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The Captioneers Thu May 9 (22:16 GMT)

Chas of the Dicker Fri May 10 (09:49 GMT)

Chas of the Dicker Fri May 10 (09:57 GMT)

Chas of the Dicker Fri May 10 (11:24 GMT)

Songster Fri May 10 (11:36 GMT)

Fri May 10 (11:36 GMT)

Songster Fri May 10 (11:37 GMT)

wardie Fri May 10 (12:07 GMT)

Stumpy Fri May 10 (13:11 GMT)

Fri May 10 (13:11 GMT)

Stumpy Fri May 10 (13:14 GMT)

Stumpy Fri May 10 (13:17 GMT)

Chorister Fri May 10 (15:47 GMT)

Jane Fri May 10 (19:14 GMT)

Fri May 10 (21:47 GMT)

Padre Pete Sat May 11 (07:22 GMT)

Church mouse Sat May 11 (07:25 GMT)

Pete Sat May 11 (07:27 GMT)

Oli Lindsay Sat May 11 (16:38 GMT)

Albert Ross Sat May 11 (19:47 GMT)

Albert Ross Sat May 11 (19:50 GMT)

JB Sun May 12 (06:28 GMT)

Sun May 12 (06:28 GMT)

JB Sun May 12 (06:30 GMT)

Chas of the Dicker Sun May 12 (07:46 GMT)

JB Sun May 12 (08:08 GMT)

Kevin Halls Sun May 12 (16:47 GMT)

newcomer Sun May 12 (22:44 GMT)

newcomer Sun May 12 (23:28 GMT)

Josquin Mon May 13 (00:37 GMT)

Phred22 Mon May 13 (01:21 GMT)

Chas of the Dicker Mon May 13 (06:37 GMT)

Canon Peter Mon May 13 (08:17 GMT)

The Venerable Sergeant Wilson Mon May 13 (08:19 GMT)

The Venerable King Mon May 13 (08:23 GMT)

Canon Peter Mon May 13 (08:24 GMT)

The Venerable Denis Compton Mon May 13 (08:26 GMT)

Canon Peter Mon May 13 (08:28 GMT)

@#@ Mon May 13 (18:15 GMT)

@#@ Mon May 13 (18:19 GMT)

@#@ Mon May 13 (18:20 GMT)

Anna Mon May 13 (18:45 GMT)

Steve Mon May 13 (20:40 GMT)

Mon May 13 (20:40 GMT)

Chorister Mon May 13 (21:57 GMT)

newcomer Mon May 13 (23:45 GMT)

newcomer Mon May 13 (23:46 GMT)

Canon Peter Tue May 14 (08:37 GMT)

Canon Peter Tue May 14 (08:41 GMT)

Canon Peter Tue May 14 (08:42 GMT)

The Ven Norman Greenbaum Tue May 14 (08:45 GMT)

U.Bharat Tue May 14 (09:56 GMT)

U.Bharat Tue May 14 (10:18 GMT)

Hedgehog Tue May 14 (12:47 GMT)

Hedgehog Tue May 14 (12:49 GMT)

Richard Pendleton Tue May 14 (12:53 GMT)

Lee-Boy Tue May 14 (17:18 GMT)

Tue May 14 (19:10 GMT)

@#@ Tue May 14 (20:21 GMT)

U.Bharat Tue May 14 (20:48 GMT)

U.Bharat Wed May 15 (00:28 GMT)

Phred22 Wed May 15 (01:12 GMT)

U.Bharat Wed May 15 (01:35 GMT)

U.Bharat Wed May 15 (04:13 GMT)

U.Bharat Wed May 15 (06:16 GMT)

U.Bharat Wed May 15 (06:19 GMT)

U.Bharat Wed May 15 (06:36 GMT)

bjames Thu May 16 (03:21 GMT)

Thu May 16 (03:21 GMT)

bjames Thu May 16 (03:22 GMT)

bjames Thu May 16 (03:24 GMT)

bjames Thu May 16 (03:27 GMT)

@#@ Thu May 16 (03:47 GMT)

@#@ Thu May 16 (03:49 GMT)

@#@ Thu May 16 (04:01 GMT)

