Fascinating talk at The Guildhall #burystedmunds #Suffolk on '1960's Crime' 🗡 The Krays, the Richardson Gang, Profumo Affair & The Great Train Robbery 🚞 A wealth of detail and closely related objects 🙂 Refreshing to see music & objects rather than PowerPoint #1960s #Crime #robbery #talk

Out to @cambridgefestival.bsky.social for 'Parasites in Ancient Civilisations' talk 🗣 Thank you to the four speakers 😊 Fascinating that malaria has retreated south over the last century 🦟 as the world 🌎 warms will return to the northern hemisphere I wonder🤷‍♂️ #climate #archaeology #planet #parasites

Its 19/40 🙂 @philswords.bsky.social Intro's Quiz 'now & again' 🎶 Jan - Mar av 17.4 😊 Q2 band easy didn't know the song thou 🤷‍♂️ Pleased I got Q9 Got Q4 band from mournful guitar 🎸 sound Q20 song on 2nd listen👂 #80music banger Q14 ❤ what a song 🎵 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #Music #Quizzes #relaxation

Down to @nationalarmymuseum.bsky.social for @drharryrichards.bsky.social talk 🗣 'Chasing Spies' 🙂 In August 1914 it was the press, police and territorial army contributing to the general public 'spy fever' 🕵️‍♂️ In 2026 we would also have social media as well 🤔 #WW1 #history #espionage #army #London

Out to @curzon.com Bloomsbury to see 2 Prosecutors #film 📽 The outcome for this idealist lawyer are all too predicable at the height of Stalin's purges 😥 Would anybody brought up and educated in 1930's #Russia be naive enough to challenge the NKVD 🤔 #FilmSky #movie #cinema #London #art #history

Out to #Odeon #cinema to see 'How To Make A Killing' 🎞 Good #film 📽 I just love these 1930's Art Deco cinemas ❤ I would gladly pay the price of a ticket 🎟 for a guided tour of the building 🏢 every projection room, basement and attic 🎬 I wonder if anybody does tours 🤔 #FilmSky #movies #Art #chill

Loverly morning #volunteering @maacambridge.bsky.social 🛖 @camunivmuseums.bsky.social 🏛 Got a sneak peak at our new exhibition #MAAMovingObjects in the Li Ka Shing gallery 👀 which looks fabulous👌 The #exhibition opens this Saturday 28th March at 1000 😊 #museum #archaeology #art #heritage

Amazing exhibition at The Fitzwilliam Museum 🏛 'Made in Ancient Eqypt' @camunivmuseums.bsky.social We often look upon objects from #Eqypt 🇪🇬 in awe and think of their place and relevance to the society but over look the 'hemut' , the craftsman who created them 🤔 but no here 😊 #history #archaeology

Fascinating visit to @whipplemuseum.bsky.social 🔬 @camunivmuseums.bsky.social 🏛 for their excellent exhibition 'The Art of Deception' 😊 Generally #museum are not that keen on showing off the 'fakes' in their collection 🤔 Robert Whipple did seem to buy alot thou 🤷‍♂️ #science #heritage #forgery

Out to @stjohnscollege.bsky.social @cambridgefestival.bsky.social 'AI & the Future of Public Health with @ai.cam.ac.uk 🗣 With the image of #AI already tarnished by its nefarious use it seems the biggest challenge will be to gain & maintain public trust in health care uses 🤔 #CamFest #science #health

This Sun 29th March its Ultimate 80's Extra on Felixstowe Radio 2000-2200 📻 @jamieversey.bsky.social 107.5fm or listen online around the world 🌎 Any shout outs or messages or requests nows the time🎙 #Radio #80smusic #community #volunteer #Suffolk #Felixstowe

Out to @cineworld.bsky.social to see the excellent Project Hail Mary #film 📽 Tough to keep attention and interest with largely only two characters in space but this #movie did it 🌌 Using Harry Styles 'Sign of the Times' song really worked 🎶 Highly recommend #cinema 🎞 #FilmSky #Space #sci-fi #relax

Out to @stjohnscollege.bsky.social as part of @cambridgefestival.bsky.social for 'Environmental Drivers for Long-Term Health Conditions 🗣 Thank you to the four speakers 🙏 We think of air pollution as 1st world industrial 🏭 smog but the biggest killer is in the home from cooking #pollution #climate

