As long as we’re all autism experts now, here’s an actual study showing links to air pollution and fossil fuel hsph.harvard.edu/news/air-pol...

Vale Robert Redford. He was in so many great films but my favourite was All Is Lost, where he had just one word of dialogue. And it’s a corker.

We're back for Episode 2! We dive deep into the machinations of Rex Hunt. Is it dizzy stuff? You’ll have to tune in and find out. Please subscribe: Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/p... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/25c2RiJ... #peoplewantducks #getthis

Young people getting on the physical media, apparently. www.nngroup.com/articles/phy...

Slightly diminish a book Tinker Tailor Solider Spelunker

Vale Nunawading studios, home of Prisoner (Cell Block H) and Neighbours. tvtonight.com.au/2025/09/end-...

Brand new on Dirty Feed: today is the 50th anniversary of the studio recording of Fawlty Towers, "Gourmet Night". That episode's famous ending is pictured here. But it wasn't the originally intended finale. Instead, things were going to get rather more peculiar... www.dirtyfeed.org/2025/09/luck...

Tackling the big issues as always, and like these Australians in London, I have tried the M&S lamingtons and they are delicious but inaccurate. www.theguardian.com/food/2025/au...

Did anyone watch Mitchell and Webb Aren’t Helping last night. It’s not great but on the other hand… sketch comedy on TV in 2025.

Late to the party, here, but loving the @vittles.bsky.social podcast about the lost food, restaurants and culture of Soho. The 2012 Olympics and Covid amongst the things to blame. A love letter to the much-missed Dionysus at the start. open.spotify.com/episode/6Awn...

This manages to be the rare doco that's both about an extremely interesting subject and a quality viewing experience in its own right. I suspect this one will do well - who didn't like John Clarke? - but here's my cheerleading for it anyway: itsbetterinthedark.blogspot.com/2025/09/revi...

It’s finally here! Join Steven, Natalie and Matt as we cover some truly “niche” material from Get This’ first few months. Episode 1 available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify now. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/p... open.spotify.com/show/25c2RiJ... #peoplewantducks #getthis

Calling historians and researchers. The BBC Written Archives Centre has changed its access rules without consultation. This means an end to proper independent research into the BBC's rich history. 178 have already signed the open letter. Please join the campaign here: tinyurl.com/bbcwaccampaign

I raised you eight Alec Guinness’s.

1) How much time do we really need to spend on social media in the first place? 2) We got a lot of the rubbish out of our system on Twitter. 3) Maybe ppl want to try and post better stuff, more sparingly. 4) A real ghost town (eg Whatever Twitter is called now) is full of bots and AI.

Went to see The Castle when it came out. Everyone howled with laughter throughout, then huge cheers when Tony Martin briefly appeared as the son of Lawrence Hammill (Charles ‘Bud’ Tingwell).

Episode 79 of the #ChampagneComedy Podcast is out! * Brooke's engagement * Going remote * Epitaph With special guest reviewer Jon of 'Fauves Are The Best People' Podcast. Available all your favourite podcast platforms, or iTunes: apple.co/31xSt2l Spotify: spoti.fi/2D89iI0

Having been through numerous rebrands and visioning exercises at multiple previous employers, the results are always this because it’s not like they can admit their aim is to do what they do as cheaply as possible.

If you see this post a redhead.

Hello, I’m a person eating or drinking in a film or TV show. Due to the plot, I will not be eating my half-eaten meal or drinking the drink I’ve only had about a third of. I’m going to abandon it due to having to leave immediately because of the plot.

I guess he’ll stop playing the Mother and Son theme loudly now. #Sizzletown

Have had my face scanned to maintain my DMs here and Bluesky have declared me to be adult. Your mileage may vary.

