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Gareth Gwynn @garethgwynn.bsky.social · 1d

I'm sure they'll correct it but right now, the fact that when you google Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, it describes him as a "Member of the Mountbatten-Windsor", singular, is spot-on.

Results of a Google search.
We see the taskbar with AI Mode, All (Highlighted), Images, News, Videos etc. along the top.
Then we see "Andrew Mountbatten Windsor" as the headline and the subheading "Member of the Mountbatten-Windsor".

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Gareth Gwynn @garethgwynn.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, I know, but that doesn't fit the tune.

Headline reads "Andrew had 40 prostitutes brought into five-star Thai hotel within four days".

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Tom Cr-howl-ey 🎃 @atomcrowley.bsky.social · 5d

🐄 Surprise! This year’s Beef and Dairy Network Halloween Special was written by me, Roger Westco- I mean, Tom Crowley! Salivate over BEEF PIE, on the Beef and Dairy podcast feed RIGHT NOW! 🥧
@beefanddairy.bsky.social

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Gareth Gwynn @garethgwynn.bsky.social · 22d

I'm in!
The 1% Guild 🪫
vole.wtf/one-percent/

The 1% Guild 🪫

An exclusive club for those who live life on the edge.

vole.wtf

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Lead Mojo @leadmojo.bsky.social · Sep 19

To make up for the lack of video, here's one from last week where we had our Political Editor Chris Builder (@garethgwynn.bsky.social) on the show to report back on the Reform UK conference - or at least, what he could remember about it.

podfollow.com/NonCensored

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Lead Mojo @leadmojo.bsky.social · Sep 12

New NonCensored out now!

• Meet the British civil servant tasked with working out what is and isn’t a “genocide”
• Eshaan Akbar explains how Ant & Dec were dethroned
• Political Editor Chris Builder reports what he can remember from the Reform conference

NonCensored

You can’t say anything any more - and here to prove it is Harriet Langley-Swindon, with a round of all the best bits of her weekly radio show on a national network that can’t be named for legal reason...

Podfollow.com

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Gareth Gwynn @garethgwynn.bsky.social · Aug 29

Just had a letter from Pasta Evangelists saying "it's been a while since you've ordered anything from us" - Which feels like being sent catalogue of replacement parts for an Anderson shelter in 1947.

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Gareth Gwynn @garethgwynn.bsky.social · Aug 23

You should. It really is quite something.

Henry Widdicombe @henrywiddicombe.bsky.social · Aug 19

Have you considered purchasing my comic? Well you’re in luck! You can do that here widdicomics.co.uk

3 panels from How to Survive an Affair illustrated by Lily O’Farrell. They describe me selling the comic to divorced dads, my key demographic

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Dan Thomas @itsdanthomas.bsky.social · Aug 20

If you’re in Edinburgh, go and see this, it’s a joy.

Gareth Gwynn @garethgwynn.bsky.social · Aug 19

(VERY hastily designed) Flyer Reveal!

Obviously I'd love to give you all one in person, but time is of the essence and logistics may not allow - so please print off and fling in a bin at your earliest convenience.
And then come along!

Cyril (WIP)
4pm, 20-24 August, Hotel Indigo York Place (PWYW)

$Back of the flyer for the same show. There is an image of Gareth on the right. The initial text is similar to the front. The longe blurb reads... Gareth did not spend the First World\nWar in the navy, nor has he ever been shipwrecked, run a farm or tried to emigrate to Australia - but he's found a book of poems by his great-grandfather and is determined to find something they have in common. Gwynn (1983 ed.) has written for The News Quiz, The Now Show and Have I Got News For You. He is the co-writer of Ankle Tag (BBC Radio 4), Tourist Trap (BBC One Wales) and The Goodies: The Big Ben Theory (Audible). On BBC Radio 4 he presented Gareth Gwynn Hasn’t Fin- ("Hilarious" - The Guardian) and is the co-presenter of the multi-award nominated comedy/history podcast I'm So Not Over It. This is a work-in-progress, but some of it is over 80 years old - so it’s safe to say, those bits are run-in. It probably balances out quite nicely. Venue details are the same as on the front of the flyer.$

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Gareth Gwynn @garethgwynn.bsky.social · Aug 20

Thank you!

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Gareth Gwynn @garethgwynn.bsky.social · Aug 20

I am doing @theacms.bsky.social tonight for, I think, the first time since Brexit. I've been awake since 3:50. It starts at 23:55. And look how many "a"s are in late.

