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And we’re out! The first TWO episodes of The Divide are available from wherever you get your podcasts. #audiodrama #spyfiction #podcast

‘You’re so close. You just need a little push and you’ll understand all of this.’ Prepare to explore The Divide. A free podcast audio drama launching Friday 24th October. #audiodrama #podcast #spyfiction

a person holding a purple and black flag in a grassy field Alt: a person holding a ginormous ace flag in a grassy field

It's Ace Week!

The Divide cover art. A silhouette of a man on a yellow background with three shadows - wait, what?

Excited to finally launch my new audio drama from Definitely Human! The Divide is a 12 part spy thriller set in 1964 & arriving in your local branch of podcasts on 24th October. The art you can see here is by the amazing @bookcoversbyjon.bsky.social who is very much available for this kind of thing!

Scientists claim they’ve made ‘pivotal step’ in bringing back the dodo for first time in 300 years Thousands of dodos could return within a decade according to Colossal Biosciences, a ‘de-extinction’ company – but experts warn of ‘moral hazard’

big news for fans of this year’s edition of john finnemore’s souvenir programme www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme: 2023-2025 A trilogy of special episodes from the multi-award-winning show ‘The funniest man on the radio’ The Telegraph In 2023 John Finnemore and the Souvenir Programme team returned to Radio 4 with a new fo...

americans, you might need to wait until this is released on the 18th september www.penguin.co.uk/books/467746...

fancy forty-five minutes of impeccable sketch comedy? here you go: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme - 2025 Special - BBC Sounds Another one-off return for the multi-award-winning sketch show.

So, no show today, unless you count– Oh wait you should definitely count this! Enjoy the new JFSP ALL OVER! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

BBC Radio 4 - John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme, 2025 Special Another one-off return for the multi-award-winning sketch show.

Today at 14:15 BST, BBC Radio 4 #JFSP #2025special

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Asked and answered, counselor! #JonahNonGrata threeweeksedinburgh.com/article/simo...

Simon Kane Brings One-Man Comic Theatre Show JONAH NON GRATA To Edinburgh Fringe Award-winning comic actor and Shunt associate artist Simon Kane is bringing his acclaimed solo performance piece Jonah Non Grata to the Edinburgh Festival for its debut Fringe run, marking the show's ...

NEWS of sorts FROM THE GREAT WHITE WAYWORLD (ta, @broadwayworld.com) www.broadwayworld.com/scotland/art...

Carrie Quinlan.

Avanti. For LOADS of nights only, my solo slapstick liturgy, "Jonah Non Grata", will finally Edinburgh! Come fix yourselves with the flat of a spanky axe... assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/107...

Jonah Non Grata - Soho Theatre Simon Kane presents his hugely acclaimed, horrifyingly evergreen divine comedy about the extremist in all of us.

How are you spending your Summer Solstice. Seeing a thing I made in Soho? Really? Oh well, great! I'll just keep reminding you until then, I guess. Exciting! sohotheatre.com/events/jonah...

Fair warning, @johnfinnemore.bsky.social is planning on using a piano at next week's Tall Tales.

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Do. Not. Disturb. The. Mysterious. Ancient. Rune-inscribed. Skull-adorned. Ring. Found. In. The. Idyllic. Countryside.

Seriously, there's a whole book about this. And movies. Long ones!

BBC Sounds - Angstrom - Available Episodes Listen to the latest episodes of Angstrom on BBC Sounds.

A reminder to those that may not have experienced Angstrom, it's a superb Scandi Noir starring Matthew Holness as Knut Ångström, a brooding, alcoholic, maverick Swedish detective from the tough streets of Oslo.

By @gralefrit.bsky.social & @jasonhazeley.bsky.social

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

When we wrote a sketch for Agendum about how, because most Britons reckoned 9x6 was probably 56, that the government was going to make nine sixes equal 56 from now on, regardless of the consequences for maths, it was meant to be a joke.

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a man in a plaid shirt is making a funny face and says `` please ... don 't do that '' . ALT: a man in a plaid shirt is making a funny face and says `` please ... don 't do that '' .

People reading fanfics clearly labelled with the 'asexual character' tag yet writing in to say they do not understand asexuality/that there is no way the character in question wouldn't enjoy sex

The fifth annual International Asexuality Day (IAD) is taking place on April 6th, 2025! IAD is a worldwide event dedicated to asexual advocacy, celebration, education, and solidarity.

For more information, click here-

internationalasexualityday.org/en/

John Finnemore wrote a sketch about this.

I like my men like I like my women: platonically.

Happy Aromantic Awareness Week, y'all!

[image description: The aromantic pride flag waving in the blue sky with the text "Happy Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week!" in front. The AVEN logo is in the lower left corner, and "2025" is in the lower right.]

YouTube video by John Finnemore The 5th of February

Can't believe I completely forgot what day it is today.
youtu.be/WJBrAIVrK-4?...

BBC Sounds - Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell - Available Episodes Listen to the latest episodes of Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell on BBC Sounds.

This is a delight and I highly recommend it. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/serie...

Don't mind me, I'll just watch Wives and Daughters (1999) for the third time in less than a fortnight.

All is quiet on New Year's Day