Duncan Barrett

Out now... amzn.to/4jpyWqB

He’s clearly going for Captain Jellico btw.

First Amanda Knox - and now Paul Weller seems to be getting into the TNG cosplay scene…

@BahaNick16 @DrHelenFry Cheers Nick!

@DrHelenFry Current read is a testament to people's stories 🙇‍♂️ intricately woven together @BarrettsBooks

I have always been interested in history – inspired from a charismatic and quirky history teacher at school. As a teenager I loved to read historical fiction from the Tudor period. I was obsessed with Elizabeth I. However, doing A level history nearly killed my love of history because we studied The Hundred Years War and other, often obscure, European campaigns with little enthusiasm from the very elderly history teacher. He had taught my father-in-law in the old Grammar School and was using the same notes 25 years later – read word for word in monotone from his folder, and with no interaction ever with the pupils. Myself and one other chap were the only ones that year that passed A level history! My love of World War Two history came through meeting veterans – in particular German-Jewish refugees who fled to Britain and fought in the British forces. I was enthralled by their accounts, ordinary stories but touching history and transporting you back to their era from their accounts. This I miss with the passing of that generation. I soon discovered that they had not really spoken about their war to anyone. It was these veterans who got me into World War Two history because I did not learn about World War One or World War Two at school or college.

Blitz Kids is only £3 on Amazon right now - that’s 73% off the RRP! The book tells 15 incredible stories from the generation who grew up during WW2. If my maths is right, that means they’re only 20p each. #booknews #bargainalert amzn.to/3MSSoB3

Just watched the finale and may finally have reached my sympathy limit! 😬

So far, S4 of #IndustryHBO has made me feel sorry for: - a sociopath who screwed over her only friend - a boorish toff who bankrupted millions - a misogynist drug-dealer who got his wife murdered - a neglectful father who committed statutory rape - a Labour cabinet minister 🤪

Right now, penguins at Sea Life London are suffering terrible conditions. I’ve just signed the petition demanding they’re moved from their underground basement to a more natural environment NOW. Will you join me? act.38degrees.org.uk/act/save-our-p…

@LeeHutchison_ @Darren_Mooney Yep! One of my colleagues has just left to join the Army.

@Darren_Mooney We get about 2 during each run of ads at the cinema.

This is a point of conversation with friends who live up North.

@Tesco It’s a thread of 4 messages. You should be able to read them all.

@BarrettsBooks Hi, Duncan. Thanks for getting in touch. I'm sorry you have reason to make a complaint. It looks like you've sent half your message (I can't see a second part). If you can please contact me via DM, elaborating on your complaint, I will gladly look into this further for you -Billy

.@Tesco I'd like to make a complaint, and your website (astonishingly) suggests contacting you via social media to do so. My partner borrowed my debit card to go shopping, dropped it in the car park on her way to the store, someone picked it up and handed it in while...

I also offered to videocall them, but Keely refused to accept this as well. Surely, quite apart from wasting nearly an hour of my time, you don't want to encourage a totally unnecessary 20 miles of extra petrol use as well?

insist we must make three journeys back and forth between our house and the store (about 20 mins each way) despite this obvious evidence. A manager called Keely refused to speak to me on the phone, or to give her full name or job title. Can you help? This is Burgess Hill Tesco.

It's the first Friday of the month, which means it's... Historia newsletter day! Check your inbox for: Criminals - and children - during the Blitz Life on Scottish islands Prince Rupert's lovers Who was President Tito? All in one five-minute read

Free writing course… domestika.org/en/courses/309…

@claremulley @thomasharding @HistFestUK It was a pleasure! Plus I have levelled up my Zoom skills on the side.

@BarrettsBooks @thomasharding @HistFestUK Thank you for great hosting Duncan!

Just spent a fantastic hour listening to @thomasharding and @claremulley discussing The Einstein Vendetta for @HistFestUK. That’s two more books bumped up to the top of my TBR pile! #AgentZo #TheEinsteinVendetta

Bargain alert! #BlitzKids is only £5.50 on Amazon today, down from £9.99. amzn.eu/d/2y0cw4a

@StarTrekDaily01 Why does this feel like AI?

Star Trek DS9 #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9