Scaffolders. Comely Bank. Edinburgh.

Repeat of by far the best audio version of Rogue Male, read by Michael Jayston, unabridged in 15 half hour episodes - fantastic escapism, catch it while you can. And Geoffrey Household on Desert Island Discs is also worth a listen bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00… bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00…

BBC Radio 4 For the umpteenth time "extra" is broadcasting Geoffrey Household's "Rogue Male" and for the umpteenth time I'm listenening to it. I read the book after seeing the BBC film in 1976 and continue to enjoy the radio adaptation. Brilliant!

An absolutely riveting read. I loved Rogue Male when I first read it as a teenager effortlessly identifying with the hero as he coped with endless travails and have reread at least 1x a decade. This deep toned reading captures it perfectly! Thank you BBC Radio 4 extra 👏🏽👏🏽

How weird to hear the late Peter O'Toole on #TheFilmProgramme (#BBCR4) recommending Rogue Male, the TV film he made in 1976 as one to seek out and savour; I watched it last night! I'm also listening to the excellent #Radio4Extra dramatisation from about 20 years ago, narrated...

Discovered on my #Edinburghwanderings today Ian Rankin 😉

"'Television will be the final method of supplying films' - a master film company transmitting pictures to subscribers." John Logie Baird predicts the advent of Netflix - in The Guardian, 9th August 1930. theguardian.com/media/ng-inter…

Amazing news! Huge congratulations to the team Macmillan Audio and our amazing reader @NicholasRalph_! Recorded at the height of Lockdown with David Jackson Young directing and post-production by StrathmorePublishing. Also available from Pan Macmillan 🎉

Jesus fucking Christ.

In 30mins BBC Radio 4! Wise words Femi Oyebode Heather Clark Ella Risbridger Thomas Niederkrotenthaler and Nicola Muir. Produced by Amanda Hargreaves 🙏 and the world's darkest and most beautiful poetry, read with utter brilliance by Susie M & David Jackson Young bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…

Photoshopped. Or was it..?

"So here's the plan, Nadhim..."

"Fewer than 10% of UK MPs sign up for emergency climate briefing" theguardian.com/environment/20…

For the #C4LeaderDebate Liz Truss has recreated Margaret Thatcher’s appearance from her 1979 election broadcast down to the last detail

🚨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The Scottish Government's new Budget contains devastating cuts to arts and culture. MSPs will decide whether to approve the plans on Tuesday. Please join me and Campaign for the Arts in our campaign to #StopTheCuts in Scotland. campaignforthearts.org/petitions/scot…

My book Red Thread (from when it was BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week) is up on iPlayer at the moment. Read by me, for better or worse.