William Ham Bevan
@hambevan.bsky.social
Writer, editor, placeholder Fantom flinger of FLONG: https://www.flong.wales
Random fact about this series: Mark Wing-Davey's appearance in it caught the eye of Douglas Adams, and led to him being cast as Zaphod Beeblebrox.
Hari Kunzru@harikunzru.bsky.social · 10h agoFor some reason I am watching "The Glittering Prizes" a 1976 British tv drama about a group of 1950's Cambridge graduates and their subsequent adult lives. To say it's "aged badly" isn't quite right. It's like an artifact from an almost unimaginably distant time ...
I really loved today's @pelliclemag.com story by William Ham Bevan. It's a slightly different tone for us, more personal and nostalgic, pining for a pub crawl that was, expertly retold. Make sure you make some time for it today: www.pelliclemag.com/home/2026/7/...
The End of the Mumbles Mile — Tracing the Footsteps of a Legendary Pub Crawl — Pellicle
Across the road from the White Rose, a pair of neatly dressed women hand us a phone. “Could we be cheeky and get a picture?” It strikes me as an unremarkable request: a quick souvenir of the first pub...
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Sometimes I want to put the world to rights. Other times, I want to write love letters to extinct pubs in the village where I grew up.
The End of the Mumbles Mile — Tracing the Footsteps of a Legendary Pub Crawl — Pellicle
Across the road from the White Rose, a pair of neatly dressed women hand us a phone. “Could we be cheeky and get a picture?” It strikes me as an unremarkable request: a quick souvenir of the first pub...
pelliclemag.com
Just some of the iconic corporate logos designed by the legendary SAUL BASS
I did the illustrations for this write-up about the Mumbles Mile - was wonderful to have original 1990s photos to collage with!
Matthew Curtis@totalcurtis.bsky.social · 2w agoI really loved today's @pelliclemag.com story by William Ham Bevan. It's a slightly different tone for us, more personal and nostalgic, pining for a pub crawl that was, expertly retold. Make sure you make some time for it today: www.pelliclemag.com/home/2026/7/...
Nostalgia in droves, and pints of Bass too. The Mumbles Mile was once a place of debauchery and a rite of passage for younger drinkers. But what is it like now? William Ham Bevan takes to the streets to find the pubs of his past. www.pelliclemag.com/home/2026/7/...
The End of the Mumbles Mile — Tracing the Footsteps of a Legendary Pub Crawl — Pellicle
Across the road from the White Rose, a pair of neatly dressed women hand us a phone. “Could we be cheeky and get a picture?” It strikes me as an unremarkable request: a quick souvenir of the first pub...
pelliclemag.com
Sometimes I want to put the world to rights. Other times, I want to write love letters to extinct pubs in the village where I grew up.
The End of the Mumbles Mile — Tracing the Footsteps of a Legendary Pub Crawl — Pellicle
Across the road from the White Rose, a pair of neatly dressed women hand us a phone. “Could we be cheeky and get a picture?” It strikes me as an unremarkable request: a quick souvenir of the first pub...
pelliclemag.com
We can smell the wildfires in Blaenavon from Penarth - even inside the house, after opening the doors for less than a minute. That is completely insane.
Bit of a long shot but we wondered if anyone knows where to find a Kronenbourg 1664 TV commercial from 1998/99 called 'Savoir Faire': www.marketingweek.com/lager-gets-i... We've tried online and our own collections but haven't been able to find it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! 🍻
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That'll be the France that has forced all food and drink advertisements to carry healthy-eating warnings for almost 20 years, n'est-ce pas?
Jack Mendel@mendeljack.bsky.social · 2w agoWhat a weird worldview
Coming in hung over to find Clive Anderson at my desk. "Hello," he said. "I think I'm at your desk."
SMD@anothersmd.bsky.social · last yr.what are some absurd work situations you can share? once i got called into a meeting i had nothing to do with because the consultant brought an engineer and no one in the room could understand him, so they asked me to translate. he was scouse. i translated from english to english.
LIKE A FOOTBALL KICKED FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME #worldcup
"Patients please note that Geoff Chaucer works part-time, so we can only deal with patients in Middle English between 11am and 3pm"
Gabriel Roth@gabrielroth.bsky.social · 3w agoMy gastroenterologist's office is admirably accommodating to time travelers from the Middle Ages, many of whom probably do have gastroenterological issues
Persuaded my parents to take me to see Cannonball Run 2. I don't think they ever forgave me.
