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It’s still a bit blustery outside. We’re sinking down into the vortex of winter.

Strangers on a Train (1951) #Hitchcock

Remembering the brilliant Australian critic, journalist and broadcaster Clive James who was born on this day in 1939. He died in 2019. 🇦🇺 #CliveJames #CliveJamesOnTelevision #VisionsBeforeMidnight #TheCrystalBucket #GluedToTheBox #CliveJamessPostcardFrom #UnreliableMemoirs

One thing I love about living in central London is that yesterday I was able to text home 'sorry going to be late, my boat got stuck behind the HMS Waverley, the UK's oldest working steam ship.'

Very sad to hear of the death of the charming Sir John Gurdon, Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, who in 2001 conferred an honorary fellowship on Nelson Mandela. At Eton, Gurdon was told he’d never make a scientist. He went on to win the Nobel Prize for physiology.

Looking through my calendar and noticed that British Summer Time ends on my birthday. Hohum!

Right! Who’s your favourite character from #FawltyTowers? Basil (ahem, obvious choice), Polly, Manuel, or my little piranha fish, Sybil? Tell me why & grab your copy of “Fawlty Towers: Fawlts and All” before the Siberian hamsters do. bit.ly/FawltyBook 🐀📚🛎️#BritishComedy

I remember him coming through the door of The Footlights in 1964. We were pals for quite a long time.

Now would be the right time to repeat this excellent but salutary documentary TV series.

We have some little Banksia bobbing about in the wind for #rosewednesday 🤍

“I find it very hard not to despair.” Ben Elton, though he disagrees with most of Thatcher’s policies, says she was at least “a woman of principle”, as “all honour is gone” in politics today. Stig Abell | #TimesRadio

It's possible that we all need to take a moment as my friend was at a wedding in Switzerland the bride's gift was a tiny heifer and two baby goats.

On tonight’s Unspun World on BBC Two I talk to the great Steve Rosenberg about what it’s really like to be the BBC Russia editor — how do ordinary Russians react to him? Is he in danger? What’s going to happen there? Unmissable!

Reacquainting myself with Martin Amis and reading Yellow Dog. I’ve never heard the term “Vicwardian” which he uses while describeing Primrose Hill. Did he invent it? I like it.

Stupidly, I left my phone, credit cards & railway ticket in the Uber that delivered me to London Marylebone station tonight. A young chap at a station shop let me use his phone several times. Result: the driver brought my phone etc back to me within an hour. Good old London.

Remembering the great Scottish actor Alastair Sim who was born on this day in 1900. He died in 1976. #AlastairSim #Scrooge #RogueMale #GreenForDanger #TheBellesOfStTrinians #HueAndCry #AnInspectorCalls #TheHappiestDaysOfYourLife #TheRulingClass #RoyalFlash #TheGreenMan

Airport security told me to take off all my jewellery. Absolutely not. Get fucked. That was resolved in about ten seconds. When my hardware goes on, it stays on. Idiots.

You've won a plane ticket to Perth for the first Ashes test... Which seat are you taking? 👀

This is #BookyMcBookface sailing back from Rousay this afternoon. 💨🌊 #Orkney