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There's a trailer! bx-H-sZUTpo Glad they're starting it on Boxing Day. Been waiting for this since the last series ended. Hoping they can get some decent celebs this time around in spite of the pandemic - probably no or few Americans as a result.

New restrictions in England have passed, but notably it's claimed that up to 56 Tory MPs voted against the party, which is quite a sizeable number. Those rebels could cause mischief going forward.

Have there been no restrictions on watching matches at that level, or is it because they're unlikely to hit a limit of fans that would require social distancing?

Because it's viewed as a "low status", the sort of comedy that is popular with what would be unfairly viewed as the "underclass" of society. It's the sort of comedy that gets up the nose of the sort of people who write opinion columns at The Guardian, and is beloved by the sort of people who think that high art is the third page of The Sun newspaper. If you're comfortably middle-class, I am going to guess that you don't know anyone who's a fan of Mrs Brown's Boys because it's not being targeted at you. And there's evidence to back up my claims - a YouGov survey in 2018 shows that fans of Mrs Brown's Boys are more likely to be in the C2DE educational category, were more likely to vote for Brexit, and are more likely to not have a university education. More interestingly, and somewhat surprising to me, are that men are more likely to hate Mrs Brown's Boys than women, and that Labour/Tory voters are almost identical in their love/hate of the show (although this based on 2017 voting patterns, 2019 might have shifted this somewhat).

I'm still seeing my personal trainer each week in the gym (although from next week it's likely to be via Zoom), and I schedule at least one 10 mile run in each week (as well as a shorter 5k if I can fit it in). My weight has started to creep up in recent weeks owing to eating a lot more than usual, but thankfully not by a substantial amount, and I've started to pull things back under control. Not sure if the long runs will continue into the cold weather, especially given that I can't do them in the gym now that they're closing from Friday, but I will try to do so.

Is it just me or are there a lot more live albums making the top 40 compared to a comparable period last year? I'm guessing that this year has meant less studio albums coming to fruition, leading to some artists raiding the archives for material.

*puts pedantic Catholic hat on. Which is a lovely hat by the way*. Ahem. You can't "cancel" Christmas. What you can do is limit the celebration of the Holy Day. Christmas will be celebrated regardless of how many people you eat brussels sprouts with on 25th. *takes Catholic hat off*. Here's an out-of-the-box idea - for one year only, we agree as a nation to rename Christmas to Winterval. Then get the government to cancel Winterval. That way we can encourage people not to go mad over December, those of us who wish to celebrate Christmas can still do so in our own way, and the tabloids can turn their annual hatred of the alleged "Winterval" into a force for good. I'm still available for consultancy work for a reasonable fee.

No symptoms like drowsiness or the such. My arm was a little bit tender the next day, but that was about it.

I got it from my local pharmacy in North Belfast (they'd literally only received it that morning). I had to pay for it, but was happy enough for the peace of mind.

Don't think I'll be getting it until February given the group I'm in (assuming that NI's rollout will be on a similar timetable to England). I did get a flu shot for the first time today, because the last thing I want is to get the flu & coronavirus at the same time.

Vaccinations for England are due to begin for care home residents & healthcare workers at the start of December, then prioritising older people, with the youngest cohorts beginning to get vaccinated from the end of January onwards. There may be light at the end of the tunnel - @1329804162603880462

Emma Corrin was fantastic as Diana, a real star-making performance for her. Gillian Anderson & Olivia Colman were brilliant in their respective roles so much that I forget they were acting (although I don't think Anderson got Thatcher's voice spot on). I'm surprised how much more likeable Tobias Menzies' performance of Phillip was compared to Matt Smith. I know a lot of liberties have been taken with the history involved, but the one moment that I though was made up was one that actually happened -

Northern Ireland moving into tougher lockdown from next Friday. All non-essential shops closing, as well as gyms and churches, and restaurants will only offer takeaway. Which means we're in the farcical situation where cafes & hairdressers will be able to reopen from tomorrow, only to close again next Friday.

Personally I'd prefer that they just don't play the song at all and expand the range of Christmas songs that they do play during the season. Would be nice to see Radio 1 (and radio in general) playing more recent Christmas songs and lesser known gems rather than going straight for the same songs each year.

Ask The Host music for Christmas #1.

Liam Gallagher's releasing a song at the end of November, "All You're Dreaming Of", with a physical release due for the week before Christmas. It's for charity (Action For Children), and Liam appears to be aiming for it to be #1 for Christmas, although even making the top 40 on 25th December could be ambitious.

Like "Holy" more than I thought I would. Surprised it's been such a hit on this side of the Atlantic.

"Mood" is growing on me. Then again, so is hair on my elbows.

Kylie is #1. I'm sure that Buzzjack will be rather disappointed at this news.

Some people need to get a nap in before 5 y'know.

They've probably got some exclusive hot pictures of one of the members of BTS to distract their fans on the day that happens as a contingency.

BTS presumably getting played again because their fans would burn down Radio 1 if they didn't. Still like this one more than I thought I would.

COVID restrictions in Northern Ireland are being extended until the end of next week, after which hairdressers/salons and non-alcoholic eating establishments can reopen.

The elevator stopped at the wrong floor when he was visiting BBC Radio studios.

Unfortunately they made a mistake in that they weren't buying from Little Mix, instead they were buying from Little Mix Total Landscaping. Therefore it won't count.