@vathenauk.bsky.social
Gen X bibliophile, tyrophile, oenophile & philewordsphile. Author of 'It's All in the Mind: The Life and Legacy of Larry Stephens'.
That's brilliant! He sounds amazing!
09.10.2025 14:32 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Gorgeous photos and precious memories x
09.10.2025 14:04 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Bless you. That really touched me.
09.10.2025 11:53 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and Iβll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because Iβm great like that. β₯οΈπ
#amindofmyown
Jilly Cooper is lovely.
06.10.2025 09:48 β π 230 π 38 π¬ 6 π 1Goon With The Wind by Max Geldray
06.10.2025 12:08 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Jarrow ladies fire brigade, 1916 (Tyne & Wear Archives & Museum).
06.10.2025 07:26 β π 273 π 55 π¬ 4 π 2
#totp
01.10.2025 10:57 β π 266 π 62 π¬ 0 π 0#TOTP
26.09.2025 19:29 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Who is Bruce?? #TOTP
26.09.2025 19:26 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Is he a swan?
26.09.2025 19:19 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I was in The Police fan club in 1979 (I was 11) #TOTP
26.09.2025 19:17 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This is more like it! #TOTP
26.09.2025 19:09 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0WTAF?
Looking forward to 1979...! #TOTP
Is this on every week?? #TOTP
26.09.2025 18:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0"They're going to be huge. Trust me."
I do not trust you Jamie #TOTP
Might as well put this up again as Duolingo is in the news.
26.09.2025 16:46 β π 123 π 42 π¬ 5 π 1The best of the best - The Double Deckers!
youtu.be/BsEeVOchA78?...
Exactly this
26.09.2025 12:45 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I've signed but I can't say I'm overly confident because in the "tell your MP you've signed this petition" bit it got my constituency and MP completely wrong
26.09.2025 12:35 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
A while back Historic England asked for my opinion on which was the oldest pub in London. The result is a new online article that outlines the variables, busts some myths, and points to a couple of genuinely ancient pubs in and around the city...
heritagecalling.com/2025/09/25/w...
This all sounds brilliant, especially the flashbab!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Goodness! How funny!
23.09.2025 15:29 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I was looking for 321 so it was quite a surprise!
23.09.2025 15:06 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I'm genuinely thrilled to discover that an episode of The Army Game written by my Larry Stephens @lsggbg.bsky.social with Maurice Wiltshire has been uploaded to ITVX as part of the 70th birthday celebrations
23.09.2025 15:04 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 2 π 0Everything's shit at the moment, so here's 46 seconds of Sweep playing a bell along with a brass band:
22.09.2025 09:59 β π 62 π 23 π¬ 1 π 3
the UK bookshop.org site has a competition where if you buy from them between today and the 24th, any book sitewide, you can win a Β£250 gift card to spend on books. i like this because even if you don't win you still have a book uk.bookshop.org/lists/win-a-...
22.09.2025 08:55 β π 81 π 37 π¬ 2 π 2
In the late 19th century, millions of migrants left Germany as a result of religious persecution, economic hardship, and political uncertainty.
Among them was Nikolaus Schrod, a cabinet maker from Frankfurt who - along with his wife Bina - moved to London to start a new life in the 1850s. 1/3
Subtly downgrade a band:
Gary Nuwithouttagsman (& his band)
