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I don’t want to spoil but the latest episode has such a sitcom cliche that they practically drove a bus through it. As soon as there was baby talk you knew what the counterbalance had to be. I thought it was quite odd that this was the episode dedicated to Anthony Head.

He would have had quite a lot of input into that decision though - a fair gamble when they just needed to throw something at the wall to see what stuck.

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I thought either a team was very on the ball or somewhere there’s an engineer saying ‘I f***ing told you that was going to happen’.

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It’s not their fault it never rains in Maranello 👀

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James @studiousbadger.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026

Somewhere there’s a smug engineer who knew what was going to happen and had start_procedure_v3-final_final-USETHISONE ready. #f1

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If they’re on the ball they’ll kill Hall and allow Fry to help build the treasure chest before she’s naturally voted off for being too smart. But we are dealing with someone who said ‘I’m a traitor’ so 🤷‍♂️

James @studiousbadger.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026

The genius of Traitors is recognising that cynicism in TV and building the programme backwards around the round table edit - so a coherent narrative emerges without excessive direction. I’m as cynical as the next guy but that’s surely why it feels fresh.

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James @studiousbadger.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026

In fairness that began a while ago.

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James @studiousbadger.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026

“You absolutely definitely may not read after bedtime. Here, coincidentally, is a torch.”

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James @studiousbadger.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026

Fair enough, their light burned bright but briefly. I’m still haunted by the click of death 😆

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James @studiousbadger.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026

Did you never have a Zip drive?

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James @studiousbadger.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026

I salute your indefatigability.

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James @studiousbadger.eurosky.social · 25/09/2026

I want my hat back (Jon Klassen) and The wonky donkey (Craig Smith) were always favourites.

Cover of ‘I want my hat back’ by Jon Klassen.

Cover of The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith, illustrated by Katz Cowley

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James @studiousbadger.eurosky.social · 22/09/2026

My MP @timrocamp.bsky.social does take notice of these things, though I agree a form letter is far too easy to ignore. I have sent the APPG email for the benefit of Mike’s stats, but will email separately too.

James @studiousbadger.eurosky.social · 20/09/2026

Thanks, now I have a seagull version of Tom Cruise shouting ‘did you order the Code Red?!’ in my head.

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James @studiousbadger.eurosky.social · 20/09/2026

Given that you can get high from the meat-fumes just walking past Hawksmoor and if you can bring yourself to cross the threshold you’re surely part carnivore, I’m not convinced the veggie option exists anywhere other than in the chef’s imagination.

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James @studiousbadger.eurosky.social · 20/09/2026

You can always tell the ones that have recently mugged tourists for their fish & chips, because they’ve all got that splash of ketchup on their beaks.

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Ah, were you Amsterdam ATC from the Gdansk episode? How glorious to have been involved with a group of people firing on all four cylinders.

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My 10 year old put her arm out to stop me crossing the road yesterday. I've never felt so old.

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I do hope they're raising hell together somewhere.

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...and it strikes me that it is these people, not just the lifeboatmen in the story, that today's 'protesters', filled with hate and devoid of empathy, are most distant from. But we are the generation that village plaque speaks to across the years. And what we do next, matters.

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It's not just that it was an epic battle against the elements, but that hundreds of ordinary people came together to make the rescue possible. Farmers, labourers, schoolteachers, children were not prepared to sit idly by as a ship foundered off their coast...

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The RNLI are no strangers to such stories of heroism, sometimes epic successes, sometimes tragic failures. The crews today are every bit as selfless as those that went before them and the very least they deserve is our support and respect. But this story I have always loved for one simple reason.

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In the village today a plaque stands "so that future generations may remember the bravery of coxswain Henry Freeman, and the lifeboatmen, and the dogged determination of the people of Whitby, Hawsker and Robin Hood's Bay".

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Up hill & down dale 18 horses dragged at tow lines while locals worked to clear the snow from the opposite direction, a 500ft elevation. The lifeboat was launched just TWO HOURS after leaving Whitby. Persisting after a failed first attempt smashed its oars, the entire crew of the Visiter was saved.

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A century earlier, on 18th Jan 1881 the 'Visiter' ran ashore off Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire. No local boat could be launched due to the violence of the storm, so the Whitby lifeboat was brought OVERLAND 6 miles to the bay itself. Through 7ft snowdrifts 200 men cleared the way by hand.

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The Captain has turned on the signs So stow away bags of all kinds Then make sure your tray is folded away And the seat-back no longer reclines Blue skies, Carolyn ✈️

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“…just a little bit…”.

That and Rally Scotland makes fab reading.

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Although there was a wock & woll medly at some point…

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James @studiousbadger.eurosky.social · 17/09/2026

I feel like he’d be up for it, too.

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As with the Apollo cranks, if you follow the conspiracy through to its ultimate conclusion it would be much less challenging to just fly the damn missions.

James @studiousbadger.eurosky.social · 17/09/2026

I did idly wonder if Burnham was actually in that scene, so you might be right!

Ah, a fellow survivor of the Sun Centre.

Such a beautiful and picturesque line though. Can you imagine the uproar if that was proposed now? So much of the waste of HS2 has been in burying large stretches of it underground. It’s great to be able to appreciate our countryside from the comfort of a train.

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My sympathy is very much with this resident. It’s easy to tar the place with easy labels but we mustn’t loose sight of the fact that the fascist fans for these flames are external, something we all need to fight before the cancer spreads further.

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So beautifully well articulated.

Not a million miles away from The Eagle Has Landed.

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James @studiousbadger.eurosky.social · 15/09/2026

Still, you have to salute his indefatigability.

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Not my original thought alas, but I’ve always liked the idea that R2D2 speaks perfect English but is so filthy he’s constantly being beeped.

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And later on in the hotel, the delightful turnaround after he’s told Vesper what to wear, and then finds a suit ready and waiting for him - “there are dinner jackets and dinner jackets. This is the latter.” “How… it’s tailored!” “I sized you up the moment we first met”.

Their chemistry fizzes in that scene - and Vesper is only introduced about an hour in to the film! “By the cut of your suit you went to Oxford or wherever, and naturally think human beings dress that way”… “Rolex?” “Omega”.

Glorious scenery chewing from him in the Knives Out films. An actor truly having fun with a part.