Dr Seth Thévoz
@seththevoz.bsky.social
Historian, writer, immigrant, FRHistS, podcaster, right eyebrow raiser; UK political finance & global private members’ clubs; http://linktr.ee/sathevoz; Latest book: ‘London Clubland: A Companion for the Curious'. clubland.substack.com
Part of the fun of 1960s ITC series was that they maintained the fiction of having filmed on location in Geneva, through a combination of stock footage of the jet d’eau, and filming a housing & environmental services administrative tower block in suburban Whetstone.
But this is the real thing.
But this is the real thing.
November 23, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Part of the fun of 1960s ITC series was that they maintained the fiction of having filmed on location in Geneva, through a combination of stock footage of the jet d’eau, and filming a housing & environmental services administrative tower block in suburban Whetstone.
But this is the real thing.
But this is the real thing.
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The entire West comes together to reject the Dmiriev 28-point plan to which Trump affixed his name. This would appear to mark the absolute modern low point of US diplomatic influence on he world stage.
November 22, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The entire West comes together to reject the Dmiriev 28-point plan to which Trump affixed his name. This would appear to mark the absolute modern low point of US diplomatic influence on he world stage.
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🥳 We’re recording Episode FIVE HUNDRED this week – so let’s have your questions on the theme of birthdays, anniversaries and generally being around for a long time.
🎂 Submit here – free to read: www.patreon.com/posts/its-ep...
🎂 Submit here – free to read: www.patreon.com/posts/its-ep...
November 18, 2025 at 11:52 AM
🥳 We’re recording Episode FIVE HUNDRED this week – so let’s have your questions on the theme of birthdays, anniversaries and generally being around for a long time.
🎂 Submit here – free to read: www.patreon.com/posts/its-ep...
🎂 Submit here – free to read: www.patreon.com/posts/its-ep...
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🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Today on The Bunker, @seththevoz.bsky.social is joined by @tomstandage.bsky.social, deputy editor of The Economist, to take a look at The Economist’s The World Ahead 2026 issue & find out what these trends mean for politics, the global economy & the human race 👉 linktr.ee/bunker_pod
November 18, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Today on The Bunker, @seththevoz.bsky.social is joined by @tomstandage.bsky.social, deputy editor of The Economist, to take a look at The Economist’s The World Ahead 2026 issue & find out what these trends mean for politics, the global economy & the human race 👉 linktr.ee/bunker_pod
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#OTD 1712, the infamous, and extremely violent Hamilton-Mohun duel took place between Scottish Tory the Duke of Hamilton and the Cornish Whig Lord Mohun. Check out Dr Robin Eagles' article on the violent history of duels in 18thc England here: historyofparliament.com/2018/06/07/d...
“More the air of an assassin than of a gentleman”: Duels and attempted murder in eighteenth-century England - The History of Parliament
The recent BBC adaptation of John Preston's book - A Very English Scandal - about the trial of the former Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe for conspiracy and
historyofparliament.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
#OTD 1712, the infamous, and extremely violent Hamilton-Mohun duel took place between Scottish Tory the Duke of Hamilton and the Cornish Whig Lord Mohun. Check out Dr Robin Eagles' article on the violent history of duels in 18thc England here: historyofparliament.com/2018/06/07/d...
Shades of Harold Wilson’s former deputy, George Brown, being photographed in a gutter late at night. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
November 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Shades of Harold Wilson’s former deputy, George Brown, being photographed in a gutter late at night. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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Personal view that Labour's mistake, everyone's mistake, is to think there are easy answers that the previous government was too incompetent / indecisive / split to follow.
This is really far bigger than a decision or not on income tax.
How to do politics in 2025?
This is really far bigger than a decision or not on income tax.
How to do politics in 2025?
November 14, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Personal view that Labour's mistake, everyone's mistake, is to think there are easy answers that the previous government was too incompetent / indecisive / split to follow.
This is really far bigger than a decision or not on income tax.
How to do politics in 2025?
This is really far bigger than a decision or not on income tax.
How to do politics in 2025?
We had a lot to say in this episode…
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Make Auntie Great Again – Will Trump destroy the BBC? @jonnelledge.bsky.social, @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com & @rmcunliffe.bsky.social join @seththevoz.bsky.social to discuss 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
#BBCUK #TheBBC #Trump #DonaldTrump #TrumpTheBBC
#BBCUK #TheBBC #Trump #DonaldTrump #TrumpTheBBC
November 14, 2025 at 7:11 AM
We had a lot to say in this episode…
This is an utterly surprising development, that no-one* could have predicted.
*everyone
*everyone
November 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This is an utterly surprising development, that no-one* could have predicted.
*everyone
*everyone
It's lovely to get reader feedback on the Clubland Substack.
November 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
It's lovely to get reader feedback on the Clubland Substack.
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🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Trump vs. Xi Jinping – Does America or China’s leader wield more power? @seththevoz.bsky.social is joined by Elizabeth Economy, a former Senior Advisor for China at the US Department of Commerce to discuss 👉 linktr.ee/bunker_pod
#Trump #Xi #China #politics #DonaldTrump #Jinping
#Trump #Xi #China #politics #DonaldTrump #Jinping
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Trump vs. Xi Jinping – Does America or China’s leader wield more power? @seththevoz.bsky.social is joined by Elizabeth Economy, a former Senior Advisor for China at the US Department of Commerce to discuss 👉 linktr.ee/bunker_pod
#Trump #Xi #China #politics #DonaldTrump #Jinping
#Trump #Xi #China #politics #DonaldTrump #Jinping
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Loved the second part even more! Especially as I just finished a reread of most of the Smiley books
November 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Loved the second part even more! Especially as I just finished a reread of most of the Smiley books
The second half of my deep dive into the clubs of George Smiley's world, over on the Clubland Substack: open.substack.com/pub/clubland...
