Anna Cale

I had a great time speaking about Diana Dors at the @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social Festival at the Hebden Bridge Picture House today. I have no photos of me and @sarahbabsmorgan.bsky.social on stage, so here’s an arty shot I took on the way in.

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Listening to the @screenshotpod.bsky.social about Scotland, and delighted to hear so much discussion about Bill Forsyth. Just a little note to say I made a series of podcasts about Forsyth’s films a little while back. open.spotify.com/episode/6hit...

Going out out.

Can’t think why he didn’t tell us, a group of wayward 14 year olds, the truth…

What he hadn’t told us when we arrived earlier in the week, was that Kevin Costner and Christian Slater had been staying in the hotel next door to our youth hostel, filming Robin Hood Prince of Thieves at the Falls. We’d seen the wardrobe vans etc, he’d said it was All Creatures Great and Small 🤣

Fun fact, I was in the third year at secondary school when this 1990 chart was happening, we were away in Aysgarth on our residential, and Mr Archer had let me do the music for the last night disco. #totp

Nick Berry predicting 2000s TV talent shows there with Every Loser Wins #totp

Me: ‘Oh wow, I loved The Bangles!’

My daughter (exasperated): ‘I KNOW…’

#totp

Strange Glue always feels like a song you sway to drunkenly just before they turn the lights on at the end of the disco. That’s a good thing #totp

It’s alright everyone, Cerys is here #totp

Jay Kay has come dressed like your teenage brother who’s been wearing that hoodie for three months straight and won’t let your mum wash it #totp

Another Level dressed like they’ve gone straight from the office to Yates’s on a dress down Friday #totp

I’m going to just keep shouting out where I am repeatedly next time I’m out somewhere like Pras and his mates. ‘Sainsbury’s, Sainsbury’s!’ #totp

Occasionally I still have this instinctive urge to save a good cereal box or cardboard tube just in case my daughter could use it for a school project. She’s in year 11 🤣.

It’s very uplifting

Slaithwaite.

My entire writing career started with a tweet.

Diana Dors, Swingin’ Dors

Not sure what he thinks of her music, but Gordon Brown is mates with Shakira. Always amuses me.

Must be a big Swiss community near me. Didn’t realise.

Hard to name a sexy Keith

I’m not a viewer of reality type shows so this is the first time I’ve really seen her, and she’s so funny ❤️

Not sure my husband has enough coffee to last the week.

I haven’t been back to Liverpool for ages, will they pay the train fare?

Diana Dors did a diet segment, she wasn’t an agony aunt. (sorry, can’t help it, I wrote her biography 🤣)

Our amazing Diana Dors living her best life ❤️❤️❤️ #totp

I’d love to see a Dollar biopic. Honestly, read the Wikipedia page for a glimpse of the drama #totp

Clare Grogan, always the perfect birthday present 💝 #totp

For years I had a passionate dislike of Dane Bowers, for no particular reason. When I was in the audience for CD:UK later on, he was the guest host. When he was stood right in front of me I could’ve tripped him up, kicked him in the shin, anything. I didn’t. But we all have regrets don’t we? #totp

Ironically this is the first thing on this show so far that isn’t garbage #totp