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OK, so once again I'm the last person on the planet to learn about the good things. I have just discovered #letterboxd, which is sort of like Goodreads/Bookwyrm for films and TV programmes. Now if only it had ActivityPub functionality it would be amazing. #films #Movies

The old Debenhams department store in Bristol has been turned into an indoor skate part called "Shredenhams". Lots of little kids crashing about in the morning, and teens/adults in the evening. Great use of vacant urban spaces. #bristol #regeneration #skating

#silentsunday #photography

I do feel slightly sorry for anyone on Fedi who actually wants to follow the big game in the States (it's like the FA Cup Final for American Football, right?) because the hashtag is utterly fucked 🙁

[ukpol (ish)] I'm sorry but I can't hear the name McSweeney and think of it as referring to anything other than what should be a Glaswegian remake of a gritty 1970s cop show. "Get yer troosers on pal, you're nicked." #mcsweeney

I think I'm bowing out now #TOTP-ers. Enjoy the rest of the evening.

Thank fuck they didn’t play The Living Years #totp

Tune! #TOTP

Mike Read professing his admiration for Morrissey. Two peas in a pod. #TOTP

KEYTAR KLAXON. First of the night? #TOTP

Say what you like about Michael Ball but this is the first song tonight that my cat has not only woken up for, but is staring intently at the telly. Maybe he's preparing to pounce. #TOTP

Baby Ball. #TOTP

This is not enough Texas. FFS. #totp

Also, fun fact pop pickers, this song was co written by Jake Le Mesurier, son of John & Hattie Jacques. For reals. #TOTP

Oh I love this one. Yazz's finest (no pun intended) if you ask me. Definitely beats The Only Way Is Up. #TOTP

PLAY TEXAS #TOTP

1989 me: "Lol, look at this, it's Rick Astley thinking he's a real musician. Come back when you're headlining Glastonbury, Rick." 2026 me: "I was stupid back then" #TOTP

Yer actual Temu Abba this time. #TOTP

How on earth did he never get Yewtreed? #TOTP

Dusty and Lulu. It's like the olden days all over again. #TOTP

Top of the hats. #TOTP

Hey Peter Powell. ELO's got your number. #TOTP

I would normally happily take the entire pantheon of music called progressive rock and throw it into the firey pits of lava beneath Mount Doom, but I'll make an exception for this. #TOTP

Ooh, actual classic banger! #TOTP

Why are Legs & Co goosestepping to Abba? #TOTP

Quoth Wikipedia: > David Dean Castle (November 28, 1952 – May 8, 2019) I bet you're all feeling bad being mean about his appearance now, aren't you. No? Oh well. 😄 #TOTP

Yes, Sir I Can Do The Same Song Again #totp

Baccarat but it's not THAT song. #TOTP

That's not the right spelling, is it? #TOTP

Stand back girls, it's a Powell-introduced episode. #TOTP

Denim & Leather. No wait, that's a different song by a different group. And for a different time. #TOTP

How did house music go from the anarchic anything-goes rave craziness of the late 80s/early 90s, to this by-the-numbers melodic trance thing in just a few short years. #TOTP

Quite poignant lyrics given what we now know. #TOTP

Whitney in full-on take no prisoners mode. #TOTP

They don't make 'em like this any more (not many made them like that in 1999, to be fair). #TOTP

I guess the Smurf suits were in the wash. #TOTP

Once a night was enough. You can Step off now, please. #TOTP

No idea who she is, but this kind of slow melodic soul is always quite pleasant to listen to. #TOTP

An old song but not actually a cover version. Whatever happened to all the crooners? #TOTP

I've just seen that Billy Ocean is touring this year (is he ever not touring? hard working man that he is) and will be on at (among other places) Leigh, just up the road from me. You know I might just book tickets to put the ghost of this godawful cover to rest once and for all. #TOTP

Pointless cover version at number one klaxon. #TOTP

Ahhh let's have some Manics, that ought to be better. #TOTP

I realise I'm about to be blocked by most of you but honestly, have R.E.M. ever made a song that isn't an utter bloody dirge? #TOTP

Here he is, kids! Cheerful Micky Sparkles! #totp

No actual Britney in the actual #TOTP studio, it seems.

Fuck off Theakston for even reminding us of the existence of Orville the bloody duck's "musical" career. #TOTP