Credit: Press Ahead of the release of their new album ‘The Light at the Top of the Stars, we pitched some questions to Police Dog Hogan as they prepare for its unveiling to the world alongsid…

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they are of a length, and well-turned.

Tim Dowling: the dog’s training regime has taken a weird turn Intermediate Dog School involves hiding behind trees in the park …

This week's column, in which I am obliged to hide from the dog.

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My family sold the business years ago

Interview: Police Dog Hogan Talk Reflection, Resilience and The Light At The Top Of The Stairs Police Dog Hogan have spent nearly two decades quietly building one of the most devoted followings in British Americana. Their bluegrass-leaning country-pop has taken them from sparsely attended pub g...

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YouTube video by Police Dog Hogan Police Dog Hogan - Just Breathe

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@timdowling.bsky.social thank you for sharing the tortoise early rising story. Toni woke this week - one month early from her hibernation spot under the stairs. Now back asleep under a dog bed. PS Much loved little thing. Now has official @floperry.bsky.social portrait alongside dogs.

Even the written down part of this speech is insane.

Are they gonna clap when this over?

Tim Dowling: how a toilet-based epiphany saved me from the January blues Repairing the cistern has not only given me hope for the year ahead, it has changed our lives …

A rare January victory.

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No. "You won't be remotely surprised by what happened next."

Tim Dowling: I have a new mystery ailment but sympathy is in short supply I can’t tell the GP ghosts are pulling my hair. That’s even more embarrassing than my previous ailments – ‘hot hand’ and ‘phantom phone’

Spoiler: eventually, it mysteriously went away.

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It wasn’t me - I was at home. It must have been my evil twin brother

On the show today: Tiktok politicians; @henrymckean.bsky.social on the kids coming home; @timdowling.bsky.social on male shapewear; @lucymichael.bsky.social on gardai and tasers; @jamesproclaims.bsky.social reviews 'The Revenge Club' 'Irish Blood' & 'Man vs Baby'; Ireland's most significant actor..

Tim Dowling: my band is set to play live on the radio. What could possibly go wrong? Rehearsals for a live broadcast at short notice reduce us to silence then swearing. This does not bode well

I should probably stress that in the end EVERYTHING WENT FINE

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Tim Dowling: how did I end up on a helpline for the old and befuddled? The online banker sounds concerned, as if he’s trying to keep me on the line until the ambulance arrives

I've advanced to a new circle of customer service purgatory

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Remembering Rachel Cooke | The Observer

Beautiful piece by @TimAdamsWrites on the brilliant Observer journalist Rachel Cooke who could write wonderfully about anything, has died tragically young and will be hugely, hugely missed by so many people.
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Jelly’s back! Here are three worth making – and three that should wobble off to the bin The traditional treat is all over Instagram and TikTok. But does it always taste as impressive as it looks? And why is it so hard to get it to set rather than slump? Time for a deep dive …

I went all in on jelly. As ever, gastronomy was the loser.

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similar effects budget.

Tim Dowling: life on the road was so much simpler than being at home On tour with the band there were no snapping tortoises, no dog kerfuffles and certainly no peeping scaffolders

One for the Tims

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Yeah mine is still rampaging

Good guess (I have read that one) but no

Tim Dowling: I love books – but can’t remember anything about the ones I’ve just read In bed I lie awake, staring at the books on my nightstand, trying to remember a single salient fact about any of them

I enjoyed the blue one, for what it’s worth.

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You wouldn't have like my jam roly poly, but it confirmed my long-held mistrust of so-called self-raising flour.

Steam, stodge – and so much suet: I made 10 endangered British puddings. Are any actually worth saving? With many classic puddings on the verge of dying out, I set out to discover which should be back on the menu. It was a journey through some of the heaviest desserts in history

So, I made a lot of puddings.

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Still up, still eating

you can forget again.

Ugly, mortifying – and addictive? Tim Dowling’s week in the world’s most divisive shoes Twenty years after they first hit the shelves, five-fingered shoes are apparently having a big fashion moment. But what is it like to wear them in public?

I wore toe shoes

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Tim Dowling: the old dog snorted with delight – and then she was gone | Tim Dowling Our short stay in the country ended in heartbreak. If there’s a best way for an animal to die, I can’t say I’ve found it

RIP, the old dog.

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Tim Dowling: the dog is destroying the lawn, but I need to catch her red-pawed I spend all afternoon watching the dog. Then an email pings and I turn to read it. When I turn back, the dog is gone and there’s a new hole in the lawn

Tim Dowling: the dog is destroying the lawn, but I need to catch her red-pawed