@bagpusspostgate.bsky.social
I live in Frome and work in a school. I do radio things. Introverted dad. Special needs parent.
Thanks to the amazing Jenna at @besomerset.bsky.social for enabling me to chat to such brilliant guests. Do check out the website as there is some great content on there www.besomerset.com
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December 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Thanks to the amazing Jenna at @besomerset.bsky.social for enabling me to chat to such brilliant guests. Do check out the website as there is some great content on there www.besomerset.com
I recently caught up with @ronsexsmith.bsky.social about his recently released album Hangover Terrace. Ron is a wonderfully charming and generous human being and the album is magnificent www.besomerset.com/post/hangove...
Art of a Lie - Laura Shepherd-Robinson
‘That’s the trouble with stories, especially the ones you write for yourself. Sometimes you think they’ve ended, when they’ve barely begun . . .’ Laura Shepherd-Robinson is the award-winning, Sunday T...
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December 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I recently caught up with @ronsexsmith.bsky.social about his recently released album Hangover Terrace. Ron is a wonderfully charming and generous human being and the album is magnificent www.besomerset.com/post/hangove...
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of chatting with @laurasrobinson.bsky.social about her marvellous new book, The art of a lie, which is one of the books of the year. It's a wonderful interview and well worth a listen www.besomerset.com/post/art-of-...
Art of a Lie - Laura Shepherd-Robinson
‘That’s the trouble with stories, especially the ones you write for yourself. Sometimes you think they’ve ended, when they’ve barely begun . . .’ Laura Shepherd-Robinson is the award-winning, Sunday T...
www.besomerset.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of chatting with @laurasrobinson.bsky.social about her marvellous new book, The art of a lie, which is one of the books of the year. It's a wonderful interview and well worth a listen www.besomerset.com/post/art-of-...
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Brilliant visit to Stourhead to chat with General Manager Phil & Associate Producer Laurence about the upcoming spectacle, Christmas at Stourhead🎄Looking forward to sharing the conversation on @besomerset.bsky.social. Stourhead is spectacular & we met the friendliest robin on a walk around the lake!
November 20, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Brilliant visit to Stourhead to chat with General Manager Phil & Associate Producer Laurence about the upcoming spectacle, Christmas at Stourhead🎄Looking forward to sharing the conversation on @besomerset.bsky.social. Stourhead is spectacular & we met the friendliest robin on a walk around the lake!
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On our Sunday playlist is Hangover Terrace, the brilliant latest album by @ronsexsmith.bsky.social 🎶
Ian @bagpusspostgate.bsky.social caught up with Ron about the record & lots more besides & you can hear their chat here:
www.besomerset.com/post/hangove...
#interview #radio #music #sunday
Ian @bagpusspostgate.bsky.social caught up with Ron about the record & lots more besides & you can hear their chat here:
www.besomerset.com/post/hangove...
#interview #radio #music #sunday
Hangover Terrace - Ron Sexsmith
Tis the season for them we guess... and Ron Sexsmith's latest album, Hangover Terrace, is certainly a cracker! Ian caught up with the three-time, Juno award-winning singer songwriter from St Catherine...
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December 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
On our Sunday playlist is Hangover Terrace, the brilliant latest album by @ronsexsmith.bsky.social 🎶
Ian @bagpusspostgate.bsky.social caught up with Ron about the record & lots more besides & you can hear their chat here:
www.besomerset.com/post/hangove...
#interview #radio #music #sunday
Ian @bagpusspostgate.bsky.social caught up with Ron about the record & lots more besides & you can hear their chat here:
www.besomerset.com/post/hangove...
