Lee Batchelor
@leebatchelor.bsky.social
Marketing, digital and comms for a charity by day. Culture vulture, film fan, country bumpkin and sometime linocutter the rest of the time. Some work / some life. All my own views.
📍 West Sussex, UK 🇬🇧 🏳️🌈
📍 West Sussex, UK 🇬🇧 🏳️🌈
Most of my other good intentions have been thwarted by being under the weather, but I'm giving week notes another go this year: lee-batchelor.medium.com/weeknotes-05...
Weeknotes — 05/01/26–09/01/26
A slow start to the year
lee-batchelor.medium.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Most of my other good intentions have been thwarted by being under the weather, but I'm giving week notes another go this year: lee-batchelor.medium.com/weeknotes-05...
Not a fan of the dark evenings, but it does make for a nice cosy feeling workspace at the end of the day.
January 7, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Not a fan of the dark evenings, but it does make for a nice cosy feeling workspace at the end of the day.
Made a friend on a snowy lunchtime wander to the shops.
January 6, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Made a friend on a snowy lunchtime wander to the shops.
Despite what my brain was telling me last night, I'm not back at work until tomorrow so a snowy day of de-Christmassing and trying to shake off the inevitable post-festive cold
January 5, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Despite what my brain was telling me last night, I'm not back at work until tomorrow so a snowy day of de-Christmassing and trying to shake off the inevitable post-festive cold
I've still got some big hitters to catch, but 2025 felt like a good year at the cinema. Here are some of my movie highlights.
January 2, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I've still got some big hitters to catch, but 2025 felt like a good year at the cinema. Here are some of my movie highlights.
My enthusiasm for the gym didn't quite overcome my reluctance to scrape ice off the car in the snow this morning, so waiting for the sun to swing round and do the job for me
January 2, 2026 at 9:30 AM
My enthusiasm for the gym didn't quite overcome my reluctance to scrape ice off the car in the snow this morning, so waiting for the sun to swing round and do the job for me
Pouting my way into 2026 trying not to feel hungover. Happy New Year! 🎉
January 1, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Pouting my way into 2026 trying not to feel hungover. Happy New Year! 🎉
In the gym at 8 o'clock on Boxing Day like some kind of idiot
December 26, 2025 at 8:29 AM
In the gym at 8 o'clock on Boxing Day like some kind of idiot
So lucky to be ending the gig year on a high with @ben-watt.bsky.social and @traceythorn.bsky.social at the Moth Club. Such a great show, and nice to hear a couple of my favourite festive songs from Tracey's Tinsel and Lights album which is always on heavy rotation this time of year.
December 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
So lucky to be ending the gig year on a high with @ben-watt.bsky.social and @traceythorn.bsky.social at the Moth Club. Such a great show, and nice to hear a couple of my favourite festive songs from Tracey's Tinsel and Lights album which is always on heavy rotation this time of year.
The jetlag is really kicking my butt this week 😴
December 10, 2025 at 4:48 AM
The jetlag is really kicking my butt this week 😴
Home. Having been up for 38 hours, traveling for 26 of them and slightly delirious. 🤪😴
December 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Home. Having been up for 38 hours, traveling for 26 of them and slightly delirious. 🤪😴
RIP Martin Parr. One of the best, able to fill an image with character, pathos and humour, in a style uniquely and immediately identifiable as his. Last year's "I am Martin Parr" documentary is up on iPlayer and well worth an hour or so of your time.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Four - I Am Martin Parr
Discover the maverick behind some of the most iconic images of the past century.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
RIP Martin Parr. One of the best, able to fill an image with character, pathos and humour, in a style uniquely and immediately identifiable as his. Last year's "I am Martin Parr" documentary is up on iPlayer and well worth an hour or so of your time.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
🏝️ It was a rough ride to get here, but it was worth it
November 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
🏝️ It was a rough ride to get here, but it was worth it
Relaxation Thai-me 🏝️
November 24, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Relaxation Thai-me 🏝️
Can't believe I hit the jackpot in the @traceythorn.bsky.social and @ben-watt.bsky.social ticket scramble tonight. Can't wait to hit the moth club in a couple of months 💕
October 31, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Can't believe I hit the jackpot in the @traceythorn.bsky.social and @ben-watt.bsky.social ticket scramble tonight. Can't wait to hit the moth club in a couple of months 💕
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Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
October 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Finishing up #lff today with movies 10 and 11 - my third Josh O'Connor movie of the festival, The History of Sound, and What Marielle Knows.
a man in a tuxedo and white shirt is standing in front of a hedge
ALT: a man in a tuxedo and white shirt is standing in front of a hedge
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October 19, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Finishing up #lff today with movies 10 and 11 - my third Josh O'Connor movie of the festival, The History of Sound, and What Marielle Knows.
Seem to have picked up another bloody cold from somewhere but Self Esteem at the Brighton Centre tonight was the best medicine.
October 17, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Seem to have picked up another bloody cold from somewhere but Self Esteem at the Brighton Centre tonight was the best medicine.
Reposted by Lee Batchelor
The BBC are accidentally running the subtitles to Mrs Marple over the Mercury Prize, and it’s rather wonderful. A few of lines could plausibly have been written by Jarvis.
October 16, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The BBC are accidentally running the subtitles to Mrs Marple over the Mercury Prize, and it’s rather wonderful. A few of lines could plausibly have been written by Jarvis.
A solid triple bill today at #lff - Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein; A Useful Ghost about a haunted vacuum and so much more; and queer French coming of age movie Enzo 🎬
October 15, 2025 at 10:11 PM
A solid triple bill today at #lff - Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein; A Useful Ghost about a haunted vacuum and so much more; and queer French coming of age movie Enzo 🎬
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A trip to the Ashmolean in Oxford today for the excellent Stanley Donwood / Thom Yorke / Radiohead exhibition.
October 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
A trip to the Ashmolean in Oxford today for the excellent Stanley Donwood / Thom Yorke / Radiohead exhibition.
Kicking off #LFF today with Wake Up Dead Man and Twinless. Really enjoyed both, Wake Up Dead Man especially worth catching with a crowd on the big screen.
October 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Kicking off #LFF today with Wake Up Dead Man and Twinless. Really enjoyed both, Wake Up Dead Man especially worth catching with a crowd on the big screen.
This was a hell of a moment at @sigurros.com at the Royal Albert Hall tonight. The band, the orchestra, the choir, the organ... goosebumps
September 30, 2025 at 10:41 PM
This was a hell of a moment at @sigurros.com at the Royal Albert Hall tonight. The band, the orchestra, the choir, the organ... goosebumps
Seem to have picked up freshers flu from dropping my nephew at uni at the weekend, but without any of the fun of freshers which doesn't seem like a particular fair deal 🤧
September 26, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Seem to have picked up freshers flu from dropping my nephew at uni at the weekend, but without any of the fun of freshers which doesn't seem like a particular fair deal 🤧