Great talk 🗣 by Alastir Beresford Dept of Computer Science and Tech 🖥 'Developing Secure Communication' 📡 Using CoverDrop and working with @theguardian.com they have developed a method for whistle-blower to contact journalists anonymously 📰 Useful if you work in the #NHS #FreePress #democracy

Relaxed wonder round the @cambridgephysics.bsky.social #museum 🏛 at the Ray Dolby Center open Saturday as part of @cambridgefestival.bsky.social We have such a strong #heritage of scientific research in the #UK 🇬🇧 its great to see these institutions continue the work today🔬 #science #discovery

I have read quite a few from the @britishlibrary.bsky.social Crime Classic collection but 'The Nine Taylors' is my first Dorothy L Sayers 📖 I now know alot more about Bell ringing than I used to 🔔 Love ❤ this genre of literature 📚 #BookSky #Books #Reading #BookReview #relaxation

Another tough week on @philswords.bsky.social Intro's Quiz 'water' with just 11/40 😥 Artist on Q4 easy but just couldn't get a lyric 🤔 Second listen👂got me Q15 band Q9 just a brilliant #80s song 🎶 was pretty sure it'd be in there ❤ #MusicSky #Music #Quiz #relax #weekend #MusicChallenge

Great talk by Prof Fruk @lilfruk.bsky.social @ceb.cam.ac.uk 'Future of Nanomedicine' as part of the #Cambridge Festival 😊 Useful revision on structure & function of cells 🧬 and an excellent insight into future therapies, drugs and their delivery 💊 #science #discovery #learning #medicine #health

Great talk by Susan L Carruthers @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social at @universitypress.cambridge.org 'Making Do: Britons and the Refashioning of the Postwar World' 📖 I had no idea that 'The Full Monty' phrase was linked to #WW2 'demob' suits 🤔 #fashion #Cambridge #history

Fascinating talk by Sir Ian Kennedy @cambridgelaw.bsky.social Baron de Lancey lecture 🗣 The erosion of the Social Contract and increase in patient autonomy in Public Health place a huge burden on the #NHS due to poor #health #lifestyle choices 🤔 It isn't sustainable #ethics #law #discovery #policy

Fascinating talk 🗣 @medcambridge.bsky.social @lab-rihn-th.bsky.social @thav-lab.bsky.social & Ravi Gupta part of the Cambridge Festival 😊 So are we prepared.....🤔 we are fortunate that we have the science for sure 💉 #Cambridge Do we have the political leadership thou 🤷‍♂️ #pandemic #science #medicine

Poor 12/40 on @philswords.bsky.social Intro's Quiz 'Angels & Demons' 😈 Tough week 😪 Thought Mud for Q2 grrr....🥵 Shoulda guessed at the singer Q10 🙄 tends to appear on the #quizzes 🎶 A second👂with guesses at the band based on the sound & year got me Q16 & Q18 😊 #MusicSky #MusicChallenge #80smusic

Out to see the absolutely charming 'Mother Pride' #film 🎥 @cineworld.bsky.social #cinema A brew so good it 'slips down like a home sick mole' 😊 With some Boney M & Ottowan 'Disco Morris' could become a thing 🤔 A feel good film with some genuinely funny lines 🎬 #FilmSky #Movies #RealAle #DroversArms

Its an av 19/40 on @philswords.bsky.social Intro's Quiz 🙂 2nd listen didn't help as it usually does 😥 Got the 'voice' for Q6 but went for 'Hot House🌷' 🤷‍♂️ Q11 a guestimate Very distinct sound for Q18 Rare for me to know a 2021 song 🎶 but its juat fab 👌 #QuizTime #MusicSky #Music #MusicChallenge

Brilliant talk by Barabara Grewe 'The 9/11 attacks: An Insiders Perspective' @intellforum.bsky.social A failure of imagination, policy, capabilities and management 🤔 As partnerships decrease and enemies increase are we at risk of a 'cyber 9/11' in todays world 🌎 #Cambridge #AI #cyber #security

