Robert Dick

I hate it. We're supposed to be flies on the wall.

Victoria Wood - As Seen On TV (15th February 1985). Then it was, what do you think of Marx? I said I think their pants have dropped off.

The first edition of Take Hart was broadcast on this day in 1977.

'The End', the first episode of Red Dwarf, was originally broadcast on this day in 1988.

He did leave all those traps.

Rassilon appears to be advertising home security now - 'Be sure. Be Verisure.'

Burke Devlin!

The first edition of Fingerbobs was broadcast on this day in 1972. Devised by Joanne and Michael Cole (the creators of Bod) and presented by Rick Jones, the thirteen episodes made were regularly repeated until the mid 1980's.

"I say! Are you Georgina?" The child in the opposite bed sat up and looked across at Anne. She had very short curly hair, almost as short as a boy's. Her face was burnt a dark-brown with the sun, and “Famous Five 01 - Five On A Treasure Island” By Enid Blyton 7 her very blue eyes looked as bright as forget-me-nots in her face. But her mouth was rather sulky, and she had a frown like her father's. "No," she said. "I'm not Georgina." "Oh!" said Anne, in surprise. "Then who are you?" "I'm George," said the girl. "I shall only answer if you call me George. I hate being a girl. I won't be. I don't like doing the things that girls do. I like doing the things that boys do. I can climb better than any boy, and swim faster too. I can sail a boat as well as any fisher-boy on this coast. You're to call me George. Then I'll speak to you. But I shan't if you don't." "Oh!" said Anne, thinking that her new cousin was most extraordinary. "All right! I don't care what I call you. George is a nice name, I think. I don't much like Georgina. Anyway, you look like a boy."

To give you an idea of how deranged the UK has become about gender stuff, here's Enid Blyton - the absolute avatar of classic English conservatism and a huge fan of racist "gollywogs" - casually describing a gender non-conforming kid in the 1940s and having their friends be totally cool with it.

Doctor Who and the Silurians - Episode Three (14th February 1970). The Doctor is convinced that Quinn is hiding something.

This is why it's so bizarre when people are like "How am I supposed to explain all this trans stuff to my children" because Enid fuckin' Blyton managed to do it in one page in NINETEEN FORTY TWO.

Get a grip, for gods sake.

"You'd save yourself a lot of trouble if you let me help you..."

"Doctor Who and the Silurians" episode 3 (1970). #DoctorWho

The crossover we all deserve...

Dalek POV shot of Jill Tarrant walking away.

Is this Dalek looking at Jill Tarrant's arse?

Doctor Diva.

He insisted on a step-ladder. Ego, you know.

They'd be lucky to have her. Farts and all.

I agree with all of that. It was dreary space rhubarb. I only made it to the end of S2 where they wrote out the best two people in it.

I do disagree with Yeoh though. I've loved her elsewhere but thought she was the worst person on this.

This has tickled me immensely

This is awful. Stay in the closet or just don't fucking exist as far as school is concerned. Pure hateful bigotry.

YouTube video by Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc. Vince Guaraldi - earliest television recording of "Linus and Lucy"

Actual footage of Vince Guaraldi performing "Linus and Lucy". I'm gobsmacked that this exists, but utterly thrilled too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EMf...

I'm pleased to see 'outwith' within your piece.

Steptoe & Son - The Bond That Binds Us (11th February 1964). June Whitfield guests as Madge.

The Morecambe & Wise Show (11th February 1976). Time for a late breakfast.

'Dr Who Dunnit!'. Fair to say that the Sunday Mirror greeted the casting of Lalla Ward as Romana II with a lack of enthusiasm (11th February 1979)

The Sandbaggers - Decision by Committee (11th February 1980). The Sandbaggers rarely went in for gunplay, but when the series did it was always messy and unpleasant. As Burnside said in the first episode, if you want James Bond it's best to go the library.

Girlfriend and I are planning a traditional Valentines Day this year. We're going to line up all our enemies against a wall and shoot them.

What's so amazing about Jim Henson as a puppeteer is that he could literally be explaining that Kermit is made out of felt and ping pong balls and yet Kermit still feels alive the whole time he's doing it

Remembering Gareth Thomas, born this day in 1945.

The Indian Dining Club used to do an amazing crème brûlée with chilli flakes in the hard coating.