'The Man Who Killed the World' was just selected by Outstanding Screenplays Feature Competition via FilmFreeway.com! Just the quarter-finals so far, but progress.

My embarrassingly talented partner, Sara Lodge (@victoriandetective.bsky.social) has made a film introducing her Wolfson History Prize shortlisted book 'The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective'. Prize ceremony soon...

My partner's Wolfson nominated book is in the Yale sale: HALF PRICE until the end of the month (Yale website only). This means that you can pick up the paperback for less than £6, a perfect stocking filler. Discount code: FIFTY yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300... @victoriandetective.bsky.social

Delighted that an opera I filmed last Christmas for London Youth Opera has been nominated for an Ivor Novello award! Congratulations to all involved. Ceremony tonight... www.meggnicol.co.uk/news/nominat...

Girl-next-door or Terminator? Will Tilly Norwood really lay waste to the acting profession?

Proud and delighted to announce that Sara's book 'The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective' has been nominated for the UK's top history prize!

Victorian female detectives in Chiswick, no less! Come along on Saturday.

Sara's talking about her book, 'The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective' with Jojo Silva at the Chiswick Book Festival on Saturday. If you can, do come along! www.ticketsource.co.uk/chiswickbook...

'Tales from the Cutting Room Floor' offers some thoughts on movies that helped builds nations... and one that lead to many murders. #cinema #nationalism #movies cuttingroomtales.wordpress.com/2025/08/26/m...

On movies that helped builds nations... and one that lead to many murders.

For fans of Lewis Carroll, and indeed of portrait photography, I offer up my Dad's reading on 'Hiawatha's Photography'. Enjoy! #LewisCarroll, #NonsensePoetry youtu.be/HKf9SOanOlo

My father—actor John Leeson—finishes up his season of Shakespeare sonnets with no.12 'When I do count the clock that tells the time'. #Shakespeare, #sonnets, #K9

My father's season of Shakepeare sonnets continues with sonnet 2: 'When forty winters shall besiege thy brow'. #Shakespeare, #sonnets, #K9

Another from the season of Shakespeare sonnet read by my father, actor John Leeson. All the 3s - sonnet 33! #shakespeare, #sonnet, #drwho

Another 14 lines of golden words from Shakespeare, delivered by my father, actor John Leeson. More of these to come. #Shakespeare, #poetry, #sonnets

On a beautiful June day, actor John Leeson seeks to do a direct comparison between 'a summer's day' and 'thee'. Which is lovelier? Let's find out... More of these to come. #Shakespeare, #poetry, #sonnets

In these days of high-stress doom scrolling, one minute of poetry can provide a moment of peace. So here's my Dad reading Shakespeare's sonnet 116. More of these to come. #Shakespeare, #poetry, #sonnets

Tales From the Cutting Room Floor reports from one of the most fun festivals around.

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Cat standoff! ⚔️ Orange thinks he has high ground. He strikes and Gray retreats... But it's just the opening gambit... #cats #catsofbluesky #cat #checkmate #4Dchess

Tales from the Cutting Room Floor asks what are awards really for?

A want to take a moment to big up the film 'Speak No Evil' (2024). I've not seen the Danish original , but the US/UK remake has an incredibly taut script. James McAvoy owns the film, but Scoot McNairy and Macenzie Davis (both of 'Halt and Catch Fire') are excellent too.

Just learned two wonderfully obscure storytelling words: Deuteragonist - the second most important character in a drama. Contagonist - a secondary antagonist. #screenwriting #screenplays

Proud to have made this film for MP Watch –  putting pressure on politicians to step-up on climate and nature. If you can, please support!

Hello Bluesky! I'm a refugee from Twitter, looking forward to engaging with a calmer forum for discussion and wit.