FUN FACT: Due to industrial action at BBC TV Centre, recording of Tom Baker's debut story 'Robot' in Studio 3 clashed with a live broadcast of Blue Peter, forcing director Barry Letts to film around presenters Lesley Judd, John Noakes & Peter Purves wherever possible. #DoctorWho

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'There is not one Juliet. There never has been'

Dr Sophie Duncan (Dr Sophie Duncan) author of Searching For Juliet, gives us the history of Juliet.

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Nearly 300 years ago, the first Black performer to play Juliet was Rachael Baptiste, an Irishwoman also hugely successful as a singer.
She performed in Lancashire in the mid-1700s.

'Before you speak to me about your religion, first show it to me in how you treat other people...' - Cory Booker

Please read this thread.
I think it's saying something important.

By all means, let’s focus on the value of higher education. But let’s not define that value solely in terms of economics. A definition that does not include social value, cultural value or artistic value is no value at all.

Fascinating thread problematising the language we use to talk about cancer.

I’ve only recently discovered Tim. Absolutely stunning work.

#TARDIS
#DoctorWho

I like shots that look like they could be alternative Doctor Who casts like this one of lost Doctor Frankie Howerd with his companions Wendy Richards and Paul McCartney in their controversial yellow TARDIS interior. Show me yours (if you want…)

Tegan climbs a tree and suffers the consequences😁

[Featuring BBC2's 'Mandy'😁]

Spectrum got played by the amazing Theo johnson on BBC Music Introducing bbc.in/3Jk2JQM 🎶🙌 Thank you Theo and the team It means the world to be recognised in such a fantastic lineup of talent.

#BBCIntroducing #BBC1Xtra #Spectrum #NewMusic #Music #Song

dr stephen 👑 Joey Barton 👑 Also sure that among Joey's followers will be people with learning disability and people who love people with learning disability. His fans. And they'll be upset and he'll want to make this right.

Thinking about SLEEP and SLEEPLESSNESS in Macbeth.

Sleep is mentioned 34 times in the play. Sleep represents what we today might call 'mental health': rationality, clear thought, natural order.

'Balm of hurt minds...Chief nourisher in life's feast', indeed (Act 2 Sc 2)

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Here it is: my 2024 manifesto to be Mayor of London. Can any other candidate beat this? Not a chance! #VoteBinface #MakeYourVoteCount #IchBinEinLondoner

Yesterday I sprained a muscle by sneezing. It has been extremely discomfortable.

I’ve just finished reading #PigeonEnglish by Stephen Kelman. Blimey.

What a magic bit of telly with the wonderful michael sheen 💙 and some super questions from #TheAssembly

Although we're not together now I had such happy times with Adidas Sambas. Now I'm not sure I ever knew them at all really.

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