I see you baby, shaking that brass

One of the highlights of the Tombola year this evening: the Whit Friday brass band contest. We'll be listening carefully for unusual covers. I predict a few airings of 'Three Lions', and in previous years we've spotted 'Simply the best', 'Let me entertain you', and my personal favourite, 'Sexbomb'.

I live in hope of hearing this though:

but has he read the tiny text that said to disconnect?

As promised, I've had a trawl through the Tombola television archives for some previously unseen snaps:

I don't understand how a heart is a spade, but somehow the vital connection is made

Just had a call from the team behind popular, seemingly never-ending BBC4 brainiac quiz, 'Only Connect'. The first series is being aired again from next Monday (31st May) and they wanted to check that there was no reason why our team couldn't be shown again. None that I could think of, aside from an unwillingness on my part to relive the whole, humbling experience. Maybe this time we might win.

I'll try and dig out some exciting, backstage pics from the day.

Footballers not going to the World Cup joke #1

What do you call a French footballer who is very itchy?


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