Robin Lustig @robinlustig.bsky.social Journalist, broadcaster, commentator. Former BBC presenter, author of 'And The Cello Came Too'. Also at robinlustig.substack.com.
@savagetora.bsky.social @savagetora.bsky.social
derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social Menswear writer. Editor at Put This On. Words at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter.
If you have a style question, search:
https://dieworkwear.com/ | https://putthison.com/start-here/
Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social Devoted to vintage Ladybird books and the other work of their artists. My exhibition The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Artists has been travelling since 2018. Twitter: @lbflyawayhome
NotQuiteLight @notquitelight.bsky.social Artist - exploring the places in which we exist, in the half-light of dawn & dusk.
Photography. Film. Audio. Text. Music.
notquitelight.com
Eamonn-Forde @eamonn-forde.bsky.social Typist.
Felix Drost @felixdrost.bsky.social Armchair O7 Once an anthropologist & soldier. 🇪🇺 🇳🇱 🇺🇲 Pseudonym.
Defense, Security & Technology.
Stubborn Atlanticist.
Rob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-heart-that-works-rob-delaney/3f4398e419f2db84
Brian Moore @brianmoore666.bsky.social 'Rage, rage against the dying of the light.'
Own views; Adult language
Rugby columnist, author & therapist
Trustee of charity Women in Sport.
Current affairs, culture, sport, & sarcasm
Pre-order The Second Half https://linktr.ee/TheSecondHalfBrianMoore
Gavin Esler @gavinesler.bsky.social Writer, broadcaster, new book “Britain Is Better Than This” gavinesler.substack.com
Contact: lfennimore@noelgay.com
@mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social Europhile boomer who appreciates how lucky I am. London accent with Yorkshire twinges, but heart in Galway.
Savage cynic, a bit sweary, no prisoners. Tax is the price you pay for a civilised society.
Marxteg 🏴 @aled.bsky.social 'One day we will put this old world of ours right and use the good and beautiful things it has for all the people and not for the few who now take it all'
Rose Byrd @rosame.bsky.social "I am not defined by my scars
But by the incredible ability to heal"
Lemn Sissay
Vault, tap room or snug? @snug9.bsky.social Vault, tap room or snug?
@vrichards50.bsky.social @vrichards50.bsky.social
Steve Ellwood @tynesnapper.bsky.social Retired, Local Historian, Snapper, Newcastle City Guide. Author of Newcastle in 50 Buildings, River Tyne, 50 Gems of Northumberland by Amberley Publishing.
Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social Britain's best-selling news and current affairs magazine with a unique mix of jokes and investigative journalism.
Website: https://private-eye.co.uk
Subscribe: http://subsonline.co.uk
Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social Political Editor, Liverpool Echo. UK regional journalist of the year 2025. 4 x Specialist Regional Journalist of the Year winner. Orwell Prize and Paul Foot nominee. Proud dad who loves overpriced craft ale.
Jonathan Liew @jonathanliew.bsky.social 100% pure nuance.
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jonathan-liew
@thattimwalker.bsky.social @thattimwalker.bsky.social A point of view
https://thattimwalker.substack.com/
David @zero-4.bsky.social ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Sue P @drsuep01.bsky.social Adjusting to being a lady of leisure. Politics, footie, snooker & greyhounds. Mainly just one greyhound; Gemma
Jonathan Pie @jonathanpienews.bsky.social Excited to announce A NEW LIVE TOUR!
The End of The World According to Jonathan Pie
Tickets ON SALE NOW from JonathanPie.com
Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social Bagehot columnist and political editor for the Economist. Columnist of the year at the 2026 Press Awards
Tara Conlan @taraconlan.bsky.social Journalist writing about media for the Guardian & others since all this was just Gracie Fields. taraconlan.com
Peter S @peteringout.bsky.social Photography. Travel. Art. Music. Stuff.
