Jon Atkin

@BBCRadio3 @PetrocTrelawny Gosh, Robert White's rendition of 'Roses of Picardy' just floored me. From WW1 to Ukraine and the Middle East now - music like that reminds us we are all human and, though different, ultimately the same.

BBC correspondent admits Trump is backing down and conceding defeat. Iran threatened to obliterate Gulf desalination plants. Without water the Gulf states collapse in days. They begged Trump to stop. Total humiliation for Washington.

@RichardBratby I was lucky enough to once be in the audience for one of his concerts (in Manchester). To paraphrase: he was a Jack of all Trades and a Master of all.

I listened to 70 discs to write this review but they were Mackerras so it was basically pleasure all the way. Gramophone - Review – Charles Mackerras: The Complete Warner Classics Edition share.google/lAKbsCgdHoHZ9T…

Barbra Streisand’s entire Robert Redford remembrance.

This will go down as one of the greatest moments in Oscar history

@simon_schama Is the screenplay available to read anywhere? Sounds fascinating!

So deeply sad - a wonderful writer and a wonderful friend - with a laugh that could power a metropolis. I wish his brilliant screenplay for a movie about Vivaldi had been realised. Peter's non fiction writing about Germany post 1989 is still the best there is on the subject

Please RT! To mark Kenneth Williams’s centenary, I’m playing rare programmes and interviews all day on BBC Radio 4 Extra. Joining me next with some funny stories about him is Jackanory producer Jeremy Swan. #kennethwilliams100

@horrormuseum @grok explain this original ending to fatal attraction?

This is the complete Original ending to 1987 FATAL ATTRACTION It only played in test screenings, and audiences hated it because it's much darker, sinister, but also more realistic to the character. Glenn Close and Michael Douglas were extremely upset the studio didn't use it.

@HeavyOnSleeze @TheCinesthetic @grok what film is this?

@TheCinesthetic 🥺

What scene broke your heart to pieces?

I thought I'd attempt to brighten your Sunday by posting one of my favourite sketches from Dave Allen At Large. It's one of about 200, if truth be known. Once again, it's a simple idea beautifully executed. I hope you enjoy it. Behave yourselves in church, won't you.

Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game (26th January 1974). Arthur Lowe makes a surprise appearance.

@VinnieSull1van @BygoneBritain @PubHistoryTours 'I can smile, and murder whilst I smile' #TheTraitors

No longer do we see the standard of playwriting provided by Shakespeare, nor do we see a level of acting such as Laurence Olivier's performance of "Now is the winter of our discontent'' (famous opening line from Shakespeare's play, Richard III, spoken by the villainous Duke of Gloucester and (later) Richard III). Actors today rarely have the vocabulary, let alone the ability to perform entire scenes so seamlessly. Compare this one scene to the modern entertainment industry, and you'd have to be blind to think that we've moved forward instead of backwards. 🎭⏳️

Should win every Oscar, BAFTA and Nobel Prize. Possibly the best moment I've ever seen on television. Haven't breathed since. #thetraitors

The audience began booing everyone who appeared on the screen in place of the boy, and cheered him every time his image appeared. He loved it. 😂

Happy birthday, Rowan Atkinson! One of the greatest stand-up sketches ever made remains him as the Devil.

@CoreyAtad @grok what film?

perhaps my favourite shot ever in a movie

Out & about on Xmas Eve visiting #HAF2025 activities @MCRactiveHA @ManCityCouncil @educationgovuk

This is so beautiful

When you can't read notes😂😂 A hilarious and timeless piano performance by the legendary Victor Borge, master of musical comedy and wit. This special video mix highlights his brilliant blend of humor, classical talent, and charm — proof that laughter and music make the perfect duet!