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This week's issue
22 Aug 2026
Tim Bales
Wednesday
19 August 2026
Tim Bales
Secondhand books
Wednesday
12 August 2026
Tim Bales
‘It’s said you reap what you sow. Not with this weather you don’t.’
Tuesday
4 August 2026
Tim Bales
‘With all these wildfires, a cruise has never been so alluring.’
Wednesday
29 July 2026
Tim Bales
You’ve seen the film, now pretend you’ve read the book
Wednesday
1 July 2026
Tim Bales
‘Now that we’ve had air conditioning fitted I’m less worried about climate change.’
Wednesday
3 June 2026
Tim Bales
‘I could kill the rotter who invented the infinite scroll.’
Wednesday
20 May 2026
Tim Bales
I’ve booked loads and loads of events
Wednesday
6 May 2026
Tim Bales
Whatever David Attenborough’s on, I want some of it!
Wednesday
29 April 2026
Tim Bales
‘One TV programme I’m dying to catch is Half Man.’
Wednesday
8 April 2026
Tim Bales
‘It’s a spoof about the World Cup, though FIFA will be hard to ridicule.’
Wednesday
25 March 2026
Tim Bales
Strait of Hormuz
Wednesday
18 March 2026
Tim Bales
‘Making it bigger is the only way to get the council to mend it.’
Wednesday
4 March 2026
Tim Bales
‘They’re not the party of the environment they once were.’
Wednesday
11 February 2026
Tim Bales
‘That must have been the strong winds!’
Wednesday
4 February 2026
Tim Bales
Gorton and Denton latest
Tim Bales
Waiting for new stock to arrive
Wednesday
14 January 2026
Tim Bales
‘When it comes to Trump, we have thousands of words for no!’
Wednesday
7 January 2026
Tim Bales
‘With the world in flux, at least we’ve our Cuba holiday to look forward to.’
Monday
29 December 2025
Tim Bales
How would you sum up festive TV?
Wednesday
12 November 2025
Tim Bales
‘Fantastic news, sir – another prisoner has been released by mistake!’
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