Unwittingly…you are actually CORRECT on one of those! Kate was a guest on the Little & Large show in the mid-80s and the romance blossomed in the green room. Don’t Give Up was meant to be Syd and Kate but […]

There you go then – it’s a winner of an idea.

Yes, I wish him a speedy recovery. I can’t see him ever agreeing to cuts and privatisation initiatives after all this – so I want him to be there to make sure of it.

In unrelated but similar news, I see that via the app Cameo you can now get John Cleese to say anything you like for $300. I know what you’re thinking – is that for 5 minutes or the full half hour? But before […]

Not sure if this link will work but it’s Mad World by Curt Smith and his daughter.

You’d think his head would be bigger than Annie’s. Perhaps he wore that stripy jumper to encourage the nickname Sting because his school friends called him “peanut”!

Yes, I read that in the YouTube comments – apparently he was filming Quadrophenia at the time.

Trying to recall great moments from the magical part of one’s life when parents begin to relax the rules on bedtimes a bit. I must have been 12 and I remember this very well.

I was sure that Beds Too Big was […]

I think this video was a nice 21st century tribute to the whole OGWT vibe.

It’s criminal how much creativity is stifled by execs. John Cleese talked recently of a young exec – not yet 30 – breezily removing a scene in a script he’d written because it wasn’t funny enough.

Sounds wonderful.

When I read PG Wodehouse I can very much picture a young Hugh Laurie as Bertie but I imagine a much older man as Jeeves i.e. not Stephen Fry. No disrespect to Mr Fry intended.

Very sad to hear this news. I have fond memories of his impressions of Deputy Dawg, Top Cat and Mutley on TV shows of the 70s. The other impressionists seemed to concentrate on politicians and Frank Spencer but […]

I think there’s a similar Aussie/UK similarity with the phenomenon of “opposite” nicknames. Someone called “Lofty” is invariably shorter than average, “Rowdy” will be a very quiet, thoughtful person.

In my […]

I must say the weather is glorious and if there was ever a perfect time of the year to be in lockdown it’s now. Not too hot, not too cold. It’s OK to have a daily walk to the beach as long as we keep to our […]

Love it. Saw The Castle for the first time recently and can imagine that in his voice.

Shurely Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode is the sample at the beginning?

Perhaps others can link to the video (I am having trouble) – but George Harrison’s Crackerbox Palace has a film directed by Eric Idle/featuring Neil Innes. The ducks on the head feature halfway through.

I […]

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Yes I think you’re right there about the Combination league. Back when I was a nipper, we had a family holiday in Ireland and at one point we picked up a hitchhiker from Australia. I was about 8 and viewed him […]