Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 6th January 2026.

6th January, 2026.

Right … I can now happily jump up and down, in a cheerfully demented way.

A demented way that will involve wearing clothes: it’s still cold, in Brentwood.

I’m not that mad!

At any rate, I’m reasonably cheerful … as I found out I’d lost weight, at yesterday’s Weight management meeting.

OK: I’ve only lost some four hundred grams.

But it’s all good.

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I’ve mentioned this, before now: back when I was reviewing The War Between the Land and The Sea.

Three Classic Dr Who stories — An Unearthly Child, Terror of the Zygons and The Seeds of Doom — are unavailable of the BBC’s iPlayer service.

In the case of the latter two stories, I’m told this is because the BBC hasn’t been able to negotiate a licensing deal with the estate of Robert Banks Stewart, the writer of both stories.

However?

Those latter two stories have recently been released on blu-ray: as part of the Season 13 box set.

Something I’m ripping, as we speak.

The reason I mention this, again … ?

Is simply that the contradiction seems blatantly obvious.

The two stories are available in one format, blu-ray: but aren’t on the iPlayer, aren’t on the BBC’s domestic streaming service.

I’m assuming that the iPlayer versions count as a public broadcast, and that the bluray versions count as private home viewing: and that the various license agreements allow one, but not the other.

Either way?

It seems odd … !

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Let’s move on.


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum*, Debbi† and Irene‡ putting in their answers: with Irene scoring four out of five, and Debbi and Mum on three.

The day also saw Olga§ leaving us a message.


 Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?

Here they are, along with the How To, License and video.

Q1)        6th January is the feast day of Saint André Bessette.   He’s also known as Saint André of where: Calgary, Montreal or Toronto?

Q2)        6th January saw the Fifth Monarchists try to take control of London.   6th January of which year: 1660, 1661 or 1662?

Q3)        Cricketer, Kapil Dev, was born on 6th January, 1959.   Between 1981 and 1983, he played for which English side: Essex, Northamptonshire or Kent?

Q4)        Astronaut, Michael Foale, was born on 6th January, 1957.   He spent mission time on what: the Tiangong Space Station, the Mir Space Station or Skylab?

Q5)        Finally … ?   6th January, 2000, saw NHS hospitals become strained. Due to what: ’Flu, COVID 19 or Mad Cow Disease?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        5th January is the 12th Day of Christmas.   What — according to the old song — did my true love send to me?

A1)        Twelve drummers, drummer.   (Quite where I’m supposed to put them, I don’t know.)

Q2)        It’s unlucky to leave what up, after Twelfth Night: Christmas decorations, Halloween decorations or Passover decorations?

A2)        Christmas decorations.

Q3)        True or false: Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night was first performed on Twelfth Night?

A3)        False.   The earliest known records say it was first performed on 2nd February, 1602: on Candlemas, in other words.

Q4)        Orchard Wassailing is supposed to take place on Twelfth Night.   In orchards that grow what: apples, oranges or pears?

A4)        Apples.

Q5)        Finally … ?   The Twelve Days of Christmas are also known as what: Christmastide, Christmas-ebb or Christmas-flow?

A5)        Christmastide.

Here’s a thought …

“It all started to fit together and a plan even started to form in all our minds that we would be ok”.

Michael Foale, (born 6th January, 1957) speaking about a fire on a space station.

And a monologue …

The next ten question set is on 10th January: it’s about TinTin.

Your comments, and today’s answers, will be published in tomorrow’s Teaser.

AI is avoided when writing these questions.

Answers are as accurate as possible: at the time of writing.

Decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*        Hello, Mum¶!   (I wanted the type of decorations, Mum, and ‘false’.)

†        Morning, Irene¶: how IS the day … ?   (I wanted the type of decorations, Irene: but well done for being in the lead, yesterday.)

‡        It gets worse, Debbi¶.   There’s a hell of a lot of discussion about Greenland.   I’m honestly worried: a man who says he wants a peace prize seems very keen on starting a war.   Ever heard of Poland?

        (I was after drummers, and ‘False’, Debbi.)

§        I will do, Olga: have fun at the parade!

¶        I think the Twelfth Night quiz was rougher than usual: sorry about that!