Bibliogryphon

How long can The Osmonds stay on that list?

This week there is a Sad Last Days special. The ludicrously include Kirk Douglas whose Sad Last Days must now number in the 1000s. Chloris Leachman and Burt Reynolds are in there and some hopeless extrapolations on Julie Andrews, Henry Winkler, Joan Collins and Tom Sellick. The worst thing about it though is trying to suggest Paul McCartney is riddled (sic) with Alzheimer's because he admitted in an interview with not knowing his entire 50 year back catalogue. Nothing to see here.

Genesis (for now)

Ghost Light has just been shown on Twitch

On stage he played Frank N Furter in over 1000 performances. I think there should be an obitfrom the Guardian at least but I thought that about David Fisher.

Not strictly TV but I have been enjoying dipping into the Doctor Who marathon on Twitch. Over the past two months 12-16 episodes have been shown each night in a repeating loop three times. Most of the remaining complete stories. There is also a chat function which is hilarious. Last 10 episodes tonight.

Yes but we dismissed it based on currently available evidence. Twitter just propagated it without applying critical reasoning. We are a national resouce and should be given a Royal Charter. Who is betting Camilla has a secret account?

Remember him best from Dear John.

In more important news John Hurt is diagnosed with cancer

The tumbleweed episode

The Queen going to Balmoral without him means there is no iminent death. If he were circling the drain she would stay put.

Another one for this thread is Graham Kendrick (b.1950) writer of the wretched 'high on emotion, low on theology' Shine Jesus Shine.

There are many more dirges than Tell Out My Soul. A lot of hymns will have more than one tune they can be sung with. My Mum used to play piano at the local Methodist church and one of the preachers was always hopeless at choosing hymns so she let my Mum choose.

He has been the most senior Tory for so long. Who should our attention turn to now? Norman Tebbitt - I think he will outlive Lady Tebbitt Douglas Hurd - has looked terrible for ages Nigel Lawson - lost a load of weight and looked like he was auditioning for the role of Grim Reaper. Suggestions the weight is going back on. Michael Heseltine -younger than the above but has had heart problems

By my calculation I am now top 10 in the theme league. If David Fisher had got an obit that would be Top 5.

Not a pick.

& for completion Best Supporting Actor Oscar 1961 George Chakiris 1972 Joel Grey 1974 Robert de Niro 1978 Christopher Walken 1980 Timothy Hutton 1982 Lou Gossett Jr 1983 Jack Nicholson 1986 Michael Caine 1987 Sean Connery 1988 Kevin Kline First gap is Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight in 2008 but the award was made posthumously before that it is James Coburn in 1998.

Best supporting actress survivors. Ten longest. 1954 Eve Marie Saint 1960 Shirley Jones 1961 Rita Moreno 1967 Estelle Parsons 1969 Goldie Hawn 1971 Cloris Leachman 1973 Tatum O'Neal 1975 Lee Grant 1977 Vanessa Redgrave 1978 Maggie Smith We have a huge 34 years of survivors with the first gap being in 1984 when Peggy Ashcroft won for A Passage To India.

Clive King was my Joker Joker.

New round 1920 Fanny Waterman /Arnold Yarrow 1921 Elizabeth Kelly/ Al Jaffee 1922 Jean Barker/Rex Richards 1923 Gloria Whelan/ Freeman Dyson 1924 Rosamunde Pilcher/Christopher Tolkien 1925 Ysanne Churchman/Richard Baker 1926 Cicely Berry/Leonard Fenton 1927 Babs Chinnery/Frank Windsor 1928 Estelle Harris/Tommy Docherty 1929 Patricia Routledge/Eric Carle

Clive King a hit for me.

Well I'm not down in the dumps.

He is still an MP. If he resigned his seat he would probably hand it to the Lib Dems.

In my Poker team I have Norton Juster author of The Phantom Tollbooth

Phil Collins, Eminem, Isaac Hayes.