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Jane McGrath

@jlbmcgrath.bsky.social
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Reader - Comedy Fan - Shakespeare Freak - Great Ape - Crocheter - Knitter - Crafter - 🇪🇺

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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Sense and Sensibility is odd - sort of sticks to the novel. Makes Edward 98% less of a idiot. Marianne's passion is mostly conveyed by her hair needing a good brush. It has a very gloomy palette and misses a lot of the humour. Then in the last 20 minutes it goes batshit crazy. Quite extraordinary.
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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Yes! Mary Poppins in the books is all vanity, ego and touchiness, and is absolutely amazing. I would love to see that on film. The Disney one is too sickly-sweet.
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archivetvmusings @archivetvmusings.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
R.I.P. Stephanie Cole. Seen here as Muriel Carpenter in Talking Heads - Soldering On by Alan Bennett (10th May 1988)
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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Carolyn is my favourite thing Stephanie Cole did. She was just perfection in the role.
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Richard Herring @herring1967.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Vaun is not only a very funny actor (he plays Tom Cruise on Vic and Bob) but a very loyal supporter of my work and I hope that the RHLSTP community of fans will help him out with this. We all need to look after each other. No one else will! www.gofundme.com/f/buy-a-mobi...
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Donate to Buy a Mobility Scooter, organized by Vaun Earl Norman
Hi I'm Vaun Earl Norman you might have seen me in Vic and Bob's Big Night Out, or The Other … Vaun Earl Norman needs your support for Buy a Mobility Scooter
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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Solidarity with this Piddington resident ♥️✊ #Newsnight
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Gene Hunt 🇨🇦🇵🇸 @avin-oops.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Middle England today
Kombucha girl meme. Positive face: concentration camps. Negative face: concentration camps near my village
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War and Peas 🧿 @warandpeas.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Steve Beresford @lostinmilbury.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
After the long, dry summer it’s nice to see the grass back to the right colour again...
A photo of Commander Adama from Battlestar Galactica.
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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Checkered Textures socks from Knit Socks! pattern book. Yarn was a hand-dyed skein bought locally. Weighted 100 grams, wrapped per inch as 4 ply but was nowhere near enough to do two socks. See if you can spot where it ran out! 😆 🧶
2 green/blue/pink handknitted socks on wooden sock blockers. Halfway down the foot in each sock, the colour abruptly changes to solid pale green. They are sitting on a grey background.
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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Had resolved to stop buying books until my to-read pile was reduced. Went out today, bought 4 more books. My self discipline is so strong! But in my defence they were all second hand and the little Diary of a Nobody is gorgeous.
A pile of four books: a pocket size Diary of a Nobody, A Necklace of Raindrops, Murder of a Lady, and a folio copy of the complete Tales of the Unexpected.
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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Adorable guerilla art in the Victoria Art Gallery in Bath.
2 water pipes are emerging from a wall, near the floor. Where the pipes have angled joints, someone has painted them with little faces. There is a gallery-style sign stuck to the wall beside them saying "Pipe Portraits, mixed media installation, artist unknown."
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Enough Of That Now @andygilder.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Trump becomes the first orange man to support a united Ireland
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
In panel one we see Sarah, the protagonist, lying in bed with the lights out. She says, "Is everyone ready for sleep?"
In panel two we see a brain, heart, and stomach. They say, "Yes!" "Yup!" and "Yep!" 
In panel three we see a bladder, squirming. A speech panel says "Bladder?"
In panel four the bladder looks up. It says, weakly, "I don't know".
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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I set up a regular donation yesterday. The twisted thought processes needed to conclude that the RNLI are the baddies confounds me.
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Old British Telly @oldbritishtelly.co.uk · 09/09/2026
[1977] A clip from the Granada TV programme 'So It Goes' (hosted by Anthony H Wilson) featuring Sweep donning punk attire to perform the Buzzcocks' 'Boredom'.
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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
After almost 13 glorious years, The Galleries in Bristol have taken down the Harry Hill Movie poster in the ladies toilet. A sad day for the easily amused woman queuing for a wee.
A clip framed poster on the side of a metal bin. The poster is for the Harry Hill Movie which came out in December 2013.The same bin with no posters in the clip frame
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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Local cinema screened Attack The Block this afternoon. I saw it twice in one week when it came out. Nice to see it on the big screen again.
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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Charity shop wool bonanza today 🧶
6 skeins of vari-coloured wool in shades of grey, white, magenta and blue
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Amy Vants to Suck Your Blood 🩸 @msfoxifurnasty.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
if sex is like riding a bike oh boy have i been riding bikes wrong
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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Also saw A World Elsewhere at The Sam Wanamaker this afternoon. Am not remotely in the right demographic but had a hilarious time. Love the summer plays they put on each year.
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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I cannot be held accountable for my actions if I am taken to the @britishlibrary.bsky.social shop and they always have a 3 for 2 offer on their books.
A pile of book: Final Acts - Theatrical Mysteries, Spectral Sounds - Unquiet Tales of Acoustic Weird, and The Weird Tales of William Hope Hodgson.
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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Went from finding out PSB bunting existed to ordering it in seconds.
