Wonderful Obit for Anna Picard - a close family friend, one of many, many people who encourage and in part inspired my love of music and my committment to writing. She will be missed.

can we have a funeral?

gulp

Who's this cherub? Why, it's radio's Matthew Bannister aka former Head Chorister at Sheffield Cathedral (& sometime verger). Join him at 2145 on BBC Radio3 (5-9 October) as he marks 100 years of Choral Evensong on BBC Radio and heads "Towards Evensong" with the people that make this service happen.

Almost forgot: happy That Tom Hollander Interview Day to all who celebrate

So. Many. Enemies. I bought a replica of a Gaudier Brzeska little sculpture in Kettles Yard the other day and I was sure he had intended it as a weapon. But it’s actually a duck. Which is probably for the best.

though now i look it up, I’m feeling awkward as the award is more very dense resin than, er, an actual hammer (cultural history FAIL)

Kenneth Halliwell vibes for sure

thank you!

thank you!

much fun at The British Podcast awards where we snaffled a bronze award for The Cockney Yiddish Podcast! @cockneyyiddish.bsky.social

we just won bronze!

yeeeeeeehah! we won bronze!

also -small organisation / freelancer entry to BPA was £50 this year so 🤷

We’re minuscule (The Cockney Yiddish Podcast) and are shortlisted in 2 categories ….the entire team’s on an outing tonight. That’s me, the producer and the 2 hosts /writers. Tiny but MIGHTY!

I mean we’re not tony, we’re tiny. But, I don’t know, maybe we are Tony?

bon voyage and good luck you lovely lady xxxxxxx