New substack! Contains @simonmayo @gralefrit.bsky.social and Hugh Grant :) thatwriterjennycolgan.substack.com/p/critical-m...
Critical Mass
part 1
thatwriterjennycolgan.substack.com
September 28, 2026 at 9:37 AM
New substack! Contains @simonmayo @gralefrit.bsky.social and Hugh Grant :) thatwriterjennycolgan.substack.com/p/critical-m...
Crikey! @simonmayo wants to know about my rogue banana!
March 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Crikey! @simonmayo wants to know about my rogue banana!
Thanks so much @greatesthitsuk for sharing #keepingthedreamalive on #simonmayo on Friday - here’s a snippet from music video you can find in full here: youtu.be/vWbs1k5vsQc?si…. All proceeds supporting the Clark Family’s fundraiser for “Tiny Toes” in Kent: orcd.co/keepthedream
December 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Thanks so much @greatesthitsuk for sharing #keepingthedreamalive on #simonmayo on Friday - here’s a snippet from music video you can find in full here: youtu.be/vWbs1k5vsQc?si…. All proceeds supporting the Clark Family’s fundraiser for “Tiny Toes” in Kent: orcd.co/keepthedream
Born 21 September 1958, Simon Mayo is a radio DJ who worked for BBC Radio from 1982 till 2018. He has presented on 3 stations; From 1986 to 2001 he worked for Radio 1. From 2001 he presented Radio 5 Live and from 2010 until 2018 he was the presenter of the Drivetime show on Radio 2. #SimonMayo
September 21, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Born 21 September 1958, Simon Mayo is a radio DJ who worked for BBC Radio from 1982 till 2018. He has presented on 3 stations; From 1986 to 2001 he worked for Radio 1. From 2001 he presented Radio 5 Live and from 2010 until 2018 he was the presenter of the Drivetime show on Radio 2. #SimonMayo
*GUEST CO-HOST KLAXON ALERT!*
Join Marianna Spring for a very special #booksoftheyear when she’ll be interviewing the one and only Simon Mayo (yes!) about his brilliant new novel, Black Tag.
Available from Wednesday!
#blacktag #simonmayo @simonmayo.bsky.social @mariannaspringbbc.bsky.social
Join Marianna Spring for a very special #booksoftheyear when she’ll be interviewing the one and only Simon Mayo (yes!) about his brilliant new novel, Black Tag.
Available from Wednesday!
#blacktag #simonmayo @simonmayo.bsky.social @mariannaspringbbc.bsky.social
January 26, 2025 at 10:51 AM
*GUEST CO-HOST KLAXON ALERT!*
Join Marianna Spring for a very special #booksoftheyear when she’ll be interviewing the one and only Simon Mayo (yes!) about his brilliant new novel, Black Tag.
Available from Wednesday!
#blacktag #simonmayo @simonmayo.bsky.social @mariannaspringbbc.bsky.social
Join Marianna Spring for a very special #booksoftheyear when she’ll be interviewing the one and only Simon Mayo (yes!) about his brilliant new novel, Black Tag.
Available from Wednesday!
#blacktag #simonmayo @simonmayo.bsky.social @mariannaspringbbc.bsky.social
What do you get when you mix a radio legend and an 80s icon?
Answer: Excellent hair and some cracking stories.😂
#rickastley #simonmayo @simonmayo.bsky.social
Answer: Excellent hair and some cracking stories.😂
#rickastley #simonmayo @simonmayo.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 11:28 AM
What do you get when you mix a radio legend and an 80s icon?
Answer: Excellent hair and some cracking stories.😂
#rickastley #simonmayo @simonmayo.bsky.social
Answer: Excellent hair and some cracking stories.😂
#rickastley #simonmayo @simonmayo.bsky.social
Who remembers THIS iconic opening scene from #Trainspotting?! 🎬 Simon Mayo and Danny Boyle discussed the unforgettable introduction featuring music from Iggy Pop and more - watch the full conversation on our YouTube page. 📲
@simonmayo.bsky.social
#dannyboyle #iggypop #simonmayo #trainspotting
@simonmayo.bsky.social
#dannyboyle #iggypop #simonmayo #trainspotting
June 21, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Who remembers THIS iconic opening scene from #Trainspotting?! 🎬 Simon Mayo and Danny Boyle discussed the unforgettable introduction featuring music from Iggy Pop and more - watch the full conversation on our YouTube page. 📲
@simonmayo.bsky.social
#dannyboyle #iggypop #simonmayo #trainspotting
@simonmayo.bsky.social
#dannyboyle #iggypop #simonmayo #trainspotting
Good interview with Scorsese's editor, Thelma Schoonmaker:
Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo interview Thelma Shoonmaker - Kermode and Mayo's Take
#MarkKermode #SimonMayo #FilmReviewsTo hear more, follow Kermode and Mayo's Take wherever you get your podcasts: https://listen.sonymusic-podcasts.link/TFTF2...
youtu.be
October 29, 2023 at 3:02 PM
Good interview with Scorsese's editor, Thelma Schoonmaker:
Simon Mayo! I saw him once at Exeter St Davids station a few years ago. He travelled in the same carriage as us, first class obvs. I didn’t speak to him, and he didn’t speak to me. That’s the end of my Simon Mayo story. #simonmayo #totp
March 1, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Simon Mayo! I saw him once at Exeter St Davids station a few years ago. He travelled in the same carriage as us, first class obvs. I didn’t speak to him, and he didn’t speak to me. That’s the end of my Simon Mayo story. #simonmayo #totp
The swallows are back 😊 Blink and you'll miss them!
