Drink. It. In.

In the new series, PC Plum (Edward Woodward) returns to Balamory following the disappearance of Penny Pocket's daughter. After finding a hare buried in the grave of Josie Jump, Plum's enquiries lead him to the Island's Laird (Miles Jupp) who has sinister plans to revive the island's failing harvest.

Marco Rubio exits, with commentary from One Man and his Dog.

In the new series, PC Plum (Edward Woodward) returns to Balamory following the disappearance of Penny Pocket's daughter. After finding a hare buried in the grave of Josie Jump, Plum's enquiries lead him to the Island's Laird (Miles Jupp) who has sinister plans to revive the island's failing harvest.

Outrageous! We’ve spent billions sending these so-called astronauts to the Moon and I’ve just heard them say they’re sat there watching The Terminator. Do some bloody work, you floaty lay-a-bouts!

We're proud to announce an art competition to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Leeds Charter. There are 2 categories: under 16s & people aged 16+. 6 entries from each category will be exhibited at Leeds Corn Exchange in July. 🔗Details zurl.co/vIyut

Went to see Gorillaz in Bradford yesterday. Stood near the merch stand, I looked across and saw a ten year-old lad clutching a vinyl LP of the latest album and just… staring at it in wonder. Eating up every detail of the cover, amazed to be holding it in his hands. The joy of having real things.

Here’s a nice thing for crap times: sci-fi comedy adventure Girl Troop V Aliens is on CBBC and iPlayer now - and it’s not even slightly ruined by having had me write an episode www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut0g...

Just finished watching the excellent Dirty Business on Channel 4. If you haven’t seen it, please do. You can also add your name to this petition: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...

1/ In response to the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee’s report on AI, copyright and the creative industries, published today (6 March 2026), WGGB General Secretary Ellie Peers said:

Oh YES! Douze points please! youtu.be/niMKvJ-Itq8

The House of Lords Digital & Communications Committee just published their report on AI, copyright & the creative industries, and their conclusions could not be clearer. 🧵 1/5

Anyone else finding it hard to concentrate on doing notes on a sitcom script today…?

This couldn’t be clearer. Bannon’s texts to Epstein in mid July 2018 - “overthrowing May right now” and in “London with Boris” as well as his appearance on LBC with Nigel Farage are prettying damning evidence of a cross party plot with foreign backing

Too late to let Burnham run…?

Nice piece on the legendary 1 in 12 Club in The Guardian - and even a passing reference to the all-night raves. It felt like a home-from-home in the 90s (if you go to their FB page you can find a photo of a skinny me DJing on the bottom floor. But don’t do that) www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...

This is excellent (although “reverse-centaur” sounds like some kind of shagging position involving a horse) www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Tram! At last! Get in!

What’s this? I’m STILL not in any starters packs? Unbelievable!

Bradford City of Culture closing ceremony. What an amazing year! Huge congrats to everyone involved, particularly the missus.

Oh - are people slagging off a movie they haven’t seen based on a trailer again? Brilliant. Well done everyone. You are all heroes.

Yeeeeeek! COME ON LEEDS!

Since we are once again dealing with "the only silent era comedians of note were men" I feel I need to stand up for the ladies. Marion Davies!

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🔴All the Big Government Reforms the Media Hasn’t Been Telling You About You probably won’t have read much about these announcements over the past few weeks... bylinetimes.com/2025/10/28/a...

Let me tell you a story (before the ship explodes):

I notice the free speech warriors weren’t up in arms when hook-handed cleric Abu Hamza was done for inciting violence. What was it about hook-handed cleric Abu Hamza that stopped them defending his free speech?

Last month, while being bothered by wasps at a picnic table, a woman told me that clicking my fingers at them would make them go away. After testing this thoroughly I’m happy to report that it works in 90% of cases* and also makes me look like a wasp-banishing Fonz. Recommend.

North Bridge Media has sponsored a Fringe Award w/Neurodiverse Review and the shortlist is out! It's for comedy writing in any Fringe category by d/Deaf, disabled or neurodivergent writers. Here's the fantastic shortlist - all great shows: (1/2)

The ongoing whipped up nonsense about asylum seekers in hotels is a rare example of very angry consensus. The racists don’t want people in hotels, the government don’t want people in hotels and the people in the hotels don’t want to be in hotels. Everyone agrees. Just let people work

Grand Prix of Europe opens in UK cinemas this Friday. Positive reviews are already coming in for this fun, fast-paced rodent racing movie - which features a stellar cast (Gemma Arterton, Thomas Brodie-Sanger, Hatley Atwell, Lenny Henry) and smatterings of general script-polishy nonsense by me.

Oh, this is very, very good - how LLMs use the same techniques as psychics. softwarecrisis.dev/letters/llme...

made a handy little novel title generator for you

DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results.

Read my open letter with @laylamoran.bsky.social regarding #Gaza ⬇️

Please don't plug keyboards or other devices into random USB ports, ok?

Hey YouTube, if you actively want me to stop me ever buying Lucozade ever, the best way to do it would be to interrupt the limited-time Cardiacs video I'm trying to watch every two ACTUAL MINUTES asking if I can let you see me, let you see me Cherry fucking Hill.

Sadly, the BBC rejected my proposal that they should replace all the Wallace & Torode segments from the new Masterchef with a quick animated summary by 7-zark-7.

SO regret I won’t get the chance to let Mecha-hitler take control of my steering wheel.

I'm currently at a housing conference & it's a slightly out of body experience politically, given the vibe here is thrilled with getting £39bn + basically all they asked for in spending review. Not that govt isn't in deep trouble elsewhere but it's a striking eg of how easily the popular stuff...

If I knew how to quote post to a thread, I’d post this as a reply to me complaining about Northern city transport links last week, and say something smug like “Well well well…”

“They are building a techno-authoritarian surveillance state. We can see that happening in real time. This is huge amounts of data on every single person in America that can and will be used in opaque & unaccountable ways—and it is terrifying.” Must watch interview with @carolecadwalla.bsky.social.

When you receive the email you’ve been dreading, about how your outstanding royalties will now *not* be honoured by your ex-publisher’s new shiny identity, they try to reassure you by saying this person or that person on the board is “working for free” and “not taking a salary”… >>

I am begging for a Hollywood movie or TV writer to make something that features realistic 'artificial intelligence'

Hey fans of animated movies that I wrote additional material and dialogue polish on - have a look at the trailer to this animated movie that I wrote additional material and dialogue polish on… www.grand-prix-of-europe.com/en/

My mate Cussie makes the paper…!

Hm. The government focussing on the number one concern of Leave voters just ahead of a major reset with the EU… I wonder what it could all mean…?

How much blue and yellow smoke inhalation is a fatal amount? #lufc

Ow! I think I injured my thumb liking posts about Leeds being Champions.

Used to amuse us as kids that my nan would call a can of coke a tin - assumed it was what they were called back in her day. But I’ve just offered my daughter a tin of alcohol-free cider and now thinking it’s just something you start doing when you get older.