Avid reader with the Edwardian era, First World War and the Balkans particular favourite subjects. Love a horse race, 90’s progressive house and Radiohead. Dad to two smashing lads both diagnosed ASD 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿https://bsky.app/profile/bbh74.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bbh74.bsky.social/post/3mlelz7q7bc2qJust starting #Legends on #Netflix. Scene set: Liverpool, 1990. Lad goes to a house party and N-Trance - Set You Free is playing. Not recorded until 1992 and first released in 1993. Of all the tracks you could choose (89/90) why make such a basic error? Pedantic, I know. Now back to the drama08 May 2026 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:4yonufpbsh4mtdupbha53tpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlelz7q7bc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/bbh74.bsky.social/post/3mkuv77wid22qThat said, the winner Bow Echo, has spread eagled the field with the exception of Gstaad in 2nd, who he’s still beaten emphatically, has to be a very good horse. He’s going to be exciting in all the Group 1 mile contests this summer #BowEcho #2000Guineas #Newmarket #Horseracing #Flat [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:4yonufpbsh4mtdupbha53tpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkuv77wid22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/bbh74.bsky.social/post/3mkutnvwxus24There won’t be another Frankel or Zafonic in today’s race (my two favourite Guineas winners). Confident of that #2000Guineas #Newmarket #Horseeacing #Flat [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:4yonufpbsh4mtdupbha53tpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkutnvwxus24https://bsky.app/profile/bbh74.bsky.social/post/3mkutk3s4uk24This season’s ‘Classic Generation’ get underway now in the 2000 Guineas. Recently you can’t go far wrong with Godolphin & Charlie Appleby in the race (won 3 of the last 4). So I’m siding with his Distant Storm. Also a little on Oxagon as I thought he did it well in the Craven #2000Guineas #Newmarket02 May 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:4yonufpbsh4mtdupbha53tpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkutk3s4uk24https://bsky.app/profile/bbh74.bsky.social/post/3mjpbbvpsys2mA chilling “what if?” that isn’t alternative history but a realistic view on the present and the near future. A deeply researched account of the balance of the world order should Russia win their war of aggression #Booksky #NATO #Russia #Ukraine #China #USA #Europe17 Apr 2026 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:4yonufpbsh4mtdupbha53tpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpbbvpsys2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bbh74.bsky.social/post/3mjjwzpgbdc2bThe 2nd of the pre-orders and this is such an absorbing story written by a master of narrative non-fiction @praddenkeefe.bsky.social. Deceptions that triangulate around a 19 yr old “oligarch’s son”, a bankrupt businessman and a gangster. A tragic tale with shady London at its core. Superb! #Booksky15 Apr 2026 12:56 +0000at://did:plc:4yonufpbsh4mtdupbha53tpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjwzpgbdc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/bbh74.bsky.social/post/3mja5gf7am22vPaul Townend too. So many years the number 2 jockey to Ruby Walsh at Closutton but since his elevation to the top job his career is, and has been, phenomenal. The best jockey in the NH game bar none #GrandNational #Aintree #IAmMaximus [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Apr 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:4yonufpbsh4mtdupbha53tpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mja5gf7am22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/bbh74.bsky.social/post/3mja4w6nsek2hWillie Mullins. The best to ever do it. Some warrior I Am Maximus. First top weight and horse to regain his title since the greatest National horse, Red Rum. Some race #GrandNational #Aintree #Liverpool #IAmMaximus11 Apr 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:4yonufpbsh4mtdupbha53tpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mja4w6nsek2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bbh74.bsky.social/post/3mj7tmqcamc2wA concise examination of the evidence in America’s history that has culminated in Trump in the White House #Booksky11 Apr 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:4yonufpbsh4mtdupbha53tpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7tmqcamc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/bbh74.bsky.social/post/3mispihozrs2jThe first of the books I’ve had on preorder this year and have been looking forward to for months. Anyone’s who’s read the author’s last book “Killing Thatcher” will understand the anticipation. It didn’t disappoint. The story of Roger Casement, Reginald Hall, WWI & the Easter Uprising #Booksky06 Apr 2026 07:10 +0000at://did:plc:4yonufpbsh4mtdupbha53tpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mispihozrs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/bbh74.bsky.social/post/3mhygstpwtk2oWith the casting news in recent weeks for the film adaptation, I had the urge to reread this. Heat is my favourite film from the 90’s and this prequel / sequel compliments the original perfectly. As for the film that’s coming, I can’t work out how they’ll do the post ‘95 story #Booksky #Heat #Heat226 Mar 2026 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:4yonufpbsh4mtdupbha53tpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhygstpwtk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/bbh74.bsky.social/post/3mhhwesjdm22gI read Little Englanders by @alwynturner.bsky.social about Edwardian Britain last year. His follow up about the interwar years in this country is just as great. The anecdotes of social history are such an entertaining read from an era that’s overshadowed by the wars that bookended it #Booksky20 Mar 2026 06:49 +0000at://did:plc:4yonufpbsh4mtdupbha53tpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhhwesjdm22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/bbh74.bsky.social/post/3mguhck3yoc2bDespite Macca being an executive producer this wasn’t a hagiography. A good watch #Wings #PaulMcCartney12 Mar 2026 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:4yonufpbsh4mtdupbha53tpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mguhck3yoc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/bbh74.bsky.social/post/3mgswbqquyc24Second