@#@ Thu May 16 (04:06 GMT)

bjames Thu May 16 (06:22 GMT)

bjames Thu May 16 (06:28 GMT)

Pasco Thu May 16 (09:06 GMT)

Thu May 16 (09:06 GMT)

Chev driver Thu May 16 (11:26 GMT)

Richard Pendleton Thu May 16 (13:08 GMT)

Thu May 16 (13:08 GMT)

Martin Kirkbide Thu May 16 (17:10 GMT)

Phred22 Fri May 17 (02:00 GMT)

Fri May 17 (14:21 GMT)

Brian-E Fri May 17 (14:58 GMT)

Canon Peter Fri May 17 (20:07 GMT)

Canon Peter Fri May 17 (20:08 GMT)

U.Bharat Fri May 17 (22:24 GMT)

Phred22 Sat May 18 (01:23 GMT)

@#@ Sat May 18 (01:28 GMT)

U.Bharat for Pasco Sat May 18 (07:48 GMT)

Frinno Sat May 18 (11:20 GMT)

@#@ Sat May 18 (13:37 GMT)

Canon Peter Sun May 19 (08:20 GMT)

Canon Peter Sun May 19 (08:21 GMT)

U.Bharat Sun May 19 (09:04 GMT)

Lazyfrau Sun May 19 (10:55 GMT)

Kevin Halls Sun May 19 (17:02 GMT)

cornflower Sun May 19 (19:26 GMT)

cornflower Sun May 19 (19:28 GMT)

cornflower Sun May 19 (19:29 GMT)

cornflower Sun May 19 (19:30 GMT)

cornflower Sun May 19 (19:31 GMT)

cornflower Sun May 19 (19:33 GMT)

cornflower Sun May 19 (19:36 GMT)

U.Bharat Sun May 19 (21:15 GMT)

The Venerable Dr Ian for UB Mon May 20 (08:55 GMT)

U.Bharat for the Venerable Dr Ian Mon May 20 (09:41 GMT)

Phred22 Mon May 20 (17:50 GMT)

Mon May 20 (17:50 GMT)

Hedgehog Mon May 20 (20:39 GMT)

Mon May 20 (20:39 GMT)

U.Bharat Mon May 20 (22:12 GMT)

@#@ Tue May 21 (01:35 GMT)

Canon Peter Tue May 21 (09:09 GMT)

U.Bharat Tue May 21 (10:21 GMT)

Chorister Tue May 21 (14:31 GMT)

Chorister Tue May 21 (14:32 GMT)

Chorister Tue May 21 (14:33 GMT)

@#@ Tue May 21 (20:41 GMT)

Chas of the Dicker Tue May 21 (21:42 GMT)

U.Bharat Tue May 21 (23:19 GMT)

Phred22 Wed May 22 (01:52 GMT)

U.Bharat Wed May 22 (07:39 GMT)

@#@ Wed May 22 (13:19 GMT)

Hedgehog Wed May 22 (19:09 GMT)

U.Bharat Thu May 23 (02:11 GMT)

U.Bharat Thu May 23 (06:46 GMT)

U.Bharat Thu May 23 (06:48 GMT)

U.Bharat Thu May 23 (06:51 GMT)

U.Bharat Thu May 23 (09:28 GMT)

U.Bharat Thu May 23 (09:50 GMT)

Church Mouse Thu May 23 (11:32 GMT)

Thu May 23 (11:32 GMT)

Kevin Halls Thu May 23 (14:39 GMT)

Thu May 23 (14:39 GMT)

Hedgehog Thu May 23 (15:56 GMT)

U.Bharat Thu May 23 (21:36 GMT)

U.Bharat Fri May 24 (02:56 GMT)

Stumpy Fri May 24 (06:11 GMT)

Fri May 24 (06:11 GMT)

Canon Peter Fri May 24 (08:04 GMT)

Canon Peter Fri May 24 (08:06 GMT)

Canon Peter Fri May 24 (08:09 GMT)

U.Bharat Fri May 24 (10:25 GMT)

EssexRev Fri May 24 (11:24 GMT)

Fri May 24 (11:24 GMT)

Parr Stand Fri May 24 (13:41 GMT)