Just for you @simonmayo
Just for you @simonmayo
May 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The swallows are back 😊 Blink and you'll miss them!
Just for you @simonmayo
Just for you @simonmayo
#OnThisDay 14 March 1991 📺Listings
#SimonMayo hosts #TopOfThePops.
Phil & Grant have secret business in #EastEnders.
#RedDwarf IV continues with Dimension Jump.
#LizHurley stars in THE ORCHID HOUSE.
#BillOddie pens this week's DOCTOR AT THE TOP.
#JeremyBrett as SHERLOCK HOLMES.
#SimonMayo hosts #TopOfThePops.
Phil & Grant have secret business in #EastEnders.
#RedDwarf IV continues with Dimension Jump.
#LizHurley stars in THE ORCHID HOUSE.
#BillOddie pens this week's DOCTOR AT THE TOP.
#JeremyBrett as SHERLOCK HOLMES.
March 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
#OnThisDay 14 March 1991 📺Listings
#SimonMayo hosts #TopOfThePops.
Phil & Grant have secret business in #EastEnders.
#RedDwarf IV continues with Dimension Jump.
#LizHurley stars in THE ORCHID HOUSE.
#BillOddie pens this week's DOCTOR AT THE TOP.
#JeremyBrett as SHERLOCK HOLMES.
#SimonMayo hosts #TopOfThePops.
Phil & Grant have secret business in #EastEnders.
#RedDwarf IV continues with Dimension Jump.
#LizHurley stars in THE ORCHID HOUSE.
#BillOddie pens this week's DOCTOR AT THE TOP.
#JeremyBrett as SHERLOCK HOLMES.
I love considering MELANIA as a heist movie. www.youtube.com/watch
Mark Kermode reviews Melania
#MarkKermode #SimonMayo #FilmReviews An intimate chronicle offers a rare glimpse into the life of Melania Trump, exploring her role as First Lady and her relationship with the President. To hear more, follow Kermode and Mayo's Take wherever you get your podcasts: https://podfollow.com/1616559297
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:54 PM
I love considering MELANIA as a heist movie. www.youtube.com/watch
A gallery up in flames. A body amongst the ashes. Journalist Famie Madden uncovers a chilling conspiracy in @simonmayo.bsky.social’s BLACK TAG—a gripping thriller that dives into arson, art, and a murderous family saga spanning centuries…
#BlackTag #SimonMayo
www.penguin.co.uk/books/454514...
#BlackTag #SimonMayo
www.penguin.co.uk/books/454514...
November 30, 2024 at 12:24 PM
A gallery up in flames. A body amongst the ashes. Journalist Famie Madden uncovers a chilling conspiracy in @simonmayo.bsky.social’s BLACK TAG—a gripping thriller that dives into arson, art, and a murderous family saga spanning centuries…
#BlackTag #SimonMayo
www.penguin.co.uk/books/454514...
#BlackTag #SimonMayo
www.penguin.co.uk/books/454514...
Zeer lovende review van Kermode & Mayo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=07rh...
Mark Kermode reviews Leave the World Behind - Kermode and Mayo's Take
#MarkKermode #SimonMayo #FilmReviewsA family's getaway to a luxurious rental home takes an ominous turn when a cyberattack knocks out their devices, and two ...
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2023 at 9:15 PM
Zeer lovende review van Kermode & Mayo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=07rh...
🚨 SOUND THE KLAXON 🚨 as Dr. Kermode raves about Thomasin McKenzie in "Eileen" #wittertainment
Mark Kermode reviews Eileen - Kermode and Mayo's Take
#MarkKermode #SimonMayo #filmreviews **CLIP REMOVED AT REQUEST OF CLIP SUPPLIER**A woman's friendship with a new co-worker at the prison facility where she w...
youtu.be
December 1, 2023 at 8:37 PM
🚨 SOUND THE KLAXON 🚨 as Dr. Kermode raves about Thomasin McKenzie in "Eileen" #wittertainment
Saying goodbye to this old friend.The Saisho Time Cube 30. My parents bought it for me in around 1988. I used to listen to the #SimonMayo breakfast show getting up for school. I used it up until last year when it started broadcasting static and I had to keep whacking it. Loved that clock. 🥺
#Radio
#Radio
January 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Saying goodbye to this old friend.The Saisho Time Cube 30. My parents bought it for me in around 1988. I used to listen to the #SimonMayo breakfast show getting up for school. I used it up until last year when it started broadcasting static and I had to keep whacking it. Loved that clock. 🥺
#Radio
#Radio
@simonmayo @mattm_williams
We arrived at Reeth campsite just as you read out our text. GHR signal iffy here, so very pleased we heard it 😁
Kisses shared equally between you both 😂 so all is fair!
