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Karl Minns

@karlminns

Nimmo. TV Writer. East Anglian. Thingy/Wotsit

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Amazed the Manic Street Preachers haven't written a song about Adrian Street, considering he was doing their Welsh glam aesthetic two decades before them.

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Whenever I see ads like this, I always think about the audition. 'You're a doughnut, but you're also trying to save money on the weekly shop. In your own time, Martin..'

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Just rediscovered this after decades of not hearing it. Equal parts Prince and Eno-era Talking Heads and a chorus like a Harrier Jump jet pulling your spine out of the back of your head. What a song. youtube.com/watch?v=KEcx9F…

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Hey Kids, remember the 80s when you had to present a full voting history to buy tickets? Like the Spitfire and village green right-wing, the misery left wallow in a fantasy where Glastonbury was only attended by those who could name every Crass B-side.

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Another London studio closes; the BT studios were purpose built, effective and great to work in. Given how much is still produced in the crumbling wreck of Elstree, it seems madness.

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This clip makes me feel sad and old. Sketch shows seem like the stuff of a bygone age, like steam trains or dogs on football pitches. In a world of Tic-Toc and reduced attention spans, you'd think the climate would be perfect for sketch, but no.

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So I said this yesterday as a bit of a joke - but it’s rang true to a lot of people

So why are there so few WC writers in U.K. telly?

1/ Here are some thoughts …

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Watched Company of Wolves for 1st time in decades. Among the stuff I'd forgotten e.g. Danielle Dax's WolfGirl, Terence Stamp as the Devil etc, was the peacock getting absolutely STACKED by dogs at the end of the Wedding Party scene. youtube.com/watch?v=Nv4sps…

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