Cmdr_SamVimes
@cmdr-samvimes.bsky.social
Be Happiness Itself... The Buddha. LOVE is the only way to defeat hate.
Love Music, Films, Reading & Good TV Photography & Buddhism…Love Terry Pratchett’s Discworld & the Slough House novels & the Slow Horses TV series
Not necessarily in that order…
Love Music, Films, Reading & Good TV Photography & Buddhism…Love Terry Pratchett’s Discworld & the Slough House novels & the Slow Horses TV series
Not necessarily in that order…
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@robinince.bsky.social well I’ve finally listened to the final #InfiniteMonkeyCage and just the same as when I read The Shepherd’s Crown by Terry Pratchett as I was nearing the final full stop I shed a tear or three no way of knowing what happens to the City Watch and no more genius gags not going…
December 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
@robinince.bsky.social well I’ve finally listened to the final #InfiniteMonkeyCage and just the same as when I read The Shepherd’s Crown by Terry Pratchett as I was nearing the final full stop I shed a tear or three no way of knowing what happens to the City Watch and no more genius gags not going…
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Monkey Cage 11am Radio 4 Christmas Day
Despite the title of this week’s @bigissue.com column , it is more about my love of Manchester than resigning from Monkey Cage - but here it is
www.bigissue.com/opinion/robi...
www.bigissue.com/opinion/robi...
Comedian Robin Ince: 'Why I had no choice but to resign from the BBC'
Robin Ince explains why he has stepped down from The Infinite Monkey Cage, after finding his values are at odds with the BBC.
www.bigissue.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Monkey Cage 11am Radio 4 Christmas Day
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“Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we’re all in this together.”Brené Brown
Sending care and compassion to anyone finding this season a little more tender in ways that aren’t always visible.
🧡
#kindness #compassion #christmas #care
Picture by @nikkimiles_
Sending care and compassion to anyone finding this season a little more tender in ways that aren’t always visible.
🧡
#kindness #compassion #christmas #care
Picture by @nikkimiles_
December 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
“Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we’re all in this together.”Brené Brown
Sending care and compassion to anyone finding this season a little more tender in ways that aren’t always visible.
🧡
#kindness #compassion #christmas #care
Picture by @nikkimiles_
Sending care and compassion to anyone finding this season a little more tender in ways that aren’t always visible.
🧡
#kindness #compassion #christmas #care
Picture by @nikkimiles_
Hope you have your heating on or at least able to stay warm. Cos it’s freezing with no central heating on.
December 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Hope you have your heating on or at least able to stay warm. Cos it’s freezing with no central heating on.
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Despite the title of this week’s @bigissue.com column , it is more about my love of Manchester than resigning from Monkey Cage - but here it is
www.bigissue.com/opinion/robi...
www.bigissue.com/opinion/robi...
Comedian Robin Ince: 'Why I had no choice but to resign from the BBC'
Robin Ince explains why he has stepped down from The Infinite Monkey Cage, after finding his values are at odds with the BBC.
www.bigissue.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Despite the title of this week’s @bigissue.com column , it is more about my love of Manchester than resigning from Monkey Cage - but here it is
www.bigissue.com/opinion/robi...
www.bigissue.com/opinion/robi...
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“Have patience with all things, but first of all with yourself.” Saint Francis de Sales
Your best is allowed to be human, imperfect, and is still more than enough.
🧡
#kindness #SelfCompassion #enough
Picture by Joyfulsmolthings
Your best is allowed to be human, imperfect, and is still more than enough.
🧡
#kindness #SelfCompassion #enough
Picture by Joyfulsmolthings
December 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
“Have patience with all things, but first of all with yourself.” Saint Francis de Sales
Your best is allowed to be human, imperfect, and is still more than enough.
🧡
#kindness #SelfCompassion #enough
Picture by Joyfulsmolthings
Your best is allowed to be human, imperfect, and is still more than enough.
🧡
#kindness #SelfCompassion #enough
Picture by Joyfulsmolthings
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Not so many gigs next year - but CAMBRIDGE and BELFAST soon
Cambridge tickets here www.junction.co.uk/events/robin...
Belfast tickets here cqaf.com/robin-ince-t...
Cambridge tickets here www.junction.co.uk/events/robin...
Belfast tickets here cqaf.com/robin-ince-t...
Robin Ince: The Universe and the Neurodiverse | Cambridge Junction
Book tickets for Robin Ince: The Universe and the Neurodiverse at J2 at Cambridge Junction. The Universe and the Neurodiverse is a journey from the outermost planets to our innermost thoughts. Robin...
www.junction.co.uk
December 21, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Not so many gigs next year - but CAMBRIDGE and BELFAST soon
Cambridge tickets here www.junction.co.uk/events/robin...
Belfast tickets here cqaf.com/robin-ince-t...
Cambridge tickets here www.junction.co.uk/events/robin...
Belfast tickets here cqaf.com/robin-ince-t...
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Rob Reiner met Donald Trump one time, and that was enough!
youtube.com/shorts/NB5PH...
youtube.com/shorts/NB5PH...
Rob Reiner On the Time He Met Trump #robreiner #trump #democrats
YouTube video by Celebs AgainstTrump
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December 21, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Rob Reiner met Donald Trump one time, and that was enough!
youtube.com/shorts/NB5PH...
youtube.com/shorts/NB5PH...
