I dont have one but have a couple of Xmas ties that I have had for donkeys years. I hardly ever wear a tie any more either

My tutor on the era was Eric Christiansen. As you might expect with a name like that, he imbued me with a very heavy sceptism about West Saxon and Victorian propaganda, particularly in relation to Alfred. And, of course, the only King of England to be called 'The Great' was Danish

I can thinks of a few real events over the last decade where I really wish that was true!

Friends... Romans...

They actually used the costumes from Cleopatra for Carry on Cleo, I believe. Ive seen Carry on Cleo many many more times than Cleopatra

I ordered a copy of the boom earlier BTW. These smaller polities are fascinating, like easter eggs in a film

In your opinion, who was the TH written for?

That looks like a massive pair!

We've just had the leader of the Reform Party in Wales, Nathan Gill, jailed for 10 years for taking bribes to read out statements written for him by Russia. Just saying...

Josh Bolin's best film imo. Such tight direction

Whoa I've just been to see it and remembered you had commented on it but forgot it was about SD. DID NOT NOTICE HER. She must have been Michael Cera's loopy mum, yes?

After a diversion to his Moscow puppet master

Is Rhos covered and Cuneglasus?

Bloody hell. That is awful. And well done.

Definitely on my Christmas list. It's like the qualifying rounds of Bassett's FA Cup model

Never heard of that one! Nice one