Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social Ex-Financial Times Assistant Editor. Ex-editor Scotland on Sunday. Author of 'Made in Manchester' and 'Northerners: A History'. 'These Isles' due Feb 2026.
@timcywinski.bsky.social @timcywinski.bsky.social 
Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social Professor of IT Law at UEA Law School. Geek. Privacy, Politics. Wolves. Irish and British. Not always polite.
Chris Frantz @chrisfrantz.bsky.social Founding member of Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club. Keeping it real out here in the field.
James A @exeterdormouse.bsky.social Drinks tea. Writes a bit. Prone to accidental hibernation. Nests with @literatelady.bsky.social & a cat.
#TheArchers
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#XR
@ExeterDormouse@mstdn.social
VictoriaQOTD @victoriaqotd.bsky.social A daily quote from the great Victoria Wood. Itโs all dobbaly bono fodo.
Matt Beany @mattsawyer.bsky.social Generally exasperated
DMs only once we know each other a bit please :)
Occasional NSFW
Slaphead. ASD. Doctor Who. Train Driver. Homoxual. Large.
Max @shinyperson.bsky.social 30-something tea drinker, cat dad, and lover of the outdoors.
Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social Green Party Leader (England & Wales)
London Assembly Member.
๐ณ๏ธโ๐
https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1837201724?i=1000724643828
Gerwyn @gerwyn.uk He/him Welsh gay guy and his cat. ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐
AuDHD โพ๏ธ
๐Manchester
๐ท https://grain.social/profile/did:plc:5hvqi3jxnqkcugdmon27ie7y
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Jamie Smart @jamiesmart.bsky.social I make comics. Bunny Vs Monkey, Looshkin, Megalomaniacs, Flember, Fish Head Steve, Max And Chaffy, and Super Duper Bunny League coming to Nickleodeon in 2024!
Tracey Anderson @traceydoesscience.bsky.social Scientist (retired), reader, dancer, occasional gamer, slave of cats. Likes wine. Hates being patronised.
Chris Orton @chriso1.bsky.social Cartographer, full-time north-easterner, SAFC, James the Band, Doctor Who, old telly, beer, football etc. Chairman of a football club, no really. Has a knackered back.
A walking corpse that wonโt play dead.
R.E.M. @remhq.bsky.social Band from Athens, GA, 1980-2011, made music, lasts forever.
Michael Stipe @michaelstipe.bsky.social Hello๐Bluesky
happy to be here!
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FYI๐I zombied IG๐
Jbjreinvented @jbjreinvented.bsky.social Escaped twitter, passionate about environment, social justice, NHS, wildlife, true sport, family, my dog, Yorkshire, Scotland... oh and The Archers! Donโt reply to DMs
Lisa Grimm @lisagrimm.com DAM nerd. Nat'l Library of Ireland Board. USian in Dublin. Beer judge & podcaster @beerladiespod & blog @weirdodublinpubs. Ex-archaeologist/archivist. Runner. Theatre nerd. Whovian. Transit enthusiast. Geek mom to cats/humans. She/her. lisagrimm.com
@desertheartsfan.bsky.social @desertheartsfan.bsky.social Vegan, loves books, music, photography and politics. Right-wingers and bigots can bugger off.
Chris Jones @chrisjonesbelfast.bsky.social Resident DJ at Lavery's / The Woodworkers / The Pavilion in Belfast. Writer. Music fan. Liverpool FC and Northern Ireland. #GAWA
Stephen Farrow @stephenfarrow.bsky.social Writer, reader, grammarian, shower singer, theatre addict, news junkie, eyeball-roller. European. Powered by Vimto. Love language, hate sushi.
#FBPE
Void where prohibited. Cannot be successfully delivered to your location. Please think responsibly.
