Commenting on ideas, books, films, cities, democracy, culture, and more. Former director, Bristol Ideas. Personal views.
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Terrific series. Enjoyed watching it again recently. Can we have The History Man next?
Jun 9
Happy birthday to David Troughton 🎂 Captured on location by @RadioTimes as the hilariously awful Bob Buzzard in A Very Peculiar Practice, which is currently enjoying a renaissance on @BBCiPlayer and BBC Four.
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Look forward to reading. And Sarah will be in Economics Festival in Bristol in November to discuss this.
Today, my book finally enters the big wide world! Exciting and also nerve-wracking! I'm really thrilled with this lovely review in The Spectator today, which describes it as "powerful and refreshing". If that sounds like YOUR cup of tea, please buy a copy!
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The most knowledgable film historian I have ever known and also very generous with research and comments. Kevin’s books are essential reading; his films essential viewing. Thank you Kevin.
Jun 2
Saluting historian Kevin Brownlow, who turns 88 today! If you've never seen the 1980 series, Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, written and directed by Brownlow and David Gill, you can pop over to YouTube and treat yourself! It's amazing.
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May 29
Looking forward to this. It’s the kind of book we would have featured and discussed extensively in our Festival of Ideas. Perhaps there will be other opportunities to do this in Bristol.
I have a new trade book coming out with @politybooks in October! (Available to preorder now.) It considers the highly politicised conversations that are taking place around the arts today, and considers whether they are helping or hindering the arts at a time of crisis. /
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May 28
In Bath recently a swan and a cygnet were killed by narrow boats in a lock where there are signs up not to let swans get in the lock. The holidaymakers didn’t seem to care. Boat owners nearby have had to open the locks specially to allow swans and cygnets stuck there.
May 26
This is what entitlement looks like! 🤬
There are nesting waterbirds on this pond on Hampstead Heath... there are also big 'No Swimming' signs, all being totally ignored! 🤬
Pure selfishness... 😒🤬🤬
(Shared from Instagr*m with permission from 'swansofhampsteadheath')
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Andrew Kelly retweeted
Tomorrow, 27 May, #Bristol—come say hello!
Friends in #Bristol #UK! I’ll be doing an event for the paperback release of my #Odyssey #translation next Wednesday evening 27 May: an in-store conversation about #Homer and epic with the excellent @fipickworth . Ticket info below, do come!
bookhausbristol.com/events/#…
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May 25
What a gift - and what a fine book Katja has written for us.
May 25
At a WEIMAR talk in Germany, an elderly woman raised her hand for Q&A. She was the niece of Carl Weirich, whose story I tell in the book! She gave me a diary he'd dedicated to his life with his first wife Friedel, who died in 1920.
More in ZEITGEIST👇
katjahoyer.uk/p/dispatch-fro…
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May 19
Just ordered this book direct from the press. I’ve wanted to read it for many years, and especially so after reading Greyhound.
May 19
There is a virtual launch happening for Ethel Mannin's AN AMERICAN JOURNEY. It's 7-8pm in London (BST) / 2-3pm in Montana (EDT) on June 10. We'll be talking about Mannin's life and work and the connections between her book and my own GREYHOUND (1)
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May 18
Good to see @danielmendelsohn is coming to Bristol 27 May for his new translation of The Odyssey (which is terrific). Book here: bookhausbristol.com//events/
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May 15
Look forward to reading this. Sarah is a terrific writer. And we’ll be discussing this book at Economics Festival in November.
May 15
Are you tired of the utopian/dystopian AI predictions from CEOs? Do you want to hear what's ACTUALLY happening, from the people it's actually happening TO? If so, I have good news: I felt the same, so I have worn out my shoe-leather & written this book! penguin.co.uk/books/462159...
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May 14
Finished @hoyer_kat new book on Weimar this morning. It’s excellent. And the lessons for today are clear. A major contribution to our understanding of the period and the city. theguardian.com/books/2026/m…
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May 12
I'm talking about Bristol in the 1980s tomorrow night. Do come. Details at bristolha.org
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May 10
I’ve always admired translators and Anthea Bell is one of the very best. She did events for me in the Glasgow Book Festival. One on translating books; the other on Asterix. And for Bristol she spoke about Stefan Zweig. All terrific. I miss events like these.
May 10
Today would have been the 90th birthday of my mother, Anthea Bell. She translated hundreds of great books. But the one at top left remains my favourite.
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May 10
He wants his money and we want you read our review (by @pandaemoniumnow) about @Criterion’s latest release of John Boorman’s #NeoNoir masterpiece Point Blank (1967). Plus a chance to win a copy: southwestsilents.com/post/po…
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James Harrison @FilmNoirUK asked me to review the new Criterion Collection release of Point Blank. It’s a terrific collection and the film has never looked better. Review here as well as a chance to win a copy. southwestsilents.com/post/po…
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Quick trip to the bookshop to get a copy of @hoyer_kat new book for weekend reading. Good to see it prominently placed at the front of the shop. My interview with Hoyer for Bristol Ideas about her previous book Beyond the Wall is still available: bristolideas.co.uk/watch/kat…
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May 8
If you like finding out about those early foundations of #FilmNoir, then we recommend this screening taking place in #Bristol this Saturday via @SWSilents. A rare chance to see a stunning restoration of a Neapolitan #SilentFilm.
Join us this Saturday for a screening of Neapolitan #Silentfilm A Santanotte (1922) @wshed, #Bristol, 12PM. Directed by Elvira Notari! More info here: watershed.co.uk/whatson/1392…
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Andrew Kelly retweeted
Will the UK radical right break thru? While we wait, my book on how the US right got lost in its nightmares is out in paperback!
Thanks to: @fotoole @pollytoynbee @dcsandbrook @jamesrbuk @rickperlstein @OliverBullough @DrMatthewSweet @notjessewalker @KBAndersen @michaelshermer
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Saw this a few days ago. Recommended.
Join us this Saturday for a screening of Neapolitan #Silentfilm A Santanotte (1922) @wshed, #Bristol, 12PM. Directed by Elvira Notari! More info here: watershed.co.uk/whatson/1392…
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Andrew Kelly retweeted
A quick reminder that we are at @wshed, #Bristol tonight for a screening of Elvira Notari: Beyond Silence: watershed.co.uk/whatson/1392…
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