John O'Sullivan / Seán Ó Súilleabháin

What is the #UnitedKingdom waiting for? Pull out of Eurovision!

Bremen reminds me of the podcast Three Bean Salad, whereby listeners send in topics for Ben, Mike and Henry to discuss, 99% of whom are from Bremen. An inside joke that runs and runs.

Socialism is what they called public power.

Socialism is what they called social security.

Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.

Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.

—Harry Truman, 1952

Just finished Task on Sky.

Honestly, the storyline, cast, acting, writing, direction, and production outshine anything else on TV in 2025, and that’s saying something.

Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelphrey are award-worthy, and the whole team nails it.

If top-tier TV is your thing, don’t miss this.

F. A. B.

Trying to work out what this could be … erm … one, two, three, four!

Definitely worth a listen. And part two soon. What’s not to like? John Cleese maybe?

Simple pleasures. A dram of good tasting whisky, and a film I haven't seen for about forty years. The late, great Robert Redford in Jeremiah Johnson, and a fair pour of Glen Scotia 15. That's it.
Slainte 🥃

Wet, windy, winterish Whitby. Flipping cold today. 14 November 2025.

Can’t stop playing Tuna In A Can by Of Monsters and Men. Sublime tune.

Released 13 November 2000, twenty-five years ago today. Bonkers.

#TheBeatles1

Capt. James Cook, RN, FRS, BB King, and Doris Day, Matt Busby.
Whitby, 12 November, 2025.

Let’s play a game of global thermonuclear… fantasy number plates. I’ll go first …

Whitby Abbey from the pier, on a wet and windy Tuesday. November 11, 2025.

I flipping well love the BBC.

BBC Sounds, Radio 6, Test Match Special, CBeebies, BBC Sport website, Desert Island Discs, Peel Sessions. I’d be lost without them

Lefties think its too righty. Righties think its too lefty.

I just think its fab.

Thank you, Elma.

A bit under the weather today. But at least this face has got me through the discomfort. A smile would’ve been nice, mind you.

👍🏻

Used on the cover of this t’rifik book.

Thank you 🙏

Sunrise, 9 November 2025. Whitby, North Yorkshire coast.

Nobody’s asking, but if you’re after a recommendation for a quality single malt Scotch that’s not priced beyond reach, I give you: Glen Scotia Double Cask. 46% ABV. Non-chill filtered and bloomin’ delicious. Campbeltown whisky is sublime.

New book time. Biden dropped the ball. The Democrats misplayed the moment, and now we’ve got Trump 2.0. Running his criminal empire, selling pardons, and rewriting the rules. America’s starting to feel like a parody of democracy. Should be a helluva read.

@jaketapper.bsky.social

Super impressive!

If it’s November it’s time to dust off your Gary Crimble records. Or, alternatively, buy a new copy of something you already own!

And so it is that today’s delivery is the 7“ single of the iconic John & Yoko track, Happy Xmas (War Is Over), in green vinyl.

A staple of Christmas for over 50 years.

A toe dip to remind the planet that it’s Beatles Anthology Month. Giddy as a kipper in anticipation of what this month will bring. Plus it’s time I took another look at BlueSky.

19 years today since we lost Georgie Best.

The greatest player ever. Lucky to have seen him play way back in 1972.

Autumnal walk with the legend that is Oscar ❤️🐾