Jonathan Coe @jonathancoe.bsky.social Writer. New novel is THE PROOF OF MY INNOCENCE. Previous titles include WHAT A CARVE UP!, THE ROTTERS' CLUB, MIDDLE ENGLAND, MR WILDER AND ME ...
https://linktr.ee/coelinks
Bernadette Hawkes DanceQueendq @bernadette1.bsky.social Radio presenter @ Margate Radio old shows @ www.mixcloud.com at Bernadette Hawkes DanceQueendq blogger DanceQueendq.blog, DJ #musicsky #TheArchers #fiction poetry #fashion likes nt always agreement
Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org Evidence. Action. Hope.
CEO @pimlicat.bsky.social
Alex Elizabeth Byrne McMillan @undeniablyalex.bsky.social Quiz Writer & Game Designer.
Poly, Non-binary, and other scary things.
They/Them/She/Her
Genius Game | Squid Game | Only Connect | Bridge of Lies | Finish Line
Si Hart @sihart.bsky.social Librarian at RHS Wisley, Doctor Who fan, sometimes podcaster. Owner of The Library of Impossible Things, part of the Maximum Power and Trap One podcast teams.
Adores rabbits, Crowded House, capybaras, cake, custard, pandas and tea. Dislikes cheese. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Rick Turner @rickturner.bsky.social Floating Nomad. We sold our house and swapped the 9-5 for a life of full time travel.
https://youtube.com/@thefloatingnomads
Alex Ingram @nutty.bsky.social Free range nerd in Sydenham, Lewisham, London, England, Earth. (He/Him)
Trying to fix climate, environment, streets, housing and harvest tomatoes.
Coley.. Brown Badger ๐ค๐ฆก @brownbadger.bsky.social He/Him. Own baggage handler, with a terrible memory.๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ฏ๐ฒ
Warm, Witty & Kind ๐ฆฆ๐ฉต
Annoyingly nostalgic, with a terrible memory...๐ฅด๐
Occasional Thirst ๐ฆ
โStranded On A Desert Island Disco..โ๐ชฉ
๐Kent. UK ๐
#TransLivesMatter ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
#BeKindToAllThings #Recovey
Paul Johnson @pauldmj.bsky.social Retired NHS Manager. Left-of-centre, Anti-Tory/Reform. Oppose all prejudice & bigotry.
Learning Italian.
Half of my posts are about #TheArchers.
Poor eyesight ==> typing errors.
(See pinned post for follow-back)
#NHS #BCFC #KRO #FBNHS #FBPE
Steeble @steeble.uk Techy basic single ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ geriatric millennial in Nottingham, UK
Likes: Gymming, gaming, podcasts, walking, KitKat Chunkies and Tangfastics
Dislikes: Mushrooms, wasps, TERFs, DIY, acronyms, people who don't label their nudes ๐
Kate Rusby (Official Page) @katerusby.bsky.social Often hailed as 'Folk Royalty,' Kate Rusby has played a pivotal role in bringing traditional English folk music to a contemporary audience.
*Tickets for 'The Springshine Tourโ ON SALE NOW* katerusby.com/gigs
Andy @andyukb.bsky.social 36. UK. Music. TV. Books. Gamer. Horror. Criminology & Psychology student. Runner. Survived a trip to Cosmo buffet. Be cool. Don't be all, like, uncool. He/him๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/3nHq1
Serializd: https://srlzd.com/u/Andyukb
Rob H&ynes @robonabike.eurosky.social We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stats.
Oxford, UK
Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social Previously: UK Labour Party Leader in EurParliament, Yorks&Humber MEP, NEC, ShadowCabinet
Currently: EM, LME, writing & lecturing
Brexit was a costly mistake.
.
John Bull @garius.bsky.social He/Him. Writer. Historian. Host of "The Untitled History Podcast." Strategy streamer. Tech Strategist. Founding Editor of @lonrec. Orient fan. Business/Writing: business@longformist.co.uk. Agent: @pastpreservers.bsky.social
Dr Eric Farmer @himself132.bsky.social Cognitive psychologist. Cat lover. Pro-EU. Anti-Brexit. Anti-extremism. Convert to independence. Collect watches, pens, guitars, books.
