Looking forward to hosting this Masterclass with one of the UK's leading character actors, Roger Ashton-Griffiths (best known for Game of Thrones) on May 7th as part of Birkbeck Arts Week. It's FREE and open to all so book your place here: bbk.ac.uk/events/event...

Looking forward to hosting this Masterclass with one of the UK's leading character actors, Roger Ashton-Griffiths (best known for Game of Thrones) on May 7th as part of Birkbeck Arts Week. It's FREE and open to all so book your place here: bbk.ac.uk/events/event...

Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

Series 8 of The Bay looks grittier than ever.

Casual Friday... @daraghcarville.bsky.social won our @cabaretvscancer.bsky.social raffle last month - and today was treated to afternoon tea at The Ritz with #DoctorWho legend @manningofficial.bsky.social...!

Series finale time! The Bay series 5, episode 6, tonight at 9 on ITV. www.itv.com/watch/the-ba...

When they say peace, they mean surrender.

Been looking forward to @daraghcarville.bsky.social most excellent #thebay to return for ages. #itv at 9. #tvtonight

It's Bay Day! Series 5 starts tonight on ITV at 9pm, with eps 2 and 3 on Monday and Tuesday and eps 4 to 6 next week. What an honour to work with this amazing cast and crew.

The Trump "peace plan" in full.

The Bay is back! Series 5 begins on ITV and ITVX on Sunday 2nd March at 9pm, with Episode 2 following on Monday 3rd March and Episode 3 on Tuesday 4th March. Eps 4 - 6 follow the week after, on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. More details here: www.tvzoneuk.com/post/thebay-...

The Bay is back! Series 5 begins on ITV and ITVX on Sunday 2nd March at 9pm, with Episode 2 following on Monday 3rd March and Episode 3 on Tuesday 4th March. Eps 4 - 6 follow the week after, on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. More details here: www.tvzoneuk.com/post/thebay-...

Jo Baker - my favourite writer in the world - is one of the contributors to this Observer piece about favourite Austen characters. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f...

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 18/20

“I've just injected steroids into my arm" "Anabolic?" "No, just my arm"

Looking forward to this on @BBCRadio4 today. The story of the London woman behind the first publication of the Qu'ran in English in the 17th century. Written by the brilliant Hannah Khalil and starring the also brilliant Erin Shanager. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Not now, fungus-infected zombie spiders. www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Very sad to hear of the death of the great Michael Longley. He was a wonderful writer and a wonderful man. This hangs on the wall of my office. My thoughts are with Edna and the family.

Coming soon…

I am very excited that #NotBeckett will have its international premiere in NYC @IrishRep in February - pls spread the word and pls come! irishrep.org/show/2024-20...

What a woman. What a life. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/w...

Here's me banging on about The Bay, on behalf of the Bay Film and TV Festival. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Happy to officially announce that this is the reason I’m freezing my ass off in Budapest. A wonderful cast & crew doing brilliant work. Rachel Shenton an absolute marvel. #TheRumour

Sad remnants of statues from the Crystal Palace, now tucked away in a corner with the bins etc behind the wee museum in the park. Is this Shakespeare?

'You've got no chutzpah!'

Tomorrow at Birkbeck.

I’m instantly all for it now.

Next Friday, Queer Chinese Theatre Company Pharos make their UK debut with 'Crossing the Sea', in which 'Five powerful weirdos embark on a journey across the treacherous Eastern Sea in search of paradise.' More details and tickets here: ra.co/events/2028451

Math problem. I have three apples and am traveling towards you at 17mph. It's not really a problem, more of a warning. Apple time, bitches.

Who is coming??? ONE WEEK TODAY (Tuesday) #PlaywrightsChristmasParty #Screenwriters #Playwrights - all levels of experience VERY welcome. Come with pals or come alone and make pals. Pls share

Public service announcement! 📢Woke up early so made a playwrights starter pack! Far from exhaustive so please message me if you’d like to be added❤️✍🏽 go.bsky.app/MrCbp2Q #theatre #playwights

I’m talking about my route into a writing career on 11 December at Birkbeck and online please come www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event... #amwriting

Hey there, Mr Blue. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQUl...