Vanessa Pearce

Just reminded me of a story I heard - when Gill was carving Prospero and Ariel female BBC employees were warned to never look up as he was often naked under his smock!

‘Unflappable, witty and super smart’: the rise and rise of Claudia Winkleman After announcing her Strictly exit, the presenter is said to be in advanced talks about her own chatshow

@robinince.bsky.social some lovely words about Liquid News here - although have consulted and the consensus was we weren’t chasing the “smart younger” audience - just doing knob jokes :) www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...

Scene from a waiting room at Exeter St Davids railway station

Continuing my run of missed rail connections into Cornwall - 4 mins this time - the cancellation of the Aberdeen to Penzance has has such a detrimental effect… and 100% refund again!

Good news: you’ll soon be able to drink for a bit longer in the pub after work. Bad news: no-one else is going and a pint’s £8.

An electric corkscrew with a sticker reading El Wine Opener

What IS the Spanish for wine opener?

Swimming pool and tennis courts at the Hofsass academy in southern Spain

Pickleball at the courts Becker and Graf used to train at.. obvs am now an expert

Sunrise over the coast of southern Spain

Morning…. Not sure I’ll be back

Beautiful blue sky over a villa in Spain

The mates I’m visiting say they’ve had to limit the increasingly bonkers birthday parties their kids go to - last one involved flying the whole class and a horse to Ibiza for the weekend (she’s 8) #costadelcrime

View from a balcony across the countryside of southern Spain and down to the sea

Coffee with a view

Got the best ever Howard’s Way index image for the story.. making a note to flag you when it’s out :)

Interior shots all at the mighty Pebble Mill :)

Ha! Mid writing a feature about great Birmingham TV productions inc Howard’s Way - 40th anniversary

Couple of years back Green Man Fest put Lynks on at midday on the Saturday - hilarious to see them asking the under-5s to join in :) And JG this year leading a mass singalong of GMF is a memory I’ll hold forever

Pink blooming David Austin rose against a brick garden wall

Late bloomer

If you email me some details I can pass on to relevant teams. Vanessa.pearce@bbc.co.uk :)

Some Sunday dinner :)

ACORNS FOR PEACE
Yoko Ono's symbolic acorn (oak) trees in Coventry remembered 20 years on
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Ecometal: Could Ozzy Osbourne's legacy be helping save the planet? Global environmental activism by metal bands can be traced back to Black Sabbath, an academic says.

All the news you need… Could metal music help save the planet?

All the alt text lols

Indeed!

I think someone had one too many in the City Arms last night.. and has decided to spray paint their version of patriotism on the zebra crossings of Earlsdon... keeping it classy

Aah … saw Reign recently - aren’t they great :) Should have diverted there after HMV cancelled

Promotional image of an evening with Glen Campbell on BbC 4

At least the cat is happy my gig was cancelled… Fire is on and Glen Campbell is her favourite - Wichita Lineman especially

Yeah they were playig Sat... Absolute nightmare! Hope it survives

Yeah - just spoken to them - I *think* you might just be okay - work starts Monday and he’s hoping it won’t take more than a week

Message from band Echobelly announcing cancellation of show at Coventry’s HMV

If anyone else was heading to Echobelly at HMV tonight .. just been cancelled amid fire escape row

Black and white prints of Horace Panter of The Specials, Pauline Black of The Selecter and Band Napalm Death

Cuppa with a mate resulted in him foisting these beauties on me… Young Horace, Pauline & Napalm Death… Hopefully can raise some cash for a dementia charity… Previously written about him here: www.bbc.com/news/uk-engl...

Nick Owen - In the Time of Nick

Totally this.. keeping me sane on latest delayed rail journey..

Can’t remember a rail journey to or from Cornwall this year where I haven’t been able to claim 100% of my fare back due to delays… I’m never in a rush but blimey - not sustainable