A visual argument for vaccines, in five tweets: 1/ A ward of polio victims, incarcerated inside "iron lungs" in 1950s America. Many are children, their lungs paralysed, unable to breathe unaided. Thanks to vaccination, no-one has caught polio in the UK since the 1980s.

Maybe what all this has shown us, what we need to learn from it, is that doing well in your exams when you're 16 or 18 isn't the criteria that should determine how you get a step up in life.

For peeps of a certain age .. Weren’t these the warmest ..most cosiest .. most colourful sheets in the whole wide world .. “ flannelette candy stripped sheets “

The Queen's Gambit has been viewed by 62 million people. The producer, Allan Scott, is on BBC News talking about how it took 30 years, with 9 rewrites, and every studio he showed it to said that no one would be interested in chess. PLEASE PERSEVERE WITH THAT THING YOU'RE MAKING

It's already 2021 in New Zealand. That's what happens when you have a woman Prime Minister who knows what she's doing. UK lagging behind again.

Start the new year with a journey to the iconic Towpath Cafe in East London. #Towpath's new podcast series weaves the voices of the restaurant's dearest friends, loyal regulars, and the team behind the scenes. anchor.fm/towpathpodcast… Sophie Darlington Bill Milner Olia Hercules 🇺🇦🇬🇧

Herbert the vacuum seems a little dramatic

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One thing I touched on with the Prime Minister was ways to course correct on the voucher scheme. If families can't access food consistently likelihood is they do not have access to a printer to print the vouchers at home. UK Prime Minister agreed to look into this.

Struggling to sleep again, I find myself vividly missing the theatres I’ve seen plays in over the last 20 years; that inky darkness just before the play begins. I miss Royal Court Theatre503 Royal Exchange Theatre Orange Tree Theatre Traverse Theatre Hampstead Theatre National Theatre etc

Very proud for #SexandDrugsandRockandRoll to be included amongst such great films. Long live ⁦@IanDuryOfficial⁩ , ⁦TheBlockheads⁩ & ⁦Andy Serkis⁩ - and many thanks to ⁦Peter Bradshaw⁩ for such exquisite taste! theguardian.com/film/2021/jan/…

Tonight It’s A Sin on Channel 4 The best five hours of television I’ve seen in years. Your heart will be broken, warmed and lifted. Cast amazing. Soundtrack epic but most of all it’s about the genius and compassion of Russell T Davies

What a review! Thank you graham norton for your kind words on #ItsASin - don't miss it tonight at 9 on Channel 4!

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Waiting patiently for knitting to trend.

Showing in tribute to director Michael Apted, who died earlier this month, the schooldays rom-com P’tang Yang Kipperbang was part of Channel 4’s second night on-air in 1982. Apted’s beloved British classic screens tonight at 2am and is on All 4 from tomorrow.