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Scampy
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Diurnal scribbler, rat fancier, kitsch aficionado. Mollusc who never found my rock. Some would call me a hipster. Team Jacques. 🎳🐀

https://spirochaetetrail.blogspot.com/
Zoe Ball's closing words still haunt me after all these years.
This BBC kids tv advert from 1998 is still very impressive and very lovely
November 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Pillion is perfect. The feel good (and feel bad) movie of the year.
November 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Exactly 75 years ago today, BBC Television began regular broadcasting at Saturday teatimes with the very first episode of Whirligig, one of its first well-known, long-running children’s shows.

To mark the occasion, I’ve written a feature for the BBC website.

But if you’d like to know more… (1/3)
Whirligig
A tribute to a much-loved Saturday teatime children's favourite, 75 years on.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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November 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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There comes a point when we begin to encounter more polite, respectful and well-mannered ghosts than we do people. This is why I tell those who ask that I prefer the company of spectres to that of the living. - #CJosiffe #Ghosts
November 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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a throwback to Ratsputin in his favorite place

the bowl

#rats #petrats #ratposting
November 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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#Christmas 1991: Toys & Games and Cards & Gifts from NSPCC

(+Rocking Horse; Toy Train; Teddy Bear; Christmas Cards; and Gift Collection)
November 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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November 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The November Simpsons review is up, and under the microscope this month is "The Homer They Fall" of Season 8, regarding Homer's quest to sustain verticality on the shores of Fistiana. Will Tatum fustigate 'im? Are people who need people the luckiest in the world?
The Homer They Fall (aka Fustigation Aside)
Season 8 of The Simpsons was the series' Death Period, a time when the atmosphere in Springfield seemed unhealthily fixated with the notion...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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November 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Other work of the Ladybird artists.
‘Evening party at the big house’
Artist: Ronald Lampitt (1958)
November 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Nov 1996: Home ad from Beazer Homes

«Some of Britain's favourite places are Beazer Homes.»
November 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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It's time we faced up to the inconvenient truth that Paul McCartney murdered Rupert Bear.
November 23, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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November 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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For fans of '80s video stores and late-night TV oddities, merch of our new Transmission imprint is now available.

TX Tote bags and T-Shirts can be bought exclusively from our website. A perfect addition to a Black Friday sales haul.
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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From Finland, 1988: Toys & Games from Citymarket

(+Disney-Themed Games; View-Master Gift Pack; Children's Jigsaw Puzzles; and View-Master Viewer)

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November 21, 2025 at 7:15 AM
What's a movie gag that never fails to get a chuckle from you ? 🤣
November 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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November 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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From France, #Christmas 1975: Toys from Prodij

(+Penguin)

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November 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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November 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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the beast slumbers
November 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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The hat has me worried.
November 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Paul McCartney talks about his role in Beatles Books, 1989.
November 18, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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November 18, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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November 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM