I think my favourite Dr Who episode may well be the one where they (Smith, Amy, Rory and a closet gay CIA agent – don’t ask) all end up in the White House with Richard Nixon. During the course of the programme, The Doctor advises Nixon to start taping his conversations in order to uncover aliens. Nixon of  course does and we all know where that…[Read more]

Yaaay!  Big Set Up for Challenge. I’m feeling lucky.

If Punxsutawney Phil isn’t feeling up to it today then Twiggy is available for predictions.

Had the critics purring, but the public didn’t fall for them big time. Will that fate befall young Ayden?

Clues, Dan, clues….

Or even which band @brianN will put on the jukebox next?

Can we get a “free” pup if we can guess tomorrow’s Challenge level?

There’s random and then there is…well, not very random. Another Death Star level. That’s three since we last had anything from ABo. Very niche indeed. But, and here’s the the thing, true randomness looks nothing like what most people expect it to look like.  So I’m prepared to sit this one out and wait my turn. In a month’s time we will all be…[Read more]

Miss February.

How can I tell you @hunnybunny without getting moderated again? But in truth, I don’t know. It wasn’t about you.

Dan, what did you post
My naughty song didn’t get “moderation”
Although Facebook has warned me twice, and asked me to take a survey, which was what I thought of three friends all of which have banned numerous times!
I wouldn’t be friends with them if I found them offensive

Wales 28-0 down at half time against France.  Good job I’m not Welsh. Not this year at any rate.

Arrgghhh, moderation again. X, Instagram etc may be heading one way but the Nest is bucking that trend.

Apart from Lennon/McCartney, I would say Paul Heaton is a match for every other song-writer Britain has ever produced. There are just so many great songs, and with two different bands. And lyrically, he’s a far more interesting listen than most of the Beatles’ songs.

Another Beautiful song (in both ways)

Terry Wogan threatened to play it as is last song on Radio 2
Sadly, he didnt

You are a very naughty person, @hunnybunny.

I wonder how often this was accidentally played on mainstream daytime radio.

Love The Beautiful South, especially this one