...watched the following films:
Colours of Time ('La Venue de l'avenir') - dir. Cédric Klapisch ★★★½
Americana - dir. Tony Tost ★★½
The Crash - dir. Gareth Johnson ★★½
Obsession - dir. Curry Barker ★★★★
Apex - dir. Baltasar Kormákur ★★
Solarbabies - dir. Alan Johnson ★½
Queen of Chess - dir. Rory Kennedy ★★★
The Bus: A French Football Mutiny ('Le Bus : Les Bleus en grève') - dir. Jérôme Fritel ★★★½
Blue Moon - dir. Richard Linklater ★★★
Left-Handed Girl ('左撇子女孩') - dir. Tsou Shih-ching ★★★½
Father Mother Sister Brother - dir. Jim Jarmusch ★★
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey - dir. Kogonada ★★
The Rip - dir. Joe Carnahan ★★★
Wrong Cops - dir. Quentin Dupieux ★★
The Celebration ('Festen') - dir. Thomas Vinterberg ★★★★½
...watched the following short films:
Monangambeee - dir. Sarah Maldoror
Lizard - dir. Akinola Davies Jr.
Broadway by Light - dir. William Klein
God Is Shy ('Dieu est timide') - dir. Jocelyn Charles
7 Piano Sketches - dir. Graham Mason
Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor - dir. Dave Fleischer
...also watched:
Celebrity Gogglebox S8 Eps 1-4
Chateau DIY S6 Eps 41-45
Chateau DIY: Australia S1
Clarkson's Farm S5
The Daily Show S31 Eps 67-81
Gardeners' World S2026 Eps 12-15
Gogglebox S27 Eps 13-17
Grayson Perry Has Seen the Future S1
Have I Got News For You S71 Eps 5-9
Mr. Scorsese S1
Pitch Invasion: How the USA Changed Soccer S1
Taskmaster S21 Eps 9&10
...saw David Byrne at St. Annes Park
...saw St Patrick's Athletic beat Drogheda United 2-0 at Richmond Park
...saw Bray Wanderers beat St Patrick's Athletic 2-1 at the Carlise Grounds in the Leinster Senior Cup final
...read the following books:
Scorpions: A Memoir - Tuppence Middleton
Two Brothers - Jonathan Wilson
Yardtsicks for Failure: A Journey Down the Sinkhole of Not Getting Stuff Done - Ivo Graham
...got the following music:
Peter Bjorn and John - Darker Days (Vinyl)
Peter Bjorn and John - Endless Dream (Vinyl)
Peter Bjorn and John - Peter Bjorn and John (Vinyl)
Peter Bjorn and John - Writer's Block (Vinyl)
Peter Bjorn and John - Writer's Block Remixes (Vinyl)
Slippers - Slippers 08 (Vinyl)
Slippers - So You Like Slippers? (Vinyl)
...listened/watched the following podcasts:
