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NHS Librarian, Medical Museum Curator, and finder of lost things

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Author Phil Harris on his retirement with a view of the Round Reading Room of 1857. Photo: BL Corporate Archive, PH 034/342

Author Phil Harris on his retirement with a view of the Round Reading Room of 1857. Photo: BL Corporate Archive, PH 034/342

We’re delighted to share that A History of the British Museum Library, 1753–1973 by P. R.

Harris is now digitised and freely available to all interested in the history of the Museum and librarianship.

Find out more here: link.bl.uk/vvx

25.02.2026 14:39 👍 57 🔁 20 💬 2 📌 4
Andrew MBW in the backseat of the car of that famous old black and white ghost car photo.

Andrew MBW in the backseat of the car of that famous old black and white ghost car photo.

19.02.2026 22:12 👍 188 🔁 57 💬 16 📌 8
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A brown bear on all fours in shallow water as a tern flies above and to the left.

A brown bear on all fours in shallow water as a tern flies above and to the left.

tern left and bear right

17.02.2026 20:31 👍 569 🔁 117 💬 14 📌 2
Duval, in full priest garb, swinging in an SF park next to a child.

Duval, in full priest garb, swinging in an SF park next to a child.

my favorite Robert Duvall role is where he appears as a priest on a swing for 2 seconds for no apparent reason in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

16.02.2026 18:22 👍 943 🔁 197 💬 16 📌 15
Nedry pointing at Dobson, in his ridiculous disguise. Yelling, “oat milk! We got oat milk here!”

Nedry pointing at Dobson, in his ridiculous disguise. Yelling, “oat milk! We got oat milk here!”

See? Nobody cares.

11.02.2026 14:12 👍 37 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
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Show me something more perfect. You can’t x

06.02.2026 09:53 👍 431 🔁 132 💬 20 📌 6

FUCK HIM UP GORDON

02.02.2026 19:41 👍 64 🔁 10 💬 2 📌 0
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U ok hun?

02.02.2026 19:34 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

I Really Don't Care- Do U?

31.01.2026 18:51 👍 15051 🔁 2737 💬 697 📌 85
John Le Mesurier

John Le Mesurier

Earth Wind & Fire

Earth Wind & Fire

One of my favourite little pop culture facts is that John Le Mesurier was a massive fan of Earth Wind & Fire and would often unwind by listening to them whilst smoking a massive joint.

30.01.2026 15:55 👍 111 🔁 26 💬 10 📌 6
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I saw the above while accompanying my boyfriend to a hospital appointment. Also present was a cardboard cut-out that unfortunately does make it look like the waiting room is haunted by the ghost of Florence Nightingale

27.01.2026 17:53 👍 37 🔁 3 💬 7 📌 2
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Always loved how the sign in the Acorn Antiques production office is hanging in front of a framed photo of Ian Botham for NO REASON.

27.01.2026 13:41 👍 15 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
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I love the fact that the wardrobe Sid and Bernie used for this film was the same that James Bond used in OHMSS, filmed in Pinewood around the same time.

25.01.2026 15:43 👍 102 🔁 34 💬 4 📌 3
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My kid is well into the Great Fire of London so I’m just checking out some facts… and if you ever suffer from imposter syndrome or a fear of screwing up at work, check out the confidence of this guy.

23.01.2026 15:17 👍 137 🔁 21 💬 20 📌 1

*boots up Ask Jeeves for more information*

21.01.2026 17:47 👍 24 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0

Say what you will about Hitler, at least he knew which countries he was invading.

21.01.2026 14:26 👍 1503 🔁 325 💬 36 📌 11
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"I have a letter here from Joe Maplin"

20.01.2026 19:35 👍 42 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 1
A very cute but forlorn looking brown and white puppy with big eyes and floppy ears, sitting on a forest themed blanket. Facebook post message: “Central PA Humane Society: Susan from Accounting is a 4 month old female.
We were told she is a Beagle/Australian shepherd mix”

A very cute but forlorn looking brown and white puppy with big eyes and floppy ears, sitting on a forest themed blanket. Facebook post message: “Central PA Humane Society: Susan from Accounting is a 4 month old female. We were told she is a Beagle/Australian shepherd mix”

BREAKING: This dog is named Susan From Accounting

17.01.2026 03:49 👍 13476 🔁 2460 💬 280 📌 168
Keith!

Keith!

if you've not seen it get on bbc4 now #nutsinmay

10.01.2026 21:51 👍 117 🔁 17 💬 10 📌 1
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"He'll never sell any ice cream going at that speed...."

11.01.2026 06:42 👍 363 🔁 71 💬 11 📌 4
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Rétro cars voitures 🚘 les Citroen AMI6 et 2cv en hiver 1968

09.01.2026 08:52 👍 19 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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08.01.2026 14:47 👍 1486 🔁 495 💬 20 📌 14
Stylised black and white poster of a man in a raincoat walking through the night, pointing a torch at the ground.

Stylised black and white poster of a man in a raincoat walking through the night, pointing a torch at the ground.

I’ve never come across this immensely stylish WW2 information poster before. It looks almost like a frame from ‘The Third Man’.

06.01.2026 15:37 👍 164 🔁 30 💬 5 📌 1
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06.01.2026 15:27 👍 678 🔁 200 💬 15 📌 2
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Me back at work today for the first time in almost 2 weeks with no passwords remembered, no working pens and no cheese for breakfast x

05.01.2026 10:16 👍 129 🔁 15 💬 4 📌 0

We're going to need a bigger Hague.

03.01.2026 09:51 👍 3119 🔁 802 💬 21 📌 15
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75 PANAME Paris coté métro « C’est notre trésor » : comment la RATP veille sur sa collection de 300 000 photos anciennes
➡️ l.leparisien.fr/2ElB

03.01.2026 08:31 👍 26 🔁 7 💬 2 📌 0
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Cat in a tie menace remains my favourite genre of cat 👔

02.01.2026 13:14 👍 259 🔁 46 💬 11 📌 5