Author of The Irregular series of historical spy thrillers, Hodder in UK, Mobius in US. 'Wiggins is the Best' Other life as screenplay development exec/screenwriter - looking for/trying to be the UK's answer to William Goldman. (I did say 'trying')https://bsky.app/profile/hblyle.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/hblyle.bsky.social/post/3mkaiph2fh22pLove France? Love literature? Love listening to a great writer talk about both? Then come to Dulwich Books on May 6th to hear me interview author Peter Fiennes about his new book En Route https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/en-route-peter-fiennes-tickets-1986523948606?aff=oddtdtcreator24 Apr 2026 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:b2txahoupom7j3h2phwnjqq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaiph2fh22phttps://bsky.app/profile/hblyle.bsky.social/post/3mkaiph2fh22pLove France? Love literature? Love listening to a great writer talk about both? Then come to Dulwich Books on May 6th to hear me interview author Peter Fiennes about his new book En Route https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/en-route-peter-fiennes-tickets-1986523948606?aff=oddtdtcreator24 Apr 2026 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:b2txahoupom7j3h2phwnjqq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaiph2fh22phttps://bsky.app/profile/hblyle.bsky.social/post/3mjyywckhps2rThis whole Mandelson/Starmer scandal is like a bukkake party for the political media class. They are all really enjoying themselves while the public - who might like to hear about how cost of living/energy/health/housing/voting options/war etc is going - is sat in the middle and forced to endure.21 Apr 2026 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:b2txahoupom7j3h2phwnjqq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyywckhps2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hblyle.bsky.social/post/3mhvlr7xjws2s'Underdogged' - surely one for @charliecampbell.bsky.social and his collection. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Mar 2026 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:b2txahoupom7j3h2phwnjqq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvlr7xjws2shttps://bsky.app/profile/hblyle.bsky.social/post/3mf5je6v23c26This piece by Roger Mosey just reads like, I don't know, sanity? Suggest news editors and commentators across the board take a look. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/18/britain-media-policy-sensation-peter-mandelson-donald-trump?CMP=share_btn_url18 Feb 2026 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:b2txahoupom7j3h2phwnjqq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5je6v23c26https://bsky.app/profile/hblyle.bsky.social/post/3mczzrgmgcs2l@yougov.co.uk spectacularly missing their own lede here - 14% of people 'don't know/can't recall' whether they've had a life changing experience or not. Is this split equally between those that can't remember it, and those who missed it when it happened? Needs further polling. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jan 2026 20:32 +0000at://did:plc:b2txahoupom7j3h2phwnjqq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mczzrgmgcs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/hblyle.bsky.social/post/3m5y6oifibs2sIt's a bit sad watching a podcast with Alan Rusbridger and Janine Gibson, and thinking about the Guardian as it is now.19 Nov 2025 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:b2txahoupom7j3h2phwnjqq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5y6oifibs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/hblyle.bsky.social/post/3m4xelhf2ok25I found this out about ten minutes ago, on a random news feed. How did I not know? Mira Nair is an amazing director, and now her son will run New York.... [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Nov 2025 10:36 +0000at://did:plc:b2txahoupom7j3h2phwnjqq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4xelhf2ok25https://bsky.app/profile/hblyle.bsky.social/post/3m2jptzmuis25This is great. Robert Redford talking about the origins of All The President's Men https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOrMsCxEjFu/?igsh=MnI0dzcyem5oYXI006 Oct 2025 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:b2txahoupom7j3h2phwnjqq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2jptzmuis25