Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Hannah Cooper

@hannahcooper.bsky.social

1.3K followers 410 following 4K posts

Archive TV viewer, writer, pint drinker: time you enjoy wasting is not wasted 🏳️‍🌈 “general excellent taste” “incredibly good company” “very nice” 📺 http://visualmutterings.com ⏪️ https://backintimefortv.co.uk 🐤@MrsSimonTemplar

visualmutterings.com

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

Hannah Cooper @hannahcooper.bsky.social · Aug 5

New blog. There’s a new series of Callan - and a new Hunter. So what will Callan make of him, and can we trust a Soviet defector?

I take a look at the first episode of series 2 of Callan: Red Knight, White Knight.

visualmutterings.com/callan-red-k...

Red Knight, White Knight | Callan Review

Callan returns to the Section to meet a new Hunter and an old friend in Red Knight, White Knight, the first episode of Series 2.

visualmutterings.com

3 13 35

Hannah Cooper @hannahcooper.bsky.social · 48m

Starting today with a couple of my favourite things.

Man in a Suitcase original soundtrack LP with a couple of chocolate Hobnobs on the side

3 14

Hannah Cooper @hannahcooper.bsky.social · 1h

After a Friday night, you’ll have to see if they have… mushroom in the cells.

1 1

Hannah Cooper @hannahcooper.bsky.social · 1h

Saying nothing but some podcasters will be barricading their doors this morning…

1 2

Reposted by Hannah Cooper

Trap One🎙Podcast @trapone.bsky.social · 3h

On the brand new Trap One🎙Podcast @keithsay.bsky.social, @hannahcooper.bsky.social & @quarkmcmalus.bsky.social serve up a Spectral Scream topped with mushrooms.

🍄‍🟫 Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/3umtyvpj
🍄‍🟫 Spotify: tinyurl.com/3ysc9uuf
🍄‍🟫 Podbean: tinyurl.com/yc4t3ws5

We hope it grows on you 🍄

1 4 7

Hannah Cooper @hannahcooper.bsky.social · 14h

It’s 60 years since the BBC’s first programmes for Asian audiences and I’ve been looking forward to catching up on BBC Four’s archive screenings.

Was curious about these types of programmes when I first started exploring old TV schedules. Interested to see their style and approach.

Screenshot from Make Yourself At Home inviting viewers to send questions to broadcasting house, Birmingham, 15. Translated to several other Asian languages.

Hannah Cooper @hannahcooper.bsky.social · 1d

Post you from a different era.

Nottingham Beer Festival, 2014. Just left uni. Terrified to admit that I didn’t really know what I wanted to do. Parents were about to separate messily. But for a while, I could carry on having fun like a student still.

Hannah Cooper @hannahcooper.bsky.social · 1d

Managed to scroll past this quoted on my timeline 3 times before I clocked the username and realised it was you!

Hannah Cooper @hannahcooper.bsky.social · 1d

I ran out of DVD releases, then realised the YouTube uploads had episode gaps. I’ve kept meaning to check back and continue at some point.

Ha! Yeah, even when Grange Hill gets better at maintaining regulars, there are rarely proper goodbyes for anyone.

1 1

Hannah Cooper @hannahcooper.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve done the first 10 years of Grange Hill in recent years.

There are fun and interesting storylines explored - some contemporary issues, some eternal teenage ones. Inevitably you develop favourites among pupils and staff.

It’s great to follow the show and see how it changes - and how it doesn’t.

markraven1973.bsky.social @markraven1973.bsky.social · 1d

@cameronyardejnr.bsky.social Grange Hil is coming to That's TV! www.oldtimereview.co.uk/grange-hill-...

Grange Hill Coming to That's TV - Old Time Review

British Television Channel That's TV are to broadcast the 1970s BBC Children's Drama Grange Hill, starring Todd Carty.

www.oldtimereview.co.uk

1 1 11

Hannah Cooper @hannahcooper.bsky.social · 2d

Do you even care about your jumps, Lambert? DO YOU?!

Hannah Cooper @hannahcooper.bsky.social · 2d

Even with public transport, it’s not likely to start running later. I live in an area where the last bus home has been 8pm before. In other places, the last train or bus has usually been around or before midnight at best.

People used to the bus or train aren’t going to start shelling out on taxis.

Hannah Cooper @hannahcooper.bsky.social · 2d

A) I’ve rarely felt pubs need to be open later since I was 25.

B) Even as a pub-lover, I can no longer afford to drink in them as regularly.

C) I’m doubtful this can have any benefits outside some cities. Even at weekends, small town pubs struggle to stay busy.

