To use an oft quoted line from 'Grange Hill' "Flippin' 'eck, Alan!"

Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra@fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Jump to 50 seconds in and listen to the music they use. Trust me. Your flabber will have never been so gasted.

Watched 'McVicar' tonight for the first time since 1987 maybe. Had totally forgot Ian Hendry, Brian Hall, Tony Haygarth and Ralph Watson were all in it. However, I do remember Georgina Hale baring her ass cheeks in a pinny cooking breakfast though. Funny how the mind works eh?

'How Grand Was My Guignol' indeed. What a tome this is. Pages 203 and 206 still shit me up. From the mists of time, my original 1973 copy bought at WH Smith & Son in Cowley Centre, Oxford.

Somebody must know the postcode for central Newcastle. Anyone?

Radio Times snippet. September 1969.

There's nothing big or clever about name-dropping. Paul McCartney told me that.

This. Must. Happen.

Chinny Honk@chinnyhonk.bsky.social · last wk.

My God. Walsh passing it on to Bob Mortimer would be Wogan>Les Dawson for a new generation. Perfect.

Listenting to 'Big War Movie Themes' by Geoff Love & his Orchestra. Banger after (Whizz) Banger. '633 Squadron' is utterly sublime.

Me. The summer of 1976. Yes, that one. The summer of Action Man!!

Gone for the '1936 Axis' choice of beers tonight..😋

My mate and I came 4th in a 'Dr Frankenstein & Igor' themed fancy dress competition last night. Disappointing. Still, it's not the winning, it's the taking parts that counts..

The Odyssey (1965)

One of my very earliest television memorys along with 'Sam on Boffs Island' was this utterly bizarre cartoon called 'Tomfoolery'. Very early 70s, 72/73 maybe. ATV? It was American, again unsure, and had a tall Insect type main character that basically introduced batshit type sketches and skits.

Eclectic summer reading selection.

RIP Kevin Keegan. Utter legend. The hair, the rant, the bike crash in Bracknell, the resignation in Wembley gents. Privileged to see you play for the Magpies at the Manor in October 83.

Sir Alf called it in 1966. 'Animals..'

I've never seen 'Ted Lassoo'

'Oh this year I'm off to sunny Spain, Y Viva Espana! I'm taking the Costa Brave plane, Y Viva Espana!' In other words, f**k off FIFA, Argentina and Johnny Infant!! 😄😋

Tonight's viewing. Watch the first 30 seconds for one of the greatest narrated intros to a TV documentary of all time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBEw...

1974: A Day Trip to Margate | Man Alive | BBC Archive

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I've got Argentina in the office sweepstake, I'll be trousering £24 if they win. Will be cheering on Spain though. All about the morals.

Re Love Island, I must admit I always thought body count was how many alleged enemy soldiers were killed in a single firefight in Khe Sang in Vietnam announced by Robert McNamara in 1967 on the news.

Love it when that ad for Flash comes on with the faux Freddie singing 'Flash!' the film main theme. I'm the only one who gets it in my house..

Just watched BBCs 1977 'Supernatural' "The Night of the Marionettes". Blimey. Vladek Sheybal and Gordon Jackson so on their A game but for me? Jacksons daughter, a gripping incredible performance. The actress? Pauline Moran. Yep, she played 'The Woman in Black' in that 1989 ITV serial.

And so, the World Cup Final will be between two teams who couldn’t beat Cape Verde in 90 minutes..😋

Insanely jealous of my sons flip flops for his holiday in Madeira this month.

Just broke my bloody reading glasses ( the old Tennants, one for the Dr Who fans there 😋). 'Duckworth' mode now initiated...

'England expects..'

My team. Oxford United. Current status. WTF..?🥹

Just making a ham, cheese,lettuce, cucumber, pepperoni and tomato stacker sandwich using this cheese. I feel like Scooby Doo..

Anybody else that thinks the ball they use in the World Cup looks like a dishwasher tablet? 😋