Tony Hannan
@tonehannan.bsky.social
Writer, editor, half-owner of Scratching Shed Publishing empire. Books, fillums, music etc. Live and let live. Attended same school as Mr Blobby
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Advance Info sheet below for our new book of particular interest to those from – or living in – England's beautiful North East. It ain't just for Geordies, although that will help! Please forward to any indie bookshops you feel may be interested.
Meet Richard Oliver Heslop, the too long-forgotten Bard of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Biography on the way, several years in the making – out Friday 9 October.
September 19, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Meet Richard Oliver Heslop, the too long-forgotten Bard of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Biography on the way, several years in the making – out Friday 9 October.
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My new book, 'Creative Journeys', is a collection of interviews with such glorious characters as Neneh Cherry, Maxine Peake, Jarvis Cocker, Paddy Considine, Terry Hall.
All the info, the list of onstage special guests, tickets etc for the book tour here davehaslam.substack.com/p/john-simm-...
All the info, the list of onstage special guests, tickets etc for the book tour here davehaslam.substack.com/p/john-simm-...
September 17, 2026 at 7:44 AM
My new book, 'Creative Journeys', is a collection of interviews with such glorious characters as Neneh Cherry, Maxine Peake, Jarvis Cocker, Paddy Considine, Terry Hall.
All the info, the list of onstage special guests, tickets etc for the book tour here davehaslam.substack.com/p/john-simm-...
All the info, the list of onstage special guests, tickets etc for the book tour here davehaslam.substack.com/p/john-simm-...
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It's an insane policy to dump 1200 men, regardless of origin, together on the outskirts of a village. It all stems from not allowing asylum seekers to work and therefore rent homes, integrate etc. Obviously racism is also hugely at play, but this is making things so much worse.
September 16, 2026 at 9:23 AM
It's an insane policy to dump 1200 men, regardless of origin, together on the outskirts of a village. It all stems from not allowing asylum seekers to work and therefore rent homes, integrate etc. Obviously racism is also hugely at play, but this is making things so much worse.
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Very few people know that Marvin Gaye also wrote a classic song here, Can I Get To Widnes?
[1975] Parkinson - Paul Simon sings Homeward Bound live in the studio. Simon wrote the song during his time in England, possibly while waiting for a train at Widnes railway station.
September 16, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Very few people know that Marvin Gaye also wrote a classic song here, Can I Get To Widnes?
Very sad news of a variety becoming all too frequent. RIP
So sad to hear of the death of Bonnie Greer, novelist, broadcaster and hugely inspiration woman.
She was a great supporter of this Womensart project & WA books and our chats will be cherished always. A true intellectual & beautiful person. RIP xx
She was a great supporter of this Womensart project & WA books and our chats will be cherished always. A true intellectual & beautiful person. RIP xx
September 16, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Very sad news of a variety becoming all too frequent. RIP
Just a reminder in these crazy days that, if you want to give your brain a wash, the beacon of sanity that is clivejames.com is still up online
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“Humanity will surpass the first dirigibles as it has surpassed the first locomotives. It will surpass M. Santos-Dumont as it has surpassed Stephenson. After telephotography it will continually...
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September 16, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Just a reminder in these crazy days that, if you want to give your brain a wash, the beacon of sanity that is clivejames.com is still up online
Advance Info sheet below for our new book of particular interest to those from – or living in – England's beautiful North East. It ain't just for Geordies, although that will help! Please forward to any indie bookshops you feel may be interested.
September 15, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Advance Info sheet below for our new book of particular interest to those from – or living in – England's beautiful North East. It ain't just for Geordies, although that will help! Please forward to any indie bookshops you feel may be interested.
Best ever Hitch cameo in this
September 14, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Best ever Hitch cameo in this
‘Sky’s name is Harr Worth. I don’t know why but there it is…’
September 12, 2026 at 12:25 PM
‘Sky’s name is Harr Worth. I don’t know why but there it is…’
Historian, author, songwriter, poet, humourist, man-about-town, lexicologist, Society of Antiquaries stalwart, President of Newcastle upon Tyne's Lit & Phil and a canny bit besides, Oliver Heslop was the Toon’s Victorian culture vulture, now sadly all but forgotten. Or he was! New book out October 8
September 10, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Historian, author, songwriter, poet, humourist, man-about-town, lexicologist, Society of Antiquaries stalwart, President of Newcastle upon Tyne's Lit & Phil and a canny bit besides, Oliver Heslop was the Toon’s Victorian culture vulture, now sadly all but forgotten. Or he was! New book out October 8
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It may be cheaper on Amazon but support your book shop @sthbookstop.bsky.social
September 2, 2026 at 9:06 PM
It may be cheaper on Amazon but support your book shop @sthbookstop.bsky.social
Groovy! I’ve waited 130-odd years for rugby league to become cool and it’s finally happened
August 29, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Groovy! I’ve waited 130-odd years for rugby league to become cool and it’s finally happened
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Freeview (UK) #film of the day :
Les Yeux Sans Visage/ Eyes Without A Face (1959 86mins.)
Georges Franju's magnificent surreal horror, starring Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli and Edith Scob.
[ @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social 12.50AM Saturday]
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Les Yeux Sans Visage/ Eyes Without A Face (1959 86mins.)
Georges Franju's magnificent surreal horror, starring Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli and Edith Scob.
[ @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social 12.50AM Saturday]
letterboxd.com/dukenfield/f...
