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We have two cats and as any cat person will know they like to have a special place to sleep. Ours have a favourite for a while then change. Nova, black and white "tuxedo" moggy, is currently asleep on an old duvet on top of my wardrobe. Ruby, multi-coloured "calico" moggy, usually sleeps on my...

Next video: Sunday 2 March 2025, 7:00pm (UK GMT) on my YouTube channel First in a series: The UK’s Forgotten Sitcoms (1970 to 1976) {edit typo)

My next video: Sunday 23 February 2025, 7:00pm (UK GMT) on my YouTube channel The UK's sitcoms loved by viewers, hated by critics

New video! This was due to come out about two weeks ago, but as some might have seen, the technology let us down - again! Lots more to come, although not Summer wine-related videos, but mostly still of interest I hope. So, make a note, Sunday 16 February 2025, 7:00pm (UK GMT) on my YouTube...

... cos I'm losing mine! Next, little, video will be delayed due to a camera memory card, ummm ... losing it's memory. Pete is going to try and recover the data from it. That worked before when filming on location with no possibility of a re-shoot, so fingers crossed!

The space travelling sitcom Red Dwarf was supposed to have a new series this year, but for undisclosed reasons it seems to be on hold. Had the series aired it would technically have been running for 37 years, equalling the Summer Wine record. However, during that period Red Dwarf has only had 13...

Well, I didn't really plan anything ... but ... I have spent several days "cleaning up" data and transferring it into a spreadsheet, about 1,000 rows of data. Somehow every programme time that ended with a "5" (10:15, 11:45, 12:35, etc...) all lost the "5" off the end. I've just gone through...

... according to a new poll, Last of the Summer Wine is slightly less 'famous' and just as 'popular' as ever! :) Full Poll Results

No. No, it isn't. I can understand and tolerate tv adverts for Christmas tat from early November - making and selling the stuff keeps millions of people in work. Of course I have to say that while I'm promoting my book as a Christmas gift idea! What I cannot tolerate is... my neighbour...

Does anyone (in UK) have a copy of the Last of the Summer Wine (Cartoon Book 1983)? This one ... I'm researching for a video and it would be useful if I could borrow it - via post (or in person in the remote possibility you're near Milton Keynes). As as a thank you I'm offering a gift of a...

I have a side-project some members might be interested in ... I have (finally) scanned, and edited my Grandfather's World War 1 memoirs, and they are now available as a book on Amazon - and other online sellers. There is a web site: https://www.trenchesandtrees.org/ and the Amazon link...

It was my birthday recently, and now - thanks to Pete - I can have a cuppa at Sid's Café anytime!

If you've read a certain book you will know that Nora wanted a new flat-pack wardrobe, while the Co-op was having a sale. My "Nora" has just bought two flat-pack wardrobes, for me to assemble ... Why!? There is no part marked "143090" :( (but "100684" seems to be right) :fp: there are not 2 x...

Here's a tea-break teaser for you. Well, actually - I think this will need more time than a 5-minute brew! What is the link between camp comic Julian Clary and the sitcom characters George and Mildred? Your time starts, now!

My copy of Gala Week has a minor printing error - a bit of chaff must have got between the paper and the press. It is on page 144 (Penguin 1987 print) other editions may vary! I can't guess ... What is the missing word?

After 3 months of using public Wi-Fi and a mobile phone as Wi-Fi hotspot, we had broadband installed 10 days ago. It went down last night. Engineer due 12:00 - 14:00 today - no one arrived. He had called ahead (no call received) and the householder said they did not have Broadband, so the...

The Old Woman. This could be a rather curt description of many of the older female characters in Last of the Summer Wine, but there was one such person whose character was just that. Take a look ... This is from the series 17 episode Desperate for a Duffield, shown on 6 October 1995. Notice...

My quest to catalogue *nearly every British TV sitcom is as complete as I can make it, for now. I have trawled various web sites including the BBC Programme Index and a number of TV and movie info web sites. To make my research complete I have allowed myself a broad definition of what...

As some of you may know, there are a few obstacles preventing any filming at the moment, but there really are some more videos to come, even another in the "Summer Wine Decanted" series... Meanwhile, I am researching and writing more video series scripts. Part of my research is to collate...

Ok, that buffoon now calls it "X", but I'm not progressive. Not really a question, so much as a way of introducing these two "tweets" today ... (you don't need to be logged in to twitter to see) A picture is worth a thousand words Should Last of the Summer Wine have ended when Bill Owen...