Elvis Costello's footwork is so good in this. youtu.be/3Y71iDvCYXA?...

Britain’s Forgotten Rock Star – Words by Mark Amies wordsbymarkamies.com/2015/09/05/v...

The wonderful 1964 London Transport guide "Modern Buildings in London" by the noted architectural commentator Ian Nairn. Looking at post-war architecture & inc. the surrounding counties then in LT Country Area, the guide still makes a fascinating read. #architecture ↘️ flic.kr/p/2rvNx7L

On my Buds open.spotify.com/track/650N31...

A good day to be using the rail network. I'm off to Hastings. #railway200 #rail200 @railway200.bsky.social

Rediscovering my Twenties open.spotify.com/track/0zJ2NP...

If you are a fan of the late Elizabeth David, then you may be interested in this. I was personally involved in this project, as the digitisation technician. Here's the link to the collection in the Warburg Institute Digital Library wdl.warburg.sas.ac.uk/collection/T... #ElizabethDavid #Cookery

‘Ultimately, it was culinary circumstance backed up by savvy marketing that made Le Creuset a byword for cast-iron cookware’ – Thomas Marks celebrates the centenary of France’s most famous pots and pans

A look at the hard working market porters at #CoventGarden in this affectionate documentary EVERY DAY EXCEPT CHRISTMAS (1957) 7:40am on #TPTV

Watching #totp tonight reminded me how much I loved these two great bands from the West Midlands.

Of all the exhibitions opening in London this autumn, this is the one I'm looking forward to most. thephotographersgallery.org.uk/whats-on/str...

25 September 1964; the opening day of that year's Commercial Motor Show at London's Earls Court Exhibition Centre - a major event in the calendar of what was then a major British industry. I wonder if HM the Queen ever went alng to choose a new bus chassis... ↘️ flic.kr/p/2nry4Ge

Fellows of the Society are recognised for their contribution to historical understanding and knowledge. We welcome invitations to join the Fellowship at any time from historians working in Higher Education and other sectors, as well as independent researchers bit.ly/4iOu51g #Skystorians

As Bastion House is in the news again, I thought id stick up my article from last year. wordsbymarkamies.com/2024/03/20/b...

🟥 REWIND | On This Day in 1974 | Ceefax, the world's first teletext service was officially launched. "In-vision" Ceefax pages were shown on BBC TV from 1980 until 2012. This service lives on courtesy of Nathan Dane at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8OU... #NationalTeletextDay

The National Gallery’s recent announcement that it will start collecting art made after 1900 may restart a border dispute with the Tate, but the rewards for audiences could be significant, writes Michael Prodger

On this day in 1955 ITV began broadcasting.

The group campaigning to prevent the demolition of the old Museum of London building has been given permission to challenge the decision in the High Court. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/cam...

Broadcaster John Stapleton dies aged 79

Sep 1986: Top Trax II Cassettes ad from Weetabix (+Star Pop Poster) «FREE TOP TRAX II CASSETTES»

'A Case for the Bishop', the first episode of The Secret Service, was originally broadcast on this day in 1969. Starring Professor Stanley Unwin, it ran for only 13 episodes.

This never fails to make me teary. Such a wonderful song and touching video. youtu.be/Rdqu-HObUbo?...

Greater London House to see refurbishment following approval | Ham & High www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/2545392...

I just noticed that Google have ranked Ai at the front of the search categories. For someone who likes to search for historical facts written by real people with traceability, this is very bad news. The best place to do historical research is paper based, in Archives and libraries.

On this day in 1967, Tomorrow's World reported on Europe's first Home Computer Terminal. youtu.be/aJ6SbvrjxZA?...

📣 Call for Proposals! Join us for the Oral History Festival 2026 🗓️ 4 July 2026 📍 Nottingham Trent University We're inviting 60–90 min participatory workshop proposals on all things oral history – practice, ethics, tech and more. 📝 Deadline: 30 Jan 2026 More info: www.ohs.org.uk/ohs-events/

GLC “jobs for a change” festival poster for the event held at Battersea Park:

Note to Self : Get Top Hat Chocolates next time I'm visiting 1958.

Dockless Mess

6am THEY FOUGHT THE FEW - an exclusive documentary film to #TalkingPicturesTV focusing on the unlikely friendship between a British #Spitfire Ace and one of the Luftwaffe's star pilots. Plus interviews with German pilots who flew over #England in 1940.

A bit of a treat on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social The Cream's Farewell Concert from 1968.

Last Friday I went to see the Downton Abbey film. Here's a few thoughts about it. wordsbymarkamies.com/2025/09/16/d...

Nice selection of stuff in here to watch, if you're a Concorde fan. www.bbc.co.uk/articles/cd8...

The Sugarhill Gang performing Rapper's Delight on Soul Train. Explore the remarkable history of the record in Wrongtom's epic thread below (keep hitting "Read 1 more reply" for the full story)

Just watched the very last episode of Ashes to Ashes, again. It never loses its power to move. Wonderful and powerful television.

How many people were inspired to become investigative journalists from watching this? #RobertRedford youtu.be/hv0ezAKDHtM?...

Goodbye to one the last great movie icons. R.I.P. Robert Redford

The Society is saddened to hear of the death of Sir Nicholas Grimshaw (1939-2025). An inspirational architect and always a gentlemen, his buildings are beautiful, original and inventive solutions to elegantly analysed briefs. We can think of no finer tribute than listing his Waterloo Int. Terminal.

Book now for this one-day conference that brings together art and architectural historians from Europe and the US to discuss architectural provenance across genres, material, place and time. Learn more: warburg.sas.ac.uk/events/archi... 31 October, 10am - 6pm #ArchitecturalHistory #Architecture

28 years ago, on the 15th of September 1997, the domain google.com was registered. The search engine was the result of a research project by Larry Page and Sergey Brin nicknamed ‘BackRub’. The logo underneath was used from this date until September 1998, when the actual web page launched. #otd 🗃️

David Bowie Centre - Display at V&A East Storehouse · V&A share.google/kUcQujDoQUw7...

A new exhibition in London shares David Bowie's archive, tracing his personas and evolution as a musician and artist.

Polenta originated in pre-Columbian Mexico but became so highly prized in Italy that it made its way into paintings, plays and more, writes Jenny Linford

I spoke to Robert Elms onBBC Radio London about the manufacturing history of Tottenham Hale. You can listen in here at 1 hour and 9 mins. (Available for 28 days) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...