Much Calamity and the Bonespurs Kid.
13.03.2026 19:45
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Much Calamity and the Bonespurs Kid.
Amol Rajan, a great fit. Such a refreshing broadcaster. Mind you, BBC Radio 4 Today is not the flagship it used to be - and I go back to Brian Redhead and John Timpson. Giants.
A great book by any measure. droppedthemoon.blogspot.com/2016/02/book... (Original cover). @mickeyundertone.bsky.social
Liam Beckett is #oldschool. One of Northern Ireland’s best-loved sports pundits, few can touch him when it comes to talking about #roadracing and #football.
Straight-talking, funny and generous, this book is pure #LiamBeckett – telling it like it is!
#nifootball #HarryGregg #sports #ballymoney
Here are the details for #FewAndFarBetween events in Waterstones Ballymena and Coleraine. No need to book in advance. Just turn up and enjoy
I agree. A masterclass in journalism.
Amen to that Sam. What a team honour! Congratulations one and all.
Alternative Film Titles, with a nod to Ireland. joecushnan.substack.com/p/alternativ...
Martin Shaw: "The Professionals torpedoed my career." Full Disclosure interview with @mrjamesob.bsky.social - www.globalplayer.com/videos/2JsSd...
Lauren Bacall Taught the World How to Whistle (by me).
Lovely unexpected feedback on this collection of autobiographical poems.
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold. Going to see the stage play of this in May, starring Ralf Little. Thought I'd read the book to familiarise myself. Le Carre can have many layers to his yarns.
New Ireland's Own out today and I'm in it writing about The Great St Patrick's Day Flood of 1936 in Pittsburgh. Here's a link to the editor's letter. www.irelandsown.ie
One of my childhood heroes, Jay Silverheels, Tonto in The Lone Ranger, left us at 67 this day in 1980. Over 100 screen roles and a Hollywood Walk of Famer.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social and @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social What a combo. Such clarity. Whatever the antidote to bull droppings, there it is. Real actual journalism. 🤩
I worked as a store manager for Asda 1995/2005, 5yrs as Asda, 5yrs as Walmart/Asda. I'd notions of keeping a diary of the acquisition and I found a file of cuttings/mags, like this Grocer from 1999. An exciting time, a buzz. Sad to see Asda now struggling. Maybe I can pitch a few articles......
The Man Who Never Was starring Clifton Webb, Gloria Graham and Stephen Boyd is on BBC2 this afternoon. #OperationMincemeat
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My story - The 40th Anniversary of a Deal - now on at Spillwords. spillwords.com/the-40th-ann...
Watching @mrjamesob.bsky.social interviewing Arthur Smith. Great chat. O'Brien is very good at digging. Full Disclosure wherever you get your full disclosures. 👍
Three Wheels on My Wagon sung by Dick Van Dyke www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NYv...
Classic doesn't even cover it. Monumental performance by Sim. His brilliance is astounding.
I have a piece in the new March Yorkshire Dalesman magazine on Yorkshire actors Hollywood achievements.
New Ireland's Own out today. I have the cover and an inside feature on the Irish on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. An extract. www.irelandsown.ie/the-irish-on...
Exciting news. I’m heading across the pond for some book events. Check out these fantastic #FewAndFarBetween events in Scotland and England. All welcome.
(Nb will not be appearing at EIBF every night, thought I’m not, in essence, opposed to this idea. Just waiting to confirm the date)
"The 40th Anniversary of a Deal" - my flash story up today on the splendid and very encouraging Spillwords site. spillwords.com/the-40th-ann...
What a thrill to be on the cover of this week's Ireland's Own writing inside about the Irish on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Chuffed.
www.irelandsown.ie
