Wonderful #joanhickson as Miss Marple intercepting Dr James Kennedy at the climax of Sleeping Murder 😴with a good blast of weedkiller! Great viewing on a Saturday night from BBCFOUR #missmarple #agathachristie Joan Hickson Fans Agatha Christie

Last day of holiday here…

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A great book

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Etymology of the day: ‘dog day afternoons’ are so named not because dogs seek out the shade, but because, during the hottest days of summer in the northern hemisphere, the Dog Star Sirius rises with the sun.

Voila, it’s 21st Century #Blackface back on the Beeb on a Saturday night! What could be more entertaining than a white man in makeup lampooning black people? A white man in make up lampooning women, of course! So progressive BBC Press Office 👏🏿 #StrictlyMisogyny

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The BBC’s 1995 film of Persuasion is on iPlayer. Probably the best Austen adaptation I’ve seen. Every shot a thing of beauty.

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Miss Marple: At Bertram’s Hotel is on BBC Four at 7:10pm tonight!

New book post, short reviews of two cosy crime novels: read-warbler.blogspot.com/2025/08/a-coup… #books

The perfect Saturday night! I like At Bertram's Hotel but it doesn't have the same charm as the novels set in one of the villages.

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Today in 1945, George Orwell published a devastating critique of Communism. Animal Farm reveals why every communist revolution follows the same tragic pattern: liberation to corruption to oppression. Here are 10 truths from Animal Farm Orwell warned us never to forget 🧵👇🏼

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Gerrard Winstanley and the Diggers, interesting!