Loved that man. Having grown up watching him interview greats, my first appearance was impossibly thrilling for me. The genius of Parky was that unlike most people (and most of his guests, me included) he was always 100% himself. On camera and off. “Authentic” is the word I suppose. For one of the shows I was on with Robin Williams, a genius of unimaginable comic speed and brilliance. Now they’re both gone. One should get used to the parade of people constantly falling off the edge, but frankly one doesn’t. So long #parky
I’m taking a moment for mental health with @takeamoment.uk @theartofldn and @piccadillylights Join me to raise awareness. Here’s how you can be part of the art: 1 )Take an eyes closed selfie 2) Upload it to Takeamoment.uk 3) Share on Instagram or TikTok 4) Tag @piccadillylights with #takeamoment2023 Thanks! #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness
Powerful new film from @mmmoneymatter_ shows our Leading Banks are in a hidden relationship with oil companies. In the last year, they’ve provided over $37bn to the fossil fuel industry, which is now fuelling climate change. Do go to @mmmoneymatter_ and tell them it’s time to break up. 🙏
I honestly think this is one the best things I’ve ever worked on. Not because of any great achievement on my part, but because as this story, this astonishing story, unfolds it reveals a level of humanity and heroism that just about knocks one out… Willem & Frieda is on Channel 4 on Thursday 2 March at 9pm Alternatively the theatrical film version of Willem & Frieda premieres at BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA Film Festival on 24 March at BFI Southbank in NFT1. Tickets are on sale now.
Chatting about history… Making HappenedHere allowed us to take a closer closer look at the people and places that make history. Our fourth episode is out now. Give it a whirl x #happenedhere #followthefootprint
This week at @happenedherestories I tell three stories about a hero of mine, Oscar Wilde. Hosted by Joanna Lumley, available now wherever you get your podcasts. #happenedhere #oscarwilde
We are happy that so many of you enjoy our online experience ‘Closer to Johannes Vermeer’. Let @stephenfryactually take you on a journey into the world of Vermeer and unravel the mystery of his life and all his masterpieces! ✨ 🚨 The Rijksmuseum is proud that ‘Closer to Johannes Vermeer’ is nominated for the Webby Awards in two different categories: ‘Cultural Institutions’ and ‘Arts, Fashion, Retail & Culture’. Will you vote for us? Follow the link in our bio or in our story. Help us win and let everyone enjoy Vermeer from home. 💪 #CloserToVermeer is connected by #KPN #Rijksmuseum #Amsterdam #Vermeer
Travel back in time and discover a world where Dinosaurs ruled. 📺 The new four-part series starts Sunday at 7pm on Channel 5 & My5. Beginning with Dawn of the Dinosaurs. @StephenFryActually #Dinosaur #StephenFry
Today’s LV= Men’s Ashes Test Match highlights the fact that 1 in 3 people born today in the UK will get dementia. That’s 1 in 3 who may forget their fav Ashes memory. Great #CricketShouldBeUnforgettable, donate and help end the devastation caused by dementia – @alzheimerssoc —alzheimers.org.uk/
Tell you what, if you’re up at Edinburgh this year, you’d do well to pop in to @thepleasance and catch @lulubirdpopplewell – highly recommended xx
I’m as buzzing and happy as a happy bee to be joining the splendid cast of Bleak Expectations as Sir Philip Bin from 8 to 13th August, at the Piccadilly Circus jewel-box that is the @criterion_theatre. Buy your tickets and find out more here bleakexpectations.com #bleakexpectationsplay
This week at @happenedherestories we delve in to celebrity criminals of the 17th and 18th century…the highwayman of hearts, a pregnant pickpocket and Jack Sheppard, the thief who inspired ‘Mack the Knife’. Hosted by the ever excellent Joanna Lumley, listen wherever you get your podcasts. #happenedhere #followthefootprint
I present our sixth episode of @happenedherestories – Three Bobs, featuring @bobmarley, a @streetcatnamedbob and a new hairstyle for the 60s…Listen wherever you get your podcasts! #happenedhere #followthefootprint
Starting my stint at the @criterion_theatre on Piccadilly Circus this evening. Guest Narrator in @bleakexpectationstheplay. Come along, they are all brilliant and it’s the last week!
Boo!!! 👻 Oscar Wilde’s immortal ghost story #thecantervilleghost is coming to UK and Irish cinemas on Fri 22nd September 👻
Looking back on the very first season of @happenedherestories, as we head straight in to Season Two. Thank you so much to everyone for listening, the response has been incredible. We begin our second season on the Eighteenth Century Vice Industry…hosted by Joanna Lumley, available to stream now. #happenedhere #followthefootprint
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So hard today to change people’s minds. Most crucially … our own. If you and I aren’t open to receiving new thoughts and ideas, how can we ever dare call anyone else “close-minded”? Three brilliant thinkers and speakers come together Sept 25th for a fascinating evening @mac_birmingham – go to @eventbriteuk for tickets
Riders aren’t just for stars demanding red M&Ms in their dressing rooms! This one’s for all of us. Sign up to support the #GreenRider here: http://bit.ly/3QJhce9 When we act together, we have the power to change the big things that matter. That’s why I’m signing up to use @EquityGND’s #GreenRider. But it only works if we all agree to use it. Will you join me? Sign up here: http://bit.ly/3QJhce9
Who buried those coins? And why didn’t they return to retrieve them? This weeks episode of @happenedherestories we are going back one hundred generations to the Anglo Saxons in Covent Garden. Joanna Lumley on hosting duties, with performances from Dr @shamarahman, Olivia Bell @aladyoflimitedleisure and Lulu Freeman @freemanlulu. Available wherever you listen to your podcasts! #happenedhere #followthefootprint
I hear nothing but good things about this show. They’re the group that – despairing of finding affordable accommodation in Edinburgh- found a nuclear bunker where they are staying through the festival. The show itself is in the more salubrious environment of the Shanghai Nightclub at Le Monde on George St. Have a happy Edinburgh everyone
A brilliant and essential film for #MensHealthWeek from my good friends @colinmcfarlaneofficial and @prostatecanceruk. When it comes to the most common cancer in men, it’s important to separate the facts from the fiction and make informed choices. The most important thing you can do is to find out your risk – it takes just 30 seconds and could save your life. 1 in 8 men will get prostate cancer. Check your risk at prostatecanceruk.org/riskcheck
What happened when @michelleobama visited Cassa Pancho’s @originalballetblack? Jasmine Elcock tells the story of an incredible dance company in our new episode of @happenedherestories, out now. #followthefootprint #michelleobama #balletblack @barackobama
“Such, such my case. And can I then but pray, others may never feel tyrannic sway?” – Phillis Wheatley This week at @happenedherestories we go back to 18th C. Black Britain through the stories of three people, a friend, a poet and a musician. Stories performed by @cassizstuff , Jasmine Elcock and @stephenfryactually. #happenedhere #londonhistory #philliswheatley