Defector@defector.com · 3w agoWhat's the worst movie you've ever watched in a theater? defector.com/whats-the-wo...
Public service announcement: looks as though there's some decently priced ITV swag on UK Ebay. The 1968 ITA yearbook and vol 3 of "Independent Television in the UK" going for a lot less than I paid for it...
> SAY TO THORIN "IS THIS APPROPRIATE READING FOR CHILDREN OR A FOUNDATIONAL TEXT FOR TECH BROS THAT'S BEYOND THE COMPREHENSION OF NORMIES" You talk to Thorin. Thorin sits down and starts singing about gold.
Lincoln Michel@thelincoln.bsky.social · 3w agoThe big literary discourse on twitter right now is whether The Hobbit—a children’s book that won children’s lit awards and was literally written for the author’s children—is appropriate reading for children or in fact such a difficult book most adults can’t “get their head around” it.
Yesterday the Telegraph reported on my comments about air conditioning. The comment section is quite something. I have apparently become a hero of the anti net zero crowd by saying something what I think is sensible about air con. Allow me to point out three ironies in this 🧵
If it came to Wales: "This, mun, is the Bayeux Tapestry. And that one's the By There Tapestry."
Sky News@news.sky.com · 4w agoBayeux Tapestry arrives at British Museum in dead of night under police escort
Ooh. Candidates would include January February by Barbara Dickson, Beep Beep Love by Grupo Sportivo, Mundian To Bach Ke by Panjabi MC, Dolce Vita by Ryan Paris... er... Spice Up Your Life by the Spice Girls...
Mark Watson@watsoncomedian.bsky.social · 4w agoYesterday on the radio Deb Grant introduced a track by saying 'this piece of music never fails to improve my mood'. It had the same effect on me and I'm now interested in what song you would say always puts you in a good mood. It's a different question from your 'favourite' song.
What a loss. She was 100% Swansea, from hair to heels. Everyone had a story about her and everyone was proud of her.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 4w agoBonnie Tyler, 80s pop legend known for Total Eclipse of the Heart and more, dies aged 75
Writing a tourism campaign centred on a Titanic exhibition, and being asked to remove mentions of what actually happened to the ship because it was "too negative".
S R Jones @aegisimmemorial.bsky.social · last mo.If you see this, please tell me the worst/most baffling bit of creative feedback you've ever recieved. Mine is still the time somebody told me my aliens had names that were too alien. Not that they were unpronounceable, just that they didn't sound enough like human names.
ICYMI: new new new #FirstLastAnything. Please share! Cheers!
Justin Lewis@whenisbirths.bsky.social · last mo.NEW! #FirstLastAnything Ep 37. Journalist, broadcaster and author @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social joins me on the textcast to discuss her superb new book on the Beatles’ first film, 1964’s A Hard Day’s Night, and chats about some of her cherished music purchases. firstlastanything.co.uk/2026/07/05/f...
Happy Sunday everyone! The best way to start the day
Justin Lewis@whenisbirths.bsky.social · last mo.NEW! #FirstLastAnything Ep 37. Journalist, broadcaster and author @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social joins me on the textcast to discuss her superb new book on the Beatles’ first film, 1964’s A Hard Day’s Night, and chats about some of her cherished music purchases. firstlastanything.co.uk/2026/07/05/f...
PMQs be all like: The Prime Minister yesterday committed an extra £15bn to bringing the UK's 'Boss Cat' programme in line with the US 'Top Cat' scheme by 2030 and the French 'Le Chef de la Bande de Chats' plans by 2035. Can he confirm today that his successor will honour this spending commitment?
Conversations With The Cat, painting by Lancashire artist Geoff Butterworth.
Oxford drinkers may finally be able to swear in the Three Goats’ Heads after the death of Humphrey Smith, the irascible owner of Sam Smiths Brewery, at the age of 81. The pub chain enforced strict bans on swearing and mobile phone use. Smith was described in a Facebook pubs group as “an absolute tit
Obituary writers assemble: it’s not Margot Leadbetter. It’s MARGO LEADBEATTER. It says so in the scripts.
