Stephen Fry’s Tweets

Mar 1

Love and support to the brave people of Ukraine, and to my Russian friends and followers banned from protesting and expressing their shame and indignation at the horrors perpetrated by their deranged and brutal leader #solidarityWithUkraine

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The Glenn Gould Foundation

@GlennGouldFndn

Sep 9

Celebrate all things Glenn Gould! Join us on September 24th for a full day of free film screenings, performances, panels, and the Canadian premiere of a stunning AI technology that plays piano in the style of Gould himself. #GGat90 Get your tickets here: eventbrite.ca/cc/glenn-gould

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Prof Roger Kirby

@RogerKirby12

Sep 15

Mission accomplished! We have just completed the tough cycle ride from Venice to Ljubljana for The Urology Foundation ⁦

@TUF_tweets

⁩. If you feel like supporting us here is the link: justgiving.com/campaign/TUFCy

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Sep 14

Fabulous news, Gina. And so well deserved. See how they run to see

@SeeHowTheyRun_

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Gina Carter

@GinaRCarter

· Sep 14

So proud our film SEE HOW THEY RUN is No1 across the country keeping Jaws at bay! Please go see it’s so much fun with a fabulous cast to entertain

@SeeHowTheyRun_ @SearchlightUK

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Canwood Gallery

@CanwoodGallery

Aug 10

Canwood Gallery Save the Wye 11th August - 18th September 2022 canwoodgallery.com/savethewye/ @georgeeusticemp@powr_of_nature @juliejamesmsas

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Mercury Musical Developments

@MercuryMusicals

Sep 13

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Sep 13

Adieu, Jean-Luc Godard. I watched Breathless for the umpteenth time again just two weeks ago. It still leaps off the screen like few movies. That scene between them in the hotel: how many other directors could have managed that in so small a space and made it so captivating?

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Hay Festival

@hayfestival

Sep 13

40 writers. 15 events. Free online, 6-9 October. Join

, Kateryna Kalytko, Neil Gaiman, Yaroslav Hrytsak, Abdulrazak Gurnah and more as Ukraine’s

@bookforumlviv

streams live to the world. Register > hayfestival.org/lviv-bookforum

PEN Ukraine and 7 others

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Sep 9

The grand old Piccadilly institutions

@Hatchards

and

@Fortnums

. No doubt 1000s of shops, pubs, clubs, schools and offices are putting up similar signs. That an event whose coming was always inevitable could hit so hard…

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Sep 8

I don’t know why I’m sobbing. Silly really. Oh dear.

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Oh dear. Oh my. Oh heavens. Bless my soul. Oh lor. Heck.

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(short version) Stephen Fry talks about turning on the subtitles

Turn On The Subtitles

@TotsCampaign

Sep 8

Happy International Literacy Day! Here's a simple tip for parents. Just turn on the subtitles for their shows & you'll double the chance of your child becoming a strong reader. Incredibly quick, incredibly powerful & totally free. #turnonthesubtitles

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Turning on the subtitles while children are watching television can double the chances of a child becoming good at reading. It’s so brilliantly simple and ca...

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Graham Smith

@Smith1966G

Sep 7

Campaign bus spotted in Westminster this morning. Would love to think that ⁦

@trussliz

⁩ is planning to build trust in politics through citizens assemblies. Believe the bus!

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S.L.A.B. Films

@slabfilms

Sep 1

We are trailblazing a new model for film, propelling the movie industry into Web3 We are S.L.A.B. Films #stinglikeabee slabfilms.co.uk

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William MacAskill

@willmacaskill

Sep 1

What We Owe The Future is finally out in the UK! 🎉 You can order it here: amazon.co.uk/What-We-Owe-Fu

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Oops - and the actual ID should be

@thesupport_act

… apols all round

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British Council and 8 others

Hay Festival

@hayfestival

Sep 1

Ukraine’s biggest book festival

@bookforumlviv

comes to the world, 6–9 October, in a new digital partnership with Hay Festival, part of the UK/Ukraine Season of Culture devised jointly by the

@BritishCouncil

and

@UA_Institute

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Human Dignity Trust

@HumanDignityT

Aug 31

NEWS: Just weeks after Antigua & Barbuda decriminalised same-sex sexual activity, the High Court in Saint Kitts & Nevis has ruled that the criminalisation of same-sex activity is unconstitutional. humandignitytrust.org/news/st-kitts- #LGBT

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Brilliant new idea! Do you know an emerging artist/organisation in Europe that's struggled to find funding?

