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TCM have very kindly updated their annual tribute. They've added Barbara Windsor, Jeremy Bulloch and production designer Peter Lamont, and they haven't scrubbed anyone out. Got to give them their credit, they're bloody dedicated. I wish there was a body who did this annually for musicians. Sadly MTV has long lost its way. Focus is on reality programmes like "16 and Pregnant" and "Date My Mom" rather than actual music nowadays.

The salesman said, "This sofa will seat five people without any problems." "Fuck that," I thought, "where am I supposed to find five people without any problems."

Will he go to the funeral on his bike?

Emil Cadkin (wiki), TV and film composer, with credits including SpongeBob SquarePants, the Donna Reed Show, and Tarzan, dead at 100. Can’t seem to locate a pic of him.

Like Kobi whassisname?

There are currently a couple of popular centenarians on the famousbirthdays site, names I'd also recommend for your pools: Kane Tanaka, #1 in 1903 births Fauja Singh, #5 in 1911 births. Even though Singh's age isn't probably that much. Boris Pahor, #18 in 1913 births Norman Lloyd, #5 in 1914 births Ida Keeling, #22 in 1915 births Marsha Hunt, #26 in 1917 births Anne Buydens, #21 in 1919 births Charles MgGee, #33 in 1919 births Arlene Cody Bashnett, #42 in 1919 births Tom Moore, #3 in 1920 births and I'd list the possible soon-to-be centenarians here too: Prince Philip, #1 in 1921 births Iris Apfel, #22 in 1921 births and Hazel McCallion, #26 in 1921 births.

Doctor Who Advent Calendar. December 22 opened.

Enjoyed Ben Elton's Identity Crisis - he has a tendency to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut in some of his books, but this one stays believable and is amusingly written. Has a pop at both the Tory right and their connections to Russia on one side of the political spectrum and the excesses of gender politics on the other.

Aye, has anyone checked Tinder to see if he's set up a profile?

1. James Lovelock 2. Brian Urquart 3. Ronald Atkins 4. George Shultz 5. Clarissa Eden 6. June Spencer 7. Marsha Hunt 8. Beverly Cleary 9. Ray Lawler 10. Norman Lloyd 11. Boris Pahor 12. Daisy Loongkoonan 13. Josip Manolic 14. Arnold Yarrow 15. Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Thanks! I think is a pretty decent and fair list! A lot of the others list are simply stupid... if they don't include Maradona for the month of November they should be automatically excluded\banned... only because they don't like Maradona and they are still angry thinking about the hand of god goal.... please grow up guys Maradona was one of the most important football player and influential people of the XX century

I've always felt he was only staying alive to take care of his wife.Now she's gone he might lose the will to live.Jim Callaghan died 10 days after his wife .He didn't want to go while she still needed him.The will to live can overcome serious illness and old age for years if there's a reason to go on.Could be the same with Tebbit. Then again he is a right wing tory so maybe doesn't give a shit...

1.Mihai Sora 2.Harry Yee 3.Prince Phillip 4.Marga Minco 5.Stefan Zywotko 6.Wladyslaw Siemazko 7.Lester L. Wolff 8.BB Lai 9.Iris Cummings 10.Clarissa Eden 11.Paula Stafford 12.Dagny Carlsson 13.Zheng Min 14.Maria Gomori 15.Martha Cohn

You could be onto something - IMDB lists Sue Perkins, Amir Khan & Jimmy Carr, so they're obviously keeping the others quiet for a reason (The others are probably Lorraine Chase & Sandra Dickinson).

How about the infamous spy, George Blake? Still living in Moscow aged 98.

She's had her Covid vaccine and doesn't look at death's door to me. Leave off for 2021 I reckon.

Which makes me wonder am I better off being caught at work googling whether porn stars are alive or dead or drag queens?

Assuming Great Uncle Bulgaria arrives upon this thread in a state of panic this is me confirming a Deathrace sub is now in play, so chill!

Somehow it’s already the 20th of December. Man, time really does fly by fast doesn’t it? Feck, time to prepare for the huge wave of last minute lists...

I think this has to do with the UK's relationship with light entertainment. The concept of the music hall variety show transferred onto early television and lingered until the early eighties. Many comedy sketch shows would feature a musical number from a special guest but these would be inoffensive middle of the road acts so not as to offend the Mary Whitehouse types. So acts like the Nolan's would be instantly recognisable but not necessarily heavily bought or listened to.

The only American equivalent I can think of Is The Osmonds(albeit that's a bunch of brothers and 1 sister).

Was always far more worthy of consideration as a love object than that insipid Joanna Van Gysegham.

Grim all round and they're not exactly hiding the severity having posed for this picture in The Sun. At first glance I was thinking they were Right Said Fred