Because the world is still… a little disappointing, I thought I should remind you of this. Morning all

The Norwegian Prime Minister’s response to the letter sent by the Trump White House ⬇️

Top 10 entirely ITV.

Just out of interest. Is anyone I know on here going to the Wales podcast event in Cardiff, today?

Absolutely spot on.

If people are shouting at R3, things are bad.

Be more Kam.

OCD trigger warning. That logo is supposed to be a circle.

1974? No. 1984? Nope 1994? Try again. 2024, ladies and gentlemen. 2024.

I’m unilaterally re-naming what I’m listening to “Obsequiousness At One”.

No. This has to be non-news. There’s not enough time to tally being cross with the news.

A celebrity I’m a big fan of seems to be dying his hair while sporting a decidedly-more-salt-than-pepper beard. Hmm. Why am I disappointed?

Might start keeping a tally on how often I shout “fuck off!” at the radio.

Trump in Davos, Switzerland: "Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German". German is the main language of Switzerland.

Thanks, Clair. Cliched as it may be, it’s nice to be nominated; whether we win or not. #Sedaris

UNCANNY.

Might knock out a children’s book, this afternoon.

There’s one very senior BBC editor (regularly on tv and radio - no names) who always gives the impression he won his job in a raffle.

More troublesome is that, fundamentally, Starmer has no verbal facility. Were he to deliver a speech like Carney’s, it would still *sound* awful.

"Meanwhile, Princess Anne went for a ride in Kirkbride, Queen Camilla went shopping in Wapping, Prince Edward dropped a clanger in Bangor, and the young ladies of Buckingham asked Prince Andrew if he'd mind staying at home. Now it's goodnight from me ... ... and it's goodnight from him."

Ok. You can all go home now.

The cassowary is clearly a person trapped in a bird suit.

Radio 3 are playing Vaughan Williams’ “Overture to the Wasp” and it’s coming across more pro-wasp than I expected, to be honest.

Update from Channel 4:

What do actual psychiatrists make of Trump?

Damn, even Sesame Street is scoring off me

Terrible restaurant could close unless people enthusiastically embrace bad food, complains chef.

Good.

This generation's "baby shoes - never worn"

A very happy birthday to Tom Baker

A joke for the history buffs.

How’s that appeasement plan going?

7/16. Almost as hard as Face The Music. Terrifying how close the quotes are!

The overall tone (what the youths call vibe) of the BBC News at 10 has shifted again. All the correspondents vying to out-personality each other. Unedifying.

The world’s wrongest man, Daniel Hannan, contending that Trump’s utter unfitness for office only emerged *yesterday*… Because it’s the only way the irredeemable idiot can cling on to the delusion that he’s not an irredeemable idiot.

Face The Music. Am I alone watching? (BBC4) It’s insanely difficult!

If I were smart enough I'd love to do this!

I prefer the original BBC version of 'The Shining'.

Trump vows to follow through 100%

I don't want to frighten anyone but it was light outside till a few minutes ago.

This is hugely ambitious and I take my hat off to the team behind it. You can make audio comedy happen! www.comedy.co.uk/online/news/...

I'm making the show with Matt Hutchinson - 4 February at Up The Creek in Greenwich. Do come if you can! It's a double bill with Amy Anette. www.chortle.co.uk/news/2026/01...

A cultural boycott of the US sounds like fun.

We've spent ten years being proved right about all the things the loudest, biggest voices in the UK media insisted, often obnoxiously, we were wrong about. The real kicker is that there's no consolation whatsoever in being correct. Brexit, Putin, Johnson, Truss, Trump, Twitter, Netanyahu etc etc...

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Just had the “try our updated app” email from Trainline. If it wasn’t so depressing it’d be hilarious. What’s the ONE thing you want with travel information…?

Louvre worthy

I felt like making some art last night/today and could have made something beautiful and/or meaningful but I made this instead. It's a Barbie Yaga Malibu Dream Hut. No regrets. Can't defeat fascism without joy.