Ian Rankin
@Beathhigh
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The car’s on fire and there’s no driver at the wheel… Contact: [email protected] MD Alternative National Treasure.
Joined May 2009
Thinking of all the parents of special needs kids and adults. Our son’s facility is in lockdown - rightly so for staff and residents, but hard not seeing him.
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I was asked by the BBC to talk about the Salman Rushdie stabbing. I declined because I felt I had nothing useful to add. But this….
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I take this photo a lot. There’s a reason why I take this photo a lot.
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The young gentleman behind me got his vaccine on Wednesday.
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Two hours left of my fifties. Big party planned for tomorrow - and you’re all invited. .
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A reminder of Rebus’s patented recipe for Scotch Eggs:. Put eggs on to boil. Pour a Scotch while you wait. Keep drinking. Throw away the eggs.
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Someone at my event yesterday asked me how I deal with fame. This was after security guard told me event was sold out so I couldn't go in.
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In town earlier. Film crew parked up. ‘What’s happening, lads?’ ‘It’s called “Rebus”.’ Right you are…
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Normal afternoon on The Meadows as a Sinclair C5 and Penny farthing glide past…
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As some of you know, my younger son is in a wheelchair. Thanks to @nbbeachwheels we got him on to the beach and down to the water’s edge in North Berwick today. A simple idea but a life-enhancing initiative.
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For those saying: I thought pubs were in lockdown? They are. I took my own can and a glass, drank my drink, then walked home.
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It’s #InternationalAngelmanDay so here’s a photo of me with son Kit at Christmas - the one day we’ve had him home in a very anxious year.
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I almost want to buy more shoes and doors so I can put business Timpson’s way - seems a classy outfit.
Good news! We have bought our 17th colleague holiday home, this time in Great Yarmouth. We now have 643 weeks a year for our amazing colleagues to have free holidays next year with their family and friends. Looking after colleagues is the best investment we make.
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During lockdown I started doing Duolingo. Yesterday I completed my 800th consecutive day. And then deleted the app. The refit is woeful, repetitive and uninspired. Merci et auf Wiedersehen.
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My wife was in Belfast recently visiting her mum in hospital. Left her phone in a taxi. Company put her in touch with driver who posted it to Edinburgh. Wouldn’t take a penny for his troubles. This is by way of thanks. 🙏👍🙏👍.
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Me making rice: hmm, that doesn’t seem quite enough, I’ll add a little bit more. Me twenty minutes later: what am I going to do with all this rice?.Every. Time. It’s like the anti-spinach….
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Minding my own business in St James’s Park this morning when…
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Some heroes make you work hard to pay your respects. Worth the long steep climb to Robert Louis Stevenson’s tomb in Samoa…
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Just posting this before going back to the book I’m writing about the disappearance of a genial TV host turned novelist. 😉
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Me in my usual spot. I only stop to take a photo because it gives me a breather during the climb…
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Hats off to the chap who saw my tweets today and thought ‘I’ll walk around the city, might bump into him.’ It came to pass and I signed his book. Cheers, John.
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Happy birthday to Clint Eastwood! Looking good in today’s Times.
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You’re only allowed three films in your life. They have to be by the same director. I’d go for That Sinking Feeling/Gregory’s Girl/Local Hero. How about you?.
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No disrespect to The Who, who were great tonight, but can we agree that fans who’ve paid £100 to be at a gig deserve - hear me out - a comfy seat and a view of the stage. No?.
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If you are in Cheltenham and see this man please give him a marmalade sandwich and show him where the Literature Festival is. He is lost.
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Just finished first draft of next novel. Here’s the cover reveal.
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Should probably have copied in @StephenKing - powerful message on the wall of Edinburgh’s library for homeless people…
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Started watching a TV show last night called The Bridge. Danish cop and Swedish cop working together. Pretty good so far. Just thought you should all know. .
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Looks like the news is officially out - Rebus coming back to terrestrial television. Can’t wait for people to see this.
🙌 Amazing news! The BBC will air Rebus on BBC Scotland, BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK this spring! . More: #RikRankin #RichardRankin #Rebus #Outlander @Beathhigh @RikRankin
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The face of an author who’s just learned that A Heart Full of Headstones will be spending an eleventh week in the U.K. top ten…
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Never change, my Glaswegian friends.
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Remember you need to take precautions if preparing to look at today’s eclipse, such as wearing sunglasses or living in Scotland…
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This clip gets me Every. Single. Time.
I'd never seen this clip, or heard this story, before this evening. Joe Biden hugging Corey Hixon at the funeral of his father, Chris Hixon. Chris was a teacher who died in a school shooting, attempting to disarm the gunman.
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Booksellers, librarians, teachers and everyone else who’s a passionate reader - I hope you get the books you desire this Christmas. Here’s to us! 🥂
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Heading home from the pub through the Saturday evening throng…
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Ah - I no longer have to keep my mouth shut - Rebus will be back on TV!!!.
Fantastic news for @Beathhigh and all Rebus fans. So glad the news is out.
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Ah - the news is out.
EXCLUSIVE: Golden Globe winner Brian Cox will take on the role of Rebus in a new online adaptation - 12 years after author Ian Rankin first called for him to play Edinburgh's most famous detective.
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Decided on an Aperol Spritz while I consulted the menu. Drink arrived - and I no longer needed the menu…
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Lovely birthday photo of Lawrence Dallaglio (46) in today’s Times.
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Good morning, Nuneaton! View from my hotel bedroom this morning.
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Killer: Yes, I did slaughter all those people, but in a very specific and limited way. Rebus: Fair enough then, off you go.
🚨 Brandon Lewis confirms the Government will break international law on EU Withdrawal Deal: . "Yes, this does break international law in a very specific and limited way".
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Off to Greece on holiday. Treated ourselves to business class @British_Airways - tickets bought in February. Arrive at Heathrow to find we’ve been bumped to economy. Story of my life….
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Jack and me trying to get Kit to look at the camera for that all-important Father’s Day photo…
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Last time I looked there was a fair amount of Britain north of Inverness…
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Here’s hoping for calmer waters in 2022. Thanks, everyone, for your company this past year.
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Just heard that I’ll be spending Christmas - and a *twELFth* week - in the top ten! The drinks are on me! 🍷🍺🥃🍷🍺🥃
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