waltydunlop
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Small, hairy ex-library assistant
Very much enjoying re-reading Michael Palin's 1970s diaries. Full of lovely wee moments of strangeness, like his bewilderment at Stan Lee's daughter attaching herself limpet-like to Max Wall during filming of Jabberwocky...
November 28, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Very much enjoying re-reading Michael Palin's 1970s diaries. Full of lovely wee moments of strangeness, like his bewilderment at Stan Lee's daughter attaching herself limpet-like to Max Wall during filming of Jabberwocky...
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Caravan
The B52's
Neil Innes
Robert Plant
King's X
Caravan
The B52's
Neil Innes
Robert Plant
King's X
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Peter Hammill
Kraftwerk
Hawkwind
Suzanne Vega
The The
Peter Hammill
Kraftwerk
Hawkwind
Suzanne Vega
The The
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Bo Diddley
Pulp
Eartha Kitt
The Fall
Hall & Oates
Bo Diddley
Pulp
Eartha Kitt
The Fall
Hall & Oates
November 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Caravan
The B52's
Neil Innes
Robert Plant
King's X
Caravan
The B52's
Neil Innes
Robert Plant
King's X
I can't remember what song he'd just played, but I do recall late one night John Peel commenting, "I can't be ABSOLUTELY certain about this, but I'm fairly sure that last song contained several references to sub-navel delights..."
I've been informed that Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" is about sex and bdsm and I legit thought it was just about a rocky relationship.
That reminds me of an older song about eating millions of peaches. Someone told me that's about sex.
I think that sex is 50% really confusing if it's in a song.
That reminds me of an older song about eating millions of peaches. Someone told me that's about sex.
I think that sex is 50% really confusing if it's in a song.
November 27, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I can't remember what song he'd just played, but I do recall late one night John Peel commenting, "I can't be ABSOLUTELY certain about this, but I'm fairly sure that last song contained several references to sub-navel delights..."
That's not a dog. That's a Star Wars character, surely.
I'm losing my mind at the shih tzu that won his division at the westminster dog show this year
November 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
That's not a dog. That's a Star Wars character, surely.
They were in a vehicle labelled "S" for snails. As someone sped off with it a passerby was heard to observe, "look at that S car go"
This joke comes to you courtesy of Dan Aykroyd, who crashed and burned with something similar in "Trading Places".
This joke comes to you courtesy of Dan Aykroyd, who crashed and burned with something similar in "Trading Places".
Thieves have stolen €90,000 worth of fine French snails destined for some of the country’s most prestigious restaurants
Thieves take €90,000 of snails meant for Michelin-starred restaurants
French police are on the trail of ‘experienced’ criminals who stole a whole year’s worth of produce from Jean-Mathieu Dauvergne’s L’Escargot des Grands Crus
www.thetimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
They were in a vehicle labelled "S" for snails. As someone sped off with it a passerby was heard to observe, "look at that S car go"
This joke comes to you courtesy of Dan Aykroyd, who crashed and burned with something similar in "Trading Places".
This joke comes to you courtesy of Dan Aykroyd, who crashed and burned with something similar in "Trading Places".
The centenary of Little Ern. A man who contributed an awful lot to the sum total of human happiness. If you have access to it, stick on the last Thames show from their first series there. He does a dance with Gemma Craven and I swear, you'll never see him look happier. He's where he wants to be.
November 27, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The centenary of Little Ern. A man who contributed an awful lot to the sum total of human happiness. If you have access to it, stick on the last Thames show from their first series there. He does a dance with Gemma Craven and I swear, you'll never see him look happier. He's where he wants to be.
One of the greatest things in the history of everness. Few things as beguiling, fascinating and generally spellbinding as "Masquerade".
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...
Jewelled golden hare that sparked national treasure hunt set for auction
Artist and author Kit Williams hid a golden hare with clues to its precise location given in his 1979 book
www.independent.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
One of the greatest things in the history of everness. Few things as beguiling, fascinating and generally spellbinding as "Masquerade".
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Unsure if this was the inspiration behind it, but it's in the right ballpark.
