Bibliogryphon

Lewis Gilbert a hit for me here when a QO comes in.

All thirteen entries are now validated. Any last minute entries?@Davey Jones' Locker? This has thrown up some interesting research and which categories will be key in the game. Will post full lists after Thursday.

If he gets cold he could just through a few more tax receipts on the fire.

1920 Fanny Waterman /Michael Anderson 1921 Elizabeth Kelly/ Al Jaffee 1922 Jean Barker/Rex Richards 1923 Gloria Whelan/ Freeman Dyson 1924 Rosamunde Pilcher/Clive King 1925 Ysanne Churchman/Richard Baker 1926 Cicely Berry/Leonard Fenton 1927 Babs Chinnery/Frank Windsor 1928 Estelle Harris/Peter Firmin 1929 Patricia Routledge/Eric Carle

Is that both US & UK arms of the business?

5 Days folks!!!

Radio 4 does love to keep us guessing.

I don't know whether you want to move these across. He probably deserves his own thread.

I think he is not in immediate danger and he has waited for the outcome to share this.

Stephen Fry has undergone surgery for prostate cancer Daily Telegraph

Even Jane Austen allowed her characters a little bit of Deadpooling. This is from Chapter 3 of Mansfield Park Tom listened with some shame and some sorrow; but escaping as quickly as possible, could soon with cheerful selfishness reflect, firstly, that he had not been half so much in debt as some of his friends; secondly, that his father had made a most tiresome piece of work of it; and, thirdly, that the future incumbent, whoever he might be, would, in all probability, die very soon. On Mr. Norris’s death the presentation became the right of a Dr. Grant, who came consequently to reside at Mansfield; and on proving to be a hearty man of forty-five, seemed likely to disappoint Mr. Bertram’s calculations. But “no, he was a short-necked, apoplectic sort of fellow, and, plied well with good things, would soon pop off.”

Probably demanding that Ruth Madoc gets her own chat show and the public flogging of Matt Lucas.

Not forgetting prolific TV script writers...

This doesn't look too good but Theresa May might be draining the life force from her.

FTFY

BBC do costume drama really well. Especially Jane Austen, Bronte's etc but also things like The Onedin Line, Duchess of Duke Street, Poldark, Edward and Mrs Simpson. My mum refused to watch soaps but woebetide anyone who disturbed her during Poldark.

There were plenty of British sit coms that probably didn't make it across to you. If you have ever encountered Come Back, Mrs Noah (featuring Mollie Sugden) then you would understand why. We got Golden Girls, Cheers, Frasier, Taxi, Soap, Different Strokes, the Cosby Show, Fresh Prince, Benson as well as the early ones like Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, Happy Days There were a few others that were used a fillers for Daytime telly I remember one with Eddie Murphy as a genie. I didn't watch all these but I was aware of them. Did you get very local things like In Loving Memory and Last of the Summer Wine? Not sure how well they would translate.

Currently on the Eurostar to Brussels for my third meeting in the Belgian capital since the beginning of the year. Gave me a nice opportunity to finish the verification for Scavenger Hunt. Next task will be to cross reference the DDP picks with my 1000 name long list to pick out those who have still not been selected.

Yesterday morning reporting form Paris I did think that Nick Robinson's voice sounded a bit raspy. Not as bad as when he first started on the Today programme but just a little rougher than usual.

Good news all nine entries so far have been verified so who else is in? From previous players I am missing: @Switch @Phantom of the Midway @ImNotHades @Deathray @Handrejka @rockhopper penguin @Death Impends @gcreptile @RoverAndOut As I am running this game @Rotten Ali is welcome to defend his title and for those who were unsure about the prize if a winner doesn't want the responsibility they can choose their topics and I will run) New player are always welcome @Joey Russ, @Lard Bazaar, @Éricles Souza Entries to be in by midnight GMT on 28 February. I will try and get the masterlists up as soon as possible after verification on 1st March. Good luck everyone

Freddie Jones bows out of his role in Emmerdale this week with guest star Wendy Craig. Does this mean we should be paying him more attention? Before anyone suggests this should be in the Soapstar thread it was a deliberate decision to put this here. I once saw him play Malvolio.

Bloody hell. These people should be paying me 1 hit since October 2016.

Because the death of a sitting member will cause a by-election it is going to be news worthy no matter how insignificant the individual is.

#MeToo

Billy my first hit.