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Title: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: Nana of 8 on May 09, 2021, 10:44:21 AM
Gordon Ramsey rescuing another deadbeat restaurant.
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Post by: Nana of 8 on May 12, 2021, 23:51:38 PM
Death Wish with Bruce Willis. It's brutal.
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Post by: Tâf on May 13, 2021, 09:26:53 AM
I started to watch a few films I recorded. They were all B movies, so all dialogue and no story.
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Post by: Nana of 8 on May 14, 2021, 13:14:19 PM
Dickinsons Real Deal.
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Post by: Mike on June 06, 2021, 13:57:44 PM
Just seen a Spitfire flying over Charlecote magnificent site and sound
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Post by: Nana of 8 on June 06, 2021, 20:08:06 PM
Death in Paradise on the iPlayer
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Post by: El on June 13, 2021, 13:40:37 PM
Masterchef Australia later. I've got 20 hours of it recorded.
I can't remember the last time that I watched anything in real time.
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Post by: Tâf on June 13, 2021, 17:36:17 PM
Signs (Mel Gibson).
Title: Re: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: El on June 17, 2021, 08:44:27 AM
Having a look at GB news. Took me forever to find it.
Title: Re: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: Tâf on June 17, 2021, 12:42:02 PM
Quote from: El on June 17, 2021, 08:44:27 AMHaving a look at GB news. Took me forever to find it.

It's all fuzzy and poor audio on freeview.
Title: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: El on June 17, 2021, 13:03:00 PM
I found it on 626 Virgin and it was much better than the ar$e licking bbc news that I'd stopped watching.
Title: Re: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: Nana of 8 on June 20, 2021, 15:31:25 PM
I think HoN is planning to watch the Welsh match. So I will be playing on my apps.
Title: Re: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: El on June 28, 2021, 10:40:33 AM
I've got Death at the cottage recorded over Saturday and Sunday nights. I'll try to watch some of it later.
Title: Re: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: El on June 29, 2021, 16:51:25 PM
England match
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Post by: Tâf on June 29, 2021, 16:56:10 PM
Fox is going behind the Disney+ paywall in a couple of days, so I am watching all my Fox recordings (NCIS especially) in case they get blocked on Virgin.
Title: Re: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: Nana of 8 on June 30, 2021, 22:26:37 PM
Just watched Andy Murray win a game.
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Post by: El on July 26, 2021, 21:08:00 PM
Billion pound cruise on more 4  channel 195
It's very good 👍 a ship the size of 4 football pitches.
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Post by: Tâf on July 27, 2021, 08:42:58 AM
The girl in the spider's web. The sequel to The girl with the dragon tattoo. Swedish but in perfect English.
Title: Re: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: El on July 31, 2021, 18:27:27 PM
Dirty dancing
Title: Re: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: Nana of 8 on August 03, 2021, 09:13:51 AM
The Olympics. Have had it on in the background each morning since it started.
Title: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: Tâf on August 22, 2021, 09:09:00 AM
Just as the rain stated to come down around 10pm, a neighbour started hanging strings of twinkling lights across the upstairs wall of his house. Masonry nails straight into the wall that had been repainted just a couple of days ago. He finished after midnight, so his close neighbours weren't happy.

I was out the front earlier, and his adjacent neighbour told me that his daughter is 16 on Tuesday, and is marrying her cousin the same day. But partying will occur over "several days".
Title: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: Tâf on August 25, 2021, 17:46:32 PM
Day #2 of the muslim wedding near us.

The girl's family were all out front waiting for the grand entrance of the groom.

I could hear the revving and popping of a sports car at the end of thee road. Then a loud roar as it raced towards up.

The "BANG!" and a lot of smoke from the engine bay.

A 5-year-old Lamborghini Huracán stuffed.

The groom immediately got out, kicked the car and wandered down to the awaiting crowd.

The recovery team were here in minutes, and they struggled to load it onto the low leader, resorting to using old planks left out for the binmen. A lot of scraping on the first try.
Title: Re: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: Nana of 8 on August 30, 2021, 13:49:42 PM
San Andreas Mega Quake, on the horror channel. It's mostly forgettable, but nothing better on, so it's on in the background ::)
Title: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: Tâf on August 30, 2021, 14:04:50 PM
Gok Wan's Chinese Takeaway series 1 is set to record today. I didn't like him in his fashion shows, but he's a talented cook (coming from a family that ran a Chinese takeaway).
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Post by: Tâf on September 11, 2021, 15:36:00 PM
I ordered stuff for Pol from Amazon so got another free month of Prime video.

