Neil Fisher The Times and The Sunday Times It’s also the first time I’ve seen anything about it only being during breaks in pieces..!

In The Times and The Sunday Times today the policy was further clarified/muddled: 'If someone is super-uncomfortable then we won’t do it.”

‘I was trying not to have a breakdown’

Met the brilliant OLLY ALEXANDER, to talk about Eurovision and everything that then came with it

thetimes.co.uk/article/5a45f0…

'I still can’t detect what magical skill has persuaded the CBSO to put such faith in Kazuki Yamada' thetimes.co.uk/article/4c60bb…

I'm really excited to be playing Brahms 1 next season with one of my favourite orchestras: CBSO I'm happy to be filmed on phones by the audience except for the following bars when I really need to concentrate and could be distracted:

The Bill Nighys are late this year, so it's good to see a few recent sightings.
Do your bit to help this amazing species:
– leave a cafe table & chair on the pavement
– if you have the budget, hang a bespoke navy suit outside your house
– keep your silk sock dispenser replenished

what a terrible letter #allaboutme

'Our relations with female artists, co-producers, authors, cast members, members of our creative teams, backstage and front of house theatre staff have all been jeopardised by the recent publicity.'
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Just been to vote. What an unserious country we are. The conduit of democracy a baffled man leafing helplessly through a long list of addresses as if it’s a strange kind of word search…

I have a horrible feeling the next email from DHL will contain a body part.

First shots fired

Kids packed lunch today sorted

'Stenning said there had been discussions about introducing “quiet carriages” in the concert hall, akin to those on trains, where phones were not allowed.' thetimes.co.uk/article/7201c7…

Oh boy, what a joy to go to the wilds of Herefordshire to meet Bruce Robinson and ask him questions about his greatest hit Withnail and I as it heads towards its stage premiere The Rep thetimes.co.uk/article/bruce-…

Me when my English friend tells me that they cut spaghetti in half to make them cook faster.

(Picture: Lacoonte statue, Royal Academy, London)

Stephen King Link here: thetimes.co.uk/article/stephe…

It’s been 13 years since I came up with this photo caption to celebrate a big wedding in London. Good times.

A must-see. Five stars for director Emma Rice's electrifying version of The Buddha of Suburbia at The RSC.
thetimes.co.uk/article/dce684…

Kind of funny as a joke…but not really. It is so sad that this view on Schumann's orchestrations still exists, even seriously, even among professionals. He knew exactly what kind of sounds he was after with his doublings. Bad and misunderstanding interpretative work destroys it.

Read Stephen King on Baby Reindeer and Misery here:

thetimes.co.uk/article/de4010…

'Stenning said there had been discussions about introducing “quiet carriages” in the concert hall, akin to those on trains, where phones were not allowed.' thetimes.co.uk/article/7201c7…