Tony Harrison RIP I taught Long Distance, his beautiful & honest poem about bereavement to my students for decades. Eventually, it provided consolation to me as well.

MERLIN! (Being Ye True and Authentique Historie of Myrddin the Wild) #Merlin #theatre *next solo*

Had to buy this Jules Verne... The second I saw it, I was fifteen again. These elegant Penguins, and the vividly jacketed Corgis (see Sturgeon cover) that came out around the same time, were how my generation got into classic sci-fi. Original price, 35p!

JD Vance, the guy who called Donald Trump "America's Hitler," is going to host Charlie Kirk's podcast to say that the Democrats need to be eradicated for calling Donald Trump Hitler. Peak fascism right there.

#GazaGenocide #IsraelIsATerroristState #NetanyahuIsAWarCriminal

This Supreme Court order puts people at grave risk, allowing federal agents in Southern California to target individuals because of their race, how they speak, the jobs they work, or just being at a bus stop or the car wash when ICE agents decide to raid a place.

Welcome to Predator Patio! Admission? Just prove you’re on the Epstein List!

My serious question is why anyone in the military chain of command followed these obviously illegal orders. Are we going to have any accountability for that (even in public discourse) so that it is less likely to happen again?

TRUMP IS A CHILD RAPIST. TRUMP IS A RAPIST. TRUMP IS A PEDAEOPHILE. RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES.

🚨Regarding the #Pentagon and #SpaceForce announcements: Reps @rokhanna.bsky.social (D-CA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) are holding a press conference tomorrow, 9/3, 10:30am, with ten victims of Epstein’s sex trafficking. Link to watch live: youtube.com/live/q6fUosr... 🗣️ Release the Epstein files

Great Yarmouth is set to host the biggest neo-nazi music festival in over a decade. The Home Office has the power to block entry of overseas bands, which will scupper the promoters plans. But they won’t act unless we demand it. Email the Home Office now: hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/28/g...

The Government is planning to roll out mandatory digital ID. It’s invasive and could mean millions of people unable to go about their daily lives. Right now it's just an idea - we need to stop it becoming a reality. Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...

Picked up this (HB) beauty today for £4.50. At least £10 online. Contains loads of rare goodies, including a previously unpublished script by the mighty John Dickson Carr for the legendary radio series, Appointment With Fear, narrated by The Man In Black. Yum, yum!

Huge thanks to #JackieKemp for this final word (from her blog) on #ANOBLECLOWN (and the photo). 'Scots is intimidating on the page, but on the stage it can come alive. DAVIOT IS A MASTER OF SCOTS AS A THEATRICAL LANGUAGE - I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYONE AS GOOD FOR DECADES.'

#Daviot, #SamBarclay and director #LawrieBrewster at work on #AWatcherByTheDead by Ambrose Bierce, one of four tales in the new #AmicusProductions movie, #InTheGripOfTerror... Soon to go on general release!

It's out on BluRay! Get your copy here: www.patreon.com/posts/amicus.... #Amicus #InTheGripOfTerror

MR MACRAE AND I 'TAKE OUR FINAL CURTAIN' TONIGHT... 4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'A MASTERCLASS.. THIS is how one man shows are done! Kirsty Halliday (Audience) 12 AUG 25 '...WONDERFUL.. SUPERBLY performed.. BEAUTIFULLY written.' Deborah Cannon (Audience) 11 AUG 25 #ANOBLECLOWN @scotstorycentre.bsky.social

LAST CHANCE TO SEE! (tmw at 18.45) 4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'MASTERCLASS in acting .. THIS is how one man shows are done! Kirsty Halliday (Audience) 12 AUG 2025 'WONDERFUL. SUPERBLY performed.. BEAUTIFULLY written..' Deborah Cannon (Audience) 11 AUG 2025 #ANOBLECLOWN @scotstorycentre.bsky.social

2 PERFS LEFT! (Today & Thurs.) MULTIPLE ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ & ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SHOW. 'WONDERFUL... SUPERBLY performed... BEAUTIFULLY written piece...' Deborah Cannon (Audience) 11 AUG 2025 'MASTERCLASS... And a lot of FUN!!' Mordecai (Audience) 9 AUG 2025 #ANOBLECLOWN @scotstorycentre.bsky.social

TWO MORE CHANCES TO SEE THIS MULTIPLE ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ & ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SHOW. 'This is WONDERFUL - SUPERBLY performed and a BEAUTIFULLY written piece...' Deborah Cannon (Audience) 11 AUG 2025 'MASTERCLASS performance... And a lot of FUN!!' Mordecai (Audience) 9 AUG 2025 #ANOBLECLOWN @scotstorycentre.bsky.social

Great thanks to Hugh Simpson for this ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review. #ANOBLECLOWN @scotstorycentre.bsky.social www.alledinburghtheatre.com/a-noble-clow...

