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Bert Coules @BertCoules

Jobbing writer for hire, athlete, astronaut, liar. But not about the first bit.

Joined August 2010
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On BBC Radio 4 Extra today at 11am and 5pm, and tomorrow at 1am, a welcome and unexpected (they never tell me about these things) repeat of my Saturday Night Theatre play from (good grief) 1982, A Magician Amongst the Spirits, about the life and many deaths of Harry Houdini.
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Congratulations and thanks to @timmarriott_ for a splendid and sold out performance of Watson: The Final Problem at Chiswick's excellent Tabard Theatre yesterday. An additional show has been added on Sunday 8th October, for which tickets are selling fast. tabard.ticketsolve.com/ticke…

Watson: The Final Problem - tabard

Watson. An old soldier with a few bruises and a cracking story to tell.​1894. Watson is alone. His beloved wife Mary and the great Sherlock Holmes…

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Watson wends his way to Chiswick: one week from today, Sunday 28th September, at the Tabard Theatre, the first of two performances of Watson: The Final Problem (“An absorbing example of great theatre. Don’t miss it.” – BroadwayWorld). tabard.ticketsolve.com/ticke…

Watson: The Final Problem - tabard

Watson. An old soldier with a few bruises and a cracking story to tell.​1894. Watson is alone. His beloved wife Mary and the great Sherlock Holmes…

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A very happy birthday to a great Sherlock Holmes: many happy returns, @CliveMerrison !
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Today, May 16th, is the official publication day for my and Tim Marriott's one-man play Watson: The Final Problem. It also marks the release of the performance rights, both amateur and professional. Here's a link: amzn.to/3H0aKMZ . Thanks for reading.

Watson: The Final Problem: A one-act drama for a solo performer, based on the works of Sir Arthur...

provides a tour-de-force part for an actor of power and versatility, who is given the opportunity to conjure a wide variety of places, times, and situations aided only by light and by sound. The...

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Today, BBC Radio 4 Extra begins a starry eight-part serial of Barbara Taylor Bradford's The Women in his Life, the first of her epic family sagas to be released for radio. Ep one is at 6am, 11am and 5pm, and it continues daily except for the weekends. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0027lz…

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Women in His Life by Barbara Taylor Bradford, 1. Berlin

Tycoon Maximillian West is inspired to remember the women who shaped his life

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When I get up and leave the family circle and steal into the world that's yet to be, what kind of Christmasses shall I fashion in place of those which once were made for me? Those lines have haunted me since my school days. @rrfeathers if you see this, please get in touch.
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Is anyone else using @Plusnet to access Usenet newsgroups? Both yesterday and today it's been very patchy: short intervals where all was OK and much longer ones with no connection. Currently (7.23 pm on Sunday 24th November) it's down: but is it just me? Thanks.
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I've just heard the sad news that Timothy West has died; he was 90. I worked with him several times and it was always a pleasure: he was a gentleman and a true professional. Sincere condolences to his wife Prunella Scales and all the family.
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I had to fill in an NHS questionnaire. They seem to be advising me to slow down.
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I have to confess to being quietly pleased by this: the Telegraph newspaper's ranking of the best Sherlock Holmes pastiches in every medium. Billy Wilder's The Private Life gets the top slot but the entry at number two came as a surprise. archive.is/YJUq3

The 10 best Sherlock Holmes pastiches

archived 26 Sep 2024 12:27:40 UTC

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Please forgive a blanket response, but thanks so much for all the wonderful replies. Hugely appreciated and very heartening.
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A very happy birthday to @clivemerrison. To me, he will always be *the* Sherlock Holmes.
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I've just heard the news of David Stuart Davies' death. We'd been friends since the earliest days of the BBC complete canon project when I set up a studio visit for him, and he was an enthusiastic supporter and champion of the show. Sincere condolences to Kathryn.
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Good wishes and good fortune to @Guv47 Tim Marriott who opens this evening in Watson: The Final Problem at the 59E59 theatre in New York as part of the prestigious Brits Off Broadway festival. Break a leg! Shatter a shoulder! 59e59.org/shows/show-detail/…

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Watson: the Final Problem starring @guv47 Tim Marriott plays for one night this coming Friday 29th September at the OSO Arts Centre in Barnes, just outside London. Full details at osoarts.ticketsolve.com/tick…

Watson: The Final Problem - Oso Arts

Watson is alone. His beloved wife, Mary, and the great Sherlock Holmes are gone. London seethes with false reports. It's time to set the record…

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Belated birthday greetings to @clivemerrison. To me, he will always be *the* Sherlock Holmes.
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Congratulations and huge thanks to @Guv47 Tim Marriott at the end of an exhausting two-plays-a-day four-week run in Edinburgh.
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Bert Coules retweeted
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21 Aug 2023
🌟🌟🌟🌟 The Daily Mail 🌟🌟🌟🌟 All Edinburgh Theatre 🌟🌟🌟🌟 @GetYourCoatsOn 🌟🌟🌟🌟 @STARBURST_MAG It’s our final week for Watson The Final Problem - don’t miss out! At @AssemblyFest until the 28 Aug this @edfringe tinyurl.com/5998mjru #edfringe #FillYerBoots
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A rather pleasing four-star review today of Watson: the Final Problem at the Edinburgh fringe: "Holmes and Watson done proper. Get your Inverness capes on and go see this!". getyourcoatson.com/2023/08/1…

‘Watson: The Final Problem’ (Venue 17, until AUG 28th)

“A leisurely cruise along familiar waters in good company.” Editorial Rating: 4 Stars (Outstanding) Tim Marriot is a Fringe treasure. Once found he is forever and jealously hoarded by a…

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