While you are there, go and see @4hundredblows.bsky.social and his incredibly interesting and fascinating show. Think you know what happened that day in Dallas in 1963? Well, you don't! Go and see.
Martin Fitzgerald
@4hundredblows.bsky.social
My new book - The Umbrella Man and Other Stories - is out now. A Radio Four pick of the week. Order details, live events and booking details for my show at The Edinburgh Festival - https://linktr.ee/4hundredblows
Some signed copies of the book are available in Waterstones in Edinburgh. I’ll be selling them after my shows too www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
If you're planning on heading to the Edinburgh festival, then get yer tickets booked for Martin's show. Fascinating and funny in equal measure!
Martin Fitzgerald@4hundredblows.bsky.social · 2d agoEdinburgh bound - with an umbrella and some “curtain rods” You can book tickets for The Umbrella Man and Other Stories right here - www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
Edinburgh bound - with an umbrella and some “curtain rods” You can book tickets for The Umbrella Man and Other Stories right here - www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
On Friday @4hundredblows.bsky.social begins his Edinburgh run at 9.45am. There will be nothing better to do on the planet at 9.45am that day and on the many subsequent days. Tickets are here: www.thespaceuk.com/shows/2026/t...
The Umbrella Man: What We Talk About When We Talk About the JFK Assassination (Martin Fitzgerald)
Dallas, 22 November 1963. The main event is supposed to be on Main Street - crowds fifty deep, a blizzard of ticker tape. A few blocks away in Dealey Plaza, the scene is quieter: a handful ...
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Yup it’s about people, not whodunnit. You won’t be disappointed. (And yeah, you’re probably right).
Mr DaveDogFacedBoy@davedfb.bsky.social · 4d agoHaving been a JFK conspiracy rabbit hole occupant for many years before coming out the other side and believing it was Oswald all along I wasn't going to listen to this as I thought was just another JFK book. Found Martin on the nature of conspiracy and witness so interesting that I bought the book
Having been a JFK conspiracy rabbit hole occupant for many years before coming out the other side and believing it was Oswald all along I wasn't going to listen to this as I thought was just another JFK book. Found Martin on the nature of conspiracy and witness so interesting that I bought the book
Richard Herring@herring1967.bsky.social · 5d agoA really lively and fun RHLSTP Book Club with Martin Fitzgerald about my favourite book of the year so far "The Umbrella Man" looking at the people who witnessed the JFK assassination shows.acast.com/rhlstp/episo... Clip www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1_q... Buy the book! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Folks going to @edfringe.bsky.social looking for something to see alongside morning coffee should book into @4hundredblows.bsky.social’s brilliant spoken word show based on his book The Umbrella Man & Other Stories.The perfect way to start your day www.thespaceuk.com/shows/2026/t... #edinburghfringe
The Umbrella Man: What We Talk About When We Talk About the JFK Assassination (Martin Fitzgerald)
Dallas, 22 November 1963. The main event is supposed to be on Main Street - crowds fifty deep, a blizzard of ticker tape. A few blocks away in Dealey Plaza, the scene is quieter: a handful ...
thespaceuk.com
Really interesting and fun conversation about @4hundredblows.bsky.social’s book.
Richard Herring@herring1967.bsky.social · 5d agoA really lively and fun RHLSTP Book Club with Martin Fitzgerald about my favourite book of the year so far "The Umbrella Man" looking at the people who witnessed the JFK assassination shows.acast.com/rhlstp/episo... Clip www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1_q... Buy the book! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
A really lively and fun RHLSTP Book Club with Martin Fitzgerald about my favourite book of the year so far "The Umbrella Man" looking at the people who witnessed the JFK assassination shows.acast.com/rhlstp/episo... Clip www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1_q... Buy the book! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Martin Fitzgerald on The Umbrella Man and Other Stories - Book Club | Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast (RHLSTP)
RHLSTP Book Club 190
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One week to go! Start the day with me, end it with Amanda Knox at the Gilded Balloon. Tickets here - www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
This was fascinating and very entertaining. Bought the book immediately after listening, as clearly there will be no author narrated audiobook 🤣 @herring1967.bsky.social @4hundredblows.bsky.social
Richard Herring@herring1967.bsky.social · 5d agoA really lively and fun RHLSTP Book Club with Martin Fitzgerald about my favourite book of the year so far "The Umbrella Man" looking at the people who witnessed the JFK assassination shows.acast.com/rhlstp/episo... Clip www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1_q... Buy the book! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
I had so much doing this and was very grateful to Richard for having me on. Have a listen.
Richard Herring@herring1967.bsky.social · 5d agoA really lively and fun RHLSTP Book Club with Martin Fitzgerald about my favourite book of the year so far "The Umbrella Man" looking at the people who witnessed the JFK assassination shows.acast.com/rhlstp/episo... Clip www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1_q... Buy the book! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
One week to go! Start the day with me, end it with Amanda Knox at the Gilded Balloon. Tickets here - www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
If anyone is in Edinburgh next Friday I’m doing 2for1 tickets for my first performance tickets.thespaceuk.com/event/911:68...
The Umbrella Man: What We Talk About When We Talk About the JFK Assassination
17 - 22 AugDallas, 22 November 1963. The main event is supposed to be on Main Street - crowds fifty deep, a blizzard of ticker tape. A few blocks away in Dealey Plaza, the scene is quieter:
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Edinburgh, Grantham, Manchester, and Dallas. New events for The Umbrella Man and Other Stories have been added to my website. Available here - linktr.ee/4hundredblows
Catherine Deneuve feels 'Repulsion' as she walks along Hammersmith Bridge Road in Hammersmith W6. www.reelstreets.com/...
I’m not sure I could watch it on my own but I really am enjoying Widow’s Bay
One week to Edinburgh RHLSTP. Some amazing guests in the first few days and loads of tickets left. Vote early, vote often richardherring.com/rhlstpt/tour
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RHLSTP Tour Date Guest Venue Website Wed 5th August 2026 Mhairi Black Stand , Edinburgh at 2pm Book Tickets Thu 6th August 2026 Paddy Young Stand , Edinburgh at 2pm Book Tickets Fri 7th August 2026 Su...
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Can anyone recommend a bar in Brooklyn, with a screen, that I can do a spoken word show in? Preferably near Greenpoint or Williamsburg
A cinema listing in the Dallas Morning News on 22-11-63. It was this double bill that Lee Harvey Oswald walked into shortly after the assassination and where he was arrested by the Dallas Police
John Boorman’s Hope and Glory is on BBC2 tonight. The best World War 2 film to feature a googly sub plot
The previews are done, thanks so much to everyone who came to them. Next stop Edinburgh. Tickets here - www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
