Things that go bump in the night

The marvellous Matt Taylor was on with Janice Long in the wee hours of this morning, and His Loveliness was mentioned. He was talking about Tomasz's Halowe'en preparations and his legendary parties

"[The Schaf] is the ultimate Halowe'en fan. He spends weeks doing his house up for it. He does a fantastic job of it, the most amazing Halowe'en party you'll ever go to". Janice wants an invite, no doubt she'll be having words in a few hours-- Tomasz is doing the overnight shift for the next couple of nights! People outside the UK (Canada of course!) may wish to watch BBC World tonight and tomorrow.

Matt also revealed that trick or treat is a big thing in Glasgow. After watching Taggart for many years I can believe that.
"Thus scunner got muhdurred, cuzz he wouldnae give the bairns some sweets"
"Muhdurr?"
"Aye muhdurred, foond floa'in' in the Revva Clade"
Or something like that. I can't wait for CSI Glasgow with Reid, Ross and Burke.

Here's Matt on The Schaf, 1:15:14
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00vg3yn/Janice_Long_25_10_2010/

Krusty the clown

His Loveliness was back on today, with a classy blue tie and tanfastic glow. However Tomasz did seem a little distrated; I swear I saw a strange shadow on the screen for one or two of his forecasts-- it's sabotage I tell you!

We did have an adorable (but minor) slip-up: Referring to the cold night over Northern Ireland, The Schaf said that the morning would be "crusty". What could make it crusty there, I wonder? Perhaps there are many hippies in Norn Iron, so there are. Of course our weather god meant "cold and frosty". Least he can laugh at himself...



The calming influence of Northern Ireland's finest, Maxine Mawhinney, meant that things ran more smoothly at 13:56..



Either way, seeing Tomasz on telly makes me as happy as Rustie Lee on Pro-Plus.

Meanwhile over on Twitter, Tomasz wants you to show off your prize-winning pumpkin! He aims to showcase the finest photos of pumpkins on his website. Speaking of which, the website has been updated with some nice pics of Tomasz on London-Paris bike-ride, plus a Halowe'en themed header. As you may know, Tomasz is famed for his Halowe'en parties....



Tomasz also kindly thanks everyone for the kind messages on Facebook, and is "still at the weather centre, for the moment". Reportedly the 'regime change' is due at the end of November-- I'm pleased to say his website remarks he's on "throughout November".

He's scheduled to be on Country Tracks tomorrow. As interesting as Jodie Kidd is, The Schaf ought to be on in the last quarter-hour (between 12:00 and 12:15). I'm sure the wonderful Terratec will capture the moments of glory for us! Thanks for the two uploads today, by the way.

Tomasz blows the Halowe'en cobwebs away

Tomasz was back on with his playmate Simon McCoy today. When Simon handed over to the Weather God, he speculated to Tomasz that it may be windy for Halowe'en.

He replied: "Yeah, I wonder what you'll be wearing"? We can only imagine Tomasz-- perhaps Simon will be a count (...I said a count, missus, a *count*, like Dracula). Gale-force winds are still predicted, that "will blow the Halowe'en cobwebs away", according to Tomasz. Nice to see the stubble again!

Yesterday, Tomasz was let down by technical gremlins. I doubt it's -99 in south Wales! I've heard Merthyr Tydfil called many things, but not an Arctic wasteland!

Caped crusader

Tomasz was on-duty for the late-morning shift at the News Channel, although Hilary Clinton's speech and visit to Pakistan dominated much of the morning's news-- and cancelled most of Tomasz's slots-- thus preventing his bromance with Simon McCoy blossoming further. Who does that Hilary Clinton think she is, eh? {i}

He did one at midday, where he warned of gales for Saturday evening. This Saturday of course is Halowe'en; Tomasz speculated it may be tricky going if you're out and about, and wearing a cape! That's my Lord Fear costume scuppered (he scared me when I was a "kidsy") {iii}

Hmm... I could see Tomasz in a cape-- he does scrub up well in a Star Trek uniform...



Tomasz was also on Radio 4. I notice the style of presenting has changed for R4 forecasts: Tomasz's wonderful prose has now been supplanted by a staccato summary for each region, reads too much like football results: "South-west England 15C and dry, Wales 13C with drizzle. Scotland 16C, dampness round the Trossachs".

Bring back the old-style forecasts Radio 4, we want to hear Tomasz and his mellifluous {ii} monologues. Otherwise it's Tomasz, but not as we know him...



{i} A rhetorical question
{ii} Copyright Paul O'Grady
{iii} Mark Knight, we salute you.