Gill @coops456.bsky.social UK geek, reader, cyclist, dyke, Gunner, secular humanist, GamesMaker. Love wife, cats, books, sport, Arsenal, Spain. Still missing London 2012. She/her
Jack Yeo @jackryeo.bsky.social Cheesemonger, cherrypicker, Bobโs own, Emperorโs chambermaid and immortal.
Also TV producer, quizzer and swimmer.
Gareth Dennis @garethdennis.uk Rail engineer and writer. Hosts @railnatter.uk and @trainsatlantic.uk. HOW THE RAILWAYS WILL FIX THE FUTURE (https://bit.ly/HowTheRailways) available everywhere. He/him.
Matt Simpson @brickie78.bsky.social ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐บ
Paul ๐ @paul2626.bsky.social I'm just this guy, you know.
Purple T Jacqui @purpletea280.bsky.social SE Londoner, woke, veggie, #CAFC
Letโs stop Reform.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe @edfringe.bsky.social The greatest platform for creative freedom in the world ๐
07 - 31 August 2026
#edfringe
edfringe.com
ScottyEm @scotty-em.bsky.social It all ends mid-paragraph
Chris @chriscph.bsky.social London gay. Short, dog lover, fast walker, cyclist, canโt whistle. Emergency planning & disaster management expert. Renovating narrowboat Geordie Girl
Nic Rowley @borderedlife.bsky.social Cove dweller โ๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
Daniel Peake @quizzydan.bsky.social Deputy Puzzles Editor at a UK newspaper, picture researcher / question writer for Only Connect.
I stream puzzles and games a few evenings a week at: twitch.tv/quizzydan
All views here are my own and not those of any of my employers.
Libby @captainlibatron.bsky.social Ex parliament now runs a bar by the sea
Instagram same handle
Lesbian of the parish of Whitstable
Weird little guy
Quite deaf
She/her
Adamski @adamskeeeee.bsky.social Somewhere in Yorkshire. Errolโs dad. Lefty snowflake wokerati member. Mostly gardening, food and Errol pics. ๐ ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Also catch me at: https://www.instagram.com/adamskeeeeee/
AJ West Author @ajwestauthor.bsky.social Sunday Times bestselling novelist: THE BETRAYAL OF THOMAS TRUE #AlwaysTogether ๐ฆ ๐ Broadcaster ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Homosexual
Linktr.ee/ajwest
Pete @petehs.bsky.social 47, Preston born and bred. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐, looking for the impossible: someone who loves Kylie as much as I do ๐, don't steal my cake ๐ฐ, generally causing no trouble ๐.
Matt Kelland @mattkelland.bsky.social Work: consultant, ghostwriter, marketer
The real me: writes stories, loves cooking, hiking, & audio dramas, has eclectic tastes in music, books, & movies, makes vintage model kits, does tai chi & yoga, fascinated by neuroscience, and plays viola badly.
wrongtom @wrongtom.bsky.social DJ, producer and professor of musical information.
Contact: wrongtom@gmail.com
Simon Proctor ๐บ๐ฆ @simonproctor.bsky.social NornIrish eejit | Television/Content Producer & Consultant ๐
Celia @celiawithalfie.bsky.social #Schnauzergang dogs, Lake District. Hate the Tories. Love the EU. ๐ช๐บ ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
Martin Turner @turngas.bsky.social Cult tv nerd. Comedy lover. Film addict. Not enough time to read the books he owns already but still has 15 books out at the library. Might have a problem!
Sarah @cqedinburgh.bsky.social Cross-border wanderer, Lancastrian. โEurovision Guruโ (LiverpoolLive Radio).
