It's up against tough competition but the scene in which the sick kids hang off Wendy's arms and she swings them around is my favourite in the first episode of #AlienEarth. Brilliant visual storytelling.

Had never come across this use of the word 'grok' before....

Two other thoughts re #AlienEarth. The 'Maginot'? Seriously? Who's naming these ships? Maybe they should crack open a history book. Peter Pan - that is one deeply, deeply weird novel. JM Barrie would be on a watch list today. As Kavalier should have been.

Like something from a Japanese horror film, the legendary and genuinely creepy Fifth Housemate lurked in the background of every episode of series one of THE YOUNG ONES (1982). I've watched the series countless times since I was 12 and only became aware of this about 7 years ago!

What if you practice being Malcolm Gladwell for 10,000 hours? That’s what he doesn’t want to talk about

Would have watched anyway but with added Pink Floyd? Yep. Yepitty, yep, yep, yep. youtu.be/irkyXKTmY8M?si… via YouTube

I mean, the very first page of the actual novel refers to a 'pious ejaculation' so...

Theory - Taylor Swift's The Fate of Ophelia is actually about Ophelia Lovibond whose work in Minx and The Hills of California the songwriter greatly admired.

Was unprepared for Joanna Lumley showing up in #Wednesday and looking so spritely. Maybe we've got this whole 'smoking is bad for you' thing badly wrong.

Sad news about Terence Stamp. I read his memoir, The Ocean fell into the Drop, in which he wrote a lot more about mysticism and tantric sex than I was expecting. Big fan of Julie Christie. Not a big fan of Dirk Bogarde.

My favourite eBay listing.

Me teaching my daughter to pick up litter while walking the dog. If wanting a clean environment is a ‘grift’ fine by me! We live in a society, and public space belongs to everyone.

Not a stream but a broken water main in Green Dale SE22 leaking out millions of gallons of water during a drought with ⁦Thames Water 💧⁩ nowhere to be seen. ⁦Feargal Sharkey⁩

Not to add to the discourse, but… It’s ‘toe the line,’ not ‘tow the line.’ It’s ‘free rein,’ and not ‘free reign.’ It’s ‘eke out,’ not ‘eek out.’ It’s ‘sleight of hand,’ not ‘slight of hand.’ It's ‘Anchors aweigh,’ and not ‘Anchor's away!’

I love #MayfairWitches but it's certainly er...uneven. I did enjoy this scene when our heroes have travelled from New Orleans to Scotland (Kilbride!) to do battle with a powerful demonic entity...

The meaningless Defra quote at the end of this would be funny if it wasn't so pathetic. What is it that the water minister Emma Hardy actually does? Anyone know? thetimes.com/uk/environment…

Applies to most Tube journeys.

A snapshot of 1987 from Posy Simmonds. Not sure I get 'W' but the rest are fairly self-explanatory.

Tony Lapidus's Sopranos impressions give me almost as much pleasure as the show itself.

Their love is mysterious and important. #Severance