Vital prep for my Tripsmiths Prague tour in Oct. It will tell the extraordinary 50-year story of the city and country from 1939 to 1989, from Nazi Occupation, through to Velvet Revolution. Oh, and the beer is good. A few places are still available... tripsmiths.com/tours/prague...

Vital prep for my Tripsmiths Prague tour in Oct. It will tell the extraordinary 50-year story of the city and country from 1939 to 1989, from Nazi Occupation, through to Velvet Revolution. Oh, and the beer is good. A few places are still available... tripsmiths.com/tours/prague...

Every time I find a moth I don’t know (this is often – there are thousands of them) I haul out the field guide and am reminded of the magnificence of moth names. Festoon Buff arches Lackey Drinker Least carpet Argent and sable Blomer’s rivulet Seraphim Dewick’s plusia Chamomile shark Angle shades

I'm not sure it's me.

Negroni time. Cheers everyone!

If you're a sports nut, then you should subscribe to the new show, Starling on Sport, hosted by my friend Boris Starling who seems to know everything about every sport. In the first episode he talks about the forthcoming Tour de France... www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAXx...

Celebrating @guywalters.bsky.social’s fantastic new book, with reflections on why stories of spies and subterfuge are quite so captivating, and how often it’s the true ones that are the most audacious: open.substack.com/pub/kathryns...

Sorry about the shoes...

Mitteleuropa train travel: How It's Started vs How It's Going

I know, but it’s not @guywalters.bsky.social - it’s the second part of my bit on the (un)readiness of the French Air Force for Blitzkrieg in 1940… achurchill.substack.com/p/article-th...

Han Centrist

"Tell Jabba I'll get him his money..."

Off out in Budapest!

New profile pic?

No better boots than Jeffery West...

Prague sunset.

🚨 BONUS EPISODE🚨 The V2 rocket may not have changed WWII… but it changed the Cold War 🚀☢️ @guywalters.bsky.social explains why on History Rage 🎙️ Listen now: pod.fo/e/427191 #ColdWar #V2Rocket #WW2 #HistoryRage @headofzeus.bsky.social

In today's inbox: three requests to work for free. One would cost me £190 in rail fare, another would cost me at least 40 hours of work, and the last says "we don't have a budget for speakers, but we can promise a nice lunch." Folks, if you're paying the caterers, you can pay your speaker.

Here's to a successful launch! Not one of these!

Raising a glass to the launch of Stealing Hitler's Rocket in, of all places, Pizza Express in Woking... #nosweat

Dobrou noc od Novoměstské radnice přeji! #mmfoto #Prague

'A fascinating account of one of World War Two's most seminal episodes, beautifully told' Roger Moorhouse #StealingHitlersRocket by @guywalters.bsky.social#StealingHitlersRocket the incredible story of how the V2 rocket was smuggled to Britain during WWII. Pre-order now: https://geni.us/SHRorgsoc

Same

🚀 Huge thanks to @guywalters.bsky.social for joining the livestream tonight! We raged about why the Allies were ALWAYS going to take Nazi scientists before the Soviets 😳 Plus the mission to steal an intact V2 from Poland 🇵🇱 Out 4th June 🎙️ www.patreon.com/historyrage

A fan writes...

20 years ago today. Never forget.

This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10

Chief of the Midwits he may be, but the recent Times and Telegraph cartoons of Polanski are pretty damn sinister...

This is still hysterically funny @guywalters.bsky.social spectator.com/article/why-...

What to wear for Eurovision night?

Sorry about the rollneck.

Das Butt

I'd watch that. Where's Paul Raymond when you need him?

The return of the kinky U-boat commander

Sorry about the rollneck.

First leather jacket ever. Incipient midlife moment...

I was running the room for a junket and a sweet journalist from Czech Republic gave Serkis a doll of Krteček the Little Mole for his then new-born child. He didn't recognise it, even after I explained he chucked it on the floor as soon as she'd gone. I now see Mole once a year and he's doing great.

that is an absolutely magnificent outfit! 🖤

says the man who bankrupted his fucking casino

Ridicule is nothing to be scared of.

Largely done with norms!

One tries...

Appreciate the supportive messages!

Giving me a v mid-1980s New Romantic vibe. (My heyday!)

Concur. Outstanding.

Your poor feet though! But definitely brave.

😘

Aww, thank you!

This is how I imagine the Cavaliers would dress if they found themselves in 2026.