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Nigel J.Hetherington

@pastpreservers.bsky.social

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Producer, Casting Agent and Co Founder of Past Preservers & Fabula TV, representing experts, speakers & researchers. Northerner, lapsed Archaeologist, lives in Cairo and The Lake District.

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Nigel J.Hetherington @pastpreservers.bsky.social · 4d

What a year for Past Preservers so far!
Kicking off our celebration with Dr. Andrew Boakye's incredible work on Belief.
We proudly provided Andrew for this fantastic Go Button production for Super Channel.
15 projects with 30 experts have already aired in 2025! 🧵👇
@superchannelplus.bsky.social

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Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · 3d

🚨PhD opportunity w/ @venditti.bsky.social and @watershedlab.bsky.social on sediment supply and transport in mountain watersheds in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. 🧪⚒️ Full ad: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jo09s...

The River Dynamics Laboratory at Simon Fraser University, in collaboration with WaterSHED lab at the University of Calgary (https://ucalgary.ca/labs/waterSHED), seeks a PhD student to work on sediment supply in mountain drainage basins in the Rocky Mountains. The candidate would develop and validate a morphodynamic model of changes in river channels caused by coarse sediment delivery by landslides. The candidate will join a large group of students and postdocs at Simon Fraser University and the University of Calgary with expertise in river geomorphology and natural hazards.
The PhD candidate will:
1) Build a one-dimensional numerical model to predict channel evolution that is based on the Parker family of morphodynamic models
2) Collect topographic and sediment texture information to parametrize model in the field
3) Validate the model using channel profiles and newly acquired lidar
4) Experiment with the model to explore sediment removal and augmentation strategies
Minimum qualifications include:
1) A Masters degree in Geology, Engineering, Environmental Science, or Physical Geography
2) Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills, and attention to detail
3) Experience with hydraulic and/or morphodynamic modelling.

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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 3d

Went to a really good talk this evening by Roger Morgan-Grenville at #EastGrinstead Bookshop. Lots of what he said resonates with my experience so I'm looking forward to reading the book #RestlessCoast

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Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · 3d

Watching #HouseOfGuiness on Netflix, so naturally….

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Karen Averby 🌊 @karenaverby.bsky.social · 2d

OH WE DO LIKE TO STROLL ALONG THE PROM< PROM, PROM!
I'll be giving this ONLINE talk on seafront buildings, 23 Oct 2pm- a jolly post-lunch slice of seafront buildings your ancestors may have encountered & enjoyed in years past.
#LocalHistory #FamilyHistory #Architecture #SeasideHistory #UKCoast

The Story of Britain’s Seafront Buildings

Talk on Zoom by Karen Averby, a seaside-loving historian, heritage research consultant and former archivist.

portal.sog.org.uk

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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 2d

Should you be looking for bathroom design inspiration here are some colorful ideas from the late 70s. Couldn't resist picking up a catalogue of sanitary ware from a local bus stop/ book swap. I mean, just look at the colour chart 😍

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Lucy Betteridge-Dyson @lmbd1418.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Publication day to me! 🥳
Jungle Commandos is out now! @ospreypublishing.bsky.social

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Waitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS @waitmanwbeorn.com · 2d

They gave the Nobel Peace Prize to...a WOMAN...from Venezuela, the country sending its vicious drug boats to the US?

Trump will now nuke Norway.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...

Nobel Peace Prize 2025 live updates: Venezuelan democracy activist María Corina Machado wins

Nominations closed in January but US President Donald Trump had led a public campaign to win the award.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Karen Averby 🌊 @karenaverby.bsky.social · 2d

This looks great! Pop to #Ilfracombe Museum to see their exhibition on The Holiday Industry, featuring 1870s VR experience of the glamorous luxury Ilfracombe Hotel! Plus how The Holiday Trade influenced the town www.ilfracombemuseum.co.uk#iLightbox[ga... #SeasideHistory #LocalHistory #Devon #UKCoast

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Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · 2d

Random forest

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Dr Angela Buckley @drangelabuckley.bsky.social · 1d

🔍 As a followup to this week's investigation into the mysterious death of Charles Bravo of antimony poisoning in 1876, my latest post (paid subs) is a closer examination of the three prime suspects and the opinion of Agatha Christie on this complex case 🔗 drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/who-killed...

Who killed Charles Bravo?

An examination of the prime suspects

drangelabuckley.substack.com

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DominicSelwood @dominicselwood.bsky.social · 1d

I have to say, we rocked hard at the 100 Club! What a blast!

