Joe Oliver

Writing, reading, napping. Interests include Churchill post-1945, political history, the Medieval, & general historical oddities

[Ben Ramanauskas @BenRamanauskas]

It makes it look like he's defected

[Matthew Sweet @DrMatthewSweet]

When ABBA won Eurovision, a Swedish journalist asked them if they felt bad about winning with a song about a battle in which so many people died.

[Criminalsimpsons @Criminalsimpson]

her song ‘“9 to 5” in Homer’s job montage.

[George Eaton @georgeeaton]

Something has gone seriously wrong if the BBC can’t afford Newsnight with an annual income of £5.96bn.

The decline of current affairs will only further weaken the justification for the licence fee.

[Joe Oliver @joe_oliver]

Excellent post in the form of a Simpsons themed birthday present and card from my great friend Amy

[Joe Oliver @joe_oliver]

Got some good cards 😍

[Joe Oliver @joe_oliver]

@Michelle24503 @InDeepGeek It’s mentioned in passing ‘Our daughter talks only in riddles since we came to Harrenhal’
She’s not afraid of seeing Elia giving birth as ‘Our time won’t come until there’s a river of rubies, a thundercloud on a clear day, and a mountain enters our room’ 😢

[Joe Oliver @joe_oliver]

@Direwolf_Dragon @InDeepGeek Strangely the Ned and Robert before the Trident scene was always in the script but for some reason (show was just running so long?) it was randomly cut in some of the previews

[GOT The Mad King Updates @got_onstage]

George R.R. Martin poses for a group photo with the entire cast of ‘Game of Thrones: The Mad King’ ❤️

[Joe Oliver @joe_oliver]

@got_onstage He said he loved it (but jokingly said he’d be sending Dominic Cooke notes..)

[Joe Oliver @joe_oliver]

@got_onstage There’s a bit more themed merch now including posters :)

[Joe Oliver @joe_oliver]

@javimgol @TheRSC @GRRMspeaking Ooh I’ll be there - will try to say hello :)

[Joe Oliver @joe_oliver]

@prer4ph @ifanmj Always seemed to be raised like this too. Remember at school we had a homeless man who would periodically take up residence under the ‘French hut’. He would sometimes knock on the floor/his ceiling & comment during lessons
‘Just ignore him!’ said the teachers wearily to no avail

[edgarwright @edgarwright]

Please allow me to repost this thread in tribute to Bill Oddie's televisual lunacy.

[Joe Oliver @joe_oliver]

@AmIRightSir Ah I thought of Davis but not Fallon. There's quite a few over 20+ years who spanned Thatcher to Cameron/MacDonald to Attlee, Wilson to Blair but no-one yet beating Eagle

[beeeeeeaan @beeeeeeaan]

It’s post-1989. Doctor Who is cancelled. Sylvester McCoy continues to play The Doctor regardless.

It’s post-2025. Doctor Who is cancelled. Sylvester McCoy continues to play The Doctor regardless.

[Joe Oliver @joe_oliver]

@ted_morris @AmIRightSir Thanks - Milner sounds promising but I think his early roles were in Colonial Governments rather than the UK? So Angela Eagle still ahead in this obscure race thus far

[Joe Oliver @joe_oliver]

@AmIRightSir Thanks I thought of Ivor Richard - probably the closest in modern times

[Joe Oliver @joe_oliver]

@ted_morris @AmIRightSir Ah that’s a good one. There’s quite a few who get close but no-one surpassing 29 years I can think of. Possibly there’s some Victorians..?