@mikephilpott.bsky.social
Writer and PR consultant. Ex-BBC News. Hennessy Award winner. Novel Purblind available at www.wordforward.co.uk
Text of poem by Robert Hershon about his relationship with his son.
Thought for the day.
24.07.2025 18:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0i saw this man tie a damsel to the train tracks while wearing a top hat
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Say hello to the ✨LIMITED EDITION✨ #BooksAreMyBag tote for #BookshopDay (11 Oct)! Designed by Ashwin Chacko, this one is a beauty! £15.99 — BUT you can pre-order now for just £12.99!
Perfect for books, snacks, or a small cat -it's your choice.
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Donald Sutherland
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978)
#OnePerfectShot
This is the last thing the BBC needs
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Text of Tweet in which John Simpson says he got Freddie Forsyth sacked from the BBC.
Not sure this is something I’d be crowing about.
11.06.2025 13:22 — 👍 25 🔁 9 💬 4 📌 0Thanks, Iain. Lovely to meet you.
08.05.2025 07:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thanks, Fidelma!
07.05.2025 22:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I’ll be in Dromore Cathedral as part of the #DromoreBookFestival tomorrow evening to mark the launch of The One You Least Suspect at 7.30pm with the brilliant Stuart Neville and
@bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social Tickets available here:
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This should be a fascinating event at #DromoreBookFestival with two former BBC colleagues! Tickets available here 👇 @mikephilpott.bsky.social
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Got to pick a sister event, which the code will also work with.
Sarah Gilmartin, Caoilinn Hughes and @garrettcarr.bsky.social in conversation with @mikephilpott.bsky.social will be a very special evening.
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Two weeks today 😱
The nerves have really started to kick in. If you want to help settle them, you could book a ticket...
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Photo of Annie MacManus, Michael Magee, Maria Kelly and Kit de Waal
I'll be at the Irish Literary Salon in London tomorrow evening with Annie Macmanus and Michael Magee.
There will also be music from Maria Kelly.
Click below for tickets 🎟️
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A timeline cleanser. Lovely. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
07.04.2025 15:57 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0On a plane from LA to New York. First class, of course. Had to be in NYC by a certain time and it was the only flight I could get.
06.04.2025 16:28 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0You were right 👏
05.04.2025 20:57 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I’m guessing Stephen Fry.
05.04.2025 17:59 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Can’t possibly comment but will give the answer before bedtime!
05.04.2025 16:51 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 05 famous people you’ve met but one is a lie:
Margaret Thatcher
King Charles
James Lovell
Michelle Pfeiffer
Tom Hanks
Still one of my favourite photographs. David Bowie and Tilda Swinton as each other.
05.04.2025 15:31 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Finally, somebody says it as it is. www.instagram.com/reel/DIAxSJB...
04.04.2025 15:44 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Many old Irish sayings contain wisdom that’s applicable today. But my favourite is a proverb warning against launching into something that’s impractical, poorly planned, or just plain unhinged. It goes ná bolt do dhoras riamh le cairéad bruite and it means “never bolt your door with a boiled carrot”
04.04.2025 07:46 — 👍 1472 🔁 309 💬 42 📌 28
Spotlight on the #DromoreBookFestival guests continues with Brian Rowan. Brian, an award-winning journalist and former BBC correspondent, brings his powerful book Living With Ghosts to the festival where he will chat with former colleague @mikephilpott.bsky.social. Expect craic!
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The Dromore Book Festival spotlights continue! Next up: Brian McGilloway in conversation with Stuart Neville. Two of my favourite authors, so i can’t wait for this one!
Brian's new book, The One You Least Suspect, will be available on the night! Pls share!
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One of the world’s finest groups of musicians, Snarky Puppy, featuring the late Shaun Martin. Keyboard genius. youtu.be/kDXnPfA_5pY?...
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Hendrix’s best version of Red House, live at the Isle of Wight. youtu.be/W8WzhqTrwH4?...
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While you may think Van the Man is a curmudgeon, you can’t dispute his brilliance on the same tune. youtu.be/As03J5KXqPY?...
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Junior Wells and Buddy Guy in tribute to Sonny Boy: youtu.be/2z_IUe-IB4A?...
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Here’s the magnificent Sonny Boy Williamson. youtu.be/LuAat82uCCM?...
22.03.2025 18:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Must find it. Thanks for the recommendation.
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