British Antarctic Survey 🐧

bas.ac.uk

03 October 2026 06:49

To find out what it takes to get a Twin Otter from northern Canada to Antarctica, check out our YouTube video. Pilots Vicky, Oli & Tom and engineers Eli & Jeremy take us behind the scenes and share more about the aircraft, route & journey south! Watch here ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXsm... (3/3)

British Antarctic Survey 🐧

bas.ac.uk

03 October 2026 06:49

And they’re off! ✈️ The first of our Twin Otter aircraft and their flight teams have begun the journey south, from Calgary, Canada, all the way to Rothera Research Station in Antarctica to start a new season of polar science! 🇨🇦➡️🇦🇶 (1/3)

London Review of Books

lrb.co.uk

01 October 2026 06:01

‘British politics has long been complacent about the power of big money. The relatively low price of access to politicians here has often been interpreted, wrongly, as a sign of probity.’ Peter Geoghegan on party fundraising: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Neglected Books

neglectedbooks.com

01 October 2026 06:00

Coming in November from @bhousepress.bsky.social: Season's Greetings, the forgotten great American Christmas novel.

The Man in Seat 61

seatsixtyone.bsky.social

14 September 2026 05:49

The new Brussels-Milan European Sleeper is up and running - I've updated Seat 61 with more photos, scenery shots and tips. London to Italy with one easy same-station change in Brussels: www.seat61.com/trains-and-r...