Guy Baxter

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Listening age of 68, which is bizarrely only slightly older than that of my teenage kids

Absolute Units returns - again! In the episode we meant to release last Thursday (lol), we pick up once more with @guyshrubsole.bsky.social to continue exploring the land ownership and access in rural England. This time, with a specific focus on hunting. merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...

Absolute Units podcast - The Museum of English Rural Life

Come for the big sheep. Stay for the history of rural England and its people.

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We’re thrilled to see Stephen Dwoskin make the BFI “10 great British films of 1976” for his film “Central Bazaar”. The University of Reading Special Collections holds Dwoskin’s archive, a wealth of material covering all aspects of his film-making work, his personal life, and the period he lived in.

The image of Dwoskin above is linked to an article possibly titled “Disabled” for the magazine ‘Design and Environment’. The photographs taken depict Dwoskin using crutches, as he did throughout most of his adult life. The filmmaker often focussed on the theme of disability, alongside an ongoing look at the experience of pain and pleasure.
[DWO B6/1]BFI’s “10 great British Films of 1976”.

Analysis | Preserving the heritage of the Russia-Ukraine war Museums’ efforts to collect artefacts and document testimonies about the Russian invasion are being hampered by a lack of funding to repair damaged facilities, writes Rob Sharp.

Preserving the heritage of the Russia-Ukraine war - Museums Association

Museums’ efforts to collect artefacts and document testimonies about the Russian invasion are being hampered by a lack of funding to repair damaged facilities

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For #NationalLibraryWeek, take a look inside our main library (normally staff only)! 📖 This wing of the Herbarium was built in 1969. It houses just a fraction of the library collections which include books, maps & artworks, & spans a whopping 9 km of shelving! #KewLA 👉 https://ow.ly/PVRv50X6WEk

Black and white photograph of the main library stacks shortly after the opening of the new wing. View across the library with wooden library stacks on either side, with lower benches down the middle.Photograph of the main library stacks in 2025. View across the library with wooden library stacks on either side, with lower benches down the middle. Apart from the carpet on the floor and the ceiling, not much has changed in this space since its opening.