Nick Birtwistle

🚢 #Shackleton’s Endurance as you’ve never seen before! A new 3D scan reveals the ship in stunning detail, over 100 years later. Discover this remarkable journey in the ‘Endurance’ documentary, premiering 12 Oct @BFI! #EnduranceFilm #Endurance22 #LFF bbc.com/news/articles/…

The BBC sound effects library is now completely free to access. This is news. sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/search?cat=Mac…

In this tale of grit and determination, #EnduranceFilm tells the astounding story of polar explorer Sir Ernest #Shackleton’s perseverance in the frozen pack ice as modern-day explorers search for his sunken ship.

How TF did they sit around and agree that this could be a solution? Brexit - stupid in itself. Stupid in the fixes needed to make it vaguely workable. Stupid in the self-harming denial of how very stupid it all is. This is just humiliatingly shit. ft.com/content/b0b1c3…

For today's @Guardian I went on an alternate Record Store Day to Brighton to see if there's still value, and fun, to be had when digging for records. Photos by the talented and indefatigable @peterflude. Sambas pre-Sunak. #comments" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theguardian.com/music/2024/apr…

On this day in history – 5th March 2022: an expedition organised by the Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust located the wreck of Sir Ernest #Shackleton’s three-master barquentine, Endurance, which was crushed by Antarctic ice and sank on 21 November 1915. bit.ly/3V3oCeg

“Babe, wake up! A new weird AI video of Will Smith eating spaghetti just dropped”

How has England’s NHS fared under Conservative governments? @C4Ciaran and @FactCheck have been crunching the numbers.

Great to see these educational films we made on the #Endurance 22 expedition getting out into the world. The response from kids we got through @ReachtheWorldco was joyous and humbling so it’s lovely to see this initiative continue.

Kyle Leduc wasn't just a champion; he was a true pioneer in the world of off-road racing. His unparalleled speed and unwavering passion for the sport will always be remembered. Sending thoughts and condolences to his family, friends, and fans during this difficult time. 🏁

Every time you reflect on Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister, remember that he appointed Suella Braverman as Home Secretary

*looks to camera*

Trainspotting parodies usually bore the shit out of me, but I quite like this one.

Exclusive: A major new @UK_Music survey sets out Brexit's impact on British touring Of musicians affected: - 80% have seen their earnings fall - 7/10 received fewer invitations to perform in the EU - 6/10 said it was too expensive to accept invitations politicshome.com/news/article/v…

I missed this a couple of months back - the writer @JamBriggs lives locally and had this madcap idea… 🚲 ⚡️ Good read. theguardian.com/music/2023/jun…

As the schools concrete crisis continues, we've looked at government spending on education infrastructure (including school buildings) by the Tories since 2010 and by Labour before then. Produced by Michael Cox, Mary Fuller, Robert Cuffe & Anthony Reuben. bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-6…

Truly legendary run

This is truly exceptional and very moving, by @AaronRamsdale98 Oh Shut Up, Ramsdale! theplayerstribune.com/posts/aaron-ra…

I refuse to have the X app icon on my iPhone so I changed it back to the Twitter bird icon. And I’m going to show you how to change it too: