Richard Brooks
@thebrookso.bsky.social
Hello, Good Evening, Welcome...to nothing much. Music. Comedy. Beer. #cafc. Travelling On Buses. Reading the graffiti about slashed seat affairs. Tawdry Roberts.
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20 YEARS AGO TODAY: Final Score had been using The Fall's Theme From Sparta FC as its theme for this season, so someone had the brainwave of getting Mark E Smith to read the classified results on the red button service part of the programme.
Mark E Smith reads the football results
Excellent viewing, especially if you're a Fall fan who supports a lower league English team and want a unique ringtone...
MES - RIP
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November 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
20 YEARS AGO TODAY: Final Score had been using The Fall's Theme From Sparta FC as its theme for this season, so someone had the brainwave of getting Mark E Smith to read the classified results on the red button service part of the programme.
Gil Scott-Heron being the voiceover on the slogan of these ads is one of my favourite ever facts, alongside his dad being the first black player to play for Celtic.
‘People still blame me for their perforated eardrums’: how we made the Tango ads
‘People still blame me for their perforated eardrums’: how we made the Tango ads
‘Gil Scott-Heron did the closing voiceover. He was giggling away, saying, “You English guys are crazy!”’
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Gil Scott-Heron being the voiceover on the slogan of these ads is one of my favourite ever facts, alongside his dad being the first black player to play for Celtic.
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‘People still blame me for their perforated eardrums’: how we made the Tango ads
‘People still blame me for their perforated eardrums’: how we made the Tango ads
‘Gil Scott-Heron did the closing voiceover. He was giggling away, saying, “You English guys are crazy!”’
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
‘People still blame me for their perforated eardrums’: how we made the Tango ads
November 16, 2025 at 10:32 AM
I absolutely loved this album.
Interesting fact: whilst on the Stylus imprint, the BBC logo is very prominent - the music is all from shows that were being broadcast on their channels at the time. So when the album was advertised on ITV, including during Coronation Street, it was very unusual.
Interesting fact: whilst on the Stylus imprint, the BBC logo is very prominent - the music is all from shows that were being broadcast on their channels at the time. So when the album was advertised on ITV, including during Coronation Street, it was very unusual.
November 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I absolutely loved this album.
Interesting fact: whilst on the Stylus imprint, the BBC logo is very prominent - the music is all from shows that were being broadcast on their channels at the time. So when the album was advertised on ITV, including during Coronation Street, it was very unusual.
Interesting fact: whilst on the Stylus imprint, the BBC logo is very prominent - the music is all from shows that were being broadcast on their channels at the time. So when the album was advertised on ITV, including during Coronation Street, it was very unusual.
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BBC1 schedule for today in 1988.
Apparently, the working title of Wyatt’s Watchdogs was changed at the last minute from Every Street Should Have One as it was showing directly after Coronation Street on ITV and before Streets Apart… 🤔
Apparently, the working title of Wyatt’s Watchdogs was changed at the last minute from Every Street Should Have One as it was showing directly after Coronation Street on ITV and before Streets Apart… 🤔
November 14, 2025 at 10:52 AM
BBC1 schedule for today in 1988.
Apparently, the working title of Wyatt’s Watchdogs was changed at the last minute from Every Street Should Have One as it was showing directly after Coronation Street on ITV and before Streets Apart… 🤔
Apparently, the working title of Wyatt’s Watchdogs was changed at the last minute from Every Street Should Have One as it was showing directly after Coronation Street on ITV and before Streets Apart… 🤔
Surprising songs that Smash Hits reproduced lyrics for:
Capstick Comes Home By Tony Capstick and the Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band
(April 2 - 15 1981 edition)
Capstick Comes Home By Tony Capstick and the Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band
(April 2 - 15 1981 edition)
November 13, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Surprising songs that Smash Hits reproduced lyrics for:
Capstick Comes Home By Tony Capstick and the Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band
(April 2 - 15 1981 edition)
Capstick Comes Home By Tony Capstick and the Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band
(April 2 - 15 1981 edition)
Which Lionel wrote for an ad for the then Abbey National Building Society. And he appeared in the ad too.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Which Lionel wrote for an ad for the then Abbey National Building Society. And he appeared in the ad too.
youtu.be/p9qJtmw2c5U?...
youtu.be/p9qJtmw2c5U?...