Clubman, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: Clubs in the world of George Smiley
Part 2 of 2
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The second half of my deep dive into the clubs of George Smiley's world, over on the Clubland Substack: open.substack.com/pub/clubland...
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If you'd like to hear @seththevoz.bsky.social voicing Lord Brabazon, look out for the next episode of More Jam Tomorrow.
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No one dies of diphtheria or polio in Britain any more. Since World War Two, we've virtually wiped out the diseases that used to kill tens of thousands of children every year. But rolling out a vaccin...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
If you'd like to hear @seththevoz.bsky.social voicing Lord Brabazon, look out for the next episode of More Jam Tomorrow.
morejamtomorrow.com
morejamtomorrow.com
Eh. Do what Quentin Tarantino wanted to do with Casino Royale, and start making them as period pieces, set in the 1950s.🤷♂️
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Eh. Do what Quentin Tarantino wanted to do with Casino Royale, and start making them as period pieces, set in the 1950s.🤷♂️
Quite the analogy for Brexit.
Can't believe there are conversations about ending the BBC. This is like listening to a family calmly discussing whether to shoot it's dog, or burn down the house.
November 11, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Quite the analogy for Brexit.
On the Clubland Substack: the 1st of a 2-part article, offering a deep dive into clubs in the world of John Le Carré's George Smiley.
This one looks at Smiley's fictional clubs; their influences; & how they change between the original novels & the TV version.
clubland.substack.com/p/clubman-ta...
This one looks at Smiley's fictional clubs; their influences; & how they change between the original novels & the TV version.
clubland.substack.com/p/clubman-ta...
Clubman, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: George Smiley's clubs
Part 1 of 2
clubland.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
On the Clubland Substack: the 1st of a 2-part article, offering a deep dive into clubs in the world of John Le Carré's George Smiley.
This one looks at Smiley's fictional clubs; their influences; & how they change between the original novels & the TV version.
clubland.substack.com/p/clubman-ta...
This one looks at Smiley's fictional clubs; their influences; & how they change between the original novels & the TV version.
clubland.substack.com/p/clubman-ta...
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🔊 The one in which the gang discuss 🎄 adverts in the extra bit, including reminiscing over their favourites as @rostaylor.bsky.social makes @jasonhazeley.bsky.social cry (again) over the heartbreaking gravy 😂 And @seththevoz.bsky.social has a Thunderbirds tear in his eye
🇬🇧 #UKPolitics 🗳️ #Podcasts 📻
🇬🇧 #UKPolitics 🗳️ #Podcasts 📻
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Zohran Mamdani's victory in the New York mayoralty race leaves Trump titanically unamused. @jasonhazeley.bsky.social & @seththevoz.bsky.social join @rostaylor.bsky.social to discuss. Plus Matt Warman examines the drastic measures needed to keep Reform out 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
November 9, 2025 at 10:21 AM
🔊 The one in which the gang discuss 🎄 adverts in the extra bit, including reminiscing over their favourites as @rostaylor.bsky.social makes @jasonhazeley.bsky.social cry (again) over the heartbreaking gravy 😂 And @seththevoz.bsky.social has a Thunderbirds tear in his eye
🇬🇧 #UKPolitics 🗳️ #Podcasts 📻
🇬🇧 #UKPolitics 🗳️ #Podcasts 📻
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Pick one: a] bringing the Conservative Party back from the dead or b] Farage in No.10? We look at the dilemma on the right with @rostaylor.bsky.social, @seththevoz.bsky.social & @jasonhazeley.bsky.social and ex-Tory MP Matt Warman 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
#podcast #ukpolitics
#podcast #ukpolitics
November 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Pick one: a] bringing the Conservative Party back from the dead or b] Farage in No.10? We look at the dilemma on the right with @rostaylor.bsky.social, @seththevoz.bsky.social & @jasonhazeley.bsky.social and ex-Tory MP Matt Warman 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
#podcast #ukpolitics
#podcast #ukpolitics
I was doing this from the age of 14, before it was cool.
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I was doing this from the age of 14, before it was cool.
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🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Zohran Mamdani's victory in the New York mayoralty race leaves Trump titanically unamused. @jasonhazeley.bsky.social & @seththevoz.bsky.social join @rostaylor.bsky.social to discuss. Plus Matt Warman examines the drastic measures needed to keep Reform out 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
November 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Zohran Mamdani's victory in the New York mayoralty race leaves Trump titanically unamused. @jasonhazeley.bsky.social & @seththevoz.bsky.social join @rostaylor.bsky.social to discuss. Plus Matt Warman examines the drastic measures needed to keep Reform out 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
Amateurs take photos of themselves in front of Big Ben from College Green.
Whereas the cognoscenti know that the best photos of Big Ben are taken from Westminster Bridge.
Whereas the cognoscenti know that the best photos of Big Ben are taken from Westminster Bridge.
November 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Amateurs take photos of themselves in front of Big Ben from College Green.
Whereas the cognoscenti know that the best photos of Big Ben are taken from Westminster Bridge.
Whereas the cognoscenti know that the best photos of Big Ben are taken from Westminster Bridge.
The only thing worse than people saying in speeches and conversation, “The rest is history,” is people saying in speeches and conversation, “The rest, as they say, is history.”
November 5, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The only thing worse than people saying in speeches and conversation, “The rest is history,” is people saying in speeches and conversation, “The rest, as they say, is history.”
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On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
October 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.