Terrible directing. If she hadn't been Victoria Wood with all the magic you knew she'd made, as an actor, you could not have found any way to make that ok.

Can’t we have a British one? Pleeeeeeeze!!!

Astonishingly crazy and evil, even in these extraordinary times - just found I could be deeply shocked and frightened all over again

We all find the meaning of life in different ways

Nice

Plus ca change

Happy celestial birthday to Black American actor, activist, singer, and international working class hero Paul Robeson

April 9, 1898—January 23, 1976

🎞 He sings 'Joe Hill' in support of Scottish miners in 1949, it became an anthem for civil rights, and political resistance against oppression.

Very happy for you - it’s an alternate universe of wild pleasure

Hard on the bum

My young life in essence

It is lovely having you mention where I live and also exalting Monty Don, who I think is a man who has found his style and wisely stuck with it

Lovely

Let’s do this at Clacton!

One of the most beautiful albums ever made

😁

She’s thoroughly nasty. I really disliked the Kevin book, and gave her a chance with another one about tennis but that was repulsive. She’s one of those Americans who love an imperialist fantasy of Britain.

Then I will start watching it again! Glad you’re earning a few bob. We need you to survive…

Well you two will up their game (if this is true - you might be ribbing us, you japesters)

Thank you for sharing your thinking. I go through much the same process all the time. But I am 65 and tired. I hate having to go through the arguments for women repeatedly with more doubtful men - they always say, men hurt too. I can see they do, but I’ve been suffering from their pain for years.

Jenny Murray came to my 30th birthday party (pizza place, Elephant and Castle). My improv troupe were doing a comedy radio play and she did the smooth narration. She flirted with my friend. She felt much much older and wiser than me (only 10 yrs really).

History’s not dead!

Hear fucking hear

Wow. So beautiful and simple.

I am living in the closest approximation I can manage to this kind of look. To me, this stuff IS home. And loads of my stuff is contemporary Habitat cos they didn’t abandon a Conran aesthetic.

Him and Chalamet giving posh art a kicking. It’s taken me 60 years to get to like Radio 3 - don’t take it away from me now…

Yes to some but not all of that. Don’t have a fixer and if I had one, they might not get the right ratio of fruit to yogurt

Classy

Bed is a great platform for most things (magic ingredient: the much-mocked lap tray with cushiony underside - great for bowls, plates, laptops and book-resting)

I eat breakfast in bed every single day

Horrid. An act of control by an inadequate human.