I'm now mostly hanging out in my new home online, 'Meandering over the Pebbles', where I'm blogging about work & life adventures, documentaries & nuclear stuff. Come say hi! vickilesley.substack.com

Last call for tonight’s essential webinar with @GRNHM_NVDA to hear about the past & present legacy of British nuclear colonialism on Western Shoshone tribal land: From Bombs to Data Centres, tickets via Eventbrite, starting at 7pm UK time (Wed 13th May)

Honoured to be taking part in this webinar next month, a rare opportunity for UK campaigners to hear direct from the Western Shoshone about the toxic ongoing legacy of British nuclear tests in Nevada with new updates on contamination & the connection to AI from-bombs-to-data-centres.e…

There will be many opportunities to reflect on the 40th anniversary of #Chernobyl this month but I can highly recommend this one: a retreat at the Othona Community in Essex with artist Angenita Teekens & novelist Philippa Holloway @thejackdawspen #nuclear

I've started a film club! I'm loving sharing a slow cinematic journey across our atomic age with members of The Film Thread - and this month we're watching razor-sharp 90s US doc The Plutonium Circus. Join us? Link in the header #nuclear #film🎬🪡⚛️

This month marks a whole decade of work by of an organisation whose support & mentorship has been *invaluable* to parents/carers working in film & TV, me included. I hope one day they won't be needed anymore but till then, I'm wishing @RaisingFilms a very happy 10th birthday!🎂🍾

Reflecting on some of March's best moments in my latest meandering diary update. Plus Joan Crawford dancing the Charleston - who could resist 😁💃

If anyone here’s still seeing my messages (waves hopefully!) I’d love to invite you to this FREE online event I’m hosting discussing #nuclear apocalypse in 1980s #film & TV in Britain & America with @DPU_Hum_Ctr @min_kyookim eventbrite.com/e/living-thro…

I was writing a post. But instead I went for a walk... tinyurl.com/2tfdcuhb

Psychogeography & mental time travel in this week's blog as a film screening brings back formative memories of my days at the glorious @MECCambridge buff.ly/3Crnieg #Cambridge #womeninfilm

Just seen that #Threads is screening at the wonderful @TheGardenCinema in Covent Garden tomorrow night. Amazing opportunity to see it on the big screen (if you can face it!) thegardencinema.co.uk/film/v…

A couple of weeks on from reliving the trauma of #Threads40 on its anniversary BBC screening, I've published my deep dive piece revisiting the film - and its vital & urgent ongoing relevance @ianmac67_SE @CNDuk @ByYrSide vickilesley.substack.com/p/w…

Cambridge friends, I'm thrilled to say I'm coming home to @MECCambridge for a very special screening of 'The Atom: A Love Affair' on 3rd Nov + Q&A with Dorothy Byrne (a massive honour in itself). Tickets are free - book here buff.ly/3BM4tlp I'd love to see you there.

I wrote a bit about #Threads after re-watching last week (tinyurl.com/5fnexkuv) but am planning sth more detailed in the next week or so & would love to include some other perspectives/thoughts/memories alongside mine if anyone's up for that? @CNDuk @ianmac67_SE @ByYrSide

Not sure I’m ready to watch this again but here we go. Anticipating feeling even more terror and horror this time around than the first time… #Threads40

My sports-mad 10 yr old is getting the most out of our Discovery+ subscription before it’s cancelled next week delving deep into Eurosport’s offerings (teqball, petanque, biathlon). Just came in & immediately recognised the dulcet tones of @nedboulting - yes, he found padel 😄

Warm & dry at home after a truly memorable evening of al fresco theatre chuckles with my 10 year old watching Jeeves & Wooster @BOATheatre. Massive props to the incredible cast from @TetheredWits who were hilarious & valiant in the face of the frankly ludicrous winds & rain 🤣👏🏻

Kicking off a new project championing my all tiem favourite feature docs (no shorts or series, soz) - master list up now and posts on individual films to follow. Check it out! And let me know - what's *your* favourite documentary?? tinyurl.com/35993sup

I blogged this week about the pluses and minuses of comparing yourself professionally - can anyone else relate..? vickilesley.substack.com/p/w…