‘Leave it, Jemima. She’s not worth it’. Ugly scenes as violence erupts among the Whistling Ducks at Birdworld. It’s the way the others egg the two antagonists on that I find so dispiriting. A sad indictment of modern Britain.

Hero-worship moment. With Professor Sir John Curtice, discussing the content of his piece for the Radio 4 Six O’Clock News. I hadn’t dared ask PSJC for a selfie; luckily someone snapped us.

Front seat, top deck of the 453 (and the driver let me an at a traffic light, not an officially-sanctioned, designated bus stop), sunny morning. Does life get any better than this?

Fuck me; I thought inflation was supposed to be easing.

So, That’s it. Summer’s over. And we haven’t even had one.

I love it that it’s the Olympic men’s 100m semi-final; yet the reigning champion - like all the others - has to safety pin his number to his vest.

Reigning Olympic champion in the 100m semi- final or Kents Vets X-Country… you still have to safety pin your number to your vest. I wonder if they have to bring their own.

The thing that makes me proudest of the Olympics TV coverage is that Michael Johnson chooses to be on the BBC.

Windy. 14,084 mph in SE London.

I think Aggers was right… I didn’t allocate enough time on the ⁦BBC Radio 4⁩ 1800 news for the amount of stupendous cricket packed into one day! bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

It’s a fair cop ⁦Test Match Special⁩ - way too much to pack into a minute on the ⁦BBC Radio 4⁩ 1800 - 1’47” in the end! bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

I'm truly excited to be working with that human dynamo Name can’t be blank at Deixis Press (we’re @deixispress everywhere) . The Youngster is coming! #news #newbookrelease #thriller

“Cape Fear with penguins” - Nick Park on his “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” in the Q&A after a preview at the BFI. The film is FANTASTIC!

☀️ “Bring me sunshine, in your smile. Bring me laughter, all the while”. As Eric and Ernie sang. At 0921 this morning, it’s the Solstice. What does that mean? Oh yes. From now on, the days get longer. 🕶️☀️💃🎉

Run, don’t walk, to your computer/phone to pre-order a copy of this right ripping read. You won’t regret it. Go on, you know it makes sense. deixis.press/books/p/theyou…

An actual use of the word ‘boon’, Viz Comic, in a review (for a food processor). Mrs B, from Essex, shops at Argos

I urge you; no, I BEG you to make good use of the extra second of daylight today. Because the descent into darkness begins tomorrow. The horror, the horror.

UFOs over SE London.

Oh, Happy Day. Oh, Happy Day.