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House Historian @househistorian.bsky.social · 1d

A fantastic house in today’s #househistory feature in Bricks & Mortar in The Times! A Victorian house in Essex which was a school for almost 40 years! 😀 #househistories #Essex

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Kate Garner Music @kategarnermusic.bsky.social · 1d

Goodnight Bluesky. New toy, old harmonium! 'Margate' was a must. #Friday #ChasandDave #MusicSky

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Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · 1d

When buying beer and wine for a glaciology conference you need to get the appropriate stuff. I don’t make the rules. 🧪⚒️❄️

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DominicSelwood @dominicselwood.bsky.social · 23h

Loving the graffitti art at Canterbury Cathedral. Great lettering! To those sad at the change to the grey purity, worth remembering that before the Reformation churches and cathedrals were a Dulux catalogue of colours and images from which visitors learned church teachings.

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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 1d

Tomorrow I'm speaking at a conference about Victorian and Edwardian Sussex which gives me the chance to talk about #piers and Kursaals - a form of entertainment pavilion inspired by Continental spa towns. Here are the Kursaals at Bognor, Bexhill & Worthing
www.sussexarchaeology.org/victorianedw...

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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 22h

Some bow windows in #Lewes. I like the tenty shape of the one painted black. Incidentally the building is for sale if anyone would like to own it (me, me, me!)

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The Forgotten War Pod: Burma Campaign WW2 @forgottenwarpod.bsky.social · 1d

Just a couple of weeks before Jack and guest-host Lucy Betteridge Dyson are at IWM London’s Podcast Live Festival - a day of talks with some wonderful podcasts and historians.
Catch us there on Sat 1 Nov - get your tickets here 👇
www.iwm.org.uk/events/podca...

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Dr Gavin Hughes FRHistS FRGS @drgavinhughes.bsky.social · 17h

A bit of Sarurday evening #irishtowerhouse mischief - if that's even a thing 🤭 The wonderful late C15th - C16th site at Roodstown, County Louth! Gate climbing an essential 😉

A grey whacke tower house castle, dating to the late Irish medieval period - late 1400s - to C16th at Roodstown, County Louth... lovely site, well worth a visit!

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Nigel J.Hetherington @pastpreservers.bsky.social · 23h

Next up in our 2025 celebration: Bradley Walsh: Egypt's Cosmic Code! 🇪🇬 Produced by Studio Crook for Sky History.
We proudly provided experts Dr Meredith Brand, Dr Arto Belekdanian, & Tony McMahon to challenge Bradley on the Great Sphinx's age and cosmic theories. 🧵
@historyuk.bsky.social

Nigel J.Hetherington @pastpreservers.bsky.social · 3d

Celebrating two incredible experts today!
Happy Birthday to:
🔪 Harrison Ward aka FellFoodie – The master of high-altitude, gourmet cooking.
🛡️ Jordan Dills – Our expert in ancient weaponry and military logistics.
Have a great one chaps!
#HappyBirthday #PastPreserversExperts
@fellfoodie.bsky.social

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Karen Averby 🌊 @karenaverby.bsky.social · 3d

Thank yoooou!!!!!
My ageing process was splendid- historic riverside village perambulations, lashings of pink prosecco, home-made coffee & walnut cake that didn't quite tower but was excellent. Stretched the celebrations out over a week, incl Black Sabbath Ballet & afternoon tea in a Grand Hotel :D

Nigel J.Hetherington @pastpreservers.bsky.social · 16d

Happy birthday to our amazing Buildings Historian, Karen Averby! We hope your day is filled with as much charm and character as the historic structures you study. May your celebrations be picture-perfect and your cake as grand as a stately manor! 🥳
@karenaverby.bsky.social

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Jane Gulliford Lowes @lydiajane13.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks @danellin.bsky.social ! Really looking forward to giving this lecture at the wonderful International Bomber Command Centre in Lincoln in March. See you there !

Dan Ellin @danellin.bsky.social · 4d

I've just bought a ticket for this. @lydiajane13.bsky.social @nmtdambusters.bsky.social

IBCC Lecture & Supper Series - The Invisible Campaign - Bomber Command Gardening Operations 1940-1945. - International Bomber Command Centre

The Invisible Campaign – Bomber Command Gardening Operations 1940-1945 with author, Jane Gulliford-Lowes Aerial mining by RAF Bomber Command was a vital part of the Allied war effort, claiming far mor...

internationalbcc.co.uk

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Sam Bilton @mrssbilton.bsky.social · 4d

Why were alliums & other veg so reviled in Shakespeare’s day?

In this special episode of the Comfortably Hungry podcast I chat to Professor Diane Purkiss about what everyday folk ate.

Don’t forget you can pre-order my new book Much Ado About Cooking now.

Link to this episode is in the bio.

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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 5d

My next book talk is coming up this weekend when I'll be in #sheffield for #offtheshelf Festival of Words. I'm speaking on Sunday at 6pm - here's the info
offtheshelf.org.uk/events/twent...

A nostalgic exploration of Britain’s distinctive and architecturally significant seafront buildings from the 1920s to the new millennium. This book takes the first look at how resort architecture around the UK coast kept pace with changing fashions and competition of foreign destinations.

offtheshelf.org.uk

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