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Joss Ackland is my second hit and a first hit for @Youth in Asia Joss Ackland, star of White Mischief, dies at age 95 | Joss Ackland | The Guardian

The Walton Sextuplets are 40 today.

She used to bank with us and she was always very pleasant. I used to feel a bit guilty that I'd never read any of her work.

I dreamt I got chatted up by Norman Tebbit! I found someone else for him but seriously , wtf is wrong with me?

Loretta Swit is 86 today.

I have never intentionally watched and episode of Friends but it was hard to avoid. It's not my thing but I sort of get the appeal. I've not seen enough of The Office to make a judgement on that but I hated Extras so can't imagine I would enjoy it. The longevity and popularity of Not Going Out is the one which baffles me.

I remember Dustin Gee's death really well. A girl in my class at school had some sort of connection to the panto he was starring in at the time (think she may have been a dancer in it) which made it seem more real somehow. I also remember his last series with Les Dennis being shown posthumously which I found strangely fascinating.

I remember that, I think one of the McGanns was in it. Jake will always be the alternative Dave Lister to me. R.I.P

Anne Briggs is 79 today.

I can't remember if this has been posted before or not. If so you can enjoy it again. You can hear it being read here too. The Memories Live On - YouTube

I will admit I found him quite intriguing when he was first on the scene, but his schtick wore very thin very quickly. He was also rude to my mum once so that put me off him.

Amanda Abbington - yes Angela Rippon - yes Layton Williams no Krishnan Guru-Murthy - yes Eddie Kadi - yes Angela Scanlon - heard the name but wasn't sure what she was famous for, thought she was a Blue Peter presenter. Zara McDermott - no Adam Thomas - no (but have heard of his brother Ryan) Nikita Kanda -no Ellie Leach - not the name but knew the face. Jody Cundy CBE - no Bobby Brazier - no (vaguely aware Jade Goody had a son but couldn't have told you anything about him.) Nigel Harman - yes Annabel Croft - yes Les Dennis - yes

I know about half of them, which is standard for me. I want to know what Shirley has done to piss off wardrobe.

It was similar in my Merseyside household. My dad hated it, my nan loved it, my mum and I watched it because we fancied Peter Howitt and Victor Maguire respectively. We had the same wall paper in our bathroom that they had in their kitchen which amused me more than anything in the show.

Mine too. I honestly don't think I can bring myself to do this.