Getting ragged by John Birch stans - you've levelled up sir!

Controversial opinion: I preferred this to One Battle After Another

Both

Plus, no one likes them in either the UK or America anymore. Canada is cold and NZ has more sheep than people. Gotta find somewhere to grift.

I rewatch this series once a year. It has never been topped.

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Speaking of pilots shooting down enemy drones; this gun camera footage, taken from a Hawker Tempest flown by New Zealander Flight Lieutenant Jim McCaw, shows a German V-1 flying bomb being shot down with cannon fire in July 1944.

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'Brian Groom’s whistlestop reminder of the tensions which have always existed between the peoples of these isles could hardly be more timely.' - James Hawes.

When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea

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Good lad.

Did John Dee "invent" the British Empire? I discussed this question, magic, alchemy, and angel and demon summoning on this week's episode with @mikkibrock.bsky.social ⬇️
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Reckon George Lucas is sitting pretty at Skywalker Ranch thinking about all the people who said that a blockade of a major trade route was a stupid thing to base a movie around?

Never thought of that one! Interesting idea.

For PhD/ECR members of @fwwsoc.bsky.social - the Society has a call for papers out for 'New Voices in First World War Studies' - a virtual conference planned for June.

It's a great opportunity for members to showcase their amazing new research. See here for more:

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James Bond game: Lana Del Rey to sing theme on 007 First Light The Summertime Sadness star has been keen to add her voice to the Bond franchise for a number of years.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Considering how her gimmick is tailor-made for a Bond tune, it must disappointing to have been relegated to the video game whilst Madonna is walking around with "Bond theme" on her CV

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UK could face gaps on supermarket shelves by summer if Iran war continues Ministers drawing up contingency plans for ‘reasonable worst-case scenario’ if supply of CO2 is disrupted

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If a little less white meat is people's idea of a food crisis then we, as a country, to harden the fuck up.

Britain is a confused country full of people who are lying to themselves.

One of my favourite aspects of this:
In the tariff reform debate of the early 1900s, one of the free trade arguments was that if Britain went for tariffs we’d end up being ‘forced to eat horse meat sausages, like the Germans’.

Voted. We love to see it. 😊

I'm losing the battle with the giggles at the phrase: "educational lobster"

The Edge Hotel in Whitehaven, Cumbria

If anyone is in the Whitehaven area, could you pop over to the Jawas and ask if they have any secondhand droids for sale, thanks.

Its always nice to be reminded that Brian Cox is still alive and salty as all hell.

Fucks' sake. Now that's in my head for the evening

Thank you kindly

📢 This week, i'm joined by @mikkibrock.bsky.social to talk about Elizabeth I's "magician", alchemist and all-round strange person, Dr John Dee - who talked to angels, demons and might well have invented the British Empire!
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Cheers Anna - roll on the launch!

Thank you, good sir!

Thanks Matt!

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