A ★★★★★ review of Eyes Without a Face (1960)
From the opening scene, in which a woman is seen driving through the countryside at night with a look of intense concentration on her face and a mysterious passenger in a hat and coat in the back seat...
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August 21, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Freeview (UK) #film of the day :
Les Yeux Sans Visage/ Eyes Without A Face (1959 86mins.)
Georges Franju's magnificent surreal horror, starring Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli and Edith Scob.
[ @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social 12.50AM Saturday]
letterboxd.com/dukenfield/f...
Les Yeux Sans Visage/ Eyes Without A Face (1959 86mins.)
Georges Franju's magnificent surreal horror, starring Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli and Edith Scob.
[ @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social 12.50AM Saturday]
letterboxd.com/dukenfield/f...
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness
August 20, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness
That weren’t just any phone alarm… that were a NORTHERN phone alarm…
August 14, 2026 at 6:12 PM
That weren’t just any phone alarm… that were a NORTHERN phone alarm…
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Via @jakethackrayfan.bsky.social:
For my music-loving friends in/around #London, I cannot recommend this event highly enough.
• JakeFest 2026: Celebrating the comic, poetic, and storytelling genius of #JakeThackray
• Aug 15, 2026
• Jamboree, 6 St. Chads Place, London
More info: jakethackray.com
For my music-loving friends in/around #London, I cannot recommend this event highly enough.
• JakeFest 2026: Celebrating the comic, poetic, and storytelling genius of #JakeThackray
• Aug 15, 2026
• Jamboree, 6 St. Chads Place, London
More info: jakethackray.com
July 19, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Via @jakethackrayfan.bsky.social:
For my music-loving friends in/around #London, I cannot recommend this event highly enough.
• JakeFest 2026: Celebrating the comic, poetic, and storytelling genius of #JakeThackray
• Aug 15, 2026
• Jamboree, 6 St. Chads Place, London
More info: jakethackray.com
For my music-loving friends in/around #London, I cannot recommend this event highly enough.
• JakeFest 2026: Celebrating the comic, poetic, and storytelling genius of #JakeThackray
• Aug 15, 2026
• Jamboree, 6 St. Chads Place, London
More info: jakethackray.com
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Coming soon! Sunday 30th August, 2:30pm FREDDIE DAVIES: A LIFE IN SHOW BUSINESS (2017) #FreddieDavies allows film maker #MartynTott a candid insight into his life story with rare clips and photos from his exceptional career #TPTVsubtitles
August 10, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Coming soon! Sunday 30th August, 2:30pm FREDDIE DAVIES: A LIFE IN SHOW BUSINESS (2017) #FreddieDavies allows film maker #MartynTott a candid insight into his life story with rare clips and photos from his exceptional career #TPTVsubtitles
This is wonderful - ‘South: Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Glorious Epic of the Antarctic’ - watch it via BFI Player when you’ve a spare hour or so. Lovingly restored by BFI with a smashing new score by @neilkbrand.bsky.social
Great penguin and husky action too.
Great penguin and husky action too.
August 6, 2026 at 4:12 PM
This is wonderful - ‘South: Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Glorious Epic of the Antarctic’ - watch it via BFI Player when you’ve a spare hour or so. Lovingly restored by BFI with a smashing new score by @neilkbrand.bsky.social
Great penguin and husky action too.
Great penguin and husky action too.
I’ve actually been to Ceuta. About 42 years ago. Little backstreet cafe there, did a very nice fish soup. You can have that, Lonely Planet
July 31, 2026 at 3:09 PM
I’ve actually been to Ceuta. About 42 years ago. Little backstreet cafe there, did a very nice fish soup. You can have that, Lonely Planet
Great tale. That’s Leslie Howard to Karloff’s left, I think, not long before his plane was shot down by the Nazis
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
The Spin | Boris Karloff’s unlikely love of cricket lives on with foundation in his name
Actor known for his haunting film roles was president of Hollywood CC and his estate helps to fund the Windrush cricket festival
www.theguardian.com
July 29, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Great tale. That’s Leslie Howard to Karloff’s left, I think, not long before his plane was shot down by the Nazis
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
Bring back lead pars that grab the reader with ‘who’, ‘what’, ‘where’ and ‘when’, before cracking on with ‘why’ and elaborating further from paragraph two. Thank you and good night.
July 27, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Bring back lead pars that grab the reader with ‘who’, ‘what’, ‘where’ and ‘when’, before cracking on with ‘why’ and elaborating further from paragraph two. Thank you and good night.
I first read this as couscous. Which AI could just as certainly be with a dash of lemon and sprig of coriander
July 19, 2026 at 4:57 PM
I first read this as couscous. Which AI could just as certainly be with a dash of lemon and sprig of coriander
This analogy might work a little better had motor cars not gone on to play a big part in ****ing up the planet
George Lucas likens AI sceptics to luddites clinging to horses and carts
George Lucas likens AI sceptics to luddites clinging to horses and carts
The Star Wars director has called AI technology ‘the future’ of film-making and advised ‘there’s nothing you can do about it’
Star Wars director George Lucas has added his voice to the growing chorus of film-makers receptive to the rising use of AI tools in moviemaking.
Speaking in an interview with A Rabbit’s Foot, Lucas, 82, said: “Artificial intelligence means it’s much easier for us to make movies.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 16, 2026 at 11:58 AM
This analogy might work a little better had motor cars not gone on to play a big part in ****ing up the planet
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I wonder who wrote this?
July 9, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I wonder who wrote this?