Yesterday was the 6th anniversary of Sir Terry Wogan’s passing. That final January day seeing the genial Irishman join a … More
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A Slow News Day
I’ve got the last lawn cuts of the year to undertake today. It’s barely a event that will gain a mention on … More
The Spanish Inquisition
The first episode of Monty Pythons Flying Circus aired on this day in 1969. The ground breaking sketch based comedy, … More
The Black Puddings Black Today, Mother!
In one of their 1970’s comedy episodes of Ripping Yarns, writers Michael Palin and Terry Jones gave us an insight into the … More
A Pointless Prize
Having just watched BBC TV’s Bargain Hunt, a couple of things immediately struck me. Firstly, my already held opinion of how … More
Que?
Door number 2 on the advent calendar in chez Strachan has just been opened. It was preceded by a formal ceremony, … More
Dear BBC….
I’m feeling inordinately disorientated this morning. Allied to continually losing my thread, I’m asking ill thought out questions of the … More
Strachan The Quill
We had a family discussion this morning which broached upon the subject of the principality of Wales. The living room … More
That’s What It Is, Karen!
In the 1970’s BBC sitcom The Fall & Rise of Reginald Perrin, his workplace quack Doc Morrissey would frequently confess … More