Alison McNab
@alisonmcnab.bsky.social
Retired academic librarian (specialised in research support and econtent). Exiled Scot. Christian. Owned by a greyhound. Chatting about personal & professional stuff, incl #TheArchers
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Wondering if I can locate an intersection of #TheArchers listeners who are also watching #GBBO / #BakeOff We could run a parallel Ambridge competition with Jill, Leonard, Joy (who no doubt won BakeOff some years ago), Fallon, Emma, Keira, Clarrie, Jolene, Ruth (eliminated first round) etc
@tonkerthomas.bsky.social After hearing you praise the KJV, you might enjoy this 3 min video that includes over 100 phrases in common use from it. Produced to mark 400 years of the Authorised Version youtu.be/iPGKZ9apiNI?...
The King's English - 100 phrases in 3 Minutes
YouTube video by Glen Scrivener (Speak Life)
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What with the “it’s bigger on the inside” greenhouse said by The 2nd Doctor’s son. And a “Get outta my pub”, #TheArchers has gone all BBC meta tonight 😁
How could my husband lose a supermarket fold up Bag for Life in the space of 20 minutes sitting in the car after I handed it to him? It was a nice Waitrose one too….
@carlislewheeling.bsky.social Please may we all see the puppies. Just listened to @onambridge.bsky.social
#academiclibraries Husband just mansplaining Retractionwatch to me. I’m a retired academic librarian who latterly specialised in research support..
“The great paradox of reading is that it is an interior habit involving solitary attention to a text; but one which is essential – now more than ever – to our full participation in increasingly complex, interdependent and multi-ethnic societies” app.thenewworld.co.uk/story/160438...
Nolan’s true message? When reading dies, so does civilisation
His film has put The Odyssey on the bestseller list – yet a third of adults in the UK say that they have already given up on books
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Are you free to moonlight in the Brookfield kitchen? It is lacking a cake matriarch at present (even if the script hasn’t caught up with the loss of “Jill” in real life). #TheArchers
ManxFreeState@manxfreestate.bsky.social · 2mo agoCourgette Cake with Lemon Curd and Lemon Drizzle #TheArchers www.talesfromthekitchenshed.com/2022/09/cour...
@tonkerthomas.bsky.social Jeff - I know you dislike scenes in #TheArchers with excessive smooching and sentimentality (unless featuring a nonagenarian Jill). How do you feel about excessive PDAs in a swimming pool? I can’t bear to access hotel pool bcos of a couple who are all over each other…
@onambridge.bsky.social Just caught up with tonight’s episode of #TheArchers I bet Jeff hated the Fallon & Harrison scenes….
@onambridge.bsky.social Hope Lucy’s birthday week celebrations are going well and you had a fab meet-up today.
BBCR4 #DeadRingers this evening has an interesting sketch on algae: Operation Epic Fungi
I want to go to Ambridge for some of that rain…. #TheArchers
Don't forget to submit a proposal for @uksg.bsky.social 2027! The conference is in Glasgow from 5-7 April. We love proposals that give us something to take back to our day jobs, whether that's a hot tip on managing up or practical suggestions for setting AI policy. www.uksg.org/news/2026/05...
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So a fair bit of repeat content (albeit with two different cast groups) and other content that will be different every night. Plus other show elements that I haven’t mentioned. Personally, I really enjoyed it. 2/2 #TheArchers #ArchersLive
Alison McNab@alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 3mo agoSaw it in Nottingham on Tuesday. Angela Barnes is a great host. Two specially written scenes for the cast members plus a fab demo of how sound effects are created. Chats with cast, and cast questions sent in by audience via an app. 1/2 #TheArchers #ArchersLive
Currently waiting for husband to finish looking at stuff in B&Q. At least in clothes shops there’s usually a seat for bored spouses to wait in.
Brian has been stepfather to Adam for about 50 years - but seems to have forgotten this. Jenny would have bashed their heads together before it reached this stage…. #TheArchers
Pip’s ambition for her wedding day is for “Rosie to have the best day ever”. What does that mean for her marriage? #TheArchers
www.macularsociety.org/diagnosis-tr... #TheArchers
New treatments in the pipeline
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Alison McNab@alisonmcnab.bsky.social · 4mo agoThere are: “wet” MD can be slowed by injections but “dry” MD has no treatments beyond vitamins. However there are new medical treatments for both under development. Like many cases of visual impairment, MD sight loss is not linear and has a number of quirks. #TheArchers
@onambridge.bsky.social This week’s sketch made me laugh so much I needed my asthma inhaler #TheArchers
🌾 It's here, Ambridge Research Fellows, and there are two conferences to announce. 2027: online at the (imagined) University of Felpersham, Sat 20 and Sun 21 March 2027. Tickets now: buytickets.at/academicarch... 🧵
Buy tickets – Academic Archers 2027 Conference @ The Elliot Centre for Business and the Environment, University of Felpersham – Zoom
Academic Archers 2027 Conference @ The Elliot Centre for Business and the Environment, University of Felpersham – Zoom, Sat 20 Mar 2027 - Sun 21 Mar 2027 - This year we gather at the University of Fel...
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I don’t have a radical vegan preaching at me - rather a radical carnivore who has just lectured me on why red meat is good for us and it is only processed meat / preserved meat with nitrates that is bad for us. I did mention heart health and arteries but apparently lots of exercise is the answer…
Yes, but Eddie and Will were irritating and offputting when George was trying to do a serious video short with Ed in choosing stock for the show. #TheArchers
Brenda Selwyn@brendaselwyn.bsky.social · 4mo agoNot something I'd often say, but I enjoyed today's scene with Eddie, Will, Ed & George. Nice to hear three generations of a family all laughing together & gently taking the piss out of each other. A nice contrast to the Aldridges. And to how the Grundys have been in the past. #TheArchers
The last thing an acting school head wants after a disappointing (possibly surprising) Ofsted report is Natasha Archer bending their ear about how suitable it will be for her children. Full marks for continuity in the script with Tom noting that Pat will be unhappy if they go private #TheArchers
