Ben House

Good riddance Frank

Frank sacked! To Dare Is To Do but hopefully not too late. The trigger needed pulling weeks ago #COYS

Horrific… and that’s just Shane’s punditry. The rugby is even worse #6Nations #SixNations #M6N #ITV

Presenting from the touchline adds absolutely nothing to the broadcast #SixNations #6Nations #M6N #ITV #BBC

Bridgerton S4: why am I watching an overt Cinderella copy? Not even subtle #Bridgerton #Netflix

The Don returns. This seems like an authors equivalent to when a band or artist release an album of b-sides and demos. 6 short stories of which the standout, I think, is “True Story”. Some are Winslow-by-numbers but still a great read if you’re a fan of Don’s (which I am). #Booksky #DonWinslow

Picked this up in the gift shop at the Churchill War Rooms. Despite the novel’s title, not a single mention of a box of dodgy VHS tapes! #Booksky

Castell Coch doing a sterling job as an Austrian castle in tonight’s Industry #Industry #BBC #iplayer #Wales

You say in the acknowledgments “I hope the book will be as much fun to read as it has been to write.” I can confirm it was! Really enjoyed it.

This revealing book by @guttmannaviva.bsky.social is an insightful examination of how much Mossad relied on European intelligence, specifically Club de Berne, to operate its covert #WrathOfGod assassinations. It’s superb. Read both this and The Revolutionists also released last year #Booksky

Get out, Frank!*

*I have no idea what happens going forward just get him gone #COYS

"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."

An enjoyable account of a city very dear to my heart #Booksky #Liverpool #ScouseRepublic

“I love The Beatles”

“Yeah, so do I”

“What’s your favourite Beatles book?”

“Mmm. Tough one. I’d have to say…”

#Booksky

The first book of 2026 was a gruelling read but I don’t mean that disparagingly. Supremely researched and illuminative #Booksky

This a monumentally poor side and squad who are devoid of coaching, a vision and style from a manager who is only taking these players and club in one direction. I can’t see the case for it turning round under Frank. Don’t let this drag on #COYS

Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge from The Simpsons.

'Might I suggest private chat in the turret? You have selected MUTUALLY ASSURED TRAITOR DESTRUCTION'

Abbey Road
Revolver
The White Album

Of the 42 books I read in 2025 these were my 4 favourites:

4 Rivals In The Storm - @damiancollins.bsky.social
3 Liverpool and the Unmaking of Britain - @samwetherell.bsky.social
2 Three Weeks in July - Adam Wishart & James Nally
1 The Traitors Circle - @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social

#Booksky

They didn’t go quick but that gives a payoff of a finish like that. A cracking horse race #KingGeorge #Kempton #TheJukeboxMan #HarryRedknapp #Horseracing

Right on cue 🙄 #COYS

Fully expect Dr Tottenham to now work his revitalising prowess on Isak’s, so far misfiring, Liverpool career #COYS

He can have no arguments. Ridiculous challenge #COYS

The relief on Gibbs-White’s face is there for all to see as he has a flashback to when he almost joined this shower in the summer #COYS #THFC

Just finished watching this. Loved it in ‘95, when it was on ITV, I think on Sunday evenings. The extra episode is a welcome addition. Watching it all again brought home to me what a sad loss George’s death was, now 24 years ago #TheBeatles #BeatlesAnthology #Disney+

Yes it is great to see the novices go on their “J word” and I was rooting for Balvinder not to be in the dance-off tonight. Would’ve liked it to have been George but I now think he’s going to go on and win it. He’s the bookies favourite and they probably have inside info on his voting numbers

I know but, and I’m probably in the minority, I always like watching the best dancers. I wanted to see Lewis win it

I can definitely recall a leaderboard topper being in the dance-off but I don’t think ever with a 40. Sadly for Amber it reflects her level of popularity with the public.

No one could ever have scored a 40 and been in the dance-off on the same evening before? #StrictlyComeDancing #SCD #Strictly

Recently finished this. A worthy winner of the Booker Prize 2025 (not that I’ve read the other nominees). The fall and rise and fall of a Hungarian emigrant in England. Told with austere prose, episodically, following the existence of a man’s life and what factors pull it in what directions #Booksky