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Douglas Adams’ final official biographer, among many things. @FabFools @TalesofBritain @talesofbritain.bsky.social @fabfools.bsky.social www.jemroberts.com www.talesofbritain.com

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Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · Jan 21

• The #ISIHAC Bible 🎺
• The True History of the Blackadder ⚔️
• The Frood: Official Douglas Adams & H2G2 🤖
• #SoupyTwists: Official Fry & Laurie story 🍸
• #FabFools: The Beatles & The Rutles 🃏🎶
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On paper & Audible: audible.co.uk/author/Jem-R...

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Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 5h

Why is everyone pretending that The Traitors isn’t shit? Is it some kind of meta joke?

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 5h

Enjoy the News: or as I like to call it, ‘The Living People Who Deserve To Die And The Dying People Who Deserve To Live Show’.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 6h

Just excruciatingly poor television. Full of sound and fury, signifying flap-all.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 6h

Persevering with The Traitors, but if this show was a person they would simply be the most UP THEMSELVES person you could ever have to put up with.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 8h

Michael Bublé was known as Mickey Flatt until he had an accident with a Soda Stream.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 8h

Bonnie Tyler just told me forever's gonna start tonight. I hope we've got enough milk in the fridge.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 8h

Everyone who meets Michael Palin thinks he's lovely, but he's never left a country without murmuring "twats" under his breath.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 16h

AMERICA – will you hang him, and them? Lethal injection or electric chair? You'll have a lot of traitors to process.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 17h

I'm going to set up a paid workshop for failed creatives on how to set up workshops about doing things that they apparently can't actually make a living doing without setting up workshops about it to get by.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 17h

I see the name Stephen Fry is rather prevalent today, thanks to something called #TheTraitors – so those unaware of what he did between 1957 and 1995 might like to purchase this OFFICIAL book: #SoupyTwists! #StephenFry #TheCelebrityTraitors amzn.eu/d/3oaGlXv

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 1d

You should never start something you can't finish. End of.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 1d

I've always been into The Unexplained. No idea why.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 1d

Bought some laxatives and nitrous oxide. Just for shits and giggles.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 1d

The best thing about rejection emails is replying to them as if you are the Countess of Kensington reprimanding a footman for dirty shoes.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 1d

Don't call him 'Sir Keir Starmer'. His name is 'The Antisemite Sir Keir Starmer'.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 1d

Robert Jenrick seems to want to become the UK's answer to Charlie Kirk. I'm not stopping him.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 1d

False flags, red flags and flag-shaggers. Flags ruin our sodding lives. Burn every last one of them.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 1d

Honestly, Youtube, you HAVE to drop the AI bullshit, there isn't one living person who doesn't hate it. Who needs to know Gwen Taylor uses the word 'Drake' at some point in the episode? If you were providing IMDB links extrapolated from the credits, that might be mildly useful.

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Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 1d

Preferably editorial work, of course. I do happen to be the official, fully authorised biographer of both Douglas Adams and Stephen Fry, so, you know, WORDS and the presentation of them are what some might call my ballpark.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 1d

Sorry to be so direct, but if anyone hears any whispers of any kind of remote work that needs doing, please do pop something in my cubby hole.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 1d

In this era, if someone is in any position of political power, by definition, they are not on your side.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 1d

We are in the future, folks.

Tomorrow: Bill Oddie retweets Terence Trent D'Arby.

(I mean, I agree, obviously.)

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 1d

Sir Keir Starmer is a disgusting antisemite. He's actively standing against Zack Polanski. How DARE he openly display his racism in this way?

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 2d

I'm calling it – anyone who doesn't plan to vote for Zack Polanski at the next possible opportunity is a MASSIVE antisemite.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 2d

I am without sin, and I'm armed with stones. WATCH OUT.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 2d

The world's gone mad. And I can't say I blame it.