My home village of Lambley has made it into @privateeyenews.bsky.social (via @russs.bsky.social ?) Inevitably with a Reform council it's in Rotten Boroughs. I'm presuming the stated bureaucracy was waived by Reform for their own flag nonsense we're all now forced to see.

Really sad to hear about the death of Mick Abrahams. I clearly remember seeing Blodwyn Pig at the long gone Bobby Brown's in Nottingham with @sarahskelding.bsky.social After the gig MA signed my fag packet & I nicked a poster. Still kept hold of them.

@pantosplaining.bsky.social Have you looked at this? ourtheatreroyal.org/s/default/it...

This is magnificent @stuartmaconie.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

A vivid Sunday morning sky over Lambley.

Wordle 1,632 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 It's only taken me 4 years to do this.

I know #spotifywrapped is a nonsense, but I am quite proud that The Rutles are in my top 5 artists. youtu.be/54KBPA20b9Q?...

Visited Bletchley Park today. Would highly recommend. The exact details of code-breaking is hard to get across, esp. for me, but impressed by the recreation of the working huts.

Last night finally caught up with the 2022 'Weird: The Al Yankovic Story'. Always had a soft spot for Weird Al & this is a wonderful send up of the music biopic, particularly after this year's Springsteen dirge. youtu.be/RyYZOtAxYKY?...

Off work with sickness and generally feeling pathetic. Watching The Golden Voyage of Sinbad. It's as if I'm 8 years old again. youtu.be/UMIqWzTCQxE?...

Fascinating discussion about Return to Waterloo on @squarewindowpod.bsky.social with @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social & @gkw.bsky.social and to hear some love for Ken Colley, a great actor, who let's not forget was Jesus in Life of Brian ... Blessed are the cheesmakers.

Not a fan of West End musicals, but I love the film and so just booked for this. Hope I haven't made a huge mistake. Some cheaper seats available in Sept. as for the rest of the time, ticket prices are just ridiculous www.princeedwardtheatre.co.uk/whats-on/bee...

And thou mayest aske thyself, 'How do Ich werke thys?' And thou mayest aske thyself, 'Wher ys that large destrier?' And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my beautiful castle!' And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my swift goshawk!'

Sad to hear about Diane Ladd. I spoke about her during an intro I did for Wild at Heart earlier this year for @broadwaycinema.bsky.social I do like Peter Bradshaw's phrase "effortlessly Lynchian" www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...

Sleeper were my favourite 90s Britpop band. 30 yrs later, finally got to see them live at The Level in Nottingham. Didn't disappoint. Blistering version of Atomic.

Thoroughly recommend Moon Unit Zappa's brilliant memoir Earth to Moon. Darkly comic and beautifully written. After the Dylan & Springsteen movie biogs, a film adaptation must be on the way, but Moon must remain central. store.whiterabbitbooks.co.uk/products/ear...

Forgotten? This was our seminal 6th form film. www.express.co.uk/entertainmen...

Through the Square Window - good new podcast on TV heritage. Great to finally hear an in-depth discussion on Animal Kwackers and @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social talking all things Space 1999 is always a pleasure open.spotify.com/show/78mOJVX...

My favourite Redford film.

Discovered the brilliant 1958 film Fiend Without A Face via @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social A British indie sci-fi, with great stop-motion of flying brains with attached spinal columns. I know I can't be the 1st person to recognise that the 'Fiend' must be part inspiration for the Alien face hugger.

it’s time, if you haven’t already done so, to shut down your twitter account, and tell the institutions you are part of to leave too. there’s no way any UK museum, university, politician or any of us should still be on that far-right platform

Pleased to finally see Maxine Peake on stage in The Last Stand of Mary Whitehouse at @nottmplayhouse.bsky.social A great lead performance in an episodic piece. Worth a look. nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/events/the-l...

I can recommend the Handel Hendrix House in Brook St. Mayfair, where Handel lived from 1723 and Hendrix rented the flat next door in 1968. Good recreations of their working lives and their similarities, i.e. two musical migrants who used their homes as artistic salons.

Rolling Stone review perfectly sums up stunning St Vincent BBC Proms concert from last night. www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/st-vin...

In @royalalberthall.bsky.social Rausing Circle seats for BBC Proms St Vincent concert. Very excited for this.

