@El Loro posted:Sad news that Bamber Gascoigne has died, he was 87
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ent...inment-arts-60301687
And we were just talking about him a few days ago...what a shame 
Apart from his loss of hair, he didn't seem to age...he still looked the same
@El Loro posted:Sad news that Bamber Gascoigne has died, he was 87
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ent...inment-arts-60301687
awww sad news
Good morning everyone it's an overcast day with quite a strong breeze.
Enjoy your day everyone 
On the BBC site 5 photos from Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award 2021:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-60305168
They are extraordinary 
@El Loro posted:On the BBC site 5 photos from Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award 2021:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-60305168
They are extraordinary
They are all absolutely gorgeous El 
@Moonie posted:Yeeeey, well done Cheltenham
It was a much needed win after quite a number of close matches, typically Cheltenham would go ahead in the first half and that would be negated in the second half. Last night Cheltenham went behind in the first half and went ahead in the second half
@El Loro posted:It was a much needed win after quite a number of close matches, typically Cheltenham would go ahead in the first half and that would be negated in the second half. Last night Cheltenham went behind in the first half and went ahead in the second half
They found some fight from somewhere last night then El
The Baggies are away at Sheffield United tonight that won’t be easy. If they win they will be on the same points as we are. We are 6th in the playoffs places. Like, you we need win badly now 
@El Loro posted:On the BBC site 5 photos from Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award 2021:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-60305168
They are extraordinary
They're all pretty amazing photos 
I especially like the first one
@Moonie posted:They found some fight from somewhere last night then El
The Baggies are away at Sheffield United tonight that won’t be easy. If they win they will be on the same points as we are. We are 6th in the playoffs places. Like, you we need win badly now
I hope your side gets a win tonight
@El Loro posted:On the BBC site 5 photos from Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award 2021:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-60305168
They are extraordinary
EL love them-they are stunningLovethe first and second photos but all are gorgeous
night EL slim moonsieee velvet
Good morning everyone it looks like we will get some sunny intervals today.
Enjoy your day everyone
@El Loro posted:Just received a letter from DEFRA regarding avian flu. Apparently one of the outbreaks is about 6 miles away so my area is in the monitoring area. I don't keep any birds. So if I were to find an ill or dead bird I should not pick it up but report it to DEFRA.
Crikey El ..you be careful
If you're going to be picking up any 'birds', I'd make sure it's of the human kind if I were you 
Although...some of them can be just as dangerous 
@El Loro posted:Good morning everyone
Cloudy here, sunny intervals forecast today.
Moonie, not a good evening for your team yesterday
I hope everyone has a good day
Unfortunately not El. We have dropped out of the playoff places too…
@El Loro posted:Just received a letter from DEFRA regarding avian flu. Apparently one of the outbreaks is about 6 miles away so my area is in the monitoring area. I don't keep any birds. So if I were to find an ill or dead bird I should not pick it up but report it to DEFRA.
We have a park at the bottom of our road that is being renovated. It’s all fenced off with industrial fencing. The top and bottom gates are only opened on a weekend when there are no workmen or heavy machinery about.
The is a notice on the gates warning not to touch or pick up any dead bird but to report it to DEFRA.
Pretty sad really though there is still lots of wildlife on and around the large pool.
@Moonie posted:Unfortunately not El. We have dropped out of the playoff places too…
We have a park at the bottom of our road that is being renovated. It’s all fenced off with industrial fencing. The top and bottom gates are only opened on a weekend when there are no workmen or heavy machinery about.
The is a notice on the gates warning not to touch or pick up any dead bird but to report it to DEFRA.
Pretty sad really though there is still lots of wildlife on and around the large pool.
and a player sent off
The avian flu seems to be quite widespread around the country at present
The Talking Pictures tv channel is currently showing a 1948 British film called "No Room at the Inn" Not a cheerful film and not Christmassy despite the title and the film starting off with "Once in Royal David's City".
Of note is that the screenplay was co-written by Dylan Thomas.
@El Loro posted:The Talking Pictures tv channel is currently showing a 1948 British film called "No Room at the Inn" Not a cheerful film and not Christmassy despite the title and the film starting off with "Once in Royal David's City".
Of note is that the screenplay was co-written by Dylan Thomas.
On Wiki it sounds a rather depressing film El ....not usual to see Dora Bryan in a non comic role.
@slimfern posted:On Wiki it sounds a rather depressing film El ....not usual to see Dora Bryan in a non comic role.
I think it is a depressing film
Although Dora Bryan was better known for her comic roles, her early films weren't. For instance she was in "The Blue Lamp" (1950), the police procedural film with Jack Warner and Dirk Bogarde. Film famous for introducing the character "PC George Dixon" who was murdered but then managed to reappear in 432 episodes of "Dixon of Dock Green"
@El Loro posted:I think it is a depressing film
Although Dora Bryan was better known for her comic roles, her early films weren't. For instance she was in "The Blue Lamp" (1950), the police procedural film with Jack Warner and Dirk Bogarde. Film famous for introducing the character "PC George Dixon" who was murdered but then managed to reappear in 432 episodes of "Dixon of Dock Green"
The magic of TV
I vaguely remember 'Dixon of Dock Green', well the 'Evening All' bit ...I wasn't born or we were abroad a lot of those years it was on...came back to England in 76' the year it ended....Just in time to watch ABBA win the Eurovision
Correct that...ABBA won in 74'..so it must have been 74' that we came back to England and there in those two years was when I remember it from 
These senior moments are becoming more frequent 
@slimfern posted:
The magic of TV
I vaguely remember 'Dixon of Dock Green', well the 'Evening All' bit ...I wasn't born or we were abroad a lot of those years it was on...came back to England in 76' the year it ended....Just in time to watch ABBA win the Eurovision
Correct that...ABBA won in 74'..so it must have been 74' that we came back to England and there in those two years was when I remember it from
These senior moments are becoming more frequent
I can't remember if I ever watched "Dixon of Dock Green" as I would have been too young when the early series were shown
Dixon's daughter Mary was played in the very first series by Billie Whitelaw, though none of those 6 episodes are known to exist.
@El Loro posted:I can't remember if I ever watched "Dixon of Dock Green" as I would have been too young when the early series were shown
Dixon's daughter Mary was played in the very first series by Billie Whitelaw, though none of those 6 episodes are known to exist.
It started several years before I was born and finished just before my teens
Billie 'The Omen' Whitelaw was a fine actress
Any reason why those episodes didn't 'exist'?
@El Loro posted:Just received a letter from DEFRA regarding avian flu. Apparently one of the outbreaks is about 6 miles away so my area is in the monitoring area. I don't keep any birds. So if I were to find an ill or dead bird I should not pick it up but report it to DEFRA.
we had one of these about 2 months ago -its very sad EL
