I read this book about 25 yrs ago. It is about a young lad who is released from Borstal & becomes involved in a gang, set in Radford, Nottingham. #AlanSillitoe wrote the forward. . What is more impressive is the author, Pat McGrath was only 14 yrs old when he wrote this book in 1966. Great read😊 💙📚

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

68 years ago: Woman in a Dressing Gown (UK) A married, middle-aged woman is shocked to discover that her husband, who she thought was content in their marriage, has become infatuated with a beau... 1957-07-03 https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/119687

Sometimes I forget the amazing library of free old films at the BFI. I was looking to watch 1958’s We Are The Lambeth Boys - a brilliant documentary about London teenagers in an era of moral panics about Teddy Boys - and there it is. Hurrah for the BFI! player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/wa...

ROOM AT THE TOP (1959) ★★★★ #SimoneSignoret’s performance becomes an emotional, important part of a competition for #LaurenceHarvey, as he chooses a path forward. Romantic and moving, the film is beautifully photographed in West Yorkshire and draws you in, much like a novel.

Now watching: ‘Morning in the Streets’, dir. Denis Mitchell and Roy Harris, 1959. “He says, you’re too light for heavy work, and you’re too heavy for light work...” 🎬🎥

Now playing (09:50 PM PST): "Look Back in Anger" (1959) By Tony Richardson Runtime: 98 min.

@bookcritics.bsky.social Critic and playwright John Osborne was born today, December 12, in 1929.

7. The Angry Silence (UK) A young factory worker stands against his colleagues when they decide to initiate a wildcat strike. The young man is faced with a difficult choice. The film portrays what happens to those who dare to go against the grain.

Acclaimed actress Joan Plowright has died aged 95. While never in a Hammer film, her turn in The Entertainer (1960) alongside future husband Laurence Olivier brought her to the Alhambra Theatre, Morecambe, formerly a Hammer Theatre.

Happy #Threads Day, folks! 😱

Jones’s Corner Shop, painting by Salford artist Tom Brown (1933-2017). #NorthernArt

EARLY BIRD OFFER FREE CALENDAR with EVERY Christmas gift subscription! Order a 12-month INTERMISSION magazine gift subscription before 30th Nov and the lucky recipient will receive a FREE 2026 #TPTV Calendar - Delivered with their 1st magazine in December buff.ly/PtFu090

Part 2 of our double podcast of the mass campaign of non-payment which defeated Margaret Thatcher's poll tax is out now for all. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or go to our website: workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e110...

A lonely Scottish coastal house, a bereaved twin and a widow grieving for him - or is it for a life she once knew? 'Eclipse' is an inexplicably obscure film with Tom Conti and Gay Hamilton in the leads. It's out on Blu Ray now, my review here: scenester1964.co.uk/eclipse-1977

“Being in love doesn't last, but you can find love to take its place.” ― Stan Barstow, A Kind of Loving .... Kitchen sink realism at some of it's very best ... Based on the novel by Stan Barstow & directed by John Schlesinger in 1962. Wonderful film & novel❤️ 💙📚 📽️ 🎬 #filmsky #moviesky

Here is a chronicle of authors, books & some of the cinema, dedicated to a passion of mine, the "Kitchen Sink" novels & books that have personally influenced my journey, I term one of the "love affairs of my life", spanning 42 yrs. I do hope some of you enjoy reading & can relate too 😊 J x 💙📚 📽️

It's tough to recommend a book of short stories about working-class British men and boys in 2025, I know, but THE LONELINESS OF THE LONG-DISTANCE RUNNER is from 1959 when that wasn't yet old hat and it's really really good

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. Day 5 - The loneliness of the long distance runner - Alan Sillitoe #BookChallenge

It's been 65 years since Carole last attended as a member of Alford House. Here she is at the Club Door once again and from a scene in "We Are The Lambeth Boys"

On my list--found it for free on Kanopy! European films of the 50s are refreshing for this American. I only feel sympathy for Alice and Susan--I find the others' naked ambition unsavory. I do like the wide Great-Expectations sweep the romance has, but the plot is more modern, and far more cynical.

John Braine - BOTD 💙📚 #LiteratureSky

Shirley Anne Field on location in Morecambe, Lancashire, during production of The Entertainer (1960)

"'The Angry Silence' (1960) was a kind of landmark movie. It was a labor drama; it really got a lot of people upset in its depiction of how labor unions can get out of hand. I think it’s still very powerful today." --- Bryan Forbes

Great still from a fine film-The Entertainer. ☺️

Topsy Jane in The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)

41 years ago: Threads (AU,GB) Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect on the working class city of Sheffield, England; and the eventual long run effects of ... 1984-09-23 https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/17835

Wonderful news ❤️

The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner by Alan Sillitoe & later film adaptation was released 63 yrs ago yesterday. Starring Tom Courtenay, it is a milestone short story & film within kitchen sink realism, conveying class struggle & nonconformity. 💙📚 📽️ 🎬 #filmsky #moviesky

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, 1962 Tony Richardson "Running's always been a big thing in our family, especially running away from the police." #filmsky #moviesky

Tom Courtenay, still with us at 88. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, 1962.

After studying at RADA, Tom Courtenay #botd was spotted at twenty-three in an Old Vic production of The Seagull. Two years later, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner helped usher in the British New Wave and opened in cinemas to rave reviews, followed by Billy Liar...

Elswick kids, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1978, photo by Tish Murtha.

Demolition, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1975, photo by Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen.

Coming from the Mill https://www.wikiart.org/en/l-s-lowry/coming-from-the-mill-1930

The memoir by Richard Hines, Barry Hines' brother. This is my 81 yr old Dad's copy which I sent to him on it's publication in 2016, as we both originate from Barnsley. He highly recommends it as a great read. Looking forward to reading this, this weekend. #booksky #Kes #BarryHines #Barnsley

A preview of one of several articles that I will be adding to the Kitchen Sink Realism / British Social Realism category on my site. "The Ragman's Daughter" written by #AlanSillitoe & adapted into the film in 1972. Superb short story & equally brilliant film. soulandmod.com/kitchen-sink... 📚💙 📽️

Our "brew ☕ and 🍪 biccies" matinee today is a classic all-star crime drama! 2:50pm THE BOYS (1962) #RichardTodd #RobertMorley #JessConrad #DudleySutton #RonaldLacey #TonyGarnett court drama #TPTVsubtitles

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Haworth High Street, Yorkshire, 1968, by Herbert Whone (1925-2011). #NorthernArt

The late great JOAN LITTLEWOOD.

“If we can find the money to kill people, we can find the money to help people.” 🌹Remembering #TonyBenn, English Labour politician and author, who passed away #OTD 14 March 2014. #Politics

Happy 92nd birthday to Michael Caine.

On Falling Arrives in new cinemas from Today ‘A clarion call for a new generation of social-realist cinema’ @variety.com // @guylodge.bsky.social

Coming from the Mill https://www.wikiart.org/en/l-s-lowry/coming-from-the-mill-1930

Get Carter is available on iPlayer at the moment. One to watch if you haven’t seen it or a great opportunity to watch again. Thanks BBC.

british actress and national treasure Rita Tushingham is 83 today. in lockdown when everything was a bit weird I watched a lot of her films, a bit transfixed. i'm particularly fond of this one, where although she adapts a comical Irish accent, she looks a alluring lady. Peter Finch is great too.

Rita Tushingham in "The Leather Boys" - BOTD