Steve
@pubby79.bsky.social
45 year old gay guy in Essex. Works for the railway. Interests: theatre, radio and TV comedy, reading, railways, library music, minimalism, architecture. Previously Pubby on Xwitter. Also on Mastodon: @pubby@mastodonapp.uk 🌈. Recently widowed.
Surprise appearance by Stephen Mulhern at Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright this afternoon. He said Catchphrase was 30 years old. More like 40. If only someone had uploaded them all to YouTube. #CatchphraseAnniversaryYearProbably
January 4, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Surprise appearance by Stephen Mulhern at Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright this afternoon. He said Catchphrase was 30 years old. More like 40. If only someone had uploaded them all to YouTube. #CatchphraseAnniversaryYearProbably
I asked Copilot to prepare me a list of all BBC cassette releases with ZBBC catalogue numbers (I’m a collector). I pointed it towards discogs. After much prevarication and giving only very incomplete lists, it gave me a Python script and told me to login to run it. Baffled.
January 3, 2026 at 9:12 AM
I asked Copilot to prepare me a list of all BBC cassette releases with ZBBC catalogue numbers (I’m a collector). I pointed it towards discogs. After much prevarication and giving only very incomplete lists, it gave me a Python script and told me to login to run it. Baffled.
A 1-day working week! Go me.
January 2, 2026 at 5:33 PM
A 1-day working week! Go me.
A great afternoon on TV for fans of 70mm films.
January 1, 2026 at 2:04 PM
A great afternoon on TV for fans of 70mm films.
Happy New Year to all my followers. 🐈🎆🎇
January 1, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Happy New Year to all my followers. 🐈🎆🎇
Having been recommended York, Buxton, Matlock, and Edinburgh, I decided to compromise and avoid closed/busier main lines, so I went to Exeter. Mainly the ugly bits with the chazzers.
December 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Having been recommended York, Buxton, Matlock, and Edinburgh, I decided to compromise and avoid closed/busier main lines, so I went to Exeter. Mainly the ugly bits with the chazzers.
Bought a can of hard spritzer because it’s cheaper than a cup of tea.
December 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Bought a can of hard spritzer because it’s cheaper than a cup of tea.
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If refusing to comment is enough to kill a story, then the government now has veto power over journalism.
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
CBS Pulled a “60 Minutes” Story Because the White House Refused to Comment — That’s a Veto on Journalism
Pulling a finished investigation because the administration refused to comment isn’t journalism. It’s submission.
open.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
If refusing to comment is enough to kill a story, then the government now has veto power over journalism.
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
If you could go anywhere in Great Britain by train, where would you go? Asking for a friend.
December 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
If you could go anywhere in Great Britain by train, where would you go? Asking for a friend.
Moving away from turkey and gammon based meals, so I’ve a bag full of fish* from M&S.
* And prawns.
* And prawns.
December 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Moving away from turkey and gammon based meals, so I’ve a bag full of fish* from M&S.
* And prawns.
* And prawns.
First go on the SWR Class 701s today. Initial thoughts are that they should have set the seats slightly further away from the walls. Everything else seemed fine.
December 29, 2025 at 7:08 PM
First go on the SWR Class 701s today. Initial thoughts are that they should have set the seats slightly further away from the walls. Everything else seemed fine.
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Trump gets his orders from Putin before meeting President Zelensky
December 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Trump gets his orders from Putin before meeting President Zelensky
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Sinatra has gone woke
![Civil rights activism
From the 1940s Sinatra refused to perform for segregated audiences. In Las Vegas he forced the Sands to serve Nat King Cole in the dining room and, with Sammy Davis Jr., ended Jim Crow policies in Nevada hotels and casinos by
1961. 9! He headlined Carnegie Hall for Martin Luther King Jr. in 1961, led Rat Pack boycotts, donated heavily to SCLC and voter registration, and was praised by Vice President Humphrey after the Watts riots for teaching tolerance."] Orson Welles witnessed Sinatra physically
threaten a restaurant owner who refused service to a Black musician.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:of56nmyuqzvjta7qlf7gwht6/bafkreihcwqha74luvn5td5tugqr4welplshkdqtabytg7ohgc23we7aedm@jpeg)
December 28, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Sinatra has gone woke
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
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The exponential increase in direct ancestors we each have quickly exceeds the total number of humans that have ever existed. This is because we are *all* products of a *lot* of incest, often at surprisingly close removes.
Next time you watch a programme about ancestry research, just remember...
When someone says 'my eight times great grandparent' there are 1024 to choose from.
When someone says 'my eight times great grandparent' there are 1024 to choose from.
December 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The exponential increase in direct ancestors we each have quickly exceeds the total number of humans that have ever existed. This is because we are *all* products of a *lot* of incest, often at surprisingly close removes.
I crushed my finger moving an N1700 VCR last week. Not many people could say that.
December 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I crushed my finger moving an N1700 VCR last week. Not many people could say that.
Last Christmas shopping done. Somehow £16 at Waitrose has given me more than I can reasonably carry.
December 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Last Christmas shopping done. Somehow £16 at Waitrose has given me more than I can reasonably carry.
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Amazon coming through to help us gays fund Christmas x
December 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Amazon coming through to help us gays fund Christmas x
I’ve now encountered a failed freight train. Glad I left plenty of time for this journey.
December 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
I’ve now encountered a failed freight train. Glad I left plenty of time for this journey.
I suppose the guy could have been vision-impaired, in fairness, although he gave no impression of being so.
December 23, 2025 at 10:01 AM
I suppose the guy could have been vision-impaired, in fairness, although he gave no impression of being so.
All the money spent on on-train displays and platform displays over the last century, and a guy still tries to jump the queue at the ticket office to check the calling points of the train.
December 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
All the money spent on on-train displays and platform displays over the last century, and a guy still tries to jump the queue at the ticket office to check the calling points of the train.
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2025 has been an emotional year for many. This goes out to everyone who go through a rough time during the holidays for whatever reason.
Hang in there…🙏
PS: this is NOT a political post.
Hang in there…🙏
PS: this is NOT a political post.
December 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
2025 has been an emotional year for many. This goes out to everyone who go through a rough time during the holidays for whatever reason.
Hang in there…🙏
PS: this is NOT a political post.
Hang in there…🙏
PS: this is NOT a political post.
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Day 353 of #365DaysOfSmiles
You cannot escape destiny!
You cannot escape destiny!
December 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Day 353 of #365DaysOfSmiles
You cannot escape destiny!
You cannot escape destiny!