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A lovely gory riff on a number of whodunnits, especially Christie’s And Then There Were None. On tonight-Friday-at 11.30pm on BBC1

"Everyone one of us – unionist, loyalist, nationalist, republican and ‘other’ – is being failed. Every department has failed. Every executive has failed. Every minister has failed" Read Alex Kane: tinyurl.com/54rttet4

One of my favourite gangster/crime films. On tonight-Saturday-at 10pm on BBC2

Judging by some of the reaction on my timeline it won’t be long before Eurovision scoring—which I didn’t watch—becomes an official barometer of world opinion on international political/constitutional issues. Heaven knows how Puppet On A String would be interpreted now!

Two for Sunday evening Torture: 9pm Legend Extra/Free69/Sky317/Virgin171. It’s not a classic, but still a good example of the once popular horror portmanteau cycle Silent: 9pm Talking Pictures/Free82/Sky328/Virgin445 Box office crime caper sleeper from 1978. Still works well

Chris Moore is our guest on the #givemyheadpodcast talking about his new book on Kincora. Well worth a listen.

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From today’s The Times

The UK/EU deal today is not surprising. No Parliament can bind its successor; Starmer has the numbers and his direction of travel has been in plain sight for some time. But Farage will use it as Reform UK platform until the next general election, so don’t expect stability.

All these Conservatives bellyaching about Starmer seem to forget the huge bollox they made of Brexit between 2016 and July 2024. Johnson has already scoffed at GB becoming an EU ‘rule taker’, forgetting his deal already left part of the UK a rule taker—all backed by his party!

DUP response to UK-EU agreement. Not dissimilar to the language it used in run-up to accepting what is now commonly known as the Donaldson Deal at end of January 2024

Two for Monday evening Last: 9.05pm. Talking Pictures/Free82/Sky328/Virgin445. First version (1964) of I Am Legend and it has held up pretty well Malcolm: 11pm BBC2. Great performance from Denzel Washington

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To: ✅LucidTalk NI representative Opinion Panel✅ A poll for the UK Government (London) re. how UK central government engages with the NI Government, & with the administrations in Scotland/Wales is now 'live', & runs 20th-22nd May. So watch for your email invite to take part!

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Another cracking obituary from The Economist

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From Monday’s The Times

.Stephen Nolan receives apology in court over social media posts accusing him of being "involved in sectarianism and inciting hatred and violence in Belfast". bbc.in/43s6MUS

Made on a low budget in 1962, this is still a remarkably good atomic-war panic film. Indeed, it’s the lack of big budget special effects that make it work so well. On tonight-Thursday-at 11.15pm on Talking Pictures TV Free82/Sky328/Virgin445 Happy 10th birthday on Monday 26th : )