Rob Shipman

Publisher: So you've given us a book about a big friendly giant, one about an enormous crocodile, and another where a granny grows as big as a house. What's new? Roald Dahl: There's this peach... Publisher: Is it - Roald Dahl: It's fucking huge

@montythegeneral Three weeks, he runs an orderly house and is always in bed by 9.

@robship Each to their own. How long have you been Monty’s slave?

The ADC informs me that it’s international pet day. Certainly gives us all respite from the Orange loony and the antics of our American cousins. I present Hitler and Rommel. Carry on.

Montgomery is regretting his choice of perch.

"LOOK DO YOU WANT THE FUCKING FRUIT OR NOT"

Timed nicely with the closure of four city centre car parks 👍

Hearing rumours of Scott Mills to Spurs as interim boss until the end of the season, and Harry Redknapp to present the Radio 1 Breakfast show.

@grifter40 @CharlieFelix I get why the game was played there, but it takes away your greatest weapon; your fans baying for blood right on the touch lines.

@CharlieFelix The only evisceration today was Gloucester's defence & try line. How bad was that to grow rugby support for Gloucester & their my team.

when your mate’s just been eviscerated by a teacher and you’ve got to hold it together for six seconds until the coast is clear

William Shatner is 95 today! How could I not post something from Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)? The Enterprise crew came roaring back and delivered one of the all-time great sequels, basically a submarine thriller in space. Shatner is brilliant here.

🚨 Japan to send help to open Strait of Hormuz

“Spring sunrises are the absolute bollocks.” William Wordsworth. 1770-1850

If Wales get a big bonus point win here, and England get pummelled in Paris without a bonus point; England could be looking at the spoon… 😬

Forza Italia 🏉🤌

@Npteggchaser @peterfinch46 Here you go echodelta.net/mbs/eng-transl… it takes a bit of working out how to set it up, but when you get it locked in it’s great.

@robship @peterfinch46 What one is that, pls, Rob? Trying to pinpoint my grandfathers route during the war, plus other family members, too. Ta. 👍

Discovered a load of WWII maps of Italy online, bed may not happen for a while

There seems to be a lot of reference to #WinstonChurchill and geopolitics today. Handily, there happens to be a rather good recent book on the subject. 👇 #ChurchillsCitadel

Gotta say, did not have "Greece sends warships to defend island from Persian attacks" on my bingo card for this millennium, yet here we are.

How old were you when you realized Mike from Breaking Bad was in Airplane!? 🤯

@NormandyGuide @UkNatArchives I was there last week and a load of marked up PR pics came with a folder. Had grid references on them and everything, mega stuff.

At the @UkNatArchives today copying more diaries ready for transcription, one of the things I love is when you come across a diary with detailed accounts and supporting diagrams!

@peterfinch46 He does though, that nice Venezuelan lady gave him hers. And don’t forget the FIFA gong.

I am not an expert in these things, but I suspect the orange man child may have screwed his chance of a Nobel Peace Price, he will hate the fact Obama has one and he never will.