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Craig Brown

@sloan1874

Senior BBC journalist. For the sake of clarity, not *that* Craig Brown. All views stated are my own.

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John, Craig Brown at BBC Radio Scotland. Could you follow me back please. Would like to chat about your piece if you've got two minutes. Ta.

08.07.2025 13:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

For me, this is JH's most concise statement of his talent, and arguably the best of his albums.

05.06.2025 11:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Going to make my own AI start-up, I just need a massive stack of encyclopaedias.

04.06.2025 06:15 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

*puts Easter eggs back in box*

13.04.2025 19:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunday, April 13, 2025

Today missed being Easter by 22 minutes.

Gregorian Calendar’s definition: First Sunday after the first Full Moon after the March Equinox. If the Full Moon had occurred 22 minutes earlier, landing yesterday (GMT), then today would have been that first Sunday.

13.04.2025 13:54 πŸ‘ 6712 πŸ” 935 πŸ’¬ 306 πŸ“Œ 93

Gail's Preston Bus Station mask saw me through Covid (other Preston Bus Station products are available). I also bought a lovely Lido notebook and typewriter print.

09.04.2025 19:40 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm here for that. I suppose you get more compression on mono recordings. Hendrix's Axis Bold as Love certainly packs a punch!

22.03.2025 21:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Does it vary much from the stereo version?

22.03.2025 21:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

AI’s easiest day in the office, right there.

25.02.2025 10:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Kate Bush and other artists protest AI copyright laws with silent album Music stars including Kate Bush and Damon Albarn say law changes would damage people's livelihoods.

More silent albums, please.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

25.02.2025 08:21 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 0
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Worst. Episode. EVER.

22.02.2025 04:00 πŸ‘ 31289 πŸ” 8691 πŸ’¬ 858 πŸ“Œ 512

πŸ‘‡πŸ»πŸ‘‡πŸ»

15.02.2025 19:26 πŸ‘ 59760 πŸ” 11108 πŸ’¬ 735 πŸ“Œ 323

The gentlest of snow is falling on Glasgow tonight

14.02.2025 20:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I may or may not walk five hundred miles
And I may or may not walk five hundred more
Just to be the man who may or may not have walked
a thousand miles to fall or not fall down at your door

- The Disclaimers

05.02.2025 15:47 πŸ‘ 321 πŸ” 65 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

I think it was around this period that Aretha Franklin, when accepting a Grammy, said that she was so happy she "could even kiss David Bowie", which tells you something about the way he was viewed at the time.

24.01.2025 01:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Only 65, too. Very hard.

21.01.2025 10:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I would have put Strange Days at the top, personally. Just feel it’s got atmosphere to it. One of my absolute favourite record covers too.

20.01.2025 21:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Get thee to a nunnery ✝️

19.01.2025 09:48 πŸ‘ 7798 πŸ” 1446 πŸ’¬ 71 πŸ“Œ 113

Beatings will continue until morale improves.

16.01.2025 11:39 πŸ‘ 92 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

If they were to make a biopic of Blondie, Kristen Bell would not be a bad choice for DH.

12.01.2025 19:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a teddy bear wearing a red hat is drinking from a red teapot ALT: a teddy bear wearing a red hat is drinking from a red teapot

I'm talking to Caroline Wyatt about film dubbing on Radio 4's PM at 1730 today and it's a joy. May contain Wallace and Gromit, Ukrainian Paddington and the German Bruce Willis

11.01.2025 14:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you ever get lonely, just remember that the
Mars rover is programmed to sing happy birthday
to itself every year.

09.01.2025 23:09 πŸ‘ 11952 πŸ” 1106 πŸ’¬ 310 πŸ“Œ 107
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Maureen Cleave describing the Rolling Stones to Evening Standard readers in 1964. I think this is my favourite passage in all music writing. It's packed with detail and tension, but nothing is unnecessary.

07.01.2025 08:53 πŸ‘ 1524 πŸ” 244 πŸ’¬ 69 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nettflix has released Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl to the USA, and if they can cope with the localisms of Great British Bakeoff, they can probably navigate 'Yorkshire Border - No Parkin'
And gives me a chance to revisit the fact that Feathers' pet seal is called Ron

06.01.2025 12:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Decorations coming down today, but back garden decided to up its game for the new year.

05.01.2025 16:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The censorship algorithm on Twitter reduced our audience by roughly 95%, and seriously, who does that to a wildlife biology & advocacy group ?
So we moved πŸ˜‡ over here to BlueSky

If you could, please help us regain our following
Follow
Retweet and
Repeat ;-)

Together we can change the world.

04.01.2025 17:56 πŸ‘ 22743 πŸ” 9410 πŸ’¬ 581 πŸ“Œ 332

You need to do one with his pet seal, Ron.

05.01.2025 01:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Friends From Debrina Kawam’s Happy Past Aghast After Subway Burning Debbie Kawam, as she was known in high school, was a cheerleader and a sunny presence. As the decades went on, she fell into an abyss.

This is exemplary work on an unspeakable killing - the complexities in reporting and editing a story like this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/n...

04.01.2025 18:41 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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in the article of former North Carolina Congressman Patrick McHenry:

03.01.2025 17:05 πŸ‘ 21156 πŸ” 3234 πŸ’¬ 164 πŸ“Œ 143