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Diana Rigg's daughter, Rachael Stirling - a pretty fine actress herself - has written a book about her mother. Her intro has already confirmed all that I hoped was true about the Riggster and love and booze and life. Also, I've 'gone' already.

#Wodehouse

I could carp. I could quibble. In any case, I think such lists are utterly pointless. However, I'm totally on board with the top three. No, five. But Living on a Thin Line deserves far better.

Dedicated followers of passion: the Kinks’ 40 greatest songs – ranked!To coincide with a new exhibition in London about the Davies brothers, we rate the best of a band who brought a sociologist’s eye to hard rock, gentle pastoralia and so much in betweenwww.theguardian.com

My Life as a Water Feature. Part 1: Last night, while I was watering the garden, standing stock-still and concentrating my aim on a conifer, a blackbird landed on my outstretched arm.

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A TV and cinema calamity could be disastrous for what you watch and what you know. Act now to stop that | Alan Cumming, Benedict Cumberbatch and Benedict WongThe Paramount-Warner Bros merger is being fought on both sides of the Atlantic. Britain’s culture secretary knows the risks and can intervene. She should, say actors led by Alan Cumming, Benedict Cumb...www.theguardian.com

Batshit BJ-fangirl Nadine Dorries writes that #AndyBurnham 'is no Boris'. And for that, at least, may us non-wingnut element be truly thankful. www.msn.com/en-gb/money/...

Well, when you put it like that.

Cannibalism arrives in nearby village.

As Richie Benaud once said about cricket captaincy, "Do what your opponent would least like you to do." Wise words. So let's all ignore Argentina's third-form bedsheet banner, eh?

Reaction in this house to Argentina's Malvinas banner?

Kristen Bell's Playful ShrugALT: Kristen Bell's Playful Shrugstatic.klipy.com

Hydration break

Ironic that I stopped reading The Guardian's email about its Long Read feature because, well.

Songwriter alert! I aspire to be like Jude Bellingham: put in some heroic performances and have the crowd sing my name. I'm 66, with fewer lungs than I was born with, but I'm working on my football skills. Who's got some lyrics?

Notes for the Express newspaper. For ‘British’ read ‘Swiss’. For ‘ruined by the EU’ read ‘reformulated by Nestlé’. Also, ‘victory’ is debatable, and if you use ‘iconic’ again I’m going to confiscate your crayons.

"T20 at Taunton tomorrow, Jeeves." "Ah, the daily grind, sir."

An anagram, surely? www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Live updates: President marks launch of Trump AccountsGet live updates and the latest news as Trump marks the launch of Trump Accounts for children, the NAACP expands its midterm spending, and Mallory McMorrow ends her Senate bid in Michigan.www.nbcnews.com

Alexa? Show me an example of 'weasel words' #ourlads

I talk to the animals, you know ...

So, does he make some valid points? I think so! www.msn.com/en-gb/entert...

I remember watching Strauss bat for most of the day at Lord's in pursuit of the big score that had eluded him for 18 months. Jonathan Trott was at the other end for most of it. I was so hugely distracted that I spent several hours in the bar.