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Matt Leys
@mattleys.bsky.social
· Oct 23
Episode 1. A stolen gong, a dead cockapoo and a cutout of Dirk Bogarde. If you like your comedy silly and full of jokes, step inside...
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Filmed and broadcast live on the red button.
February 10, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Filmed and broadcast live on the red button.
Just found this photo of my dog during lockdown
February 10, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Just found this photo of my dog during lockdown
Instead of Question Time.
February 10, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Instead of Question Time.
Wish these people had stayed on twitter where they were happy.
February 10, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Wish these people had stayed on twitter where they were happy.
And I knew about the SEND story because I heard it broadcast on the BBC news this morning
February 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
And I knew about the SEND story because I heard it broadcast on the BBC news this morning
I agree, the BBC should not have covered the events in Westminster yesterday and should have gone to *checks notes* a school in Middlesbrough instead
February 10, 2026 at 4:59 PM
I agree, the BBC should not have covered the events in Westminster yesterday and should have gone to *checks notes* a school in Middlesbrough instead
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Infanta Margarita Teresa, drowning in her truly astonishing pink dress, 1665. By Juan Bautista Martinez del Mazo, whose day is today.
February 10, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Infanta Margarita Teresa, drowning in her truly astonishing pink dress, 1665. By Juan Bautista Martinez del Mazo, whose day is today.
Sadly a single comparison with Baz Luhrmann has holed it below the waterline for me
February 10, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Sadly a single comparison with Baz Luhrmann has holed it below the waterline for me
She certainly always seems to get her next film funded, despite the obstacle of being massively posh.
February 10, 2026 at 9:39 AM
She certainly always seems to get her next film funded, despite the obstacle of being massively posh.
Let's try something better
February 10, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Let's try something better
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Oh thank god the Wuthering Heights reviews are terrible
February 10, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Oh thank god the Wuthering Heights reviews are terrible
Kids
This
Is
Not
Cool
This
Is
Not
Cool
February 10, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Kids
This
Is
Not
Cool
This
Is
Not
Cool
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A few years ago I got to direct an amazing cast led by Glenda Jackson in a radio adaptation of Alexander Mackendrick’s screenplay of this historic assassination. You can listen to it now on Audible. www.audible.co.uk/pd/Unmade-Mo...
February 10, 2026 at 8:08 AM
A few years ago I got to direct an amazing cast led by Glenda Jackson in a radio adaptation of Alexander Mackendrick’s screenplay of this historic assassination. You can listen to it now on Audible. www.audible.co.uk/pd/Unmade-Mo...
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Rejoice!
BREAKING NEWS: We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that the Southbank Centre - the Hayward Gallery, Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall and skaters undercroft - has finally been Grade II listed by DCMS after a 35 year long campaign.
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/southba...
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/southba...
February 10, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Rejoice!
Hahaha. Congrats to you and to her! xx
February 9, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Hahaha. Congrats to you and to her! xx
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Read everything written and everything coming by Dan. I’m forever fucked off with Canongate. They were my favourite publishers once. *Were*.
I've put something on my website about why my new book isn't out yet. It includes appearances from a number of familiar faces.
Tunnel of Love: a downbeat update
So here we are, a few weeks into 2026, and what have I done so far? Not much, apart from working long hours in the sleet, coming home half dead, then lying in bed with the electric blanket on, drin…
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February 9, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Read everything written and everything coming by Dan. I’m forever fucked off with Canongate. They were my favourite publishers once. *Were*.
Thank you lovely! An excellent day. Went axe throwing and watched the Muppet Show 😃 xx
February 9, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Thank you lovely! An excellent day. Went axe throwing and watched the Muppet Show 😃 xx
Oh bloody hell! Blame the dog anyway x
February 9, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Oh bloody hell! Blame the dog anyway x