So it's been a binge session watching Clarkson's Farm. He's a hoot with very bad luck.
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Post by: Tâf on September 16, 2021, 15:07:13 PM
I finished Future Man on Prime, now watching Jack Ryan.
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Post by: Mike on September 16, 2021, 15:25:08 PM
Since getting my Echo I'm actually watching less TV and listening to the radio more
Title: Re: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: El on September 16, 2021, 19:45:16 PM
Quote from: Mike on September 16, 2021, 15:25:08 PMSince getting my Echo I'm actually watching less TV and listening to the radio more
I use mine for listening to Manchester radio, also for setting timers, playing an artists songs ,. Oh and my Audible books
Title: Re: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: El on October 05, 2021, 21:26:18 PM
Mortimer and Whitehouse Gone fishing. Makes me realise what beautiful places we have in the UK
Title: Re: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: Tâf on October 06, 2021, 08:44:16 AM
James May... our man in Japan.
Title: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: Tâf on October 12, 2021, 09:16:35 AM
The last of the submarine thriller, Vigil.
Title: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: Tâf on October 30, 2021, 17:42:30 PM
Kids poured out of 8 cars to go across the road for a hallowe'en party. Twice the dogs have escaped and had a dozen kids chasing them in the road.
Title: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: Tâf on November 05, 2021, 17:00:33 PM
The family opposite took down their hallowe'en garden decorations this afternoon.

Now the garden is in full Xmas decorations!

Fireworks have already started, and it's still fairly light out there.
Title: Re: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: El on November 05, 2021, 18:27:43 PM
My dog trembling due to fireworks.
Title: Re: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: Tâf on November 06, 2021, 10:46:51 AM
Hardly any fireworks made it high enough into the sky so that we could see them.
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Post by: El on November 23, 2021, 21:47:15 PM
Military wives choir film. So good .
Title: Re: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: El on November 27, 2021, 20:19:08 PM
An audience with Adele
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Post by: Tâf on December 01, 2021, 17:03:42 PM
3 helicopters circling nearby. Judging by the speed they left, I reckon they were Ospreys.
Title: Re: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: Mike on December 20, 2021, 13:34:15 PM
The birds in the Rowan tree outside my lounge window, they are going mad for the berries today
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Post by: Tâf on December 20, 2021, 15:52:09 PM
I'm not usually one for "costume dramas" but Vienna Blood has me hooked.
Title: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: Tâf on January 08, 2022, 15:51:42 PM
Over the past few months, on the opposite side of the road:

House #1 foul drain blocked, Rodded and jetted.
House #2 foul drain blocked, Rodded and jetted. Jet nozzle jammed in pipe, deep hole dug to free it and replace a collapsed pipe.
House #3 foul drain blocked, Rodded and jetted.
House #4 foul drain blocked, Rodded and jetted.

And today:
House #5 foul drain blocked, Rodded and jetted.
House #6 foul drain blocked, Rodded and jetted.

If I can spot a pattern, why can't Welsh Water? ???
Title: Re: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: El on January 08, 2022, 20:20:29 PM
Smokey and the Bandit
Title: Re: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: Nana of 8 on January 18, 2022, 19:43:25 PM
HoN appears to be watching an antiques programme. I'm ignoring it, although I usually enjoy them.
Title: Re: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: El on February 05, 2022, 21:05:13 PM
Motown at the BBC. Superb.
Title: Re: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: Tâf on February 06, 2022, 10:51:57 AM
A documentary about Fleetwood Mac around midnight.
Title: Re: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: Nana of 8 on February 09, 2022, 18:49:05 PM
Michael Portillo on trains
Title: Re: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: El on February 27, 2022, 19:29:53 PM
I've set the tele for series link at 9pm for Peaky blinders.
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Post by: Tâf on February 28, 2022, 10:04:08 AM
3 episodes of QI XL recorded. All ones I had seen before.
Title: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: Tâf on April 03, 2022, 19:00:59 PM
I've been watching "Billy Connolly does...". All new interviews and most of the clips are totally new to me.

Hilarious and thoughtful at the same time.
Title: Re: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: El on April 08, 2022, 14:05:22 PM
Quote from: Tâf on April 03, 2022, 19:00:59 PMI've been watching "Billy Connolly does...". All new interviews and most of the clips are totally new to me.

Hilarious and thoughtful at the same time.
I've got it on series link. I'm looking forward to it.
I'm watching Masterchef Australia in fits and starts. It took me 3 hours to watch an hours worth last night. I swear this dog needs to go out as soon as she hears the theme tune.
Title: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: Tâf on April 15, 2022, 09:31:18 AM
The local gang of house sparrows, 3 starlings and a blue tit happily feeding on fatballs hung from the quince, with a pair of blackbirds and a wood pigeon feeding underneath on the ground.

