DARK. The plot, casting and soundtrack are all superb, and way ahead of most other shows. Although Season 3 will fuck you up, it also nails the ending.

I’ve always had a soft spot for Tromsø in Norway.

Bring on the global revolution: it can’t happen soon enough.

A wise move. Trump will demand at least one gold medal as tribute if they did go.

What’s the point of such court cases when the loser can simply appeal and appeal and appeal? It’s a stupid system.

Edit: typo.

Technically three words.

He’s lucky she didn’t shoot him.

Actually, yes.

Because there’s a war on?

That’s correct. It’s the friendship between them that I am referring to.

Weird. I didn’t realise all the American polling stations are located so near the borders with other countries.

Baked beans on toast.

It’s a very gentle show: just two good friends chatting about their lives. Gorgeous views of the UK too.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortimer_%26_Whitehouse%3A_Gone_Fishing

Hmm, perhaps YouTube?

Night Patrol and The Party Animal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Patrol_(1984_film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Party_Animal

EDIT: I linked the wrong Night Patrol film.

Try https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b0b7r2k6/mortimer-whitehouse-gone-fishing

We both think similarly, and not being serious all the time certainly helps! We’ve been married getting on for 40 years now although I spent so much time working away from home, I often joke we’ve only actually lived together for 8 weeks or so.

If you’ve ever seen ‘Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing’ on the BBC, that’s us. Everyone needs a Bob Mortimer in their life and I was lucky enough to find mine back in 1981.

Deep fried broad beans and chilli corn.

Yes, it is for them.

Archived version to avoid the paywall:

https://archive.ph/20260131142440/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01/30/russian-army-amputees-casualties-ukraine-war