Based in North Shields in the North East of England
(Also posting about beer as @baybeerreviews.bsky.social)
Richard V. Hirst @richardvhirst.bsky.social Another writer you've never heard of / books with Confingo and Dead Ink / runs Levenshulme Old Library
https://richardvhirst.co.uk/
Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social Irishman in London. Founder of award winning investigative news site Democracy for Sale https://democracyforsale.substack.com/
Bright Bart @danbury-alum.bsky.social Global traveler - 103 countries and counting
Polyglot
Veteran - USN & Clandestine Services
Baker extraordinaire
…
I’ve been shot in the ear too…
Andrea Gibb @gibbzer.bsky.social Short Scottish Screenwriter. Fidget. Ne'er do well #MDANT🥉
'Mayflies' 'Elizabeth Is Missing'
'Miss Austen' on BBC and iPlayer now.
Side @sidegallery.bsky.social Est. in 1977: Side is dedicated to lens-based documentary. We are home to the UNESCO-listed AmberSide collection, showcasing film and documentary photography on working-class life from the North East and beyond.
Sidegallery.co.uk
Alexandra Topping @lexytopping.bsky.social Political correspondent at the Guardian. Northerner stranded in the South. Long-suffering Evertonian. Views are mine alone.
Got a story? alexandra.topping@theguardian.com
Alan Paxton @alanpx.bsky.social Cyclist, software person, interested amateur, servant of Labrador
Tom @tom-s11.bsky.social
Paul killick @paulkillick.bsky.social Like cricket, music, interesting facts, geopolitics and comedy. Not necessarily in that order or all at the same time
Charlotte Smith @charsmiffy.bsky.social Climate comms and all things German/ ex BBC/CNN/DWTV Journo. Currently clean on OPSEC
Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social Welcome to my shiny new echo chamber… hoping here that I can keep it clean and tidy and ‘woke’.
IRL - lawyer (of the lefty, campaigning variety).
Times Radio @listentotimesradio.bsky.social Quality radio from The Times. Tune in today, live and free - https://www.thetimes.co.uk/radio
Henry Zeffman @hzeffman.bsky.social BBC Chief Political Correspondent
Instagram: @hzeffmanbbc
Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social Writer & Political Commentator | Making ground-level documentaries on the people, movements and events reshaping Britain & beyond.
Who are Britain’s new far right? Watch our first film 👇
https://youtu.be/ii7UIibLYW4?si=mWxs14s8Ol1T1dMN
Colin Baker @oldsixie.bsky.social Actor Writer Pensioned Off Time Lord
Proud Father of four daughters
Colinbakeronline
Blackjack Brew Co. @blackjackbeers.bsky.social Manchester Brewery Est. 2023
blackjack-beer.com
Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social Deputy political editor, Financial Times. Also amateur iphone photographer and some-time musician.
Greg Buzwell @gregbuzwell.bsky.social Curator of Contemporary Literary Archives at the British Library. Co-curator of Terror and Wonder: The Gothic Imagination exhibition. Loves literature, Doctor Who, the Beatles, Marilyn Monroe and anything spooky.
Ailbhe Rea @pronouncedalva.bsky.social Political Editor, New Statesman
Raynauds Hub @raynaudshub.bsky.social A discussion space for Raynauds disease.
Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social Investigative journalist, author, and Yorkshireman. DeSmog’s UK deputy editor.
writesbright.substack.com
G. Kevin Lally @gkevinlally.bsky.social Editor at Cineaste, former executive editor at Boxoffice and Film Journal International, author of Wilder Times: The Life of Billy Wilder, www.KevinLallyonFilm.com
Curzon Film @film.curzon.com Since 1976, Curzon Film has been bringing the best of independent and world cinema to audiences in the UK and Ireland.
film.curzon.com
The Top 100 Greatest Films Of All Time @top100pod.bsky.social A podcast discussing Sight and Sound's Greatest Films of All Time list, one masterpiece at a time.
Hosted by @fatscoleman.bsky.social
Chris / Kit @chrislochery.bsky.social "He seemed a little embarrassed to be taken so seriously."
TWhitleyBay @twhitleybay.bsky.social TWhitleyBay - for Whitley Bay* Tweets
(*and surrounding areas).
