#OTD 1963. In Scarborough, Harold Wilson delivers first leaders speech to party conference. "The Britain that is going to be forged in the white heat of this revolution will be no place for restrictive practices or out of date methods, on either side of industry"

Ah well, I think that’s yer lot for this summer as far as the fresh chives are concerned. Roll on spring…

People who moved next to some trees say they don’t like the trees.

Staffordshire residents call for cull of Tean school's 60ft trees

Residents in a Staffordshire Moorlands village say the towering trees "block out the sky".

bbc.co.uk

Its #WorldPostcardDay so, with thanks to @paulsuttonking.bsky.social who initially shared it with me, I'm offering this fine postcard from Runcorn New Town featuring its futuristic elevated busway and Shopping City.

In 1973 Marc Bolan used to come into the record shop I worked in. One day and I asked him to sign his latest single for me. I only had a red pen. Playfully, he signed on the red part of the sleeve. But it's there. Says, "Hello Danny. Be Good..."

"Older End of Norton Estate," Birmingham (1976) Photo: Nick Hedges / Indiana Univ.

I loved that 2nd Sheryl Crow LP in the autumn of 1996. And I still do - best thing she ever did

WHAT A FUCKING RECORD@whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 2d ago

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Jon Kelly on BBC Breakfast, a fella whose glasses and beard look like they’ve been drawn on his face with a black marker pen

The editors of The Express are utterly reprehensible. Andy Burnham teared up when having the courage to pay tribute to his dad, just two weeks after he died, in front of thousands of people. And they use it to attack him. They are devoid of basic decency and humanity. Poisonous for our discourse.

OTD 50 years ago; the first hint of trouble ahead. Stoke lose 1-0 at Leicester, but talk beforehand is dominated by an increasingly antsy Alan Hudson, who asks to be dropped for “personal reasons”. This gets interpreted as a “refusal” to play, and much acrimony follows over the next few days #SCFC

"Liverpool 8 in the early 1960s" (1963) Don McCullin, Tate Britain

Just seen that someone has called the latest evidence City have referred to as ‘The Pepstein Files’ #MCFC

It is so healing here; the rock is like the womb of the Earth, soaking up and lifting away pain and worry. I love you.

29 September 1981. Bill Shankly, Liverpool’s inspirational manager, died (aged 68). After becoming LFC manager in 1959 he transformed the club from a 2nd division side to one of the best teams in England and Europe. He won 3 top division titles, the FA Cup twice and the EUFA Cup.

Buzzcock's single 'You Say You Don't Love Me' and UK Tour advert in Sounds 29th, September 1979. @buzzcocks.com

News of Joy Division supporting Buzzcocks in Sounds 29th, September 1979.

Reform's Social Media Manager writing another angry tweet about RAF Fairford

Having lager and sandwiches, and thinking of you.

"Once, I went out on the rob for diesel, and sparked a major international security incident"

The Mini Metro, surely the star prize de jour of the early 1980s

archivetvmusings@archivetvmusings.bsky.social · 3d ago

The first edition of Bullseye was broadcast on this day in 1981. The first two transmitted episodes (along with two unaired pilots) no longer exist in the archives - the earliest surviving edition dates from the 12th of October 1981.

[1963] That Was The Week That Was - BBC satirical comedy series presented by David Frost. Script-writers included Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Peter Cook, Roald Dahl, Gerald Kaufman, Frank Muir, Denis Norden, Bill Oddie, Dennis Potter and Eric Sykes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e4R2038tfU

That Was The Week That Was (60 BBC Years)

Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.

youtube.com

If Quadrophenia is a film that says more about the time it was filmed in than the time it's supposed to have been set in, then the same is true for Absolute Beginners. As a period piece about how some people in 1985 saw 1958 it's absolutely bang on. As an accurate retelling of the book, well... -

Modculture@modculture.bsky.social · 4d ago

A controversial instalment for the Modculture film club. A film that divides. In fact, you’ll struggle to find many positive opinions of the Absolute Beginners movie by Julien Temple. But it's an interesting one nonetheless. bit.ly/4ycFBf0

Deep into the Sixties: Britain 1965-66 by David Kynaston review – a tour de force of popular history #Beatles

Deep into the Sixties: Britain 1965-66 by David Kynaston review – a tour de force of popular history

From the Beatles and the World Cup to racism and homophobia, the latest instalment in Kynaston’s series captures a society in the throes of change

theguardian.com

This is how I remember the order of Henry VIII’s wives.

Dan of the Year@downwithdan.bsky.social · 4d ago

Ah yes the circle of life

The beer mats of Britain and beyond

Today it’s 50 years since I first presented Playschool wearing my blue beads and silver heart. I adore bringing joy into the lives of my Playschool Babies during the 12 years I was on the programme. ❤️

Just seen it's Wikipedia's 25th birthday. The greatest website online, and possibly the internet's greatest fruit

This is the fundamental difference between Labour and the right. The latter craves power and relishes using it. Labour is terrified of it because of an imposter syndrome rooted in the belief - shared by the right - that England is a right wing country which sometimes allows Labour to govern.

Chris Rivers@chrisrivers50.bsky.social · 4d ago

“There is a systemic issue with Labour’s governing style since 2024. It seems nervous about wielding power. The party has failed to recognise that the far-right will be infuriated regardless of its policies, so it may as well implement genuinely left-wing ones” open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...

[1963] Snow – Hypnotic British Transport Film showing the efforts of railway workmen to keep trains running in hazardous snowy conditions.