My lovely view on East Midlands Train to London, whilst standing in corridor for whole journey, due to my previous train being cancelled. Train travel is an absolute lottery these days.

Been listening to The Count Five and come to the conclusion that Psychotic Reaction is the perfect 3 minute song. Discuss. youtu.be/GTroJlLPRHM?...

Home from @greenmanfest.bsky.social Highlights are not the scale & volume of Wetleg, Underworld, Kneecap et al across the big stages but smaller stuff. Esp. screening of The Extraordinary Miss Flower with live set from Emiliana Torini. Feel honoured to have seen this. youtu.be/LawqiEQLSp8?...

All ready to head off for Green Man Festival tomorrow. Second time for me & really looking forward to it. Here's my blog review from last year @greenmanfest.bsky.social who-is-frank.squarespace.com/blog/review-...

Watching The People That Time Forgot via @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social Odd film. Stars Dana Gillespie of Bowie fame. Doug McClure doesn't even enter until an hour in, but arrives straightaway sans shirt-sleeves. youtu.be/QBvK53QySok?...

Seeing lots of love for the new Naked Gun, but it's really laboured. It has none of the deftness and quality of the ZAZ originals. @kermodemovie.bsky.social got this spot on youtu.be/SYHFSntdgIg?...

Enjoyed Fantastic Four. Very cool retro design & it's a Marvel film where you don't have to consult a character arc spreadsheet. Also pleased to hear Esquivel in the MCU. marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/Juan_Ga...

Lovely evening in the grounds of Southwell Minster for a performance of Much Ado, by my favourite outdoor company, the all-cycling Handlebards.

A genius contribution to this week's @privateeyenews.bsky.social

My older brother was obsessed with Mike Oldfield in the 70s. Lots of memories flooding back listening to Hergest Ridge on Freak Zone. Thank you @stuartmaconie.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

The Unthanks were superb last night in Lichfield. 'Patience Kershaw' song is always a moving highlight. Good to see a Cathedral event, which I'd never done before. Then my wife gently reminded me that I directed the Lichfield Mystery Play cycle in there in 2003. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmhA...

In Lichfield Cathedral for festival performance by The Unthanks. Knew I had restricted seats, but had forgotten the width of the fine Gothic columns. Still, it's all about the sound.

Congrats to Ben Healy, not only for the maillot jaune, but for being an aspiring role model for us bearded cyclists.

Caught a Monday matinee of The Ballad of Wallis Island. A lovely, funny film. Probably my movie of the year so far. Will be listening to the McGwyer Mortimer soundtrack. open.spotify.com/album/3JpQrQ...

Great to finally see #SladeInFlame on the big screen tonight at Bonington Theatre. Some scenes filmed in #Nottingham at the old Sherwood Rooms (now Ocean) and so the historian/archivist in me is now having to take a deep dive into the place.

#LaloSchifrin. Now there's a loss. Of course the movie scores, but here's a 1966 jazz album I only recently found in Norfolk. Worth it just for the Peter Weiss inspired title.

Loved the homage to Lene Lovich by @5teviem.bsky.social on tonight's #Taskmaster

Tickets booked. Looking forward to 2026 already. www.rock-city.co.uk/gigs/half-ma...

Having recently seen The Phoenician Scheme, this review sums it up perfectly. I've enjoyed Wes Anderson films in the past, but I didn't enjoy Asteroid City and now this. There is perhaps a feeling of the Emperor's New Clothes about it all. slate.com/culture/2025...

Before the fun begins tonight, let's not forget Germany's entry in 1979. The greatest #Eurovision song & performance. Came 4th. Robbed. youtu.be/ejQ0N2SMZNA?...

Very pleased to get BBC Proms tkts today for St Vincent. www.bbc.co.uk/events/e5dhj5

59 yrs on this planet and I had never seen Jacques Tati's Playtime. What an extraordinary, dazzling film. An absolute masterpiece. Needs re-watching to take it all in. Thank you to @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social for screening, along with other Tati greats. youtu.be/zrYB8hgyq4s?...

HAPPY COWSLIP SUNDAY! Lambley's very own May time celebrations. I brought it back to the village a few years back and seeing this write-up again really makes me want to revive the revival. traditionalcustomsandceremonies.wordpress.com/2012/05/31/c...