Frank Cottrell-Boyce (@frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social)

@katherineo.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 4:00 PMReposted by @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social

A beautiful, compassionate, moving book by @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social
Full of hope, he highlights people who are fighting for children, and society.
“There are days when it seems the last decade or so has been a war on childhood….They were policy choices. They can be reversed.”

A British Childhood- How Our Children Live Now by Frank Cottrell-Boyce - a pencil sharpening making the shape of a child’s face in the middle

@jonathancoe.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 2:51 PMReposted by @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social

Londoners! Please come to this very special launch event for LESSONS IN HARMONY on November 10.

Not just me talking about the book, but also @philippeauclair.bsky.social in the chair, and music by Ravel and Vaughan Williams performed by world-class musicians.

@danneidle.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 11:54 AMReposted by @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social

Kemi Badenoch wants to exempt the family home from inheritance tax. But that creates a perverse incentive for elderly people to *upsize* to save IHT. That could double the cost of the policy, and push £100bn+ from savings into housing. A 🧵 on bad tax cuts.

@louiestowell.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 6:41 AMReposted by @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social

Giving children access to incredible art like this is wonderful. I'm glad that tradition is being upheld in children's in mags like Storytime and the Phoenix. Tho I'd like em darker and edgier, as you say, like this. This book does that for me: littletiger.co.uk/product/the-...

@ofalafel.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 6:58 AMReposted by @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social

I feel seen (or haven’t seen) bsky.app/profile/ofal...

@lucyantal.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 5:30 PMReposted by @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social

My local supermarket has done that annoying thing of moving everything round. But I note they have also substantially reduced the ingredients shop shelves to create more room for ready meals, pizzas, dips, chips etc. This is displeasing to me.

@lucyantal.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 12:45 PMReposted by @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social

Only £47 needed to hit £2500!! 💚🍐🍏🥦🫛🥒🚌

@happytoast.co.uk Oct 6, 2026, 9:50 AMReposted by @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social

#VanityFair

@ani-obsessive.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 11:03 PMReposted by @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social

Nick Park spent the '80s making A Grand Day Out mostly alone. It was a school project that got out of hand -- he wanted to quit many times.

But Park stuck with it and fulfilled his dream of bringing a cinematic feel to stop motion. We explore:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/wallace-an...

@jamiesmart.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 9:32 AMReposted by @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social

I’m doing a live drawalong event in Bath on 2nd November as part of the literary festival! I think it’s going to be the biggest show I’ve done yet, and every attendee gets an exclusive poster. Here’s the flyer, that’s someone else’s hand, and here are the tickets www.bathforum.co.uk/whats-on/jam...

@phillm.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 10:32 AMReposted by @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social

When they talk about reducing red tape, remember this image.

Grenfell Tower, a black smouldering carcass of the building shorty after the fire, in 2017.

@tomgauld.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 10:32 AMReposted by @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social

My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com

Title: Just announced! Three new Gruffalo books commissioned from bestselling authors!

Lee Chilld:
The Gruffalo just wants a quiet life, but when a crime syndicate moves into the deep dark wood, he must use his terrible claws and the terrible teeth in his terrible jaws to protect the fellow.

Sally Rooney:
The Gruffalo moves to contemporary Dublin. He
ill ever see past his orange eyes, purple prickles and poisonous wart.

Kazuo Ishiguro:
After a long absence, the gruffalo returns to the forest and attempts to make sense of his past. Encounters with a mouse, a fox, an owl and a snake uncover long-buried memories, regrets and revelations.

@newyorker.com Oct 4, 2026, 8:00 PMReposted by @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social

A cartoon by Rose Anne Prevec.

@frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 9:09 AM

Hi John i'm no expert but I think that looks more like a miraculous medal. The Legion of Mary had a badge that look quite ... legionnary .... (but like I said no expert). Dad remember the Legion prayers well into his dementia

@whydontyoutube.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 7:01 PMReposted by @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social

30 YEARS AGO TODAY: Paul Abbott, Frank Cottrell Boyce and Russell T Davies were all involved in Sky One supernatural soap Springhill, which went from angels to the Second Coming and required a five minute launch trailer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XraX...

@mrgeetsromo.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 9:41 AMReposted by @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social

"This is Manchester, we do things differently here." We all know the quote, but where did it *really* come from - and what's it got to do with esteemed British character actor Cyril Shaps? Read on and find out...
www.northernsoul.me.uk/24-hour-part...

@patricknessbooks.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 2:39 PMReposted by @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social

I'm on at the Cheltenham Book Festival on October 15th at 6pm, just under two weeks from now. Come see me! I'll be the tall, tired one. Tix below.

www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/patri...

@imcmillan.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 6:15 PMReposted by @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/.... Evening stroll soundtrack: this excellent edition of In Our Time on Casablanca. @bbcsounds.bsky.social

@frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 12:05 PM

By far the best Irish film is 35-a-Side by Damien O'Donnell. What about Sing Street, Song of the Sea and Frank (Lennie abramson)

@mauraquint.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 3:10 AMReposted by @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social

Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.