In Viz again

Bill Pertwee (Dad’s Army) began in concert parties and loved seaside entertainment & pierrots. That passion led him to write books celebrating Britain’s variety heritage, including 'Pertwee’s Promenades & Pierrots' (1979). 🎭 #MusicHallVarietyDay #MHVD2026 #Seaside #Pierrots

It's those Hamlyn World's Worst/Greatest/Weirdest books. Full of not quite correct depictions of true events. Absolute fun as you read about scandals, people playing the piano with a rifle and, obviously, Robert Pershing Ludlow

I often find them wrapped around the pull down bar that I need to use. A twofer of not registering what the things in the Disabled lavs are for

This is a much more interesting list to talk about.

But you all know the rules guys. Whenever Book Discourse arises you must buy a book in order to join in

Anyway people looking at the Guardian List might be interesting in Delphi Classics. Where you can get Complete Works of Out-Of-Print works with good formatting and typo-checking for about £2-3 a set. Latest set to drop the works of Thomas Mann #BookDiscourse #Books

Been away from Calibre for a month. Now to download the 15 million updates I need

Goes away to evaluate yarn stash and plan the next few makes (i.e. buying patterns) Comes back. oh look. Book Discourse

I'm loving watching everyone queue for Proms tickets I'm giving it a miss this year as we decided a mid week break to Amsterdam via the Hook of Holland would be fun. But I'll still be listening and recording like I do every year.

Found a new pic to use against BlueSky reply guys, care of the iPaper.

Also includes I Wish I Was In Dixie because y'know

Rewatching Who Shot Mr Burns and I have come to the conclusion that Marge always knew who did it. She'll have had to return to the car and she must've noticed the smell of cordite off Maggie

Look, I assumed that when I ordered it that it would come self assembly or that vacuum shrunk way you get mattresses these days But fuck it we'll get it up there if it kills us. You grab the front, use the tusks, I'll deal with the horrors of the rear.

We get a lot of rainbows here

Oh no I *have* to have a lie down with my feet on pillows because of the oedema and not because I'm lazy.

Very sad news.

That sold quickly. Apparently the show is sold out and my seat was really cheap

Me opening up th app to see what you're all talking about

The digitalisation of historical records used to be a net positive. But with the rise of AI, digitalised records now run the risk of being scraped, which leads to misinterpretations and erasure of key information. You cannot replace historical analysis with a machine.

She's got 'O' - oedema She's got 'E' - edema She's got 'D' - de dema Her feet are swo-oh-oll

I can't go see Norma at the Gaiety this month. So if anyone wants the obstructed view ticket I'm reselling it. secure.ticketmaster.ie/rs/180062B6B...

New project for myself as the cardigan for SiL is at the dull bodybuilding stage. It's going to be so bright it'll make you puke

My goodness my feet and calves hurt is this what happens when you start fixing one part of your body? Other parts want to join in too. I honestly want to go to bed

So I've blitzed sardines into cream cheese as the Good Food app suggested and I've essentially made fish paste. It tastes like fish paste. The low fat cream cheese was a bit runny so I think next time I'll use set yoghurt. All to keep the old ticker from going pffffft

I say we don't dig to deeply into this research and instead send it to yer billionaire man who keeps injecting himself with his son's blood. Might help get us a new opera company, a modern art gallery and clean the AI out of fibre arts.

For those of you outside Ireland, RIP dot ie is a death announcements website which receives two million page views daily. It is not, in any way imaginable, a dating website.

Actually there must be a name for this (probably in magic circles) of a twist or misdirection that is so obvious that you're supposed to spot it which means the final twist can sail past without you paying attention

Comedy rarity "Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus" is getting a UK Blu-ray Steelbook release in June

Going out in my new @dochackenbush.bsky.social t-shirt

The worst person at the reduced chiller today - the person who picks up things, decides it isn't for them and then flings it back in contempt, damaging the item in the process. Arses

Finally we get to the influence of Love Goes (Where My Rosemary Grows).

Im going through some vintage crochet magazines and it's fascinating to look at what passed for a kids toy before amigurumi appeared. I'm reminded of the scene in Dinnerladies where Jean calls Dolly's boss-eyed scarecrows "little wooly perverts"

It's no Why Can't We Be Friends? #TOTP

Someone burn my ears off #TOTP

Did Buck's Fizz pass on this #TOTP

Loosen your leatherette trousers mate and your balls might drop #TOTP

What's with the pus on the woman on the end? Actually... I'm not sure I want to know #TOTP

Play the London Boys, you cowards #TOTP

Oofft he looks like he's touring the clubs picking up the just over age lasses in a terrible BBC one-off drama #TOTP

This reminds me of road trips in the back of the car when I was a kid. #TOTP

Mullet guy is giving it too much, he needs to tone it down two steps #TOTP

Someone is singing a song in everyone's impression of David Bowie #TOTP

I've just realised what that Jordan Knight thing is a precursor to. It's Bills Bills Bills. I bet the same person wrote them both. That weird harpsichord esque thing #TOTP

Oh bollocks I'm off to get another vodka #TOTP

You can see why this ended up on loads of Rom Coms #TOTP

Oh they aren't covering While My Guitar Gently Weeps #TOTP