'Wiliam Blake Now' by John Higgs is a short, erudite and inspiring argument for the continuing relevance of Britain's most contested poet.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/68a1b007-67d9-40f8-9949-7278f8c5e165

#blake #poetry #art #johnhiggs #williamblakenow #books #bookstodon

Radio Free Skaro #1009 – Temu Judd Nelson

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With One! Week! To! Go! before the new series of Doctor Who graces our internet-connected devices and (in the UK) tele-appliances, there’s a surfeit of news to talk about including interviews with Russell T Davies, Varada Sethu, the same and Ncuti Gatwa on The One Show, as well as observations of the show’s 20th anniversary, the usual Canadian content digressions and silliness, and an exciting interview with Exterminate-Regenerate: The Story of Doctor Who author John Higgs! 

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• Peter Davison and Paul McGann Headline Gallifrey One 2026; Tickets Now On Sale!
• The Robot Revolution airs on BBC One at 6:50pm on April 12
• Doctor Who Season Two premiere in London on March 31
• RTD, Jane Tranter and Joel Collins at the Season 2 premiere
• RTD “dying to find out” Doctor Who’s fate beyond Season 2
• RTD clarifies comments about finding a replacement show runner
• RTD says episode 6 may not go out on BBC One
• Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu on BBC’s The One Show on April 2
• Varada Sethu interviewed by The Hollywood Reporter
• Doctor Who Unleashed returns April 12
• Doctor Who Season 2 Behind The Scenes trailer
• Get to know your brand new TARDIS team with Ncuti and Varada!
• Doctor Who Will Celebrate Its Revival’s Big Anniversary With a New Documentary
• BBC Outlines Transformation Strategy Amid Budget Constraints
• Waris Hussein on BBC Front Row on Radio 4 on April 7
• Doctor Who: 20 Secrets From 20 Years on BBC Radio 2 on April 20
• Big Finish: The War Doctor stories available on BBC Radio 4 Extra during April
• 1965 BBC Radio production of 1984 starring Patrick Troughton
• 1965 BBC Radio production of 1984 (longer)
• DWAS Doctor Who: 20 Years On at the BFI on May 4
• Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill announced for Fan Expo Canada
• Ace (or ‘I Wanna Be Like Sophie Aldred’) – Official Music Video
• Radio Free Skaro livestreams start April 13

Interview:

• John Higgs
• Exterminate-Regenerate: The Story of Doctor Who

#bbcOne #BigFinish #doctorWho #DoctorWhoUnleashed #DWAS #Eurovision #GallifreyOne #JaneTranter #JodieWhittaker #JoelCollins #JohnHiggs #MandipGill #Merchandise #NcutiGatwa #PaulMcGann #PeterDavison #RadioFreeSkaro #RussellTDavies #TheOneShow #TheRobotRevolution #VaradaSethu #WarisHussein

William Blake gave voice to the nation. The least we can do is save his cottage

John Higgs *** 10-14-2024
https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/william-blake-cottage-trust-jerusalem/?ref=ActivityPub

#JohnHiggs #BigIssue #StreetPapers VIA #MPAQ & #StreetRoots #English

Jetzt seit einer Woche, zwecks #AlanMoore »#Jerusalem«-Assistenz für #CarcosaVerlag, heftige #WilliamBlake-Studien. Heut »Marriage of Heaven & Hell« (c. 1790) laut gelesen.

Genieße zudem extrem zugängliche Blake-Biographie »Tigerbrand« (1997) von #DanielaTandecki.

Und hab gestern dieses »Ein Abend mit…«-Video von British Library zu #JohnHiggs »William Blake vs the World« (2021) geguckt, wo #NeilGaiman warme Worte de Luxe liefert UND #SalenaGodden brilliant rezitiert. https://youtu.be/iVtLe1H6Jqs?si=Xne8VXmnHKSVa6LU

Bloody nice to listen to John Higgs talk about his now-decade-old KLF book on Dan Schreiber’s “We Can Be Weirdos” podcast.

If anyone’s keeping track of these things (and if you are, go seek therapy or something), Higgs’ book “The KLF: Chaos, Magic and the Band Who Burned A Million Pounds” is my go-to recommendation when anyone asks me for a introduction to Chaos Magic.

#WeCanBeWeirdos #JohnHiggs #TheKLF #ChaosMagic #ChaosMagick #Occult

https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7DrgiTY/

#Eton and all the #murder – #JohnHiggs

"It’s a lot of murder, that’s my point. It’s more murder than there should be. To the best of my knowledge the #school I went to, a comprehensive in North Wales, produced zero murderers. That is, I think, the normal amount. Of course, in some schools you will get the odd one, but you shouldn’t get loads. Something is very wrong if you get loads."

https://johnhiggs.com/eton-and-all-the-murder/

I wish John Higgs would step into the fediverse.

Love and Let Die is the book I enjoyed the most this year. https://johnhiggs.com/books/love-and-let-die/

#Book #TheBeatles #Books #JamesBond #JohnHiggs