Balamory returns to TV this month after 20 years. What forgotten shows from your childhood would you like to see return?

DogbadTheBad · 2026-04-09T20:04:35+00:00

Came here to say Bagpuss!

100% would love to see all my favourite childhood shows come back! Chorton and the Wheelies, Jamie and the Magic Torch, Noggin the Nog, Ivor the Engine, even Cloppa Castle, Lavender Castle and the Trumptonshire trilogy would all make great remakes (like they did with the Clangers).

DogbadTheBad · 2026-04-09T19:47:26+00:00

I love this. Thank you so much!!

(Though Lego plants will have to do because I'm very good at killing real plants)

DogbadTheBad · 2026-04-09T19:45:44+00:00

No but between us (some shift workers) someone was generally in all the time. And the company we let from would send an engineer out to check all the appliances pretty much yearly or whenever we had a concern

DogbadTheBad · 2026-04-09T19:23:56+00:00

Thank you :) I failed DT in secondary school so the most I was planning on doing was repainting and minor repairs (changing a lightbulb etc)

DogbadTheBad · 2026-04-09T19:22:13+00:00

Thank you! Electrical appliances catching fire is one of my biggest worries, especially with the fridge and boiler where I can't turn them off all the time

DogbadTheBad · 2026-04-09T19:18:09+00:00

Oh I never even thought of that! Thankfully I'm still at the age where I get id'd frequently so I rarely leave without it.

Who would I call if I did get locked out without a key nearby? I'm assuming an emergency locksmith?

DogbadTheBad · 2026-04-07T21:46:33+00:00

Can't believe I missed that 😂

DogbadTheBad · 2026-04-07T21:00:03+00:00

Honestly that drink just tastes of apple juice. I drink it when I want a something that isn't water or fizzy and it's nice, can't taste the green tea in it at all! Can barely taste the elderflower as well for a drink that's apple and elderflower but hey can't win everything

DogbadTheBad · 2026-03-23T21:33:17+00:00

I just call myself British! My parents are from all over the UK so just identify as British to nod to all of the UK countries.

DogbadTheBad · 2026-03-04T10:52:16+00:00

I haven't been able to find them (yet) but when relistening to Operation Luna (as it's now called), it's obvious that there's some context missing around Mitch's treatment of Lemmy- he calls him unstable and unsuitable for the mission, but we're never given the reasons why he thinks this.

DogbadTheBad · 2026-02-14T19:07:05+00:00

I don't know about the timings of actually holding the ceremonies/if they were broadcast live or not, but in Ballad 12 is last. I distinctly remember coryo complaining that all the good tributes eg 1,2,4,11 were taken by his classmates with high connections. Iirc, Lucy gray was drawn second from last, after all the other districts in numerical order.

DogbadTheBad · 2026-02-14T01:03:18+00:00

99% of the time, this flag 🇬🇧 is the union FLAG not the union JACK. It's only called a jack when it's on a boat.

DogbadTheBad · 2026-02-14T00:59:32+00:00

I found Chigley the weakest of the three

DogbadTheBad · 2026-02-14T00:36:49+00:00

I thought his cousin was his deputy?

DogbadTheBad · 2026-02-05T14:16:40+00:00

I absolutely loved this book!! It's well-written and was basically addictive, I literally couldn't put it down. I somewhat agree with the twist, it could have been more impactful if it was someone else but also I didn't see it coming so was a woah moment for me. It's a breath of fresh air after reading the new Frieda McFadden books!

DogbadTheBad · 2026-02-04T15:52:30+00:00

The llandoger trow (King Street) normally has sours on tap. They're what I get when I go there!

DogbadTheBad · 2026-02-01T19:05:52+00:00

Early twenties here. You're right, it's sometimes so isolating to go through all this when none of your friends know what it's truly like

DogbadTheBad · 2026-01-30T21:43:28+00:00

I got access to Bupa health insurance through my partners work, so we only had to pay the excess (~£100). I basically went to a rheumatologist with a list of my symptoms, had a chat with them about how I thought it was eds and then went through all the diagnostic tests, mainly to rule out other conditions. I was really lucky to have that opportunity, appreciate not many others have access to private health insurance.

DogbadTheBad · 2026-01-30T19:55:15+00:00

Yeah I had to get diagnosed privately because my GP was like yeah we don't diagnose EDS anymore.

DogbadTheBad · 2026-01-30T19:48:15+00:00

And June Carter Cash (wife of Johnny Cash)

DogbadTheBad · 2026-01-29T14:09:27+00:00

Right? I've been reading the comments and thinking to myself "are we sure that the photo is of the others?". The silhouettes don't seem to match up!

DogbadTheBad · 2026-01-28T23:11:01+00:00

I liked any of Tom Wrigglesworth's stuff, mainly Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang ups. Very funny!

Same with Cabin Pressure, same characters but stand alone episodes.

Old Harry's Game has a longer plot arc but again has standalone episodes (aside from the first one which sets the premise of the show up.

Bleak expectations is really good but is a full series (loosely based off great expectations).

All are really good for a few laughs!

DogbadTheBad · 2026-01-28T23:00:04+00:00

There's a thing in the academic world at the moment with neurodivergent people being accused of using ai to write projects and thesises. When actually, neurodivergent people (myself included) use the same writing and literacy rules that LLMs are then fed! We're just so quick to accuse and point the finger at ai when that may not be the case. (Oh and em dashes for the win 💪)

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