@WeTransfer

’s Supporting Act Foundation

@TheSupportAct_

has now launched with new grants & bursaries. More info here: thesupportingact.org

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ShelterBox

@ShelterBox

Aug 30

ShelterBox is deploying a specialist emergency response team to #Pakistan. 33 million people have been affected by devastating floods that are sweeping away anything in their path - including people, homes, and livelihoods. Learn more 👇

shelterbox.org

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Roger Bolton: Radio 4 Feedback presenter 'would have liked to continue'

Aug 29

Damned shame. It's broadcasters like Roger Bolton, Matthew Bannister (

@Bannmatt

), Peter White and

@SheilaDillon

for example who weekly, yearly go quietly about making

@BBCRadio4

what it is - can't afford to lose them

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Roger Bolton told listeners the BBC "decided it was time for me to stand down" from Feedback.

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Aug 28

I done made some snickerdoodle doughnuts (or possibly donuts) …

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AI says how it would kill 90% in 24hrs, w Stephen Fry and Elon Musk

Aug 27

Artificial Intelligence and our future. So much on this subject to reflect upon. Hope this is helpful, entertaining and not (too) alarming... AI shows how it would kill 90%, w Stephen Fry, Elon Musk. youtu.be/tAAUrVC-XyA via

@YouTube

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AI explains our biggest mistake & Facebook's AI says Facebook is the most harmful company. w Stephen Fry, Elon Musk. (Expanding on Digital Engine's latest vi...

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Aug 26

Apparently the biggest "content dump" in

@BBCiPlayer

's history... … who isn't content after a dump, eh?

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BBC

@BBC

· Jun 16

Fancy five and a half days of solid QI?

EVERY series (A-S) of @qikipedia is now available to watch on @BBCiPlayer!

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Aug 25

To keep the flame fiercely leaping … the inaugural David Johnson Emerging Talent Award Show featuring

@camileos

@fascinatingaida

@ryhsnicolson

@stewartlee

supporting emerging talent on the fringe. 6pm Sunday 28th tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/david

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Aug 24

Thank you for your birthday wishes, everyone - how very kind you all are xxxx

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Aug 23

When subeditors write headlines without checking them for ambiguity….

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Brain Rot

@SteviesBrainRot

Aug 22

Time to check in 🐖 NEW EPISODE AVAILABLE NOW Your favourite duo

and

@joelmchale

are BACK to discuss the bonkers MOTEL HELL (1980). We discuss body farms, pigs and Keanu Reeves 🤷🏼‍♂️ Listen now: linktr.ee/brainrotpod

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Aug 20

… one of the ironic tragedies of modern life. How those cool anti-corporate dudes in tees and jeans have turned into greedy union busting, libertarian swine. In Orwellian Animal Farm terms, the digital, media & startup pigs are now wearing trousers. This book really gets it

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Cory Doctorow

@doctorow

· Aug 17

My next book is *Chokepoint Capitalism*, co-written with @rgibli: it's an action-oriented look at how tech and entertainment monopolies steal creators' incomes, with detailed, shovel-ready plans to unrig creative labor markets and pay artists: beacon.org/Chokepoint-Cap 1/

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Aug 20

A chance to have fun while offering support to the people of Afghanistan, who really could use some open-hearted love at the moment... #FlyWithMe #RememberAfghanistan goodchance.org.uk/flywithme

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Aug 17

An oxymoron, surely?

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Aug 17

Join in if you - #StandWithSalman mailchi.mp/1b15544eb1af/s

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Aug 16

Still working on my flat white latte art - I call this one "DragonFern" (if I weren't so lazy I'd remove that drop of milk)

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Aug 14

I'm not sure #DALLEmini is very flattering "Stephen Fry winking" revealed this. And NO, those of you sniggering at the back, that wasn't a misprint …

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Pam Ayres MBE

@PamAyres

Aug 13

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Aug 13

Dunes, a long broad strand or beach with the crashing sea a good way out at low tide. And behind the dunes, gentle rolling hills of green…

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The Sandman

@Netflix_Sandman

· Aug 13

If your favorite place were a person, what would they look like? @StephenFry

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David Buckley - The Sandman: Season 1 (Soundtrack from the Netflix...

Neil Gaiman

@neilhimself

Aug 8

Do you love the music of #TheSandman? It was made for you by

@mrdavidbuckley

and is available on all of the music streaming platforms in this link:

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Listen to The Sandman: Season 1 (Soundtrack from the Netflix Original Series) by David Buckley.

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All of Us review – Francesca Martinez’s urgent call for radical empathy

Aug 7

What a sensational new voice - new to me at least! She joins the growing list of wonderful young poets coming from Northern Ireland.

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Alice McCullough

@earthtoalice

· Aug 1

My short film 'Earth to Alice' will be on BBC iplayer for just one more month. I've poured my heart and soul into this film, and I feel it is just the first chapter of a much bigger story.. Watch now: bbc.in/3AWxdCd More info here: justgiving.com/crowdfunding/e

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This is the review …

Personal, political and polemical, this intensely moving play about disability and austerity challenges preconceptions

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