This pops into my head more often than it should, so I wrote a blog about it. www.simondunn.me.uk?p=11171

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Anybody else remember All Night Long, the 1994 Keith Barron sitcom set in a London bakery? Yeah, thought not.

The Thoughts Of Chairman Alf – Alf Garnett's Little Blue Book or Where England Went Wrong

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Germany and the Netherlands right now

As Dan Mowbray said about the England team at the beginning of this match... "They have given the people of the vast but impoverished country so many welcome distractions from their daily difficulties over the last few weeks, and they plan to keep it going"

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I always feel sorry for that one VAR guy that never seems to get a chair.

Noel's Telly Years – Gorden Kaye, Keith Barron, Noel Edmonds, Chris Serle and Tessa Sanderson.

New! WORLD WAR ONE (aka "________!") pod.link/1569929507 In which your genial host opines that the show contains one of Milligan's career-best performances. We also wonder why Sellers thought Spike was better looking, why Harry played seven parts, and WHY Hughie Green? With @graemelf.bsky.social

Jimmy Logan – I Have Dreamed

Warren Mitchell as Alf Garnett joins Dusty Springfield on her 1967 series 'Dusty'

If Allan Smethurst had been American there'd be a major biopic starring Tom Hanks by now.

The 1964 debut single from Allan Smethurst aka the Singing Postman, released by local radio presenter Ralph Tuck – Come Along A Me

You can't really blame Danny Murphy's cat for leaving home in a van to get away from him and his constant dreaeriness.

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John Fortune, wit, satirist, and sometime Professor Branestawm – born this day 1939

Benny Hill following Mr Apollo Everybody knows he's the greatest benefactor of mankind

Me marvelling at Noël Coward’s piano Raffles Hotel, Singapore. Have a good week Bluesky, keep on singing! #NoelCoward @sirnoelcoward.bsky.social

Sandra Dickinson – A Big Star In Hollywood. An essential single for all you Doctor Who completists, written by Sandra and future hubby Peter Davison

Liberace – Mr. Entertainment

The two disc box set of Cowardy Custard – The Mermaid Theatre's City of London Festival celebration of the works of Noël Coward.

You say Brazil going to win easy. You are WRONG!

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The Village Band – The Yetties parading with the Sherborne Town Band outside their local pub, The White Hart in Yetminster.

Curtain Up! by John Inman (with more than a little help from Gyles Brandreth) a guide to putting on shows at home. Including how to make terrifying sock puppets that look like they will murder you while you sleep.

Ivor Biggun and The Red-Nosed Burglars - The Winker's Album (Misprint)

Noel's Telly Years - Jon Pertwee, Lucinda Green, Noel Edmonds, Fred Dibnah and Lennie Bennett.

Fight The Flab - With a range of bras, girdles and corselettes, all endorsed by Terry Wogan!

New Town / We Remember Warrington – A 1980 vinyl tribute to Warrington old and new from North Cheshire College

Penelope Keith and John Inman with their awards for Show Business Personality of the Year 1976.

Farewell Dame Penelope

Stoke-based humour from Alan Povey – Mower Owd Grandad Piggott

A menacing James Bolam as Pinkie in a dramatization of Brighton Rock for a 1968 Omnibus about Graham Greene.

Hector Nicol – I'm a Country Member (Don't worry Hector we won't forget)

Mel Brooks – 100 years old today! The original soundtrack for High Anxiety plus a greatest hits compilation from his previous films.

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Born this day 1935. John Inman With The Webb Ivory Newhall Band And The West Midlands Police Male Voice Choir – With A Bit Of Brass

Sid James as the Rumpo Kid. An Arnaldo Putzu Look-In cover from 1972.

All aboard! Aberdonian TV announcer June Imray – The Torry Quine Again

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In the mid to late 50s EMI and their various labels had a lovely house style for comedy EPs

On this day in 1967, Reg Varney was the first member of the public to use a cashpoint machine.

Take from his 1958 Parlophone album – The Best Of Sellers EPs

Freddie Starr – 1978 summer season in Paignton, and he's busy plugging his debut film appearance in gangster thriller The Squeeze.

Oscar Brand – Sing-Along Bawdy Songs & Backroom Ballads

Various Vivian Stanshall appearances on the late night BBC Two comedy show Up Sunday,which ran from January 1972 to December 1973.

Vivian Stanshall – Sir Henry At Ndidi's Kraal

Cyril Fletcher – born this day 1913