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Which "National Treasure" do you not like so much?

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SereneGoose · 29/08/2026 18:34

Sandi Toksvig...I mean she's ok..but personally she itches my tits.

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Ilovecheeseyah · 02/09/2026 11:00

Judi Dench

Ilovecheeseyah · 02/09/2026 11:04

Meghan M and her sidekick

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 02/09/2026 14:04

How could anyone not like Brian May ?
Sir Dr Brian May who not only has the brain the size of a planet but keeps part of his garden as a rescue centre.
He showed a poor little hedgehog who had been kicked around by some boys " like a football" that went to live happily in Dr Brian's Sanctuary
And made his own guitar as a boy
Played in one of the worlds leading bands
Studied Physics and astrophysics to docrate level
But he is a bit fond of clogs ...

Do you mean Brian Cox ? I'm with you there !

PerdreLeBleu · 02/09/2026 14:44

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 02/09/2026 14:04

How could anyone not like Brian May ?
Sir Dr Brian May who not only has the brain the size of a planet but keeps part of his garden as a rescue centre.
He showed a poor little hedgehog who had been kicked around by some boys " like a football" that went to live happily in Dr Brian's Sanctuary
And made his own guitar as a boy
Played in one of the worlds leading bands
Studied Physics and astrophysics to docrate level
But he is a bit fond of clogs ...

Do you mean Brian Cox ? I'm with you there !

No. This refers to Brian May. Member of Queen who also has a doctorate in Astrophysics..

eastegg · 02/09/2026 15:27

SnowdropDazzle · 01/09/2026 18:49

No termination cut off isn’t what the programme was about. It was about what was then relatively new non-invasive pre-natal screening which offers higher accuracy and no risk of mis-carriage. Benefit’s any reasonable person might think are highly relevant to women and their families.

Sally Phillips basically needs everyone else to be proceed with their pregnancy in order to validate her. She was allowed a prestigious and high profile platform to peddle her view on pre-natal testing not because she has a child with Down syndrome but becuase
she is a well known actress. Someone didn’t do their due diligence here. It wasnt a balanced investigative documentary, it
was giving someone who is basically Pro-life a platform.

Yes I agree, I didn’t like that programme either. I’m not quite sure where the dividing line is between using fame for a good cause and just peddling a personal view, but this was definitely the latter. I think if famous people are going to adopt a cause it ought to be something the vast majority of right thinking people would agree on, not some highly emotive divisive subject, otherwise institutions like the BBC shouldn’t give them a platform.

Your right that it wasn’t about cut off dates, and of course there isn’t one for terminations for medical reasons, which of course is a huge part of Philips’ problem.

CherryRipe1 · 02/09/2026 15:33

Sarah bloody Cox. I get real mean girl vibes behind her cheerful, matey, relatable demeanor.

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 02/09/2026 15:57

PerdreLeBleu · 02/09/2026 14:44

No. This refers to Brian May. Member of Queen who also has a doctorate in Astrophysics..

What has he done ? Do I want to know and have the scales taken from my eyes...?

AInightingale · 02/09/2026 17:13

Does Russell T Davies count as a NT? Though he did inspire quite a funny viral tweet last Christmas -'his grandson helping with the washing up.'

MalcolmTent · 02/09/2026 21:53

AInightingale · 02/09/2026 17:13

Does Russell T Davies count as a NT? Though he did inspire quite a funny viral tweet last Christmas -'his grandson helping with the washing up.'

I think he probably does. And I agree with you about him.

janespantrydrippers · 02/09/2026 23:51

Ilovecheeseyah · 02/09/2026 11:04

Meghan M and her sidekick

Come on now ....😂

PerdreLeBleu · 02/09/2026 23:58

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 02/09/2026 15:57

What has he done ? Do I want to know and have the scales taken from my eyes...?

Nothing as far as I’m aware but you seemed to think the poster was describing Brian Cox when she was correctly describing Brian May.

thefourthbeatle · 03/09/2026 00:27

PerdreLeBleu · 02/09/2026 23:58

Nothing as far as I’m aware but you seemed to think the poster was describing Brian Cox when she was correctly describing Brian May.

the impression that i gleaned was that she was confusing Brian May with either Brian Cant or (perhaps most likely) Brian Brain 🤔

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 03/09/2026 07:27

PerdreLeBleu · 02/09/2026 23:58

Nothing as far as I’m aware but you seemed to think the poster was describing Brian Cox when she was correctly describing Brian May.

I know who Brian May is thank you , I think my description of him was pretty full some
I was making a joke ( y'know ) because
a) Brian Cox has been mentioned here and
b) crucially, no one ever has a bad thing to say about Brian May

liftingprincess · 03/09/2026 07:39

Clare balding- they roll her out for every sporting event which is so irritating. I find her an insufferable do gooder

liftingprincess · 03/09/2026 07:40

Cliff Richard- there is something not right about him. He’s just a very strange man who gives me a bad feeling

BeardySchnauzer · 03/09/2026 07:43

liftingprincess · 03/09/2026 07:40

Cliff Richard- there is something not right about him. He’s just a very strange man who gives me a bad feeling

I just think he’s a very conflicted man and has never been comfortable in his own skin

but the only time I ever read anything about him it’s about his calendar and if there are people who want to buy it 🤷‍♀️

StrathSellsFlats · 03/09/2026 07:51

Jenny Agutter… I think it’s her voice? Haven’t liked her for years, since American Werewolf in London.
i couldn’t bear Honor Blackman… again the voice, and the “I’m still sexy aren’t I” persona… yuk

Marellain · 03/09/2026 09:22

Oh, i love jenny agutter! Particularly her voice, which, to me manages to soothing, sexy and clever all at the same time. Honor Blackman genuinely is sexy, to me. I’m a bit hyper sensitive about voices, and I love those two women. Eleanor Bron, too.

janespantrydrippers · 03/09/2026 10:33

liftingprincess · 03/09/2026 07:40

Cliff Richard- there is something not right about him. He’s just a very strange man who gives me a bad feeling

He seemed very odd arriving at Wimbledon each day - looking for attention but at the same time barricading his way through. He's taken the label of NT to heart 😬

PinkMagpie · 03/09/2026 11:18

janespantrydrippers · 03/09/2026 10:33

He seemed very odd arriving at Wimbledon each day - looking for attention but at the same time barricading his way through. He's taken the label of NT to heart 😬

He obviously has an eating disorder too

PurplePeaPod · 03/09/2026 11:21

Stephen Fry. For a variety of reasons.

Ohcrap082024 · 03/09/2026 11:26

Another one for Miriam Margoles. Sorry Miriam.

Clemdfandango · 03/09/2026 11:31

Miriam Margolyes - vulgar old hag
Stephen Fry - smug and not as clever as he thinks he is
Julie Walters - was very good with Victoria Wood but should have stopped there
Jonathan Ross - makes me cringe
Brian May - has always given me the creeps

RaraRachael · 03/09/2026 11:51

I saw Cliff Richard IRL about 30 years ago at a tennis thing. He looked ancient even then.
A relative worked for his NDN. She had some interesting things to say about him .....

AInightingale · 03/09/2026 11:57

RaraRachael · 03/09/2026 11:51

I saw Cliff Richard IRL about 30 years ago at a tennis thing. He looked ancient even then.
A relative worked for his NDN. She had some interesting things to say about him .....

Feel free to tell us what this woman said about the singing star Rich Clifford, who is no relation to the singing star Cliff Richard.

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