Another Cinna

...and thus the world was deprived of the epithet "Battymouth" forevermore...

Yes, editor-advice is a standard note in study guides. It's not explicit in the book, but references to an evacuation, and it being "now" rather than 1940, set the scene sufficiently. Anyway, you should read it: it is wonderfully written!

These in title sequence? In CND-rich-1963? Pretty unambiguous I'd say... youtu.be/nWCmzk-7pE8?...

More horrifying news of the crushing of free speech across Eur-oh.

Very few versions to choose from, but it's pretty explicit in Brook's, if I'm not mistaken. Though subtly so...

Heard, not seen. #dubbed

Name an anti fascist film

Here's two...

Yes. Stunning.

Remembers... - Trevor Eve, Juliet Stevenson and David Thacker Remember... A Doll's House A look back at the BBC's acclaimed 1992 adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House that reunites leading cast members Trevor Eve and Juliet Stephenson and director David Thacker.

About to dive in to A Doll's House but Remembers...Trevor Eve, Juliet Stevenson w/David Thacker bringing it all back home. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002r8hx via @bbciplayer Can't help conflating Trevor Eve & Sam West, and I hope that's a mutual compliment.

Lord of the Flies - Series 1: 1. Piggy Piggy finds something that proves useful to the group but is hurt when his new friend breaks a promise.

#LordOfTheFlies www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002qk4y better than I could ever imagine. So true to Golding's writing, so fair to/not reliant on Brook. And every #JackThorne interpolation just perfect. Astonishing to find something you've lived with for more than half a century rear into life again.

Jules Verne’s dystopia was a world without humanities. Do... When arts education is dismissed as a waste of time it damages us as a society. The focus of learning is not just to enrich our economy but also to enrich our souls

This is a version of Elif's Public Humanities lecture given last week at Senate House. observer.co.uk/news/columni...

YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg Reading Russia Weekend Extra: memories of a Nato visit to Moscow.

I’m back with another Reading Russia Weekend Extra. In this edition: what the Russian papers have been saying about the talks in Abu Dhabi and the Olympics in Milan-Cortina, plus memories of a Nato chief visiting Moscow 25 years ago. #ReadingRussia

Post your favourite Lord Of The Rings character. Wrong answers only.

Ach, you don't need this. Wishing everyone better.

"Hate Brings Views", probably the febrile grandchild of "Take Back Control" & "Stop The Boats".

YouTube video by Darren Lock Vivian Stanshall - The Early Years BBC2's The Late Show Special (1993)

I was in a maintenance workshop at work one day, seeing what was on the studio feeds, and discovered this, being rehearsed/recorded. I so wish I'd put a VHS on to record what I was watching - word changes, instrument swapping... magical. End result was:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVW8...

Always illuminating, available from this evening 7.15pm Sun 8 Feb. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

YouTube video by BFI Trailer for Daniel Farson's Guide to Britain: Volume 1 | Dual Format Edition out on 16 Feb | BFI

I'm presenting some of Dan Farson's best bits at the BFI tomorrow night - the material is so delicious. Come along do. youtu.be/rENw3pZTXkA?...

Troglodytes.

Loved* it!

*caveats...
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BBC Radio 4 - Free Thinking, Is Might Right? The history of an idea that's shaped political philosophy, from Plato to Carl Schmitt.

And here is the link to our lively discussion of the history of the idea that Might is Right on BBC Radio 4 Free Thinking, presented by @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social with @hdrochon.bsky.social , Margaret MacMillan and @leaypi.bsky.social, produced by @lukewm.bsky.social: bit.ly/3ZnGUYN

Carolyn Leigh was an absolute queen of lyrics!

Free Thinking - Is Might Right? - BBC Sounds The history of an idea that's shaped political philosophy, from Plato to Carl Schmitt.

Bookmark &/or download. Might come in handy, right? #seewhatIdidthere #gawdelpus
Play to your local autocrat to show them where they're going wrong. #BBCFreeThinking @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social @leaypi.bsky.social #MargaretMacMillan #HugoDrocho #AngieHobbs #RefundTheBBC
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Used to be a favourite of Benny Green's on his song show, R2. Can't see anyone reviving it anytime soon, here or on its home turf. Sadly...

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You are the Docklands Regeneration Corporation and I claim my five pounds.

"Not Em's or Kate's Wuthering Heights"

Cartoon of record collectors leafing through albums. Main overhead notice: Obscure Records & Tapes. To the side: notice proclaiming rarities "Just in!! The Tesco'version of Pretty Vacant! Woolies cover if Tommy Gun!

I'm sure there's a more apt Ray Lowry but this will have to do for now, at the birth of a new word...

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Looking forward to this one

How many more GPs has the government recruited? – Full Fact The government claims it has put 3,000 GPs into general practice, but that figure is a headcount of the GPs recruited through a specific scheme. The overall net increase in full-time equivalent GPs…

Is the government right to claim it has recruited 3,000 more GPs?

That figure is based on a headcount of GPs recruited through a specific scheme. But the overall net increase in full-time GPs is less.

We’ve crunched the numbers 🔍