I'm the Archive Editor of The Times, digging up bits of weird history from 1785 to the present day
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No paywall today! You lucky people can read all about what it takes to have a perfect picnic - 1924 style thetimes.com/comment/registe…
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25 years ago I had my first letter published in The Times, last month was my 135th
pithy environmental: some refreshed thoughts on a letter to the Editor
robyorke.co.uk/2020/07/dear-…
Congrats @DAaronovitch
The winner of the Radio Programme of the Year is
⭐ The Briefing Room ⭐
@DAaronovitch @BBCSounds @BBCRadio4
#BPGAwards
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Exclamation marks are a feminist issue, apparently.
From a piece in the Times by feedback editor Rose Wild aka @timesarchive
Very kind Richard, thank you
It’s for occasional bits like — from today’s column by Rose Wild @TimesArchive — that I continue to buy the Times.
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It’s for occasional bits like — from today’s column by Rose Wild @TimesArchive — that I continue to buy the Times.
D'you know how many times I've been in a big shiny car? Twice in 60 years. And I'd just like to do it once without a wet hanky in my hand.
Ena Sharples is always great but this is a classic
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Evocative description of when Edgware was home to a slice of Floridian Americana, when the Green Man was the "Everglades Exchange"
It later became the Wacky Warehouse and is now a Harvester
From The @TimesArchive 5th May 1984
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Edgware development 60 years ago.
Equitable House later became Premier House and has recently been converted to housing rather than offices.
From The Times archive 1961 and 1962
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Also, as a former bra-strap and general fashion correspondent, I *love* this by @TimesArchive
In support of our brave bra-strap correspondent
thetimes.co.uk/article/03763…
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The key to the success of the Irish community Archive Network (iCAN) has been its very active member communities - learn how iCAN has supported them to get their local heritage projects online & get inspiration for your community #CommunityArchives youtu.be/x3OKBJ3bRxE
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Philosophy colleague, @davidpapineau rounds off our @IP_SAS Conference on Chat GPT and other creative rivals wondering how we should do deal with AI systems when they become the locus of moral concern – at Islington, London
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Great to see Maude Davies, manager of the picture library, being recognised via today's @TimesArchive article.
Her indexing system is still being used today - lovely to see wooden rows of the card catalog!
thetimes.co.uk/article/take-…
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Just had a look at the Wikipedia page of BBC Chairman Richard Sharp: “He was an advisor to Boris Johnson during his tenure as London Mayor, & to Rishi Sunak as Chancellor. He has donated more than £400,000 to the Conservative Party.”
So much for not taking sides.
#GaryLineker
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A John Samuel Bockner is buried in Rainham Federation Cemetery in 1972, aged 62. Slight discrepancy on the age, but hopefully it’s the same person, he wasn’t deported and went on to live a full life…
I want to be having lunches like this when I'm 95
thetimes.co.uk/article/ladie…