The Penguin re-issues of the @ljross.bsky.social series kick off with Holy Island, and we’ve got a limited number of #SIGNED copies Murder, mystery, a dash of romance and humour, all set on the hauntingly beautiful Lindisfarne. Proper page-turner stuff www.foxlanebooks.co.uk/product-page...

KS2 teachers! Are you doing any of the following topics? Roman Britain Aztec Empire Indus Civilisation Kingdom of Benin WW2 or the US Civil Rights Movement Magna Carta If so - TA DA! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand... (We also cover a load of other topics but I think those are the main KS2 ones)

In a week that proves when I'm not being hammered by work I can read a bit, I've happily just finished @navalairhistory.com 's Swordfish Units of World War 2. It contains lots of interesting information on Swordfish Operations, including significant amounts of new material not found...(1/3)

Hate to do this, but hubby and I have been hit with some incredibly crap news to start 2026 and may shortly be faced with a ton of and upheaval and unexpected expense. Please consider buying a mug or supporting my website if it's ever been any help to you. It all makes a difference. Thank you.

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For any Titanic nerds out there, my colleagues in the UCL Marine safety group have just published an astonishingly detailed analysis and supercomputer simulation of how Titanic sank, linked to witness statements & the best available evidence. Full paper here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

introduce yourself with what almost killed you. Out on the Triumph any number of the bloody things.

Today's #AllAndSundry offering is a 3-part Substack article on Combat Motivation, Experience & Morale in the Luftwaffe: -Part 1 (free): spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/what-is-ma... -Part 2 (free): spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/what-is-ma... -Part 3 (paid): spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/what-is-ma...

#GeorgiaProtests Day 404! ✊🏻🇬🇪🇪🇺

Bsky help please: After the loss of our lovely Pip, we’re now ready to give a loving and experienced home to a healthy, safe, heavy horse, 7-15y/o, >15hh, for happy hacking and maybe a spot of trek. Based in south east UK. If anyone knows of anything please get in touch. 🐴 🧡

Do morals matter for American foreign policy? Some of my thoughts on the current administration's first year in office, thanks to @commondreams.org. www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...

NYT: The death toll for the US attack on Venezuela has risen to 80, including civilians and members of security forces, and could rise further.

@navalairhistory.com updating my calendar. Are the J-Class yachts (August) the same as the one owned by Tommy Sopwith?

January is here, which means a whole load of brilliant new children's books for us to enjoy! Whether they’re a teeny toddler or a very particular teen, get their year off to a great start with one of these books 👇 https://bit.ly/487zIVT

🚨 FESTIVAL SPECIAL🚨 💔 We ignore the darkest parts of Henry VIII’s rule. @historywithjackson.bsky.social sets the record straight on #HistoryRage 🎙 🎧 pod.fo/e/3705c7 🔥 Meet him at the Katherine of Aragon Festival, 31 Jan–1 Feb 🎟 Tickets: peterborough-cathedr...#HistoryRage#Tudors

I did a thing! In my quest to become the next greatest influencer since whoever had the same ambition this morning, I have made a short video about the military history of Deception Island. You can find the 6 minute movie here: youtu.be/ZapHyrZY7bY

NEW EPISODE OUT NOW! An extra episode to accompany our Films of Ideas series: David explores The Designated Mourner by Wallace Shawn, the writer and co-star of My Dinner with Andre. How did a play first performed in 1996 turn into a prophetic text for our times? Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com

What‘s the last car you stopped to take a picture of?

Love the paperback cover of #TheHiroshimaMen out from @littlebrown.bsky.social this summer. @waterstones.bsky.social @JohnsonAlcock This August is the 80th anniversary of the iconic expose from #WWII war correspondent & Pulitzer novelist #JohnHersey on the survivors published in @newyorker.com

@navalairhistory.com I didn’t realise today is the anniversary of Campbell’s death.

Katja Hoyer delivers a well nigh fatal blow to my resolution to buy fewer books in ‘26. Popped a couple on my wish list. open.substack.com/pub/katjahoy...

