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Gillian @gillianmcshane.bsky.social · 2h

My place are all in on the damn thing. I hate it.

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Gillian @gillianmcshane.bsky.social · 3h

On it like a car bonnet - CLASS

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archivetvmusings @archivetvmusings.bsky.social · 5h

The Two Ronnies (16th October 1976). An appeal on behalf of the Loyal Society for the Provensination of Pispronounciation.

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Gary Delaney Comedian @garydelaney.bsky.social · 7h

A story in three parts

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Gillian @gillianmcshane.bsky.social · 8h

It’s not him, and I like Ian and Barbara.
Bloody Susan gets right on my tits.

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Alistair Coleman @alistaircoleman.bsky.social · 1d

Horrified readers might like to know that there is actually a worse nostalgia poem than the appalling Corned Beef Of My Childhood.

Brace yourselves, smoke ‘em (LSD) if you’ve got ‘em.

A Poem About Life as it Was
“We met and married a long time ago. We worked long hours when wages were low. No telly, no bath, for times were hard. Just cold water tap and a walk in the yard.
“No holidays abroad, no carpets on floors, we’d put coal on the fire and didn’t lock doors. Our children arrived (no pill in those days). We brought them up without any state aid.
“They were safe going out to play in the park. And old folk could go for a walk in the dark. No Valium, drugs and no LSD. We cured most of our ill with a good cup of tea.
“No vandals, no muggings (not much to rob). We felt we were rich with a couple of bob. People seemed happier in those far off days. Kinder and caring in so many ways.
“Milkmen and paperboys would whistle and sing. A night at the pictures was a quite mad fling. We got our share of troubles and strife. But we had to face it — the Pattern of Life”.

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Gillian @gillianmcshane.bsky.social · 21h

I didn’t in the end. Hartnell is hard going for a newbie.
I did Baker (excellent gateway drug) then Pertwee, then Davison-MCcoy, then went back to the start.

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Gillian @gillianmcshane.bsky.social · 1d

I’m up to the end of McCoy - the only one I haven’t finished all of is Troughton, which isn’t his fault - I just find it hard to engage with the animation.

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Gillian @gillianmcshane.bsky.social · 1d

And now, the unhinged bit:
A: he was fit
B: the costume is fab

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Gillian @gillianmcshane.bsky.social · 1d

You’re all dicks for slagging him off. He was treated like shit and all his stories were made on budgets of about 20p.

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Gillian @gillianmcshane.bsky.social · 1d

#metoo

Ruth Husko @dankackroyd.bsky.social · 1d

Been doing this for years and not a single headline

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Gillian @gillianmcshane.bsky.social · 1d

#metoo it’s a disgrace

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Gillian @gillianmcshane.bsky.social · 2d

One friend and her partner did 3 months on a remote cattle farm, whilst the other was trained to drive heavy equipment for building sites.
Migrants gain new skills and vital jobs are filled - everyone’s a winner.

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Gillian @gillianmcshane.bsky.social · 2d

What bilge. I learn from friends going through the permanent residency process in Oz, that one of the requirements is a period of ‘regional work’ - this seems much more sensible and practical.