I prefer security equipment to 80s comedy with Ronnie Corbett. Better safe than Sorry!

Who's your favourite Jedi? (Wrong answers only)

Well, this humble space is going to be home for about 70% of the foreseeable future.

Teenagers near us letting off fireworks: in a children's playground, near houses, lighting them up and then running away, not caring how they are aimed. It's your annual reminder that: FIREWORKS SHOULD NOT BE SOLD TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

Well, I am not saying that my team wasn't the strongest today, but I did go into the cellar and loudly quote Harrison Chase from #DoctorWho Seeds of Doom.

I'm not saying I am getting old, but these days, I find myself onside with Victor Meldrew.

Calling fans of the Avengers (as in the British 60s series, not Marvel Comics), what are your top episodes for Halloween? For me: Don't Look Behind You Build A Better Mouse Trap Castle De'Ath The Living Dead The Joker The Superlative Seven Thingamajig Pandora

An audit from the Inland Revenue

One of the best things about going into Cex is that every now and again, you will come across a bit of a bargain on a blu-ray that appears to be out of stock across UK retailers

Excellent episode on a much unfairly maligned story

Definitely caught the sun

Not saying I have caught the sun here in Cancun, but I kind of look like I have had a wash in a bath filled with Bloody Marys

We have heard @sandmanjazz.bsky.social and Dave are discussing our story, #TheWheelinSpace, on the latest episode of #AKettleandSomeString. Listen to them both or we will send eggs to your door... open.spotify.com/episode/0id3... #DoctorWho

My bestest boy Ben is 16 today!

Zoe! W3! Servo robot! Dave and @sandmanjazz.bsky.social land on the abandoned Silver Carrier. What will they make of cyber eggs, pets in the future and what happened to Chang? www.podchaser.com/podcasts/a-k... #AKettleandSomeString

Nothing quite screams "reading material for holiday in Mexico" like a Doctor Who novel with a front cover depicting the 7th Doctor using a French Toilet.

Isn't the "twist" a bit of pretentious take on the Twilight Zone episode "Five Characters in Search of an Exit"?

Well over two-thirds through now. Not bad so far, though I have a feeling I already know the resolution

Christopher Bulis got me my reading mojo back. I bet that is a statement rarely uttered

Gaffer: Michael, were you singing the Poddington Peas theme song in the cellar. Me:... (puts on best Monoid voice) Erm... No.

What did John Tracy do, which was so bad that Jeff assigned him to work alone in a space station for his working life?????

Coming Soon (With @sandmanjazz.bsky.social)... #AKettleandSomeString #DoctorWho #TheWheelinSpace

Where is the void? I need to stream into it...

Thanks to @haemovoresrus.bsky.social for inviting me onto Kettle last night. A most enjoyable recording and some interesting points discussed.

Jesus H Corbett, is it national mentalist day on the railway today? In the space of 45 minutes I've witnessed 2 (minor) incidents.

Come on guys, give us some tasty tidbits to read out

Favourite 10 TV comedies in no real order One Foot in the Grave Red Dwarf Steptoe and Son The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin Hancock's Half Hour Fraiser 2.4 Children The Goodies Father Ted The League of Gentlemen

Old school photo from year 11. A rare photo of yours truly without a beard. Can't quite recall the girl's name, either Emma or Gemma. She seems quite cheerful... and I look like I want to be somewhere else... or maybe the camera caught me in an unfortunate moment

Just saw Mario turned 40 this week and so, once again, I present to you: the first level of Super Mario but all the sound effects are farts.

Nopes. I totally deny doing a bad impression of Valentine Dyall when answering the phone at work.

Out for a walk, and all of a sudden, I appear to have wandered into folk horror territory.

A good episode on a story that doesn't really do much for me. Not really sure why because it has all the plot elements I like... I think it might be because it is rushed. I think I am with Joe, this would work better as a three parter to let the story and characters breath.

The word "gorgeous" is a particular bane as I spell it correctly, don't think it looks right and then "correct" it

Just overheard a customer say that their horse is called Roy. I am going to give them the benefit of the doubt and assume it is named after Roy Rogers, the Singing Cowboy, and isn't named as a bad taste joke.

Another splendid episode defending a much unfairly maligned serial. Terminus is my favourite of the Black Guardian Trilogy, and my favourite of season 20. However, I always feel like I should have been taking notes when Paul gets going

So post-Christmas, I am actively thinking of leaving my current place of employment (after nearly 8 years) and look for pastures new. A lot of factors are playing into this, one being the amount of pettiness and backstabbing going on, which is steadily getting worse. Another is I think I am just

Me: Just chill, focus on what you are writing. Me ten minutes later:.... why were there only dinner ladies at school? Why weren't there any dinner men?

A point raised about Bob and Dave's ambition makes me think once again that it is a shame the Bristol Boys never got to write an original book for Virgin or BBC books. I seem to recall that in interviews, they were up for it.

Happy 95th Birthday to Sonny Rollins. I think he might now be the only living musician of the great Modern Jazz Giants

Bit of a thread.. For People in the UK, specifically those who took their GCSEs between 1996 and 2001. I was having a chat with guys who did their GCSEs roughly around the same time as me, and I mentioned that I regretted not changing schools between years 10 & 11... 1/2

Well played Bert's Books, well played.

I read this when I was 14/15 (and it might have been the first Benny NA I read), and at the time, I thought it was great. I was just beginning to get into film noir/detective fiction at this point, and it hit all the notes a spotty little teen would expect. Since having done a dissertation on film

I am not saying there was a massive tailback on the M5 near Weston-Super-Mare, but I left Bude at 9:10 this morning, and am only at Michaelwood services, and half listened to two entire episodes of Galifrey's Most Wanted.

It appears last night's curry was hotter than I thought #johnnycashexperience

Are trad jazz festivals the only place you'll see someone playing a sousaphone?

Listened to part of this on my way to and from work. So far, so good. As usual, Paul makes insightful and interesting observations, some of which I agree with. Some I am on the fence with, and some I would probably give a run for his money in counter argument... if I weren't so lazy

My grandfather had an ear for music. It was shaped like a harpsichord

The Keys of Marinus episode 3 was the first episode of Doctor Who to be broadcast on BBC One.

So what are my top ten favourite movies? Well, here's a current snapshot. No explanations, just the films. beyondthejazzocracy.wordpress.com/2025/08/19/q...

I love Steptoe & Son, and have done since I was 12. Which as a teenager in the 90s made me one of the coolest kids in the class... But watching some of the episodes now and the quality of the prints makes me appreciate the restoration work done on Doctor Who even more