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British actors who have played US Presidents, and US actors who have played British PMs: JQ Adams (Anthony Hopkins), van Buren (Nigel Hawthorne), Lincoln (Daniel Day Lewis). AND Wellington (John Malkovitch), Churchill (Rod Taylor, John Lithgow), Thatcher (Meryl Streep). Others?
January 27, 2026 at 10:19 PM
British actors who have played US Presidents, and US actors who have played British PMs: JQ Adams (Anthony Hopkins), van Buren (Nigel Hawthorne), Lincoln (Daniel Day Lewis). AND Wellington (John Malkovitch), Churchill (Rod Taylor, John Lithgow), Thatcher (Meryl Streep). Others?
So this is not a Board of Peace, it's a Board of Trump.
January 23, 2026 at 2:22 PM
So this is not a Board of Peace, it's a Board of Trump.
Normally you can rely on the Conservative-leaning press in Britain to support Trump against his critics, but now he is angering the right wing just as much as the left. He thinks he is immune to all rules, even those of politics, history and common sense.
January 23, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Normally you can rely on the Conservative-leaning press in Britain to support Trump against his critics, but now he is angering the right wing just as much as the left. He thinks he is immune to all rules, even those of politics, history and common sense.
Who on earth is this vile, odious Trump apologist on Any Questions? He's just denied the existence of international law.
January 9, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Who on earth is this vile, odious Trump apologist on Any Questions? He's just denied the existence of international law.
King Herod was French! At least, he is in my Christmas Crib scene.
December 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
King Herod was French! At least, he is in my Christmas Crib scene.
I didn't realise we would have to act out the words in this game, or I wouldn't have suggested The Habsburg Empire.
December 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I didn't realise we would have to act out the words in this game, or I wouldn't have suggested The Habsburg Empire.
Everyone talks nostalgically about the nineties. I still feel I'm living in them.
December 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Everyone talks nostalgically about the nineties. I still feel I'm living in them.
I mean, I hate to be a party-pooper, but does no-one recall learning about the Rhineland? www.thetimes.com/world/russia...
Zelensky hints at demilitarised zones in latest peace proposal
An updated peace plan, agreed by the US and Ukraine, which has been sent to Russia includes Kyiv holding elections and the country retaining its bid to join Nato
www.thetimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I mean, I hate to be a party-pooper, but does no-one recall learning about the Rhineland? www.thetimes.com/world/russia...
Why 'Nuremberg' is such a disgracefully dishonest film. A thread. We start with a small detail of greater significance than might at first appear. The indictment is shown being served by an American officer. In fact it was served by a British officer, Airey Neave, /1
November 17, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Why 'Nuremberg' is such a disgracefully dishonest film. A thread. We start with a small detail of greater significance than might at first appear. The indictment is shown being served by an American officer. In fact it was served by a British officer, Airey Neave, /1
Coming to the @EtceteraTheatre Camden in October - my play PAPER TRAIL, about the dark secrets to be found in your family's past - and in the local archives.
September 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Coming to the @EtceteraTheatre Camden in October - my play PAPER TRAIL, about the dark secrets to be found in your family's past - and in the local archives.
"said 16-year-old student Harriet Copley, who will college in Peterborough from September" (BBCNews website) Since when did "college" become a verb???
July 10, 2025 at 9:31 AM
"said 16-year-old student Harriet Copley, who will college in Peterborough from September" (BBCNews website) Since when did "college" become a verb???
It seems apt that, while discussing people coming from France to England in boats, President Macron should offer to lend us the Bayeux Tapestry, which shows, er, ....
July 9, 2025 at 7:52 AM
It seems apt that, while discussing people coming from France to England in boats, President Macron should offer to lend us the Bayeux Tapestry, which shows, er, ....
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What ho! Come and hear my talk on JEEVES AND THE BRITISH EMPIRE on Wednesday 25 June 6.30 for @histassoc at Anglia Ruskin, Cambridge! Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jeeves-the...
JEEVES & THE BRITISH EMPIRE - PG Wodehouse & the Decline of Imperialism
Join us for a witty exploration of PG Wodehouse's hilarious take on the quirks and foibles of the British Empire's decline with JEEVES & THE
www.eventbrite.co.uk
June 17, 2025 at 11:23 AM
What ho! Come and hear my talk on JEEVES AND THE BRITISH EMPIRE on Wednesday 25 June 6.30 for @histassoc at Anglia Ruskin, Cambridge! Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jeeves-the...
