Cheers everyone and go easy on the absinthe-Happy 2026 🥂

Merry Christmas everyone- Thanks to all that have made this year a good one and if you’re not having a great time please remember that there are wonderful souls out there 🎄🎄🎄 The Samaritans-116123

If it helps, you can gift an audio book 😉 www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Big-M...

Bless ye late shoppers. Fear not, salvation is at hand. Here is all you need. Delivery dates included. www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/...

So as a treat -can I highly recommend the Oh Brother Podcast where the force of nature that is PETE WYLIE blasted and bombasted his way through this interview and then give the Brix one and the Matt Osman one a listen too- #fallfriday but in truth they’re all good . open.spotify.com/episode/7x7z...

Remembering Geordie on his birthday. Here are Killing Joke with War Dance

Music books make great gifts, and these are great music books. Enter GIFT25 as coupon code at the checkout on our website for 25% off. www.route-online.com/all-books/ca...

The Fall Cover 'Jingle Bell Rock' An extract from The Big Midweek: Life Inside The Fall audio book, narrated by Stewart Lee. Available on Audible, Amazon and Apple Books.

Really enjoyed listening to this @collettwriter.bsky.social - Hope you get your book published !

The Big Midweek audio book has made the transition from the punk chart to the hallowed celebrity chart this week. Any Strictly or I'm a Celeb booking agents currently pursuing Steve for 2026, please be in touch here first 😉

Trust me to spell Emmerdale wrong 😑

Who knew that Paddy from Emerdale was a massive Fall fan - great episode from @ohbrothershow.bsky.social @stephenhanley6.bsky.social @hanleypa.bsky.social Charting his many gigs (and the ones he missed )and lots of Zombie movie fun #fallfriday open.spotify.com/episode/5M1c...

Very sad to hear Martin Parr has died. I felt honoured to welcome him into my home just a couple of months ago. A great artist and a true gent.

#THEFALL @stephenhanley6.bsky.social BOOK…AUDIOBOOK… STEWART LEE … 💥👇🏼

Genuinely fascinating episode from Oh Brother - Mark Reeder has led a very interesting life imho - from having the best job ever at Virgin in Manchester to being in Frantic Elevators to moving to Berlin but managing to miss the wall coming down ! #fallfriday open.spotify.com/episode/6dT2...

2025 was absolutely the year that I rediscovered the Fall -top 17% listener of the Oh Brother podcast haha !

#FallFriday ! Rude not to! 👇🏼

Remembering "Geordie" Walker Guitarist, songwriter, producer 18th December 1958 - 26th November 2023 💔 Best known for his unique guitar style with Killing Joke. 21 when KJ played High Wycombe in February 1980 as support for Joy Division. Later played Aylesbury twice.

Classic #AlfredHitchcock for our brew and biccies matinee at 2:45pm. #IngridBergman #CaryGrant #ClaudeRains in 🔑 NOTORIOUS (1946) drama #TPTVsubtitles

#OTD Friday 25th November 1983 The first UK national TV appearance for The Fall. The Tube, Channel 4 Introduced by Jools Holland & John Peel. "Something to dance to, Smile!"😍 #TheFall #JohnPeel

#OTD Friday 21st November 1980 4️⃣5️⃣ years ago The Fall + The Au Pairs North London Poly 'Grotesque' and 'Slates' on tour #TheFall #FallFriday 📸 Mark Osborne

Ian Broudie is the Oh ! Brother podcast guest this week - after all - he is from Liverpool ! Genius producer of the Bunnymen etc and pervayor of perfect pop anthems - I laughed out loud at the MES instruction to - make it like a snake #fallfriday open.spotify.com/episode/4Ofl...

New video on The Quietus with Stewart Lee and Steve Hanley in matching shirts, talking The Big Midweek and life inside The Fall ahead of its release on audio book, which Stewart narrates. Enjoy!

The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford

“How many refugees have been granted asylum in the UK?” Most people overestimate the number - by a lot. With far-right figures spreading misinformation, it’s hard for the public to know the truth. Watch the video to see just how wide the gap is between perception and reality.

#OTD Saturday 14th November 1981 The Fall front page NME 'The rise of Citizen Smith' Inside #TheFall and friends 📷 Anton Corbijn #FallFriday

A special night tonight: HOUSE Of ALL play Leeds for the first time. Bob Dylan plays Leeds for the first time. Here are the Route books represented on stage tonight in Leeds! 25% off all titles, use the voucher code GIFT25 at checkout: www.route-online.com

Quite a coup! Enormous thanks to Marc Riley for making it happen #FallFriday Pre-orders open now

Wonderful Brix interview- highly recommend #fallfriday

Paul Simpson is the Oh Brother guest in this episode -the man who wasn’t Big in Japan but is Big in The Philippines.Great stories about all your favourite Liverpool bands of the 80s and of course the infamous Courtney Love story of overstaying guests! #fallfriday open.spotify.com/episode/3nqT...

On this day in 1981, I was taking photos of the wonderful Altered Images at Aston University (THREAD)

The cast of Gregory's Girl reunite in Glasgow to mark 40 years since the film was released. L to r: Douglas Sannachan, Clare Grogan, Caroline Guthrie and Rab Buchanan.

Saturday 8th November 1986 The Fall The Coronet, Woolwich Part of #TheFall's tour promoting their latest album, Bend Sinister 📷 me, colourised 🎨 🎙audio ▶️ youtu.be/B47_vGu5V8o?... #FallFriday 💙

Bloody foreigners coming over here and saving peoples lives.

Tuesday

Fireworks PIF countdown: BLIND CHILD (1974) feels like a mini horror movie...

The Fall- Theres a Ghost in My House #fallfriday youtube.com/watch?v=D0bZ...

Farage: epic grifter

The endlessly fascinating Oh Brother chats continue with Daren Garrett who’s first band was with my old acquaintance Alex from the Neds !LOL moments when he found out he’d “resigned “ from the Fall and how a he was somewhat late to the Glastonbury gig 😂 #fallfriday open.spotify.com/episode/5Xvb...

Really saddened by the passing of Dave Ball of Soft Cell. Spoke to him several times in recent years. He'll be much missed. www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

Propaganda Dr Mabuse #nowlisteningto …..selling your soul. open.spotify.com/track/5JE5gk...

Spoke to Tim Butler of #PsychedelicFurs about the band’s return to the UK and possibility of new music in the not-too-distant future for today’s @yorkshirepost.co.uk

#80sTop30 Day 21: The Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way youtu.be/LGD9i718kBU?...

The Fall -Totally Wired Live at Leeds University 1981 #fallfriday youtube.com/watch?v=71Dy...

Courtney Love.

Seona Dancing -Ricky Gervais

Clare Grogan 1981 by Andy Birmingham

Great listen again from the Oh Brother podcast - Jim Glennie from James tells us how nicking drinks led to a fortuitous meeting with singer Tim Booth, how Chesney Hawkes probably is the nicest man in pop and how a van full of vegetarians has it’s issues #fallfriday open.spotify.com/episode/54yG...

Quite proud of this one.

On this day in 1985 we released the single Bring On The Dancing Horses. Happy 40th Birthday 🎠 🐰