Top of the Pops (28th July 1983). The Lotus Eaters are in at number 25 with The First Picture of You.
Paul Challinor
@pchall.bsky.social
Married, over 50 and living in Warrington. Someone has to.
It’s time for @countbinface.bsky.social to take out the trash.
I'm not really into football, but is this Doctor Congo...
Way down deep in the Congo, they drank Um Bongo to make you Wongo! 1986
Scooby Doo always fascinated me. When the criminals were unmasked and said "I would've gotten away with it if it wasn't for you meddling kids", no one ever mentioned the 6 foot tall talking dog. Was Shaggy the only person who could hear Scooby talking?
They are all very deliberately ignoring the express wishes of Henry Nowak's family; the judge's sentencing report & the obvious, albeit brief, consequences of a crime being reported exclusively by a lying associate of the perpetrator. It may feel futile but this has to be repeated again & again.
Give Us A Clue (22nd September 1980). Peter Blake is given Yanks for two whole minutes.
Here’s an idea - politicians have to apply for a licence to practice politics, renewed every 5 years. If you are found to have been a key architect of a disastrous decision which has made the country measurably poorer, that’s one of the criteria through which the licence can be revoked.
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This week Nigel Farage went to America to badmouth Britain, even comparing our country to North Korea. He’d rather cosy up to his MAGA buddy mates than fix problems here at home.
#PutBagsInASongOrMovie The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Handbag Or anything by the French singer Satchel Distel.....
Nice to see a blue plaque and plinth on Wistaston Road in Crewe to commemorate the women’s rights campaigner, Ada Nield Chew. In the 1890's she wrote letters to the Crewe Chronicle exposing the conditions the women worked in. The needle and bobbin represent the clothing factory she worked in.
Miriam Margolyes has called for Robbie Gibb the effective head of the BBC to be fired. Robbie Gibb was behind the firing of Gary Lineker. It is time for him to get a taste of the boot.
Gaza: Doctors Under Attack review – this crucial film is the stuff of nightmares. But the world needs to see it
Gaza: Doctors Under Attack review – this crucial film is the stuff of nightmares. But the world needs to see it
The film the BBC refused to air shows the targeting, detainment and torture of medics in Gaza. Its relentless timeline of horrors will never leave you
theguardian.com
Nine years ago the godfather of Brexit, Lord Daniel Hannan, predicted life in Brexit Britain in June 2025. Roll the tape… (VO by @gavinesler.bsky.social. Part 2 below👇)
Just found a really great carrier bag in the Christmas stuff.
Big Ron and Daniel Peacock head off to Do It All this Bank Holiday in 1986
Latest "poor me" article where woman claims her husband is in the top 1% of earners, but they're still hard up and leaving the UK. Best is their issue with the school who didn't like them taking the kids out for a 9 month round the world trip. 9 months!!! www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/artic...
I'm quitting the UK for good - I'm in the top 1% and still struggling
After growing tired of struggling to stay afloat, Clare Fisher, 39, and her family have decided to uproot their lives from Barry, in Wales, to move halfway around the world for a 'better life'.
dailymail.co.uk
A cautionary PIF about fire doors with Peter Cleall and Patsy Rowlands.
As predicted, the front pages of BBC & CNN are full of Israel-Iran. Nothing on Gaza or West Bank. Remember that all comms are cut in Gaza as they starve. Exactly what Netanyahu wanted. They can do anything they like now as the vapid MSM chase the new squirrel released for their distraction.