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Xanderl

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Failed the audition for Blockbusters and still bitter about it. Mostly ranting about films, old TV, Top of the Pops and The Archers. Nearly halfway through the Crossroads box set!

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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 2h
21 / 36 / 2 Darts #popmaster
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Darts Game
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 2h
36 on round 1 #popmaster
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The Kinks
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 3h
I said Dido too! Must have been thinking of Life for Rent #popmaster
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 3h
21 on round 1 #popmaster
Wordy from Words and Pictures
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 15h
Mrs Farrell doesn’t seem to have one in her otherwise well equipped CSO kitchen
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
IS TONTY BLAIR BEHIND THIS
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Digging a bit more, Lamb Catering who ran the place during Covid and briefly also ran the Oxford Fine Food Store on Windmill Road haven’t been involved since 2024. Not sure if this change impacts these people- may be just a change of freeholder www.linkedin.com/posts/everar...
Yesterday we welcomed Fitz and Katie, new business owners of The Black Boy in Headington!
Fitz has over 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry as Head Chef and Pub Licensee, whilst Katie has worked in Neuroscience for the last 20 years. They took on their first pub together in February 2020 just weeks before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and have loved running pubs together despite all the challenges!
They now look forward to their next chapter with us at The Black Boy in Headington.
Join us in welcoming them to the Black Boy and make sure to pop in and visit them when you can, it's a great pub and we can't wait to see what they do with it going forward!
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Explains what this guy is smiling about I guess!
The Kinder Egg man
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Nice to see a vintage Newsround report with Lucy Mathen on BBC Breakfast to mark the 50th anniversary of the Intercity 125 #ArchiveTV
Newsround reporter Lucy Mathen on an Intercity 125
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Woah Oh Margaret Brown. Things Are Never Quite The Way They Seem @magstheobscure.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Probably why the 7th Doctor hates burnt toast reminds him of his early friends
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Also does the Monk's possession of a toaster imply that this is part of standard Time Lord equipment, but the later Doctors have lost theirs?
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
So if the young Doctor in Doctor Who: TARDIS Crew grows up to become the Fugitive Doctor, presumably Ruth's toaster is Toast-IE who I guess dies in the Judoon attack on the flat. Bit dark for the ultimate fate of a CBeebies character!
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Apparently they have bought it (and a pub in Leicestershire) from Everards See halfway down this page www.propelinfonews.com/pi-Newslette...
The Black Boy is a slightly different opportunity for us. It's a great pub with rooms in a fantastic location, and we see real potential to bring it in line with our community focus, so that it becomes as much a local for Headington as a destination for visitors.
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
can do ECGs (which I've found the NHS will accept as evidence of issues), and flag up abnormal rhythms and so on. Less good on the stuff like email integration although it does do text message notifications etc. It's tied in with the Google Health app but will integrate fine with an iPhone
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I may be wrong but I don't think there are any smart watches that will monitor BP. When I was looking for something like this I ended up getting a Fitbit Charge 6 on the basis it was smaller and cheaper than an Apple Watch! Good at heart rate monitoring etc ... www.johnlewis.com/fitbit-charg...
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Fitbit Charge 6 Health and Fitness Tracker, Obsidian/Black
Buy Fitbit Charge 6 Health and Fitness Tracker from our View All Smart Watches range at John Lewis & Partners. Free Delivery on orders over £50.
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
27 / 33 / 4 tiebreaks / lots of Blur #popmaster
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Damon Albarn 90s: Hot Girls Love Damon Albarn
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
33 on round 2 #popmaster
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Fun Boy Three Bubble Bath Fun
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Bruce Forsyth's Iconic 'Didn't He Do Well?'
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Little Boy's Shocked "Wow" Reaction
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
27 on round 1. Lucky guess with the right random Motown group #popmaster
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The Four Tops Clap To The Beat
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
24 / 18 / the same two Animals as the contestant #popmaster
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A v poor 18 #popmaster
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Christian Bale's Iconic 'Ooh Yeah' Look
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
24 on round 1 #popmaster
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Andy Peebles interviewed John Lennon shortly before his death, but he rarely talked about it. #totp
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
One for the nans! #totp
Lena Martell One Day at a Time
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Somebody needs to explain to that guitarist about cufflinks #totp
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Oof .. The Jags' second single went in at number 75 and then dropped out of the charts. The end. #TOTP
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Martin Nutbeem @martinnutbeem.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
You got the dance ready for Kate Bush, Legs and the Co? Sure did boss, all silk negligee and pants and shit. #totp
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"So, Flick, the song expresses an insistent desire to learn as much as possible, while she is still young. It includes references to religion, and the teachings of Jesus and Gurdjieff, among others. Any ideas for the dance routine?" "Yeah, shove the girls in nighties" #totp
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Steve Williams @skillagesteve.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Looking forward to #totp tonight
TVGoHome
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Presumbaly the young man in question was Chris Morris? #totp
Bloke from Sad Cafe singing "See a young man across the street"Sad Cafe bloke sings "He looks something like me"Chris Morris
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Ha! Yes, I was trying to find it and can't. Hope someone can! #totp
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Unexpected Empire Road plug in the #TOTP area
The cast of Empire Road
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Impressive fannying about and not actually doing anything from the chap in the suit at the front here #totp
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Kamelion there on lead vocals #totp #doctorwho
Half-baked Doctor Who robot companion Kamelion
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Yes, they do that a lot in this period - eg that Mel B one recently, and the Craig David one where the following week was an acoustic version but probably recorded the same week #totp
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
miranda_hart.gif #totp
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Anyone got any idea what Keith Toploader is singing? #TOTP
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Vic Reeves' Incomprehensible Club Singing
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Made in London: First single peaked at 15, second single didn't chart, album wasn't released. The end. #totp
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Ill advised live vocal KLAXON!! #totp
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Berks of DeFrights...or Something. @dandyandafop.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Wait until you hear the rap I’m going to do over a remix of the Crown Court theme… #totp
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Sampling the theme from Casualty > Sampling the theme from Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence #totp
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Ah right, German techno "Watergate war ein deutsches Dance-Projekt der späten 1990er Jahre, das von den Produzenten David Haid, Tommaso De Donatis und dem als DJ Quicksilver bekannten Orhan Terzi initiiert wurde." #totp
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
[spoiler] .. . . . . She shoots Paul, gets sent to prison, where she commits suicide (apparently the only character in the show's history to do so)
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
There's another oddity I've wondered about ... a lot of location work like this shot has an almost "fisheye lens" effect with black borders at each corner. But some shots are OK so maybe they were using two cameras and one was dodgy?
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The U&Drama repeats look a lot better than the versions on the official YouTube channel which are incredibly dark.
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
No, it's Terry, the first Mrs Paul Robinson
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Incredible foreshadowing of Paul Robinson’s future in episode 101 of #Neighbours!
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
30 / 30 / 6 tiebreaks / loads of Pistols #popmaster
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Sex Pistols Punk Rock Energy
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