ray wilcockson

Retired English teacher not retired from life. Think SHERLOCK in Sussex, busy with bees.

[ray wilcockson @raywilcockson]

From the first poetry anthology I ever taught ( 5th yr CSE) - Louis Macneice as relevant as ever in "Autumn Journal"

[Trae Crowder @traecrowder]

ON TRUMP BEIN BROKE AND BIDEN BEIN CLEARED

[Julia Proofreader @ProofreadJulia]

Absolutely best joke, amongst scores of other brilliant jokes, from Milton Jones last night:

If you Google 'lost medieval servant boy', it comes up with 'this page cannot be found'.

[BBC Archive @BBCArchive]

It's Valentine's Day, so we're going back to 1964 and an episode of Marriage Today that looked at the future of relationships. Young and old reflect on their experiences, and share their opinions on the matter.

[Bobbie @bo66ie29]

The English countryside in 1910 and a rare example of a clapper stile gate. The horizontal beams are attached at the centre and normally kept in place by weights, so you can create a low point by pushing down on the other end.

[The Burgon Society @burgonsoc]

John Carey on Tolkien’s Beowulf lectures:

“mostly inaudible and, when audible, incomprehensible. He seemed immemorially aged, and green mildew grew on his gown, as if he had recently emerged from a wood” 🌳

[ray wilcockson @raywilcockson]

Good night, Tom Wilkinson, my old school friend -
"And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!"
We watched David Warner's Hamlet from the front row of the RSC. Tom ('Geoff' at school) said, "That's what I want to do, Ray." He did, attaining the rare accolade of " actor's actor."

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

During the past decade, the study of English and history at the collegiate level has fallen by a full third. What’s going on? https://t.co/osyexeP7mA

[ray wilcockson @raywilcockson]

Out of the mouths of babes... 🎅

[BBC Archive @BBCArchive]

#OnThisDay 1969: Children shared their thoughts about Christmas, with Gerald Harrison.

[helen qu'elle heure @uberjnet]

I gotta level with you man, I'd be fucking thrilled if a bunch of ghosts came by and told me how to fix my shit in a single night

[Nick Pettigrew @Nick_Pettigrew]

Diplomatic relations between the UK and Greece seem to be on the mend this morning as Downing St takes delivery of an enormous wooden horse.

[Ella Ravilious @Ravilious2]

Signed copies of my new book about my grandfather, the artist and designer Eric Ravilious, are now available again at the wonderful @Hatchards in Piccadilly, published by @thamesandhudson with @V_and_A

[UtterlyInteresting @UtterlyInterest]

The only advent calendar you’ll ever need.

[HADRIAN'S WALL PATH @HWpath]

Seems we're looking back into the mists of time this morning on #hadrianswall #nationaltrail

[Hollow Crown Fans @HollowCrownFans]

This weekend's #ShakespeareSunday has been chosen by @LazarusTheatre: STAGE DIRECTIONS!

[dave ainsworth @daveainsworth63]

Thursday is a good day to celebrate the wonder that was Esma Cannon. #EsmaCannon