Alison Hill

Commemorating the 90th anniversary of the first #Spitfire flight and remembering a remarkable leader of the Spitfire women, Pauline Gower. My biography features some of her 'Piffling Poems for Pilots' and many stories of the women pilots of the ATA - tinyurl.com/bdf6xn6d

Happy birthday to my great aunt Virginia 💜 born on this day 144 years ago #VirginiaWoolf

I love this so much, look at the joy on their faces. ♥️

A wedding, a shooting, a car crash, and the biggest explosion Walford has ever seen!! Take a look behind the scenes at how we managed to cram this much drama into our anniversary week, so far… #EastEnders #EE40 #BTS @BBC @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer

Photobomb of the Day…

@stephenkeeler I picked it up in Foyles the other day, drawn to the cover. Thanks for the rec, will add to the list

Found this strangely affecting. One of those ‘stories’ you quickly occupy and live in right up to the last line. Lovely writing. Deft, clever, funny and engaging enough to make you care about the principal characters.

@1940Andy Indeed it does!

Not sure what it is about this place, but arrival always seems to demand an obligatory photo.

@Tim_Partridge_ @joe_dante @sallyacb275 @TheManFrowns @danieldmoses @OllieH82 Great to see this and glad you featured Pauline Gower and her Piffling Poems for Pilots! #PaulineGowerSpitfireWomen

The first video from my new channel! My hour long take on why the @joe_dante directed Gremlins is a great movie. Huge thanks to @rhythmandmuse @sallyacb275 @TheManFrowns @danieldmoses & @OllieH82 youtube.com/watch?v=rObdwl…

All good things must come to an end 😭 After 21 years at Historic Royal Palaces, our Chief Curator, @Lucy_Worsley will be leaving at the end of this year. Thank you Lucy for being a wonderful colleague to us all and for the extraordinary contribution you’ve made to our charity.

A nightingale sang...

❤️ Yesterday, we welcomed 18 wonderful Veterans who worked at Bletchley Park during WW2 to return to the once top-secret site for the Annual Veterans’ Reunion. Aged between 97 to (almost) 102, Veterans enjoyed an afternoon tea in the Mansion, spending time together, with family and friends and reminiscing on their wartime experiences. Hazel Halter, who worked in the Naval Section during WW2, is now 99 years old and attended the reunion for the first time. She said: "I am so glad I came here to my first reunion. I have had a most enjoyable time. I was so happy during my time working at Bletchley Park, with wonderful friends. It has brought back so many lovely memories."

This Thurs, 6.30pm, I’ll be talking about the courageous #SecondWorldWar hero #AgentZo - the only woman to parachute from Britain to Nazi-occupied Poland - with brilliant biographer @annesebba at @Hatchards Piccadilly. Come & bring your questions!

I did an unboxing!

Today we are celebrating the official launch of our newest book - Tales of London Town by Joan Aiken, introduced by @Kiran_MH. We loved Annabel Pearl’s cover so much that we created some gift wrap to match. Signed art prints and greetings cards to follow! 🌈

The Complete Works of George Eliot. In what was described as the Cabinet Edition but here all 21 volumes are bound in a sumptuous half blue leather with marbled paper boards and endpapers.

✨#GIVEAWAYALERT ✨ Happy #NationalBookLoversDay, a day for those who can't live without #books and #reading 📚 To enter like and repost. UK entrants only. Closes 16th August. Good luck! #Giveaway #bookgiveaway

Wishing our last of the ‘Few’, the very last surviving Battle of Britain Pilot, John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway DFC, a wonderful and incredible 105th Birthday today!!! An amazing man & milestone - have a terrific day ‘Paddy’ & thank you 🙏🏻🇮🇪🎂 #TheFew #BattleOfBritain

@TomOleary72 Enjoying the annual display 🙂

Red 1’s view of London during a flypast for His Majesty The King’s Official Birthday. #RedArrows #London #RAF #TroopingTheColour

I make my #tinyposies when my mental health's👎,to lift my mood & dial down my cortisol. Research shows that just LOOKING at images we find lovely does the same. If you might like a half calendar of #tinyposies,one for each month of the rest of the yr, maybe like this tweet?🌿