That 'special' is as dead to me as 'Space:1999' series 2 π
@gingertrevtrev
South-west Scotland. Who'er. Skilled at the art of falling apart. Running up that hill. Left my demons at the door. Memories are uncertain friends. Knock me down with a feather...
That 'special' is as dead to me as 'Space:1999' series 2 π
Canβt quite believe that journalists are having to report this latest visceral spasm of rightwing idiocy. How feeble-minded our politics have become for the leader of the opposition - and Farage of course - to feel they have to turn this utter non-event into a culture war moment. Dear god.
Peter Davison and Mark Strickson on location on Lanzarote for 'Doctor Who - Planet Of Fire' (1983)
Thursday
A portrait of Syd Barrett traversing the astral plane.
Take That's Gary Barlow confirms he will appear in Star Wars movie. This is actually an ITV News article from about 8 years ago, but I thought it was quite funny.
He's playing Darth Vader's nephew, Taksi.
Got this through my door today.
I was in.
They didnβt ring the bell.
They neither βmissed meβ nor βwanted to hear my viewsβ.
Fancy making this negative guff your calling card.
#ChooseHopeNotHate
In 1989, Renault chose to advertise their new Renault 21 with this frankly incredible homage to Scarred for Life Year Zero programme The Prisoner. Enn Reitel stands in for Patrick McGoohan's voice at the end. They tried to get the man himself, and I can imagine how well that conversation went...
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Reform has lost 65 councillors since May due to suspensions, expulsions and resignations (reasons cited including autocratic leadership and misogynistic treatment), so please let's hear more about this interview Zack Polanski did in 2013
The Morecambe & Wise Show (11th March 1970). Deryck Guyler demonstrates his wizardry with the washboard.
Today's walk up Barrow in very windy conditions
This is a major confirmation, from a high status independent source, but ignored by Scottish media, of what the SNP is achieving in government - share very widely including with your MP and MSP
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/07/15/l...
The BBC are really going out of their way to not call these The Peter Files.
Cover of A Peculiar Effect on the BBC.
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Street View, unusual thing to occupy your front garden. Gosty Hill Canal Tunnel shaft in the Black Country (massively pre-dating the houses of course)
The due diligence report on Peter Mandelson's appointment handed to Keir Starmer warned about Mandelson's financial links to Russia, which he retained "long after Putin's annexation of Crimea"
Mocked her twice. Once for using her then 6Music show as a platform to moan about how she'd been 'done' for speeding and then, again, when she complained that refugees in a boat had ruined her New Years Day stroll along the beach in Hythe, Kent. That's when I got blocked. Heart-broken, obvs π
The UK Internal Market Act means that Scotland cannot prevent the sale of dangerous vapes in shops talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/03/11/t...
On a better day in August 2022...
A stone wall covered in spots of lichen with the grey, squat form of a castle tower in the background.
A lovely, licheny wall with Hermitage Castle in the background for #WallsonWednesday.
A very favourite spot of mine. Such a beautiful, tranquil location which belies the bloody history of the place.
A small square painting of pink blossom trees. Green grass, blue sky.
Todayβs #Painting: Pink blossom #Art #Nature
The Conservative party logo is a tree.