Tilt Araiza
@tiltaraiza.bsky.social
Once and future podcaster from The Sitcom Club. I also edit (and somehow swung a co-producer credit for) A History Of Rock Music In 500 Songs. From Yorkshire, living in California. ''Practically Mexican'' according to my late wife (she liked to exaggerate)
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Tilt Araiza
@tiltaraiza.bsky.social
· Nov 15
FYI, my following back policy is capricious and has no internal consistency
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Crown Court and the jury is Thora Hird
November 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Crown Court and the jury is Thora Hird
Pope Leo continuing to be the Spitting Image version of John Paul II
November 29, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Pope Leo continuing to be the Spitting Image version of John Paul II
The best Sherlock Holmes we never had.
Ivan Mosjoukine shows off his skills as a detective in the surreal comedy THE BURNING CRUCIBLE, which he also directed.
November 29, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The best Sherlock Holmes we never had.
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Watch out for Blue Meanies on GP next week!
November 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Watch out for Blue Meanies on GP next week!
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The latest 500 Songs bonus is now up for paid backers! Terry Gilliam! Vampirism! Brian Eno! Emperor Haile Selassie! Pete Waterman! Linda McCartney! It's the story of Lee "Scratch" Perry "Return of Django" (and not "The Return" as I typoed in the post and so the preview says, even after fixing)
500 Songs Bonus: "The Return of Django" by The Upsetters | Andrew Hickey
Get more from Andrew Hickey on Patreon
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November 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The latest 500 Songs bonus is now up for paid backers! Terry Gilliam! Vampirism! Brian Eno! Emperor Haile Selassie! Pete Waterman! Linda McCartney! It's the story of Lee "Scratch" Perry "Return of Django" (and not "The Return" as I typoed in the post and so the preview says, even after fixing)
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Pre-Hartnell Doctors
November 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Pre-Hartnell Doctors
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Your annual reminder that 1975 Robert De Niro badly needed a French polisher to save his life.
November 29, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Your annual reminder that 1975 Robert De Niro badly needed a French polisher to save his life.
I was flabbergasted!!!
@tiltaraiza.bsky.social just shared this bit of footage from Holiday 69 (ooh, stop it! You're awful!) with me. You will never in a million years guess what's used as the theme music. I boggled.
Holiday 69 and Continuity BBC1 Missing Believed Wiped 2020
YouTube video by Kaleidoscope's Presentation Vault
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November 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I was flabbergasted!!!
Johnny Rotten: I hate Pink Floyd.
Roger Waters: Not as much as I do!
Roger Waters: Not as much as I do!
November 29, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Johnny Rotten: I hate Pink Floyd.
Roger Waters: Not as much as I do!
Roger Waters: Not as much as I do!
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"DEJAH HAS BIG BARSOOMS" next to a drawing like (.)(.)
November 28, 2025 at 7:12 AM
"DEJAH HAS BIG BARSOOMS" next to a drawing like (.)(.)
HARCOURT BROWN WAS RIGHT!
November 28, 2025 at 6:37 AM
HARCOURT BROWN WAS RIGHT!
A friend of @andrewhickey.500songs.com said I'd made him laugh more than anyone else on the internet.
I think my favourite was when I took a counter-intuitive approach to avoiding Disneyland crowds (move through the shops) and Mrs Araiza said "I forgot that you're a genius".
I think my favourite was when I took a counter-intuitive approach to avoiding Disneyland crowds (move through the shops) and Mrs Araiza said "I forgot that you're a genius".
What is the best compliment you ever received? Putting aside whether or not you believed it.
November 28, 2025 at 1:38 AM
A friend of @andrewhickey.500songs.com said I'd made him laugh more than anyone else on the internet.
I think my favourite was when I took a counter-intuitive approach to avoiding Disneyland crowds (move through the shops) and Mrs Araiza said "I forgot that you're a genius".
I think my favourite was when I took a counter-intuitive approach to avoiding Disneyland crowds (move through the shops) and Mrs Araiza said "I forgot that you're a genius".
The last six words could describe me.
Cooked it bloody rare and it is tremendous! Tastes like it was fed on brandy, lovely, complex and somewhat boozy character
November 28, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The last six words could describe me.
Shades of the Jay Thomas Lone Ranger story.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnTr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnTr...
November 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Shades of the Jay Thomas Lone Ranger story.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnTr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnTr...
Deconstructionists: Batman is a selfish manchild who is as disturbed as the villains he fights.
Batman: [makes things better in real life]
Batman: [makes things better in real life]
thank you Batman
November 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Deconstructionists: Batman is a selfish manchild who is as disturbed as the villains he fights.
Batman: [makes things better in real life]
Batman: [makes things better in real life]
This is a useful guide. Be sure to turn on motion processing before letting your parents watch VT-originated material over a streaming service that strips out half of the fields.
November 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
This is a useful guide. Be sure to turn on motion processing before letting your parents watch VT-originated material over a streaming service that strips out half of the fields.
"You will be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
November 27, 2025 at 7:15 AM
"You will be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
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Stuart Sutcliffe inventing Suede here
November 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Stuart Sutcliffe inventing Suede here
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Watching the Beatles Anthology. John sounding exactly like Lily Savage as ever
November 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Watching the Beatles Anthology. John sounding exactly like Lily Savage as ever
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My 7 year old just reached for a piece of pizza fresh out of the oven and exclaimed, in the same tone as an adult swearing…
“English folklore, that’s hot!”
I choked laughing ENGLISH FOLKLORE AS A SWEAR? WHO ARE YOU?!?
“English folklore, that’s hot!”
I choked laughing ENGLISH FOLKLORE AS A SWEAR? WHO ARE YOU?!?
November 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
My 7 year old just reached for a piece of pizza fresh out of the oven and exclaimed, in the same tone as an adult swearing…
“English folklore, that’s hot!”
I choked laughing ENGLISH FOLKLORE AS A SWEAR? WHO ARE YOU?!?
“English folklore, that’s hot!”
I choked laughing ENGLISH FOLKLORE AS A SWEAR? WHO ARE YOU?!?
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OK, "cutout or puppet of the bass player who couldn't be bothered to show up" is officially a genre.
The Faces included a cutout of Ronnie Lane for this perfect of Angel on TOTP
The Faces - 'Angel', T.O.T.P., November 15, 1972
YouTube video by Out Of Order 2
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November 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
OK, "cutout or puppet of the bass player who couldn't be bothered to show up" is officially a genre.
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RIP Jack Shepherd. One of the greats. He’s most famous for Wycliffe, but his legacy goes way beyond that, particularly with his performance as the eponymous Bill Brand in Trevor Griffiths’ brilliant series, and also for being the original Ricky Roma in Glengarry Glen Ross.
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
RIP Jack Shepherd. One of the greats. He’s most famous for Wycliffe, but his legacy goes way beyond that, particularly with his performance as the eponymous Bill Brand in Trevor Griffiths’ brilliant series, and also for being the original Ricky Roma in Glengarry Glen Ross.