Digging for Britain is back on our screens on BBC Two at 9pm tonight! Two @Nationaltrust.org.uk properties feature in this series - Woolsthorpe Manor, Lincolnshire (Ep. 5, 4th February) and St Michael's Mount, Cornwall (Ep. 6, 5th February). All episodes are also on BBC iPlayer: bit.ly/4qv9H9o

Telling isn't it that all the "protect our girls" people are still on X despite what Grok is doing.

January 7, 49 BCE: Julius Caesar is declared a hostis (‘enemy’) of the Roman state through a Senatus Consultum Ultimum passed by the Senate. Why? Because Julius Caesar was a treasoner and Senates should act to designate transgressors as such.

The Icelandic government has said that they will not allow any kind of military action against Greenland to be launched from it's territory.

**New theory emerges about how this newly discovered Carnyx head became separated from the mouthpiece section**

This is why it annoys me when people try to make it seem as if this is how things have always been. There was a time when greater literacy and reading as a part of everyday life for people of every class was a national mission. Then it changed drastically and now we’re here.

NEW: My Udemy course 'Propaganda & Disinformation for Beginners' has helped students in 26 countries worldwide strengthen their armour against disinformation since it launched 2 years ago. Techniques Cambridge Analytica used to secretly profile millions have become a vastly profitable industry.. /1

Snow drift seen from the back cab on Eurostar 9013 - pretty impressive - lots of snow between Paris And Lille

Starmer shouldn’t need Ofcom to tell *him *he* shouldn’t post on child porn-making and distributing Twitter. Sometimes you need to make a decision about what your own choices and actions instead of passing the buck to someone else.

I’m not sure “there’s nothing we can do about the sexual abuse image factory ask OfCom” is going to hold much water as a line taken by a government which (a) has a huge majority (b) just passed legislation to regulate what people can access online

Here's Letty with a piece she composed for @prehistoricsociety.bsky.social in 2021. youtu.be/wNVKQw0-cIk?...

This summer I got to see the Gundestrup cauldron for the first time in Denmark, famous for depicting carnyces actually being played. There are many depictions of the instrument from antiquity, but most are in piles of Roman war booty…

It's still the domain of creeps and losers, it's just that those creeps and losers are also the world's richest men and the US's top politicians.

Bluesky is alive with the sound of Carnyx this morning, and this is a splendid thing

If you can’t wait until 9pm this evening… Digging for Britain series 13 has already launched on iplayer! www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Yay 🍾 We've made it to #HillfortsWednesday! 🥳 This is the incomparable Craig yr Aderyn (Bird's Rock) inland promontory fort nr Tywyn in Gwynedd on Winter Solstice 2022 🤩🌈 This stunning, complex fort is one of my Top Ten sites to visit in Wales in 'Hillforts of Wales' 😉 📚 📷 My own

The new Norfolk Iron Age carnyx find featured on #DiggingForBritain with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social is beyond spectacular, dating to that crucial period for the Iceni between Caesar’s expeditions & Boudica’s rebellion. Already my find of the decade, today is a day to worship the carnyx… 1/…

Oh My GAZE 😮😍 @danherb10.bsky.social @theduncanmackay.bsky.social @durotrigesdig.bsky.social @drtobydriver.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/article...

My child is not a fan of the 'explain how you worked out your answer' questions in Maths.

... from the finders themselves! #Archaeology 🏺 www.pre-construct.com/news/interna...

Children of the Hum

We have been visiting the sacred lake of Llyn Cerrig Bach in Anglesey where part of an Iron Age trumpet has also been found. And one of our vets (Paul) has been placating the gods there with his own carnyx and giving lessons to an old friend (Lisa) in the mess at RAF Valley! ⚱️ #archaeology

Tune in to 'Digging for Britain' #DfB2026 tonight to find out about some of the exciting results from our project in Glencoe with Glasgow Uni. @eddiecstewart.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social @n-t-s.bsky.social

The news of the discovery of a carnyx in Norfolk by PCA archaeology is thrilling. The find will feature on #diggingforbritain - @profaliceroberts.bsky.social you kept that quiet!! www.theguardian.com/science/2026... #archaeology #celts

Good to wake up to a news headline that has the words #IronAge #WarTrumpet and #Boudicca in it www.theguardian.com/science/2026... PreConstruct Archaeology reveals a complete carnyx plus other martial objects from #Norfolk Wow 😲 We need a lie down @theguardian.com @theduncanmackay.bsky.social

How has Grok not been shut down yet and those responsible at X been arrested over actively generating CSAM?

With the skull of a horse, baubles for eyes, and a mane of colourful decorations, you won't forget the first time you see Mari Lwyd. Learn more about his unusual but much-loved festive Welsh tradition here: buff.ly/bN3J9VE

Love Mari Lwyd. Love these photos the National Trust shared, made by Paul Harris. www.facebook.com/nationaltrus...

real 'bring your son to work' vibes

#CTBear sequel ‘Terminatebear: Deep Fake’ coming December 2026. [assuming we haven’t all been replaced by killer robots by then]

“That’s all folks - see you in December” #CTBear #BivouacBear

Extremely worth clicking, too…

This is crazy, at a time when we should be disentangling ourselves from USA.

𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 - WIN AN MUG! Help us over the 4,000 followers mark - there's an CEEFAUX mug to be won: -Find your fave CEEFAUX listing -Repost it with the hashtag #ifyoufollowceefauximightwinanmug -Wait Comp closes 11.59pm 9th Jan. One random repost wins an mug. Your home is not at risk.

Joint European statement on Greenland. They moved quickly after Miller’s comments about annexation last night.

Grimspound #Dartmoor

“That’s all folks - see you in December” #CTBear #BivouacBear

It’s Epiphany! And #RecipeOfTheDay celebrates it French-style with puff pastry and frangipane, in other words, this Galette des Rois👑 www.nigella.com/recipes/gale...

Wheal Betsy in the snow this morning #Dartmoor

This must be so depressing to breakdancers who now have to scrap their entire "robotic dancing" repertoire for being backwards and offensive to our new robot overlords.

It’s an early start for CTB and Brigadier Boxy of the Special Bear Service as all the decorations come down and they start packing away the Christmas tree. “We’d better get this lot down before the Three Wise Bears arrive later today.” #Epiphany

#CTBear and Snowman officially end Christmas with the closing song of #TwelfthNight: “𝘈 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘯, 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘺, 𝘩𝘰, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦’𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺”

“I hope this finds you well. We have stolen your work and invite you to validate our theft and regurgitation - no obligation...”

I also received one of these emails - my paper has been fed into an LLM without consent, and now they want me to evaluate the "ideas" the LLM generated for next projects... "If you find these ideas valuable, you are welcome to pursue them with no obligations — they are our gift to you." Gee, thanks!

Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago

#CTBear and Snowman officially end Christmas with the closing song of #TwelfthNight: “𝘈 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘯, 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘺, 𝘩𝘰, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦’𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺”

"Gosh, the Princess of Wales in a bikini!"

A sea-panther from the amazing Orphic mosaic at Littlecote #Roman Villa, Wiltshire. c.AD 350 - 365. 📸 me #MosaicMonday #RomanBritain

Jeez, bad timing. The wonderful Tim Pollard, who was Nottingham's official Robin Hood for 30+years, died last year. He wrote an regular column for my magazine for a decade, and was the sweetest man imaginable