If there had been an “art to find the mind’s construction in the face “, it would have been impossible for any king to be betrayed, as Duncan was by firstly the Thane of Cawdor and then by the MacBeths.

#StartTheWeek

*grabs lump hammer from toolbox to deal with Radio*

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐚𝐲 "𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐨"

#BBCR4
#StartTheWeek

It's rather jarring to hear Radio4 #starttheweek having an earnest and detailed discussion about the British safe space that is WW2, while #r4today (apparently, a news programme) seems to think Reform's deportations and concentration camps policy being announced TODAY is no biggie.

BBC Radio 4 - Start the Week, Breakage and repair Tom Sutcliffe's guests include Booker Prize-winner George Saunders on his new novel, Vigil

"When society, its financial systems & human beings fall short, how can we repair the damage?"
"Exploring the social, moral & political contradictions of the world we face today."
Another good example of why we need our public service broadcasting.
#StartTheWeek

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Interesting point on #StartTheWeek about people refusing to call what's happening right now "fascism": if you give it that name, then you have to act.

"foot-and-a-half floppies"?

#StartTheWeek #R4Today

Get the week off to a great start with the 'snap, crackle & pop' of Kellogs Rice Crispies. 🥣 🥣 🥣

Vintage Denby Cottage Blue. zurl.co/1X253

#StartTheWeek #VintageDenby #MondayMorning

But really @tomsutcliffe.bsky.social should have challenged him about #HateSpeech.

How many people does he think are actually in prison for #HateSpeech or #HurtyWords?

And what does he think that they said?

#BBCRadio4

#StartTheWeek

How many people are in prison in the UK for “hate speech “?

The only case I know about is #LucyConnolly who was undoubtedly guilty of inciting violence.

#BBCRadio4
#StartTheWeek
#AiWeiWei

Nevermind the experts; haven't we had enough of Michael Gove? #StarttheWeek #Radio4

Nevermind the experts; haven't we had enough of Michael Gove? #StarttheWeek #Radio4

Enjoyed listening to #StartTheWeek today, especially as it had a section on the recently published book of #IrisMurdoch poems🤩

BBC Radio 4 - Start the Week, Histories, emotions and identity Lyndal Roper, Masud Husain and Hannah Durkin.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
"You can't separate economic, social and religious grievances."
The Peasants' War and other stories. Communities and a sense of belonging.
#StartTheWeek

Fascinating #starttheweek this morning

If you're looking for climate fiction try Hive, available on Amazon #clifi #climatefiction #bbc #radio4 #r4 #starttheweek

Start the Week - Maps – lost, secret and revealing - BBC Sounds James Cheshire, Jerry Brotton and Jenny Uglow, with Tom Sutcliffe.

The intriguing #MountainsOfKong got a passing mention on this morning's #StartTheWeek on #BBCRadio4. Looking them up on @wikipedia.org, I was surprised to discover that an early proponent of this wholly fictional range was none other than the 🌊 oceanographer, #JamesRennell.

#MuckinMonday #StartTheWeek Here's a little something that will get the blood flowing on a cold morning. www.amazon.com/dp/B0FMPJQBTP

Snö isn't spelt with an umlaut!!! In Swedish ö is a letter in its own right 🤬
#StartTheWeek #BBCRadio4

Congrats to Prof Paul Cartledge for his superb refusal to be drawn into a discussion of the so-called Thucydides Trap on Start the Week on the grounds that the modern usage is, he believes, unsound. Top donning! #starttheweek

If they're loafers, just kick them off @adamrutherford.bsky.social #StartTheWeek #BBCRadio4

Stella: “It sounds like you want me to be part of a coup against #TheArchers.”
Ruiauaiuaridh: “I’ve already enlisted #DesertIslandDiscs, pressganged #TheNewsQuiz, signed up #StartTheWeek and recruited mercenaries from #TheMoralMaze. Join us in the Glorious Radio 4 Revolution!”

Good Morning Stars—How are we doing this week?
#GoodMorning #CheckIn #CommunityLove #StartTheWeek #VSky​

Did you miss me - in the excellent company of poet Andrew McMillan and writer Saima Mir - on #StartTheWeek this morning? It's repeated at 9pm tonight and available on BBC Sounds. I loved speaking some of Caedmon's Hymn aloud in the original #OldEnglish! ❤️
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Andrew McMillan, me, Saima Mir, Tom Sutcliffe

On stage

Had a great time recording BBC Radio 4 Start The Week from the Contains Strong Language Festival in Bradford this morning. Broadcasts on Monday. Amazing to be part of this panel with Saima Mir, Andrew McMillan, and host Tom Sutcliffe. Brilliant audience too. #radio #festival #StartTheWeek

Arrived in beautiful #Bradford for the BBC Contains Strong Language Festival - recording Radio Four's Start the Week with a live audience tomorrow morning! #festival #event #book #history #poetry #StartTheWeek #AHistoryOfEnglandIn25Poems

Here's a @privateeyenews.bsky.social #cartoon to #starttheweek #theatre #bathtime

Start the Week - AI, states and corporations - BBC Sounds Tom Sutcliffe with Mike Wooldridge, Naomi Alderman and David Runciman.

In lieu of an actual #StartTheWeek, caught up with this discussion of #AI #democracy & #TheState which now (18 months on) seems more than prescient. @tds153.bsky.social @naomialderman.bsky.social #DavidRunciman #MikeWooldridge
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Hopefully, one day, in a #renovations finished future- this will be the view from my office window - from where I could literally count 🐓 My #StartTheWeek frame of mind

Cricket: "Is hope like a hop or like flying?"
Dove: "Both. A hop starts the journey—flight keeps it alive."
#MorningWisdom #FableThoughts #HopeInFlight #StartTheWeek #TinyVoicesBigTruths #PoeticMonday #NatureSpeaks

War & peace a work of genius?.. certainly long & a very curates egg of a novel. #starttheweek