10 years ago today. Huge thanks to everyone who has listened and supported us over the last decade! 😍
We'll celebrate this big birthday by posting some of our favourite Mince bits throughout the day 🎙️
youtube.com/live/77v2SyZ... St Margaret's Choristers--Gjeilo, Smith, Byrd, Howells.
Cover art for "DOCTOR WHO AND THE CAVE MONSTERS" (1974).
Art by Chris Achilléos. #DrWho #DoctorWho #scifiart #1970s
At the same time, this result shows something important: when communities organise, talk to one another, and refuse to be divided, the far right can be stopped.
Thursday
Me and me ol' mucker Paul M. Chapman have a new project to publish beautiful facsimile manuscript editions of M.R. James' ghost stories in limited run hardbacks.
So if that's your thing, follow @crumpledlinenpress.com and subscribe at www.crumpledlinenpress.com for updates.
#MRJames #ghoststories
Reform UK is refusing to suspend a councillor who reshared a post calling for a female Labour MP to be shot. Given the history of violence against MPs in the UK, calling this an “honest mistake” is indefensible. There can be no excuses.
national.thelead.uk/p/exclusive-...
Cover for "DOCTOR WHO AND THE DINOSAUR INVASION" (1976).
Art by Chris Achilléos. #DrWho #DoctorWho #scifiart #dinosaurs
Plus ca change. Trollope, "Phineas Finn", 1867.
The only thing I would rather sing than Byrd four-part is Byrd five-part (second tenor, please).
I have always rationalised it as meaning the City of London, ie the Square Mile!
"Well, lads, I haven't been able to get hold of any gunpowder, but what I have got is a consultants' report on the cost of restoring the building. If we just wait it out, they'll let the place collapse and/or burn down all on its own."
"Nice one. Pub?"
"Pub."
The accusation that the Lords are “obstructing democracy” by supporters of the assisted dying bill is a ridiculous one that shows up the flaws in this process that have been there from the very beginning – which have repeatedly been covered up by heated rhetoric (1/?)
Headlines from every single time NATO invoked Article 5
Bask in the greatness of the YOR THE HUNTER FROM THE FUTURE poster!
Response to 2024 summer riots failed to address root causes and links to racism, report says www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
*whispers*
*hey, most of the world, you know we should boycott the Olympics and the World Cup, right*
For the first time in many years, Londoners and visitors can now walk along the north bank of the Thames from Westminster to the Tower of London within metres of the river.
See more:
londonist.com/london/great...
Reform have recruited which means they don’t get to murder tonight
Anarchy in the UK! St George's Beckenham tearing it up at Britain's national, royal church tomorrow with a lovely bit of Mendelssohn about dashing in pieces princes and nations. Smith and Harwood too. Should be a nice start to the choral year! @westminsterabbey.bsky.social
Sarah Jeffery / Team Recorder -
'The Derbyshire Lady': 18th century FART song
youtu.be/tOGwkDKzRoA
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2025 Headline of the Year nominee (April)
Start your Christmas celebrations by joining us in St Margaret's Church for a service of Lessons and Carols at 6pm on Christmas Eve.
The service will be sung by the St Margaret's Choristers and Consort and will include favourite carols and traditional readings.
www.westminster-abbey.org/christmas
Daddy will explain about these stones.
oh wow it turns out that you can close a very important building for a period of time to do much needed restoration and renewal rather than constantly dragging it out for decades at much greater expense i wonder if theres a lesson there for someone
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/bar...
The St Margaret's Choristers sing As Dew in Aprille from Benjamin Britten's much-loved A Ceremony of Carols.
Hear more from the choir in the St Margaret's Advent Liturgy, which is available to watch on demand until 6 January at: www.westminster-abbey.org/worship-music/watch-services?id=15931
Ah! It's worth making the effort, of course. Not at all krummy.
Sorry, brot.
