Tim Blacklock

The promo is already top notch:

A cold and grey Scarborough south bay sea front with the tide half out. Spa in the foreground, castle in the background.

Seaside update: Perishing.

Immigrants and drag queens.

Not to get jingoistic over plugs, but I very much prefer our UK ones, very safe to use compared to the electrocution-waiting-to-happen efforts I've experienced elsewhere.

This week's podcast is on the Wilton Diptych; what it's all about and who may have painted it.
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What have you done to Waldy and what are your demands?

One of the very best people. Really looking forward to seeing Small Prophets.

How it started, and how it finished

Law and Order The law, 1970s style - those who keep it, those who break it and those who live off it. The groundbreaking, controversial series that changed the face of police drama.

"Law and Order", by G.F Newman. 4 Brutal and uncompromising plays, turning a harsh, gimlet eye on the British policeand legal systems as they stood in 1978... and all available on iPlayer. Dive in and be *astonished*. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Thanks to a funny tweet from ages ago I still think "Dog. Pig. Donkey" whenever I see a DPD van.

Just had a go on your tests, I enjoyed the novelty of playing about with the angles - but I think that would soon wear off. So the edit first option would get my vote.

Sir Roy Clarke turns 96 today and, having considered himself retired on several occasions, will have works premiering on television this year. I'm still in the midst of writing his biography – a colossal, but infinitely rewarding undertaking. Some thoughts follow...

Sad, sad day.

Nuts in May.

Website: and your postcode?

Me: my address is—

Website: no no I’m keen to guess! Postcode?

Me: *enters postcode*

Website: is it no. 132?

Me: no

Website: is it no. 134?

Me: it’s 1—

Website: SHUT UP is it no. 136?

WHAT A WIN 🫡

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That was a brilliant World Indoor Bowls final. That's it for bowls on the telly for another year.

I still find it amazing how Americans are shocked at how bad things are in their own country after they elected Trump again. He repeatedly told you what he was going to do. None of this should be a shock. Just an utterly deluded population.

It's like a collective insanity.

Do they seriously think the psychopath is ever going to change!?

I don’t think a state that is threatening wars of territorial aggression and has random death squads wandering about its mid-tier cities assassinating civilians should be hosting the World Cup

So sad. When will this nightmare end?

An SWFC legend..

Our skipper 💙

And yes that is a Pyrex jug of gravy. We do things properly here.

Celebrating Burns Night Eve with a vegan haggis I've made, thanks to a very good recipe. With neeps and tatties mash and greens from the garden. #burp

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The Trumpists never assemble like this. Not once in ten years. Because there aren't enough of them. Never forget that they are a minority, scared and desperate, brought to power only through corruption, cowardice, and craven self-interest.

Keep fighting.

Just watched the castle designer joke again.

Two pairs of vintage-style children's cotton underwear laid flat on a gray background, featuring high-waisted briefs with floral prints—one purple with pink and white flowers, the other turquoise with orange and yellow flowers, soft elastic trim, and small sewn-in brand tags visible.

Well done everyone, we've made it to Friday and the 463rd day of January.

Here's our brightly coloured 1970s M&S underpants to brighten up this grey morning

If you ask me what has made me laugh more than anything in the last 5 months, it's Harry Hill's "castle designer" joke.