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2 weeks ago2w

Posted by Ryo1

Bird mimicking police siren leaves inspector fooled at Bicester station 😆 A police inspector has told the BBC how he was the first to be tricked by a bird mimicking the sound of a siren. Simon Hills said the two-tone impression had officers ...

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Music Fans

2 weeks ago2w

Posted by Marionville

I wasn’t home in time for my teatime treat today…and now I’m off again to choir practice…so just a quick music post before I go…actress Michelle Dockery in the new BBC series This Town. - Somewhere Over The Rainbow…

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CLASSIC ROCK RULES

4 weeks ago4w

Posted by Marionville

I posted The Killers live at the BBC yesterday and got nobody interested enough to click a like …so either it wasn’t available outside of the U.K. or nobody likes them…which I find hard to believe! So I’ll try again today with a different ...

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CLASSIC ROCK RULES

4 weeks ago4w

Posted by Marionville

The Killers - When You Were Young, live at BBC Radio 2…

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News & Links

1 month ago1m

Posted by barjoe

LINKList of websites blocked in mainland China - Wikipedia

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General & Hellos

1 month ago1m

Posted by Jolanta

They promised us rain today and I do hope they are right. We have not had one drop for a month. Everything is drying.

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General & Hellos

Mar 8Mar 8

Posted by FrayedBear

Many members of Australian civil society have indeed urged the federal government to act strongly to uphold humanitarian standards and avoid crimes against humanity. They have demanded the federal government restore funding to the United Nations ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Mar 6Mar 6

Posted by snytiger6

LINKThis Slime Could Change The World | Planet Fix | BBC Earth Science - YouTube

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CLASSIC ROCK RULES

Feb 19Feb 19

Posted by rogerbenham

the story of ready steady go (BBC) As a teen I adored Cathy McGowan. I watched this programme every week.

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CLASSIC ROCK RULES

Feb 17Feb 17

Posted by Marionville

Blondie live at Apollo Theatre, Glasgow in 1979 …(broadcast on BBC 4 in 2007)…

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CLASSIC ROCK RULES

Feb 12Feb 12

Posted by rogerbenham

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CLASSIC ROCK RULES

Feb 8Feb 8

Posted by Marionville

Chuck Berry. - Memphis Tennessee, live at BBC Television Centre in 1972…

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World Music

Feb 7Feb 7

Posted by Marionville

I thought I’d share with you this new exciting English all girl Indie Rock Band who have recently been crowned the BBC Sound of 2024 and have guested in the last few weeks on high profile late night shows on both sides of the Atlantic with their ...

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Feb 4Feb 4

Posted by Marionville

NITTY-GRITTY - Noun…the basic facts of something: the most important aspects or practical details of a subject or situation “let’s get down to the nitty-gritty of getting a job”. Synonyms; basics, essentials, fundamentals. Origin USA in ...

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Just for Laughs

Jan 31Jan 31

Posted by St-Sinner

A totally new version

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World Music

Jan 29Jan 29

Posted by Marionville

I posted about Robert Burns a few days ago on his birthday which is widely celebrated by Scots the world over each year on the 25th January. This was the highlight of this year’s celebrations as far as I’m concerned…a really beautiful ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jan 27Jan 27

Posted by snytiger6

LINKSnails’ Teeth Beats Spider Silk As Nature’s Strongest Material -- Smithsonian

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Religion & Spirituality

Jan 14Jan 14

Posted by Zealandia

Fake it to make it? BBC News: TB Joshua exposé: How the disgraced pastor faked his miracles

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World Music

Jan 6Jan 6

Posted by Marionville

Dance To Your Daddy…is a well known folk song from the Northumberland coast In the northeast of England…popularised in the 1970s when it was used as the theme from a BBC drama series When The Boat Comes In, in an arrangement by the composer David...

