Cousins Catchup 2025 – Knebworth House

It’s that time of year again – time to catch up with our recently discovered cousins and nephews. In fact, these get-togethers are turning into a regular (and very enjoyable) ‘gathering of the clans’. Gathering of the Clans! 2024 – Windsor2023 – Hatfield House2022 – Hampton Court2021- Kew Gardens2021 – Shuttleworth Collection This year, it …
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Film: Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025)

Off to Cineworld in Rushden Lakes with Jo and Janet to see the 6.20pm performance of ‘Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning’. This is the concluding part to 2023’s blockbuster of a similar name – Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning – Part 1 (later re-titled to Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning). I guess we all …
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Doctor Who – Series 2, Episode 6: The Interstellar Song Contest

Doctor Who – Series 2, Episode 6: The Interstellar Song Contest As per normal these days, I plan to watch this ahead of tonight’s transmission, courtesy of iPlayer. I won’t post my comments until AFTER tonight’s prime-time showing. Written by Juno Dawson, directed by Ben A. Williams, and with only two more episodes to go …
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Doctor Who – Series 2, Episode 5: The Story and the Engine

Doctor Who – Series 2, Episode 5: The Story and the Engine Over halfway through the series now, and things are looking good! Viewer numbers might be down, but the general consensus about this series is that pretty much all aspects are infinitely better than the previous series! As usual, I’m watching this on iPlayer …
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Liverpool and North Wales: Day 7

Wednesday, 7th May Morning all! Thanks for your readership so far and your comments 👍 It’s another fine day forecast! 😎☀️😎☀️. That’s two in a row here in Borth-y-Gest near Porthmadog where we’re staying in a snug two-bedroom holiday cottage👍. We’re here until Saturday and are spending time exploring the surrounding area. The weather is …
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Doctor Who – Series 2, Episode 3: The Well

Doctor Who – Series 2, Episode 3: The Well Morning! I’m continuing to take advantage of watching DW on iPLayer (from 8am, UK). I was a little later to the screen today, mainly due to picking some sort of ‘cold-but-not-Covid’ earlier this week (from goodness knows where). I’m only really now coming out the other …
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Handel’s Messiah at the Citadel

It’s Easter Saturday, and we’re off to the Salvation Army’s Citadel in Kettering to see the 7pm performance of Handel’s Messiah. Composed in 1741, there had also been a TV programme on recently featuring Gareth Malone coaching eight amateur singers to take on this monumental piece. Yes, it’s definitely Easter, and the TV programme reminded …
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Doctor Who – Series 2, Episode 2: Lux

Doctor Who – Series 2, Episode 2: Lux Overnight viewing figures for last week’s debut episode came in at 2 million (actually, the second most watched show on BBC 1 behind Gladiators at 2.9 million). The number will increase once streaming/catchup viewers are added in, but 2 million isn’t that good! 😬. The full numbers …
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Every Doggett’s Has Its Day!

Today was an opportunity to meet up with some of the Old Croydonians Association Committee from my days as their Chair (2010 until 2016). It was one of those increasingly rare occasions when I took the train to London from Kettering to St Pancras International (I don’t get out much these days!). Roger met me …
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