"Sardines" is the first episode of Inside No. 9, a British dark comedy
anthology series. Written by Steve Pemberton (pictured) and Reece
Shearsmith, it premiered on BBC Two on 5 February 2014. In the episode,
a group of adults play sardines at an engagement party. Rebecca, the
bride-to-be, finds a player in a wardrobe, and they are subsequently
joined by other guests. As more people enter, dark secrets are revealed,
with various allusions to incest, child abuse and adultery. The humour
is dark and British, with polite but awkward interactions. The story
takes place entirely in the bedroom of a country house, with much of it
inside the wardrobe to evoke a feeling of claustrophobia. The cast
included Katherine Parkinson, Tim Key, Luke Pasqualino, Ophelia
Lovibond, Anne Reid, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Anna Chancellor, Marc Wootton,
Ben Willbond, Timothy West and the two writers. The cast and writing
were praised by critics, and the episode was watched by 1.1 million
viewers on its first showing.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sardines_%28Inside_No._9%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1566:
Ottoman–Habsburg wars: Although Ottoman forces led by
Suleiman the Magnificent captured the fortress of Szigetvár in Hungary,
they were forced to end their campaign to take Vienna.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Szigetv%C3%A1r>
1831:
William IV and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen were crowned King
and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_of_Saxe-Meiningen>
1900:
The Great Galveston hurricane, the deadliest disaster in U.S.
history, struck Galveston, Texas, with estimated winds of 135 miles per
hour (215 km/h) at landfall, killing at least 6,000 people.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Galveston_hurricane>
1966:
The science fiction show Star Trek made its American premiere
with "The Man Trap", launching a media franchise that has since created
a cult phenomenon and has influenced the design of many current
technologies.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Trap>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
talk like a book:
1. To talk pedantically, or using excessively difficult or literary
words.
2. To talk precisely and with authority.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/talk_like_a_book>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Trump was saying that the only way he could lose the election is
if there was — let me get the exact quote — "the only way they can
take this election away from us is if this is a rigged election." Now he
is making that statement at a time when virtually every national poll
has him behind. … there is a very high likelihood that Trump will
contest the results if he loses … And it would be an unprecedented
moment in American history and undermining everything that this country
stands for if we have a president remain in office who lost the
election. … I certainly hope with all of my heart that none of this
happens.
--Bernie Sanders
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders>