Slow news day.

Nothing’s gonna stop us now…

Spotted a club night called Gay Meets Goth, which is basically the perfect description of my daughter 🤣. Unfortunately it’s over 18s only so she can’t go.

Currently listening to an audiobook of Charlotte Brontë’s Shirley on my commute.

Nice of X to send us a postcard.

New episode of Fatal Attractions is out in the wild. And the film is quite a wild ride too. We had fun discussing it.

I went to see A-ha live at the Queens Hall in Leeds a few days after this episode of #totp was broadcast. My first ever gig. I was probably crying with excitement right now.

When I’m feeling a bit low, I sing Wuthering Heights at the top of my voice with my best Kate Bush impression and it never fails to make me feel better #totp

I’d name my pop group after my favourite paper size too #totp

I think some of you need to stop watching #totp for a while, for the sake of your health. Anger isn’t good for you.

Love the Vengaboys cover version of Boom Boom Boom Boom #totp

Oh Jesus Christ I’d forgotten about his ‘music’ career. Would rather actually have Ricketts. #totp

Anna Cale (@real-meaning.bsky.social) joins me for a chat about The Marvels, including some thoughts on how its poor box office performance might have been affected by, erm, people who would never have gone to see it in the first place. And cats... timworthington.org/2024/01/15/i...

Yes of course I’m rewatching This Life again on iPlayer, even though I have the whole thing on DVD and have watched it several times. It’s in my blood, a compulsion. Due to my age, it’s actually the law.

I say this every time, but I prefer the Steps version of Chain Reaction #totp

Oh no, Boon is starting, which means I have to go to bed now #totp

Bonnie Tyler’s voice could power half of Wales. Her hair could do the other half #totp

Joan Armatrading singing the BBC Commissioning Editor theme song there #totp

Sorry folks, but I think S’Club were a lot of fun. There were too many of them though #totp

The #totp conversation on here has been so negative recently. Nobody likes anything, everything is rubbish, and every act gets insulted for the flimsiest of reasons. It’s like spending an hour with my dad.

Watching an episode of Yorkshire Television’s Images of Yorkshire from 1989, with Richard Whiteley interviewing Alan Plater. Great stuff.

Place names in the south west of England are like magic spells.

First the Tooth Fairy, and now this 😭

He should do it as Richard Osman though.

A young man and woman greet each other in the street and have a brief chat. As the woman turns to leave, the man glances back with such a textbook look of romantic longing, that I momentarily wonder if I’ve wandered onto the set of a romcom.

Had tenderstem broccoli for tea, to which my daughter said, ‘Why are we having lanky broccoli?’ and from henceforth that is what it shall be called.

The great thing about Pi Day, is that it’s a recurring celebration.

They really need to do a compilation of cool women playing keyboards at the BBC #totp

Tight Fit come on at number one and my teenage daughter just shouts ‘Why?!’ at the screen #totp

Ah, the early 80s, when boys were boys and girls were girls, and boys were girls and girls were boys, and nobody cared and everyone was really cool #totp

The promo for This Life using the ‘Anna, this is the 90s…’ scene there. I spend most of my time having to remind myself it isn’t.

I really like Shed Seven to be honest, and this is one of my favourites #totp

Kiss Me is pure whimsy (good thing) #totp

Well you’re all in a bad mood tonight aren’t you #totp Bluesky?

The sun is so rare in Scotland they had to write a song about it #totp

Can we also actually replace current national figureheads with animals too?

£5 £10 £20 £50

Daughter revising for her Physics mock. Asks herself out loud what latent heat is, to which I automatically replied ‘wasn’t he an Australian tennis player?’ She did not find this funny.

I was out in an unfamiliar town today, and wanted some lunch. I went into an interesting looking gallery which had a cafe. I waited ages at the counter to be served, only for a woman to finally appear and say they couldn’t serve food right now as the new coffee machine was arriving. (1/2)

Having a trip out on one of my favourite train lines today, the beautifully scenic Bentham line ❤️

This is infinitely better than all the film adaptations of Wuthering Heights put together #totp

Feels like he’s doing a PA at your local nightclub. ‘Come on Ferrari’s! Make some noise!’ #totp

Shania looks amazing for 103 doesn’t she? #totp

Great pop song this Backstreet Boys number. Don’t care if that’s not cool #totp

The blokes at the keyboards look like roadies testing the equipment #totp

Happy birthday to Betty Boo. Here's a reminder of the time she rapped with Public Enemy in the McDonalds at Shepherd's Bush back in 1987 (look out for the unimpressed manager!)

In an unexpected plot twist, the woman over the road just came home dressed as a nun.

For World Book Day I’m dressed as an author who would love some people to buy their book.

That’s not a scent, it’s a story prompt.

Put a video on TikTok of a ragdoll cat I see in the street sometimes, and now it’s had thousands of views and lots of Americans are shouting at me because a stranger’s cat was outside.