Then in zoomed a magpie to break up the party, but as it started to fly off, it was knocked out of the air by a jackdaw.

Drama!
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Post by: El on May 09, 2022, 11:01:42 AM
The weather for tomorrow. We've got blustery rain at 15 and once again London has 20c . So I had to turn the TV off when I blurted out Oh, p!$$ off London.im sick of them gloating about the weather.
Title: Re: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: El on May 21, 2022, 19:49:16 PM
Les Miserables at the O2 concert
Fantastic
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Post by: El on May 23, 2022, 19:57:36 PM
Steel Magnolias. I've watched it a dozen times and still end up in bits at the end
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Post by: El on May 29, 2022, 17:23:29 PM
My kitchen rules Australia
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Post by: Mike on June 19, 2022, 12:41:20 PM
The idiots on the main road out back turning around because they don't think road closed signs apply to them
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Post by: Tâf on June 19, 2022, 16:26:17 PM
The Lazarus Project. It's been a while since a sci-fi series caught my attention.
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Post by: El on June 26, 2022, 09:29:58 AM
Just turned politics NW off. Two grown men literally talking over each other.  One Conservative slagging off Labour and the Labour man slagging off Conservative. I can't hear what either one is saying.
TV has gone off.
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Post by: El on July 07, 2022, 09:09:37 AM
The news about Boris.
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Post by: Tâf on July 07, 2022, 11:14:47 AM
I was watching a Blackbird in the strawberry patch. It pointed out a large Frau Schindler, so I had to pick it early.
Title: Re: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: Mike on July 12, 2022, 16:43:35 PM
A total idiot, it's bad enough and illegal to tide electric scooters on the pavement, but I've just seen oine in the middle of a main road!
Title: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: Tâf on July 13, 2022, 08:38:46 AM
Quote from: Mike on July 12, 2022, 16:43:35 PMA total idiot, it's bad enough and illegal to tide electric scooters on the pavement, but I've just seen oine in the middle of a main road!

I am regularly overtaken by them in the 20mph zones. And by bicycles!
Title: Re: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: El on August 01, 2022, 18:21:49 PM
New series of Masterchef Australia on W 125
My favourite show ever
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Post by: El on August 27, 2022, 08:36:01 AM
I've been watching the death row and justice series on bbc3 Tuesday/Wednesday nights.
I used to think it was cut and dried. A terrible crime means death. I used to think that we should have it here.  After watching how the jury is impacted by voting for the death penalty though, I'm changing my mind.
Title: Re: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: El on September 15, 2022, 10:51:36 AM
Fed up of the Royal programmes now. I'm working my way through what is recorded.
My own opinion, it should all go on bbc3, bbc4 , its 2 and go back to normal programmes for the main channels.
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Post by: Tâf on September 15, 2022, 12:30:31 PM
Police and military helicopters practising for the Royal visit across the river at the cathedral tomorrow. The paths both sides will be sealed-off from dawn tomorrow.
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Post by: El on September 19, 2022, 12:33:36 PM
I've turned the funeral off. I could only take half an hour of it.
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Post by: Tâf on September 19, 2022, 14:58:40 PM
Quote from: El on September 19, 2022, 12:33:36 PMI've turned the funeral off. I could only take half an hour of it.

The procession had me falling asleep. I changed from the BBC as Huw's voice was like a lullaby.
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Post by: El on September 19, 2022, 15:56:30 PM
I switched back on at 3 and suffered 'the long walk" so that went off again. Now on the last 5 mins ....I hope  ::)
I must say though that messages between me and my kids have kept me entertained  :D
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Post by: El on September 19, 2022, 16:11:45 PM
And....the news is showing bits of it again!

I've got 14hrs of Masterchef Australia to be getting on with.
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Post by: Tâf on September 20, 2022, 09:11:21 AM
Quote from: El on September 19, 2022, 16:11:45 PMAnd....the news is showing bits of it again!

It's the coronation next.... Charlie 24/7.
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Post by: El on October 01, 2022, 20:58:40 PM
Two pints of lager and a packet of crisps bbc3
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Post by: Tâf on October 04, 2022, 17:32:35 PM
Our local Lidl has a ground floor car park with the shop above supported on steel girders. Bright yellow steel girders.

I was waiting in the car for the lad when a large black saloon came in, past me, then turned left into a slot. The car hit the girder with the front wing, but the driver kept going, scraping all along the side of the car. He then got out and walked to the shop entrance. About 80 years old, and totally unfazed by what he had just done.
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Post by: Tâf on October 24, 2022, 09:12:02 AM
Doctor Who, They pulled out all the stops for her last episode.
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Post by: Tâf on October 31, 2022, 17:02:42 PM
Silver came flying up to on the porch, hissing and spitting. Then n 8 foot tall T.rex appeared.
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Post by: Tâf on November 03, 2022, 10:44:12 AM
Students walking past after parking their cars. Not one is clothed for the weather. T-shirts and even shorts!
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Post by: Tâf on November 09, 2022, 20:18:28 PM
4 students got into a car across the road, then drove off with a rucksack on the roof.
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Post by: El on November 09, 2022, 21:14:44 PM
I'm a celeb. I hope they have smarmmy Hancock squirming.
Cold and hungry with a bit of luck 🤞
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Post by: Lisa on December 30, 2022, 09:35:03 AM
The rain.

Contemplating getting out of bed
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Post by: Tâf on December 30, 2022, 09:50:21 AM
Masses of birds eating the fat balls. 26 sparrows, 2 coal tits, a blue tit, 6 starlings, a female blackbird and the occasional group of longtail tits.
Title: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: Tâf on April 13, 2023, 14:07:23 PM
Our neighbours opposite had an early delivery of full size fence panels. They are 1cm too big to fit through the brick shed door.

So 3 blokes are hauling them over the shed roof, soaked to the skin after the rain and hail. :rofl:
Title: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: Mike on April 15, 2023, 20:21:36 PM
Had a great evening, two and a half hours of my favourite group of all time. The Moody Blues, on Sky Arts ;D  ;D  ;D
Title: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: Tâf on May 25, 2023, 08:23:17 AM
Venus was incredibly bright last evening, low in the west.
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Post by: Mike on May 25, 2023, 09:20:49 AM
It was just a few degrees from the moon when I went to bed
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Post by: Tâf on May 29, 2023, 17:29:42 PM
Police at the house that had been raided and seized, but was stripped of everything this morning.
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Post by: Tâf on July 06, 2023, 11:50:53 AM
The funeral of the 2 lads that died when the bike they were on crashed is being held now. An aircraft was towing a message banner and going around and around the area. Now that has been replaced by a larger aircraft circling.
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Post by: Tâf on July 06, 2023, 18:43:57 PM
The circling aircraft is probably keeping an eye on the aftermath of the youths' funeral. It's a National Police Service aircraft.
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Post by: Tâf on August 07, 2023, 07:46:48 AM
I saw stars for the first time in months last night.
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Post by: Mike on September 03, 2023, 08:47:46 AM
Loads of police on main road out back, which they have shut
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Post by: Tâf on September 23, 2023, 08:46:15 AM
The Beatles' Documentary "8 days a week". I was surprised how short most of their earlier songs were.
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Post by: Tâf on November 17, 2023, 20:21:52 PM
"The Secret Genius of Modern Life" with Hannah Fry. She does not take herself too seriously, so is quite a bit of fun.
Title: Re: What are you watching?
Post by: Tâf on December 11, 2023, 16:53:52 PM
A Northern bloke called "bald foodie guy" on youtube, buys something new to him every day then reviews it.

It's amazing how he buys the same thing I did, but I bought it a couple of days earlier.
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Post by: Tâf on December 16, 2023, 16:08:10 PM
I've been watching Marvels' Moon Knight on Disney+. It's quirky superhero stuff but very engaging.
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Post by: Tâf on January 16, 2024, 18:24:56 PM
A lycra warrior pulled out to pass a row of (illegally) parked cars on a left-hand bend. Right into an oncoming van. The bike went under, the rider went right over. He was up before I pulled up, already cussing about his "rights" and that he had a headcam.

The van driver started filming and asked for insurance details. It was getting hot, so I reversed and got out of there. I had the van's reg, so I called 101 and gave my details as a witness.
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Post by: Tâf on January 17, 2024, 16:32:24 PM
A fire tender pulled out just after I passed the fire station. I turned right, it turned right. I turned right again, it turned right again. Then I turned right into the ALDI car park and it followed me!

ALDI had been evacuated due to a small roof fire in an extension being built.
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Post by: Tâf on February 12, 2024, 18:23:28 PM
The car park containing Aldi and B&M has an 18" high step-over fence around it. It gets pulled down by local yobs as it blocks their getaway route from any police pursuit.

I was walking towards it, when 3 youths appeared on fast Ebikes. One got off and chopped the fence up with an electric chainsaw. Then they all sped off.
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Post by: Tâf on February 19, 2024, 18:46:04 PM
Part 2 of BBC4's "The South Pacific". I learned so much.
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Post by: Tâf on February 28, 2024, 10:16:22 AM
It took 5 suggested scifi films until I found one worth watching.
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Post by: Tâf on April 06, 2024, 09:24:22 AM
I watched "Nobody". It's a slow burner, then goes full throttle.