Andrew Rothe

When it comes to the police/detective drama series that I'm watching at the moment, I'm definitely in my 'brooding, solitary, intellectual, softly-spoken widower' era.

An evening of Michael Kitchen in "Foyle's War" or Bertie Carvel in "Dalgleish". Perfection ❤️

This. To all my trans friends ... you are real, you exist, you are valid and you matter. ❤️🏳️‍⚧️

I think it's aged rather well considering the first series is nearly 23 years old!

There's an episode of 'Foyle's War', where Fox plays the son of a wealthy company owner. It ultimately turns out that not only is his character the murderer, but also a rapey, abusive and very passionate Nazi sympathiser.

I've always wanted to ask him what drew him to that part!

Charles Rogers has been whitewashed off the DOD website by abhorrent incels who fear their own insignificance. Please, share his face & his Medal of Honour citation far & wide. My substack tomorrow will be dedicated to minorities and women who have won it because I’m furious https://achurchill.substack.com Image and citation from Wikipedia.

Citation reads: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Lt. Col. Rogers, Field Artillery, distinguished himself in action while serving as commanding officer, 1st Battalion, during the defense of a forward fire support base. In the early morning hours, the fire support base was subjected to a concentrated bombardment of heavy mortar, rocket and rocket propelled grenade fire. Simultaneously the position was struck by a human wave ground assault, led by sappers who breached the defensive barriers with bangalore torpedoes and penetrated the defensive perimeter. Lt. Col. Rogers with complete disregard for his safety moved through the hail of fragments from bursting enemy rounds to the embattled area. He aggressively rallied the dazed artillery crewmen to man their howitzers and he directed their fire on the assaulting enemy. Although knocked to the ground and wounded (continued on next image)

by an exploding round, Lt. Col. Rogers sprang to his feet and led a small counterattack force against an enemy element that had penetrated the howitzer positions. Although painfully wounded a second time during the assault, Lt. Col. Rogers pressed the attack killing several of the enemy and driving the remainder from the positions. Refusing medical treatment, Lt. Col. Rogers reestablished and reinforced the defensive positions. As a second human wave attack was launched against another sector of the perimeter, Lt. Col. Rogers directed artillery fire on the assaulting enemy and led a second counterattack against the charging forces. His valorous example rallied the beleaguered defenders to repulse and defeat the enemy onslaught. Lt. Col. Rogers moved from position to position through the heavy enemy fire, giving encouragement and direction to his men. At dawn the determined enemy launched a third assault against the (continued on next image)

fire base in an attempt to overrun the position. Lt. Col. Rogers moved to the threatened area and directed lethal fire on the enemy forces. Seeing a howitzer inoperative due to casualties, Lt. Col. Rogers joined the surviving members of the crew to return the howitzer to action. While directing the position defense, Lt. Col. Rogers was seriously wounded by fragments from a heavy mortar round which exploded on the parapet of the gun position. Although too severely wounded to physically lead the defenders, Lt. Col. Rogers continued to give encouragement and direction to his men in the defeating and repelling of the enemy attack. Lt. Col. Rogers' dauntless courage and heroism inspired the defenders of the fire support base to the heights of valor to defeat a determined and numerically superior enemy force. His relentless spirit of aggressiveness in action are in the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself. his unit. and the U.S. Army.

Charles Rogers has been whitewashed off the DOD website because of abhorrent incels who fear their own insignificance. Please, share his face & his Medal of Honour citation far & wide. My substack tomorrow will be on minorities and women who have won it because I’m furious achurchill.substack.com

I'm almost surprised that no-one has yet taken the premise of Jerry Lewis' infamous film 'The Day the Clown Cried' and turned that into a novel.

Yes, new resident at the North Norfolk Railway. Hopefully will haul her first ever passenger trains at Easter.

Not bad for a loco that spent many years hidden in a shed in the grounds of a convent in Hertfordshire!

A dark red railway locomotive, specifically a standard gauge saddle tank with 6 wheels, chained down firmly to a flatbed trailer which is being moved around a car park in bright sunshine.

She's here! Hello 'Newstead', and welcome to North Norfolk! 💓🚂

A single-engine WWII RAF aircraft painted in a matte-black finish, sitting inside a musem building.

