Or my wife said she wanted us to travel to Switzerland.
I thought she was was lying, then I saw her face, now I’m in Geneva

I love this song. It has become a staple in my annual Xmas playlist. Along with this one:
Davitt Sigerson, it’s a big country.

Current faves both from Friday Night Dinner
‘Sh*t on it’
‘Nice bit of squirrel’

‘Are we the baddies?’ Mitchell and Webb

‘What are we going to do now?
What are we going to do now…’. Spike Milligan Q series

Animal House
Princess Bride
Best In Show
Bringing Up Baby
Duck Soup

Not in any particular order though

I don’t know if the Cliff and Van show was more surprising to the fans of the SHH or the BEGH. But it seemed pretty weird to me

I think it was Andy McDonald’s wife that Billy is now married to. He was the boss of Go Records

I don’t believe Dr Fox was a real fox

I think Timothy Spall would work. He can do dignified slob as well as anyone

Being open minded to these sort of things I was always going to give it a go. My wife however could not think of anything worse. This may have been down to a night where too many bottles of wine were consumed […]

Couldn’t agree more with you about A Dance To The Music Of Time. The world Jenkins and Co inhabit is not one many of us would recognise, but it is easy to get caaught up in it. And in Widmerpool you have one of […]

I think you are on the right path there

I never used to be a fan of the Oxford Comma, but the older I get, the more I find it helps with clarity.

Does anyone have an opinion on Jack Higgins? I haven’t read many of his, but Exocet seemed to me an appropriately old fashioned thriller. With goodies, baddies and beautiful ex wives.

Probably not quite the […]

Not sure about one, but I’d like to thank my parents, Mother Theresa and the Pope… seems to sum up the problem

I thought it was “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” It sort f makes sense to rest merry.

I will never forget that day. It was school sports day and no-one, teachers included, was paying any attention to the 100 metres or the tug o war. Everyone who could get near to a radio was glued to TMS.

What […]

I don’t think I’d heard the annihilation Mix for 30years and I can actually remember every word.

well ‘ard

First Single – Back Of My Hand – The Jags
First Album – Smash and Grab – Racey
First CD – Disco -Pet Shop Boys
First Gig The Jam – Wembley Arena Dec 1982. Their last London gig, supported by Big […]

The Jam – Going Underground / Dreams of Children

Wasn’t Mr Pooter PM from 1990 to 1997?