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by Simon on the River

We're doing one. Still too early for the White Christmas cast list? Yesterday, pubs in Wales were barred from selling alcohol, which seems ironic given that today is National Repeal Day in the US. The beer is going down the drain. Have a drink for us. 

There is a pub up the road, which also houses the local regimental association museum, that was a coco house for a time. The family who ran it are still known by a "coco"-suffix. 

Monolith!

It was the late Ronnie Corbett's birthday yesterday.  

Ronnie Corbett entertains The Good Old Days faithful (11th March 1976). pic.twitter.com/uo4lfrtof0

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Hosted by Leonard Sachs, The Good Old Days recreated the atmosphere of a Victorian-Edwardian music hall and the audience dressed accordingly. Filmed at Leeds City Varieties and the Player's Theatre, London, it ran from 1953 to 1983. There were 245 episodes, though only 108 survive. I would ask what connects the show to the Doom Patrol, but some folk might find that difficult. Each episode of The Good Old Days ended with the cast on stage and the audience singing Down at The Old Bull and Bush. (Try from 43m. I did try to embed it to start from that point, but it didn't take.)

Fancy getting away from it all?

I can see this catching on as a Christmas Tree decoration. 

The Express have tips on how to cat-proof your Christmas Tree. What could possibly go wrong?  

All going wrong on the magpie front though. They have it in for cats too (watch the video).

What would Larry say about these contenders for First Cat? Or is that a question for the Diplomog?

Vanished down a bit of a rabbit hole last weekend. Turns out that David Bowie's first public appearance as Ziggy Stardust was on Lift Off with Ayshea. This was a post-school pop show on ITV during the early Seventies. The footage was lost but a recovered copy is being restored for a documentary. This is Ayshea, by the way.

Last week, I asked what was the name of the organisation that pop princess Ayshea belonged to when she battled alien invaders. The answer was SHADO (Supreme Headquarters, Alien Defence Organisation) which featured in UFO. Ayshea was usually credited as "SHADO Operative but I'm pretty sure some episodes have her addressed by her own name, plus her character always wore that "A" neckless. 

And that seems as good an excuse as any to play the UFO opening titles. 

Despite singing on ITV's Lift Off with Ayshea, she always seemed to be bubbling under, never a Top Ten draw. Not without some top-notch patronage though. She worked with Roy Wood, who used to paint an "A" on his forehead, while she painted an "R" on hers, which led to speculation they were more than just good friends.

No one got the points coincidently.

Squirrel asked that I dumb down questions. This week, for all the points, how does George Clooney keep his hair so trim?

Usual chattering rules apply.