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James Harrison
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BBC Archive Researcher & AP on Features & Arts progs. Celebrating cinema via @SWSilents, @FilmNoirUK #FilmNoirFest 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
If you love your Sergio Leone get yourselves ready for one hell of a weekend in #Bristol this April! The Dollars Trilogy and much more to be screened.

Early bird passes (£25) available here: www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/meg...
January 20, 2026 at 2:07 PM
'Europe is at a total loss': Russia gloats over Greenland tensions
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Europe is at a total loss': Russia gloats over Greenland tensions
The BBC's Russia editor Steve Rosenberg analyses why pro-Russian government papers are full of praise for Donald Trump's desire to buy Greenland.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 10:11 PM
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A fantastic #FilmNoir on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social tonight at 00:05am; The Lineup (1958) starring Eli Wallach, Robert Keith, Warner Anderson and directed by the great Don Siegel.
January 19, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Get yourselves over to the #BBCiPlayer to watch Ken Loach’s The Old Oak (2023) www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
The Old Oak
A pub landlord in a previously thriving mining community in County Durham struggles to hold on to his pub, while tensions rise in the town when Syrian refugees are placed there.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad for Artemis II mission www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Artemis II: Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad
Final preparations now get underway for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 10:11 AM
#Batman spotted in #Bristol!
January 16, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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A rare chance to see Jacques Tati’s Parade (1974) on TV this morning, 11am, thanks to our friends @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social!
January 16, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Star Wars boss departs after leading franchise reboot www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Star Wars boss Kathleen Kennedy departs after leading franchise reboot
She oversaw the expansion of the franchise, including five feature films and new TV shows.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you joy.
January 15, 2026 at 10:06 PM
A little bit of light reading (Spanish Cinema) with a local #Bristol ale… don’t know who Dave was mind.
#thebookimreadingthedrinkimdrinking
January 15, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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Darkness Visible The Cinema of Jonathan Glazer
By John Bleasdale
Is
Fucking brilliant
Everyone is saying

stickingplacebooks.com/books/darkne...
Darkness Visible: The Cinema of Jonathan Glazer
Jonathan Glazer has created some of the most unforgettable images in twenty-first-century cinema. From the dreamlike menace of Sexy Beast to the haunting abs...
stickingplacebooks.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Amol Rajan to leave Radio 4's Today programme to launch his own company: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Amol Rajan to leave Radio 4's Today programme to launch his own company - BBC News
The presenter will continue to host University challenge and his Radical podcast for the BBC.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Highly recommend everyone watch 1982’s La Notte di San Lorenzo (The Night of the Shooting Stars) on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social tonight at 9:55PM. Directed by the great Taviani Brothers it’s a real gem of modern Italian cinema.
January 15, 2026 at 9:22 AM
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Speaking of Westerns... we’re bringing something very very fun this April to #Bristol!

A special Sergio Leone weekend! The Dollars Trilogy and more on the biggest and loudest screen in the city!

Early bird passes have just gone on sale: www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/meg...
January 14, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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“Do you know, I'd almost forgotten what your eyes look like, they're still the same, piss-holes in the snow.”

#BornOnThisDay British star Ian Hendry (1931-1984) seen here in the great British gangster film Get Carter (1971). #BOTD #FilmNoir #NeoNoir
January 13, 2026 at 12:25 PM
When Will — and How Can — We Finish Orson Welles’s DON QUIXOTE? (expanded version): jonathanrosenbaum.net/2026/01/when...
January 13, 2026 at 7:43 AM
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Early start tomorrow if you're a #FilmNoir fan in the UK. @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social have classic noir Woman on the Run (1950) on at 7:00am.

Directed by Norman Foster and starring Ann Sheridan and Dennis O'Keefe. Another one which has some great artwork.
January 12, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Vets under corporate pressure to increase revenue, BBC told: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Vets under increasing pressure to make money for corporate owners, BBC told
Questions have been raised about whether the pet-care market is giving customers value for money.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 7:37 AM
EastEnders actor Derek Martin dies aged 92: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
EastEnders actor Derek Martin dies aged 92 - BBC News
Martin, a born and bred East Londoner, appeared as Charlie Slater between 2000 and 2016.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Don’t forget tho everyone; nothing (even Holcroft) is as bad as Bullseye (1990): youtu.be/01TJsU-kBRY?...
January 11, 2026 at 7:37 PM
X UK revenues drop nearly 60% in a year as content concerns spook advertisers.

Elon Musk-owned site reports plunging profits amid outcry over use of AI tool Grok to create sexually explicit imagery: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
X UK revenues drop nearly 60% in a year as content concerns spook advertisers
Elon Musk-owned site reports plunging profits amid outcry over use of AI tool Grok to create sexually explicit imagery
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:53 AM
One of my favourite westerns is on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social today; 2:45PM, Paul Newman is ‘the man’ in Hombre (1967). Directed by the great, and much underrated Martin Ritt; cinematography by James Wong Howe.
January 10, 2026 at 10:23 AM
It’s like The Wicker Man (1973) #TheTraitors
a group of people are standing in a line playing musical instruments .
ALT: a group of people are standing in a line playing musical instruments .
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January 7, 2026 at 8:45 PM
I do love a bit of Total War gaming… Total War and the battle of accuracy vs authenticity: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Total War: Strategy series pits accuracy against authenticity
Ahead of Medieval III, the makers of the strategy series say it's about balancing accuracy with fun.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Drama on the street this morning… the breakdown recovery vehicle which was supposed to pick up a broke down vehicle… broke down.
January 7, 2026 at 9:27 AM