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Katherine @katherineo.bsky.social · 1d

Came home and listened to the soundtrack. Immense. Must have been even better in IMAX.

Katherine @katherineo.bsky.social · 11d

The Best of Everything by @kitdewaal.com

“Paulette is mighty. She is righteous. She has heartbreak and grief and loss on her side.”
Paulette will stay with me.
A story of kindness, and its consequences.

This line broke me for a bit-
“He nods and smiles. ‘He’s mine’ he says.”

Gorgeous.

The Best of Everything by Kit de Waal book cover. Red, yellow, purple sections, two black and white illustrations of children

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Katherine @katherineo.bsky.social · 12d

Spinal Tap II is really fun!
See it in the cinema while it’s still on…
All the familiar faces and great additions of Kerry Godliman and @mrchrisaddison.bsky.social
Anyone know the significance of the Leyton Orient flag in the cheese shop? Asking for a husband.

Spinal Tap II poster, three aging men on top of Stonehenge, lightning

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Katherine @katherineo.bsky.social · 12d

Hurrah!
Have been looking forward to this- we were there but in the choir seats so only saw from behind… (excellent view of the Jules Buckley’s percussion section though, was fascinating!)

JacquiWine @jacquiwine.bsky.social · 13d

Just spotted the St.Vincent Prom in BBC Four’s schedule for tomorrow night! (9pm Friday 26 Sep)
#MusicSky

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Katherine @katherineo.bsky.social · 12d

Throughly enjoyed this last night.
Special mention for the new Ortiz, which was gorgeous.
The Royal Festival Hall is such a great venue and the staff are delightful.
Do check out the Philharmonia’s 80th birthday season!
See you in November…

Philharmonia Orchestra @philharmonialondon.bsky.social · 12d

🎉 Our 80th birthday season is officially underway!

Last night, we kicked off our London season with Principal Conductor Santtu, Featured Composer Gabriela Ortiz, organist Olivier Latry and Featured Artist Víkingur Ólafsson, who received the RPS Gold Medal. 🙌🥇

📸: Mark Allan

#Philharmonia80

Katherine @katherineo.bsky.social · 12d

Mackenzie Crook is pure class.

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Film Stories @filmstories.bsky.social · 14d

Long a critic of the franchise, Star Wars actor John Boyega has outlined what he'd have done had he been producer on the sequel trilogy...
filmstories.co.uk/news/star-wa...

Star Wars | John Boyega says sequel trilogy should have been more like The Force Unleashed

Long a critic of the franchise, Star Wars actor John Boyega has outlined what he'd have done had he been producer on the sequel trilogy...

filmstories.co.uk

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Katherine @katherineo.bsky.social · 14d

Interesting. I wonder whether the experience depends on where one went to school? As a state school pupil at Castle, I had never felt so out of place. And there was no support whatsoever. I hope things are changing.

Katherine @katherineo.bsky.social · 18d

Have you read The Misadventures of Margaret Finch by Claire McGlasson? Set in Blackpool 1938, Margaret works for Mass Observation. I really enjoyed it!

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Katherine @katherineo.bsky.social · 19d

I would go as far as to say inevitable 😢?!

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Katherine @katherineo.bsky.social · 19d

open.spotify.com/album/2znLYG...

On third listen of the new @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social album.
Another masterpiece.
Melancholy, beautiful; still trying to train myself not to weep at Invisible Thread…

Rainy Sunday Afternoon

open.spotify.com

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Far Out Magazine @faroutmagazine.co.uk · 21d

Doctor’s Orders: Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy prescribes his nine favourite albums

An assortment of legends and left-fields. The post Doctor’s Orders: Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy prescribes his nine favourite albums first appeared on Far Out Magazine.

faroutmagazine.co.uk

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Marie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.social · 20d

Love this tidbit from Mojo’s fantastic oral history of Rocky Horror

RO'B [Robert O’Brien]: It was exciting, to see how we could get around problems. [Brad and Janet's science teacher] Dr. Scott burst through the wall simply because we forgot we didn't have a door.

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Katherine @katherineo.bsky.social · 23d

Absolutely to all this. The setting was wrong, the script was bad and the essence of the books was missing.

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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 23d

It's Agatha Christie's birthday today, and we're delighted to announce a major exhibition on the Queen of Crime, coming autumn 2026 🕵️‍♀️

Find out more: bit.ly/BL-AgathaChr...

#AgathaChristie #CrimeFiction

Agatha Christie poses at home on December 1956 in Wallingford, United Kingdom.

Photo by Hubert de Segonzac/Paris Match via Getty Images.

Agatha Christie’s Remington typewriter from 1937.

© The Christie Archive Trust

Agatha Christie boarding the EET Salon at lunchtime on the train from Bulawayo to the Cape.

In 1922 Agatha Christie set sail on a 10-month voyage around the world. Her husband Archie had been invited to join a trade mission to promote the British Empire Exhibition and Agatha was determined to go with him

© The Christie Archive Trust

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Dean Street Press @deanstpress.bsky.social · 23d

Happy 135th birthday to the Queen of Crime herself, Agatha Christie. Her mysteries continue to puzzle, delight, and inspire readers around the world. 🥰

Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 23d

Happy Birthday Agatha Christie, the best selling novelist of all time - born #onthisday 15 September 1890 in Torquay. See Agatha Christie’s Writing Habits tonyriches.blogspot.com/2014/02/agat... #writers

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Katherine @katherineo.bsky.social · 23d

My favourite watch of this year has been The Ballad of Wallis Island, not streaming but available to buy, it’s warm and uplifting and funny. Just thought of it as someone compared the feel of it to Detectorists…

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Katherine @katherineo.bsky.social · 24d

And Bookish with Mark Gatiss, I think that it is on Netflix? Set in 1946, Mr Book sells books but also has a letter from Churchill that allows to work with the police as a consulting detective….

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Katherine @katherineo.bsky.social · 24d

Sometimes reading is not the answer! Have you tried Here We Go? - it’s a proper family sitcom, warm, funny, great cast. BBC iPlayer has three series. Hope you find something to distract you.

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Katherine @katherineo.bsky.social · 24d

The Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon Discusses New Record » PopMatters - www.popmatters.com/the-divine-c...

The Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon Discusses New Record » PopMatters

The Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon looks back on everything from his early days to his new album and everything in-between.

www.popmatters.com

Katherine @katherineo.bsky.social · 24d

Wish I could have come! So glad you were all able to celebrate this wonderful film.

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Katherine @katherineo.bsky.social · 25d

An absolute classic.

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Katherine @katherineo.bsky.social · 27d

Orla all the way for me!

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Katherine @katherineo.bsky.social · 28d

Wordle 1,544 2/6

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Chris Hewitt @chrishewitt.bsky.social · Sep 8

In case you missed it, our guests for the live show on Saturday are the wonderful Tim Key and Tom Basden, stars/writers of my favourite film of the year, THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND. So, if you’re coming on Saturday and you haven’t seen it, now’s your chance to rectify that.

Tom Basden and Tim Key in THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND

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