Surprising songs that Smash Hits reproduced lyrics for:
Kill The Poor by The Dead Kennedys (November 13-26 1980 edition)
Kill The Poor by The Dead Kennedys (November 13-26 1980 edition)
November 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Surprising songs that Smash Hits reproduced lyrics for:
Kill The Poor by The Dead Kennedys (November 13-26 1980 edition)
Kill The Poor by The Dead Kennedys (November 13-26 1980 edition)
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Mia Wallace & Gromit
As requested by Paul Savage
As requested by Paul Savage
November 12, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Mia Wallace & Gromit
As requested by Paul Savage
As requested by Paul Savage
Today in 1980, Brian Clough appeared on Parkinson, ostensibly to promote this new release:
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J.J. Barrie feat Brian Clough - You Can't Win 'Em All
YouTube video by Dario Western
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November 12, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Today in 1980, Brian Clough appeared on Parkinson, ostensibly to promote this new release:
youtu.be/FewaTqfw7oc?...
youtu.be/FewaTqfw7oc?...
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It’s never too early to see Angela Merkel ironing her Christmas gift wrap.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:13 AM
It’s never too early to see Angela Merkel ironing her Christmas gift wrap.
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www.granger.com/0188584-ange...
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Ian McCulloch, Gary Wilmot and Stephen Fry
November 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Ian McCulloch, Gary Wilmot and Stephen Fry
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The best response that the BBC could give to Donald Trump's threat to sue is simply to refer the orange blimp to the reply given in the case of Arkell v Pressdram
November 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The best response that the BBC could give to Donald Trump's threat to sue is simply to refer the orange blimp to the reply given in the case of Arkell v Pressdram
This Pickwick effort is really just Endless Flight in a slightly different order with the same cover + Thunder In My Heart & Raining In My Heart as a bonus, thus making this Leo’s best album.
November 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This Pickwick effort is really just Endless Flight in a slightly different order with the same cover + Thunder In My Heart & Raining In My Heart as a bonus, thus making this Leo’s best album.
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On the one hand it’s useful to have a reasoned and measured debate on the perceived bias inherent in BBC news, on the other hand Donald Trump is a cunt.
November 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
On the one hand it’s useful to have a reasoned and measured debate on the perceived bias inherent in BBC news, on the other hand Donald Trump is a cunt.
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"No Mr Bond, I expect you to deliver 40-50 packages before your first piss break"
November 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"No Mr Bond, I expect you to deliver 40-50 packages before your first piss break"
40 years old this week.
November 11, 2025 at 8:10 AM
40 years old this week.
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1 like = 1 old British TV jingle (until I run out)
November 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
1 like = 1 old British TV jingle (until I run out)
It’s that time of year when everyone can enjoy traditional dishes, such as Giant Yorkshire Pork @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 6:42 PM
It’s that time of year when everyone can enjoy traditional dishes, such as Giant Yorkshire Pork @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social
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Alexei Sayle's Stuff (9th November 1989). The latest teenage craze is a rather unexpected one.
And Pete Murray has a complaint from 1960.
And Pete Murray has a complaint from 1960.
November 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Alexei Sayle's Stuff (9th November 1989). The latest teenage craze is a rather unexpected one.
And Pete Murray has a complaint from 1960.
And Pete Murray has a complaint from 1960.
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There’s something deeply Freudian about this.
Man couldn't stop hallucinating women with large breasts after eye op
The image first appeared while Mark was frying sausages and only loud swearing would make it disappear
www.plymouthherald.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
There’s something deeply Freudian about this.