HMS Agamemnon naming ceremony. Behind that black screen, the future Dreadnought is taking shape. To the left, outside of the picture, is the last Astute class boat, Agincourt.

Peak television in these islands. It has been entirely downhill since this came off air.

EM2 27002 (later named Aurora) crosses Dinting Viaduct c1955 with a Manchester London Road to Sheffield Victoria passenger service.

© Kenneth Field.

Premiered by students but first professional run given by the CBSO in Bristol, of all places.

The majestic Silver Swan is back in action The Bowes Museum!

Thanks to all for your fantastic support Dana, @CumbriaClockCompany this 18th century automaton has been lovingly restored.

Join us as we celebrate and witness its enchanting performance once again.

The team is reunited.

Zebras on the Bluebell Railway. It's still fascinating how no-one in the entire British film industry from 1930 to 1990 was prepared to travel more than 30 miles from Shepperton, whatever they were shooting.

Just watched this, which I vaguely remember first time around. Quite extraordinary flashback to the ‘80s.

My therapist: Don’t worry, Merovingian cursive is not real, it can’t hurt you

Merovingian cursive:

We're delighted by the very positive review of our latest recording, of Stanford's comic opera Shamus O'Brien, which has just appeared in Gramophone! Read it in full here: gramophone.co.uk/review/stanfor…

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My Gramophone review of the new Retrospect Opera recording of Stanford's Shamus O'Brien. I'd been waiting 30 years to hear this opera and it actually exceeded expectations (which is never a given with Charles Villiers...)

gramophone.co.uk/review/stanfor…

Well this is a lovely thing from Richard Bratby in Gramophone - do take look 🥰

Stopped and questioned by the police last night at 2am while driving slowly up and down outside my house trying to find a parking space. I suppose I should be glad they're on the ball but this is the third time now.

Karl von Czoernig's ethnographic map of the Austrian Empire is what peak cartographic performance looks like

He waited up, but he does expect a fuss for his pains.

band practice, bruges, 1542

Domestic tiger.

We have 24 HOURS LEFT to raise the money for production of Grace Williams' orchestral works with the BBC Philharmonic & 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘄𝘀! If you are able to donate or share this post it will be so appreciated: huge thanks to everybody who has donated already! gofundme.com/f/worldpremier…

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