Mark Lardner

Final implies a tournament of some kind and so semi- and quarter- finals. Finale is the celebratory endpoint of an event.
So probably either with a slight tilt to Final.

I think he also auditioned for Wings?

Kenneth Widmerpool or Marius Stern

So much for "asset of community value."

Kate Roɓbins is an anagram of Bronski Beat.

Tempted...

True but it's way too big for us. It should be being used by more than just the 2 of us. State of the housing market means we're stuck. It certainly doesn't feel like an asset atm.

As someone who has been trying to sell for over a year, our house is only an asset if and when we manage to sell. Perfectly acceptable that we then get taxed on the excess of that sale. In the meantime, the place is a liability.

There was a film where they went 'abroad' while Grace Brothers was being done up?

Yay. Priceless. The right column at the right time. And a gleefully English two fingers to the haters.

a man in a suit and tie is smiling and says space ! ALT: a man in a suit and tie is smiling and says space !

Good news!

Be Funny Or Die - How Comedy Works And Why It Matters - will live again.

E-book out soon. We should be able to turn that around pretty fast, fingers crossed.

Then a new revised edition, in paperback, with additional material. Which is exciting…

WATCH THIS SPACE.

Or Mel & Sue

Anton and Angela Scanlon. The hosts need to calm things down and be in control when audience goes OTT.

So, Billie Piper?

Welcome to #TraitorsGreekMyth Part 1!

Alan Carr: Odysseus. He could betray his closest friend without hesitation. He’s clever, plausible, entertaining and ruthless. His greatest liability? Running his mouth off and getting himself into trouble...

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (Nerina Pallot) 10/10
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (Divine Comedy) 10/10

Great time seeing Nerina Pallot last night. Warmly recommended. Frightening that it was alomst 20 years since I last saw her.

Wilco's Sky Blue Sky. Barely able to finish it. Was given Court of the Crimson King which I managed to swap for a packet of polos.

I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter

Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them

The best Falstaff I've seen.

Darling Of The Day – 1968 - The Official Masterworks Broadway Site Long before she became Hyacinth Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances on British television, comedienne Patricia Routledge was a […]

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How often did they ever play Fuel?

I hear *someone* is having a sale next week.

I guess they have to try and recoup some of that $2.5 billion they’re forking over for *checks notes* being deceptive? Who would’ve thought?

Feels like Oct 7 & 8 will be prime days to support independent bookstores. 😌

Current waiting time for a revaluation: 9 to 12 months minimum.

Thanks. I assumed hardbacks were more profitable, which is why paperbacks take months to appear (if at all).

Are the margins different for hardback vs paperback?

Screen 3

Attenborough. Macca. Floella.

Several Patricks?

Meme of the pop group, saying: "Do you remember? Happy Earth, Wind & Fire Day"