Parr Stand Fri May 24 (13:44 GMT)

ralfington Fri May 24 (18:02 GMT)

Canon Peter Sat May 25 (08:07 GMT)

U.Bharat Sat May 25 (10:02 GMT)

chorister Sat May 25 (21:09 GMT)

Sat May 25 (21:09 GMT)

chorister Sat May 25 (21:10 GMT)

Sun May 26 (01:09 GMT)

U.Bharat Mon May 27 (10:38 GMT)

Canon Peter for UB Mon May 27 (10:43 GMT)

U.Bharat for Canon Peter Mon May 27 (10:51 GMT)

Canon Peter Mon May 27 (11:05 GMT)

Chorister Mon May 27 (17:52 GMT)

Phred22 Mon May 27 (18:24 GMT)

Mon May 27 (18:24 GMT)

Albert Ross Mon May 27 (20:29 GMT)

Mon May 27 (20:29 GMT)

Albert Ross Mon May 27 (20:29 GMT)

U.Bharat Mon May 27 (22:34 GMT)

U.Bharat Tue May 28 (00:31 GMT)

U.Bharat Tue May 28 (03:45 GMT)

U.Bharat Tue May 28 (06:08 GMT)

U.Bharat Tue May 28 (06:11 GMT)

Canon Peter Tue May 28 (14:34 GMT)

Canon Peter Tue May 28 (15:21 GMT)

Canon Peter Tue May 28 (15:24 GMT)

Phred22 Tue May 28 (20:35 GMT)

Chorister Wed May 29 (16:36 GMT)

Chorister Wed May 29 (16:39 GMT)

Chateau La Fite Wed May 29 (20:51 GMT)

Wed May 29 (20:51 GMT)

U.Bharat Wed May 29 (22:13 GMT)

@#@ Thu May 30 (05:12 GMT)

@#@ Thu May 30 (05:14 GMT)

U.Bharat Thu May 30 (06:03 GMT)

U.Bharat Thu May 30 (09:11 GMT)

Punjabberwocky Thu May 30 (10:01 GMT)

Punjabberwocky Thu May 30 (10:02 GMT)

Punjabberwocky Thu May 30 (10:06 GMT)

Punjabberwocky Thu May 30 (10:08 GMT)

@#@ Thu May 30 (12:55 GMT)

Canon Peter Thu May 30 (14:31 GMT)

Canon Peter Thu May 30 (14:33 GMT)

Canon Peter Thu May 30 (14:35 GMT)

ernie Thu May 30 (16:28 GMT)

Hedgehog Thu May 30 (21:13 GMT)

Thu May 30 (21:13 GMT)

U.Bharat Fri May 31 (00:24 GMT)

Phred22 Fri May 31 (01:03 GMT)

Canon Peter Fri May 31 (15:44 GMT)

Fri May 31 (15:44 GMT)

Le Ven. Benoit Mandelbrot pour UB Fri May 31 (19:45 GMT)

U.Bharat for Le Ven. Benoit Mandelbrot Fri May 31 (21:34 GMT)

U.Bharat Le Ven. Benoit Mandelbrot Fri May 31 (22:08 GMT)

U.Bharat for ditto Sat Jun 1 (00:23 GMT)

Chorister Sat Jun 1 (14:53 GMT)

Chorister Sat Jun 1 (14:55 GMT)

sister influenza Sat Jun 1 (17:26 GMT)

Sat Jun 1 (17:26 GMT)

Canon Peter Sat Jun 1 (19:40 GMT)

Canon Peter Sun Jun 2 (20:54 GMT)

U.Bharat Sun Jun 2 (22:21 GMT)

The Ven. Eccles for UB Mon Jun 3 (06:25 GMT)

Canon Peter Mon Jun 3 (06:29 GMT)

The Ven. Prof. Stanley Unwin Mon Jun 3 (06:32 GMT)

U.Bharat for The Ven. Eccles Mon Jun 3 (06:35 GMT)

U.Bharat Mon Jun 3 (06:41 GMT)

Pa's son Mon Jun 3 (10:45 GMT)

Mon Jun 3 (10:45 GMT)

U.Bharat Mon Jun 3 (11:52 GMT)

