Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 9-11-2026 — *Miranda*

9th November, 2026: Miranda.

Right … it’s officially official.

I’m not going to my weight management meeting: as it’s off.

No … 

I’m going to a slipper swap: which is what’s using my weight management group’s space, this week.

Basically … ?

You take your old slippers in, and get new ones: but you’d worked that out, hadn’t you?

At any rate, that’s what’s going on, today.

If all goes well?

I’ll be picking up some potatoes, as well … 

~≈🥔≈~

Let’s move on.


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers: scoring ten out of ten in the process.

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

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

Q1)        Miranda started on 9th November.   Of which year: 2009, 2011 or 2013?

Q2)        It originally aired on which BBC TV channel?

Q3)        Miranda’s played by which comedienne?

Q4)        Penny — Miranda’s mother — is played by whom: Patricia Hodge, Penelope Wilton or Brenda Blethyn?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Miranda gets married in the last episode.   That last episode aired on New Year’s day of which year: 2013, 2014 or 2015?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        Monty Python’s Life of Brian got its UK release on 8th November.   Of which year of the 1970s?

A1)        1979.

Q2)        It got its US release in the same year.   On which date: 16 August, 17 August or 18 August?

A2)        17 August.

Q3)        Which of the Monty Python team directed the film: Terry Gilliam or Terry Jones?

A3)        Terry Jones.   (The two Terry’s co-directed Monty Python’s and the Holy Grail: but found working separately a lot easier.)

Q4)        Which former Beatle financed the film?

A4)        George Harrison.   (He’s a minor character called Mr Popadopaulos, and visible at 1:08:50 … ish …)

Q5)        Which one of the team played Brian: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle or Michael Palin?

A5)        Graham Chapman.

Q6)        Brian’s full name was Brian what: Brian Abrahams, Brian Bernstein or Brian Cohen?

A6)        Brian Cohen.

Q7)        According to Brian’s mother, “He’s not the … ” … what?

A7)        Messiah.   He is, of course, “… a very naughty boy”.

Q8)        Brian’s mother is the Virgin … who … ?

A8)        The Virgin Mandy.

Q9)        Brian joins which group: the People’s Front of Judea, the Judaean People’s Front or the People’s Popular Front of Judea?

A9)        The People’s Front of Judea.

Q10)        Finally … ?   Kenneth Colley appears briefly in Monty Python’s Life of Brian.   As who?

A10)        Jesus.

Here’s a thought …

“I’ll always gallop with gay abandon, and I’ll always find a euphemism in anything.”

From “The Final Curtain”, the last episode of Miranda.

A song …

And a vaguely relevant earworm …

The next ten question sets are tomorrow, the 19th, 25th, 29th November and 6th December: they’re about All Quiet on the Western Front, Quatermass and the Pit, Journey to the Centre of the Earth, the Grand Ole Opry and The Wicker Man.

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

AI is used to suggest themes for some dates: but avoided when writing the 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.

*        Actually, Debbi, there’s an old one liner I think of, whenever I here the words, ‘memory lane’: I think it’s from a Discworld novel, but don’t quote.

        It simply described someone as “… dodging the traffic in Memory Lane” … (Actually, there’s a Memory Lane in Neuromancer: it’s a street with a lot of dodgy software vendors!)

        Oh, the next ten question set is tomorrow, Debbi: it’s about All Quiet on the Western Front.