As it is the winter solstice what better song to listen to than Ring Out, Solstice Bells by Jethro Tull it’s the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere Apple Music or YouTube the music played over the band’s album cover
youtu.be/XJS9TjjHxx8?...
music.apple.com/gb/album/rin...
youtu.be/XJS9TjjHxx8?...
music.apple.com/gb/album/rin...
Ring Out, Solstice Bells by Jethro Tull on Apple Music
Song · 1977 · Duration 3:43
music.apple.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:38 AM
As it is the winter solstice what better song to listen to than Ring Out, Solstice Bells by Jethro Tull it’s the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere Apple Music or YouTube the music played over the band’s album cover
youtu.be/XJS9TjjHxx8?...
music.apple.com/gb/album/rin...
youtu.be/XJS9TjjHxx8?...
music.apple.com/gb/album/rin...
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Just bought Lullaby by Together For Palestine - many great artists including Brian Eno, Nadine Shah, and Neneh Cherry - let’s get this to the top of the charts - please buy, please share - please help show that peace and camaraderie are vital values
togetherforpalestine.org
togetherforpalestine.org
TOGETHER FOR PALESTINE: LULLABY - THE NEW SINGLE
Together for Palestine aims to raise millions for the Palestinian-led organisations at the frontline of the crisis, such as Taawon, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, and the Palestine Medical Reli...
togetherforpalestine.org
December 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Just bought Lullaby by Together For Palestine - many great artists including Brian Eno, Nadine Shah, and Neneh Cherry - let’s get this to the top of the charts - please buy, please share - please help show that peace and camaraderie are vital values
togetherforpalestine.org
togetherforpalestine.org
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My friend Subhadra Das is very worried about her friend Dr Ayo Khalil who has been arrested outside HMP Bronzefield
December 17, 2025 at 8:18 PM
My friend Subhadra Das is very worried about her friend Dr Ayo Khalil who has been arrested outside HMP Bronzefield
@robinince.bsky.social if you haven’t already listen to the media show on radio 4 specifically the Jeremy Vine advert, sorry I meant interview. He says something interesting tangentially to his court case.
December 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
@robinince.bsky.social if you haven’t already listen to the media show on radio 4 specifically the Jeremy Vine advert, sorry I meant interview. He says something interesting tangentially to his court case.
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Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
December 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
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One of my all-time favorite clips of Rob Reiner, from his Friars Club Roast in 2000, as he reads aloud Roger Ebert's infamous scathing review of his movie North. The man had an amazing sense of humor about himself. RIP.
December 15, 2025 at 3:53 AM
One of my all-time favorite clips of Rob Reiner, from his Friars Club Roast in 2000, as he reads aloud Roger Ebert's infamous scathing review of his movie North. The man had an amazing sense of humor about himself. RIP.
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Sinead O'Connor: 'War' live at the Bob Dylan Tribute.
YouTube video by eyesaw77
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December 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Thank you all for your support
Beautifully said: “They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness [and] empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer. I felt I couldn’t pamper myself with the luxury of silence.”
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d....
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d....
Comedian Robin Ince quits Radio 4 show, claiming BBC found his views ‘problematic’
Ince says he resigned as co-host of Infinite Monkey Cage because of what he described as his lack of ‘obedience’
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/dec/13/comedian-robin-ince-quits-as-host-of-bbcs-infinite-monkey-cage#:~:text=The%20comedian%20and%20author%20Robin,a%20lack%20of%20“obedience”
December 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Thank you all for your support
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Heartbreaking night where I told the final audience for Monkey Cage that I will ever play to that I had no choice but to resign
In the audience today at the amazing Niamos theatre in Manchester for the Christmas recording of Infinite Monkey Cage. Devastating news from @robinince.bsky.social - what must have been an incredibly difficult decision but absolutely the correct and humane one. Robin remains the best of us.
December 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Heartbreaking night where I told the final audience for Monkey Cage that I will ever play to that I had no choice but to resign
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Thank you - I am very sad but think I did what I have to do
December 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Thank you - I am very sad but think I did what I have to do
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Thank you to those who supported me - I believe there are so many kind people who do many organisations are conveniently forgetting exist
I hope you saw your standing ovation just now. Thank you for maintaining your principles.
December 12, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Thank you to those who supported me - I believe there are so many kind people who do many organisations are conveniently forgetting exist
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Name your fav Jodie Foster film
December 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Name your fav Jodie Foster film
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This is Daniel - he is selling @bigissue.com on Guildford High Street - go buy a copy from him
December 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This is Daniel - he is selling @bigissue.com on Guildford High Street - go buy a copy from him
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“I’d have no problem releasing the video”
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
December 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
“I’d have no problem releasing the video”
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
@robinince.bsky.social oh the unknown marxist (forgive no capital I’ve never read) here, my application for DG at BBC is in. So pin back your lugholes it’ll be getting loud but true. And you won’t be sacked. “Mock of the Week” will be back if Dan Patterson is interested.
December 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
@robinince.bsky.social oh the unknown marxist (forgive no capital I’ve never read) here, my application for DG at BBC is in. So pin back your lugholes it’ll be getting loud but true. And you won’t be sacked. “Mock of the Week” will be back if Dan Patterson is interested.