A superb, harrowing, deeply moving poem by Ruba Khalid Al-Faleet of the #GazaPoetsSociety #GazaGenocide‌ youtu.be/4Q9e4G05vt0?...

ONLY 7 shows left. Need bums on seats. Please spread the word. #ANOBLECLOWN @scotstorycentre.bsky.social 3 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 2 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'This is a MASTERPIECE of acting... deeply engaging show.' 'Maggie (Audience) 5/8/25 'this really BLEW ME AWAY!... a WONDERFUL performance' 'Melanie Hindley (Audience) 3/8/25

PUNTER REVIEW #2 Maggie (Audience member) 5 AUG 2025 This is a masterpiece of acting... deeply engaging show. Great to see the protrayal of Scottish characters from theatre, culture and history portrayed with such intelligence, affection & acerbic wit. #ANOBLECLOWN @scotstorycentre.bsky.social

ONLY 9 SHOWS LEFT. '...this really blew me away! What a wonderful performance...' Melanie Hindley (audience) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from Broadway Baby and Sinners Review. #ANOBLECLOWN @scotstorycentre.bsky.social

⭐⭐⭐⭐ #2 #ANobleClown @scotstorycentre.bsky.social broadwaybaby.com/shows/a-nobl...

⭐⭐⭐⭐ #1 #ANobleClown @scotstorycentre.bsky.social youtu.be/7umA23Y3Bhk?...

⭐⭐⭐⭐ #2 #ANobleClown @scotstorycentre.bsky.social broadwaybaby.com/shows/a-nobl...

⭐⭐⭐⭐ #1 #ANobleClown @scotstorycentre.bsky.social youtu.be/7umA23Y3Bhk?...

Too soon for me to read, but thanks to @broadwaybaby.com for this ⭐⭐⭐⭐ review....

THE FRINGE RUN PROPER BEGINS! (Playing till the 14th) ONLY 12 chances to to see A NOBLE CLOWN, the Award Winning play about #DuncanMacrae. @scotstorycentre.bsky.social @edfringe.bsky.social

2 DAYS TO GO ... Preview Performance, 31/7/25. Tickets here: edfringe.com/tickets/what...

3 DAYS TO GO ... Preview Performance, 31/7/25. Tickets here: edfringe.com/tickets/what...

RIP, Maestro. This was the first one I heard. Instant lifelong fan.

Indisputable genius. RIP, sir.

Exclusive: A Gaza dentist turned soup kitchen volunteer has lifted the lid on the horrors of starvation gripping the territory 🗣️ 'One boy came to our clinic as a skeleton, he was just bones'

WHIT?! 🤬

5 DAYS TO GO ... Preview Performance, 31/7/25. Tickets here: www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

"Never again" they said after the Holocaust. Never again...

6 DAYS TO GO ... Preview Performance, 31/7/25. Tickets here: www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

7 DAYS TO GO ... Preview Performance, 31/7/25. Tickets here: www.edfringe.com/tickets/what... #ANobleClown #DuncanMacrae

*ARCHIVE: spotter: mrs_margaret_abercrombie aboard her ultralight aircraft "The Viper"; a Gargantuan kitten sits on harbour sea defences; time and date unknown.

Columbia would rather destroy itself than tell these fascist losers no. what a fucking disgrace.

Petition "Urgently fulfil humanitarian obligations to Gaza" petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Two phantastic phinds today.... Free day and Pension Day, so I get to! LP, £3.99; book, £3.00. Both at least £30 online. 🤡

TICKETS ON SALE NOW. OMEGA FACTOR: www.edfringe.com/tickets/what... A NOBLE CLOWN: scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:62...

GOP House Speaker Johnson is canceling votes, shutting down the House's work until September. Why? Because he fears taking any votes to release the Epstein files. Breaking repeated promises of complete public disclosure, Trump is hiding something. Once again, Republicans are helping cover it up.

BREAKING: Speaker Johnson is sending the House home early to dodge a vote on releasing the Epstein Files. For Congressional Republicans, transparency isn’t a principle—it’s an inconvenience.

Scottish cultural giants take the stage again as @mikedaviot.bsky.social presents scenes from the life of the iconic actor Duncan Macrae in A Noble Clown, while Alan Bissett imagines what may have taken place when Billy Connolly and Alasdair Gray crossed paths in When Billy Met Alasdair. 3/3