For those who listened to our chat about Liz Truss first week book sales on #TheRestIsEntertainment , this week it sold 1178 copies to sit at number 223 in the charts. More news on 'Sticker Dolly Dressing: Magical Kingdom' as I get it.

Ten years ago I was in reception at the Holiday Inn Salford quays, and the man ahead of me in the queue said loudly and laughingly 'Why would i want a chicken?' And the receptionist said ' check In'. I often think about it.

Brand new episode of The Rest is Entertainment out today, in which Richard Osman and I discuss the Baby Reindeer identification controversy, as well as reports of Liz Truss’s book success being very much exaggerated, and a new generation of celebrity chatbots

Richard Osman me reading that list of names:

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix just boarded a buzzy one. The streamer has joined ‘The Thursday Murder Club,’ the Chris Columbus-directed feature adaptation of Richard Osman’s bestselling novel deadline.com/2024/04/netfli…

Iran wants to execute rapper Toomaj Salehi for daring to criticise the regime & support the uprising. The kind of man who donates award money to flood victims. His only hope is if we make him a cause célèbre -spread the word, get politicians celebs involved before it’s too late.

When I’m down I always think of the phrase “comparison is the thief of joy.”

Wish I came up with that but I’m just a dumb stupid idiot

Why Higgins should start his 30th world championship with no stain on his name open.substack.com/pub/sportingin…

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New ep of The Rest is Entertainment is out today, in which Richard Osman reveals EPIC Thursday Murder Club movie casting, and we talk about Celebrity Traitors, Taylor Swift, and Rupert Murdoch paying whatever it takes to keep things out of court

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A special #ThursdayMurderClub newsletter tomorrow (On a Tuesday? I know) with some very exciting news.

Putting the finishing touches to the school science lab

This is a niche tweet, but if the BBC are going to rely so much on the iplayer for live snooker action (fine by me) they have to stop the haunting silences between frames. The commentators just down tools. Eurosport doesn't have this issue.