A bank holiday afternoon graze while watching Dr Zhivago. The pickled onions were made for Christmas by a bloke at work. They have added chillies, and blow your socks off.

With all the random reposts I’ve been getting lately, I think matey boy in Cheltenham has abandoned using jazz based accounts and is now pretending to be a Gaza refugee.

It’s been a while, but we have a simple #SundayCheese of Davidstow Cornish Quartz cheddar and Colston Bassett Stilton. And some coarse farmhouse pâté. Finding the bottle of tawny port from Christmas was a bonus.

Dinner’s up! Amazing what you can do with an air fryer.

Knorr stock cubes come in greaseproof paper wrappers, like savoury Opal Fruits.

Watching Easter Parade. Lyrically, there’s not a lot between Irving Berlin and John Shuttleworth.

When We Was Fab is the point that Jeff Lynne turned the Beatles sound into The Travelling Wilburys.

EMF, up there with dodgy Joe Meek and Jimmy Young as musical Gloucestershire Foresters #TOTP1990

Back from the pub. A Double Diamond and a big bag of Flame Grilled Steak McCoys to hand, and #TOTP1990 on the telly. That’ll do.

Karaoke night at the Berkeley Arms. Dad is doing My Heart Will Go On, with bottled water based special effects.

Round these parts we pop a cross on Cam Peak every Good Friday. No one has been nailed to it as yet.

More showing off by the Baz Cat. I mean, look at him.

The joyful feeling of a Friday, with the knowledge that at no point this evening will I have to cry ‘HANDS PETER!’ at the television. #totp

Barry’s tarting around again.

What the….?! From the local Camra newsletter. cc @chinnyvision.bsky.social

Remembering that time in August ‘78, when #CallMyBluff went for the Friday night post pub audience.

Blood test Monday, which means it’s also Bacon Butty and a Latte Before Work Monday.

Rounding off the weekend in the usual way. You can’t beat a bit of Sunday evening pub to keep the blues at bay.

Yes, he certainly was.

Salisbury’s Fudge Henge looking resplendent earlier today. #FudgeHenge

And we found Bass! The cherry on the top of a cracking afternoon.

Three lads old enough to know better. But what a great afternoon.

To Salisbury tomorrow, for a lads afternoon with two good old pals. There will be lunch and beers, and Hop Back Summer Lightning will feature prominently. Good times.

Suzie Fletcher from The Repair Shop has a sewing machine called Pearl. Pearl’s a Singer. #ElkieBrooksAtTheBBC #NotTOTP

BASS! #totp

Derek B hanging on in there #totp

I’m still struggling with the fact that these 1999 #totp episodes are 27 years old.

Watching Dr Magnus Pyke ham it up in Thomas Dolby’s “She Blinded Me With Science” video.

Which House did you belong to at school?

Barry is a happy cat.

Gillian Anderson uses her American accent for L’Oreal, and her British accent for touting mattresses.

“Yes, I’ve had busier days at work - why do you ask?”

Post a non-religious picture you think of as holy

“Yes, I’ve had busier days at work - why do you ask?”

I think this would be better trialled on UK over 75’s. Get Auntie Mary off Facebook and maybe she’ll stop spouting lies about ‘forriners’

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS BLATTER.

Six years ago today, the country was about to close down. At this unprecedented time, and thanks to a DVD from @cheeseford.bsky.social Mrs P and I were watching this.

Sometimes Joyce Grenfell is SO close to singing like Hilda Ogden #FaceTheMusic

Alan Bennett in 1973. The Yorkshire Robert Redford.

We went to Frampton this morning, to take a wander around what will hopefully be our new home. It’s lovely. The picture below shows part of the longest village green in England, with The Bell Inn in this distance. So we’re looking towards The Bell End.

Just back from Tesco to buy some chocolate for Mrs P. Passed the pub on the way home, could have gone in but the thought of a soak in the bath was more appealing. I am officially old.

“FUCK THERE’S THREE OF THEM!” #TheGoodOldDays

With the level of man made fibres in the City Varieties that evening, I’m not sure naked flames are a wise idea. #TheGoodOldDays

The #GoodOldDays should include comedy backstage shenanigans, like a live action Muppet Show.

Some more Worm That Turned - then and now. The Welsh border scenes at Purton, Glos.

It’s garden centre breakfast time.

Remembering the time Billy Joel playing a harmonica while at the piano had the look of a dying Darth Vader #PianoGreatsAtTheBBC

Billy Preston playing a Hammond organ while wearing a gold velour suit is the very best telly. #PianoGreatsAtTheBBC

Is Trevor visiting the Prisoner: Cell Block H set or pouring pints with some brassy barmaids? Who knows? Or cares?

The This Life ad underlines that BBC Four on a Friday is a middle age safe space #totp