Dr. Hugh Sheridan

@JANUSZCZAK Thank you for your @SkyArts series on "Mannerism". Very much enjoyed the first episode, especially learning about Pontormo. I told my older daughter, Emma Sheridan and I see she has is selling a limited number of giclée prints of her work including Pontormo studies.

I went to see this extraordinary silver swan at The Bowes Museum many years ago. Fascinating to see it still in perfect working order.

@MickeyMcCartney I got the "Cure" track before the vocals kicked in but hadn't a clue about all the others like you. I am 74 yrs soon though.

#UniversityChallenge "And then he says the music round is Pop Music. Never heard that Cure track in me life, and had already said Cocteau Twins before I heard any vocals. Didn't get any of the others either, and didn't catch what the answer he gave for another one. Isn't it?"

@matt_horncastle Worth mentioning here the cookmuseumwhitby.co.uk which is housed in the 17th century house where James Cook lodged when he was an apprentice. My late brother, Clive Sheridan was the architect who created the designs used in restoration of the building about forty years ago.

I refuse to participate in the modern narrative that James Cook was a villain. Cook was born in poverty in 1728. He was not an aristocrat. He was not handed power. He worked from a young age, taught himself mathematics and navigation, and rose through sheer competence to become one of the most capable captains in the Royal Navy. What he achieved with the technology of the 1700s is extraordinary. He sailed into oceans where most of the map was blank. He charted enormous parts of the Pacific. His survey of New Zealand was so accurate that his charts were used by sailors for more than a century. Many of his coastal measurements were only hundreds of metres off modern satellite positions, achieved with nothing more than sextants, chronometers, and careful observation. His voyages were not just about exploration. They advanced science. One of his first missions was to observe the transit of Venus to improve humanity’s understanding of the solar system. He enforced strict health rules on his ships and virtually eliminated scurvy, something that had killed countless sailors before him. By the standards of the eighteenth century he was known for discipline, order, and attempts to avoid unnecessary violence with indigenous populations. He was operating in a harsh and dangerous era where exploration meant risking your life and the lives of everyone under your command. Was he perfect. Of course not. No human being is. Judging people from centuries ago as if they lived in our modern world is intellectually lazy. What matters is what he actually did. A poor man who rose to the top through ability. A navigator who mapped huge parts of the Pacific. A leader who pushed science, navigation, and knowledge forward. Men like James Cook expanded the known world and helped build the foundations of the modern, prosperous societies we live in today. That is not the story of a villain. That is the story of a remarkable human being.

@nancy_sorrell @JamesMoir10 Good photo of beautiful edible Chicken of the Woods bracket fungus on the old log too.

Lovely afternoon at #perrywoods @JamesMoir10

@TweetaDean @wineworldnews @winewankers @SteveKubota @pietrosd @frankstero @DivaVinophile @GilesMacDonogh @Friscokid49 @nineov @RealWineGuru I have just been researching some of these wines to add to my "need to find" list. Chiara Condello seems to be a winemaker of great promise and her 100% Sangiovese organic wines probably worth seeking out. Were there any wines that you especially enjoyed Peter?

The move towards a light and fresher style of red wine is how Italian wine producers are adapting to a fast-changing wine scene. We talk to producers at Borsa Vini Italiani 2026 and taste through a range of the new style of red wines. Click the-buyer.net/insight/millar…

@JonSavage1966 Hi Jon. I have just received a "Hey, can you vote for me" request through a DM. It looks a bit suspicious and I have not clicked on the link. Please can you let me know if it is genuine. Thanks.

@jwalkermobile That looks a great venue to enjoy a meal. Just before New Year I travelled to Strasburg, Virginia for the wedding of my older daughter to an actor who came from there. My first night spent in the Wayside Inn (1797), one of oldest coaching inns in US. Sadly no restaurant.

