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Helen O’Hara

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helenohara-violin.com Violinist - Dexys Midnight Runners, Dexys, Tanita Tikaram, Tim Burgess. Author - ‘What’s She Like’ - a memoir. Signed copies available at route-online.com

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Excellent article by Helen Barrett. Couldn’t agree more. So glad of a few years Art History study as part of my Humanities degree.

01.03.2026 08:28 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Howard Hodgkin. ‘In A Public Garden’ Pitzhanger Gallery.
Totally gorgeous 🧡

28.02.2026 17:00 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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HPQ Introduction to Art History - Programme | Art History Link Up Join us at the Courtauld for a free Art History course for Y9 and 10 state students, taught over ten term-time Sunday mornings, and offering the opportunity to gain a Higher Project Qualification.

Free 10-week art-history course at the Courtauld for state-school pupils this spring.

www.arthistorylinkup.org/programmes/h...

21.02.2026 11:42 👍 12 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 0

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Never watched so much tv. Absolutely love it! ⛷️

21.02.2026 10:42 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Anna Ancher’s work is currently showing @dulwichgallery.bsky.social
Stunning art. Beautiful use of light. Her story is very interesting. The exhibition finishes soon 🏃‍♀️

20.02.2026 08:57 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Free tickets to visit the Barbican’s heated greenhouse conservatory If you’re looking for an escape from the winter, the Barbican Arts Centre includes London’s second-largest heated conservatory, and it’s totally free to visit.
19.02.2026 14:00 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Happy birthday Yoko Ono
@yokoono.bsky.social

18.02.2026 09:55 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

17.02.2026 11:41 👍 21767 🔁 7743 💬 299 📌 637

‘measly’ - haven’t heard that word for ages & it perfectly describes this review

16.02.2026 06:37 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Neither did I Kev - always loved this song. Didn’t know about Somebody Help Me, either. Thanks all! 🙏

15.02.2026 12:27 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you ☀️

14.02.2026 11:06 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Wishing everyone a LOVELY weekend. Happy Valentines Day ❤️

14.02.2026 08:36 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Congratulations Matt Weston! 🥇 🇬🇧
Sensational performances 🤩

13.02.2026 21:14 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll Featuring interviews and exclusive archive footage, this documentary tells the extraordinary story of a music icon: the self-proclaimed architect of rock 'n' roll.

Excellent documentary about Little Richard and his huge influence on other artists. Great footage & interviews. Available via @bbciplayer.bsky.social

11.02.2026 09:14 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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At last, the Concrete Crown: Southbank Centre gets Grade II heritage listing After decades of stop-start campaigning, the Southbank Centre has finally been granted historic protection and is now officially Grade II listed – its raw concrete recognised in law at long last.
10.02.2026 07:30 👍 30 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 1

Thanks for this Kev. I haven’t watched it but will now. Just seen another excellent review too.

08.02.2026 16:46 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Three-quarter sleeve red dress with a nod to Robert Indiana's iconic LOVE series with a similar style motif. "LOVE" is hand painted on the front of the dress in pink and yellow letters.
Source: 1stdibs.com

Three-quarter sleeve red dress with a nod to Robert Indiana's iconic LOVE series with a similar style motif. "LOVE" is hand painted on the front of the dress in pink and yellow letters. Source: 1stdibs.com

LOVE Hand Painted Cotton Shift Dress, 1960s
#RobertIndiana

08.02.2026 10:23 👍 76 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 1
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A Tribute to My Brother, Music Producer Jimmy Miller, on the 25th Anniversary of His Death “Nothing lasts, except the music.” Jimmy Miller was deep into a hash-induced soliloquy about life, love, loss, and music, contemplating the fleeting nature of fame, as we walked to Olympic Studios on ...

A wonderful article from 2019 about Jimmy Miller by his sister Judith. The cover of a forthcoming biography about the Stones has prompted me to share this again.
I had the honour of being in the studio with Jimmy for a day when Dexys were trying out producers which I write about in my memoir.

08.02.2026 09:35 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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This is out in April. By Bob Spitz.
Cover from Exile On Main Street era.

08.02.2026 08:07 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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From the scrapbook
Sounds 1982
📷 Adrian Boot
#DexysMidnightRunners

07.02.2026 17:32 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I’ve listened to this a few times today. Superb solo & harmony vocals. Researched the session musicians - of course - The Wrecking Crew including Hal Blaine 🥁 & Tony Terran 🎺 No wonder wow 👌

07.02.2026 14:55 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 | 𝗔𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗨𝗦 ♒︎ 𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗜𝗻 -  [Extended]
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 | 𝗔𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗨𝗦 ♒︎ 𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗜𝗻 - [Extended] YouTube video by MrHaagsesjonny1

RIP LaMonte McLemore 💛
Let The Sunshine In ☀️
2.22 one of the greatest song transitions

07.02.2026 11:15 👍 19 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
The Hollies - Stop Stop Stop from Swiss Television, 1975
The Hollies - Stop Stop Stop from Swiss Television, 1975 YouTube video by The Hollies Official

Fabulous banjo by Tony Hicks.
Great song 🧡

07.02.2026 09:57 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Thanks John

07.02.2026 09:18 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Enjoy your weekend everyone 😊💜

07.02.2026 07:08 👍 12 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
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On This Day in Music

1949 - RCA Records
issued the first ever 45rpm single, the invention of this size record made jukeboxes possible.

01.02.2026 08:47 👍 220 🔁 32 💬 2 📌 0
Illustration for February: woman in green and black gardening, snowdrops, a ladder behind her.

Illustration for February: woman in green and black gardening, snowdrops, a ladder behind her.

Wishing all a merry Février and blessings for Imbolc.
🖼️ Grasset

01.02.2026 11:39 👍 227 🔁 67 💬 2 📌 0
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Archive on 4 - Taxi Driver at 50: New York, Then and Now - BBC Sounds The film Taxi Driver is 50 years old. Michael Goldfarb looks at New York then and now.

Magnificent documentary by writer (and one time New York taxi driver) Michael Goldfarb, about Scorsese’s Taxi Driver, 70s New York and the transformed city of today www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

01.02.2026 11:22 👍 119 🔁 44 💬 11 📌 4
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Djokovic v Alcaraz live: Australian Open latest score updates from historic final As Djokovic bids for the grand slam singles record of 25 titles, Alcaraz can become the youngest man in history to complete the career set

BREAKING | Alcaraz beats Djokovic at Australian Open final to complete career grand slam and make tennis history

01.02.2026 11:52 👍 39 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 2

Thanks John. A beautiful bouquet ❤️

31.01.2026 13:36 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0