Stephen Smith BBC Radio 4 I love this programme almost as much as I did the much missed “A point of view”…..reconsider BBC!

Surely the most Simon Jenkins take that Simon Jenkins has ever Simon Jenkinsed

'The Last Grave' - now on the very edge of the eroding cliffs at Dunwich, Suffolk. Dunwich was a thriving settlement in medieval times but was largely lost to coastal erosion. Local legend says that during storms at sea, submerged church bells can be heard ringing.

Into The Forest Dark I had Mike Batt’s ‘Remember You’re a Womble’ on 7” single when I was 4 & would play it on my parent’s sideboard-sized radiogram while jumping around the room. I am now 52 with about 4000 albums (inc. the 4 Wombles albums) & I still think this is the happiest music has made me

Sea Holly from when I was last #ByTheSea in July. #wildflowerhour

"I found the poems in the fields, And only wrote them down" - John Clare

Tens of thousands of cornflowers in a field in Wicken. Research shows that the sight of them will help you recover from sources of stress more quickly & boost dopamine release in your brain, lifting your mood…in case you need it just now:

My review for the Financial Times of 'To the Sea by Train', by railway author Andrew Martin. He's done for the lines what Patrick O'Brian, author of the Master & Commander books, did for sailcloth and weevil-infested biscuit ft.com/content/6c7355… via @ft

This is unreal from Sunderland. Any season ticket holder over the age of 85 that has held a season ticket for at least 3 seasons, will get a free season ticket. If they’ve already paid for it, they’ll get a full refund. Such a classy move, love it! 👏 #SAFC

Show me a more British scene ❤️

Holy Island Castle and one of the 'boat' sheds.

Wake up everybody… Ain’t no stoppin’ us now! This Sunday, Robbie Vincent’s Music Garden celebrates Philly Soul maestro Kenny Gamble on his birthday 1–3pm on @jazzfmuk #RobbieVincent #MusicGarden #JazzFM #KennyGamble #TheSoundofPhiladelphia #PhillySoul #IfitMovesFunkit

Heading to Stainforth

Blackwaterfoot, Isle of Arran 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Wildflowers growing at Lambourn Seven Barrows.

Many thanks to the lady who made Bobby's cake.

Not everything from the 70s may have been perfect but by God football shirts were. Sponsors/Commercial Greed fucked up everything.

#TerenceStampRIP Apart from anything else - and without being facetious - he might have been the last person who could carry off ‘Terrence’ (or Terrence). We’ve had great Terrys and even Tels but few have owned Terence as he did

I’ve no skin in the game now but the end of reporting in much BBC news coverage makes it a strangely bland, frictionless experience. No sense of real life penetrates the airless bunkers of BBC Radio 4 PM BBC Newsnight and more: only the chatter of talking heads, shills & lobbyists…