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Stuart Murphy

@stuartmurphy.bsky.social

Worked in TV, then in opera, now on a university council. Have sons, dogs and a husband. From Yorkshire, live in London

95 Followers  |  30 Following  |  35 Posts  |  Joined: 11.11.2024  |  1.6267

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It was layer upon layer of jokes. Reminded me of the Naked Gun in a way. Loved it

30.12.2024 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@nivenj1.bsky.social just bought O Brother for my 22 yr old son. He’s going to love it

11.12.2024 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I commissioned that baby. Very proud of it. @davelambert84.bsky.social didn’t you direct it?

05.12.2024 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Finally finished #TheBookThief.

It’s so remarkable

The last few pages were something else.

05.12.2024 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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29.11.2024 12:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My husband gets the BAFTA films in advance

Tonight we watched β€œNightbitch” with Amy Adams dir by Marielle Heller

If you’ve got young kids, you’ll totally get it.

V funny in a β€œParenthood” kind of way

29.11.2024 21:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@rufeydoof.bsky.social you’re very funny in rivals Rufus. Just watching it now

28.11.2024 21:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s enough of a recommendation for me. Followed

28.11.2024 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Leeds on a super chilly morning

28.11.2024 08:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Isn’t it fantastic Rufus? Totally loved it

26.11.2024 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m on page 418. It’s pretty special

26.11.2024 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Don’t know whether any of the little group following me have read #TheBookThief by Markus Zusak

A neighbour gave it to me

I’d been going through Japanese authors - Murakami, Ishiguro, Kawaguchi - and this
broke the pattern. Ten pages a night. It’s extraordinary

26.11.2024 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Watched #Wicked

Such a brilliant, funny, inventive film

Didn’t expect it to be so emotional

Monday night and the cinema in Solihull was packed

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are both incredible

25.11.2024 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Heard a nice piece today

Bluebird by Alexis Ffrench (two Fs)

Bit similar to the theme tune from Transparent

In the spirit of nice Bluesky sharing, and I imagine people know this but even if one person hears it for the first time it’s a win - Shostakovich 2nd piano concerto second movement.

24.11.2024 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Half way through #Yellowstone season 1.

Reminds me of a horse riding holiday I took on my own with my two sons, then 15 and 13 in Colorado. All big vistas, eagles and humming birds.

Did white water rafting. In Denver got upgraded to the hotel penthouse that had two kitchens and a grand piano

24.11.2024 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@dieworkwear.bsky.social is one of the reasons I’m on social media. Love his posts

24.11.2024 09:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My gosh.

What an unexpectedly deep poem

23.11.2024 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Wales are getting trampled

23.11.2024 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Roger Stevens building on a cold winters day.

The Roger Stevens building on a cold winters day.

Happy Friday Bluesky!

Campus is looking beautiful on this cold but sunny day β˜€οΈ

We'd love to see campus through your eyes, so why not share a photo of your favourite campus spot below πŸ“Έ

We'll start!

22.11.2024 12:31 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
A bad painting of a person, possibly a woman, wearing a yellow sweater, with dark brown hair and piercing eyes (the woman, not the sweater).

A bad painting of a person, possibly a woman, wearing a yellow sweater, with dark brown hair and piercing eyes (the woman, not the sweater).

I love painting so much.

It's my only pleasure.

That and upsetting my local art society.

20.11.2024 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
A delightful and sweet painting of a black cat.

A delightful and sweet painting of a black cat.

Still one of the best cats I've ever painted.

20.11.2024 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m watching The West Wing for the first time

On season 6

Please tell me she’s fun

19.11.2024 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@dawnllsands.bsky.social

My son just read me your poem Epilogue on the tube

So touching

19.11.2024 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

No popularity contest, no magic wish. Just two clouds ofloneliness converging in a clap of thunderlight,
a starlit dream to cradle us till next winter.

19.11.2024 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

But the purest memory is the storybook moment when we stood there, rain-drenched girls, elbow-high, and for once we became the characters we pencilled to paper like prayers as she asked the question every ten-year-old soul
wants to hold in her heartbeat forever: can we be best friends?

19.11.2024 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My 22 yr old son said he read this poem on the tube today. Think it’s beautiful

Called Epilogue by Dawn Sands

Don’t have enough characters so will paste in another post

19.11.2024 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Might just post comedy on here for now

If you like #Snuffbox, you’ll like #ToastofLondon and if you like that you’ll like #GarthMarenghi

Matt Berry in them

I also loved #Quacks which was sort of period medical

If you like Quacks you’ll probably love #Hunderby

19.11.2024 07:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Be Funny Or Die Further thoughts about comedy and how it works... EXCLUSIVE to PAID SUBSTACK SUBSCRIBERS joelmorris.substack.com

I’m doing a new subscription podcast about comedy, with further thoughts about funny stuff, along the lines of the book. There’s a little preview now available on the usual public pod-platforms…

pod.link/1779990694

18.11.2024 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

You should do a series - dawdling near fountains, or lay next to people who are laid on their back squirting water in the air.

We are in JD sports. We are the youngest here by 50 years

16.11.2024 11:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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