I MAY GO FULL MONTY TONIGHT
Spooky woods must be cursed
AN angry ghost has been giving the willies to tourists in Somerset.
The woman in white is said to stalk a wooded area known as Dead Woman’s Ditch, then yell at visitors to “f*** off”.
But a far more kindly spirit has been visiting comedian Paul Chuckle. He says the ghost of his late brother Barry joins him when he’s about to go on stage and “inspires me with gags”.
To me, to whoo…
THAT cute spaghetti-eating moment in Disney’s Lady and The Tramp has been voted the greatest movie restaurant scene of all time.
With everyone rushing to eat out again this weekend, pollsters asked which screen moments get our juices flowing, too.
That memorable “I’ll have what she’s having” scene from When Harry Met Sally was obviously up there. It was followed by the “slippery little suckers” snail antics of Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman. It
I’M really loving Wimbledon this year. I feared the corona pandemic had ruined this crucial marker of British summertime.
But die-hard fans who can’t go to SW19 have been recreating Wimbledon in their own homes and gardens – enjoying bowls of strawberries that don’t require a second mortgage and without the need for waterproof ponchos.
And I’ve found the TV coverage more got me pondering my own favourite moment– which has to be Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson’s heartbreaking farewell in that tea room in Brief Encounter.
But I’m also salivating at the thought of my own long-awaited restaurant meal tonight.
I fear might go a bit overboard and cause a nasty scene of my own.
Like the Mr Creosote moment in Monty Python’s Meaning of Life.
Wafer-thin mint, madame?
exciting than usual, with all the classic match re-runs and memorable finals.
It’s been a real nostalgic wallow. I hope the Beeb do a compilation of all the funny, off-hand moments too.
Legendary commentator Des Lynam reminded me of many when I chatted to him recently.
“I loved presenting Wimbledon,” he said, “although it always seemed to bloody rain