The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society (ACMS) @theacms.bsky.social · Aug 20

#ACMS
🗓️ TONIGHT!
🏰 @monkeybarrelcomedy.bsky.social, One
🕛 23:55-laaaate
🎟️ £8.50 from www.edfringe.com/tickets/what..., or PWYW on exit
😻 hosted by @turlygod.bsky.social & @tombellforever.bsky.social, with e.g. @charlievmartin.bsky.social, @chloebadcliffe.bsky.social, and @garethgwynn.bsky.social

The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society (ACMS)
*fresh! Sisyphean! comedy!*

noblefailure.org
tinyurl.com/acms25
monkeybarrelcomedy.com
AltComMemSoc
theacms | #ACMS

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Gareth Gwynn @garethgwynn.bsky.social · Aug 20

Ooh, great stuff thanks. Will there ever be a visit to Edinburgh where I don't find myself in there even once?

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Ian Greaves @greavesian.bsky.social · Aug 20

In the night we reached 300 signatures. A rapid rise but also a clear statement from the community that this is a retrograde decision causing widespread worry about the future of research - not just of the BBC, but almost anything within its century-plus global and cultural reach. Please join us.

Ian Greaves @greavesian.bsky.social · Aug 18

Calling historians and researchers. The BBC Written Archives Centre has changed its access rules without consultation. This means an end to proper independent research into the BBC's rich history. 178 have already signed the open letter. Please join the campaign here:

tinyurl.com/bbcwaccampaign

Open letter BBC Written Archives - August 2025

Join the campaign to protect the future of independent research at the BBC Written Archives Centre The following text is an open letter expressing the concern of historians and researchers about chan...

tinyurl.com

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Gareth Gwynn @garethgwynn.bsky.social · Aug 20

Ooh lovely stuff, thanks. I'll run in when I dash into town to pick up my flyers!

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Gareth Gwynn @garethgwynn.bsky.social · Aug 20

Any tips on where I could buy a cheap walking stick in Edinburgh? Surely there's a charity shop with an umbrella stand full of them?

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Gareth Gwynn @garethgwynn.bsky.social · Aug 19

(VERY hastily designed) Flyer Reveal!

Obviously I'd love to give you all one in person, but time is of the essence and logistics may not allow - so please print off and fling in a bin at your earliest convenience.
And then come along!

Cyril (WIP)
4pm, 20-24 August, Hotel Indigo York Place (PWYW)

$Back of the flyer for the same show. There is an image of Gareth on the right. The initial text is similar to the front. The longe blurb reads... Gareth did not spend the First World\nWar in the navy, nor has he ever been shipwrecked, run a farm or tried to emigrate to Australia - but he's found a book of poems by his great-grandfather and is determined to find something they have in common. Gwynn (1983 ed.) has written for The News Quiz, The Now Show and Have I Got News For You. He is the co-writer of Ankle Tag (BBC Radio 4), Tourist Trap (BBC One Wales) and The Goodies: The Big Ben Theory (Audible). On BBC Radio 4 he presented Gareth Gwynn Hasn’t Fin- ("Hilarious" - The Guardian) and is the co-presenter of the multi-award nominated comedy/history podcast I'm So Not Over It. This is a work-in-progress, but some of it is over 80 years old - so it’s safe to say, those bits are run-in. It probably balances out quite nicely. Venue details are the same as on the front of the flyer.$

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John-Luke Roberts @jlukeroberts.bsky.social · Aug 19

Saw this show a couple of weeks ago and it's really good

Gareth Gwynn @garethgwynn.bsky.social · Aug 19

(VERY hastily designed) Flyer Reveal!

Obviously I'd love to give you all one in person, but time is of the essence and logistics may not allow - so please print off and fling in a bin at your earliest convenience.
And then come along!

Cyril (WIP)
4pm, 20-24 August, Hotel Indigo York Place (PWYW)

$Back of the flyer for the same show. There is an image of Gareth on the right. The initial text is similar to the front. The longe blurb reads... Gareth did not spend the First World\nWar in the navy, nor has he ever been shipwrecked, run a farm or tried to emigrate to Australia - but he's found a book of poems by his great-grandfather and is determined to find something they have in common. Gwynn (1983 ed.) has written for The News Quiz, The Now Show and Have I Got News For You. He is the co-writer of Ankle Tag (BBC Radio 4), Tourist Trap (BBC One Wales) and The Goodies: The Big Ben Theory (Audible). On BBC Radio 4 he presented Gareth Gwynn Hasn’t Fin- ("Hilarious" - The Guardian) and is the co-presenter of the multi-award nominated comedy/history podcast I'm So Not Over It. This is a work-in-progress, but some of it is over 80 years old - so it’s safe to say, those bits are run-in. It probably balances out quite nicely. Venue details are the same as on the front of the flyer.$

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Gareth Gwynn @garethgwynn.bsky.social · Aug 19

In 1923, the station director of 5WA, the first ever BBC radio station in Wales, was sacked less than 48 hours after the inaugural broadcast for being drunk in his office.

