Age 96 – Celebrity Death Club

Peter Sallis, 96… dead!

Veteran Actor Peter Sallis has died aged 96. Sallis, perhaps most famous for his ever present appearances in Last of the Summer wine also voiced Wallace in the Wallace & Gromit series. His agent confirmed he died peacefully with his

The D-A-CH-DeathList 2025 (page 25) 18th May 2025
Elisabeth Orth, Austrian stage and screen actress, the daughter of Paula Wessely and Attila Hörbiger, died aged 89 on May 17. https://www.diepresse.com/19697645/burgtheater-doyenne-elisabeth-orth-gestorben
Curse Of The Eurovision 18th May 2025
I they got nearer to any televote points than the UK. 18th was the highest in any country and Switzerland got a few more higher than that.
Ideas and possibilities 2026 18th May 2025
Although this could also go to the Jazz thread, I think this place is a better fit. Recently, I've noticed that the legendary jazz drummer Bernard "Pretty" Purdie went blind in one eye and seems to have lost quite some weight in the last year or so (although he still arguably is on the heavier […]
Kill or Save: The Themed Games 18th May 2025
Sun 18 May 51 Down Under - Men At Work -6 44 Dancing In The Dark - Bruce Springsteen +4 43 I Predict A Riot - Kaiser Chiefs 43 Sex On Fire - Kings Of Leon 43 Mr Brightside - Killers 36 London Calling - The Clash 36 Ace Of Spades - Motorhead 35 […]
Curse Of The Eurovision 18th May 2025
My immediate thought was that they had fiddled the audience vote so they don't have to host it two years in a row.
Curse Of The Eurovision 17th May 2025
Vienna won’t be the easiest host in terms of dealing with anti Israel protests. It’s famously quite a left wing city and reminds me a bit of Malmo and the issues they last year. Hard to see Israel being banned because the same issues of major backlash from some European countries remain.
Curse Of The Eurovision 17th May 2025
I've followed the contest a lot this year. So I, and probably a lot of people who already knew the songs before the evening, are always a bit influenced. For example, Tommy Cash sang terrible in the semi-finals (a note too high throughout the song), so I saw him flopping, but he hit it right […]
Curse Of The Eurovision 17th May 2025
I didn't much care for Austria's entry, but I'd take any winner over Israel.
Curse Of The Eurovision 17th May 2025
Poland beat Lithuania in the UK public vote. Bit of a surprise that. Israel got the 12.
Curse Of The Eurovision 17th May 2025
Wtf was even that Switzerland score. I saw them as potential winners for a big part of this evening. So glad Austria has taken it over the god awful song Israel has sent.