Happy Christmas to everyone who listened to or supported any of our podcasts this year. Lots more to come in the New Year. Now, to deal with the excess of unwanted Quality Street flavours by starting a set of colour coded local amnesty bins.

BREAKING TRAVEL NEWS: Anyone going to the Feast of Stephen this evening should be aware that the Snowlay Roundabout has been closed.

Last-minute shopping for that friend or relative who always dates charismatic arseholes? Buy them this. #CreepActually

A happy winter solstice to all.

If you’re in a Box of Delights frame of mind, listen to this 2-parter I recorded with the brilliant Sophie Harris about the classic children’s series. 🎄 shows.acast.com/boxofdelight...

Trying to explain to my wife why the name Tond is now terrifying to me and you must not mock Tond

Thanks to whoever told me about this. Cock-a-hoop.

Breaking: Autistic community preemptively rejects David Walliams

If you’re going on a Christmas walk today, plug in and take this with you. Zooming back to the top of the charts.

David Walliams AND the Epstein files? Truly it is a festive double issue bonanza take out the trash Christmas travel chaos Friday

🔴 BREAKING: David Walliams has been dropped by his publisher following an investigation by The Telegraph into inappropriate behaviour towards young women. Read more here ⬇ www.telegraph.co.uk/bluesky-tmg/david-walliams-harper-collins/

Dempster’s love letter to The Studio easily as funny as an actual episode of The Studio.

Dawwww. Love that this returns every year just like the film. ❤️ 🎄

Tond, a ghost story for Christmas. Free to listen to now. Starring Rosie Cavaliero and Carrie Quinlan.

I'm recommending Amadeus on Sky/NOW in this week's Hot List.

Read and subscribe: www.thenerve.news/p/nigel-fara...

There’s still time to order this online or pop into a bookshop and pick one up for the feminist who has had quite enough of toxic men and their sh*t. #BookSky

In today’s @theipaper.com I’ve reviewed The Salt Path Scandal which aired on Sky/NOW last night. An extraordinary story still with so many unanswered questions.

This is a fundraiser for 18-yr-old Miral in Gaza. She’s desperate to go to uni but the ones in Gaza are all gone so she’s trying to get to Ireland. If you have any spare £££, she and her family would be so grateful.

A lovely thing to listen to today.

I avoid the news as much as I can. But the attack on Jewish people celebrating in Bondi is everywhere. Sending so much love to my Jewish friends. It's absolutely horrific.

Moose is so clever. Scroll down for lit tree, but also a thread of inspiration. 🎄

If you love science and comedy and @robinince.bsky.social, now is a great time to discover @cosmicshambles.com and everything they have to offer. And if you're in the vicinity of London, UK, check out their amazing holiday event, "Nine Lessons and Carols for Curious People"

For the record, Robin Ince is a superb comedian, an absolute mensch, a remarkable thinker and the kindest human you’ll ever meet. And the BBC is a genuinely great and globally unique institution that needs to stop being afraid. I think that’s where most of its faults and issues stem from.

Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people

Robin Ince has resigned from Infinite Monkey Cage. And this is a problem that goes way beyond the BBC.

Robin is most principled, compassionate person I know and this is awful. This is where we are in 2025. Shame on the BBC.

It’s been a brilliant year for feeling like I’ve achieved something. Very grateful for 2025.

Little creepy guy round-up.

I don't need it. I don't need it. shop.bbc.com/products/bbc...

Coming up this THURSDAY, a bumper Christmas Special with A Castle for Christmas star, Stephen Oswald.

Thoroughly enjoyed my brief return from hell. 🔥

Series two is happening. Join the Patreon to get access when it launches.

NEW EPISODE: up a day early, author Hattie Williams talks about the horror of Eugene Tooms from The X Files.

So orgs have no agency over their admissions, and are are being forced to oprress people against their own and their members' wishes. If trans women making jam makes you angry please know you're a contemptible degenerate, disliked by everyone with an actual soul www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

If anyone missed out on tickets for James Marriott next week at the Roundhouse (it’s sold out) I have 2 going spare. £25 a pop. Drop me a message.

Yesterday the BBC Archive posted an On This Day about the time Tony Hart drew Stonehenge in pastels on Take Hart (or was it Hart Beat by then?). Anyway, at a party last night, my friend @mrgoslingfuller.bsky.social casually mentioned that he was ONE OF THE CAMERA MEN WHO FILMED THAT SEQUENCE.

This is SOME recommendation. Thanks, Ed. 🎤

Christmas shopping need not be a problem if you buy simply everyone a copy of my book.

NEW EPISODE. Journalist Michael Hogan takes us back to early 90s Spain for some sun-soaked age-inappropriate romance.

Instant pre-order.

One of the most beautiful bits of english eccentricity and glorious design is coming back to Sotheby’s and should be bought by a musuem (or me) for THE NATION. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Awww, GB News are having a carol concert. Hope they tell the story of the refugees arriving in Bethlehem to be told they can apply for permanent right to stay after 15 years but Bethlehem will still probably tell them to go back where they came from because the we prefer LOCAL messiahs. 🎄 🎅🏻 🎁

AMAZING PRIZES in this charity Christmas raffle in aid of Voices for Gaza. INCLUDING signed author copies of Don't Make Me Laugh. Your tenner won't just buy you the possibility of some great prizes, but you'll be helping families in desperate need in Gaza this winter. app.galabid.com/giftedforgaz...

Christmas shopping for a woman who’s had enough? #BookSky

"Boris Johnson took four days off from official government business during a key period in the UK’s Covid preparation when the NHS was bracing to be “overwhelmed” by the virus." When we most needed a leader we, instead, had this guy.

One of my proudest achievements is that Crista Flanagan (aka Lois) owns my cross stitched version of her

NEW EPISODE TODAY. Liz Bower recounts the blood spattered glee of the Mad Men lawnmower episode.

Oh. The baseline of She Bangs the Drums was everything. This sucks.