Meredith Rose @mrose.ink · Aug 19

Ok folks: what is your favorite fact that you share with people (maybe a bit too) eagerly?

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Gareth Gwynn @garethgwynn.bsky.social · Aug 19

(VERY hastily designed) Flyer Reveal!

Obviously I'd love to give you all one in person, but time is of the essence and logistics may not allow - so please print off and fling in a bin at your earliest convenience.
And then come along!

Cyril (WIP)
4pm, 20-24 August, Hotel Indigo York Place (PWYW)

$Back of the flyer for the same show. There is an image of Gareth on the right. The initial text is similar to the front. The longe blurb reads... Gareth did not spend the First World\nWar in the navy, nor has he ever been shipwrecked, run a farm or tried to emigrate to Australia - but he's found a book of poems by his great-grandfather and is determined to find something they have in common. Gwynn (1983 ed.) has written for The News Quiz, The Now Show and Have I Got News For You. He is the co-writer of Ankle Tag (BBC Radio 4), Tourist Trap (BBC One Wales) and The Goodies: The Big Ben Theory (Audible). On BBC Radio 4 he presented Gareth Gwynn Hasn’t Fin- ("Hilarious" - The Guardian) and is the co-presenter of the multi-award nominated comedy/history podcast I'm So Not Over It. This is a work-in-progress, but some of it is over 80 years old - so it’s safe to say, those bits are run-in. It probably balances out quite nicely. Venue details are the same as on the front of the flyer.$

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Gareth Gwynn @garethgwynn.bsky.social · Aug 19

Thank you so much! I'm starting to become worried about the jumper and have acquired a second one with the same key attributes!

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Gemma Arrowsmith @mmaarrow.bsky.social · Aug 19

I was lucky enough to see @garethgwynn.bsky.social's show in London but YOU can now see it if you're anywhere near Edinburgh! It's about his great-grandfather Cyril who was a seafarer, farmer & poet.

Cyril
4pm, 20th-24th Aug
Venue 79: Hotel Indigo EH1 3JD

Plus, look at the lovely jumper costuming👇

Tom Cr-howl-ey 🎃 @atomcrowley.bsky.social · Jul 31

Saw Gareth Gwynn’s new show Cyril this week and absolutely loved it. A brilliantly funny look at family legacy and how far the apple can fall from the tree, quietly moving without ever being sentimental. Go see it whenever it’s next on!
@garethgwynn.bsky.social

Gareth Gwynn on stage at Aces & Eights performing his show Cyril. He’s wearing a flat cap, holding a walking stick and reading from a book of poetry.

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Stef North-Sagrott @archaeostef.bsky.social · Aug 19

One for @urbanprehistorian.bsky.social - I was reading this morning about the Asda 'Price Promise' stones that were erected across the country in the 90s

loststonesofasda.wordpress.com

Some are definitely on the way to being archaeological monuments, such as this one in Trumfleet, South Yorkshire

A stone that looks like a prehistoric standing stone but inscribed with "Asda Price Promise Permanently [text obscured] prices [text obscured].

The stone is by a Drystone wall and vegetation grows around it

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Coates is Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · Aug 19

Today, apparently, is National Potato Day in America, so if you’d like an absurdly long thread of root-vegetable-native-to-the-Americas content, you’ve come to the right place. We begin with the potato monument in Biesiekierz, Poland, because, well: look at it. Of course we do

A large sculpture in a park, possibly, or at least an area of grass by a road, in Poland. An enormous pale blue stand, with four prongs, holds up a gigantic (metal?) potato, complete with knobbles

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Gareth Gwynn @garethgwynn.bsky.social · Aug 19

And there are now future performances!

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Gareth Gwynn @garethgwynn.bsky.social · Aug 19

This was a lovely post from @alexlynch.bsky.social but at the time there were no "future performances". Pleased to say, there now are.

It's about my great-grandfather who was a seafarer, farmer and poet. Come along!

Cyril (WIP)
4pm, 20th-24th August
Venue 79: Hotel Indigo, York Pl (EH1 3JD)
PWYW

Alex Lynch @alexlynch.bsky.social · Jul 31

Terrific show from @garethgwynn.bsky.social last night at Aces and Eight! 'Cyril' is extremely funny and genuinely fascinating. Keep an eye out for future performances! 🍺🚓🐖

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