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They’ll be putting Trigger warnings on Only Fools And Horses next…
BBC removes 11 Mitchell and Webb comedy sketches from iPlayer bbc.in/4799EIB
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Ian Rankin retweeted
Some great crime titles coming out in the lead up to Xmas: here are my picks @michaelrobotham @Connellybooks @mccloskeybooks @Beathhigh @ByssheShelley @JackHeathWriter @williamcooknews @simonkernick @Helen_Fields Peter Swanson Alan Carter Carter Wilson
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Set in the secretive world of London's super-rich, Ian Rankin's first standalone thriller in two decades revolves around the murder of a night concierge in a luxury high-rise and group of suspects under rare scrutiny.
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And the intriguing envelope’s contents! My first sighting of this beauty!
ALT Finished copy of The Heights - published soon!
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Rebus fans will have encountered SLPs…
🔴 NEW: Rules were tightened after Scottish Limited Partnerships were exploited for financial crime. But Moscow firms – and a man accused of facilitating child sex abuse – are still selling them for your “financial privacy”.
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Just been to see The Incomer @Filmhouse - thoroughly recommended. Think: if The Wicker Man had laughs. With nods to Wallis Island, Hitchcock, Apocalypse Now, Local Hero. And John Hannah as you’ve never seen him before. Great stuff.
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Sad news. Always enjoyed her company when we did Newsnight Review together. Smart, insightful, drily witty, and took no prisoners.
Playwright and novelist Bonnie Greer dies aged 77
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THE HEIGHTS: A Playlist - playlist by John Rebus | Spotify open.spotify.com/playlist/4p…
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A pint of Happy Chappy and a good book on a toasty day in Cromarty.
ALT The Pinnacle by Abir Mukherjee
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Went to see Coyote v Acme last week. (I wanted to see the new Statham but my son had the casting vote.) It was an absolute hoot and oddly touching. And so many sight gags…
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