Toughest In The Infants was released 30 years ago today. You will not hear a greater suite of music openning an album than the 16 minutes of Juanita: Kiteless: To Dream Of Love #Underworld https://open.spotify.com/track/3FaOFERx6qrXC5WagBdFsl?si=TE_bX-ieTKiuccJ56JGsLA11 Mar 2026 22:21 +0000at://did:plc:4yonufpbsh4mtdupbha53tpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgswbqquyc24https://bsky.app/profile/bbh74.bsky.social/post/3mgs7e6e6r22pDefinitely need to go from the front today at Cheltenham. Even on the Cross Country course it’s paid to make all or be bang there #Cheltenham #CheltenhamFestival11 Mar 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:4yonufpbsh4mtdupbha53tpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgs7e6e6r22phttps://bsky.app/profile/bbh74.bsky.social/post/3mgs2ws6e2s26You won’t see a better ride than that all week that Harry Cobden’s just given Kitzbuhel in the Brown Advisory. Judged from the front to perfection #Cheltenham #CheltenhamFestival #Horseracing11 Mar 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:4yonufpbsh4mtdupbha53tpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgs2ws6e2s26https://bsky.app/profile/bbh74.bsky.social/post/3mgrunzkngc26A novel set in suburban England examining the lives of the residents of a of new build cul-de-sac. The titular bbq takes place on Saturday July 13th, 1985 - Live Aid. Really enjoyable with a well drawn cast of characters #Booksky #Fiction11 Mar 2026 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:4yonufpbsh4mtdupbha53tpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgrunzkngc26https://bsky.app/profile/bbh74.bsky.social/post/3mgnh4tsif22xI’m a fan of the @restisclassified.bsky.social podcast but this is the first of David McCloskey’s novels I’ve read. Intricately plotted across Istanbul, Tehran & Tel Aviv the action soon plunges us into the continuous warring between Israel and Iran through a captured Persian Jewish dentist #Booksky09 Mar 2026 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:4yonufpbsh4mtdupbha53tpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnh4tsif22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/bbh74.bsky.social/post/3mg5cmlx3kk2eSet in 1970’s Newcastle/Northumberland and 2000’s Andalusia, this is a novel with a tight narrative around a crime family coming to terms with the impact on them of a botched job. #Booksky #CrimeFiction03 Mar 2026 08:03 +0000at://did:plc:4yonufpbsh4mtdupbha53tpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg5cmlx3kk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/bbh74.bsky.social/post/3mfuhys3yds2tThis new biography of Gordon Brown is a comprehensive and fascinating look at the great all-rounder of New Labour. Tremendously driven with conviction and purpose, Brown is someone I’ve always admired and since leaving office has arguably grown into an even more important voice #Booksky27 Feb 2026 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:4yonufpbsh4mtdupbha53tpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfuhys3yds2thttps://bsky.app/profile/bbh74.bsky.social/post/3mfr3epynos2hCatherwood turns a seminal and critical decision of the Second World War into a slog in only 187 pages. Has the tendency to reference his own book throughout “our book” which is also frustrating. It’s not our book, mate, it’s yours. Own it! #Booksky #Churchill #Tito26 Feb 2026 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:4yonufpbsh4mtdupbha53tpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfr3epynos2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bbh74.bsky.social/post/3mfczh7ne3k25I recently finished this. The last four years of the 1980’s in New York City, the final term of the city’s mayor, Ed Koch. Racial divides, AIDS activism, high profile criminal cases and colossal characters. Superb #Booksky #NewYork20 Feb 2026 21:10 +0000at://did:plc:4yonufpbsh4mtdupbha53tpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfczh7ne3k25https://bsky.app/profile/bbh74.bsky.social/post/3melabu5uk22lFrank sacked! To Dare Is To Do but hopefully not too late. The trigger needed pulling weeks ago #COYS11 Feb 2026 10:09 +0000at://did:plc:4yonufpbsh4mtdupbha53tpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3melabu5uk22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/bbh74.bsky.social/post/3mebwwmofwc27Horrific… and that’s just Shane’s punditry. The rugby is even worse #6Nations #SixNations #M6N #ITV07 Feb 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:4yonufpbsh4mtdupbha53tpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mebwwmofwc27https://bsky.app/profile/bbh74.bsky.social/post/3mebtlxxdx22yPresenting from the touchline adds absolutely nothing to the broadcast #SixNations #6Nations #M6N #ITV #BBC07 Feb 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:4yonufpbsh4mtdupbha53tpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mebtlxxdx22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/bbh74.bsky.social/post/3mdybohxzik2pBridgerton S4: why am I watching an overt Cinderella copy? Not even subtle #Bridgerton #Netflix03 Feb 2026 21:13 +0000at://did:plc:4yonufpbsh4mtdupbha53tpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdybohxzik2phttps://bsky.app/profile/bbh74.bsky.social/post/3mdqdsv3ku22iThe Don returns. This seems like an authors equivalent to when a band or artist release an album of b-sides and demos. 6 short stories of which the standout, I think, is “True Story”. Some are Winslow-by-numbers but still a great read if you’re a fan of Don’s (which I am). #Booksky #DonWinslow31 Jan 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:4yonufpbsh4mtdupbha53tpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdqdsv3ku22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/bbh74.bsky.social/post/3mdj2dlc5222tPicked this up in the gift shop at the Churchill War Rooms. Despite the novel’s title, not a single mention of a box of dodgy VHS tapes! #Booksky28 Jan 2026 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:4yonufpbsh4mtdupbha53tpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdj2dlc5222thttps://bsky.app/profile/bbh74.bsky.social/post/3mddvogn3pk2qCastell Coch doing a sterling job as an Austrian castle in tonight’s Industry #Industry #BBC #iplayer #Wales26 Jan 2026 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:4yonufpbsh4mtdupbha53tpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddvogn3pk2q