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Damian Barr

@damianbarr.bsky.social

Writer & broadcaster. 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🌈 πŸ–ŠοΈπŸ“š 🎭 πŸ“Ί πŸ“» πŸͺ΄ πŸ” πŸ₯ƒ He/Him πŸ“• The Two Roberts is my new novel. I’ve also curated an exhibition about them for Charleston in Lewes. πŸ“• Maggie & Me. πŸ“• You Will Be Safe Here. πŸ“Ί Big Scottish Book Club on BBC iPlayer. PhD, FRSL, FRSE.

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Great. Another thing to fret about over which I have absolutely no control.

05.03.2026 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Great. Another thing to fret about over which I have absolutely no control.

05.03.2026 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Have you seen it? INVREDIBLE

05.03.2026 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Interrupting the horrors of the world to tell you that the new Mary Queen of Scots ballet by Scottish Ballet brings to stunning new life the horrors of the world past - challenges all the old tropes of her story and is so HUMAN and embodied and high-stakes that I bawled in the end. Just stunning.

05.03.2026 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

It’s where creativity is just gone.

05.03.2026 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Carbon-dating could not date this chestnut

03.03.2026 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Today aye

03.03.2026 08:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Brilliant

03.03.2026 08:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A happy sight

02.03.2026 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent gif use

02.03.2026 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

THE MOON

02.03.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope you also nod to yourself knowing nobody will ever find your treasure on the island you’re sailing sea from.

28.02.2026 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Deeply

28.02.2026 10:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gif medal

28.02.2026 09:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

On its way!

28.02.2026 09:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

:)))

28.02.2026 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Romance and reality!

28.02.2026 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

:)))

28.02.2026 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pick of the day in my local oxfam bookshop (in Brighton).

27.02.2026 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ“

27.02.2026 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You love books. You sometimes actually read them. You quite like writers too.

This is the show for you. πŸ“• πŸ“Ί

27.02.2026 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Purest pleasure; panacea 🀀

27.02.2026 11:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Morto

27.02.2026 11:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Your life IS showbiz! Miss and love you too. #otherDB

27.02.2026 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gorgeous hens!

27.02.2026 11:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Salma Yaqoob @SalmaYaqoob
Almost feel sorry for the haters who are trying to spin Muslims voting for a woman in a party led by a gay Jewish man is evidence of Islamist sectarianism
In fact it's evidence of genuine tolerance, rejection of superficial identity politics and ability to prioritise tackling common concerns of cost of living, protecting public services and rejecting war mongering.
And the promotion of mutual respect and individual freedoms.
The coming together of people is terrifying for the ruling elites.

Salma Yaqoob @SalmaYaqoob Almost feel sorry for the haters who are trying to spin Muslims voting for a woman in a party led by a gay Jewish man is evidence of Islamist sectarianism In fact it's evidence of genuine tolerance, rejection of superficial identity politics and ability to prioritise tackling common concerns of cost of living, protecting public services and rejecting war mongering. And the promotion of mutual respect and individual freedoms. The coming together of people is terrifying for the ruling elites.

Totally this.

The rightwing hate β€œjournalists” are spinning Muslims voting for a woman in a party led by a gay Jewish man as Islamist sectarianism.

27.02.2026 10:56 β€” πŸ‘ 866    πŸ” 238    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 7

Ah, Bluesky ❀️

27.02.2026 11:19 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How did I not know this key db nugget!?

27.02.2026 11:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Waking to a Reform victory was genuinely scary prospect: emboldening the worst of the right (including in Labour, sadly). Even tougher β€˜rhetoric’ on people of colour, LGBTQ folk, people seeking asylum, disabled people. Words which hurt, embolden bigots and which become harmful policy.

27.02.2026 11:17 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Granny!

27.02.2026 11:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0