D) Viva la daytime drinking.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Pubs to stay open until early hours in move to boost UK growth

Exclusive: Plans for England and Wales would help ailing hospitality sector but health experts criticise move Pubs, clubs and restaurants will be able to open into the early hours as part of Labour’s drive for economic growth, a move which critics say will lead to more drunken disorder. Ministers are pushing ahead with plans to allow premises that sell alcohol to extend their opening hours in order to boost “the British night out” and help the hospitality sector. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

1 10

Hannah Cooper @hannahcooper.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, hard to tell on those. My dad is similarly a bit of a hoarder (my mother is the opposite, actively discouraging!) and while I don’t think he or my grandfather particularly sparked my interest in history, I can look back to my childhood and teenage years now and see how they encouraged it.

1 1

Hannah Cooper @hannahcooper.bsky.social · 2d

The pistol belonged to my great-grandfather, but I’ve no idea where the shotguns came in. The family had a shop and I once supposed it was protection.

He was a quiet gentle man, but had an interest in history and held on to many things - it was very easy to see where I got those traits from! 😁

1 1

Hannah Cooper @hannahcooper.bsky.social · 2d

I was so impressed! My cousin wanted to take the pistol to school for show and tell! 🤣

My dad took care of their disposal… Before he did, we had an ex-forces family friend come round who took a look at the pistol for us. It was loaded. He made sure it was safe.

1 1

Hannah Cooper @hannahcooper.bsky.social · 2d

Blimey that is bonkers… My grandfather had Parkinson’s, although his dementia side didn’t appear until very late on. Aware his general health was worsening, he kept making trips into the loft (!) and presented us with various family heirlooms, including a WW1 police pistol and 2 ancient shotguns.

1 4

Reposted by Hannah Cooper

Trap One🎙Podcast @trapone.bsky.social · 2d

And bringing us up-to-date,
@dhollingsworth.bsky.social, @sihart.bsky.social, @quiteamess.bsky.social & @hannahcooper.bsky.social discuss Smith & Sullivan Reunited

Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/mrxjedkn
Spotify: tinyurl.com/5h8zev5d
Podbean: tinyurl.com/23cmbsuu

(4/4)

The cover for Smith and Sullivan Reunited

2 4 9

Reposted by Hannah Cooper

Trap One🎙Podcast @trapone.bsky.social · 2d

K9 enjoyed more adventures in his own audio annual release in 2022:

Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/yfjcsmp4
Spotify: tinyurl.com/2a32mubx
Podbean: tinyurl.com/4dnuffnr

@sihart.bsky.social, @denisery.bsky.social, @hairofthehound.bsky.social & @quarkmcmalus.bsky.social discuss these tales

(3/4)

1 4 6

Reposted by Hannah Cooper

Trap One🎙Podcast @trapone.bsky.social · 2d

In last year’s T1 Christmas special @sihart.bsky.social & @quiteamess.bsky.social guided K9 & Company neophytes @colinneal.bsky.social & @hannahcooper.bsky.social through their first viewing!

tinyurl.com/3pntrrpp
iTunes: tinyurl.com/yjy8thm4
Spotify: tinyurl.com/mr493d9u

(2/4)

1 3 3

Reposted by Hannah Cooper

Trap One🎙Podcast @trapone.bsky.social · 2d

To celebrate the anniversary of K9’s first appearance, this thread provides links to our loose trilogy of podcasts about the faithful robot dog’s adventures…

🧵 (1/4)

1 5 23

Hannah Cooper @hannahcooper.bsky.social · 3d

English and History graduate here who now works in digital marketing. If you want useful websites that provide genuine, relevant value and that people can understand, you absolutely cannot rely on AI. You need people who can research, analyse and write for specific contexts and audiences.

3 13

Reposted by Hannah Cooper

Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 3d

Just to be clear, an English degree - learning to critically assess texts - is actually one of the most dangerous for people such as Badenoch.

An educated population, able to bring hundreds of years of context to statements in a dawning age of AI slop and attention-seeking dishonesty is also vital.

The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 3d

So, the plan is to cut English, the arts, and sociology - the degrees that actually study culture - while on another part of your platform claiming to “defend” British culture.

It’s performance nationalism with a reading age of seven.

Badenoch: Curb students taking 'rip-off' degrees such as English
The performing arts, sociology and anthropology are among the subjects the Conservatives would like to cut

14 160 360

Reposted by Hannah Cooper

TEATLES @teatles.bsky.social · 4d

Paul and Eddie wish you a very good morning

Paul (McCartney) drinking tea on a sofa with Eddie the Scottie dog

2 6 43

Hannah Cooper @hannahcooper.bsky.social · 4d

For a while I thought I might manage this one day, but my mother has similarly never been an early person. She’s now been retired several years and enjoys sleeping until 8.30-9 most days.

1 1

Hannah Cooper @hannahcooper.bsky.social · 4d

I didn’t know about it! Think I’m rather out the loop since leaving Twitter regularly.

I am still keen to do a London crawl with Double Diamond - I mentioned it to @huskyteer.co.uk between cocktails last weekend, who is possibly up for it too.