Ahhh, thankee Mike! Hope all's well with you and yours!
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Ahhh, thankee Mike! Hope all's well with you and yours!
"Stan" is an exceptionally moving and affectionate play by the multi-talented Neil Brand, someone who's very much attuned to the personal relationship between Laurel and Hardy. Looking forward to hearing it again!
My radio play 'Stan' is being repeated on R4Extra on March 22nd. Very nice timing, BBC, thankee!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
This is excellent on the BBC and the DCMS Green Paper consultation from Bill Thompson, one of our wisest and deepest thinkers about the future of media. There's much here to reflect on (and steal from) in your own response before end-of-day Tuesday.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/future...
Trump has launched a war in the Middle East without our consent, without a plan, without a strategy, and without any clear idea about where it leads or how it ends.
These soldiers have lost their lives because of the Epstein files.
For those who have forgotten the past 40 years:
Tax cuts for the rich
...don’t trickle down
Boosting military spending
...doesn’t bring peace
Slashing regulations
...doesn’t create jobs
Folks, we’ve seen this all before.
Good to see you Dave!
Fabulous night at Theatre Severn in Shrewsbury tonight from this master of his craft. Two and a half hours flew by. Added bonus to get a quick word with him after and get the program signed.
My mother was a dancer and performed on the same bill as L&H during their UK tour after the war
Have great gigs Neil
Oh that's brilliant, John!!
Next week catch me and the Boys in
SUNDERLAND Tuesday www.thefirestation.org.uk/spektrix/Cho...
BRISTOL Thursday redgravetheatre.com/event/2026/0...
TAUNTON Friday www.tauntonbrewhouse.co.uk/events/100-y...
SWANSEA Saturday www.swanseagrand.co.uk/Celebrating1...
Cricket was the name of the puppy that Kristi Noem murdered.
So far the war in Iran has cost an estimated $5.5 billion.
That's roughly $1 billion per day.
$41,666,667 per hour.
$11,574 per second.
People do not want this.
They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.
Sayonara dog killer. You still must be prosecuted.
Cartoon - Long John Silver reading Treasure Island says to his parrot "Yer know I hates it when yer reads over me shoulder!"
Trawling through the archives I spotted something for #worldbookday from... 10 years ago.. shiver me timbers.
Some praise:
Thanks David!!
This is a terrific conversation between @neilkbrand.bsky.social and @cerysmatthews.bsky.social
I had an absolute ball with Cerys Matthews a week or so back, talking Laurel and Hardy and @allaboutthemusicpod.com.
Interview starts at 1.01.01.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
UNESCO-listed Golestan Palace damaged by US/Israeli bombing. www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/03/03/u... A historic building and archive of priceless objects like the Timurid era Shahnameh that we visited in Art of Persia (from 28 min 24s). www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Looking forward to Shrewsbury. A bit drier than last time you were there in 2023.
This week WESTON Thursday 5th, www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/playhouse-th... SHREWSBURY Friday 6th, www.theatresevern.co.uk/whats-on/nei... and WORCESTER Sunday 8th worcestertheatres.co.uk/huntingdon-h... See you there!!
Brilliant!!
🚨BREAKING🚨 Robert Jenrick has defected from Reform to the Greens.
A fake screenshot from the BBC: Why Matt Goodwin's defeat in Gorton and Denton is good news for Nigel Farage, by Laura Kuenssberg. Featuring a photo of Kuenssberg looking lovingly at Farage's gaping mouthhole.
Looking forward to the headlines already
The richest man owns X.
The second and third richest men control Google.
The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post.
And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.
See the problem here?
Well, I think what we can take from this result is that it somehow proves everyone right about whatever they thought the result would be.