November 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Unsure if this was the inspiration behind it, but it's in the right ballpark.
Apparently BBC 4 are showing the Innes Lloyd documentary from the animated "Savages" release on Christmas Eve. I'm delighted by this news. It's superb, and deserves to be seen by as many people as possible.
November 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Apparently BBC 4 are showing the Innes Lloyd documentary from the animated "Savages" release on Christmas Eve. I'm delighted by this news. It's superb, and deserves to be seen by as many people as possible.
Here come trouble, great big bubble
Here come Fergee, now he fly
Yes you betcha when he getcha
Fergee pretty floaty guy
Here come Fergee, now he fly
Yes you betcha when he getcha
Fergee pretty floaty guy
November 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Here come trouble, great big bubble
Here come Fergee, now he fly
Yes you betcha when he getcha
Fergee pretty floaty guy
Here come Fergee, now he fly
Yes you betcha when he getcha
Fergee pretty floaty guy
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HOLY SHIT IT’S QUATERMASS II!
Piccadilly Circus
The Ladybird book of London,
1961
Artist: John Berry
The Ladybird book of London,
1961
Artist: John Berry
November 27, 2025 at 11:32 AM
HOLY SHIT IT’S QUATERMASS II!
For years, I'd only ever seen episode 6 of this. Imagine crashing into this thing when it's almost over. The phrase "what the hell is happening" doesn't really go far enough. Watching it from the start is mystifying enough.
ESCAPE INTO NIGHT (1972): Adapted from the novel 'Marianne Dreams' by Catherine Storr, this classic child-frightener saw a young girl's drawings come to life in a nightmarish dream-world. How much cheese was she eating to dream up these cyclopean stones? Remade as the movie 'Paperhouse' in 1988!
November 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
For years, I'd only ever seen episode 6 of this. Imagine crashing into this thing when it's almost over. The phrase "what the hell is happening" doesn't really go far enough. Watching it from the start is mystifying enough.
Thomas Ince's studio complex "Inceville", photographed in 1919. Taken from his Wikipedia page. What a remarkable photograph.
November 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Thomas Ince's studio complex "Inceville", photographed in 1919. Taken from his Wikipedia page. What a remarkable photograph.
Her two closest advisors Sir Ernest and Lord Bartholemew sent her a parchment which said, "sticke with us kidde. We shall obtain thee a thirde"
On this day in 1558 Glenda Jackson became Queen.
She had the body of a weak and feeble woman but she had two Oscars hidden on her.
She had the body of a weak and feeble woman but she had two Oscars hidden on her.
November 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Her two closest advisors Sir Ernest and Lord Bartholemew sent her a parchment which said, "sticke with us kidde. We shall obtain thee a thirde"
Judas Priest at Hellfest 2025. Free to stream at Arte. From God's brain to your ears. They're still here, still going and they still sound *fantastic*. How they're managing it, I don't know, but I'm so glad they are. www.arte.tv/en/videos/12...
Judas Priest - Hellfest 2025 - Watch the full programme | ARTE Concert
One of the (eternal) most eagerly awaited returns to Hellfest 2025. Half a century into their metal career, Judas Priest deliver an epic concert, all riffs, pyrotechnics and studded biker leather.
www.arte.tv
November 27, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Judas Priest at Hellfest 2025. Free to stream at Arte. From God's brain to your ears. They're still here, still going and they still sound *fantastic*. How they're managing it, I don't know, but I'm so glad they are. www.arte.tv/en/videos/12...
Ian Anderson's definition of happiness. "In this age of atomic uncertainty, one must take one's pleasures where one may" - Harold Steptoe
November 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Ian Anderson's definition of happiness. "In this age of atomic uncertainty, one must take one's pleasures where one may" - Harold Steptoe
Today's listening - "Monster Movie" by THE Can.
I can't begin to tell you how much that definitive article tickles me, but it's an awful lot.
I can't begin to tell you how much that definitive article tickles me, but it's an awful lot.
November 27, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Today's listening - "Monster Movie" by THE Can.
I can't begin to tell you how much that definitive article tickles me, but it's an awful lot.
