Forty years ago today. 'The **** people' was definitely written in front of Doug and Ozzie to make them laugh. I am such a tart. And 'me and Doug organised a Disco'? Oh, aye. Course we did. Studio 54, right there in Yarm.

Forty years ago today. The Mighty Redcar! For fish and chips with sand in them, some very 1980s arcade games, and 'a boring talk and a look at photographs' (sorry Auntie Norma). Also: 'Fell asleep watching Dallas'.

Tonight, people of Harrogate! We're at the lovely Harrogate Theatre from 7pm, and dark, ancient forces are already massing. From Knaresborough they come, from Spofforth, possibly even from Kirkby Overblow...

My parents saw Scott Walker at the Fiesta Club in Norton in the 1960s and, thirty years later, casually told me that they'd had a drink with him afterwards.
'What??? What was he like?'
'Bit quiet'

'It was the trousers...'

This is a Doctor Who spin-off I can get behind.

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Forty years ago today. 'Jumped off logs onto the tarzie'.

Nothing has ever sapped the joy out of football quite like VAR. Not even Chris Wilder.

Just three days to go till our Folk Horror show at Harrogate's Harrogate Theatre this Wednesday, with me and Bob Fischer! If you fancy it, pop along - but there's only around 20 tickets left, so don't delay!

Tickets: bitly.ws/3eVuw

Bit of the old crepuscular wandering around Whorlton Old Church last night.

Shamelessly re-lumping this for weekend punters. Very proud of Andrew Orton Aja Dodd Ghost Box and everyone else involved.

Forty years ago today. The weekly used bookstall outside All Saints Church in Middlesbrough was a magical place. Also: folkloric bridge visit, attempted lamb rescue, Russ Abbot.

Forty years ago today. I've no recollection of writing so many letters to Doctor Who Magazine, but I'm bloody glad none of them were ever published. Plus: tragic bike plunge, an imaginary family tree for the dog and a bit of late-night Wogan.

Clearout at my parents' house reveals the long-lost VHS collection from my old student gaff in Lancaster. I think John Jaques and I knew all of these off-by-heart circa 1993. 'Move yourself Ferris, the hour of doom is at hand'.

Five days to go till our Folk Horror show at Harrogate's Harrogate Theatre! Me and Bob Fischer are already weaving a wicker man in preparation - blimey, it's harder than it looks!

Tickets: bitly.ws/3eVuw

Forty years ago today. An era when your family GP could just pop around your house with some ointment for a poorly foot. And Top of the Pops that night had OMD, The Thompson Twins, Nik Kershaw and the mighty blancmange ... what a time to be 11.