Tim Dowling: at last I join the ranks of competent people
Tim Dowling: at last I join the ranks of competent people
It’s not often I get the chance to admire my handiwork, but I have finally fixed a light switch
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Tim Dowling
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Guardian writer, sad sack. Police Dog Hogan's banjo player.
Tim Dowling: I’ve been replaced by a younger model … it’s a relief
Tim Dowling: I’ve been replaced by a younger model … it’s a relief
My wife has summarily relieved me of gardening duties, in favour of ‘Gardening Steve’. Inevitably, there’s a catch
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Tim Dowling: how not to interview eminent scientists – a control freak’s guide
Tim Dowling: how not to interview eminent scientists – a control freak’s guide
It was supposed to be a meeting between a great mind and mine. Instead, I was plunged into darkness and did some swearing
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Tim Dowling: my TV contract has run out – and so has my patience
Tim Dowling: my TV contract has run out – and so has my patience
I need to buy a smart television big enough to read ransom notes – and I’m taking no prisoners
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Any archaeologist will tell you this but here is Tim Dowling demonstrating how many problems in life are easily solvable through the application of a trowel (or mattock for bigger jobs).
Tim Dowling: I do have principles. Rule one is to avoid DIY at all costs
I do occasionally contemplate getting my toolbox out. But these are idle urges – I’m only too aware of the harm my past interventions have caused
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If you like this sort of idiocy there are still tickets for Gateshead, Edinburgh, Birmingham and London. Plus music. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Tim Dowling: I have a mic drop moment on stage – quite literally
None of the audience are laughing at my jokes. Until …
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The absolutely brilliant Police Dog Hogan — one of the most joyful live bands on the UK circuit — fusing Americana, folk and country with energy, warmth and soul, are live at Islington Assembly Hall Thurs 18 June. Don’t miss them!
Woody Brown is non-speaking, autistic and a brilliant new novelist. I interviewed him, and he's bloody amazing. Would be great if you could share www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...
‘I was in the pit of despair’: Non-speaking autistic novelist Woody Brown on his journey from write-off to writer
As a child, Brown was underestimated, infantilised and dismissed by specialists and teachers. Now 28, he has written an acclaimed debut novel set in an adult day care centre that gives people like him...
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My mother’s best advice: learn to raise one eyebrow at the world
My mother’s best advice: learn to raise one eyebrow at the world
It took almost a year of practice and then I was too embarrassed to show off my talent. But finally, during a stage performance, I elevated a solitary brow and the crowd went wild
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Police Dog Hogan Talk New Album, 2026 UK Tour And More
Britain has a rich tradition of bands who never take the obvious route, but nonetheless earn a devoted cult following through doing things on those own terms. Police Dog Hogan will release their new a...
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This week's column, in which I am obliged to hide from the dog. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Tim Dowling: the dog’s training regime has taken a weird turn
Intermediate Dog School involves hiding behind trees in the park …
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Interview: Police Dog Hogan Talk Reflection, Resilience and The Light At The Top Of The Stairs
Police Dog Hogan have spent nearly two decades quietly building one of the most devoted followings in British Americana. Their bluegrass-leaning country-pop has taken them from sparsely attended pub g...
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@timdowling.bsky.social thank you for sharing the tortoise early rising story. Toni woke this week - one month early from her hibernation spot under the stairs. Now back asleep under a dog bed. PS Much loved little thing. Now has official @floperry.bsky.social portrait alongside dogs.
Spoiler: eventually, it mysteriously went away. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Tim Dowling: I have a new mystery ailment but sympathy is in short supply
I can’t tell the GP ghosts are pulling my hair. That’s even more embarrassing than my previous ailments – ‘hot hand’ and ‘phantom phone’
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On the show today: Tiktok politicians; @henrymckean.bsky.social on the kids coming home; @timdowling.bsky.social on male shapewear; @lucymichael.bsky.social on gardai and tasers; @jamesproclaims.bsky.social reviews 'The Revenge Club' 'Irish Blood' & 'Man vs Baby'; Ireland's most significant actor..
I should probably stress that in the end EVERYTHING WENT FINE www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Tim Dowling: my band is set to play live on the radio. What could possibly go wrong?
Rehearsals for a live broadcast at short notice reduce us to silence then swearing. This does not bode well
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I've advanced to a new circle of customer service purgatory www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Tim Dowling: how did I end up on a helpline for the old and befuddled?
The online banker sounds concerned, as if he’s trying to keep me on the line until the ambulance arrives
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Beautiful piece by @TimAdamsWrites on the brilliant Observer journalist Rachel Cooke who could write wonderfully about anything, has died tragically young and will be hugely, hugely missed by so many people. observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Remembering Rachel Cooke | The Observer
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I went all in on jelly. As ever, gastronomy was the loser. www.theguardian.com/food/2025/no...
Jelly’s back! Here are three worth making – and three that should wobble off to the bin
The traditional treat is all over Instagram and TikTok. But does it always taste as impressive as it looks? And why is it so hard to get it to set rather than slump? Time for a deep dive …
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