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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 16h

Socks for a friend. Pattern is Midwest Nice Socks by Sock Witchery. The yarn is unknown origin and fibre from a charity shop 🧶

Wine and blue striped, handknitted socks on a black background.

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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

I am firmly #TeamSceptic but I thought about this story _a lot_ while out in the dark at 5:30 this morning. <shudders>

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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Mr Blenkinsop! When you said you wanted to show the musical society your organ, that is not what we thought you meant! #GirlsOwnCC

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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

There is a reddit thread that has reminded me of the existence of The Garment. It has an almost irresistible siren call. I almost cracked and bought the pattern this time.

A bearded, bespectacled man is looking into an ornate mirror. He is wearing a full length cream knitted poncho with a polo neck. Around the bottom of the poncho is fringing. This is The Garment.

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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Bah! An absolute gem of a show axed.

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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

No! That is such a shame. No matter the topic, it is always so interesting. I love it.

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Old British Telly @oldbritishtelly.co.uk · 06/10/2026

[1992] Archer's Goon - Based on the novel by Diana Wynne Jones. The protagonist's father—an author—is visited by a mysterious figure, who demands that he write two thousand words of gibberish. First episode. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b0Mnru_l_0

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Archer's Goon Episode 1 Full

Archer's Goon Episode 1 FullCopyright BBC MCMXCII (1992)

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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I recommend r/cursedcrochet if you ever want some nightmare fuel.

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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

He has a friend now - Nip Nips the Clown was posted recently.

A screenshot from Reddit of a large multicoloured, crocheted clown being hugged by Mr Nipples. The caption says Nip Nips the clown is the nipple relams top paediatrician. His six fingers make things like operations easy work and his long flexible neck lets him get a good look at the children from afar. There's no one else Mr Nipples would trust with the safety of his children.

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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I would have liked more Mr Palmer (even though he seemed to be played by a child) and Lady Middleton. Also liked John Dashwood. His comic timing was excellent.

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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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Steve Beresford & Pumpkin Pete @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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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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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I think about "an acceptable pasta sauce" *everytime* I cook spaghetti. Doesn't matter how fancy my recipe is.

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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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Jane McGrath @jlbmcgrath.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

What a Carve Up begins with Kenneth Connor scaring himself reading The Fiend of the Second Floor Flat. Author sadly unnamed.

A screen capture of the film What a Carve Up. Kenneth Connor is sitting in a dark room, reading by the light of a table lamp. The cover of the book has a drawing of a veiled figure with glowing eyes, holding a knife.

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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

Lovely to see Mark Bonnar though. He's always a treat to watch in anything.

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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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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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