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Bubb has pronouced that all the male Winter Olympic figure skaters – in the pairs at least – are ‘flouncy’. They all wear identical frilly flouncy shirts; is it in the IOC rules? I hadn’t really noticed, but I did spit my tea out when Bubb made the comparison to them looking like gay cowboys, [...]

I’m turning into an old fart, BBC FOUR is fast becoming one of my favourite chanels. To come: “The Chatterley Affair offers a fictional account of one of the most sensational obscenity prosecutions ever to take place, seen through the eyes of two of the jurors. Keith (Rafe Spall – The Rotters’ Club) and Helena [...]

I’ll tell you a story of Jackanory And now my story’s begun, I’ll tell you another of Jack and his brother And now my story’s done. Last night BBC 4 had a wonderful evening devoted to Jackanory. There were selected readings from Kenneth Williams, Alan Bennett and Rik Mayall (I’d forgotten what marvellous diction Kenneth [...]

I’ve found it very difficult to get motivated this year. Days have merged into weeks with very little to show for it. What to do? Inspiration comes from the most unlikely place. After hearing this song twice in a matter of days it’s become my clarion call – ‘You’re the best!’* *I’m so thankful I [...]