"Today is August 4, 2026" There Will Come Soft Rains By: Ray Bradbury
Michael Wadding
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Producer and director of documentaries🎥. Sounds, music and images. Transport and travel. Based in Kent. Proud Teessider.
The new CEO of Bluesky wants to change Bluesky from being a leftist bubble. The thing is, there’s nothing wrong with being a leftist bubble: the idea that everything has to be all-encompassing and suitable for everyone is a trap. 🧵 1/4
Stu is doing another incredible walk for charity, but could do with some help. Previous charity walks have generated thousands of £ for good causes, so please consider supporting him with this latest challenge.
Every Last Station@everylaststation.bsky.social · 3d agoWALKING THE HIGHLAND CHIEFTAIN! From 2nd September I will be walking from London Kings Cross to Inverness following the route of the famous Highland Chieftain service to raise money for Samaritans! Please donate what you can: www.justgiving.com/page/highlan... #ChieftainChallenge
Exactly 👌🏻 And it’s no more complicated than that 👏🏻👏🏻
@newadrian.bsky.social · last wk.The A/C discussion summarised. We didn’t need it and now we do.
‘Great Inventions, 1961’ Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope Artist: Robert Ayton
An insightful reading of the interview, and sadly most/many political interviews now follow the exact same pattern.
Robert Saunders@robertsaunders.bsky.social · last wk.Just watched the Burnham interview on Panorama. He handles it well, as you'd expect, & is good on welfare. But the problem is that Kuenssberg just isn't a very good interviewer. The questions are designed to trap, not to inform, so you don't really learn anything (except that he's better at this)
🇮🇹 Arezzo, Tuscany. Avoiding tourists I’m on Trasporto Ferroviario Toscano. One of Italy’s many private railways that avoided nationalisation in 1905. Novel ‘pay by 10x km’ fare structure (no mileage info provided). I’m told UK’s oldest diesel loco - a 1939 LMS ‘Gronk’ - is at Bibbiena….
Frankly, I can see why you think that! But it’s all about structure. If they can finally get it all separate at arms length from DfT with a professional ‘BR’ organisation in control, there might be some hope!
I do find it baffling in several ways. What do they think is going on? Why have I produced a graphic of a statement that if you take it to be true is kind of pointless? And then why so angry about it? There are lots of clues, i think, that it’s a joke and if you’re not sure, check my other posts?
The psychology behind choosing train over plane (the science behind why so many people prefer rail travel!) 👇🏻 timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/t...
Psychology reveals why some people happily choose a 10-hour train journey over a two-hour flight
For many travellers, the fastest route is not always the most appealing one. A flight can cut hours from a journey, yet some people still choose a train seat, a window view and the steady movement of ...
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That was wonderful. My mind does drift - focusing on the musician’s hands, then how they turn the music sheets, then the light sundialing across the stone floor, then back to the music, and then how it looks like one of the carved pulpit angels looks like it’s playing Bartok.
Toby Miller@tobytram.bsky.social · 2w agoTaking a work break to attend another of this summer’s free lunch time concerts at the church. Today is a favourite double act.
My piece on pilgrimage and walking from Canterbury to Dover, the English leg of the Via Francigena. I hope you enjoy it.
Peter Ross@peteralanross.bsky.social · 2w ago"Canterbury for evensong. Is there a more delightful cluster of syllables in the English language?" I, a fool, walked to Dover in a heatwave and wrote about it for The Guardian. www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/...
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At least after sitting through this, Donald Trump will never want to intervene in anything related to soccer ever again.
Sometimes, social media exchanges can be hilarious and madly irritating, at the same time … 😏
Chad Loder@chadloder.dev · 3w agoOh my god
Sent my son to bed at half time - "Game's over now, lad. France will never come back from that"
wegottickets.com/f/20550/ wegottickets.com/f/20552/ We’re playing two shows back to back at The Harrison in King’s Cross, London this week. Wed 22 and Thu 23. We’ll be doing a bunch of songs we’ve not done in years… should be fun. Come along!
New Roots: Candidate
THIS TICKET IS FOR WEDS 22 JULY'S SHOW. Nearest tube station Kings Cross, 8 minutes walk. Doors open 7.30 pm, music from 8.00 pm. Please note, this event does not clash with an England World Cup game...
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Here’s a thing I wrote for Monocle for the summer. Cheers, Tom monocle.com/design/beaut...
Greetings from the past: A look back at postcards serving as snapshots of history
How much can holiday missives from decades past tell us about the world? Volumes, says this postcard collector and author.
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France playing against Spain tonight, on Bastille Day of all days, so that’s gonna be a fascinating match
I remember how groundbreaking that movie felt went it was released. Doubt that would even find backers today.
Angus Main@angusmain.bsky.social · 4w agoI reckon one of the biggest legacies of Bugsy Malone is as a school stage production. I wonder how many British actors today started out appearing in a version.
