Another BRILLIANT episode!

PG Wodehouse on Monday: “You probably did not like olives the first time you tasted them. Now you probably do. Give me the same chance you would an olive.”

90th Birthday Message On the occasion of my 90th birthday, I understand that well-wishers and friends in many places, including Tibetan communities, are gathering for celebrations. I particularly appreciate the fact that many of you are using the occasion to engage in

His Holiness the Dalai Lama teaching at Karsha Phodrang in Zanskar, Ladakh, India on July 25, 2025. (Photos by Tenzin Choejor)

"In a great library,you get into society in the widest sense.From that great crowd you can choose what companions you,for in these silent gatherings the highest is at the service of the lowest with a grand humility. In a library you become a true citizen of the world." S.Maugham

Yoga Tent 2024. Sad to miss the Green Man Festival this year.

Dennis Waterrman?

"The war is over." King George VI Broadcast on 15 August 1945. Today is the 80th anniversary of #VJDay and the end of #WW2. We remember all who laid down their lives for freedom from tyranny and all who endured the loss of those they loved. #VJDay80 #NeverForgotten

Favourite quotations number 372: 'Work hard, do the best you can, don't lose faith in yourself and take no notice of what other people say about you.' Sir Noel Coward.

I simply couldn’t agree more!

Vertigo time! Grip rail, close eyes and lightly panic. #cornwall #mountaineering

Hamlet! The passing tour boat was only SLIGHTLY distracting…. and the chopper… and the random seagull…. #minacktheatre #shakespeare

Favourite quotations number 272: ‘We started off trying to set up a small anarchist community… but people wouldn't obey the rules.’ Alan Bennett.

Love this!

It's the 1st time we've ever had a repeat guest on Rosebud - but it's Dame Judi Dench and it's our 2nd birthday - so let's treat ourselves with some stories from Dame Judi's career, about Johnny Depp, Clint Eastwood, Dame Peggy Ashcroft Gyles Brandreth #rosebudpodcast #damejudidench

PG Wodehouse on Sunday: ‘She looked at me like someone who has just solved the crossword puzzle with a shrewd 'Emu' in the top right hand corner.’

Tonight at 11:30 on RTE2! Wormhole in the Washer!

The most gloriously gentle television in the history of broadcasting Gyles Brandreth

It is, quite simply, magnificent.

Out now: a very special episode of ⁦therosebudpodcast⁩ recorded a week or two ago with the actor Sam West, talking about his life & his early memories of his remarkable parents, Timothy West and Prunella Scales. #Rosebud rosebudpodcast.co.uk