Sharing news and (literal!) views
Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com Investigations Correspondent, The Guardian | Tips: henry.dyer@theguardian.com/henrydyer.01 (Signal) | Interested in Politics/Media/🚂/CofE
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/henry-dyer
http://direthoughts.com
The Central Bar - Gateshead @central-bar.bsky.social Real/craft ale bar
Old school pub
Grade II listed flatiron building
Roof top bar/terrace avail to hire
Live music/comedy/theatre
Flexible spaces avail for private functions
Pies/scotch eggs and Picallili
Dog friendly
Next to Tyne Bridge - Gateshead
Cineaste Magazine @cineastemagazine.bsky.social America's Leading Magazine on the Art and Politics of the Cinema
https://www.cineaste.com/
Harry Wallop @harrywallop.co.uk Consumer journalist | Feature writer | Columnist for Times Business | Make TV progs, chats on radio | Host conferences, panels etc.
Agent: Knight Ayton
Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social Political journalist & broadcaster |
Westminster Editor at the Lead UK |
Presenter on Fubar Radio |
Chatting on Oh God What Now |
Find my work and commission me here: https://www.zoegrunewald.com/
Beer Bore @beerbore.bsky.social Under The Influencer
Tedious Beer Drinker
Shit Pub Visiter
Movie Collector
Retro-Game Enthusiast
Fan of Angry Music
Free Trade Inn @thefreetradeinn.bsky.social We sell nice things.
Open 11-11pm Everyday.
Living Wage Employer.
Proudly Independent.
Food Bank Donation Point!
Craft Beer Newcastle @craftbeerncl.bsky.social We’re here to #ShareTheBeerLove with brewery + pub news from across the North East of England.
💷 All profits are donated to good causes
📍 Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Bay Beer Reviews @baybeerreviews.bsky.social Beer! Drinking it, photographing it, reviewing it. Based in North Shields in the North East of England
(Also doing non-beery stuff as @peteringout.bsky.social)
Donzoko @donzokobeer.bsky.social A lovely brewery and taproom in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Donzoko.org
YardTynemouth @yardtynemouth.bsky.social A beer shop? In a Post Office? Aye, why not! Cans anytime. Taps pouring: Thursday 2-5.30pm, Friday 2-7pm & Saturday 2-6pm.
Jowheretogo @jowheretogo.bsky.social I ran Jowheretogo as a music PR and photographer for 7 years and now it continues to plug gigs and events in the Northeast of England along with North East Theatre Guide.Still love gig photography.
Alphabetti Theatre @alphabettitheatre.bsky.social Open Wed - Sat 11am - 10pm.
Award winning, artist-led studio theatre with a banging bar.
St. James Boulevard, Newcastle.
linktr.ee/alphabettitheatre
Paines Plough @painesplough.bsky.social painesplough.com/link-tree
Unfolding Theatre @unfoldingtheatre.bsky.social Big-hearted theatre that brings people together.
Based in North East England.
unfoldingtheatre.co.uk
Gosforth Civic Theatre @gosforthcivictheatre.co.uk Your home for Performance, Music, Celebration, and Community in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne. Creating change, and raising the expectations of what people with learning disabilities can achieve.
A welcoming space for everyone.
North East Theatre Guide @netheatreguide.bsky.social Theatre in North East England from the Tees to the Tyne.
Also love comedy and music
A part of the Jowheretogo Show on Affinity Radio North East - Thursdays 9-11pm.
WhatsOnStage @whatsonstage.bsky.social The UK's largest theatre website, with news, tickets, reviews, previews and exclusive features.
