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In 1991, The Sun put on a benefit variety show for soldiers, headlined by Jim Davidson. However you're imagining it to be, you're not even close.
My new half-hour video essay tells the story of Gulf Aid; the event I was born to cover.
youtu.be/oLMKIR4KdBg
Monthly Patreon thread. As always, first month's free as I won't charge until Feb. Tiers start at £1, with 908,000+ words of content plus hours of audio and video (some of it Patreon-exclusive). Here's a public index of all the posts:
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2025's final video is now available for all.
God Help Ye, Merry Gentlemen, it's Little and Large at Christmas.
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Monthly (festive) Patreon thread, including your fifth annual Selection Box video. Tiers start at £1, with 900,000+ words of content plus hours of audio and video (some of it Patreon-exclusive). Here's a public index of all the posts:
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'Do NOT move the cushions, their placement is accustomed to my personal posture.'
The Housesitter, Part III: Black, Harris.
Exclusively on the Fiction Tier.
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Ho Ho H... Oh Christ! A month early (or rather, on time) for Patrons, get ready for the Boxing Day tummy ache of your lives, by gorging on the fifth annual Selection Box video.
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My latest video crashes the televised Christmas parties of the man who set the bar Caligula and Dionysus futilely grasped for; the tabloid Great Gatsby, James Whale.
youtube.com/watch?v=Po_cTD2S…
Now available for all, every skunk ape and boggart's favourite tradition. Spritz yourself with holy water, it's your fourth annual Fright Bag.
youtu.be/R3i59_54_5U?si=GgdR…
Monthly Patreon thread. As always, free month if you sign up now as I won't charge until Dec 1st. Tiers start at £1, with 891,000+ words of content plus hours of audio and video (some of it Patreon-exclusive). Here's a public index of all the posts:
patreon.com/posts/26784352
"...they'd blummin' well let a pal overdose in the bath."
The Housesitter, Part One: The Mallett Residence. Exclusively on the fiction tier.
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A month early for Patrons, a new video. God Help Ye, Merry Gentlemen, it's Little and Large at Christmas.
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Now available for all, a look at CITV's It's a Mystery, where Neil Buchanan and mates introduced viewers to all the Fortean classics, along with the strange (and badly acted) experiences of the Great British Public.
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Pump it up! Now available for all, Saturday Morning Archaeology continues with a dissection of Fully Booked, and its rapid reinventions from bright colours and wacky puppets to being all trendy and 'phat'
youtu.be/sqmtf4CD10A?si=rRDu…
Monthly (spooky Halloween) Patreon thread. Free month if you sign up now as I won't charge until Nov 1st. Tiers start at £1, with 885,000+ words of content, plus hours of audio and video (some of it exclusive). Here's a public index of all the posts:
patreon.com/posts/26784352
A month early for Patrons, Halloween continues with a look at CITV's It's a Mystery, where Neil Buchanan and mates introduced viewers to all the Fortean classics, along with the strange (and badly acted) experiences of the Great British Public.
patreon.com/franticplanet
A month early for Patrons, every skunk ape and boggart's favourite tradition. Spritz yourself with holy water, it's your fourth annual Halloween Fright Bag.
patreon.com/franticplanet
New video time. Dennis Taylor fulfills his comic ambitions, lonely hearts seek love in a baffling Anne and Nick spin-off, and one of Britain's most iconic beauties waffles on and on, in another VHS:WTF Unlucky Dip.
youtu.be/vD4Omg04sQc?si=w5MV…