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Politics

Dec 29, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by snytiger6

LINKAfter the Covenant shooting, why do Christians think GOP lawmakers will listen to them? -- Friendly Atheist

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Laughter is medicine

Dec 22, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by vocaloldfart

THIS IS OH SO TODAY It snowed last night.(somewhere) 8:00 am: I made a snowman. 8.10 - A feminist passed by and asked me why I didn't make a snow woman. 8:15 - So, I made a snow woman. 8:17 - My feminist neighbour complained about the snow ...

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CLASSIC ROCK RULES

Dec 22, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by Marionville

The Darkness. - Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End), live BBC Radio 2 MaidaVale studio last week…

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Dec 18, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by snytiger6

LINK1964: ARTHUR C CLARKE predicts the FUTURE | Horizon | Past Predictions | BBC Archive - YouTube

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CLASSICAL, OPERA and CROSSOVER

Dec 16, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by rogerbenham

Maa on niin kaunis - London International Choir Maa on niin kaunis is a spiritual song, represented in Finnish, often associated with Christmas, but it is also sung during other seasons and occasions. The melody of the song comes from...

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Just for Laughs

Dec 16, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by St-Sinner

Because some dogs are too friendly

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Music Fans

Dec 12, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by rogerbenham

Buddy Holly & The Crickets "Peggy Sue" on The Ed Sullivan Show

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Music Fans

Dec 10, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by Marionville

It’s 4.30 and time for my teatime treat…so here is - Have A Nice Day - from The Stereophonics, live in concert at BBC Radio 2…

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Posts

Dec 9, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by rogerbenham

Joni Mitchell - Live at the BBC Television Centre, London, UK / Sept. 3, 1970

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Silly, Random & Fun

Dec 4, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by Ryo1

Yes, Prime Minister (BBC comedy) is back on telly again. What brilliant word wizardry!

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Music Fans

Nov 26, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by 273kelvin

John Ottway - Beware of the flowers Voted 7th best lyric ever in a BBC Millennium poll just below "Yesterday" @6th

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News & Links

Nov 26, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by Ryo1

Somehow, I've missed this news footage. It's a month old. Still, it's interesting. I can't wait to hear what the latest released hostages can tell us about how they'd been treated while there were in captivity. I believe that they haven't spoken ...

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Music Fans

Nov 16, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by Marionville

Thursday’s teatime treat is….Don’t Get Me Wrong. - Pretenders, live on Later With Jools Holland on BBC…

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News & Links

Nov 16, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by Shaggy2018

Who thinks Israel put those weapons there in order to justify bombing a hospital? "The BBC and one other television crew were the first journalists invited by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to view what Israel says it has found at the site." ...

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Music Fans

Nov 5, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by Marionville

Well here we are at teatime on Sunday afternoon and my teatime treat today is…London Grammar. - Non Believer…

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World Music

Nov 2, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by Marionville

Today I’m following up on our Celtic connections in Continental Europe which I posted about two days ago. It’s another episode of “Port” the BBC Alba series, this time our two Gaelic language singer/musicians from Scotland & Ireland have ...

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Traditional and Folkmusic

Oct 31, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by rogerbenham

Linda Nicleoid Linda Macleod BBC Alba hogmany 2010/11 Port | The Limerick Lasses | Dé Domhnaigh 21.30 | 23/4 Port Méabh Ní Bheaglaoich | An Cailín Bán I have given the titles so if not playable ...

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World Music

Oct 31, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by Marionville

A few times in the past I’ve posted Celtic music from outside of Scotland & Ireland, from Wales, Cornwall, Brittany, Galicia etc…all around the westernmost fringes of Europe in fact, and even from the Eastern seaboard of North America where ...

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Health & Happiness

Oct 27, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by 1patriot

REAKTHROUGH: British MP Andrew Bridgen, After 20 Tries, Lands Parliamentary "Debate" On Excess Deaths Following MRNA Blitzkrieg: Speaks To Near Empty House, While People Cheer From Public Gallery Eerie, surreal scene of near empty house with BBC ...