We arrived at Reeth campsite just as you read out our text. GHR signal iffy here, so very pleased we heard it 😁
Kisses shared equally between you both 😂 so all is fair!
May 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
@simonmayo @mattm_williams
We arrived at Reeth campsite just as you read out our text. GHR signal iffy here, so very pleased we heard it 😁
Kisses shared equally between you both 😂 so all is fair!
We arrived at Reeth campsite just as you read out our text. GHR signal iffy here, so very pleased we heard it 😁
Kisses shared equally between you both 😂 so all is fair!
I really wanted to shout “hello to Jason Isaacs” before @jasonsfolly read his winner’s story but I resisted 😄 I shouted in my head instead @wittertainment @simonmayo @KermodeMovie
November 22, 2024 at 2:04 AM
I really wanted to shout “hello to Jason Isaacs” before @jasonsfolly read his winner’s story but I resisted 😄 I shouted in my head instead @wittertainment @simonmayo @KermodeMovie
Review of Civil War here from one of the UK's best Film Critics ...
youtu.be/xvgrix7yv_w?...
youtu.be/xvgrix7yv_w?...
Mark Kermode reviews Civil War - Kermode and Mayo's Take
#MarkKermode #SimonMayo #FilmReviewsA journey across a dystopian future America, following a team of military-embedded journalists as they race against time ...
youtu.be
April 13, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Review of Civil War here from one of the UK's best Film Critics ...
youtu.be/xvgrix7yv_w?...
youtu.be/xvgrix7yv_w?...
"Smurfahontas": A 3-hour nightmare of recycled tropes, zero stakes, and graphics that look like ... spit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQc0KEk9V74 #epicrant #avatar #fireandash
Mark Kermode reviews Avatar: Fire and Ash
#MarkKermode #SimonMayo #FilmReviewsJake and Neytiri's family grapples with grief after Neteyam's death, encountering a new, aggressive Na'vi tribe, the Ash ...
www.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
"Smurfahontas": A 3-hour nightmare of recycled tropes, zero stakes, and graphics that look like ... spit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQc0KEk9V74 #epicrant #avatar #fireandash
The review of THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER that I, and I suspect everyone else was waiting for. Britain's own Mark Kermode goes off on one (or ten), in spectacular fashion.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EYo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EYo...
Mark Kermonde reviews The Exorcist: Believer - Kermode and Mayo's Take
#MarkKermode #SimonMayo #FilmReviewsWhen single father Victor Fielding's daughter, Angela, and her friend Katherine, show signs of demonic possession, it unl...
www.youtube.com
October 6, 2023 at 5:15 AM
The review of THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER that I, and I suspect everyone else was waiting for. Britain's own Mark Kermode goes off on one (or ten), in spectacular fashion.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EYo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EYo...
Ngl one of the reasons I had to go see the movie asap was because I saw this in my feed and wanted to see the movie for myself before I hear his take on it 😂😂 youtube.com/watch?v=omUl...
Glad to hear he found it entertaining!!! And our opinions more or less agree (ship bait aside!)
Glad to hear he found it entertaining!!! And our opinions more or less agree (ship bait aside!)
Mark Kermode reviews Blue Lock - Kermode and Mayo's Take
#MarkKermode #SimonMayo #FilmReviewsSeishiro Nagi before he enters the titular Blue Lock facility.To hear more, follow Kermode and Mayo's Take wherever you g...
youtube.com
July 6, 2024 at 8:35 AM
Ngl one of the reasons I had to go see the movie asap was because I saw this in my feed and wanted to see the movie for myself before I hear his take on it 😂😂 youtube.com/watch?v=omUl...
Glad to hear he found it entertaining!!! And our opinions more or less agree (ship bait aside!)
Glad to hear he found it entertaining!!! And our opinions more or less agree (ship bait aside!)
Born 21 September 1958, Simon Mayo is a radio DJ who worked for BBC Radio from 1982 till 2018. He has presented on 3 stations; From 1986 to 2001 he worked for Radio 1. From 2001 he presented Radio 5 Live and from 2010 until 2018 he was the presenter of the Drivetime show on Radio 2. #SimonMayo
September 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Born 21 September 1958, Simon Mayo is a radio DJ who worked for BBC Radio from 1982 till 2018. He has presented on 3 stations; From 1986 to 2001 he worked for Radio 1. From 2001 he presented Radio 5 Live and from 2010 until 2018 he was the presenter of the Drivetime show on Radio 2. #SimonMayo
Just listened to the review and Mark Kermode was a big fan
January 19, 2024 at 10:35 AM
Just listened to the review and Mark Kermode was a big fan