'What a wondrous place this was - crazy as f**k, of course, but adorable to the tiniest degree. What other country, after all, could possibly have come up with place names like Tooting Bec and Farleigh Wallop, or a game like cricket that goes on for three days and never seems to

Masterly dissection of Israel's existential war. Incursion into Lebanon inevitable. Iran slowly eroding every state in the region to the point that they are no longer functioning states. Including Iran itself - it is not a state but a regime. A reckoning with Iran has to happen.

Apt for #ShakespeareDay , a beautiful explanation from Borges on why English conquered the world.

My dad once flew on Concorde. 'The flight was delayed so that fellow you like played some songs on his guitar. Paul someone. It was awful.'

Yes my dad attended an impromptu live acoustic session by Paul McCartney in an airport lounge. And he hated it.

#ShakespeareDay '...I haste me to my bed, repose for limbs with travel tired; but then begins a journey in my head, to work my mind, when body’s work’s expired.'
Was Will an insomniac? Find out in the new edition of Shakespeare's Journey Home, out May 1st.
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Poles in the UK are already celebrating the 80th anniversary of the victorious Battle of Monte Cassino. At the Ognisko Polskie restaurant we're enjoying a especially prepared red and white 🇵🇱drink in honour of General Anders, the legendary Polish WWII leader who fought alongside

Help us to raise funds to record a CD of a bunch of brilliant new settings of Dylan Thomas poems by contemporary composers! We need £2,000, and we're just halfway there as I type this. A £20+ donation gets you a CD too! Details and a sample song below -

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At the BBC today pitching a documentary on homeopathy. They asked to see a script so I slid a tiny scrap of paper across the desk.

I don't know - I've always thought Mr. Tod one of the most gothically frightening characters in literature.

Jewish Professor DENIED entry at Columbia University, where he works as an assistant professor, after Palestinian activists blocked all Jews from entering.

Staff at the university also deactivated his access card.

When I left a perfectly good job 15 years ago, to try and make a living in comedy, it was due in no small part to The Office. So I don’t mind saying that seeing a plug for my sitcom #Mammoth at the end of my favourite sitcom tonight, was emotional. Stephen Merchant Ricky Gervais

BBC, please commission another series of Mike Bubbins' Mammoth. A comic masterpiece. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

Groovy night supporting local bands last night at Bancyfelin Village Hall, including folk-metal combo Rookery Lane showcasing a heady broth of psychedelic neo-folk & industrial-sea-shanties. Nice.

🧵1/ I’m back from a short trip on a social network with photographs and videos from Gaza, with some brief personal conclusions.

First, it is quite clear that there are those in Gaza who know how to make extensive use of the networks and social media for the purposes of

First track from this now up on Spotify etc open.spotify.com/track/6AxLf666…
Tim Bowness Steven Wilson British Drum Co 🥁🥁 Zildjian UK Cakewalk

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Why thank you Mr. Moor!

Thrilled with the new edition of my book on #Shakespeare , re-released May 1st. Pull on your doublet and hose and pre-order here, sirrahs. 'A breathtakingly vivid portrait of Elizabethan England.' Shakespeare B Trust
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A beautiful encounter. It is true that in their dotage once-renowned creators relish praise. I once stood next to aged comedy producer Denis Main Wilson. I shook his frail hand and said 'thank you for the Goons & Hancock.' He beamed with genuine surprise that someone knew him.

For the first time since October, there are more counter protesters than the main protesters at the Islamist rally in London.