Late Night with the Devil is a fun little horror film. Whilst the opening exposition is a bit clunky, it does a good job of recreating the 1970s late night show environment. David Dastmalchian is excellent as Jack Delroy and really sells the whole project. Would recommend.

So sorry to learn this tragic news. It was a joy and privilege to work with Brian McCardie. Off screen Brian couldn’t have been more different from the character he portrayed. Brian was warm, funny and charming. Sending deepest condolences to his family. bbc.com/news/articles/…

being into classical music is so embarrassing. you're talking to your friends and suddenly you're like i love that part of verklärte nacht where it swells real big and goes wheeda deedah yuuuuhhhh

“Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down

The sun is out! Is it safe? #sunshine #England #notusedtoit

I'm reading about medieval Gaelic personal names and apparently the name BEAN is a diminutive or pet form of MACBETH. Which has frankly huge implications for Shakespeare and Mr Bean.

📰 Our latest paper 'The Case for Dignity' has been included in the Guardian coverage of the Dignity in Dying debate by Harriet Sherwood.

💬 It highlighted how other countries have rigorous eligibility assessments and protections for vulnerable groups.
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[medieval commentator as the camera pans over lord stanley's face at the battle of bosworth] 'a penny for his thoughts right now'

Both The Bill and Heartbeat are kinda fascinating to look back on in retrospect. Both incredibly long running and managing to balance multi episode storylines with an easy to dip in anthology approach as well, sorely missed in the TV schedule.

📑 Our new paper looks at the safety of assisted dying laws in the USA and Australia.

🤝 It finds they are safe and that palliative care is often improved as a result.

🇮🇲 It includes a foreword by Dr Alex Allinson highlighting progress in the Isle of Man.

Read the full paper 👇

Very sad to learn of CJ Sansom's death. One of the finest contemporary writers of historic fiction. Always impeccably researched, his novels would make you obsess about the time-period, and you'd then marvel at the effort he'd put into recreating Tudor England, pockmarks and all

For pretty much the first time since it aired you can watch my 2019 documentary on Annie Besant and her trial for publishing a 19thC sex ed guide on BBC iPlayer!! ft. Prof Kate Williams 💙 Matthew Sweet Lesley A Hall et al

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#OTD 1909 Chancellor David Lloyd George proposed the 'People's Budget'.

In a speech of 4 1/2 hours, he outlined an innovative system of wealth redistribution, including controversial changes to land taxation, which sparked a constitutional stand-off between Commons & Lords.

Quite like this strategy of writing to the Telegraph seeking out sources

🗳️ Today Parliament will debate assisted dying laws.

✍️ It comes after a petition from Dignity in Dying, Dame Esther Rantzen and the Daily Express which saw 205,244 signatures.

📑 Later today we will abe releasing a paper on assisted dying legislation to coincide with the debate.

Just watched Charade again for the first time in years. A stunning, stylish, witty film, Grant and Hepburn on top form, it really is the best Hitchcock film Hitchcock never made.

Narrator: The UK does, in fact, very much have a housing crisis.

'This, Joy Division, is the most interesting new sound we've come across in the last six months.' - Tony Wilson

Joy Division made their debut TV appearance on Granada Reports in 1978 with Shadowplay.

Henry III during a particularly gruelling disagreement with the barons.

‘What’s it all about?”
The question that stumped Bertrand Russell…