#interview #radio #music #sunday
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New Substack post from me... it's free, so subscribe if you fancy it
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Thank you for this year... and why 2026 will see huge battles about neurodiversity
The Maybe I'm Amazed Substack will be returning regularly, and with good reason
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December 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
New Substack post from me... it's free, so subscribe if you fancy it
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Latest from me: on overdiagnosis, a craze/bandwagon the govt is indulging by commissioning an official review, complete with the clunky blurring of mental illness & neurodivergence www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The right’s callous overdiagnosis bandwagon is rolling. Wes Streeting should not be on it | John Harris
Thankfully, we now know more about conditions such as autism and ADHD. The health secretary must not be part of this attempt to turn back the clock, says Guardian columnist John Harris
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December 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Latest from me: on overdiagnosis, a craze/bandwagon the govt is indulging by commissioning an official review, complete with the clunky blurring of mental illness & neurodivergence www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Please buy our album this #bandcampfriday - Rachel is a brilliant musician and we are working on more #music #poetry
Bandcamp Friday - a great day to support musicians! Here’s the album of music and poems I made with @robinince.bsky.social earlier this year - and some more links to my music and other brilliant artists to check out in the posts below normallyweirdassociates.bandcamp.com/album/weirdl...
Weirdly Normal, by Robin Ince and Rachel Taylor-Beales
13 track album
normallyweirdassociates.bandcamp.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Please buy our album this #bandcampfriday - Rachel is a brilliant musician and we are working on more #music #poetry
Nauseating behaviour from FIFA. Just done a sick up in me mouth.
December 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Nauseating behaviour from FIFA. Just done a sick up in me mouth.
Labour and the tories trying to outwanker each other. Truly depressing.
November 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Labour and the tories trying to outwanker each other. Truly depressing.
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"Compared with other European countries, the UK received the fifth largest number of asylum seekers in the year ending March 2025, and the seventeenth largest intake when measured per head of population" - Home Office data
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November 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"Compared with other European countries, the UK received the fifth largest number of asylum seekers in the year ending March 2025, and the seventeenth largest intake when measured per head of population" - Home Office data
www.gov.uk/government/s...
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I really can't begin to tell you how beautiful Ed Harcourt's new album Orphic is. Genuinely the best album you'll hear at this time of year. Highly recommended.
November 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I really can't begin to tell you how beautiful Ed Harcourt's new album Orphic is. Genuinely the best album you'll hear at this time of year. Highly recommended.
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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
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Something I can agree with with Anthony Hopkins here is that much neurodivergence IS normal behaviour , the problem arises because it is not considered normal behaviour in numerous work, social and general living situations - the rules are often set up by those who believe there is one correct way
November 9, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Something I can agree with with Anthony Hopkins here is that much neurodivergence IS normal behaviour , the problem arises because it is not considered normal behaviour in numerous work, social and general living situations - the rules are often set up by those who believe there is one correct way
I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing Gilson Lavis a few ago. He was a charming, generous guest. We had a lovely chat off mic when he shared how nervous interviews made him. He was a fabulous drummer, a brilliant human being and he will be sadly missed. RIP Gil. X
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing Gilson Lavis a few ago. He was a charming, generous guest. We had a lovely chat off mic when he shared how nervous interviews made him. He was a fabulous drummer, a brilliant human being and he will be sadly missed. RIP Gil. X
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My Brutalist Christmas cards are back by popular demand!
Get yours here www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/christmas-ca...
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October 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
My Brutalist Christmas cards are back by popular demand!
Get yours here www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/christmas-ca...
Get yours here www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/christmas-ca...
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Don't miss Dramakarma's world premiere of the radio play, The Last Matron on Wednesday 29th October from 8-10pm on Frome.fm & 96.6FM A play about the Keyford asylum based on real events and discovered diaries
October 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Don't miss Dramakarma's world premiere of the radio play, The Last Matron on Wednesday 29th October from 8-10pm on Frome.fm & 96.6FM A play about the Keyford asylum based on real events and discovered diaries
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Absolutely brilliant interview from @somersetcool.bsky.social on @besomerset.bsky.social with forensic pathologist Dr Richard Shepherd. If you watch TV shows about crime and murder and find yourself saying "Well actually..." a lot, this is the guy for you! www.besomerset.com/post/dr-rich...
Dr Richard Shepherd, Unnatural Causes - Time of Death
Dr. Richard Shepherd, the UK's leading forensic pathologist, is coming to Westlands in Yeovil on October 25th with his new tour, Unnatural Causes – Time of Death. It's a journey into the world of fore...
