Antony 'Dop' Shepherd
@ajshepherd.bsky.social
Was @AntonyShepherd over there, also Dop in places. Likes messing with old cameras when I get the chance.
Browsing Prime Video I spotted they had "Cannibal: The Musical", with all the visual 'quality' of a much-rented VHS tape, pretty much like the last (and first) time I saw it, when it was still called "Alferd Packer: The Musical".
An entertainingly daft musical pastiche.
"Let's build a snowman..."
An entertainingly daft musical pastiche.
"Let's build a snowman..."
November 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Browsing Prime Video I spotted they had "Cannibal: The Musical", with all the visual 'quality' of a much-rented VHS tape, pretty much like the last (and first) time I saw it, when it was still called "Alferd Packer: The Musical".
An entertainingly daft musical pastiche.
"Let's build a snowman..."
An entertainingly daft musical pastiche.
"Let's build a snowman..."
“Then he said I’d have to take off the top or cover it up because it was an image of the devil and it might offend people in the abbey.”
What century is this again?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
What century is this again?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Demonic’ Wind in the Willows jumper banned from Westminster Abbey
Woman told to remove or cover up garment featuring 1908 illustration of Pan lest it offend worshippers
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:13 AM
“Then he said I’d have to take off the top or cover it up because it was an image of the devil and it might offend people in the abbey.”
What century is this again?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
What century is this again?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Streeting denies plot to oust Starmer: "It's just purely coincidental that I'm sharpening these knives", he said.
November 12, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Streeting denies plot to oust Starmer: "It's just purely coincidental that I'm sharpening these knives", he said.
Having discovered last week that "Edge of Darkness" had been put in iPlayer and not having seen it for aaaaages I just finished watching it today.
They really don't make 'em like that any more.
They really don't make 'em like that any more.
November 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Having discovered last week that "Edge of Darkness" had been put in iPlayer and not having seen it for aaaaages I just finished watching it today.
They really don't make 'em like that any more.
They really don't make 'em like that any more.
"The company mistakenly included documents indicating it had been transacting with entities based overseas, sources said. Details were written in white text on a white background but were spotted by staff at the regulator."
Someone thought they'd never see that!
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Someone thought they'd never see that!
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Paperwork blunder by UK bookmaker reveals possible illegal offshore operation
Gambling Commission may launch inquiry after finding potentially incriminating evidence hidden in documents, sources say
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:40 AM
"The company mistakenly included documents indicating it had been transacting with entities based overseas, sources said. Details were written in white text on a white background but were spotted by staff at the regulator."
Someone thought they'd never see that!
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Someone thought they'd never see that!
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Watched the new Frankenstein yesterday and I do think the Creature totally comes across as a mopey goth.
November 8, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Watched the new Frankenstein yesterday and I do think the Creature totally comes across as a mopey goth.
My new gas cooker, like my air fryer, comes from the Disaster Area school of control design.
There are black pointers on black knobs, and unless viewed from the right angle under the right lighting it's less than obvious what the setting is.
There are black pointers on black knobs, and unless viewed from the right angle under the right lighting it's less than obvious what the setting is.
November 8, 2025 at 11:17 AM
My new gas cooker, like my air fryer, comes from the Disaster Area school of control design.
There are black pointers on black knobs, and unless viewed from the right angle under the right lighting it's less than obvious what the setting is.
There are black pointers on black knobs, and unless viewed from the right angle under the right lighting it's less than obvious what the setting is.
A member of Kent Council relaxes after a hard meeting.
November 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
A member of Kent Council relaxes after a hard meeting.
The time when advertisers take hit tunes of yore and slow them right down until they've turned them into morngy dirges.
The other day I heard one which was Earth Wind and Fire's 'September', but stripped of all its energy until the "Whoa-oh-whoa" part sounded like the wailing of forsaken spectres.
The other day I heard one which was Earth Wind and Fire's 'September', but stripped of all its energy until the "Whoa-oh-whoa" part sounded like the wailing of forsaken spectres.
November 4, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The time when advertisers take hit tunes of yore and slow them right down until they've turned them into morngy dirges.
The other day I heard one which was Earth Wind and Fire's 'September', but stripped of all its energy until the "Whoa-oh-whoa" part sounded like the wailing of forsaken spectres.
The other day I heard one which was Earth Wind and Fire's 'September', but stripped of all its energy until the "Whoa-oh-whoa" part sounded like the wailing of forsaken spectres.
Email received on Sunday 2nd November to "Get Halloween Ready". Well, that's way too early and the chocolate might have gone off by next October.
November 2, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Email received on Sunday 2nd November to "Get Halloween Ready". Well, that's way too early and the chocolate might have gone off by next October.
