There was a LAIKA Studio exhibition at the BFI as part of their stop motion season last year, packed with models, puppets and sets. A small space but fascinating.

Relax ladies etc

Two from me

Unrelated. Am I the only person who thinks that using The Killing Moon over a phone company ad showing kids trying to get home safe is in poor taste?

James? Edit: I see they didn’t really become well known until 1990

The Teardrop Explodes

World Party?

Dunno about acted like knobs but New Model Army? A bit niche perhaps.

I understand that he and or his team understand much more about how government works now so it could be worse than before. I often wonder who really is Trump’s puppet master.

Which reminded me of Singhsburys, later Morrisinghs

You’re right. She IS a fucking idiot.

I think I also saw Park say that he wouldn’t hire the person who made A Grand Day Out today as it wouldn’t be technically good enough. Good though it is, it does look a bit primitive compared to what they do now.

I just made this Roasted Red Pepper sauce. Really easy and very good, can be frozen in portions of course.

I always liked this version

I was using up leftovers this morning: Halloumi fried with chorizo in olive oil then eggs cooked in the residue.

Maybe have some Snoozy Choc instead?

Life’s a Riot…. still gets a regular spin. The video for Sexuality is good fun plus has Kirsty MacColl.

The Great Escape at around 39 minutes, where the water disappears through the cracks in the floor, Shawshank: newspaper clipping covering the hole in the wall. We really enjoyed it.

There are some surprising inclusions here, acts that I would have thought all contributors would at least tolerate. I try to take the view that anyone who ever got a record deal did better than nearly everyone […]

My wife has Greatest Hits Radio on at the moment and she’s not even in the room. If I’m honest, it’s not Great (SWIDT?) but better than Heart or BBC Sussex. Damned with faint praise…..