Star & Shadow Cinema @starandshadow.bsky.social A volunteer-run music, cinema, cafe and gardening project in Newcastle upon Tyne. Owned by the community
https://starandshadow.org.uk/
The Crack Magazine @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social THE CRACK is a music, art and culture listings magazine/website that resides in the North-East of England
Jamie Eastlake @jamieeastlake.bsky.social North East Theatre Maker www.jamieeastlake.com
FORUM Books / the bound / The Accidental Bookshop @forumbooks.bsky.social Three lovely, friendly, award-winning independent bookshops in Corbridge, Whitley Bay + Alnwick
https://www.forumbooksshop.com
Events: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/forumbooks
People's Theatre @peoplestheatre.bsky.social The North-East of England's leading non-professional theatre
https://linktr.ee/peoplestheatre
Friends of Oldham Coliseum @friendsofthecoli.bsky.social We are friends and supporters of Oldham Coliseum Theatre.🎭
The Tyne Bar @thetynebar.bsky.social An Ouseburn Original. Beer | Food | Music | Canny People | Since 1994
1 Maling Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne
The Common Room @thecommonroomgn.bsky.social The Common Room in Newcastle upon Tyne is a heritage venue, library and archive. It has a cafe bar called 5|Quarter.
Red Ladder Theatre Company, Leeds @redladder.bsky.social Leeds-based national touring theatre company.
We give a platform to the voices that are rarely heard and stories that are overlooked, often working-class.
redladder.co.uk
Elysium Theatre Company @elysiumtc.bsky.social Award-winning Durham-based theatre company. We tour the North with a mixture of classics, contemporary work, new writing & other premieres. Strong online presence with audioplays, short films & educational videos. Strong schools, HE & community engagement.
Cultured. North East @culturednortheast.bsky.social A website and FREE newsletter spreading the word about culture in North East England. All written, curated and delivered by award-winning journalists. Founded by @samwonfor.bsky.social and David Whetstone. Join our mailing list at culturednortheast.co.uk
TheatreGB @theatregb.com 🎭 The latest news, reviews, features, and interviews from London’s West End, Great Britain, and beyond.
✨ Celebrating the best of British theatre.
🌐 TheatreGB.com
Mark Thomas @markthomasinfo.bsky.social Older artiste.
He/Him
https://www.markthomasinfo.co.uk
@neculture.bsky.social @neculture.bsky.social The North East Culture Partnership was supported by practitioners, local authorities and universities to make a positive ‘Case for Culture’ for more investment and support for the arts and heritage sectors in the North East region. www.case4culture.org.uk
The Lit & Phil @litandphil.bsky.social Newcastle's independent library, the Lit & Phil, is home to more than 200,000 books and music items, and has a rolling programme of events and activities.
www.litandphil.org.uk
balletLORENT @balletlorent.bsky.social Internationally touring, non-profit dance theatre company based in North East England, founded by Liv Lorent MBE.
National Partner of Sadler's Wells.
http://linktr.ee/balletlorent- P Tim Something @patch5.bsky.social Democratic Socialist. Fucking exhausted.
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Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com Editor of Weekend FT • sinkhole tracker • Do not buy crypto from me or anyone who appears to be me
Age UK North Tyneside @ageuknorthtyneside.bsky.social We are a one-stop shop helping older people in #NorthTyneside make more of later life 💙
Street Life in North Tyneside @ntstreetlife.bsky.social An independent organisation focused on campaigning for safer, better streets in North Tyneside, for streets full of life
https://streetlifentyneside.org.uk/
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North Tyneside @northtyneside.bsky.social Sharing the charm of North Tyneside in the UK
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Live Theatre @livetheatre.bsky.social Official account for Live Theatre, Newcastle Upon Tyne - NE1 3DQ
Champions of risk.
Lovers of the new.
An epic space for the voices of the future.
https://www.live.org.uk/
Jonathan Coe @jonathancoe.bsky.social Writer. New novel coming in November: LESSONS IN HARMONY. Previous titles include What a Carve Up!, The Rotters' Club, Middle England, The Proof of My Innocence ...
https://linktr.ee/coelinks
Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social Investigative journalist. Then: the Guardian/Observer. Now: co-founder all-women journalist collective, thenerve.news. Also, co-founded tech justice non-profit, https://the-citizens.com. And write a personal newsletter at broligarchy.substack.com
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I never give investment advice. Beware scammers impersonating me to sell crypto etc.
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