Barry Walsh

The Yarrow Home, in Broadstairs for children 'Of the better class'. I was here twice aged three and five, for asthma. Admission standards had obviously relaxed by the time I went.

Sounds great!

For non fiction "Black Lamb and Grey Falcon' - one of the best travel books ever written

Hear, Hear!

"What Winston Churchill DID NOT say to Hitler. OK, you've illegally attacked and occupied a sovereign country (pick one) but to stop the killing we're going to let you keep it. Oh and how about a Nobel Peace Prize?"

Joyce Carol Oates (2010). This oil portrait is based on how joycecaroloates.bsky.social was when we had an onstage conversation in Chicago as part of Story Week 2010. The painting is currently on display at the Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford, @raioxford.bsky.social

Arthur Miller (2009). Standing outside his home in Roxbury, Connecticut in the summer 1990, he's holding a copy of his autobiography, Timebends. This oil portrait is currently on display at the Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford.

Breaking Away trailer YouTube video by o0stsou0o

Still the finest cycling movie.
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Neil Young's music, more than any other, has tracked my, and my family's life - and still does. In a reorganising fit, I totted up the albums – about 40 – of which a third duplicate my vinyl versions. Guess I'm a fan. #NeilYoung

Bravo Macron! Come on Starmer- better late than never.

Ta!

Morning!

Wondering in which genre you'd place Dersu Uzala - my favourite?

“If someone says it’s raining and another person says it’s dry, it’s not your job to quote them both. Your job is to look out the fucking window and find out which is true.”

This principle should run through journalism like the words in a stick of rock. Yet somehow, day after day, it seems to evade the BBC's finest minds.

As a kid I was an avid bus spotter (my secret shame). This photo of a bus I often used reminded me of the time in the King's Road when a woman about to get on asked, 'Is this bus going to the World's End?' The conductor replied, 'Yes darlin', and beyond, but don't worry, I'll hold your hand.'

1o French films to get to know me by ...
Les Enfants de Paradis.
L’Armee des Ombres
La Vie est un Grand Fleuve Tranquille
Trilogie de Marseille: Marius, Fanny, Cesar
La Nuit Americaine
Au Revoir Les Enfants
Lacombe Lucien
Mon Oncle d’Amerique
La Vie et Rien d’Autre
La Dentelliere

Thoroughly enjoyed it! Ta.

Thank you.

help please. The difference between text and alt text?

Brava!

A thought to ponder?

"The first step in a fascist movement is the combination under an energetic leader of a number of men who possess more than the average share of leisure, brutality, and stupidity. The next step is to fascinate fools and muzzle the intelligent ..." Bertrand Russell.

Hope this doesn't mean Paddy leaving radio 4 on Sunday mornings.

Criminal to let him go.

Thanks, Jacqui. One for my list.

In these tough, often heartless times for our children, this ...

YouTube video by TED This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED

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@carolecadwalla.bsky.social with a powerful talk on broligarchy & authoritarianism.

Can't even pick a quote, because every other sentence is worth a quotation.

Rory McIlroy wins the US Masters in which he deployed his clubs brilliantly - none more so than his N'orn Iron

Phew, well done!

Marching on - Alison Morton on women making history as we speak - Anna Belfrage We are reaching the end of an entire month focused on the women of the past and I hope you have enjoyed the eclectic selection of “heroines” as presented by all my lovely guests. But history is not do...

Our final #MarchingThroughHistory post is up! @alisonmorton.bsky.social reflects on the female history-makers of today! #WomensHistoryMonth

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