No one does street name trolling quite like Prague

21.45 FILM: THERE WILL BE BLOOD Period drama

Must-read reply thread by Mr Lewis.

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21.00 FILM: TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY, FIREMAN, DETECTICE, NURSE, ESTATE AGENT, BANKER, LATHE OPERATOR, BUS DRIVER< OPTICIAN, JUGGLER, OFFICE MANGER, DRIVING INSTRUCTOR, BARISA, PLUMBER, DENTAL NURSE, TRAFFIC WARDEN, ANY OF THOSE ALAN? John Le Carre's classic tale about a rather desperate secondary school's careers advisor.

VIOLENCE is never the answer, my granddad used to say. As such, when I appeared on The Weakest Link a few years back, and Anne Robinson asked "What "V' is a noun meaning 'physical force intend. ed to hurt, damage or kill?'," I said I didn't know, and subsequently got voted off without winning a penny. Thanks a fucking bunch, granddad. T Ellen, London

‘People still remember it 40 years later’: the making of Chuckie Egg The iconic game that came to define 8-bit programming still conjures flutters of nostalgia 40 years on – all thanks to a 15-year-old tea boy who worked a Saturday shift in a computer shop in Greater M...

Hi I wrote about the making of classic platformerChuckie Egg and talked to its creator Nigel Alderton. Please give it a read as I want to show there’s an audience for this gaming history stuff 🙏

www.theguardian.com/games/2026/a...

22.00 FILM: EVRI-THING, EVRI-WHERE ALL AT ONCE Award-winning multiverse adventure where your parcel is somehow at the depot, in transit, in your safe place, left with a neighbour, delayed, returned to send, in your green bin, all at the same time - but never actually with you.

Based on a true story. About a dozen true stories in our experience...

Northampton couple who met on bus ride double decker to wedding The pair are now married after meeting during their commute last summer.

Everything is terrible. So here is a NICE THING.

Jonathan Keir
Harker Starmer
🤝
Not having enough questions about
their good friend, the Prince of Darkness

This morning I’ve seen Olly Robbins’s appearance before the select committee described as ‘box office’, while a commentator flagged up another key political moment with the words ‘bring the popcorn’.

That’s one of our main problems right there.

Bloody hell, that’s not much more than my effort at a half marathon (although in mitigation my gut is a lot bigger than hers)

A pickpocket who was chased out of Battersea Funfair took refuge today in the Post Office Tower. Police immediately threw a ring round it - and the Postmaster General gave them a goldfish.

Olly Robbins had to implement something many people at the time believed to be a bad decision, badly made.

But enough of his time as Brexit negotiator.

Pregnancy vaccine reduces baby hospital admissions for RSV by 80% A study confirms the vaccine gives excellent protection for babies against life-threatening chest infections.

Vaccines are humanity’s greatest scientific achievement.

A blue sky with clouds. In the foreground is a green Primary Route exit sign for the A140. The destinations given are Ipswich Diss Norwich. It’s a image I took from google Maps as I wasn’t quick enough on the draw with my camera.

In East Anglia they even put their civic/ football beefs on road signs

Fantastic post, enjoyed it very much

Archive Research, Photography & Digitisation I offer archive research and document photography at The National Archives and the Imperial War Museum, alongside digitisation of privately held material. As a military historian, I regularly work …

As my maternity leave comes to an end, a reminder that I’m now offering an archive photography service primarily for museums/archives in the south east England (IWM, TNA, BL etc etc) to help make ends meet. Details below:

lucybetteridgedyson.com/archive-rese...

I certainly have been behaving Daffers, just been down the Fat Cat strengthening community bonds & supporting a local business

bugs bunny and daffy duck are standing next to a sign that says duck rabbit on it ALT: bugs bunny and daffy duck are standing next to a sign that says duck rabbit on it

strait of hormuz update

Keir Starmer must be sacked for employing Mandelson because he thought he was in with Trump, say people who have a ten year history of writing opinions on why Trump is great and we should bend the knee to his every whim.

In the UK we call them lifts but in the US they call them elevators, because we’re raised differently.

I'm going to open an aviary specialising in one type of bird only - just for larks!

een enj ing uesky today

"you never know what worse institutions your bad institutions have saved you from" is the story of our age

A white garment with some kind of food stain. Humiliating.

A pair of dirty hands rest on a car engine. Rough, tough, cool.

Here is an easy solution:

Food stains are humiliating, as they suggest you're a little baby who can't feed themselves.

Oil stains, such as those you'd get from working on your car, suggest you're tough, independent, and skilled.

Thus, simply cover your food stains with used motor oil.

useful reminder from Private Eye

Science literacy rates are at an all time low

Pope notified about new Trump insults by orange smoke rising from the chimney From now on Pope Leo will be notified about any new insults from Donald Trump by looking up to see orange smoke coming from the Sistine Chapel chimney.

NEWS! Pope notified about new Trump insults by orange smoke rising from the chimney newsthump.com/2026/04/15/p...