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Matthew Broughton

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The Baz Luhman Elvis concert film EPIC is magnificent. (Way better than his biopic.)

21.02.2026 00:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Blonde Redhead utterly superb at the Barbican tonight - timeless and mesmeric

19.02.2026 22:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Last night’s dream - I was cooking an exotic potato

17.02.2026 14:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

by the mid-20th century, Shakespeare’s Richard III had been seen by only a few million people in 364 years.

Then in 1956 Laurence Olivier’s film aired on NBC to 40 million viewers β€” multiplying its audience by seven overnight

16.02.2026 22:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

one of the neighbours just yelled: "Shout to the top."

07.02.2026 12:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen enters the conversation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...

28.01.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thinking about how Mel Brooks was David Lynch’s perfect producer on The elephant Man

27.01.2026 23:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Drops of God 2nd series starts on Wednesday - Apple TV - loved the first series.

18.01.2026 12:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Surrealismo

Surrealismo

25 years ago we made this

13.01.2026 23:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, The Dagenham Porkchop Drama by Matthew Broughton. Ronny 'The Porkchop' is an old wrestler with a painful past.

Available on Sounds www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

11.01.2026 12:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I got a Christmas card from an airport.

22.12.2025 13:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Martin Parr RIP

07.12.2025 16:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"all just laws condemn cruelty"

04.12.2025 11:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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As an aspiring Playwright, when I was 15, i wrote to Tom Stoppard and then had a correspondence with him - he couldn't have been more charming and supportive to someone who he didn't know. He was a great man. And then there's this:

02.12.2025 15:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"I am going to take a heroine whom no one but myself will much like."

29.11.2025 10:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I was staring at a crumbling ancient brick wall with wooden stops holding it up - and the words 'flying buttress' came into my head - words i haven't heard, used, or thought about for years - and yet they're words lurking in my subconscious ready to surprise. Language is an incredible facility.

29.11.2025 10:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! (You might like my radio play - "Vincent Price and the Horror of the English Blood beast." - it's on youtube.)

18.11.2025 10:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
1969: Marty Feldman - What is Comedy? | One Pair of Eyes | Comedy Icons | BBC Archive
1969: Marty Feldman - What is Comedy? | One Pair of Eyes | Comedy Icons | BBC Archive YouTube video by BBC Archive

this is brilliant: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0it...

17.11.2025 15:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Playing On Nature of Daylight after the 2 minutes of silence was the perfect choice #Radio3

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Enjoying the double bill of vintage comb over quizzes on bbc four

10.11.2025 21:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, The Dagenham Porkchop Drama by Matthew Broughton. Ronny 'The Porkchop' is an old wrestler with a painful past.

THE DAGENHAM PORKCHOP

- is on at 2.15pm today on BBC Radio 4. (And on BBC Sounds afterward.)

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, The Dagenham Porkchop Drama by Matthew Broughton. Ronny 'The Porkchop' is an old wrestler with a painful past.

New drama: The Dagenham Porkchop by @broughton500.bsky.social 1415 today @BBCRadio4 Ronny 'The Dagenham Porkchop' is an old wrestler with a painful past. Stars Robert Glenister, Ron Cook, Holli Dempsey & Lisa Palfrey. Sound by Nigel Lewis. Directed by John Norton www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

04.11.2025 08:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Saw The Weir tonight (25+ years after last seeing it on its premier.). Recommended.

02.11.2025 00:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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the forbidden portal

31.10.2025 18:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, The Dagenham Porkchop Drama by Matthew Broughton. Ronny 'The Porkchop' is an old wrestler with a painful past.

Tuesday on BBC Radio 4 (4th Nov)

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

31.10.2025 11:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Chair Company is making me laugh a lot

21.10.2025 20:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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4th November

21.10.2025 17:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Kronos Quartet + The Hard Rain Collective - Hard Rain (Drone)
Kronos Quartet + The Hard Rain Collective - Hard Rain (Drone) YouTube video by Red Hot

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBS0...

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