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Niall Devitt
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Author, tenacious historian and researcher, love all trains-Camelot, QPR, The Fall, opera, film and comedy, Warner Brothers cartoons, Will Hay and importantly, where to find the best doughnut in London and how to make the perfect pot of tea to go with it!
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Niall Devitt @historyniall.bsky.social · 6d
www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Underground-...

Now due on the 30 Jan 2026, Tec issues but worth the wait my friends!

First of four covering 1801-2050. Uses countless new primary sources. This is different and fresh! Quote by a kind reviewer -' written by an expert researcher and genuine historian.'
Underground Railway 1801-1902
The London Underground, the very essence of a great metropolis, is a story which has fascinated and captivated generations since its first opening in January…
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Niall Devitt @historyniall.bsky.social · 2d
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Also available from all your usual podcast providers. Get yourself a brew, sit back and learn about a critical event in the history of London.

Came close to being a very dangerous political crisis for Churchill as bombs rained down in 1940. Who now ran the tube?
36. The shelters of the London Underground in two world wars with Niall Devitt
On this episode, Mark welcomes Niall Devitt to discuss the shelters of the London Underground during the First and Second World Wars. Niall was proudly raised from a London Underground railway family ...
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Niall Devitt @historyniall.bsky.social · 6h
railuk.com/rail-news/ha...

Half way there......
Half of rail operators publicly owned with Greater Anglia onboard - Rail UK
Half of rail operators publicly owned with Greater Anglia onboard - Rail News
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Niall Devitt @historyniall.bsky.social · 7h
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
‘Refereeing is addictive’: Emily Heaslip on going from footballer to official and dealing with abuse
The Women’s Super League referee didn’t think a career behind the whistle was for her. She tells Suzanne Wrack why she changed her mind, to mark World Mental Health Day
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Niall Devitt @historyniall.bsky.social · 8h
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Week in wildlife: a bumpy snailfish, a slow loris and a whistle pig
The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world
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Niall Devitt @historyniall.bsky.social · 9h
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Fossil found on UK coast is unique 'sword dragon' species
Scientists say the newly discovered species of marine reptile probably met a grisly end.
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Niall Devitt @historyniall.bsky.social · 11h
www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk/podcast/devi...
Devil-Land - England under siege - The World Turned Upside Down
Among foreign observers, seventeenth-century England was known as “Devil-Land”; a diabolical country of fallen angels, torn apart by rebellion, religious
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The Handsome Hobo🇨🇦 @thehobo.bsky.social · 3d
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The Handsome Hobo🇨🇦 @thehobo.bsky.social · 2d
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The Handsome Hobo🇨🇦 @thehobo.bsky.social · 2d
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The Handsome Hobo🇨🇦 @thehobo.bsky.social · 2d
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Niall Devitt @historyniall.bsky.social · 19h
Hello folks....

Can you DM me..have a topic you might like for your show?
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 1d
Standing room only for @ldfreedman.bsky.social's superb "Hennessy Lecture" at the @mileendinstitute.bsky.social this evening, on "As long as it takes: What does it mean to commit to Ukraine's security?"

Really good questions from the audience, too. Thanks to everyone who came.
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Niall Devitt @historyniall.bsky.social · 19h
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Secret tunnel used by Roman emperors inside Colosseum reopens
It is believed Emperor Commodus survived an assassination attempt while walking through the tunnel
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thefallthings.bsky.social @thefallthings.bsky.social · 21h
The Fall - Fiery Jack #FallFriday
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Raccoons Hourly @raccoonhourly.bsky.social · 21h
An adorable raccoon.
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Antique Superheroes @antiquesuperheroes.bsky.social · 22h
Alastair Sim #BOTD as Prospero, 1962
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Skip Bolden 💙🎬🎞️ @skipbolden.bsky.social · 2d
The Great Escape (1963) Directed by John Sturges
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Skip Bolden 💙🎬🎞️ @skipbolden.bsky.social · 2d
Rosalind Russell and Cary Grant in, His Girl Friday (1940) Directed by Howard Hawks
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Union Pacific @union-pacific.bsky.social · 21h
The Big Boy Steam Tour made history in 2024 – and it took a village to bring it together. Over 500K rail fans saw our legendary #UP4014 locomotive up close during its 84-day journey. The team who made it happen earned our first-ever Spirit of Union Pacific Award: youtu.be/PWqNDfi51Ak
It Takes a Village: Big Boy Steam Team Earns Recognition
Union Pacific's Big Boy Steam Tour Team brought history to life in 2024 with the Big Boy's Westward Bound and Heartland of America tours. More than 500,000 p...
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Skip Bolden 💙🎬🎞️ @skipbolden.bsky.social · 1d
Sabrina (1954) Directed by Billy Wilder stars Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn and William Holden.
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Skip Bolden 💙🎬🎞️ @skipbolden.bsky.social · 1d
"There are no rules in filmmaking. Only sins. And the cardinal sin is dullness." ~ Frank Capra
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Skip Bolden 💙🎬🎞️ @skipbolden.bsky.social · 1d
Not exactly love at first sight. Elsa Lanchester and Boris Karloff in, Bride of Frankenstein (1935).
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The Handsome Hobo🇨🇦 @thehobo.bsky.social · 20h
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LithiumChaser @lithiumchaser.bsky.social · 1d
Henry Fonda and Vera Miles for The Wrong Man by Alfred Hitchcock (1956)
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Old Hollywood @theoldhollywood.bsky.social · 1d
Glenn Ford on location for the television series Cade's County, 1971
Actor Glenn Ford — in costume, dressed in a tan jacket, trousers, boots and Stetson — captured in profile, face turned toward the camera while sitting outside on a director's chair and leaning back, holding a pair of sunglasses in his left hand, mountains in the background, in a full-length colour shot taken in California during a break from location filming for the television series Cade's County
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