I can't begin to tell you how much that definitive article tickles me, but it's an awful lot.
Bringing It All Back Home. Street Legal. Time Out of Mind. *Especially* - Rough and Rowdy Ways.
I love Blood on the Tracks, but I've heard it so often it's not the one I reach for when I want some Dylan.
I love Blood on the Tracks, but I've heard it so often it's not the one I reach for when I want some Dylan.
November 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Bringing It All Back Home. Street Legal. Time Out of Mind. *Especially* - Rough and Rowdy Ways.
I love Blood on the Tracks, but I've heard it so often it's not the one I reach for when I want some Dylan.
I love Blood on the Tracks, but I've heard it so often it's not the one I reach for when I want some Dylan.
If ever there's a Terry-Thomas biopic, James Callis is your man. Give him a cigarette holder, sort out a gap in his teeth and you're off.
This is the profile photo James Callis has on his IMDB page. Magnificent work, no notes.
November 27, 2025 at 10:36 AM
If ever there's a Terry-Thomas biopic, James Callis is your man. Give him a cigarette holder, sort out a gap in his teeth and you're off.
Radio Times, 18th-24th Apr 1954 - coverage for week 1 of "Running Wild", Morecambe and Wise's legendarily disastrous first TV series. Thankfully it all got *much* better.
"No Flowers
Definition of the week: - TV set: the box in which they buried Morecambe and Wise."
(Kenneth Baily, Sunday People)
"No Flowers
Definition of the week: - TV set: the box in which they buried Morecambe and Wise."
(Kenneth Baily, Sunday People)
November 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Radio Times, 18th-24th Apr 1954 - coverage for week 1 of "Running Wild", Morecambe and Wise's legendarily disastrous first TV series. Thankfully it all got *much* better.
"No Flowers
Definition of the week: - TV set: the box in which they buried Morecambe and Wise."
(Kenneth Baily, Sunday People)
"No Flowers
Definition of the week: - TV set: the box in which they buried Morecambe and Wise."
(Kenneth Baily, Sunday People)
Every time I watch TV Python, I seem to focus in on a single performer each time and I get a whole new appreciation for how great they are. Last time it was Terry Jones. This time it's Graham Chapman. He's *fantastic* in the Working Class Playwright sketch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQDe...
Monty Python's Flying Circus - "Working Class Playwright"
YouTube video by karatelunchbox
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Every time I watch TV Python, I seem to focus in on a single performer each time and I get a whole new appreciation for how great they are. Last time it was Terry Jones. This time it's Graham Chapman. He's *fantastic* in the Working Class Playwright sketch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQDe...
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If only it had had a chance. All 692 of them
November 27, 2025 at 8:41 AM
If only it had had a chance. All 692 of them
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Has John Cleese had a bit of work done?
November 27, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Has John Cleese had a bit of work done?
The anniversary of the time I was concentrating so hard on photographing this daft bugger of a Kingston Parakeet on my window that I completely failed to notice the only known example of a Woofenpuss in the wild rocketing up the path behind him. They DO exist outside of 70s television studios.
November 27, 2025 at 8:35 AM
The anniversary of the time I was concentrating so hard on photographing this daft bugger of a Kingston Parakeet on my window that I completely failed to notice the only known example of a Woofenpuss in the wild rocketing up the path behind him. They DO exist outside of 70s television studios.
Knew of someone (not at my work, elsewhere) who had exactly the same at their workstation, only with them it was Richard Hammond. Got a calendar printed up every year that had a picture of him for every month, coffee mug with his face on, the whole bit.
Seeing John Nettles, I can never not think of the music librarian at uni who had a little shrine to him at her desk - multiple photos around her computer, like other people do for pictures of their children.
You can keep your Poirots and your Marples, the greatest murder mystery moment on tv is when John Nettles discovers Selina Cadell has been popped into a tumble drier
November 27, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Knew of someone (not at my work, elsewhere) who had exactly the same at their workstation, only with them it was Richard Hammond. Got a calendar printed up every year that had a picture of him for every month, coffee mug with his face on, the whole bit.