The first Sunday Tea Time Rock Show of 2026 is on Radio Winchcombe from 6 pm for two hours of great music online or via smart speaker🤘😎

What‘s the last car you stopped to take a picture of?

You can’t be shouting at vaguely American sounding people.

We haven't forgotten. Release all the Epstein Files.

Thank you @axe99.bsky.social for such a glowing review! I’m so glad you enjoyed it.

How is 2026 treating you so far? We're really excited about a year of books ahead of us, so we've put together a calendar of fun monthly reading missions for you to try. How many will you complete? 👇 https://bit.ly/4s6cDuG

Series 4 of @nmtdambusters.bsky.social is back today for our paid subscribers, and for everyone else on Wednesday 7th! We start the new series chatting to Greg Kopchuck about Canadians in Bomber Command, & 429 Bison Sqn in particular.

@danellin.bsky.social's review of @lydiajane13.bsky.social 's wizard book @nmtdambusters.bsky.social

@nmtdambusters.bsky.social @lydiajane13.bsky.social @danellin.bsky.social and @jamesjhistory.bsky.social welcome back! Good chat about the Canadians in BC.

Does anyone have any use for a large number of used but perfectly useable card-backed envelopes? (In a range of sizes, mostly A4, A5 and A6) Or know anyone who might? I have accrued more than I could possibly ever use but it seems a waste to just recycle them

Great way to start the year

Happy new year everyone! If you are looking for something to read in 2026, The Dead Sea: A 10,000 Year History is now available in paperback. @yalebooks.bsky.social ‬

Does anybody have Alan Brooke’s published diaries and pretty please can you do a look up for me because my copy is in one of 15 boxes or a storage locker and urghgh 😢

Katja Hoyer’s first Zeitgeist post of the New Year. A film made in the Nazi era that you watch without risking being punched by @waitmanwbeorn.com, renowned puncher of Nazis. open.substack.com/pub/katjahoy...

As a Xmas present, here’s a FREE article of photos I forgot I owned when we were putting together the plate section for Ring of Fire 🤦🏼‍♀️ @pikegrey1418.bsky.social

New Year, new calendar. From @navalairhistory.com January brings the Big Blue Boat, without her Gnat’s vertical stabiliser, at full chat. My poor picture does the art no favours.

I made this year’s target with 25 minutes to spare! 🤣 Check out #GoodreadsYearinBooks @goodreads to discover the 45 books I read in 2025! goodreads.com/user/year_in_b…

Please do get in touch with your ideas! This is an excellent opportunity for you to get out in front of a (a very friendly) crowd. No qualifications required, just passion and a good story. Please do share with anyone you think might be a good fit! @fwwsoc.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

NEW EPISODE OUT NOW! Today it’s the last in our series of live film episodes: David talks to film director & campaigner Beeban Kidron about Michel Gondry’s 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' (2004), a much-loved film that’s also chock full of interesting ideas. Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com

📢Just one week to go! Series 4 launches on 7 January but our paid subscribers can listen from Saturday 3 January

On the last day of 2025, I tried to sum up in this free piece the big stories of the year. Boil it down, however, and one story surpasses all others, be that for the Russo-Ukraine war or global geopolitics overall. 2025 was the year when the USA changed sides open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

Last purchase of ‘25. Kudos to @universitypress.cambridge.org for the speedy delivery, ordered on Sunday! Bought at the suggestion of @spitfirefilly.bsky.social cheekily asked her to squeeze an entire chapter into a tweet. The topic, WSC and bombing Germany. Other good chapters too. #histbookchat

New Substack: Lawrence of Arabia and how key individuals from the Arab Revolt were portrayed in the film… achurchill.substack.com/p/article-la... @herberthistory.bsky.social

Masked agents dragged a teacher from her classroom. They pepper-sprayed a toddler. They shot a father of two, for the crime of trying to go to work. This is Trump’s America—and we need your help to keep exposing it. trib.al/vg825QS