Here are the questions and answers for the current series of ITV quiz show “Tenable”, episodes broadcast between Monday 27 and Friday 31 January 2020, Series 4 Episodes 46-50 (S4Ep46, S4Ep50 and so on). The format here is the same as in earlier pieces such as this one from last week: a list of the… Continue reading “Tenable” questions, week ending 31 January 2020 (Series 4, Episodes 46-50)
As you may have noticed, eSwatini is the new name for the African nation previously known as Swaziland. This BBC Country Profile tells us that it is one of the world’s few remaining absolute monarchies, and that the change of name was announced by its king, Mswati III, in 2018, “a move critics said was… Continue reading Word of the week: eSwatini
Here are the questions and answers for the current series of ITV quiz show “Tenable”, episodes broadcast between Monday 20 and Friday 24 January 2020, Series 4 Episodes 41-45 (S4Ep41, S4Ep42 and so on). The format here is the same as in earlier pieces such as this one from last week: a list of the… Continue reading “Tenable” questions, week ending 24 January 2020 (Series 4, Episodes 41-45)
Sad news last month, as reported here on the BBC website: Melanie Panayiotou, George Michael’s older sister, died at Christmas, three years after her rather more famous brother. That BBC News article quotes a statement released through the family’s lawyer John Reid, “We would simply ask that the family’s privacy be respected at this very… Continue reading Chatting to George Michael’s sister at a Wham! video shoot
Here are the questions and answers for the current series of ITV quiz show “Tenable”, episodes broadcast between Monday 13 and Friday 17 January 2020, Series 4 Episodes 36-40 (S4Ep36, S4Ep37 and so on). The format here is the same as in earlier pieces such as this one from last week: a list of the… Continue reading “Tenable” questions, week ending 17 January 2020 (Series 4, Episodes 36-40)
Following on from this piece from April 2019, here is a round-up of the “3-in-10” questions from this year’s editions of Pop Master. As I’m sure you know, Pop Master is the mid-morning quiz on the Ken Bruce Show on BBC Radio 2, and the final challenge for the winning contestant is this: in 10… Continue reading Pop Master: the “3-in-10” questions, 2020
Here are the questions and answers for the current series of ITV quiz show “Tenable”, episodes broadcast between Monday 6 and Friday 10 January 2020, Series 4 Episodes 31-35 (S4Ep31, S4Ep32 and so on). The format here is the same as in earlier pieces such as this one from last November: a list of the… Continue reading “Tenable” questions, week ending 10 January 2020 (Series 4, Episodes 31-35)
Leeds United begin the 2020s top of the league. The league in this case is the Championship, the second tier of English football. Here, for the sixth month in a row on this Blog, is a screenshot taken from the BBC website confirming the current state of things. As you can see, Leeds are ahead… Continue reading Leeds United, top of the table for the fourth decade in a row
The Compartments 