In the Independent today, I reveal the real story behind the #PeakyBlinders movie... the dastardly Nazi Operation Bernhard to crash the UK economy with false bank notes forged in Sachsenhausen. (Reader, I even own one...) www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
not many people deserve the term 'polymath', but Jonathan Meades is one of them. I even have his excellent cookbook - and use it frequently.
(Top Tip: if you're a home cook, privilege cookbooks that *aren't* by chefs. They are nearly always more use to you. Len Deighton's is a MASTERPIECE)
I absolutely agree! More power to you!
This is SO delightfully niche.
Sir, this is a Wendy’s.
Berlin nights.
The road to Berlin is open save only for the presence of the Wehrmacht in the way.
I live in Prague!
The banners are in for the red(-)carpet premiere...
Show starts on Sky HISTORY at 2100 on Monday 30 March!
Suspect 19-23 Oct!
Planning a 5-day tour of Prague in Oct, in which I tell the extraordinary story of what happened here from 1938 to 1989. From Nazi occupation, via killing of Heydrich, reprisals, the Communists, Secret Police, Prague Spring, to the Velvet Revolution. Let me know if interested!
I wish
Good look?
RT for Yay!
Massive career pivot but respect.
Did the villagers hire you to get rid of their rats?
I love the shirt!
Very Bonnie Prince Charlie
Good look?
RT for Yay!
Hey, why did no one tell me that throwing Molotov cocktails into a fireworks factory just for kicks might be dangerous?
We should introduce a new war crime: ‘waging irresponsible war’, for when you can’t explain why you started killing people and you have so little idea what your objectives are that there’s no chance of the war being proportionate.
I would call it ‘childish’ war, but that makes it sound cute
I think this is about the temperature but honestly it works for decades as well
I did a load of Men At War research there - and have recently been going in to read about the surprisingly active Mackintosh scene in the war years. I wrote this about the archive being at the heart of so much non-fiction at the moment, in the Obs today observer.co.uk/style/featur...
Have yet to go! On the list!
Shiny and happy in Prague!
Gosh! All over the place! Shirts mainly from Emmett.
2 hours 22 minutes and counting until I tell my family ‘I’m friends with yer man with the mad socks on the telly’ and No, they will Not believe me.
And how was it? I haven't seen it yet!
I’m tuning in for the colourful ties and snazzy socks 🧦
I'll be appearing in The Three Kings of 1936, which will be airing on Channel 5 this Saturday, 7th March at 9pm. Despite that, do have a watch!
I'm renting a place and you would be most welcome to stay. Will is here as well. Ping me your dates when you know them...