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Z. BoogeyMann Zilla, Semi-Pro Ghoulball @pandangit.com · 26/08/2026
If we really want to honor Tim Curry's memory, then we have to publish like 8 different obituaries, each with a different and entirely plausible cause of death.
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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Aww, not the beautiful Tim Curry leaving us. That one cuts deep. Blue Money was the first thing I saw him in when I was small and we watched the video to fuzziness. Then I found Rocky Horror, Clue and The Worst Witch. He was never less than delightful in anything he was in.
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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Self drafted socks in West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 Ply - colourway: Rum Paradise. Delighted with how cheerful these look. 🧶
Hand knitted socks in rainbow striped wool. The socks are on wooden sock blockers and sitting on a beige background.
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Athena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
It should be career ending to say one race is inferior to another race. For fucks sake!! These people should be pariahs!
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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The blurriness at the edge of the picture in #Ludwig is very distracting - especially the shots in the police station. It's an odd production choice.
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Dr Rob @robheighton.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Xanadu-du-du push pineapple, shake the tree Xanadu-du-du stately pleasure dome decree
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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Looks at article claiming crochet is low cost. Looks at wool stash and hook collection. Laughs derisively www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Wellness habits you can start today - at no (or little) cost
Living a healthy life doesn't have to just be about pricey studio classes and luxury retreats.
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James Goss @gossjam.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This Radio 4 play about Margaret Thatcher writing her own episode of Yes, Minister and refusing to take notes is SUBLİME www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Drama on 4 - No, Prime Minister - BBC Sounds
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher appears in a sketch with the cast of Yes, Minister.
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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Date yourself with a commercial from your childhood: Would march along the road with my friend, both singing this very loudly and on a loop. youtu.be/9kuTTwxQhg4?...
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1983: Persil' New System Automatic [Showstopper] - The Musical
YouTube video by The Laundry Lab
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Rat Fascal @mrpsb.uk · 17/08/2026
I’m here to chew gum and study grammar and I’m gumn’t
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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Last day at the Fringe - one absolute and surprising stinker.* Then 3 excellent shows - YUCK Circus, Kemah Bob, and Sophie Duker. Have had a very strong year and it's been delightful. *name can be supplied on request
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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Fuck's sake - Jason Arday hounded to death by the press is sickening. Don't give a shit about what he did or didn't do, he did not deserve the ridiculous pressure the press put him under. Poor, poor man.
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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Another splendid day at the Fringe. We loved @tpneenan.bsky.social, Julian Clary and Elf Lyons. All very different but all very good.
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John J. Hoare @dirtyfeed.org · 14/08/2026
Here is a comparison of how Red Dwarf, “Holoship” was first introduced back in 1992 on BBC Two network, and how network, Wales and NI introduced it last night. Forgive my poor editing done at 2am.
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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
First day at the Fringe for me yesterday. Saw @phlaimeaux.bsky.social, @zafarcakes.bsky.social and FOC It Up with Kemah Bob. All great shows - would recommend them them all. What a start to the weekend.
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John Rain🥇 @johnrain.co.uk · 12/08/2026
This is joyous. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg-h...
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Hancock's Half Hour - Fluffs and Ad-Libs
YouTube video by Juggie's Attic
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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
My partner modified the TV switch on screen to surprise me and I love it!
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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Second macrame market bag - this one made for friend. Am chuffed with how good it looks. 🧶
A hot pink macrame bag with round, dark wood handles on a beige background.
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Mutable Joe @mutablejoe.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
proust (eating madeline): will i ultimately reach the clear surface of my consciousness, this memory, this old, dead moment which the magnetism of an identical moment has travelled so far to importune me (dipping madeline in ketchup and shoving in a third one): fuck em up marcel
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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Self-drafted socks knitted TAAT using magic loop. Yarn is Stylecraft Head Over Heels - Walking in Nature in colourway Skip. 🧶
Hand knitted socks in variegated stripes of navy, white, lime green and teal. The socks are on wooden sock blockers on a beige background.
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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Archer's Goon!
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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Love's Labours Lost at The Globe today as a groundling. Lots of flamenco dancing in the production which was wasted on me as I am a philstine and am left cold by watching people dance. Cast were brilliant - the fault lies with me.
A view of the empty stage at The Globe from the yard on the right. The pillars that hold up the canopy are dressed in blue and yellow fabric.
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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
M&S in-store music playing Thriller in July is a confusing choice.
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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The Odyssey was great - highly enjoyable and really well paced. Elliot Page is heartbreaking and beautiful in equal measure. It's delightful, as always, to see Himesh Patel in a big movie. Loved the cyclops and the pig transformation scene. 9am screenings with just 6 other people are absolute bliss
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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Off to see The Odyssey this morning but am disappointed to find The Penny Dreadfuls version with Robert Webb is not on BBC Sounds at the moment. Nolan will have to work hard to improve on their interpretation of Elpenor. 💀
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Simon Pegg @simonpegg.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I've just seen about 40 kids sneak into watch 'The Odyssey' without paying by hiding in a giant wooden coat.
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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Morning
Thomas Wykes cartoon: a man looks through shop window at a black cowboy hat. A though bubble floats above his head as he imagines himself wearing it, happily, with his hands on his hips, and a woman saying to him “Oh Todd… I regret the divorce”
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