Friday night viewing
October 31, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Friday night viewing
As it's Halloween, here's the spookiest picture I ever took, back in 2019 at Pevensey Castle.
October 31, 2025 at 9:01 AM
As it's Halloween, here's the spookiest picture I ever took, back in 2019 at Pevensey Castle.
The Guardian: "Scientists demand cancer warnings on bacon and ham sold in UK"
Also The Guardian: "‘Crisps up perfectly’: the best (and worst) supermarket bacon, tasted and rated"
Although health warnings on bacon would probably explode some heads that needed exploding.
Also The Guardian: "‘Crisps up perfectly’: the best (and worst) supermarket bacon, tasted and rated"
Although health warnings on bacon would probably explode some heads that needed exploding.
October 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The Guardian: "Scientists demand cancer warnings on bacon and ham sold in UK"
Also The Guardian: "‘Crisps up perfectly’: the best (and worst) supermarket bacon, tasted and rated"
Although health warnings on bacon would probably explode some heads that needed exploding.
Also The Guardian: "‘Crisps up perfectly’: the best (and worst) supermarket bacon, tasted and rated"
Although health warnings on bacon would probably explode some heads that needed exploding.
I reckon if it wasn't for Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly the right wing press would have been a parade of blank front pages when they couldn't run their 'Reform Victory' front page they had all ready to go.
October 24, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I reckon if it wasn't for Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly the right wing press would have been a parade of blank front pages when they couldn't run their 'Reform Victory' front page they had all ready to go.
There's no such thing as bad publicity.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
‘Quiet as a whisper’: German firm launches ad campaign after lift used in Louvre heist
After watching the news about the Paris robbery, managers at Böcker decided to make the most of the publicity
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
There's no such thing as bad publicity.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
After uncomfortable DEXA scan I rewarded myself with a 10% imperial stout.
October 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
After uncomfortable DEXA scan I rewarded myself with a 10% imperial stout.
Noting that "Salt 'n' Shake" crisps seem to have replaced the traditional blue salt packet with a translucent white one that's bloody hard to find, I thought "If I was Adrian Chiles the Guardian would pay me good money to write an article about that".
October 23, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Noting that "Salt 'n' Shake" crisps seem to have replaced the traditional blue salt packet with a translucent white one that's bloody hard to find, I thought "If I was Adrian Chiles the Guardian would pay me good money to write an article about that".
Rereading Bryan Talbot's "The Legend of Luther Arkwright" and this panel is sure on the nose.
October 21, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Rereading Bryan Talbot's "The Legend of Luther Arkwright" and this panel is sure on the nose.
Boris Johnson is about to give evidence to the Covid inquiry...
Surely that should read "Boris Johnson is about to lie, bluster, waffle and prevaricate to the Covid inquiry"?
Surely that should read "Boris Johnson is about to lie, bluster, waffle and prevaricate to the Covid inquiry"?
October 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Boris Johnson is about to give evidence to the Covid inquiry...
Surely that should read "Boris Johnson is about to lie, bluster, waffle and prevaricate to the Covid inquiry"?
Surely that should read "Boris Johnson is about to lie, bluster, waffle and prevaricate to the Covid inquiry"?
This AWS outage which is affecting everything from doorbells to banks is a classic example of putting all your eggs in one basket.
October 20, 2025 at 8:50 AM
This AWS outage which is affecting everything from doorbells to banks is a classic example of putting all your eggs in one basket.
So are all the pubs called 'Duke of York' going to change their name or just add "NOT THAT ONE" in brackets after?
October 18, 2025 at 7:46 PM
So are all the pubs called 'Duke of York' going to change their name or just add "NOT THAT ONE" in brackets after?
"The deadly implosion of a submersible traveling to the wreck of the Titanic was the result of faulty engineering, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced on Wednesday."
To the surprise of absolutely no-one.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
To the surprise of absolutely no-one.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Faulty engineering led to deadly Titan sub implosion, US investigators rule
NTSB report finds OceanGate company did not adequately test submersible before 2023 voyage to wreck of Titanic
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:44 AM
"The deadly implosion of a submersible traveling to the wreck of the Titanic was the result of faulty engineering, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced on Wednesday."
To the surprise of absolutely no-one.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
To the surprise of absolutely no-one.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Really need to do some shoe shopping soon as this morning the shoes I was wearing were OK in the dry but on a smooth wet pavement had more slither than Roy Jay.
October 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Really need to do some shoe shopping soon as this morning the shoes I was wearing were OK in the dry but on a smooth wet pavement had more slither than Roy Jay.