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General & Hellos

Oct 18, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by FrayedBear

So MSNBC, CNN & BBC are not buying the IDF accusation that it was not their attck that destroyed a lot of the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, killing hundreds of people. The exact death toll is still unknown.

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Politics

Oct 16, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by Ryo1

There's a lot of national debates going on over you-know-what in the UK. How are they unfolding in your countries right now? I had a few things to say about the BBC and Hamas on BBC Politics Live - Matt Goodwin (When Matt ...

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Music Fans

Oct 13, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by Marionville

It’s bedtime for me so I’ll just leave you with this song from 1978 and the great voice of David Gates & Bread. - Diary, live at the BBC…

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News & Links

Oct 7, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by 1patriot

EXPOSED! Feds CAUGHT trafficking kids at U.S. border in huge operation no can't be true it's not the bbc or reuters can't be true....

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News & Links

Oct 5, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by 1patriot

Causes of BBC's newspaper revenue decline since 2015 the BBC has been loosing ground with it's news reporting... so here's your 2015 report on the BBC

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Music Fans

Sep 23, 2023Sep 2023

Posted by Marionville

It’s a very late teatime treat I’m posting today…I’ve been out since mid morning, but now I’m home and looking forward to watching first week of competitive dancing on new series of Strictly Come Dancing on BBC TV…let’s get in the mood ...

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Posts

Sep 9, 2023Sep 2023

Posted by rogerbenham

BBC - The Genius of Bert Jansch; Folk Blues and Beyond

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CLASSICAL, OPERA and CROSSOVER

Aug 29, 2023Aug 2023

Posted by rogerbenham

BBC Proms 2010 - Bach Day 1 - Toccata and fugue in d minor bwv 565

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Music Fans

Aug 17, 2023Aug 2023

Posted by Marionville

It’s teatime and my treat today is from 1985…Mr Mister - Broken Wings…

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World Music

Aug 14, 2023Aug 2023

Posted by Marionville

Two of the current major stars of the Classical Music circuit..who are actually partners in real life are Chinese pianist Yuja Wang and Finnish conductor Klaus Makela. They performed together with BBC Symphony Orchestra last week at the BBC Proms,...

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Music Fans

Aug 14, 2023Aug 2023

Posted by Marionville

Good morning…the sun is shining so let’s get out and enjoy the day with U2. - Beautiful Day, live at the BBC…

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jun 18, 2023Jun 2023

Posted by snytiger6

LINKGroundwater removal tilted Earth 31.5 inches -- Axios

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Music Fans

Jun 1, 2023Jun 2023

Posted by Sierra4

A little preachin’ from from the old revival tents with Neil Diamond on the BBC in 1971.

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I don't give a fuck

May 23, 2023May 2023

Posted by CourtJester

This is pretty comical. These folks needed more attention as children.

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News & Links

May 22, 2023May 2023

Posted by barjoe

LINKSenator "Uncle" Tim Scott Launches Bid for President

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Posts

May 22, 2023May 2023

Posted by rogerbenham

BBC Proms 2010 - Sondheim at 80 - Send In The Clowns from A Little Night Music

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News & Links

May 21, 2023May 2023

Posted by Shaggy2018

BBC News - The Satanic Temple: Think you know about Satanists? Maybe you don't

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World Music

May 20, 2023May 2023

Posted by Marionville

Anuna is an Irish choral ensemble who perform a hauntingly beautiful mixture of ancient Celtic music and contemporary Irish songs. They were founded by Irish composer Michael McGlynn in 1987 under the Irish Gaelic name An Uaithne which was ...

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CLASSIC ROCK RULES

May 16, 2023May 2023

Posted by Moravian

Brian Jones. Founder of the Rolling Stones. I watched a BBC documentary on his life last night. Fascinating stuff. Worth a watch.

