Have I ever mentioned my mortal fear of former BBC News substitute presenter Mishal Husain? Probably not, since it's not a big issue generally.

Anyway, best get to work

Wallace & Gromit x Barbour | Christmas Advert 2025 YouTube video by Wallace & Gromit

Think we may already have a winner for best Christmas advert this year... www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_6x...

Did someone get a good deal on astroturf? Seems to be a lot of it this week. #TOTP

# 'You're the closest thing to heaven I've ever seen....' #TOTP

Imajin what they could've been called if they had spent more attention in their spelling lessons at school. #TOTP

Tina Arena.... ironically standing on a stage the size of a telephone box. #TOTP

I know how this chest of drawers feels.

Please don't plug keyboards or other devices into random USB ports, ok?

Today's public service announcement....

They also own One Stop as well.... there's a Tesco Express near me with a One Stop just a few metres away and a Premier round the corner from that.

When you wonder why someone comes up to you in B&M and asks 'Do you stock shower curtains?'... Then you realise you're dressed as the shop's logo.

Well you learn something new every day.... Apparently the IOW starts tomorrow - there was me thinking it had existed already for hundreds of years! 😂 #isleofwight #typo

The local postbox has been 'Spring themed'... Guessing the interpretation was the spring on Zebedee as it's The Magic Roundabout... Or should it now be The Magic Postbox? #vintagetv #childrenstv

Image of the Happy Eater logo from the 1980s

Happy Eater, everyone!

BBC News: Official Themes David Lowe · Album · 2025 · 11 songs

open.spotify.com/album/1s45ov... - It's Friday Night. Time for a BBC News rave!

Her Perfect Moment.... until she was murdered by a falling cheese. #EastendersSingsAtTheBBC

OK... I'm already hooked. They've definitely been raiding the archives for some of this... #EastendersSingsAtTheBBC

Peter Kay & Susan Boyle - I Know Him So Well.flv YouTube video by Rickie Leyton

I can never take the video to I Know Him So Well seriously nowadays as every time I see it, I can only think of the references in this.... #TOTP www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8q0...

Delays - Valentine YouTube video by Rough Trade Records

Banger. #valentinesday
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuEQ...

Word of the day is ‘arsle’ (19th century): to have a distinct sense of going backwards.

I doubt you were moaning about Rob Bell.

Finland this weekend... Let's see what madness this final brings #umk2025 #eurovision

The panel do realise they're meant to be getting behind a song to help them do well at Eurovision rather than pull apart every song to shreds, don't they? #Eurosong

And now scooting off to Spain... #BenidornFestFinal

It's a Saturday evening in February so of course I'm spending it watching Belgian and Swedish television. #Melfest #Eurosong #Eurovision

Dragon's Den meets Eurovision

Although Scientology.....

Beck... this week sponsored by Daz washing powder. #totp

Peter Andre doing a quick song before starting his shift on the construction site #totp