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Rob Q @robq42.bsky.social · 5d

Nigel clearly has no experience of trying to persuade teenagers of anything 😂

Rob Q @robq42.bsky.social · 7d

Who do they think will teach English and literacy in schools in future?

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Rob Q @robq42.bsky.social · 29d

Nothing more chilling than hearing this guy say "Hail Hydra". RIP Robert Redford

Robert Redford in a scene from Marvel's Captain America: Winter Soldier.

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waltydunlop @waltydunlop.bsky.social · Sep 12

You always remember where you were when the moon Broke Away. On that day in 1999 I was in a pub at a Doctor Who local group meeting. We piled outside to wave goodbye to the moon, much to the bemusement of the regulars. Poor Moonbase Alpha. I presume they're out of coffee by now.

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Rob Q @robq42.bsky.social · Aug 29

History teacher's dream page!!!

Jo Edge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · Aug 29

BEST WIKIPEDIA PAGE EVER:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

List of common misconceptions about history - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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Rob Q @robq42.bsky.social · Aug 26

It's what I spend a lot of my non-work life doing!

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Rob Q @robq42.bsky.social · Aug 26

A lot of people are working on educating young people about this already. The good people of @politicsproject.bsky.social have been a huge help with their support and advice
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

UK elections chief says children need lessons from 11 to be ready to vote at 16

Vijay Rangarajan says Electoral Commission’s material for schools will be impartial and calls on teachers to follow suit

www.theguardian.com

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Rob Q @robq42.bsky.social · Aug 17

Although also this...

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Rob Q @robq42.bsky.social · Aug 17

RIP Terence Stamp. Read this and immediately all I can think of is "kneel before Zod".
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/au...

Terence Stamp, face of 60s British cinema and star of The Limey and Superman, dies at 87

Family says actor who worked with William Wyler, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Steven Soderbergh, ‘leaves behind an extraordinary body of work’

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Jessamy Carlson @jessamycarlson.bsky.social · Aug 16

Enjoyed this sign at the parish church in Whitby today…

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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · Aug 13

The weather today:

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Mr Benn @thebowlerhatman.bsky.social · Aug 10

Very sad news...
Ray has gone to the fancy dress shop in the sky...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Ray Brooks, voice of Mr Benn, dies aged 86

He also starred in ground-breaking drama Cathy Come Home, as well as primetime shows Big Deal and EastEnders.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Andy Saunders - Apollo Remastered @andysaunders-1.bsky.social · Aug 9

As of this week, there is nobody left on Earth who witnessed this moment live.

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Rob Q @robq42.bsky.social · Aug 8

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Rob Q @robq42.bsky.social · Aug 8

RIP Jim Lovell
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 commander, dies aged 97

Nasa hails Lovell for saving 1970 moon mission from ‘potential tragedy’ and safely returning crew to Earth

www.theguardian.com

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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · Aug 6

"The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself."

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · May 14

Made in Manchester: radio astronomer Bernard Lovell (1913-2012) created Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire, the world’s largest steerable dish radio telescope at the time (now the third largest). 1/6

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Aug 6

Happy b’day, “American Idiot” — released as a single 21 years ago today, and written in the wake of the Iraq War.

“The country had gone into a war based on lies,” said Billie Joe Armstrong, “and no one seemed to care. .. It was a song that came from a very honest, pissed-off place.”

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Rob Q @robq42.bsky.social · Aug 5

Wanda would have been great in The Avengers. She is fab as Colonel Virginia Lake in UFO

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · Aug 5

Liverpool’s Georgian Quarter, photo by Hannah Cassidy.