Supreme footage and I thank you.

I haven't watched this show since about 1977. What was the broad premise - crime-fighting? I do remember him throwing a bear into a river in one episode.

Barely anyone (in the real world) had heard of Bagration and that book did very well. (But this definitely isn't my area! Therefore please consider this 'Views of an Internet Stranger', and treat accordingly).

Correct.

You can and must! I can recommend an excellent publisher ...

To my shame, I had never heard of Operation Dragoon. Thank you.

Nb. I support West Ham. 😉

I haven't looked forward to a Spurs match this much in decades.

Now THAT'S camouflage.

A bag of Torres vino espumoso crisps.

Wine-flavoured crisps. And they do actually taste of Cava. Remarkable that there are still new tastes and sensations to encounter.

Never TMI.

I have so many emails featuring problems that I simply cannot solve I've had to just stop doing email. I'm done for the week. If you've got a problem, send me a letter.

It really is best to simply avoid the news this morning.

I learn this morning that Flossie, the world's oldest cat (30), lives in Orpington. About 15 miles from the world's oldest person, Surrey's Ethel Caterham (116). Must be something in the water.

I've soaked up the atmosphere for 45 minutes. Now to work. Kicking of with a chat with a German about moths.

A lull before the meetings punishment begins gives me time to inspect the commissioning and cover-design mistakes of rival publishers. #lbf26

Yes. Plumage needs preening.

To London Book Fair. Last time at Olympia. Looking forward to no possibility of food or drink and nowhere to sit for 8 hours. If you see me come say hello - I'll be the middle-aged man in a suit.

Superb.

World Book Day. Joyous trip to school. So many Harry and Hermiones. Rowling must be a billionaire on merchandising rights alone. A few Full Kit Wankers too. Can you claim 'Cole Palmer's Autobiography' for WBD? Disappointing.

More cats as bookstands, please.

In the midst of the repulsive Pete Hegseth's gloating, I would suggest that sinking a ship sailing away from a warzone by torpedo constitutes a war crime, and he'll be appearing at The Hague before he dies.

Friday afternoon. Dozens of 'out of office's. Why does anyone bother? Nobody cares. We know it's the weekend. It would actually be more respectful not to waste my time sending an automatic mail telling me the bleeding obvious.

Also pleased that Sir Oink-A-Lot made it onto the first results page.

You heard it here first.

Hurrah for Hannah the Plumber.

We will see! Bookies do get it wrong. But one thing we can be relatively sure of is that the Tories won't be seeing that £500 deposit again.

Gorton and Denton - Newsnight last night insistent it was a three-way tie. Well ... no. The bookies beg to differ. Greens clear (2/1 on) favourites. Reform 3/1. Labour 4/1. This isn't that close. I realise I may get egg on my face, but ... anyway. Tories now on 600/1, which is always good to see.

The boys’ club: How Epstein’s influence shaped the exclusion of women in STEM In one email, an AI researcher suggested it’s “hard to be brilliant if you are worrying if you look fat or why another woman hates you.”

There were so many of us, exactly when these emails were being written, expressly working to undo the harms of sexual harassment and sexual discrimination in science. And so many people refused to believe us that any of it was real. It was all real.

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Possible Goldcrest in Bedford Square this morning. Got caught pishing (look it up) by a group of tourists. Looked at me like I was a raving lunatic. Sadly the identification was Not Proven.

I found a typo in Brave New World. Probably it's eight thousandth printing. High point of my career; nobody cares. Such is life.