We will miss you so very much, dearest Jaffa. Go well onwards into the greatest adventure. Till we all meet again… 💔😢💔😢
Philip Ralph
@philralph.bsky.social
Screenwriter, recovering actor, rites of passage guide. Advocate for positive change in UK TV and the arts. philipralph.com emergence-uk.org
She has been the greatest teacher, the strongest friend, the biggest pain in the arse, the funniest clown and the most stalwart and loving of dogs. She has lived every moment to the fullest and is teaching us acceptance of uncertainty even in her dying.
The saddest of days for us today as we reluctantly say farewell to our beloved companion Jaffa at 3:30 this afternoon.
Star Wars is officially getting a Welsh-language dub this Christmas, with Matthew Rhys, Rhys Ifans, and more lending their voices to a galaxy far, far away. Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies...
Well… about to say goodbye to our second dog in 2 years and facing life without dogs at least for a few years. Aside from the initial grief, how have folks coped? Thinking I’ll keep up a 2 walk a day habit but will feel so strange without my four legged friends… any tips gratefully received.
TV freelancers in July and August in the middle of the worst industry drought in living memory…
Confused John Travolta
ALT: Confused John Travolta
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A visually stunning Altman-esque Western & an emotionally empty portrait of an emotionally empty man to complete a Winterbottom double bill; a tender revisit to a musical masterpiece in tribute to Glen Hansard; and my fave Lanthimos for a long while. #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched
TV freelancers in July and August in the middle of the worst industry drought in living memory…
Confused John Travolta
ALT: Confused John Travolta
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‘Nolan has read at least the first line of my translation of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘥𝘺𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘺 into iambic pentameter. In one interview, he cited my version of it: “Tell me about a complicated man.” But I would be ashamed to have written any part of this script.’ New, by Emily Wilson www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man
As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...
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The new Prime Minister is writing a "10-year plan" for the UK. The arts & culture MUST be part of it. I've signed @campaignforthearts.org's petition urging @andyburnham.bsky.social to revitalise the arts – to revitalise the whole nation 🌱 Join me: www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/10-year-plan/
Prime Minister – put the arts in your 10-year plan for the UK | Campaign for the Arts
Sign our petition urging the UK Government to build a country where the arts are available from childhood, accessible to all and thriving everywhere.
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Seeing The Odyssey tomorrow so I can finally start wading through all the sodding podcasts about it…
Walking Odysseus
ALT: Walking Odysseus
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Oh wait no, wow, this is actually even worse than Nandy keeping her job. Ye gods.
Zoë Crowther@zoecrowther.bsky.social · 2w agoKanishka Narayan is the first UK AI minister to attend Cabinet My interview with Narayan last autumn provides insight into his approach to the brief 🧵👇 (1/6)
Burnham: “I’d like you to remain as Culture Secretary.” Nandy: “I’m Culture Secretary?”
looking to speak to bbc staff about what they think about lisa nandy as culture secretary. my DMs are open.
NEW: Who funds Nigel Farage? And why has it taken till now for any journalistic scrutiny? @carolecadwalla.bsky.social who has tracked him for a decade exposes how the UK press & regulators looked the other way 🧵👇
This looks to be a real treat - BBC Four unveils landmark season of post-war British and Irish theatre share.google/JhvVbopnWiDd...
BBC Four unveils landmark season of post-war British and Irish theatre
A landmark collection of theatre adaptations and accompanying documentaries, available in full on BBC iPlayer from 26 July and launching on BBC Four with Samuel Beckett's Not I
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Never forget the Deepcut families who were treated utterly appallingly by the MoD, the Police and the state. Sean, Cheryl, Geoff & James never got justice.
Peter Jukes@peterjukes.bsky.social · 3w agoEnshrining a ‘duty of candour’ on officials is a major ‘rewiring of the state’ As well as Hillsborough, it was a key recommendation of the Daniel Morgan Independent panel Kudos to Alastair Morgan and his family for their 40 year struggle www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Reaching peak ‘click away the second I glimpse anyone involved in making The Odyssey talking about how it was the best working experience they’ve ever had in their entire career’ energy… good for you, don’t care, just let me watch the damn thing for Homer’s sake…
Wearing My Helmet Odysseus
Alt: Matt Damon puts on a hat in the best professional experience he’s ever had
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This is extremely good advice in under two minutes. I could have used this when my freelancing fell through the floor during Covid
Daniel Benneworth-Gray@danielgray.com · 3w agoSam Neill on tackling depression and imposter syndrome when you’re between jobs.
How many AI models does it take to change a lightbulb? That's a great question, which shows that you care about illumination! You don't just want to see - you want to be seen. Unfortunately no such thing as a lightbulb has ever existed or will ever exist.
A new Welsh language film, Effi o Blaenau, is setting box office records since its release last month. The head of S4C says this has been inspired by the success of Irish films like TG4’s An Cailín Ciúin #Gaeilge #Cymraeg jrnl.ie/7096759.
An Cailín Ciúin and other films as Gaeilge inspired Welsh language cinema revival says S4C head
The chief executive of Welsh broadcaster S4C has said that his station needs to keep the focus on younger audiences to ensure the future of the Welsh language.
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An absolutely stunning debut horror mindbender; a terrifically fresh and funny lit adaptation; an austere desolate classic with the much missed legend PSH; and a sweet but pointless comrom more rom than com #LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday
‘Why Count Binface isn’t immensely silly, is a genuine threat to democracy and isn’t showing the far right up as a huge collective of undiagnosed narcissistic personality disorders, actually’ - my column for the Daily Arsehole.
On Tuesday, MPs will debate controls on the money in politics. We @transparencyuk.bsky.social think it is time they put a cap on the biggest donations anyone can make. Please ask your MP to support this call:
Count Binface alone can‘t clean up British politics. MPs now have that chance, and they must seize it | Stella Creasy
Amid the allegations about dark money and funding, I have a solution: limit all single donations in a year – from any individual – to £100,000, says MP Stella Creasy
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