Truly sad news Royal Air Force confirms pilot Sqn Ldr Mark Long died in yesterday's RAF BBMF Spitfire accident.
Mark was an expert aviator & due to take command of BBMF later this year.
A tragic loss for his family, friends & the wider aviation community.
RIP Schlongy. Blue skies.

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Huge congratulations in the RT comp to Baz who wins signed hardback copies of TORNADO & EJECT! EJECT! just out in paperback:
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More RT comps to follow!

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Just two weeks til The Valentine Letters takes off.
Our mini tour gets airborne The Mission Theatre as part of Bath Fringe Festival on 4/5 June. then flies to Jack Studio Theatre London 11-22 June, then short hop north to The Place Theatre 26-28 June.
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It must've been terrifying on Singapore Airlines flight caught in turbulance. Very sad indeed.
I ALWAYS tell my family to strap in whenever in their seats.
As an aside, news 'experts' talking about the aircraft 'plunging 6000ft in 3 minutes' is ludicrous.

If you see a couple of hundred greying, elderly aviators in a London pub today, fear not, it's only the Tornado F3 (the world's premiere fighter) reunion.
Looking forward to seeing old chums, raising a glass to absent friends, & enjoying a quiet beer or three...

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These one-of-kind Guide Dogs sculptures from their #PawsOnTheWharf art trail look really amazing!

If you fancy giving one a ‘furever’ home...😂...the online auction is now open: bit.ly/3K0DOSJ

Must say, #ClarksonsFarm is without doubt one of the best pieces of TV entertainment ever.
VERY informative, funny, topical & moving.
Laugh-out-loud & the occasional tear too.
Seeing Gerald up & about truly brightened my day Jeremy Clarkson.
Astonishingly good telly.

What were you wearing in 1983 #TOTP ?
This was me when Spandau Ballet were singing True Tony Hadley.
Perfectly normal pose...😂
One day, I will tell the story of the 'private' concert they did for me, singing 'Through the Barricades' hosted by a now disgraced BBC presenter.

Hello friends. Please call the authorities.
My IDIOT owner John Nichol ✈ (a bottle of Chablis down) has been playing with me in the garden. But he managed to throw my fave toy on the roof!
My Suzannah Nichol 💙💛 has rescued it. I love her SO much more than him!

Jeesh.
Thames Water 💧, you just do NOT understand what it's like to annoy my wonderful, beautiful 🥂, dedicated (better than me. Obvs.) wife.
It's not difficult to sort Thames Water. & it REALLY would make my (our) life.... well... better? 😂🍻🚰🚱💧

#SwanLife continues apace in our little village. But Ralph The Retriever stays well away.
Mr & Mrs Swan like humans admiring their babies but are (understandably) VERY aggressive towards dogs.
[Vid is 2 adult swans & 5 small grey cygnets on a river while Ralph sits behind a fence]

We were warriors once.
(A long time ago 😂)
Me & my bestie Steve at RAF Mildenhall airshow in 1989 & 35 years later in Portsmouth looking out towards HMS Prince of Wales.
We haven't changed a bit have we?

Is anyone else watching #HouseOfGames with Richard Osman this week?
Mrs N & I love it, but feel really uncomfortable that there has been an industrial level of meanness towards Jamie Laing by Tim Key
Just because you are 'cleverer' does not make you better

Chippy tea th'neet.
Haddock for me with mushy peas 'n gravy accompanied by a delightful Chardonnay.
Mrs Suzannah Nichol 💙💛 is having Aperol & some sort of Cod 'goujon' whatever the flip that is!
Ralph The Retriever really HAS had his dinner!
Et toi mes amis?

I know Goldies are not the brightest breed on earth. But on what planet can this sleeping position be comfortable Ralph The Retriever?