Keith Knight
@keithjknight.bsky.social
Retired. Rejoiner. VdGG & Peter Hammill. Gigs, films, SF. Bath City FC and Somerset CCC. Reading Pepys’ diary daily.
First visit to the Bazalgette Embankment at Blackfriars. A bit cold and rainy today (and a rare sighting of dog shit) but you can see the promise as a public space.
February 10, 2026 at 12:42 PM
First visit to the Bazalgette Embankment at Blackfriars. A bit cold and rainy today (and a rare sighting of dog shit) but you can see the promise as a public space.
At Benington Lordship in Hertfordshire for its snowdrop festival. Also, its Norman keep.
February 8, 2026 at 1:26 PM
At Benington Lordship in Hertfordshire for its snowdrop festival. Also, its Norman keep.
Been to the Indoor Festival of Folk at Cecil Sharp House. Quite the day.
February 7, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Been to the Indoor Festival of Folk at Cecil Sharp House. Quite the day.
#5DebutAlbums50s60s I am hopefully not the only person considering voting for the Third Ear Band’s woozy 1969 masterpiece Alchemy. Oboe to the fore. John Peel on Jew’s Harp. Terrific.
January 29, 2026 at 3:40 PM
#5DebutAlbums50s60s I am hopefully not the only person considering voting for the Third Ear Band’s woozy 1969 masterpiece Alchemy. Oboe to the fore. John Peel on Jew’s Harp. Terrific.
Very high water at Pulteney Weir in Bath this morning. Reminded of the 60s city centre floods which led to the weir being built.
January 25, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Very high water at Pulteney Weir in Bath this morning. Reminded of the 60s city centre floods which led to the weir being built.
Martin Carthy has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and cannot fulfil his upcoming gigs. What sad, gutting news. But what a great life.
January 23, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Martin Carthy has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and cannot fulfil his upcoming gigs. What sad, gutting news. But what a great life.
Window cleaner in Farringdon, London.
January 20, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Window cleaner in Farringdon, London.
Inevitably the Restaurante El Diablo on top of the volcano in Timanfaya In Lanzarote is yet another César Manrique design, built on the spot where the underground temperature is highest - 140 degrees C ten centimetres down, 400 degrees C at six metres.
January 14, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Inevitably the Restaurante El Diablo on top of the volcano in Timanfaya In Lanzarote is yet another César Manrique design, built on the spot where the underground temperature is highest - 140 degrees C ten centimetres down, 400 degrees C at six metres.
Having lunch on top of a volcano In Lanzarote.
January 14, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Having lunch on top of a volcano In Lanzarote.
So, every post so far from Lanzarote has been in tribute to the work of architect, artist and seer, César Manrique (1919-92), a man who saw the possibilities in the island of his birth and realised many of them, stopping over-development and creating remarkable land art and buildings.
January 13, 2026 at 7:13 PM
So, every post so far from Lanzarote has been in tribute to the work of architect, artist and seer, César Manrique (1919-92), a man who saw the possibilities in the island of his birth and realised many of them, stopping over-development and creating remarkable land art and buildings.
Visited the Fundación César Manrique In Lanzarote, the home of the late architect, carved from five volcanic bubbles interconnected by lava tubes and very much a 70s dream living space.
January 13, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Visited the Fundación César Manrique In Lanzarote, the home of the late architect, carved from five volcanic bubbles interconnected by lava tubes and very much a 70s dream living space.
And as the venal DI Powell in GF Newman’s ‘Law and Order’ (1978) for the BBC. Recently repeated and still terrific.
January 11, 2026 at 10:51 PM
And as the venal DI Powell in GF Newman’s ‘Law and Order’ (1978) for the BBC. Recently repeated and still terrific.
The auditorium at Jameos del Agua. Would be a good place to watch THE HOLE or THE DESCENT.
January 11, 2026 at 4:33 PM
The auditorium at Jameos del Agua. Would be a good place to watch THE HOLE or THE DESCENT.
At the rather lovely Jameos del Agua in Lanzarote, two caves connected by a lake in which lives a unique species of blind white crab. Now with a restaurant, cafe and performance area. Used by local farmers as a refuse tip until the late 60s.
January 11, 2026 at 4:23 PM
At the rather lovely Jameos del Agua in Lanzarote, two caves connected by a lake in which lives a unique species of blind white crab. Now with a restaurant, cafe and performance area. Used by local farmers as a refuse tip until the late 60s.
The sign for the Gents toilet at the Jardín de Cactus.
January 11, 2026 at 1:08 PM
The sign for the Gents toilet at the Jardín de Cactus.
In the Jardín de Cactus on Lanzarote. An admirably accurate description.
January 11, 2026 at 12:41 PM
In the Jardín de Cactus on Lanzarote. An admirably accurate description.
I haven’t left the country to escape Storm Goretti, honest. Good luck everyone.
January 8, 2026 at 5:53 PM
I haven’t left the country to escape Storm Goretti, honest. Good luck everyone.
Did I need to see another David Bowie documentary? Apparently I did. Really enjoyed this - some good interviews, and veered away from the full retrospective to talk as much about the Tin Machine period as anything else. Terribly moving at the end of course. On Channel 4.
January 5, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Did I need to see another David Bowie documentary? Apparently I did. Really enjoyed this - some good interviews, and veered away from the full retrospective to talk as much about the Tin Machine period as anything else. Terribly moving at the end of course. On Channel 4.
I bet few others are showing Richard Burton and Jason S as their most watched actor and director of 2025…
January 3, 2026 at 8:17 PM
I bet few others are showing Richard Burton and Jason S as their most watched actor and director of 2025…
Extraordinary stat about Bardot from the Guardian obituary.
December 30, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Extraordinary stat about Bardot from the Guardian obituary.
I thoroughly enjoyed ‘The Strange History of Samuel Pepys’s Diary’ by @kateloveman.bsky.social - fascinating about how the Diary has been regarded and superbly researched. The first time I heard of Pepys as a lad was via a Benny Hill song (‘naughty Samuel peeps’) and there’s even mention of that!
December 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I thoroughly enjoyed ‘The Strange History of Samuel Pepys’s Diary’ by @kateloveman.bsky.social - fascinating about how the Diary has been regarded and superbly researched. The first time I heard of Pepys as a lad was via a Benny Hill song (‘naughty Samuel peeps’) and there’s even mention of that!
Farewell Brigitte.
December 28, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Farewell Brigitte.
We went to a place called Poppies, full of WW2 memorabilia. And themed coffee.
December 28, 2025 at 9:43 AM
We went to a place called Poppies, full of WW2 memorabilia. And themed coffee.
Been to see Grey Seals and their pups at Horsey Gap beach, north of Great Yarmouth.
December 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Been to see Grey Seals and their pups at Horsey Gap beach, north of Great Yarmouth.
Delighted to see Peter Watkins’ magnificent ‘Culloden’ (1964) is being repeated on BBC Four on Tuesday 6 Jan.
December 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Delighted to see Peter Watkins’ magnificent ‘Culloden’ (1964) is being repeated on BBC Four on Tuesday 6 Jan.