DrLycra

[DrLycra @LycraD]

@primemovies and finish with his Morecambe-and-Wise vision for Crowley and Aziraphale in a South Downs cottage - an ending to keep all ages and persuasions happy.

[DrLycra @LycraD]

@primemovies Recruit John Finnemore to rewrite a full six-episode Good Omens 3 as a comedy fantasy adventure. Persuade Douglas Mackinnon to direct. Continue the positive messages of Series 1 and the book, ruthlessly avoiding a bleak annihilation and an irresponsible let's-destroy-ourselves 🧵

[DrLycra @LycraD]

@primemovies denouement. Keep the two main protagonists in character and with their established chemistry throughout. Preserve the fictional universe already created by Terry Pratchett

[Mark Lambert @sitsio]

Someone has broken into a Suffolk village church and stolen a book that has survived nearly 500 years of English religious upheaval. The volume is a 1548 English edition of Erasmus’s Paraphrases, taken from a locked display case at St Mary’s Church in Chediston. The thief apparently used a chisel to prise it open. What makes the theft particularly poignant is the book’s history.

Erasmus had written his Paraphrases as explanations of the New Testament. Catherine Parr, Henry VIII’s sixth wife and herself a formidable intellectual, helped promote their translation into English; in 1547, royal injunctions ordered that the English Paraphrases should be provided in parish churches alongside the great Bible, which explains how books such as this became woven into the fabric of ordinary English parish life.

Then came Mary I and the Catholic restoration. Erasmus’s works were associated with the religious reforms of the previous reign and many copies disappeared or were destroyed. The Chediston volume somehow survived.

It then survived the Reformation, the Marian reaction, Elizabethan religious settlement, the Civil War, Puritanism, the Enlightenment, two World Wars and almost five centuries of Suffolk weather...only for somebody in 2026 apparently to turn up with a chisel and nick it for something in the region of £5,000.

There is something rather sad about the curate’s observation that churches were historically able to leave treasures like this accessible because they were understood as places of sanctuary and trust, whereas they are now “not equipped for the modern age of crime”.

Quite apart from its monetary value, this is exactly the sort of object that really does constitute a piece of England’s common inheritance: not something manufactured for a museum, but a book that has remained in the life of a particular parish while kings, governments, religions and generations came and went.

Five hundred years of history survived. Let’s hope one thief doesn’t get to write its final chapter. https://t.co/fekhp8hou4

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

What do cats eat on a hot day?
Mice cream.

[DrLycra @LycraD]

@Heliant76339249 @semiralana In September 2007, Terry Pratchett said in an interview that he and Neil did not want to do a sequel. “Two guys wrote a book, shared the money, and have sworn never to do it again”. The interviewer commented that that made Good Omens all the more special.

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

Practical knot-tying skills that can save time, effort, and problems

[Faber Books @FaberBooks]

'Like Radio 4’s shipping forecast for naturalists.’ Andrea Wulf,

Today is publication day for A Year with Gilbert White, Jenny Uglow's wonderful portrait of the first great nature writer. Here is the book, alongside a celebratory window at Blue Bear Bookshop, Hartley Wintney.

[BorrowBox @BorrowBox]

Enter magical worlds full of danger, mystery and unforgettable adventures. If you enjoyed Stone and Sky by @Ben_Aaronovitch, you’ll love these fantasy listens waiting for you on #BorrowBox.

@cassieclare @DebHarkness @penguinrandom @tendaihuchu @panmacmillan

[Butterfly Conservation 🦋 @savebutterflies]

The seasons are changing, and so too are the butterflies and moths you can find in your wild spaces 🦋🍂

Discover more UK species and tips on how to attract them with our monthly e-newsletter 👉 https://t.co/DowrmmQEcb

#SaveButterflies #MothsMatter

[Love Music @khnh80044]

In Canada Ottawa, The Greek Community put on Zorba the Greek dance. everyone out there joined in! Amazing🕺❤️

[FuckYeahGoodOmens @FYeahGoodOmens]

:D #GoodOmensMemes #GoodOmens #GoodOmens3

[Mouse Bishop of St Albans @MouseBishop]

These medieval effigies in Chichester cathedral inspired Philip Larkin to write the poem ‘An Arundel Tomb’. The last line is: “What will survive of us is love.”

[Welsh Government @WelshGovernment]

Today we commemorate and celebrate Welsh hero, Owain Glyndŵr.

On this day in 1400 he fought for Cymru, instigating a revolt against Henry IV.

He created the first ever Senedd and remains an iconic figure in Hanes Cymru.

#OwainGlyndŵrDay

[Radio 🎶🎵 Life uh finds a way... @radioproxy]

Can't wait to start #GoodOmens this weekend! And in honor of the premiere, here's a little video snippet I... quietly captured of @michaelsheen's reading a small excerpt from the book, specifically picked by @neilhimself, during their Talks in Town Hall!

[Edinburgh Museums @EdinCulture]

Happy birthday to Isobel Lilian Gloag born in 1865. Scottish Victorian painter, known for her oil & watercolour portraits, posters & stained-glass designs. We give you this glorious display to brighten a dreary Tuesday! 'A Bunch of Flowers', Isobel Lilian Gloag, City Art Centre

[Paul Fald @bridge_53]

The rare remains of a 2,000yr old #Roman hoard has been discovered in Suffolk https://t.co/bu8e0SJ1iS #History #BBCNews #SKYNews #GBNews #R4Today

[Cotswold Archaeology @CotswoldArch]

Here's one of our favourites... Our Milton Keynes team's excavations in #Towcester, which revealed a substantial #Roman building and associated finds, including this Venus figurine (more info here: https://t.co/7sG8R1Zx8k)
#Archaeology #Northamptonshire #Christmas

[Museum of Gloucester @MuseumOfGlos]

Happy #HeritageTreasures day!

We're joining @HeritageFundUK to celebrate with a throwback to this beautiful Roman 'Venus' figure dug up as part of the @_KingsWalkGlos excavations last year with @CotswoldArch.

Find out more👇
https://t.co/SSBqQn3n3l

#GloucesterHistory

[Cotswold Archaeology @CotswoldArch]

...An incredible loomweight stash discovered in Thame, #Oxfordshire. This cache was found in one of eleven #Saxon sunken-featured buildings on the site, which also revealed a Neolithic causewayed enclosure. Read more here: https://t.co/l5LT4LjJhw
#CASiteTeam #Archaeology @oatweet