An exciting month, 30 years ago. #1nt #TerpLove

There’s been quite a proliferation of interpreter training courses in Italy of late. This one promises to get to you to EU standard in 2 weeks- without requiring even knowledge of your mother tongue… 😂 #1nt #TerpLove m.youtube.com/watch?v=aornLG…

A Spanish TV interview so utterly joyful I transcribed it as a sketch. The turn-taking gets me every time. #1nt #TerpLove elespanol.com/social/2024051…

It is up to us to pass on democracy to the next generation. Use your vote. Or others will decide for you. #EUelections2024

The Big Neapolitan Conspiracy: they tell you pizzas are flat, but actually they’re round.

Out in paperback TOMORROW! Please RT or share, or just tell people. Thank you! #DontStopTheMusic #PaperbackWriterWriterWriter

In my neck of the woods, we don’t call it a “Déviation” unless you have to travel upside-down

Come and join us on 28 Sep for Multilingualism Day in Brussels!

Spending the night on a sleeper reading Nabokov with the window ajar, this morning I receive a little visitor straight out of The Gift. New beginnings.

Quick signal by Jens Zimmermann, head of the Bundestag German-British Friendship Group - stressing the many contacts of the SPD to Labour shadow ministers, and the willingness to move quickly on bilateral relations. Expect movement especially on security and defence quickly.

Polish FM needs his own gig.

This Hispanophile Englishman has obviously spent the day at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium (and neighbouring Sausuhlensee). And then obviously left the country in a sleeping car. At exactly 21:01.

A ver a qué jugador le toca ahora que le den un piquito. Nervios

The Italo Calvino of unreliable narrator stand-up has a TV special launching on Sat 20th on Sky and Now. Don’t miss it! You can see him play the room as it’s dealt here: youtube.com/watch?v=CoNb_b…

Stewart Lee is now on TV (on Now TV, now) nowtv.com/gb/watch/home/… Includes The Wrekin

Arriving in the south of France (on the night train, bien sûr), a physio centre next to Toulon station gives me the title of my next workshop: “Rééducation et réathlétisation (de votre retour)”

I told the passport officer I was grateful for their work because I collect stamps. They replied “Philately will get you everywhere.” And then I woke up wishing I could remember the joke.

The Bradys Who Brunch: it's like The Brady Bunch, but with annoying gossip and too much prosecco.