Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 18-5-2025 — The Protectorate of Tonga

18th May, 2025: the Protectorate of Tonga.

Right … I’ve officially made a mess of a video!

At some point, today, this video is going to get taken down … 

Because … ?

I made a hash of the audio … !

I’m currently rebuilding it: hopefully, that won’t affect the viewing figures.

But … ?

That’s what happens when you do late night video editing … when so knackered you don’t double check things!

Arrrggghhh!

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 4-11-2023 — Tonga

4th November, 2023: Tonga!

It’s now, officially, Saturday morning.

And … ?

I’ve very little planned: bar writing a quiz or two.

And, maybe, watching some TV.

I’ve been watching the Apple TV+ series, Silo, recently: and, while I’m not reviewing it — I’m heading for a busy patch, with Dr Who anniversary stuff, and season four of For All Mankind, due up — I am enjoying it.

It’s beautifully designed, very well written, and — like Foundation and For All Mankind — beautifully designed.

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Talking of TV?

You’re very aware it’s the sixtieth anniversary of Dr Who’s first broadcast.

And that, as a result?

Near enough every episode of the show — with a notable exception — are on the BBC’s iPlayer service.

An Unearthly Child is missing.

As is The Five(ish) Doctors Rebooted!

How DARE they!

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 4-6-2020: Tonga

4th June, 2020.

It’s officially the case: things are happening.

Radio Four’s Today programme has just told me that TV series, Chernobyl, has bee nominated for a BAFTA.

It’s nice to know that something I’ve seen — all five* episodes of it — is up for a gong.

It’s also nice to know something I’ve seen is up for a gong …

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Something that isn’t so nice?

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Bloody hell, there's ARMED police!

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You’ll notice that police car, there?

I noticed it, heading to Brentwood High Street, yesterday.

That was the third one I saw parked in the area, over the space of ten minutes.

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Why are two police cars in Saint James road@

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Coming back from the High Street, I was able to confirm what the bus driver had told me, on the way up.

There was armed policemen, there: with machine guns.

That’s not something I wanted to see in my town.

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