Episode 78 of the #ChampagneComedy Podcast is out! * Elliot fired * Two faced * Cameos galore With special guest reviewer Stu De Laney. Available all your favourite podcast platforms, or iTunes: apple.co/31xSt2l Spotify: spoti.fi/2D89iI0

I read a reasonable amount of “thought leadership” articles about the industry I work in and on the rare occasions any of them talk about politics they almost always cite something they heard on The Rest is Politics. And with that, they instantly lose credibility in my mind.

Listened to a podcast yesterday where some guys talked about Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Smiley’s People and how that was the first London they remembered. Realised that the first Australia I remember is the non-prison scenes in Prisoner (Cell Block H) which are classic 80s suburbia. What’s yours?

When I saw this poster, I thought it was a parody of a Rebel Wilson film. Then I realised it was a real Rebel Wilson film.

If one of those “other projects” is a new series of Spreadsheet, double fuck off. www.radiotimes.com/tv/fantasy/k...

But when will they be able to drink in pubs?

This is fascinating. A spreadsheet of freelance rates for various broadcasters and publications. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Ten authors by whom I've read more than five books: Margaret Atwood Clive James Ben Elton Barry Humphries Germaine Greer John Clarke Alexei Sayle Jon Ronson John Le Carre John Pilger

One for @ccriadoperez.bsky.social “ChatGPT advises women to ask for lower salaries, finds new study” thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt...

This is a good expression of how London got back to normal after 7/7, echoing Livingstone’s speech in the aftermath, but slightly undercut by the fact that the tube is an over-hot, filthy hellhole full of understandably unhappy people. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Today we have been riding the North Norfolk railway. Lots of old trains, and Weybourne station which you may recognise from an episode of Dad’s Army called “The Royal Train”. The railway was also used for Allo Allo and Hi-De-Hi.

Put Alex Moffat on standby.

For Australians of a certain age, Bob Hawke. Every 80s schoolyard was full of kids doing that “Aaaarl” noise from Max Gillies’ Hawke impression.

1000% deliberate that High Commander Bell from The Handmaid’s Tale looks like those men who stand behind Trump. #handmaidstale

I did not spot this at the time. Love it. tvtonight.com.au/2025/06/the-...

The tragedy of a hot Saturday in London is that you can’t just spend the day at the beach. You’re reduced to lingering in the freezer aisle of the local supermarket for some respite, before a sweaty journey back to your cold weather-optimised flat and your ineffective pedestal fan.

Ian Curtis’ “Shifty” would be a very different thing.

Stan Freberg’s album, which my Dad must have bought in the 50s after hearing his radio show. His song about Gaza is still, sadly, relevant today.

(One for my Australian followers…) My husband and I were walking past the main railway station in Tokyo and saw two other white people. One of them was Jimmy Barnes. He looked at us, clearly thinking “Hey, other white people”. I realised he was Jimmy Barnes. We all carried on.

Jon Snow held the door open for me as I left an organic grocer’s. I said “Thank you” and smiled at him.

New post exclusively on Nigel Planer's Patreon! Even a casual comedy fan has heard rumours the US made an unaired pilot of The Young Ones. But what do we actually know? I've spent 36 years digging around the internet sorting the myths from the truths. www.patreon.com/posts/129927...

Episode 75 of the #ChampagneComedy Podcast is out! * That bloke from 'Chances' * Velvet Hammer * Phrases Available all your favourite podcast platforms, or iTunes: apple.co/31xSt2l Spotify: spoti.fi/2D89iI0

I dunno when it became an okay thing to go “you know: what would help is a move towards having more racism and prejudice!” but I’m pretty sure it there were a lot of total arseholes involved in the decision.

🟦 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 | long-serving BBC arts broadcaster Alan Yentob has died aged 78

Tickets secured! Can’t wait.

Found my balls.

Sat on an interview panel today. The candidate had to prepare a presentation about how they’d improve a thing and as we sat through it, it quickly became apparent that they’d used ChatGPT to write the whole thing and had no idea what they were talking about! This is our future and it looks bad.

Quote skeet with a picture of the aeroplane you’ll accept as a bribe