Happy Birthday @tehflyingkipper.bsky.social Hope you get plenty of birthday shout outs from all the lads...maybe even Sue Carpenter!
Certainly would. Especially when he's deprived of a cuppa.
Thomas and Sarah (1979) – I'm guessing this is how John Alderton got the Fireman Sam gig. In fact, “Bloody hell fire!” would've made a good catchphrase for Sam.
Not often mentioned that Stepney lives not far from the spiritual home of another iconic literary character... Ashdown Forest inspired the Hundred Acre Wood
A video from the Graz Mining and Industrial Railway Museum in Austria came up in my feed - I felt it reminded me of something...
Just finished an unauthorised biography about Ringo, and there’s quite a few stories about his experiences making Shining Time which I’ve never heard before, courtesy of Rick Siggelkow. Never knew he lobbied for Harry Nilsson to make a guest appearance (1/2)
Mr. Walter Richards' son and successor, Richard Richards, was not very popular with the engines... Richie: "Hey, Patrick, take me to Devil's Back. There's a gale up there - I might get a really GOOD BLOW!" *snorts* Patrick: "If he makes that joke just one more time..."
The RWS has been out of print for a while now, so I really like the idea of groups commisionning reprints of books that are dear to them. Great job R&ER Railway - hope other heritage railways with TTTE links follow suit!
How have I just found out this is genuinely in a Thomas book - Sodor too has been terrorised by The Toad in the Hole in the Road... *dramatic chord* "Ribbit!"
Not much of a gamer these days, but I had to download Wonders of Sodor. I love it! Amazing graphics, so true to the spirit of the series Dovetail Games deserve all the praise they're getting and it's so pleasing to see 'classic' Thomas being recognised once more
"The Museum's 0-4-0 Well Tank is due soon. I believe they named him Audrey...no, sorry...Aubrey..." ........ "I am here!"
"Your firebox is on fire!" "No, Mother, it's just the Northern Lights!"
My attempt at recapturing the fireworks finale from the end of the 1995 Power Rangers movie (also filmed at Darling Harbour, Sydney)
In Melbourne - handy cafe with a clientele of mostly cyclists
Another link to the past gone - Audrey Boston, wife of the late Rev. Teddy Boston, passed away yesterday, aged 93.
All those years people giving him that catchphrase, turns out Allcroft started it all...
As well as the late, great Mr. Baddeley, Dennis and Gnasher (1996) also starred Kerry Shale. Mainly providing Gnasher’s growls, but he uses his ‘Diesel’ voice for a few one-off characters.
The short run of episodes featuring the Trotters' Liverpudlian cousin were found to be so funny at test screenings that they were considered a public health risk and had to be wiped. Only a fragment of the opening titles remains.
When you see a game of Catch going on and idle close by until they ask you to join in
No art skills at all, but while doing some clay sculpting today I couldn’t resist - pretend Berks doing the splits I guess
The original ending to Cranky Bugs, where Cranky sets his eyes on Mavis and Percy isn't best pleased…