Witless caption on Paul McCartney at the BBC that reads ‘In 'Another Day' he took something typical and made it both personal and all-inclusive. Most people could relate to a McCartney song, which is why most people could relate to this.’
I’m more than happy for footage to be obscured with captions when they’re as informative as this
I recognised both the happy and the sad - but that’s life, isn’t it? In addition to the accounts that bore no resemblance to my own - and that’s the value of it, John. Valuable history. And to culminate, and give me a lump in my throat, in the noun ‘Taunton’. Superb!
Applause for @grindrod.bsky.social’s Tales of the Suburbs. What important testimony this moving, funny queer chronicle of the cul-de-sac is. It made me ache with recognition and feel more connected than any pre-1980’s bus timetable. Excellent.
I'm sick of television looking cinematic. Give them the best writers, the best actors, and a budget of seventeen cents plus whatever lint they have in their pockets. In short, I want 1970s BBC literary adaptations.
A Dalek looking completely over its shoulder in ‘Devil’s Planet’
I enjoyed this Dalek, with its 180° eyestalk turn, giving an air of ‘I’m rather busy at the moment actually…’
A good anecdote bears repetition.
@ianleslie.bsky.social I tore through John & Paul, finding it utterly compelling, absolutely persuasive. You write with wit and insight and the story is told anew - in many ways told for the first time. I’ve recommended it to several friends and am just starting on a re-read. Superb.
Ditto. Can’t wait to read the book too
@grindrod.bsky.social I’ll be at the event tomorrow in Portobello. Looking forward to it 🙂
This was my position exactly. It was so self-evidently terrible that I assumed it could only be a temporary lapse, soon rectified.
I've loyally purchased all the Doctor Who Blu-ray sets so far, but I won’t be buying any more. I collect them because I want the episodes in the best possible quality, but the now immediately obvious use of an AI ‘polish’ tool means these are a step down from the DVDs I already own…
I found this utterly compelling.
A closing announcement provokes the thought: I wonder how many appeals are made to Jazz Record Requests via the Radio 3 TikTok account
When the bell went at the end of playtime, everyone had to immediately stand still. For a while, when we were about 10, me and two friends would immediately create a pre-arranged tableau based on that week's episode of Bread.
Experience has taught me that if it starts with two men (“if”) and one of them asks how the other is, I must immediately turn it off.
I ADORE Sixties Who pop art (of which Cusick’s Daleks themselves are ne plus ultra) - see also from RT the TARDIS below the Post Office Tower, and the little stylised Cyberman on the Tomb… cover. Also, the Curse of the Daleks poster. Gorgeous, all.
I grew up with ‘From Norwich! It’s the Quiz of the Week!’ I can celebrate the regions
I like knowing an influencer.
Yes. And if we’re speaking of anticlimax, where has the ‘Live! From London!’ announcement gone? Well, evidently it’s because it’s not live. But why?! It used to be the best opening on TV
#Strictly is excessive about Blackpool, because it’s intrinsically excessive these days, but I forgive it because it feels SO important that telly acknowledges - celebrates! - somewhere in the country that isn’t London
“Is it a Cha-Cha? Or a Cha-Cha-Cha? Let’s look at the etymology.”
This in the same week as Tess and Claudia’s announcement. End times.
Target novelisations on Antiques Roadshow is existentially disturbing.
Screengrab of my folder of mine screengrabs of Jamiul Choudhury from series 2 of Race Across The World (2020)
I have a folder of screengrabs of Jamiul from series 2 of Race Across The World. They were humorous punctuation back when I was on Twitter. Are they recognisable currency now? No. Will I ever delete them? No.
If you want a highly enjoyable 45 mins - and who wouldn’t want that? - you could do far worse than listen to this, which I thought a delight:
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The title card of the 1983 BBC documentary The Paras, which looks like it’s been done by a promising 13-year-old graphic design student.
It’s a niche complaint, I know, but I’m upset by the cheapness of the logo of this 1983 documentary.
It’s just coincidence but I live alone so I want to tell someone that as I was reading the word ‘lobster’ on this app just now the singer of the song I was listening to also sang the word ‘lobster’ (nb The song was not Rock Lobster).
Bravo for organising it, James. The children’s own event this adult adored.
"Have Tim Henman killed"
What a concept!