Location: Somewhere in Europe
Stephanie Jones @stephaniejones.bsky.social Lecturer in Film, Television and Media | Co-editor, Media History | 007's critical friend | Dysgu Cymraeg, Top of the Pops ๐
Gareth OโConnor @garethoconnor.bsky.social Broadcaster and NUJ journalist
Deputy News Editor Independent.ie
Analogue soul in a digital age ๐จ๐ปโ๐ป
Dublin, Ireland https://linktr.ee/garethnews
Thereโs magic in the Night @magicinthenight.bsky.social She is one in a million, so there's five more just in New South Wales ๐ฆ๐บ
Swiftwilma @swiftwilma.bsky.social Interested in everything. #TOTP Doctor Who, Star Trek, Science nerd!
Andy AVAV Systems @avavsystems.bsky.social Audio Visual Services.
Transcription of Obsolete Formats.
Satellite, Aerial, AV Installs, serving Sussex & South East.
Format Collector. Tech Geek.
Record Hoarder & Charity Shop Frequenter.
I do not have a PodCast
Chinny Honk @chinnyhonk.bsky.social Professional Irene Handl impersonator.
Andrew Cooper @rickynow.bsky.social Older bloke from Nottingham. Politically closer to the left than the right. Likes (in no particular order) cats; roots reggae; woodworking; dad jokes. I'm very sociable unless you're a fascist. Proud MDant. #NFFC
K M Flett @keithbeard.bsky.social Socialist Beard Wearer Historian, Trade Unionist, Anti-Racist Tottenham & Cardiff, cat lover,CAMRA member since 1975
Andrew Dupont @andrewdupont.net apologies to all you programmers who followed me thinking i was going to post about programming (also @savetheclocktower@mastodon.social)
Chris @cajarvis31.bsky.social 33 | ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ #LGBwiththeT ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ| ๐ tube driving instructor | ๐ถ two pooches | former polyglot ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฉ๐ช๐ซ๐ท | ๐จโ๐ซ retired teacher | ๐ night owl | he/him
Miranda @appleandroidapp.bsky.social #TheArchers, spaniels, food, gardens, humour, books and astute reasonable political comments๐
Not here for dating, financial opportunities etc.
Kate Gray @hownottodraw.bsky.social I write games & jokes. Sometimes both.
โ past: journalist & presenter @ ONM, OXM, Nintendo Life, The Guardian, GameSpot, Xbox, Minecraft, etc
๐ฎ present: games writer @ Moonstone Island, Owlchemy, & Hello Kitty Island Adventure
@ Nova Scotia, Canada
Marky @markysparky.bsky.social Face Like A Slapped Arse
Kindness is my Kink ๐ค
Trans Rights Are Human Rights
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โIโve had my share of gynaecological gip. I still canโt polka without wincing, but weโre spunky in Cheadleโฆ..we totter on!โ IYKYK
๐ Glasgow
Michael (he/they) ๐ชฟ๐ @michaelfm92.bsky.social 33 | He/They ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ | Manchester | Gaymer | Data Analyst | Silly goose | #bcafc | Trans Rights are Human Rights ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
Martyn Notman @nfgmart.bsky.social History. Archaeology. Books. Astronomy. Geology. (Theres going to be some politics sorry)
Absolutely no MAGAS, Tories and Rowling fanatics. No LGB without the T...
Darren Hayes @darrenhayesmusic.bsky.social That singer guy from Savage Garden or a solo artist. I smell good. I just wrote my memoir. You can find it here
linktr.ee/darrenhayesmusic
Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mayor of New York City
Brian Klaas @brianklaas.bsky.social Professor of Global Politics @UCL. Author of โFluke." Writer @TheAtlantic. Host, Power Corrupts podcast. The Garden of Forking Paths Substack.
David G-P @davidjgp1983.bsky.social Geek, runner, sometimes creative. Routinely shares lots of random stuff about old telly.