What ho! Come and hear my talk on JEEVES AND THE BRITISH EMPIRE on Wednesday 25 June 6.30 for @histassoc at Anglia Ruskin, Cambridge! Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jeeves-the...
JEEVES & THE BRITISH EMPIRE - PG Wodehouse & the Decline of Imperialism
Join us for a witty exploration of PG Wodehouse's hilarious take on the quirks and foibles of the British Empire's decline with JEEVES & THE
www.eventbrite.co.uk
June 17, 2025 at 11:23 AM
What ho! Come and hear my talk on JEEVES AND THE BRITISH EMPIRE on Wednesday 25 June 6.30 for @histassoc at Anglia Ruskin, Cambridge! Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jeeves-the...
Bluesky and Threads will always find it hard to compete with EX-Twitter because posts on that one make news, so people hear of it, which in turn suggests it's important. I've not yet heard a news story about a post on Threads or Bluesky. I can't believe there's nothing newsworthy on here.
May 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Bluesky and Threads will always find it hard to compete with EX-Twitter because posts on that one make news, so people hear of it, which in turn suggests it's important. I've not yet heard a news story about a post on Threads or Bluesky. I can't believe there's nothing newsworthy on here.
Provocative proposition for American friends, but I really think we are all adversely affected by their almost religious reverence for the Constitution. It's 200 years old and it's about time they put it to bed and drew up a new document better suited to the reality of the 21stc.
May 15, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Provocative proposition for American friends, but I really think we are all adversely affected by their almost religious reverence for the Constitution. It's 200 years old and it's about time they put it to bed and drew up a new document better suited to the reality of the 21stc.
Solidarity with Canada!
April 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Solidarity with Canada!
The Dean's homily at the Pope's funeral sounded like a rebuke to Trump - pointed reference to the plight of refugees, with Mexico/US namechecked, and special mention for the climate emergency. To add to the fun, it was in Italian, so Trump sat there but didn't understand it.
April 26, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The Dean's homily at the Pope's funeral sounded like a rebuke to Trump - pointed reference to the plight of refugees, with Mexico/US namechecked, and special mention for the climate emergency. To add to the fun, it was in Italian, so Trump sat there but didn't understand it.
So, not content with Ofsted having driven Mrs Perry to suicide, Amanda Spielman appears to want to dance on her grave. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
‘An insult’: Amanda Spielman, Ofsted chief at time of Ruth Perry’s suicide, to be given a peerage
The nomination by Conservatives of the former chief inspector of schools has been met with outrage by the headteacher’s family, and called ‘obscene’ by school leaders
www.theguardian.com
March 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
So, not content with Ofsted having driven Mrs Perry to suicide, Amanda Spielman appears to want to dance on her grave. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Still time to book for this Saturday's SPRING HISTORY DAY from the Cambridge branch of the @histassoc! @NathenAmin on 1483, Chris Read on Lenin and @hoyer_kat on East Germany - the best Saturday morning you'll spend this year!
EVENTBRITE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cambridge-....
EVENTBRITE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cambridge-....
Cambridge History Day
We are delighted to welcome three renowned historians to share their fascinating insights over the morning
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March 6, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Still time to book for this Saturday's SPRING HISTORY DAY from the Cambridge branch of the @histassoc! @NathenAmin on 1483, Chris Read on Lenin and @hoyer_kat on East Germany - the best Saturday morning you'll spend this year!
EVENTBRITE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cambridge-....
EVENTBRITE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cambridge-....
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'An apple a day, if well aimed, keeps the doctor away.' #Wodehouse
January 12, 2025 at 12:49 PM
'An apple a day, if well aimed, keeps the doctor away.' #Wodehouse
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If you're near Cambridge - a DOUBLE BILL of (my) plays about the past and its hold on the present, from the Australian Child Migrants to the fate of Richard III: WHO DO YOU THINK YOU WERE? Corpus Playroom 22-23 January.
January 3, 2025 at 1:33 PM
If you're near Cambridge - a DOUBLE BILL of (my) plays about the past and its hold on the present, from the Australian Child Migrants to the fate of Richard III: WHO DO YOU THINK YOU WERE? Corpus Playroom 22-23 January.
What's your weirdest exam invigilation story? I was once down to invigilate an A level art exam. A woman I had never seen before walked in wearing a dressing gown and then slipped it off. That's when I realised it was a life drawing exam. #noonehadtoldme
December 28, 2024 at 8:50 PM
What's your weirdest exam invigilation story? I was once down to invigilate an A level art exam. A woman I had never seen before walked in wearing a dressing gown and then slipped it off. That's when I realised it was a life drawing exam. #noonehadtoldme