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General & Hellos

May 9, 2023May 2023

Posted by St-Sinner

Senseless continuing gun violence and how a minority of gun trotters are holding the nation hostage. Nothing changes their mind, let it be elementary school kids, young adults, bystanders in totally unavoidable tragedies. BBC Has an article on this ...

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Silly, Random & Fun

May 7, 2023May 2023

Posted by Mcfluwster

GET ALL YOUR DUCKS IN A ROW ( Phrase used by UK Hunting and Shooting fraternity in the UK . It means "get organized for a successful & productive shoot") Yesterdays Theater of a Coronation was a chance for The C,.o.E. to show off all the symbols ...

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Posts

May 2, 2023May 2023

Posted by Killtheskyfairy

Trump dump….

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News & Links

May 2, 2023May 2023

Posted by puff

When media like the BBC finally start reporting on it, you know the Fed/ Biden admin's "strong economy" message is just another load of toss.

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Quotes

May 2, 2023May 2023

Posted by Mcfluwster

1. Said by the most earnest long - life seeker on a recent BBC ' Click ' program. " Play all the fun games you can" 2. Said by Professor Beau Lotto expert on changing perceptions. See Video at start of Humanists4Science Facebook page. The mental ...

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World Music

May 2, 2023May 2023

Posted by Marionville

In the true sense of an International artist, in the 1960s Puerto Rican singer/songwriter Jose Feliciano became a best selling artist around the world. One of his biggest hits in 1968 was a cover of the Doors hit Light My Fire…here performed ...

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Posts

Apr 27, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by rogerbenham

Carole King - Will You Love Me Tomorrow? (BBC In Concert, February 10, 1971)

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Facts and Physics of 9/11/2001

Apr 18, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by BDair

On 9/11, BBC reported the unexpected collapse of WTC Building 7 before it fell. Their justification: «Our staff were talking directly to the emergency services and monitoring local and national media... and there was a fairly consistent picture ...

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Music Fans

Apr 15, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by Marionville

We’ve had a long retrospective of Carole King’s music on BBC TV this evening starting with an hour of various top artists singing her songs at the BBC over the years followed by her concert in Central Park, and now an hour long documentary is ...

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Silly, Random & Fun

Apr 14, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by Mcfluwster

THERE IS NO END IN INUENDO I am talking about the sort of comedy that exists in BBC program "I am sorry I have not a clue" panel game UK and the USA seem to have different uses for the word I wonder why?

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General & Hellos

Apr 14, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by Petter

The European Space Agency's (ESA) mission to the moons of Jupiter has started its 8 year journey. Could there really be alien life on these moons? byline:- Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News For a long time, Mars has been ...

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World Music

Apr 14, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by Marionville

My brother lives in Norwich…and on a visit a few years ago we went to Great Yarmouth on the Norfolk coast and visited “The Herring Museum”…a fascinating place dedicated to the history of the herring industry which was hugely important ...

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Health & Happiness

Apr 12, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by BDair

BBC Broadcaster Lisa Shaw dies from Covid Vaccine Complications. Husband to Sue AstraZeneca Gareth Eve, who lost his wife, Lisa Shaw, as a result of thrombotic thrombocytopenia after she was given the AstraZeneca shot is suing the pharmaceutical ...

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News & Links

Apr 12, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by Petter

Elon Musk has defended how he runs Twitter in a rare and wide-ranging interview with the BBC. The world's second richest man was questioned for nearly an hour by the BBC's technology correspondent James Clayton at Twitter headquarters in San ...

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News & Links

Apr 12, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by Petter

Musk gives the BBC an interview about his take-over of Twitter.

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COVID CULT

Apr 11, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by BDair

'We're not antivaxxers... we have lost loved ones': Widower of BBC presenter who died from Covid-19 vaccine complications launches legal action against AstraZeneca on behalf of 75 people whose 'relatives passed away or suffered jab-related injuries'...

