Superb, old school, independent local journalism, in a new model of collaboration and funding. Not seen the conclusions of this reporting picked up/acknowledged yet by other outlets. This is the sort of reporting they used to do. https://www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/the-men-who-raised-the-flags/

Been enjoying watching videos of Radiohead’s return to the stage last night. What a setlist! Anyway, seemed like a good excuse to repost this old favourite I drew a few years back.

Agatha Christie invites you to a Netflix mystery… Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials debuts 15 January on Netflix, starring Mia McKenna-Bruce, Helena Bonham Carter and Martin Freeman.

Coming in 2026 📚💙

stellan skarsgård seems like a good dude

Dad's Army - Getting The Bird (27th October 1972). A moment of Croft/Perry pathos.

Love the cover art for the Japanese edition.

Tomorrow: Dorchester! Friday: Yeovil! Last Death at the White Hart events.

Also: The Chair Company.

Why, yes, @helenlewis.bsky.social did go to the Riyadh Comedy Festival www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Was simultaneously thrilled and slightly terrified to be subjected to The Shoot Treatment by the brilliant @4hundredblows.bsky.social for @theanfieldwrap.bsky.social This show - and Martin himself - always manages to provoke conversations few other interviews get to.

Final Death at the White Hart events next week, back in the South West. Dorchester next Thurs (23rd) and Yeovil on Fri (24th) https://dorchesterliteraryfestival.com/event/chris-chibnall-death-at-the-white-hart/ https://www.yeovilliteraryfestival.co.uk/whats-on/all-shows/chris-chibnall/10069

#DoctorWho Postcards are now available to buy! 15 Doctors. 15 debut stories. Published by Penguin Books in another universe, in a different time. Get them here: colemandesign.co.uk/shop

Congratulations to @johnrivers.bsky.social, @aquatics64.bsky.social, @gasbirder.bsky.social who each win a pack of my TV Crime Penguin Book postcards. Nobody guessed all 15, but I think the first was pretty hard to "crack". Here they all are, and now available to buy: colemandesign.co.uk/shop

🤯Death at the White Hart is Number 2 in the Sunday Times Bestseller list! Thanks so much if you’ve bought it. The support from everyone - booksellers, readers, events, podcasters, media - has been immense. And the team @michaeljbooks.bsky.social have been incredible. 📚💙

Get your guesses in today. You may not have to know all of them to win — the three people with the most correct get a pack!

This is a lovely hour’s listening. Not just the unheard-since-1975 audio with Lennon, but Nicky Horne recounting the experience of travelling to New York as a 24 year old and interviewing his musical hero at the Dakota. www.boomradiouk.com/player/boom-...

US #Traitors casts sneaky & backstabbing celebrities to amp up drama. UK celeb version already feels smart for the opposite instinct: national treasures, Olympians and overall sound types. Their liking for each other makes the game more challenging and the programme funnier & warmer. Great first ep.

In the creative industries/the media and want to mentor? @artsemergency.bsky.social is looking for enthusiastic professionals

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

Last few tickets left! A Christie for Christmas Organised by HarperCollins on Thursday 20 November. Taking place on the 17th Floor of The News Building in London, it promises to be a wonderful evening! @harpercollins.bsky.social #agathachristie

Unsurprisingly, strong recommend:

Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-christie...

Excited to be doing this next month!

And further updates.

Incredible clipping from 1992, and the internal machinations it hints at.

Nudge nudge wink wink say no more etc

That Ishiguro quote, one more time.

Death at the White Hart is @waterstones.bsky.social Thriller of the Month for October! www.waterstones.com/book/death-a...

Absolutely gorgeous.

The director of the abandoned Scoob: Holiday Haunt tells his story, in a special episode of the Film Stories podcast. filmstories.co.uk/news/in-conv...

🚨 I'm hiring an assistant! 🚨 Looking to break into publishing? My previous assistants have gone on to become agents & commissioning editors; this is the perfect route to learn the industry. 📚 Come and work with me 👉 Apply now / Spread the word! goldsborobooks.com/blogs/news/g...

Don’t forget to submit your scripts!✍️ If you’re a writer in the Liverpool City Region and you’ve got a play idea bubbling away... this might be just what you’ve been looking for. The Stage Write Playwright Development Programme is now taking applications for 2026! DEADLINE - Monday 3rd November!

Paperback publication day today in the UK! 🥳 * Sunday Times Top 5 Bestseller * One of Waterstones Paperbacks of the Year * Amazon’s Best Books of 2025 * Good Housekeeping’s Good Books autumn selection Your perfect pocket paperback companion. Available all over the gaff.

Really f’in proud that words I wrote about Liverpool kick off this Liverpool Film Office showreel of film & TV shot in the region (& also includes Jodie and the TARDIS) youtu.be/e15XCQYT_3I?...

Lovely, longform conversation about Death at the White Hart with @lacymb.bsky.social for @pastemagazine.bsky.social and matters arising https://www.pastemagazine.com/books/chris-chibnall/death-at-the-white-hart-interview

My book is out in paperback tomorrow! @goodhousekeeping.bsky.social Readers Panel have Death at the White Hart 🦌🍻as 1 of their 8 book choices for autumn. So don’t just take my word for it (there are lots of other people’s words for it, shamelessly littered through my timeline). Buy today! 📚💙

Making my way through the #BBC’s Screen Two films on #BBCiPlayer. I totally forgot about The Absence of War (1995) starring the great John Thaw, written by David Hare and directed by Richard Eyre. Watch it here: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

‘I think the wifi may be messed up”

My god but this is wonderful.

MASSIVELY looking forward to this - I’ll be interviewing Mick Herron about his new novel Clown Town, for Bridport Literary Festival on Friday 7 November. I’m a huge fan of Mick’s writing so this should be a blast. Link for tickets below. www.electricpalace.org.uk/events/event...

Not sure these 'criticism in crisis' pieces are quite nailing what a good critic does. The critic's job isn't to decide whether or not they like a piece of work; it is to assess whether or not it has been successful at what it set out to do. www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

Can't even build death star anymore, because of ewok

This is a really beautiful, thoughtful and thought-provoking piece of writing.

A blast @edbookfest.bsky.social last night, thanks to the amazing Denise Mina and a great crowd & long signing line! 35 years ago this summer I had my first full length play on at Old St Paul’s Church on the fringe - returning with a bestselling novel at the Book Festival was special.

JOHN HIGGS Lynchian : The Spell of David Lynch Signed Book Preorder : www.resident-music.com/product/higg... We can think of few more qualified than @johnhiggs.bsky.social to explore the cinematic and cultural appeal of Lynch's eccentricity and unique path.