Just look at the little guy! 🥹

A brick wall in a dark underground space

A battered wooden doorway and a window frame covered in metal bars, set in a brick wall in a dingy underground space.

An old brick wall in a dimly-lit underground space.

A old brick wall in a dimly-lit underground space.

A fascinating look at Norwich's hidden past today at 'The Shoebox Experience' under Castle Meadow! Always interesting to learn more about local history and see somewhere new! I'd reccomend this tour to anyone who likes Medieval History.

Look after yourself Aimee!

"I am not a village fete organiser. Village fete organisers do not exist. The people organise village fetes themselves..."

- If Che Guevara was on a town council in the Cotswolds, probably...

Genuinely feeling like a technological god after successfully resurrecting the museum's Sum Up machine from its winter hibernation. 💳

It's especially satisfying after the Curator told me yesterday that it wasn't working. 😂

A program about sausage skins and aviation? That sure sounds like a gas! 😉

Screw reverser?

Quite enjoying Brian and Maggie on Channel 4. I'm far from an expert on British politics in that era, so I can't comment on historical accuracy, but it's rather entertaining TV and I think Harriet Walters has got pretty close with Mrs Thatcher's voice. #BrianandMaggie

First railway in the world to be overhyped? 🤔

A photograph of a smartly-dressed woman wearing a hat with a wide-brim. She smiles through gritted teeth as Donald Trump leans in to kiss her on the cheek, but finds he is unable to reach her cheek due to the width of the brim of her hat.

#Inauguration2025

The BBC commentators were noting that Melania was wearing a hat, and now we see why. A clever use of a wide brim to prevent unwanted kisses on the cheek.

73156 is a rather lovely bit of kit!

Tom Lehrer famously said that Political satire became obsolete when they awarded Henry Kissinger the Nobel Peace Prize.
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This decision feels almost as mind-boggling in some ways 🤔🤨

The sounds of the Notre-Dame organ coming back to life are absolutely remarkable ❤️

A red traction engine with three people on the footplate, being driven across an old airfield.

Funnily enough, Marshall were a manufacturing firm from Gainsborough who made, among other things, traction engines.

Always makes me chuckle when I see 'marshall' written instead of martial!

By 'device', they always just mean 'bomb' or 'explosive' don't they? Bomb squad called, everyone out of the building etc.

Why can't it ever be 'Hey, we found an original Enigma machine in the basement, no need for the bomb squad, anyone wanna come down and have a look at it cos it's really cool?!"

All 4 styled by Giovanni Michelotti. The man who designed variants of the Ferrari Daytona, the Leyland National Bus and seemingly anything inbetween. A remarkable automotive legacy.

Crikey, it'll be 30 years in February won't it? That's quite staggering when you think about it.
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And after all this time, not much has come close to holding a candle to 'The Holy Bible'. It's undoubtedly still one of the most raw, unadulterated pices of audible media I've ever encountered.

During a cocktail-themed evening at uni, I started throwing up quite violently and my friends called me a taxi to get me back to my dorm. I spent the following day feeling awful, the most ill I've ever felt.

At the time, I just assumed I drank too much, but looking back now, maybe that was spiking.

A large green steam locomotive with a red buffer beam. The carriages behind the locomotive are a bright shade of crimson. The locomotive has two white oil lamps mounted on the front, along with a numberplate that reads '6880' and a grey board with the words 'Cambrian Coast Express' cast into it. The sky is blue, but filled with scattered clouds. The grass around the railway track is a mixture of yellows and greens.

And... I'm verified! Huzzah! Thank you whoever posted about that, it was pleasantly easy to set up (it helps that I already own my name as a domain!)
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So, I'm definitely not a bot! Yay!
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Still got no idea what to post here though.
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Have another train photo while I deliberate on that idea...

The bird app sinks ever further into the primordial ooze of ... people being the f***ing worst.
I admire the optimism of the 'stay and fight your corner' people who are refusing to leave, but... it's definitely grim over there. 😐

I've just recognised two more. 20!

Ok, I'm definitely 'down with the kids' and officially cool then!

I'm amazed I made it to 18. Can't name a song by many of those 18, but I've genuinely heard their names before!