Entered into the podcast game: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/no-its-not-doctor-who/id1862166294
Nick Coveney @nmjcoveney.bsky.social Queer Ancient ๐๐ | Husband | Author EVERYTHING NOT SAVED | Trans incl ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐โค๏ธ books, tech, ๐ฎ| All opinions own & RSkts others'| Occasional life model | He/Him/His https://linktr.ee/nmjcoveney
๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Just Nigel ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ @nothinghuman.bsky.social I can be funny, I can be serious. Coffee lover, JD lover, animal lover. Woke AF & proud. LGBTQ+ Advocate๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ Co-Host: The Gayly Digest Podcast ๐๏ธ
Patrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social Author of Chaos Walking, Monster Calls, More Than this, Burn, Different For Boys. Won a couple Carnegies and an Olivier. Four wins away from an EGOT.
Arthur Webber ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ @bernietranders.bsky.social Childrenโs author, mediocre footballer, internet transgender || he/him #COYG
Edward Salt @edsalt.bsky.social Stage Manager. Procrastinator. Funny Uncle.
'It's James' @jamesinsussex.bsky.social Dipping my toe in the Blue Skies ๐ ๐ Dog person
Duncan Corns @duncancorns.bsky.social Spring is just around the corner. Eccles, Salford, Manchester and that neck of the woods. #totp
ChinnyVision @chinnyvision.bsky.social Through good times and bad, boy am I glad, to be brewing up for star names.
As featured on Police 5.
Sam Broderick @ohheysamshere.bsky.social Head of Fundraising, parkrunner, Trekkie, Eurovision, bookworm (on track for 100 books this year) 
John Avocado ๅฎๆฐ @supercroup.com M People fan and full-time metaphorical punchbag WLTM older woman for Fox's biscuits and dodgy sex. | Linguist | He/him | Sydney/Darug Country via Hull.
Prof Katherine Schofield ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฆ๐บ๐ช๐บ @katherineschof8.bsky.social Historian: Mughal & colonial India and Hindustani music, FRAS FRHistS. Head of Music @ KCL. Musicians at risk ๐ฆ๐ซ Act justly, love mercy, walk humbly (work in progress). Whippet owner. Immigrant. https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/katherine-butler-schofield
Tom Ewing @tomewing.bsky.social Music, comics, assorted grousing, he/him. CURRENT THINGS are Discourse 2000, a 2000AD blog and Popular, about the UKโs No 1 hits. I also waste my time (and maybe yours!) with @peoples-pop-polls.bsky.social
https://freakytrigger.co.uk
Roy Gill @roygill.bsky.social Writes audio drama and sometimes novels. Stories may involve a blue box. Likes books, dogs, tea and vinyl ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
https://roygill.wordpress.com
Matt Rosser @matt.cymru ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐บ Welsh media functionary
๐๐ป Care Radio presenter
๐ฉ๐๐ป Samaritans listening volunteer
Aidan Skinner @aidan.skinner.me.uk Open is a Verb
Pride is a Riot
He/Him/They
Glasgow, Topical Paradise
Lucy Porter @lucyportercomic.bsky.social 
Richard Herring @herring1967.bsky.social Writer, comedian, podcaster, stone-clearer, snookerist, ventriloquist
Angela Barnes @angelabarnes.bsky.social "Comedian"
Mock The Week, QI, Live at The Apollo, HIGNFY
Host of The Archers Live at 75 tour - https://www.fane.co.uk/the-archers
Cold War and Mid Century Modernist nerd.
The Archers obsessive
Prone to inexpert F1 ramblings.
Swims. Naps. Bunkers.
Ed Byrne @mredbyrne.bsky.social New special, โTragedy Plus Timeโ, now available at edbyrne.com
Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social I had a marvellous time ruining everything.
Professor of Genetics @UCL, Public Humanities Fellow @SAS. Ex-President of @Humanists_UK Genetics, race, eugenics, books, cricket, +โ=รทร
@kbjmanagement
adamrutherford.com
Jim Al-Khalili @jimalkhalili.bsky.social Jim Al-Khalili CBE FRS. Academic, author, broadcaster. Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Physics @UniofSurrey,
https://jimal-khalili.com
https://www.youtube.com/@UnbaffledScience