A passionate astronomer Katharine Hilbery does everything she can to avoid romantic love and marriage. Fun and contemporary in tone, this refreshing film showcases an ensemble of humourous performances against the ravishing backdrop of London in 1910, advances in science and technology and crumbling Edwardian patriarchy. Virginia’s story is as relevant to today as it ever was: women balancing romantic love with careers!
© Quiver Distribution, 2026 Cast: Haley Bennett, Elyas M'Barek, Jack Whitehall, Lily Allen, Sally Phillips, Jennifer Saunders and Timothy Spall
Ralphadeus. Music movies comics feature in this look at life from Somerset.
Monday, August 24, 2026
Adam And The Ants - Plastic Surgery (film version)
Adam And The Ants - Plastic Surgery (film version)This version has a different drummer - sould be Dave Barbarossa but it's the Banshees drummer.
Adam & The Ants - 'Lou' (BBC Session 1978)
Of course this was very memorable when we saw them at Corsham. Some hippy with bare feet leapt on the stage during it - stage is too polite a term, it was tables. We spoke to them after the gig - they were waiting outside a caravan classroom which was presumably their dressing room. We thanked them for a great gig. Susan and me were right up the front. Crazy dancing was going on behind us. Antfans were already following band - young punks.
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Adam & The Ants - It Doesn't Matter (BBC Session 1978)
Recorded 23 January 1978. First broadcast 30 January.
When I first saw the Ants for the first time in 1978 this song stood out to me. I think as it was a 12 bar I could 'get' it. Plastic Surgery also was memorable.
Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers - New England • TopPop
He recorded with his band a TopPop TV special on 16 September 1978.
Among the songs he recorded was his no. 1 hit 'Egyptian Reggae' and 'New England'.
Sunday, August 23, 2026
Terry Dactyl And The Dinosaurs - Sea Side Shuffle 1972
Just heard this on the radio for the first time since the 70s.
Roxy Music - Re-Make/Re-Model (Live At The Royal College Of Art)
Another of her best 70s LPs is this by Roxy Music. Re-Make/Re-Model - Wikipedia
T Rex Mambo Sun (1972)
Susan also counts the album Electric Warrior as pretty important, maybe her fave.
ESCARGOT - SOMERSET STYLE
Known as wall fish or wall fruit miners used to cook them on their shovels.
Snail Eating (1965)
Dr Feelgood She Does It Right 1975
We were listening to Sounds of the Seventies and he was talking about choosing your album of the 70s - Susan chose Reproduction and \I would choose Down by the Jetty
Music video by The Human League performing Empire State Human 1979
Susan likes the Human League - not the version that made it big with the girl backing singers but the Reproduction/Travelogue period band. We saw them twice about that time.
Saturday, August 22, 2026
Crayfish
Susan has got interested in Crayfish. She keeps seeing them in the brook. She is determined to get a photo of one. We don't know whether they are the invasive Crayfish or the domestic type. I used to catch them as a kid in Vallis Vale which is a lovely river on the edge of Frome.
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Gravure ecrevisse 1642/ Engraving crayfish 1642 |
Swallow My Pride The Ramones February 1977 with lyrics
Saturday Night Selection. Leave Home - Wikipedia
John Lee Hooker performs "Maudie" at the 1960 Newport Jazz Festival
Such a great performance and song. Happy birthday John Lee Hooker - Wikipedia
Friday, August 21, 2026
1966 HITS ARCHIVE: Whispers (Gettin’ Louder) - Jackie Wilson
A great song from 66. Jackie was backed instrumentally by The Funk Brothers and vocally by The Andantes on this pop & R&B hit.
Jackie Wilson - You’ve Got Me Walking (1972)
I know I spin this a lot but it is so good. I love it. Jackie Wilson discography - Wikipedia
Dusty Springfield - Summer Is Over
1964 rereleased 74. When I post this usually Susan objects but this year she said 'yes it's definitely changed'.
Somerset at War Mac Hawkins
Got this book today for a quid. About 8 mentions of Radstock. My mother's father was an officer in the Home Guard. Kept a bren gun in a wardrobe. One fact I didn't know was that Clark Gable was billeted in Midsomer Norton for a while and attended football matches. Joe Louis did an exhibition match at Welton Rovers our local team.
My Side of the Mountain trailer (1969)
Susan fancies watching this film about a boy who trains a peregrine falcon.
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Dave Clark Five When 1965
Feature debut of John Boorman. Well worth watching. Catch Us If You Can (film) - Wikipedia. Partly filmed in Bath, Salisbury Plain and (this one) the Mendips.
Cat Stevens - Matthew & Son (1967)
Just heard on Atlantic Tunnel which is on WFMU> Susan and our son like Cat Stevens.
Peter Sarstedt - Where Do You Go To My Lovely (1969)
Just heard on Atlantic Tunnel. Remember it. This got to number 1 I believe. Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)? - Wikipedia
WHALEFALL Official Trailer 2 (2026) Josh Brolin
Susan was most impressed by this trailer.
A scuba diver searching for his father's remains in the ocean is swallowed by a sperm whale, leaving him an hour to find a way to escape.
Van Morrison - Wavelength - 2/1/1979 - Belfast
We have had some rain so I thought we could have this classic.
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Animal Farm (1954). George Orwell. HD Cartoon
Animal Farm is a 1954 British-American animated drama and propaganda film commissioned by the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). It was directed by both John Halas and Joy Batchelor, and produced by Halas and Batchelor, based on the 1945 novel of the same name by George Orwell.
A successful farmyard revolution by the resident animals vs. the farmer goes horribly wrong as the victors create a new tyranny among themselves.
1962 HITS ARCHIVE: Cry To Me - Solomon Burke
This is another song for doing karaoke. I always sing along when it comes on.
Behind the Counter · The Fall 1994
For all those in retail. Whole LP is great. Middle Class Revolt - Wikipedia
Rock Follies - episode 1 - starring Charlotte Cornwell, Rula Lenska and Julie Covington (1976)
Rock Follies - Wikipedia. I didn't watch this but Susan did and enjoyed it. Probably because
The songs were written by Andy Mackay, a founder member of Roxy Music.
Music video by Shakin' Stevens performing Give Me Your Heart Tonight. (C) 1982
I used to play this a lot back then. Give Me Your Heart Tonight (song) - Wikipedia
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Leadbelly Take this Hammer
My schoolfriend Charlie has passed away. We used to spend our bus money on cigarettes and walk/hitch from Bruton to Frome. Mostly walking we used to sing this song.
MARVIN GAYE 'Can I Get a Witness 1963
I have never done karaoke but in my dreams I would sing this. Can I Get a Witness - Wikipedia
'HERESY' Official Trailer (2026) | Folk Horror | Didier Konings | GrimmVision
Heresy is a critically acclaimed folk horror feature directed by Didier Konings, making its UK digital debut on 28 September 2026 via GrimmVision.
An infertile woman is ostracised and accused of witchcraft when a dark entity attaches itself to her, drawing her into a world shaped by religious terror, repression and fear. Set against a medieval backdrop, 'HERESY' explores womanhood, fertility, persecution and the consequences of a society governed by superstition and control.
Bela Lugosi's Dead - Bauhaus (The Hunger Intro) HD
The Hunger (1983 film) - Wikipedia. We saw them about 82 Bristol Trinity which is an old church so very memorable. This film was good I thought.
Going to the River · Dr. Ross
The Blues show was good last night. The Black Keys sitting in. They played this one. Based on a Blind Lemon Jefferson song but I can't remember which one.
BBC Radio 2 - The Blues Show with Cerys Matthews - Episode guide
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