As the outside temperature hits 106 degrees today (112 heat index), my mind immediately wanders to the first time I came upon a little slice (or, pint) of heaven by the name of Humphry Slocombe. Ok, they didn’t ask “Are you being served?” and no one said, “I’m free” when I finally hit the front of […]
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On July 5, 1937, the American culinary landscape as we know it would change forever, courtesy of Austin, Minnesota. Eighty-five years ago yesterday, America ushered in the arrival of the canned luncheon meat known as SPAM. Post Great Depression, SPAM became an instant success for its versatility as it could be opened with an accompanying […]
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Adam Lambert brilliantly channeled Freddie Mercury to open the Party at the Palace for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee on Saturday night in front of Buckingham Palace. Can there be any cooler sight than to see Brian May ascend to the top of the stage with the Palace gates in background? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjFl6lsFaNA&t=7s Preceding Queen’s brillant effort, […]
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“A towel, [The Guide] says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Not only does it have great practical value, a towel has immense psychological value” – Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Today, H2G2 fans are marking the 21sts anniversary since the all-too-early passing of creator/writer, Douglas […]
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A perfect example of just how awesome the internet can be shows itself in this thought-to-be-lost video of Adam West’s Batman teaching road safety to London school children. In this May 1967 advert, the Caped Crusader is shown teaching the Green Cross Code to youngsters on London’s streets.
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As if I needed another reason to up my bucket list desire to live in London, this heart-warming true story of Dr. Margaret McCollum just put a big exclamation point on that goal. Grab a box of kleenex as you’re going to need it after you read the incredibly touching story of Margaret who was […]
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Fern Cottage, the iconic cottage featured Doc Martin as Dr. Martin Ellingham’s home and GP surgery has gone on the market for a cool £1.25 million. The cottage has been featured in the show for 18 years and is considered a classic fisherman’s stone cottage with two bedrooms, a slate terrace and a tiered garden and impressive sea views from its elevated position overlooking Port Isaac’s historic fishing village and harbor.
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The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust is searching for people to spend five months in Antarctica, to run the world’s most remote post office in Port Lockroy and, yes….count penguins. That’s the good news. The bad news, unfortunately, is ‘successful’ applicants will be without running water for that length of time. The seasonal postmasters will be […]
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A veritable staple in most every home in the UK, I will admit my only experience that allows me to talk about HP Sauce is having attended a number of BBC Showcase meetings over the years in both Brighton and Liverpool whereby the answer to everything that dealt with food seemed to be “…just add […]
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Regular readers of Tellyspotting may recognize this annual post from St. Patrick’s Day in years past. Even though there are only a few minutes left in St. Patrick’s Day 2022, I thought it was worth repeating another year as not only is it hard to let St. Paddy’s Day pass without thinking of Frank, the fact that […]
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