YoungWillz

Cecilia Torybags gets on her bike:

Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel to leave BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-60479609 One has to ask oneself why so many effective Fourth Estate challengers to the Establishment are off. Is the BBC becoming an arm of the Conservative party?

Boris on his feet in the Commons. I await the announcement that Russians will no longer be allowed to visit Peppa Pig World.

Jet setting journo Dave Banks (yeah, I went who? as well), former assistant editor of The Sun and editor of The Mirror with stints in the USA and Australia, reportedly dead: 1990s LBC and Talk Radio host. I'm guessing he'll obit. When did journos stop reporting the news and start becoming it?

Death Notice for Tony Duerr aged 84, Chairman of F Duerr And Sons Ltd, who might make your favourite jam, marmalade or peanut butter: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/255591/duerr

When should @Pop_Zeus start submitting a team for Round 2?

Nightbirde bye bye birdie bye bye: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/celebrities/17724217/jane-marczewski-nightbirde-dead-americas-got-talent/

As does this: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/celebrities/17724217/jane-marczewski-nightbirde-dead-americas-got-talent/ Is she a DDP pick? Aye.

@Spade_Cooley this reports that Nightbirde is dead: https://talentrecap.com/inspiring-agt-singer-nightbirde-dies-amid-ongoing-cancer-battle/

Sad news, rare that on screen appearance reflected real life love interest in The Green Death. (Oh how they scoffed at environmental concerns back then, Who was way ahead of the game there). I remember it was a bit of a shock, I don't really recall Liz Shaw leaving the show (happened off screen maybe) so Jo Grant leaving was the first jolt to a young fan.

It was more a general point that a Tory getting elected in a Scottish seat was a rare bird, almost mythological, back in the 80s. And as a contrary to that, Labour sent up their English counterparts to Scotland to get guaranteed seats. (A chorus of Those Were The Days is due I think, for the main Westminster parties!)

Doug Robinson gets a Telegraph Obit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2022/02/21/doug-robinson-daring-stunt-performer-whose-work-included-eagles/

On the one hand, Shepherd was against the most authoritarian measures of the Thatcher era. On the other, Maastricht rebel Eurosceptic. On another hand, a Scottish Tory. On yet another hand, couldn't get elected to save himself in a Scottish seat. A dichotomy wrapped in an enigma juggled by an Indian goddess' many hands.

I am laughing out loud at the faux "leadership" of Johnson and Truss (and, dear gawd, the ironically named thicko Cleverly) on Ukraine. Crimea annexed and British citizens murdered on our soil. Any and all the measures implemented then have not been used. Not one unexplained wealth order. No return of Russian donations to the Conservatives. Suddenly with the prospect of war, our finger-wagging might strain our hand, but it certainly strains credibility. For years the Government has been asked for more action on the London Laundromat of dirty money, now we will most certainly, definitely, maybe do something about it. And given no repercussions have ever been suffered for long by Russia (and certainly nothing they can't live with) and given the history of direct lies by this leadership, can we believe anything we are being told? Not a statesman on that front bench. Not one. (I have been John Major, leave a tip in the jar on your way out).

Pakistan gold medal winning team member from the 1960 Games Abdul Waheed, reportedly dead aged 85: https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/21-Feb-2022/pakistan-s-hockey-olympian-abdul-waheed-khan-dies-at-85 Scavvy Hunt.....miss.

MBE - Mostly Barbiturates Exit?

Sylvie Gatrill, actress who appeared as Mrs Cullen in Bread, being reported dead: Also played the recurring role of Lesley Donnelly in Brookside.

Jan Pienkowski dead aged 85: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/feb/20/jan-pienkowski-obituary Also art department for Jackanory and appeared as himself on several episodes of Saturday morning show Number 73. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2674730/ DDP pick for @Bibliogryphon

Napoleon Dynamite is a bit of a favourite round these parts. Dale Critchlow who played the farmer Lyle (quite by chance) has died aged 92: https://www.eastidahonews.com/2022/02/napoleon-dynamite-actor-from-preston-dies-at-92/ RIP.

Hmm, my thoughts exactly. I can't remove it for some reason, perhaps @Death Impends could get rid of it? I don't know how to take a screenshot, so how this ends up here, I've no idea. Cobber. (to keep it on topic)

Nigel Butterley, Australian composer and pianist, reportedly dead aged 86:

Obituary for character actress Mitzi Rogers who has died aged 81: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/feb/18/mitzi-davies-obituary Another from that Why Didn't They Ask Evans? 1980 adaptation (I think that's three in the last year) she played Jenny Sutton, a character who married Dennis Tanner in Coronation Street, a couple of appearances in very early The Avengers and various other supporting roles. A well known face. RIP, darling.

David Brenner, co-winning editor for Born On The Fourth Of July for Best Achievement In Film Editing, reportedly dead: https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-loving-memory-of-david-brenner Host of great films - Platoon, Independence Day, The Patriot, Justice League and the Avatar sequel. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0107463/

GB stripped of relay silver medal from Tokyo due to CJ Ujah testing positive for banned substances: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/60437373

So far people have taken the warnings generally about Storm Eunice. The O2 Arena however, nowhere to hide: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-60434549