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Michael Lockley

@lagstonehall2

Astronomer, Classical music enthusiast plus film scores. Foreign language TV. Single (grand) parent, widower. Lives in Leeds, UK, but also seen in Furness and the Yorkshire Dales and Moors. Would vote Democrat if in USA.

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Didn't we also watch this about 2 years ago?

05.03.2026 20:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Last time I tried that I was not too keen. This is tonight's wee dram to calm my rather frayed nerves before eating my veggie lasagne.

02.03.2026 18:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Talisker and Laphroaig are really cold weather warmers, Ardmore makes you think of autumn, so I'd go for Tamnavulin.

02.03.2026 17:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I've been thinking about the ginger one as I do like crystallised ginger in dark chocolate; I'm just a bit worried it might be too sweet.

I'm a bit knackered this evening from looking after my granddaughter Florence.

24.02.2026 20:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Waitrose sells it, in fact I had an offer of a free bottle on my Waitrose card last week but was a bit unsure.

24.02.2026 20:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Quite popular with Anglican church choirs that one, something for them to get their teeth into.

24.02.2026 10:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Satellite proposals threaten the night sky In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the agency responsible for authorizing satellite launches and operations…

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22.02.2026 19:21 πŸ‘ 3577 πŸ” 2754 πŸ’¬ 125 πŸ“Œ 424
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Documenting the dark skies of Wales Photographer Hanna Baguley shares her favourite photos of the dark skies in Wales.

BBC News - Documenting the dark skies of Wales
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20.02.2026 22:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good night John-boy.

#thefilmcrowd

20.02.2026 22:42 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Who mentioned Valkyrie? Are we back to the Solti version of Wagner's Ring Cycle again?

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20.02.2026 22:21 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I bet she's glad she got out of that one.

20.02.2026 22:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Presumably Horner's fee wasn't significantly more than the $163.57 allocated to the special effects budget.

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20.02.2026 22:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Elisabeth Lutyens, if you watch lots of classic horror movies.

20.02.2026 21:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

John Boy's spaceship looks like a small version of the Enterprise pointing backwards .

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20.02.2026 21:43 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The production team working on Nell, were later recruited to design Alexa.

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20.02.2026 21:33 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Especially with John Boy Walton at the helm.

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20.02.2026 21:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Horner's music very similar to his score to Star Trek, Wrath of Khan so far.

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20.02.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Evening everyone, watching this on the appropriately named PlutoTV channel.

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20.02.2026 20:59 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Along with most of #LesSix, Elsa Barraine wrote several film scores. One of them, Pattes Blanches (White Paws), is available to watch for free on the Classic Film Time channel. There's no subtitles though - an opportunity perhaps to brush up on some French.πŸ€”

20.02.2026 19:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Seems to be available on the PlutoTV channel as well.
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20.02.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Night sky filled with countless stars and the Milky Way visible above a dark stone aqueduct with arches.

Night sky filled with countless stars and the Milky Way visible above a dark stone aqueduct with arches.

✨ Our Dark Skies Festival is in full swing! Fancy getting involved? Discover what’s on and see what sparks your imagination πŸ‘‡

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20.02.2026 18:50 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Topshop is a disco - with clothes.

17.02.2026 20:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Because, when I was in the work place, there were a few people who thought others (and me) should be deferential towards them. But the reality was, we were all subjects of HM Queen Elizabeth. That thought keeps me from getting angry about them.

17.02.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Are there any school #teachers here who teach science e.g physics, that have (or are wanting to) write books? As I've an idea for a possible collaboration (myself with whomever obviously) for a book that's targeted to a specific audience & school level. It's been floating around my mind for a while.

15.02.2026 11:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I vaguely remember going to see a version in the 70s, it was quite brooding and atmospheric.

14.02.2026 16:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've probably got quite a few of those on vinyl.

14.02.2026 16:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Solti version of Wagner's Das Rheingold was recorded in 1958 , it's still thought to be one of the best.

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13.02.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Didn't we watch that a while back?

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13.02.2026 22:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

...and also Dr Bruckner in Boys from Brazil - very Romantic ?

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13.02.2026 22:27 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The Solti Rheingold, I've got that on vinyl LP.

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13.02.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0