Martin Hastie

I've written a piece about how I came to be involved in a fantastic new anthology aimed at tackling climate change @GreenstoriesUK #COP27 onemoreterriblesunrise.wordpress.com/2022/11/07/sav…

@StreathamRovers @TreborRhurbarb @KieranMaguire Imagine if losing a court case to Kieran Maguire puts you over the PSR limit

@TreborRhurbarb @KieranMaguire Don't you dare. We will sue

Dulwich Hamlet lost over £150,000 in 2024/25 when the club finished 18th in the Isthmian League Premier Division.

@tSHandJ Bill Werbeniuk to first slip

@JamesAHogg2 Wonderful stuff. The original mispronunciation sketch was written by the great David Nobbs.

In celebration of the great Ronnie Barker, who would have been 96 yesterday (I'm late, sorry) I've decided to post his celebrated mispronunciation sketch. As some of you will know, like many Two Ronnies sketches featuring just Ronnie B, it was written by Barker himself under the pseudonym of Gerald Wiley and is a masterpiece of comedic wordplay. In case you aren't aware of the story behind Gerald Wiley, Ronnie Barker would bring sketches to rehearsals claiming they had been written by a man called Gerald Wiley who had submitted them through Barker's agent, Peter Eade. So as not to arouse suspicion, Barker would even criticize some of the sketches, going so far as to telling Ronnie Corbett that some of them were poorly written. The truth was eventually revealed in a Chinese restaurant where, in front of the cast and crew, Barker stood up and admitted he was Gerald Wiley, although many didn't believe him. Incidentally, while I was writing Richard Briers' authorised biography I came across a set of postcards in Richard's study that had been sent to him by Ronnie Barker. Each one starts with "Now look here!" and have a running theme of Ronnie trying to find Richard a suitable "mental facility" in which he's to be committed! Anyway, God bless Ronnie Barker.

@Forest_No_22 I thought he said Shevchenko, had to rewind that a couple of times.

@tSHandJ Yorker Song

@tSHandJ the long-term listeners all know it was Kenny Ball, lads

NORM: Er, excuse me, I was sitting there. YUPPIE: There was no-one here when we came in. NORM: No, I mean yesterday. And really since the Ford administration RIP George Wendt

@tSHandJ re: finding your level, I won a Center Parcs snooker tournament in my mid-20s. Most of the opposition were kids, but you can only beat what's put in front of you and I still wear the medal with pride (ps wouldn't mind a nickname either - Martin Hastie)

@tSHandJ maybe Geoff could retire his toppers?

@England Horrific.

It’s time to reveal Thomas Tuchel’s first #ThreeLions squad! 👀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@maxrusdhen just after you asked about YouTube viewing figures they went down from 557 to 532

@thismikemcshane How lovely to hear from you, Mike. You and Tony created magic together. How wonderful that your work together still makes us laugh all these years later. Hope you're doing well.

@koeman81 He was; we follow where it might be going & take it without judgement & enjoy the incongruity of the time- I will embrace Tony’s spirit always.

Tony Slattery was so brilliant. His episode of Room 101 on radio is one of my most listened-to comedy shows. Just watch this to see how funny he was (with much respect to Mike McShane, too). RIP Tony, you were very special.

It's three years today since I lost my beautiful wife. I've jotted down some thoughts here: onemoreterriblesunrise.wordpress.com/2025/02/02/a-f…

@FAspokesperson @Arsenal @premierleague Remind me, did Willy Boly's ban get overturned? #nffc

Regulation and Discipline update on @Arsenal:

If only Spurs could be as defensive as Ange in his post-match interviews.

@McGeough_Alan Haha yes I remember it well

@koeman81 I recall another round of this game with these two when Tony sat down at the bar and Mike said "We're Closed" 😄😄 Great performer and force of energy.

@StreathamRovers @adidas All Day I Dream About Survival in the Xtermin8 Rat Poison Premier League

We are absolutely delighted to announce that next season's playing kit will be produced by @adidas. This is a groundbreaking deal for Streatham Rovers Football Club and highlights how we continue to go from strength to strength. #SRFC #UpTheGreyhounds #NeverStopNotGivingUp

@tSHandJ clip suggestion, 2pm Saturday, Sam Matterface warning of the dangers of Tommy Tanks.