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October 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Absolutely brilliant interview from @somersetcool.bsky.social on @besomerset.bsky.social with forensic pathologist Dr Richard Shepherd. If you watch TV shows about crime and murder and find yourself saying "Well actually..." a lot, this is the guy for you! www.besomerset.com/post/dr-rich...
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If you could please do us a favour and RT (or whatever it is on here) my writing CV I would be extremely grateful. I am a very capable writer of words, mainly “humorous”’ and if you have some PROPER paid work for me, please DM me. Thank you for your time www.mathew-owen.co.uk
Home | Matt Owen | Freelance Writer
I offer a broad and diverse range of writing services.
Get in touch!
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October 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
If you could please do us a favour and RT (or whatever it is on here) my writing CV I would be extremely grateful. I am a very capable writer of words, mainly “humorous”’ and if you have some PROPER paid work for me, please DM me. Thank you for your time www.mathew-owen.co.uk
I had the pleasure if chatting with Richard Hawley recently. He was every bit as wonderful a human being as I thought he'd be. Here it is www.besomerset.com/post/richard...
@besomerset.bsky.social
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Richard Hawley - Coles Corner is 20!
Songwriter, guitarist and producer, Richard Hawley, not only creates truly timeless music, but listening to him in conversation restores your faith. Astute, thoughtful, reflective and kind, Richard ch...
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October 10, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I had the pleasure if chatting with Richard Hawley recently. He was every bit as wonderful a human being as I thought he'd be. Here it is www.besomerset.com/post/richard...
@besomerset.bsky.social
@besomerset.bsky.social
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… and you can hear him chatting about life, the 20 year anniversary release of his incredible album Coles Corner, and… yes… the dangers of the Waltzers! 😉 Head here to listen: www.besomerset.com/post/richard...
@bagpusspostgate.bsky.social
@bagpusspostgate.bsky.social
Richard Hawley - Coles Corner is 20!
Songwriter, guitarist and producer, Richard Hawley, not only creates truly timeless music, but listening to him in conversation restores your faith. Astute, thoughtful, reflective and kind, Richard ch...
www.besomerset.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
… and you can hear him chatting about life, the 20 year anniversary release of his incredible album Coles Corner, and… yes… the dangers of the Waltzers! 😉 Head here to listen: www.besomerset.com/post/richard...
@bagpusspostgate.bsky.social
@bagpusspostgate.bsky.social
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We’ve got a great chat for you. Ian’s been catching up with @richardhawley.bsky.social. Richard’s music is not only truly timeless, but listening to him in conversation has restored our faith in humans! Richard’s playing a sold out gig in Weston-super-Mare tomorrow night…
October 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
We’ve got a great chat for you. Ian’s been catching up with @richardhawley.bsky.social. Richard’s music is not only truly timeless, but listening to him in conversation has restored our faith in humans! Richard’s playing a sold out gig in Weston-super-Mare tomorrow night…
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This was such a lovely chat about making Weirdly Normal with @robinince.bsky.social Thanks so much to @bagpusspostgate.bsky.social for having us on the show!
Here's a lovely chat I had with @robinince.bsky.social and @racheltaylorbeales.bsky.social about their magnificent EP Weirdly Normal. www.besomerset.com/post/normall...
Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal - Robin Ince and Rachel Taylor-Beales
To celebrate the release of his book Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal, Robin Ince has teamed up with musician Rachel Taylor-Beales to create a digital EP of eclectic poems that serve as a sonic compa...
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October 5, 2025 at 8:45 AM
This was such a lovely chat about making Weirdly Normal with @robinince.bsky.social Thanks so much to @bagpusspostgate.bsky.social for having us on the show!
Here's a lovely chat I had with @robinince.bsky.social and @racheltaylorbeales.bsky.social about their magnificent EP Weirdly Normal. www.besomerset.com/post/normall...
Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal - Robin Ince and Rachel Taylor-Beales
To celebrate the release of his book Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal, Robin Ince has teamed up with musician Rachel Taylor-Beales to create a digital EP of eclectic poems that serve as a sonic compa...
www.besomerset.com
October 5, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Here's a lovely chat I had with @robinince.bsky.social and @racheltaylorbeales.bsky.social about their magnificent EP Weirdly Normal. www.besomerset.com/post/normall...