Adrian
@adrianstirrup.bsky.social
I must have gone to bed around a quarter after ten. I need a lot of sleep, and so I like to be in bed by then.
Amongst other things, I do an ABBA podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2265600/share
Amongst other things, I do an ABBA podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2265600/share
October 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Oh, Pru.
Sybil Fawlty, Sarah France, Irene Spencer - wonderful creations that brought me so much joy.
My heart is broken.
Sybil Fawlty, Sarah France, Irene Spencer - wonderful creations that brought me so much joy.
My heart is broken.
October 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Oh, Pru.
Sybil Fawlty, Sarah France, Irene Spencer - wonderful creations that brought me so much joy.
My heart is broken.
Sybil Fawlty, Sarah France, Irene Spencer - wonderful creations that brought me so much joy.
My heart is broken.
Just found this on my laptop from February 2021. Pandemic obviously sent me mad.
October 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Just found this on my laptop from February 2021. Pandemic obviously sent me mad.
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. My superpower is identifying guest actors in The Archers.
Got Janice Connolly in about three seconds tonight 💅🏻
Got Janice Connolly in about three seconds tonight 💅🏻
September 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. My superpower is identifying guest actors in The Archers.
Got Janice Connolly in about three seconds tonight 💅🏻
Got Janice Connolly in about three seconds tonight 💅🏻
Why in the name of holy fuck would you even want to?
September 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Why in the name of holy fuck would you even want to?
Me on my way to the rapture
September 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Me on my way to the rapture
I’ll miss a lot about Switzerland. But I will not miss the four different languages buzzing around my head and absolutely mashing my swede.
September 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I’ll miss a lot about Switzerland. But I will not miss the four different languages buzzing around my head and absolutely mashing my swede.
Prochain arrêt: Lausanne
September 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Prochain arrêt: Lausanne
Platform with a view.
September 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Platform with a view.
Oh no what a shame might be stuck here
September 20, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Oh no what a shame might be stuck here
Can confirm it’s a looooooong way down.
September 19, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Can confirm it’s a looooooong way down.
Bugger that. Also, they’ve added a bin since 1995.
September 19, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Bugger that. Also, they’ve added a bin since 1995.
Distinct lack of bungying Brosnans though.
September 19, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Distinct lack of bungying Brosnans though.
My brain every time someone mentions Patrick Vallance.
September 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
My brain every time someone mentions Patrick Vallance.
GIF upload is working.
September 6, 2025 at 8:06 AM
GIF upload is working.
And finally, I can confirm Jan Harvey is an absolute bloody delight!
September 1, 2025 at 6:06 AM
And finally, I can confirm Jan Harvey is an absolute bloody delight!
The main locations in Bursledon are still there: The Jolly Sailor, the Howards’ house and Polly and Gerald’s gaffe. My pictures are from 2018.
September 1, 2025 at 6:06 AM
The main locations in Bursledon are still there: The Jolly Sailor, the Howards’ house and Polly and Gerald’s gaffe. My pictures are from 2018.
The owners of the Elephant Boatyard, which doubled as the Mermaid Yard, were paid £6,000 per series to allow filming.
September 1, 2025 at 6:06 AM
The owners of the Elephant Boatyard, which doubled as the Mermaid Yard, were paid £6,000 per series to allow filming.
Kate O'Mara (Laura Wilde, owner the improbably named Wilde Mouldings) described Stephen Yardley as "divine”... unlike her character’s view of Ken.
September 1, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Kate O'Mara (Laura Wilde, owner the improbably named Wilde Mouldings) described Stephen Yardley as "divine”... unlike her character’s view of Ken.
According to the novelisation of the series, Jan Howard met her future husband Tom when she was working as a design assistant at Southern Aviation, where Tom was a designer until his redundancy.
September 1, 2025 at 6:06 AM
According to the novelisation of the series, Jan Howard met her future husband Tom when she was working as a design assistant at Southern Aviation, where Tom was a designer until his redundancy.