@christinewebber
Writer/ broadcaster. Author of 4 novels where all main characters are well over 50. Major interest in positive ageing. Write a column in 6 papers in East Anglia on the subject. Also give talks. Live in Suffolk.
Two BBC guys seeking pub work in London E20 (preferably in the Queen Vic). Please contact @owainwynevans.bsky.social or me. Ahead of EastEnders’ 40th anniversary, here is our version of Simon May’s classic theme.
America: how it’s changed.
The 46th President of the United States called Vladimir Putin “a murderous dictator.”
The 47th President called Volodymyr Zelensky “a dictator without elections.”
Morning, all. Wishing you a good day and a happy and productive week.
#NowSpinning Almost missed the homework for #A-Haydn-A-Day again! So, Symphony 92 with Karel Ančerl and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
Good afternoon everyone. Just wishing you a good start to your working week and hoping it will be happy and productive for you.
This is awful for you. Fortunately, most people don't think that way.
#NowSpinning Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé, with Myung-Whun-Chung. I think this conductor is somewhat underrated and undersold. This is a very fine and interesting Daphnis. Not as sensuous as most, but with an added drive and Stravinskian tang. #classicalmusic
Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed.
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
An Avocet stands poised in shallow water, its black-and-white plumage stark against the fragile stillness. Wings raised in a protective threat posture, it embodies a planet fighting for survival—a reminder of what’s at risk and why the fight for people and planet must go on.
#COP29 has failed to deliver.❌
Trust is broken as leaders leave glaring gaps in finance and ambition—putting people, planet, and the world’s poorest at risk.
We’ll keep fighting.
The climate and nature crisis can’t wait another year.