Off to a good start…

@paulajaynebyrne As a totally controlled child of the 1950s to late 1960s this chimes so loudly with me. I did what I was told for far too long. Have enjoyed ultimately finding my creative and more rebellious self.

Parents who try to control their children rarely consider that those children will grow into adults with their own voices and the power to change the story. Children grow up. Control doesn’t last—choice does. #brooklynbeckham

@huwstephens I've just made road trip, Exeter to Oriel Ynys Môn to loan portrait of Ivor Roberts-Jones by Kyffin Williams for new KW exhibition from 6th Feb. The gallery crew and I shared our love of @superfurry and I was delighted to hear they thought you were related to Gruff.

@LawrenceHendra @BBC_ARoadshow I would be interested to know who is the subject of the KW portrait that has been acquired by your gallery. I have seen quite a few over the years and never grow tired of them.

@Befuggled @BBC_ARoadshow Hi! How interesting. Our gallery recently acquired a nice Kyffin portrait which made me think of your work! I will have to view the exhibition when it opens

@LawrenceHendra You assessed my Kyffin Williams portrait of Ivor Roberts-Jones @BBC_ARoadshow 2019. A fellow teacher at Highgate School where KW taught art was sent recording of show videoed off tv in Australia. The picture in Oriel Ynys Môn show from 6th Feb 2026. Of interest?

@LawrenceHendra @BBC_ARoadshow Thanks for recalling the Ivor Roberts-Jones portrait. I have just collected it from Sarah Cove who carried out a full conservation of the work for the Oriel Ynys Môn exhibition which opens on evening of 6th Feb. I shall let you have a photo of the restored portrait in due course.

@theiaincameron Thankfully, a former GP colleague of mine in Cornwall owed his life to creating a snow hole following an avalanche in the French alps in 1994. Five of his fellow skiers died. independent.co.uk/news/six-skier…

When was the last time that someone in Scotland saved their (or someone else’s) life by digging a snow hole? I see it’s still taught as part of the Mountain Leader course. Why? Personally I’d rather spend the time getting off the hill instead. 📷 ncairngormsblog.sais.gov.uk/2026/01/grueli…

@paulajaynebyrne Dear Melvyn still reads so well despite his emotions.

One of my favourite Hardy poems.

@timatkin Thanks Tim for your thought provoking email regarding the message that "In person connection beats the glare of a screen". I was reminded of one of my favourite and evocative John Prine songs about the loneliness of ageing : "Say Hello In There": youtube.com/watch?v=Byjaqv…

@jwalkermobile One of my favourite songs right there. "Fox in the Snow" by Belle and Sebastian. Do see this great Glasgow band on their next US tour. youtube.com/watch?v=e-NURZ…

Fox on the Run…

@Hot_Pepper76 I was at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert and this song was one of the highlights of the night. Annie’s performance in rehearsal here might be even better than that of the concert. David was great but the best voice of the whole tribute for me was George Michael.

David Bowie picked Annie Lennox to perform Under Pressure with him at the '92 Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert. This rehearsal is AMAZING. Bowie’s expression alone is PRICELESS. What other famous artist can you spot?

@djdebgrant I enjoyed the French music track you played this evening on New Music Fix just before "Send" by PVA. Cannot find any details online via show website to discover who this was by and the title of the track. Maybe tricky to spell as in French? Please let me know. Thanks.

@SomersetCCC James Rew has the same initial slight backwards movement here that is sometimes evident when Joe Root drives. Very beautiful.

A fine cover drive, but can you guess the batter? 👀 #YouAreSomerset

@jwalkermobile @sahara910 Looks great. Capons are very popular Christmas dinner birds in France where I spend 4 months every year.

Christmas dinner - Herb, Citrus & Garlic Roasted Capons with Blackberry Gastrique and Capon Gravy - Crispy Duck Fat Potatoes with Fresh Herbs - Roasted Squash Purée with Fried Sage - Yorkshire Puddings - Triple Chocolate Panettone - 2013 Hundred Acre Kayli Morgan