Looking for a quiet museum to visit in #Suffolk #BuryStEdmunds any week 🤔 The Suffolk Regiment Museum 🏅 is open Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 0930 - 1530 🏛 • Free Entry 💶 • Parking 🚘 • Toilets 🚻 • Shop 🛒 Everybody is welcome🌹 #museum #heritage #history #army #LestWeForget #WW1 #WW2 #volunteer

Its 18/40 🙂 on @philswords.bsky.social Intro's Quiz 'duos & duets' 🎶 Did better than I thought 🧠 Q4 sad end to a great duo Pleased I got Q6 & 8 😊 Second listen got songs for Q12 & 20👂 Q14 unmistakable sound 🎹 Went for Hue and Cry Q19 😥 #MusicSky #MusicQuiz #80s #MusicChallenge #weekend

Some lunch and then a few chilled hours wondering around the RAF Museum in Hendon #London 🇬🇧 🛩 No matter how familiar the museum there is always something that hasn't caught you eye 🤔 I was very good and didn't buy another book 📖 #RAF #LestWeForget #heritage #history #aviation #relaxation

Fascinating talk 'Missing Members of the Few' by Dom Pound at the Bentley Priory #Museum 🏛 Its not a surprise that the 1969 film was a spur for organisations to start looking for the missing 🤔 Didn't occur to me 'found but still missing' was a possibility 😔 #WW2 #LestWeForget #heritage #RAF

Out to 'The Reel' #cinema to see The Moment #film this cinema had a quaint 1950's feel 🎬 A cautionary tale about the pressure and noise around young naive artists from 'the industry' intent on smothing out the rough edges to maximise audience and revenue🎙 Thought provoking film 🎥 #FilmSky #movies

Loverly morning #volunteering @maacambridge.bsky.social 🛖 @camunivmuseums.bsky.social 🏛 Two art 🎨 groups in today drawing ✨ objects in the galleries and other group 'decolonising christendom' 🎓 Groups are always welcome but do please contact the #museum and book 🎟 #art #Archaeology #heritage

Out to @cineworld.bsky.social to see Cold Storage #film 🎥 Gore 🙀 isn't usually my thing but fungus in a bunker had me 🙂 Joe and Georgina really worked and Liam Neeson always brings some class #movie 🎬 The deer 🦌 were cute 💥 Good evening entertainment 👌 #Cinema #FilmSky #Horror #ShowTime #relaxation

At 2000 this evening its Ultimate #80s Extra on Felixstowe Radio 📻 We'll have a Tears for Fears & Annie Lennox double song 🎶 and The Lost Boys 🦇 as the featured #film 🎥 soundtrack🎷 With the usual requests for Sue Debs Bradley Deanna & Lambi 🐑🎙 107.5fm or listen online around the world 🌎 #MusicSky

It's a good (for me) 24/40 on @philswords.bsky.social Intros Quiz 🎶 Some absolute classic songs this week 👌 Q5 took 2 - 3 listens to get the lyrics.....🙂 Don't know were Q11 band came from 🤷‍♂️ Please I got Q18 Didn't miss anything obvious 😏 #MusicSky #80smusic #Music #MusicChallenge #Relaxation

Brilliant talk by @thepiercy.bsky.social 'MedTech on the Brain' 🧠 @braininjuryhrc.bsky.social part of Norwich Science Festival @theforumnorwich.bsky.social 🔬 Diagnosing Traumatic Brain Injury pre-hospital or in ED with bio-markers or portable infra-red imaging would be amazing 😊 #science #TBI #brain

This Sun 22nd Feb its Ultimate 80's Extra on Felixstowe Radio 2000-2200 📻 @jamieversey.bsky.social 107.5fm or listen online around the world 🌎 Any shout outs or messages or requests nows the time🎙 Theme for this month is the soundtrack 💿 to the #film 'The Lost Boys' 🦇 🎥 #MusicSky #Radio #vampire

Out to @cineworld.bsky.social to see the superb Crime 101 #film 🎥 This wasn't your typical 'heist' #movie this was way smarter 👌 Berry Hemsworth and Ruffalo were all excellent 🎬 😊 Droping in some Bruce Springsteen with 'Jersey Girl' is always a plus 🎸 Highly recommend 🌟 #FilmSky #cinema #relaxation