Alan Carr's 'Life's A Beach' Podcast
Sam Campbell: Last One Laughing, Jacob Elordi, and Pompeii
Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend
Lisa Kudrow Returns Again
Patton Oswalt Returns Again
The Dish
Emilia Clarke's dreams come true with our super greens vignole with lamb
Marcus Mumford joins us for Awadhi chicken pulao and all the sides
Kevin McCloud is served pork chops with his own home-grown pickled rhubarb
Sir Lenny Henry loves our seared scallops with tomato tagliatelle
Elis James and John Robins
#545 - AudioDog, Jibber Jabber Media and Rubadubdub Productions
#546 - Jimmy Corkhill, €57 of Tapenade and Remembering John's Misdeeds
#547 - Pressure is a Privilege
#548 - Two Mice, Scrabble With Dixon and Leeds Train Baguette
#549 - Creativitine, Daily Life Stings and Ossification of Death
#550 - By The Heart, CBDTea and Laughing in a Yurt with Charlize Theron
#551 - Bumsyl, A Mind STD and Switchblade and Porky in Space
#552 - Gloop, Love Bees and It's Me Or The Lathe
Football Weekly
Brian Brobbey bags a brace and Deniz Undav: supersub | World Cup Daily
Cape Verde do it again and Lamine Yamal spurs on Spain | World Cup Daily
England’s second-game syndrome and Ronaldo joins the party – World Cup Daily
Scotland on the brink after Brazil beating | World Cup Daily
Ecstasy for Ecuador and draw puts Australia through: World Cup Daily
France earn favourites tag and Cape Verde make history: World Cup Daily
England labour past Panama and dreamland for DR Congo: Football Weekly
Frank Off The Radio: The Frank Skinner Podcast
465 Quid for a Fox?!
Frank Skinner's Radio Days: Doggy Dental
Frank's View on Football Parades
Celebrity Look-alikes
Frank Skinner's Radio Days: Buckle Up
How Much Is Frank Worth?
Frank Skinner's Radio Days: Cardinal Rocher
Frank's Got Anecdotes!
Frank Skinner's Radio Days: Pork Pie Punch Up
Pretending To Be Asleep
Speakerphone Etiquette
The Harry Hill Show
Joe Lycett: There are a few AI slop accounts now that really grip me...
Henning Wehn: In Germany people laugh once the work is done. Not instead of doing any work.
Adam Hills: Nick Cave, Evil Swans, and Training My Bladder for the Coronation
Bridget Christie: Slow Bike Racing, Chris Tarrant's Boombox and Teaching Your Dog to Ignore Foxes
Alex Horne: Ham Ballads, Urban Foxes, and Wife-Swapping Over Dishwasher Ethics
Louis Theroux: Cardboard Owls, Incel Heirs and Karate-Chopping Geese
Jack Skipper: Shag Pile Debates, Chinese TikTok Data and Nando's Adele
The Louis Theroux Podcast
S4 EP1: Willem Dafoe on collaborating with Lars Von Trier, being buried alive, and his 'distinctive face'
Steve Coogan on falling out of love with Alan Partridge, playing Jimmy Savile, and sobriety
David Byrne on clashes in Talking Heads, neurodivergence
Michael Palin discusses Monty Python dynamics, famous fans, and 'Life of Brian' controversies
Kyle MacLachlan on his relationship with David Lynch, Showgirls, and viral stardom
John Wilson on collaborating with Nathan Fielder, confronting a cult, and hating mockumentaries
Never Not Funny with Jimmy Pardo
Jason Berlin
Oliver Pardo
Annie Sertich
Skyler Higley
The News Quiz
Ep7. Heat and NEETs
Ep8. Peter Scandalman
Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster
Montaigne
Phil Wang (Tasting Menu)
Michelle Wolf
Anna Faris
Harry Enfield
One Song
The B-52's "Love Shack" with Don Was
Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast
Matt Forde - "Comedian Cancer Frankingstein"
Natasha Hodgson - "Smell The Magic"
David Mitchell - "A Special Night in Hell"
Lorna Rose Treen - "A 94 Year-Old-Woman Crawling Out of a Pile of Clothes"
Stick to Football: The Overlap
Klinsmann: England Can Win World Cup, Matthaus Feud & Maradona Memories | Stick to Football EP 131
Bruno Calls Roy, England's Chances & World Cup Concerns | Stick to Football EP 132
England v Croatia, Brazil’s Shaky Start & Living in New York! | Stick to Football 133
England’s Chaotic Win & Bellingham Shines In Tuchel’s Masterclass | Stick to Football 134
Tom Brady: From NFL GOAT to Owning A Football Club & World Cup In USA | Stick to Football 135
England Draw With Ghana, Ronaldo Delivers & Try Not To Laugh! | Stick to Football EP 136
How Good Are England? Trent Regret & Was Saka Rushed Back? | Stick to Football 138
What Did You Do Yesterday? with Max Rushden & David O'Doherty
S4 EP20: Shane Daniel Byrne
WDYDY #72: The Montenegro Tease
S4 EP21: Ben Elton
WDYDY #73: I'm Eating Bullets
S4 EP22: Briony May Williams
WDYDY #74: Hoovered Under The Duvet
S4 EP23: David Baddiel
WDYDY #75: New Listener Drive