U.Bharat Mon Jun 3 (21:17 GMT)

Phred22 Tue Jun 4 (01:08 GMT)

Tue Jun 4 (01:08 GMT)

Chorister Tue Jun 4 (09:03 GMT)

U.Bharat Tue Jun 4 (09:39 GMT)

Albert Ross Tue Jun 4 (18:33 GMT)

kbe Tue Jun 4 (18:51 GMT)

Tue Jun 4 (20:08 GMT)

Tue Jun 4 (23:36 GMT)

Josquin Wed Jun 5 (02:28 GMT)

@#@ Wed Jun 5 (03:39 GMT)

U.Bharat Thu Jun 6 (06:29 GMT)

Thu Jun 6 (19:27 GMT)

Albert Ross Thu Jun 6 (19:59 GMT)

U.Bharat Thu Jun 6 (21:33 GMT)

Silver Faux Fri Jun 7 (00:54 GMT)

Phred22 Fri Jun 7 (01:32 GMT)

U.Bharat Fri Jun 7 (10:03 GMT)

U.Bharat Fri Jun 7 (10:06 GMT)

U.Bharat Fri Jun 7 (10:10 GMT)

Canon Peter Sat Jun 8 (06:43 GMT)

Sat Jun 8 (06:43 GMT)

Canon Peter for UB Sat Jun 8 (07:12 GMT)

U.Bharat Sat Jun 8 (09:00 GMT)

U.B. untangled Sat Jun 8 (09:52 GMT)

Songster Sat Jun 8 (11:44 GMT)

Sat Jun 8 (11:44 GMT)

Songster Sat Jun 8 (11:46 GMT)

@#@ Sun Jun 9 (03:53 GMT)

U.Bharat Sun Jun 9 (22:28 GMT)

Sun Jun 9 (23:45 GMT)

Phred22 Mon Jun 10 (00:19 GMT)

Markster43 Mon Jun 10 (03:42 GMT)

Mon Jun 10 (03:42 GMT)

Markster43 Mon Jun 10 (03:49 GMT)

Ready Mon Jun 10 (19:00 GMT)

Mon Jun 10 (19:00 GMT)

Golden Key Tue Jun 11 (06:56 GMT)

Tue Jun 11 (20:19 GMT)

Josquin Wed Jun 12 (01:51 GMT)

Canon Peter Wed Jun 12 (09:28 GMT)

U.Bharat for Canon Peter Wed Jun 12 (10:47 GMT)

U.Bharat Wed Jun 12 (12:24 GMT)

Canon Peter Wed Jun 12 (16:13 GMT)

U.Bharat Wed Jun 12 (18:58 GMT)

2HOT4HELL Thu Jun 13 (07:50 GMT)

U.Bharat Fri Jun 14 (11:49 GMT)

U.Bharat Fri Jun 14 (11:51 GMT)

U.Bharat Sat Jun 15 (08:05 GMT)

U.Bharat Sat Jun 15 (08:09 GMT)

U.Bharat Sat Jun 15 (11:03 GMT)

@#@ Sat Jun 15 (18:37 GMT)

Sat Jun 15 (18:37 GMT)

U.Bharat Sat Jun 15 (21:22 GMT)

The Venerable Grammarian Sun Jun 16 (19:33 GMT)

Sun Jun 16 (19:33 GMT)

U.Bharat for The Venerable Grammarian Sun Jun 16 (22:33 GMT)

The Ven Grammarian for UB Mon Jun 17 (18:10 GMT)

newcomer Tue Jun 18 (00:26 GMT)

Tue Jun 18 (00:26 GMT)

U.Bharat for The Venerable Grammarian Tue Jun 18 (02:28 GMT)

@#@ Tue Jun 18 (02:33 GMT)

Canon Peter Tue Jun 18 (08:37 GMT)

U.Bharat Tue Jun 18 (09:54 GMT)

Phred22 Wed Jun 19 (01:08 GMT)

Andrew Marttinen Wed Jun 19 (02:13 GMT)

Wed Jun 19 (02:13 GMT)

Andrew Marttinen Wed Jun 19 (02:18 GMT)

Andrew Marttinen Wed Jun 19 (02:21 GMT)

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