One of my favorite activities 😊 Going through the programme of @cambridgefestival.bsky.social 2026 🎓 On first view 5 lectures 🗣 book & now with the pdf downloaded 🎟 there will be more a I peruse at my leisure 😊 Who doesn't want a talk on ancient parasites 🤷‍♂️ #health #society #discovery #environment

Its a ❤ day 22/40 on @philswords.bsky.social Intro's Quiz 'love 9' 🙂 The #70s & #80s theme suits me ✔ Pleased I got Q3 & part of Q8 🙂 The band for Q12 quite clear but not the song 🤔 Got artist Q20 on 3rd listen👂 Q11 could barely be more distinctive 🎸 #MusicSky #80smusic #Music #MusicChallenge #relax

Great talk by Ian Pycroft on The Development of Armour through the Middle Ages as part of the Edmunds Lecture Series 🦾 From 'simple' chain mail, to the advent of steel to full harness armour 🔩 Whatever you wear don't fall of your horse 🐎 into water 🏞 #history #heritage #middleages #armour #talks

Loverly morning #volunteering @maacambridge.bsky.social 🛖 @camunivmuseums.bsky.social 🏛 Venturing into the corners of our ground floor Cambridgeshire Gallery I came across a cabinet of Snakes🐍😳 Fortunately they all seemed fairly harmless behind the glass 🙂 #museum #Snakes #heritage #history #nature

Brilliant talk 🗣 @camzoology.bsky.social by @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social on Encountering Extinction: Ghosts Behind Glass We often take #museum exhibits & interpretation at face value without thinking about the message, wider context or bias 🤔 Another book 📖 to be read 😊 #nature #climate #extinction

Loverly morning #volunteering at The Suffolk Regiment Museum 🥇in Bury St Edmunds #Suffolk A nice number of visitors across the day and much laughter with the other volunteers in today Marion Steve Ivan and Bev 🙂 The #museum is open Thurs & Friday 0930 - 1530 🏛 Free Entry #heritage #history #WW1

Just finished 'Precipice' 📖 by @robertharrishome.bsky.social 🙂 I had no idea about the relationship between Venetia Stanley and Herbert Asquith or that his astonishing letters 📖 to her are @bodhumslib.bsky.social 📚 Brilliant #novel and now have to read his biography 🤔 #BookSky #reading #WW1

It's 16/40 on @philswords.bsky.social Intros Quiz 'birds' 🦉 Thought Q5 was the Kinks 😥 Second listen helped ✔ Got Q4 band from the sound & Q8 n Q10 from the year 📆 Took some 🧠 to see the bird link Q6 🤷‍♂️ Shoulda got the band Q1 #MusicSky #Music #QuizTimes #MusicChallenge #Weekend

Fascinating talk by Louise Moan from @oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social on the Archaeology of Abbots Vale just south of Bury St Edmunds 🙂 Evidence of structures and finds all the way from the neolithic to the anglo-saxon 🍯 🗡 🦴 I'm going to have to catchup on the blog 🎧 #archaeology #heritage #history

Half way through 'Beyond the Wall' by Katja Hoyer this weekend 📚 I thought that this book was going to be really heavy going but not at all, very readable 📚 If the #ColdWar #WW2 or European #history are you interest then I highly recommend this #book #BookSky #reading #learning #discovery

Saturday in #London finished with the 'Treasures Tour' of the magnificent British Library 📚 As we toured the #library I became more fascinated by the actual building rather than the contents 📖 I shall have to return to spend some time in the 'Treasures Room' 🪙 #BookSky #Reading #Archive

The Welcome Collection had this 1861 patent for 'Cholera Bands' as part of #Cholera Day 🤔 A variety of different devices worn round the abdomen to 'prevent and treat' cholera These were still being issued to British #Army soldiers in India and Macidonia in #WW1 🪖 #heritage #science #health

It's Cholera Day at the Welcome Collection in #London 😊 Those familiar with #cholera will know of John Snow and the Broad Street pump maps 🗺 Less well known is the work of William Farr who had already identified a link to water💧and dispelled a link to the weather 🦠 #medicine #history #science