Shakespeare researcher, writer of The Shakespeare blog, former head of Shakespeare Centre Library and Archive & RSC Librarian. Love the great outdoors.
All this talk of a ballroom to service the super wealthy while the rest of us continue to pay more for healthcare and basic essentials makes me think of this powerful political cartoon from 1906, the artist is William Balfour Ker.
OMG!!! It happened 😧
After 99 attempts trying to get a photo of Corfe castle in the mist!!
I got it!!! 😮yay!!!
Was it worth it 🤔
I really hope you like it!!!
In fact,I hope you love it, let me know
This Sunday, the 17th of August I am on @BBCRadio3 twice in the late afternoon. At 6pm, there’s a performance from 1991 with the late and much missed Charles Mackerras that we gave in 1991, followed by a recently recorded feature about Delius where I am being interviewed.
Lose yourself in the quiet magic of Vermeer. This video on my YouTube channel reveals how he turned stillness into poetry, light into divinity, and the everyday into the eternal.
https://t.co/VlcARxglkL
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"BBC staff: we're forced to do pro-Israel PR
A devastating letter signed by over 100 BBC journalists underlines one of the great scandals of our age"
https://t.co/CsRBy6I2zy
I’m currently reading the most incredible book by my very talented friend @TracyBorman & I highly recommend it - groundbreaking! Published this September 📚
Ever wondered what treasures are held in the Exeter Cathedral Library? 🔎
Join Cathedral Librarian, Emma Laws, on Tuesday 8 July for ‘Art of the Book: Illustration in Early Printed Books’ – a fascinating seminar exploring how illustrations have been produced over the centuries including through woodcuts and lithographs.
A limited run of tickets are now available at: https://t.co/wHmgZhQL0O
#ExeterCathedral #YourCathedral
This years @BBCSpringwatch presented by @ChrisGPackham & @michaelastracha bows out with 1.3million viewers at 8pm on BBC2, the channels most watched show of the day, as it has been throughout its 3 week run (12 eps) with audiences between 1.2 & 1.8m.👏
Grey Heron at RSPB Ham Wall in Somerset recently. 😍😊🐦
Please let me know if you see this post on your feed, I suspect A LOT of my followers are not seeing my photos unless they search for them, judging by my shrinking analytics. 😔
@BBCPolitics So when is Robert Jenrick going to try to shame into action the rich people who find ways of avoiding paying taxes? As well as reducing the amount of money available to pay for public services they are chipping away at society too.
@DrSarahOlive The best of many magnificent wisterias in Stratford (including the Shakespeare Institute). We always take an annual pilgrimage or two to this amazing plant!
The wisteria down Tavern Lane last week. Making the walk through Shottery, to Anne Hathaway's cottage even more special ... & much more aromatic/pungent (choose your adjective according to your allergies!)
I’m running the London Marathon on Sunday on behalf of The Body Coach Foundation 🙌
Every penny we raise will go to supporting more people to have access to movement and physical activities ☺️
If you would like to sponsor me and donate click here: https://t.co/jqpGDXxuSu