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CLASSICAL, OPERA and CROSSOVER

Apr 9, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by rogerbenham

BBC Proms 2014 - J.S.Bach - St John Passion

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Politics

Apr 6, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by Mooolah

LINKAbortion helped sink conservative in pivotal Wisconsin Supreme Court election

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Music Fans

Apr 5, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by Marionville

Once again it’s that time of the night when I call it a day with a song…tonight it’s from Paulo Nutini. - Fade Into You, live on BBC in 2022…

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News & Links

Apr 5, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by Petter

It felt like just another flight for South African pilot Rudolph Erasmus, until he noticed an extra passenger on his plane at 11,000ft in the air. However, it wasn't a human, but a cobra slithering under his seat. "To be truly honest, it's as ...

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CLASSIC ROCK RULES

Apr 4, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by Marionville

Lulu. - Shout!….singing her 1964 hit on 25th anniversary of TOTP on BBC in 1989…

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Music Fans

Apr 2, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by Marionville

It’s teatime treat time…and as it’s Sunday I thought this one would fit the bill perfectly… Hozier. - Take Me To Church…

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Posts

Mar 31, 2023Mar 2023

Posted by Killtheskyfairy

Never heard of this word…

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World Music

Mar 31, 2023Mar 2023

Posted by Marionville

In a few weeks time my choir will be performing the first of four concerts in and around Northern Ireland and over the border in Donegal in the Irish Republic. We’re busy rehearsing at the moment and had a great practice last night. The ...

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News & Links

Mar 30, 2023Mar 2023

Posted by puff

Nor will I forgive, nor will I forget. Biden got his revenge by blowing up seven children and an aid worker. Big tough guy.

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News & Links

Mar 26, 2023Mar 2023

Posted by puff

A BBC report on neo-nazi's in Ukraine from 9 years ago. Luckily, none exist now. These are the Pricks John McCain egged on, promising US support.

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General & Hellos

Mar 11, 2023Mar 2023

Posted by LenHazell53

It seems that overnight the BBC has gone full blown fascist Former England Soccer Captain and BBC sports broadcaster Gary Lineker has been told to "Stand Down" from his duties at the British Bastards Corporation for making a personal tweet in his own...

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Mar 5, 2023Mar 2023

Posted by Marionville

NITTY-GRITTY - Noun…(Informal) the most important aspects or practical details of a subject or situation; the basic facts “let’s get down to the nitty-gritty of the actual building costs”. 19th century USA: from nigritique, a ...

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News & Links

Feb 19, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by Shaggy2018

Will Putin ever accept defeat? I think not. And only when bombs are falling on Russian cities will the people force him to consider peace.

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News & Links

Feb 18, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by Petter

Yesterday was the 48th day of 2023. Here is an extract from the BBC web-site:- "Friday's incident marks the 73rd mass shooting since the year began, according to the Gun Violence Archive (GVA) non-profit research database." Mississippi...

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News & Links

Feb 15, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by barjoe

LINKBeautiful Actress Racquel Welch Passed Away at 82 | BBC

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Family & Parenting

Feb 9, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by Barnie2years

LINKChelsea Handler Discusses Being Childless by Choice - Long Story Short | The Daily Show - YouTube

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News & Links

Feb 9, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by Petter

With the Turkey/Syria earthquake death toll now exceeding 20,000 there is a major question to be answered. Why did so many newly constructed buildings collapse, even though they were supposed to be built following strict regulations? The Turkish...

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News & Links

Feb 2, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by Ryo1

Bastards... British Gas admits agents break into struggling customers' homes The boss of British Gas owner Centrica has said he is horrified that debt collectors have broken into customers' homes to fit prepayment energy meters. The Times found ...

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CLASSICAL, OPERA and CROSSOVER

Feb 2, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by rogerbenham

Sibelius - Karelia Suite For M. I remember at least two serious BBC and ITV current affairs programmes in the sixties using aspects of the Karelia suite

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