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Tim Kendall @TimKendall70

BLACK OPS & BEAVER BOMBING (Oneworld, 2023). Ed. William Golding's letters (Faber 11/25). Exeter Prof. Also at timkendall70.bsky.social

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Tim Kendall@TimKendall70
28 Feb 2023
This is where BLACK OPS AND BEAVER BOMBING began: on a riverbank near Otterton in the summer of 2020. After filming this clip, I moseyed upstream and nearly walked straight into a beaver that was squatting on its hind legs eating willow. @MathewsFiona
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It's publication day!
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William Golding@WilliamGGolding
29 Oct 2025
Join us on 12th November for this online event celebrating the publication of William Golding: The Faber Letters, featuring editor Tim Kendall @TimKendall70 and Judy Golding. faber.co.uk/product/william-…

William Golding: The Faber Letters (ONLINE event)

To mark the publication of William Golding: The Faber Letters, join editor Tim Kendall and the author's daughter, Judy Golding for an online discussion featuring readings.

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Along with William Golding's daughter Judy, I'll be talking about Golding and his forty-year friendship with his editor at Faber, Charles Monteith, at this online event on 12 November at 7pm. Nicola Presley asks the questions. It should be fun. faber.co.uk/product/william-…

William Golding: The Faber Letters (ONLINE event)

To mark the publication of William Golding: The Faber Letters, join editor Tim Kendall and the author's daughter, Judy Golding for an online discussion featuring readings.

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Just arrived this afternoon: the paperback edition of my WW2 anthology.
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Fly agaric. Hallucinogenic but very volatile and unpredictable in its effects. We left these for any shamans that happened to be passing.
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This is forthcoming in early November. The project accompanied me through cancer, chemo and Covid, so I'm a little emotional that it's finally making its bow. What an honour to be editing Golding, who has been 'my author' since I first read The Spire as a teenager.
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@FaberBooks
20 Aug 2025
William Golding: The Faber Letters reveals the remarkable literary collaboration between a Nobel Prizewinning novelist and his editor of more than forty years. Edited by Tim Kendall, out in November 2025 and available to pre-order now. faber.co.uk/product/97805713…
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Allan Ahlberg, one of the great writers for children, has died. theguardian.com/books/2025/j…

Allan Ahlberg, beloved children's author, dies aged 87

Working first with his wife Janet, and later with illustrators including Raymond Briggs and Bruce Ingman, he wrote more than 150 books

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7am this morning in the drizzle at Axmouth Harbour. All season I've been looking for adders on heathland with no luck. Then I stumble across this beauty while I'm just out walking the dog.
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Still no swifts but we spotted the first swallow of the year in Colyton this morning. That's about a fortnight later than usual.
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Mark Rutte today: 'Can we trust the Americans? Yes, they are our biggest partner, the biggest allies in Nato. They have freed my country together with Poland and Canada after the Second World War.' I think he may be forgetting someone.
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If this isn't the most ridiculous article I've read, it's certainly up there. And of course it's all made up. devonlive.com/news/devon-new…

Second attack as wild boars illegally released on Dartmoor leave rider hurt

A horse rider was thrown after coming across the animals which appear to have been 'rewilded'

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Tomorrow, 5 March, 5.30pm, London Archives. I'll be holding forth on the poetry of the Second World War. Wait, SECOND world war? eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-of…

Poetry of the Second World War

Join us as Professor Tim Kendall talks about the Poetry of the Second World War.

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It took far too long but we got there in the end. theguardian.com/environment/…

Beaver releases into wild to be allowed in England for first time in centuries

Exclusive: Government to grant nature groups a licence for release of rodent species after earlier setbacks

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Stephen Spender Trust@StephenSpender
26 Feb 2025
Join Prof @TimKendall70 at @TheLdnArchives for a talk on the Poetry of the Second World War to celebrate the release of his new anthology and some of the most important #poetry of the 20th century. Wed 5 March 5:30-7pm #TheLondonArchive #WW2 eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-of…

Poetry of the Second World War

Join us as Professor Tim Kendall talks about the Poetry of the Second World War.

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BrookesPoetryCentre@brookespoetry
12 Feb 2025
Here's a fascinating event at @TheLdnArchives for anyone interested in the poetry of war and the poetry of the Second World War in particular. Renowned expert, Prof @TimKendall70, will be introducing his new anthology of WWII poetry: eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-even…
An image of the cover of the anthology Poetry of the Second World War alongside a black and white photograph of three women standing next to a crater created by a bomb during the Second World War.

ALT An image of the cover of the anthology Poetry of the Second World War alongside a black and white photograph of three women standing next to a crater created by a bomb during the Second World War.
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The Guardian view on campus cuts: academics pay a high price for Westminster’s mistakes | Editorial theguardian.com/commentisfre…

The Guardian view on campus cuts: academics pay a high price for Westminster’s mistakes | Editorial

Editorial: The government should not stand aloof as a crisis unfolds in our universities. A new settlement is needed

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That was fun.
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On Saturday 17 May I will be leading a study day in Oxford on William Golding's fiction. ocsg.uk.net/event/the-author…
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Judy Golding and I talk to the Slightly Foxed team about her father's novels and his lasting legacy. foxedquarterly.com/william-g…

Episode 52: William Golding: A Literary Colossus

The first title that springs to mind at the mention of William Golding’s name is most often Lord of the Flies. The classic story . . .

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I'd heard this rumour and I still can't quite believe it's true. It would be the most stupid and craven policy decision imaginable. theguardian.com/environment/…

No 10 blocks beaver release plan as officials view it as ’Tory legacy’

Exclusive: Natural England furious that years of work has been undone, with minister urged to push policy through

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