John Burgan

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Culloden & Munch. Remarkable films!

31 October 1973. 1st episode of the 26-part classic ITV documentary series World at War was broadcast. It was narrated by Laurence Olivier with music by Carl Davies. It cost £900,000 (worth £11 million today).

@TradEngland @gray161884 @theonlypeterkay Philippians 2:3

@gray161884 @theonlypeterkay No just the far left

If you’re a woman, you’ve just been shown how Reform will treat your dignity and rights: Mishal Hussain repeatedly addressed by Farage as “love”as he squirms during questioning around the Reform/Russia scandal. He isn’t fit to lead and our country.

East German map of Berlin, 1988 - West Berlin is missing, as it wasn't part of the German Democratic Republic

@slowberlin It’s in the pedestrian tunnel at Ernst-Reuter-Platz

Good morning. Here is Iggy Pop in West Berlin in c 1978. Photographed by Esther Friedman (his then-girlfriend). Anyone guess the location?

As always

Stupid tweet. Relying on a stupid, misleading graphic. Resulting in a stupid and unhelpful cesspit of anti-immigrant hatred in replies. Before addressing the figures in England, France, Germany, I'd like to share some recent case law from Poland. CW: Rape, distressing facts.

@MikeTilburn @RodneyMarshall1 Sorry to be a stickler, but it’s actually Barney McGrew! As you were … t-web.co.uk/trumptmp.htm

@RodneyMarshall1 I used to love the programmes when I was a kid. I can still recite the firemen! Pugh, Pugh, Barney Mulgrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, and Grub

Writer and puppeteer Gordon Murray with some of the characters he created for what was meant to be called Candlewick Green. Deciding that string-based marionettes he had previously used would look clunky, Murray turned to the stop-motion animation popular in Eastern Europe. 1/2

@40PercentGerman Jane Grigson’s entry in her classic “Vegetable Book starts thus: “…there are better vegetables than kohlrabi, and worse”

When people in the UK ask me how life has changed since moving to Germany, I tell them I seriously underestimated how much Kohlrabi would feature in my day to day diet. “What’s Kohlrabi?” They tend to ask. “Exactly!” I reply.

@rickminnich Priceless

Ha! Way to go, Harvard!

@SmoggyPower @BenInRushcliffe Burger King is an American-Canadian multinational based in Miami Florida.

If you use chain coffee companies, its good to know that Nero and Greggs are 🇬🇧 owned. Pret are owned by a 🇩🇪 firm. Costa and Starbucks are 🇺🇸

@PanthersDad @MarkShi18585321 @griega17 @MarchForRejoin @campbellclaret @CaolanRob @acgrayling @mikegalsworthy @terrychristian @Femi_Sorry @implausibleblog @DPJHodges @LizWebsterSBF @piersmorgan Trump pressured the then Afghan government to release 5000 Taliban fighters in 2020, also forced the Pakistanis to free top Taliban leaders such as Abdul Ghani Baradur in 2018. Look where that ended up.

@MarkShi18585321 @griega17 @MarchForRejoin @campbellclaret @CaolanRob @acgrayling @mikegalsworthy @terrychristian @Femi_Sorry @implausibleblog @DPJHodges @LizWebsterSBF @piersmorgan You say that 'Trump has done more for America in the past month or so...' You also state that 'scumbags are terrorists'. Trump pardoned all the terrorists who took part in the insurrection 4 years ago when he got in! So you are contradicting yourself.

Reject Nazis Rejoin EU We're back in the 1930s... So PICK A SIDE

Wrong!! The Nazi Party was not a socialist party. It was a far-right, fascist regime that co-opted the language of socialism to gain support, while its actual policies and actions were diametrically opposed to socialist values. Despite the name “National Socialist German Workers’ Party” (or NSDAP), Hitler and the Nazi Party were not socialist in the traditional sense. Here’s why: Misleading Name: •The term “socialist” in the party’s name was largely a marketing tactic to attract working-class voters in the early 1920s. It did not reflect true socialist principles, such as wealth redistribution or worker control of production. Core Ideology: •The Nazi Party’s ideology was rooted in ultranationalism, racism, and authoritarianism. Their policies prioritized the interests of the German state, the Aryan race, and corporate elites over those of the working class or marginalized groups. •Socialism traditionally seeks economic equality and collective ownership, but the Nazis upheld private property and allowed capitalist enterprises to thrive—provided they aligned with the regime’s goals. Relationship with Socialists: •The Nazis fiercely opposed communism and Marxism, key pillars of socialist ideology. They viewed these as threats and sought to eliminate leftist groups, including socialists and trade unions, as soon as they came to power. Economic Policy: •While the Nazis implemented some public works programs (e.g., autobahn construction) and state-led initiatives to reduce unemployment, these were pragmatic measures to consolidate power and prepare for war, not ideological commitments to socialism. •They collaborated closely with industrialists and large corporations, reinforcing private ownership and capitalist structures. Conclusion: The Nazi Party was not a socialist party. It was a far-right, fascist regime that co-opted the language of socialism to gain support, while its actual policies and actions were diametrically opposed to socialist values.

@HKesvani The rest is flatus

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This is an outstanding piece of writing. I held my breath the entire time. "What was the testimony of her body?" lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/…

@blerhgh Bless!

Soooo sick of carrying a large rucksack with me to work but unfortunately I simply need to bring my breakfast, lunch, coffee flask, water bottle, gym kit, and an extra jumper in case it gets cold. There is no way of solving this problem.

@zarathustra5150 @robkhenderson Quentin Crisp’s seminal “Stop the music for a minute” is particularly apposite in this regard youtu.be/5k6UdtxJXMI?si…

@robkhenderson Schopenhauer “On Noise” is required reading. 1/2

The decline of the headphone jack has released an epidemic of braindead mouthbreathers playing videos in public spaces. Airpods are expensive but even if you manage to get them they're easy to lose (easier if you're dumb). So tech companies increase profits as people buy more of these miniature devices and the rest of us must endure shitty music and tik tok noise pollution.

Some images bring back a glut of memories and emotions. There are times when it feels like we are all just a pay day away from this. Surely one of the most powerful tv performances ever. RIP Bernard Hill.