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Hidden Gems Productions was a Yorkshire based Theatre Company. 'Telling the untold, Black, British and bold.'

[Hidden Gems Pro @HiddenGemsPro]

@aboutkassh Exactamente 🙏🏾

[Wayne Chen @wcchen]

Robert Nesta ‘Bob’ Marley (6 Feb 1945 – 11 May 1981) Legendary #Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician, activist, born 81 years ago today in Nine Mile, St. Ann. Global icon for Jamaican music and Rastafari, his popularity continues to grow. #BobMarley #Reggae #Jamaica
https://t.co/4PzQipZifh

[Lee Brown @leebrown2]

Goosebumps! People often ask, is Shakespeare still relevant? Here is a great example, from the Steven Colbert Show, in which Sir Ian McKellen delivers an extraordinary speech. Shakespeare’s words are timeless, urgent and important.

#Shakespeare #ianmckellen #stevencolbert

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

In Budapest, there is a fountain that looks like an open book. At regular intervals, a sheet of water curves to one side to give the illusion of a page being turned

[BBC Radio 4 Today @BBCr4today]

“It’s so good… It’s wisdom.”

Reflecting on his guest edit and leaving In Our Time after almost 30 years, Melvyn Bragg gives an emotional reading of Thomas Hardy's 'She, To Him'.

[Jason Mohammad @jasonmohammad]

100 years since the birth of the great Richard Burton.

One of the finest Christmas interviews ever filmed.

If you’ve never seen it you’re in for a treat. If you have seen it, it’s now a perfect festive tradition.

Nadolig Llawen.

[Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder]

Rest in peace, Patricia Routledge 🙏🏻

In memory of her, I encourage everyone to read these words of hers from February last year.

Whether young or old, you're bound to get something out of it.

*****

"I’ll be turning 95 this coming Monday. In my younger years, I was often filled with worry — worry that I wasn’t quite good enough, that no one would cast me again, that I wouldn’t live up to my mother’s hopes. But these days begin in peace, and end in gratitude.

My life didn’t quite take shape until my forties. I had worked steadily — on provincial stages, in radio plays, in West End productions — but I often felt adrift, as though I was searching for a home within myself that I hadn’t quite found.

At 50, I accepted a television role that many would later associate me with — Hyacinth Bucket, of Keeping Up Appearances. I thought it would be a small part in a little series. I never imagined that it would take me into people’s living rooms and hearts around the world. And truthfully, that role taught me to accept my own quirks. It healed something in me.

At 60, I began learning Italian — not for work, but so I could sing opera in its native language. I also learned how to live alone without feeling lonely. I read poetry aloud each evening, not to perfect my diction, but to quiet my soul.

At 70, I returned to the Shakespearean stage — something I once believed I had aged out of. But this time, I had nothing to prove. I stood on those boards with stillness, and audiences felt that. I was no longer performing. I was simply being.

At 80, I took up watercolour painting. I painted flowers from my garden, old hats from my youth, and faces I remembered from the London Underground. Each painting was a quiet memory made visible.

Now, at 95, I write letters by hand. I’m learning to bake rye bread. I still breathe deeply every morning. I still adore laughter — though I no longer try to make anyone laugh. I love the quiet more than ever.

I’m writing this to tell you something simple:

Growing older is not the closing act. It can be the most exquisite chapter — if you let yourself bloom again.

Let these years ahead be your TREASURE YEARS.

You don’t need to be famous. You don’t need to be flawless.

You only need to show up — fully — for the life that is still yours.

With love and gentleness,

Patricia Routledge

*****

Once more, rest in peace. 🤍

[𝚃𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚊 𝚅𝚒𝚝𝚊𝚕 - tanyavital.bsky.social @TanyaVital]

🌟 I WROTE A BOOK!
If you’ve ever stared at a funding app thinking “what even is this question?” — this is for you. OUT NOW! 🚀

#CreativeFunding #ArtsGrants #FreelanceLife #ADHDFriendly #CreativeEntrepreneurs #funding

[𝚃𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚊 𝚅𝚒𝚝𝚊𝚕 - tanyavital.bsky.social @TanyaVital]

Bassline meets orchestra. One night only. Bassline Symphony – 9 May, Bradford

Jamie Duggan | TS7 | DJ Q
Opera North Orchestra | Katie Chatburn
MCs, vocalists & surprise guests

Tickets: https://t.co/W2T68FAstG

#BasslineSymphony

[Alfred Fagon Award @AlfredFagonAwrd]

Submissions open today! Win £6k for #AlfredFagonAward. Emerging writers up to 25 win £3k + mentoring support for the #MustaphaMaturaAward
@MustaphaMatura
Closes 31 August 2025. See the website for entry details - AFA: https://t.co/7vM4WtB1cd MMA&MP: https://t.co/oKkQ7I7rqa

[Dear Self. @Dearme2_]

RULE NUMBER 1: Never tell anyone anything before it’s done. Neverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...

Here is why...

[BIGO RECAP @bigorecap]

Sadly singer #AngieStone has reportedly passed away earlier this morning due to a tragic car accident where her Sprinter van was hit by an 18 wheeler truck causing it to flip 3 times. We send our prayers and condolences to her family & friends. #RIP 🕊️��🙏🏾

#Bigorecap #Bigolive #Bigousa #Bigo

[TOGETHXR @togethxr]

THAT’S SUPER BOWL WINNER COACH LOCKWOOD TO YOU 🏆

#SuperBowlLIX

[Hidden Gems Pro @HiddenGemsPro]

@akeem777 Happy birthday!! Aging like fine wine. Be blessed 🙏🏾🥳

[The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center @TheKingCenter]

An urgent need… #MLK #MLKDay #KingHoliday

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

This #MLKDay, I’m sharing these #MLKInColor photos of my father. Please share your thoughts. Are there any you’ve never seen before? Any that are particularly great to you?

#MLK #MissionPossibleMLK #CorettaScottKing

[Cori Bush @CoriBush]

“God never intended for one group of people to live in superfluous inordinate wealth, while others live in abject deadening poverty.”

-Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The moral clarity! We honor your legacy.

Happy Birthday

[Washington Commanders @Commanders]

We honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. #MLKDay

[Classic Motown @ClassicMotown]

In honor of #MLKDay, we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy and Stevie Wonder's efforts to make his birthday a national holiday. After attending King's funeral, Stevie created "Happy Birthday" to rally support for the cause. #MLK #StevieWonder