charlie higson
@monstroso
The Fast Show. New kids book out now Worst Superhero Ever. Podcast Willy Willy Harry Stee @wwhspodcast 'An idiot and a disgrace' The Daily Mail
This is bigly news. Some people say there's never been better news. You don't know these people, they're super smart people. And they say to me "Mr Higson. There's never been anyone better at news than you."
Just over two weeks now until the book hits shelves in the US. To celebrate, you can joint @PikeGrey1418 and I in Kansas City at @TheWWImuseum next month. Details 👇🏼 @militaryhistori @James1940 @almurray @guywalters @monstroso
I have some BIG news to announce next week. Some REALLY REALLY BIG NEWS. Bigger than my last big news, which was SUPER BIG.
Debating the intricacies of cricket with @LeeChildReacher and Andrew Child in the @Waterstones / @WaterstonesHarr tent at @TheakstonsCrime ... Lee explaining to me how to play the perfect cover drive. And how not to score zero. Again.
The next Tweet has been replaced with a scene from a repeat of Gardening Club for 1958.
Congratulations! Always great to finally deliver a book.
I’ve just handed in “The Shortest History of Ireland” after three years of solid research and #writing. Bereft, exhausted, nervous, I cling to this from Amazon.de now, as proof that all that time and work to get it right really can be worth it…
I was in the Met Police for over 20 years so I don’t need some numpty to tell me crimes happen in London - sometimes bad crimes. But anyone who says that all of London is some hell hole either doesn’t live there or is motivated by something nasty.
The 14th. What a century! With @HelenhCarr shows.acast.com/willy-willy-ha…
Madness on Brighton Palace Pier twenty years-ago, in late 2005. Mark Bedford of the group, on the left here, the bassist, joins us at an event on the pier soon, to chat about his life in music, with an audience Q&A. For details and to book, head to the-space.uk
If I Take A Bullet For My Child, How Will They Learn To Take Bullets Themselves? theonion.com/if-i-take-a-bu…
Prog 314 "I am not an animal! I am a futuristic super villain!"
Human history has been driven by cock-ups, lies, bullshit, deception and conspiracies (let’s blame it all on poor people and immigrants) and Tom Phillips has written 4 very funny books to prove it shows.acast.com/willy-willy-ha…
Corner of a hand-stitched sail from the 1800s. Every warship had a sailmaker who played a vital role in making and maintaining the huge number of sails required to power the ship in all weathers. #Ageofsail #RoyalNavy #Tallships
One of the worst things about this exasperating platform is the way it feeds paranoia - you’ve been “lied to” “gaslit” “had probes inserted in your head by invisible big government elves” rather than “views may vary”.
HOORAY! We've reached 20% on my KICKSTARTER campaign to record my symphony. kickstarter.com/projects/12094… The SCARY BIT Is that we have 80% left to raise and we are 50% through our time- with just 2 WEEKS to go! Friends with big followings, PLEASE repost this for me? 🙏 Why not join…
This week’s author is Tom Phillips author of 4 very funny books on the history of lies, bullshit, conspiracy, cock-ups & human ineptitude shows.acast.com/willy-willy-ha…
Just 2 days left to bid! 🎨 Own a stunning original painting by Olivia Nicholls Bates celebrating the spirit of St James’s — from Fortnum & Mason to 007 at Dukes Hotel. All proceeds support the St James’s Conservation Trust. bit.ly/StJamessArt #Art #StJamess @monstroso
In a restaurant that’s playing biggest hits of the 80s. God I hate that decade.