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Adam Tandy
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Any how, a six ounce cup is by definition Not Enough. Cups are 8 US fl oz, but tea should always be measured in Mugs, which are 10 US fl oz, or half a proper pint of water plus a bit more for milk and sugar.
November 20, 2025 at 10:44 AM
We had American maths books at my primary school, so although we learned Imperial AND metric (because it was the era of metrication), many of our exercises were in US pints and cups. And since my mum’s only recipe book was a pre-war Joy of Cooking (US Delia, basically) I got very good at converting.
November 20, 2025 at 10:22 AM
CONGRATULATIONS. My copy still in transit to my local bookshop. Can’t wait!
November 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The Moneypenny Adventures.

With Wishaw as a robot dog Q,
and M as a 1960s computer in the attic.
November 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Cuts both ways though. Poppies a bit of a sensitive area for China/UK relations.
November 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I decided not to watch, but played by putting myself in Studio Lambert’s shoes. From the off, I cast Ross (rather than Osman) as a “prince of darkness” character and Carr as “comic foil”. I didn’t pick a female “sweetie” character (because I didn’t know the celebs) but assumed there would be one.
November 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Their light switches still work the wrong way round, despite us pointing it out several times when we were still friends.
November 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Not sure if ITC would have been covered by these blankets though.
November 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
ITV had a blanket too. But importantly, the blankets were only for UK&Eire. Initially. Then world rights could be picked up later, for a fee. Videogram was then later included for a standard royalty to keep things simple. I think. Once these agreements lapsed it became more complicated/expensive.
November 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I toured with him in theatre. Shy, reserved, but a great company member. Always offering to help with get-outs. Frightening driver of a Golf GTi though…
November 1, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I think he’s been allowed to keep a photo of a crown to blu-tac onto the wall.
October 31, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I think multi-channel signal paths in “surround sound” systems are the devil’s work.

Imagine a colour film that got converted to low-contrast PAL, then got switched to Black&White, then re-colorized for HDR and finally shown on a standard HD tv.

That’s what happens already with sound, pretty much.
October 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Also: Can my music downloads be equalised for people playing on proper speakers and not through bluetooth earbuds please?
October 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
That is supposed to be what happens already… but it’s often not available on streaming platforms, where you then get an automatic conversion to “stereo” that isn’t editorially adequate.
October 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
You can’t see the join, canula?

STOP NOW
October 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Definitely here for the story that is basically a Time Lords Council Zoom meeting that gets badly out of control and maybe even a bit racist.
October 29, 2025 at 11:11 AM
I first learnt about this mnemonic earlier this year, and I think it’s a recent thing. Both my brother and I were runners in Soho (him in the 60s, me in the 70s) and neither of us had heard of it. Obviously not the Billie Piper version.
October 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM