Some books.
I worked in a bookshop for 17 years and as such the most constant companions have been books and book people.
So, have some book ideas.

Thursday Triple Bill | LIF 2026 - Unity Theatre 6:00pm Tales from the Armchair – Aunt Batty Knows Step into the unsettling and absurd world of Aunt Batty Knows… as they weave dark tales of supernatural suspense. Tales from the Armchair is an all-wo...

May 7th at 6pm.
www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk/whats-on/thu...

HAHAHAHAHA
This is one of the best moments ever!!
Bang-bang!

Liverpool Folklore; Who was Alaric Romaine? YouTube video by TheSp00kCorner

Supernatural detective from Liverpool, did you say?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=14oV...

LIF 2026 interview Aunt Batty Knows who will be performing Tales from the Armchair at LIF 26. YouTube video by Liverpool Improv Festival

You want to watch an interview with my impro group and I exploring our process, themes and the tension of serious and ridiculous, don't you?

We're performing at the Liverpool Improvisation Festival, Thursday 7th May at 6pm.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLfv...

Found footage of a ritual by acolytes of
Aunt Batty...

Want to know more?
The Liverpool Improvisation Festival
Unity Theatre
Thursday 7th May 6pm

Bring bicarb of soda

#impro #liverpoolimprovisationfestival
#auntbattyknows #bicarbofsoda

Tickets: www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk/whats-on/thu...

Strange happenings at the center of CERN..? YouTube video by jahski

It happened in 2019 on a trip called Cerne to CERN.
youtu.be/qrU0hp7T5VY?...

It’s a good job the people of Nigeria, Venezuela, and Iran live in countries with large oil reserves, otherwise their chance of being bombed to freedom by the Americans would be slim to none.

14th Feb/Valentines day 2026

11th Feb 2026

11th Feb 2026

The story of the caterpillar.

21st Dec/Solstice 2025

Where: Unity Theatre, Liverpool
What (time): 6pm, 7th May
Who: Aunt Batty Knows...

Come and witness the uncanny take form at the Liverpool Improvisation Festival.
www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk/whats-on/thu...

Happy Birthday Arthur Dooley.
Working Class sculptor and artist from Liverpool.
#DooleyDay

Here's a video
youtu.be/W7_azPmNQzE?...

#LaPasionaria

The best Christmas present from one of the best moments on telly.

The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) - Theatrical Trailer YouTube video by Media Graveyard

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qag...

Ordinary People (1980) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers YouTube video by Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQKE...

Lorenzo's Oil (1992) Official Trailer #1 - Susan Sarandon Movie HD YouTube video by Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HTv...

What truly makes a good or even great film trailer?
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2026

I, for one, welcome our underwater overlords!

Warmer seas bring record number of octopuses to UK waters The Wildlife Trusts say its is 'flabbergasted' by the sighting of the highest number of octopuses since 1950

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A brew and a few. Very pleasurable.

The Alexei Sayle Podcast : Stewart Lee - 41st Best Standup Ever! Official website of Stewart Lee, 41st Best Standup Ever!.

Well worth an hour and a half of your time.
www.stewartlee.co.uk/mp3/the-alex...
One bit stood out, Music Hall as working class surrealism.

There's also a review of Morecambe and Wise from 1973 that they discuss: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

@jonburkeuk.bsky.social

I thought I'd save you having to reply to people by simply copying the below, thus giving you time for more homely pursuits of bread baking etc

Albeit that the letters are from that humour beast, Viz, they read exactly like those opposed to good common sense.
I thank you.

Turner: Always Contemporary
Walker Art Gallery

My mate and I had our quarterly art visit and frames seemed to be a talking point.

The bombing of Liverpool painting brought stories of older parents getting themselves and siblings under the stairs. Generations living under the shadow of a bomb.