#Cariad Lloyd

[mostlyghostie]

What I read in March!

Lots of variety, one kids book read to my daughter (I read more than 1 a month to her but this was the only new one!), some fantasy, a brilliant, brilliant sci-fi book where the sci-fi part isn’t important (everyone needs to read everything by RC Sherriff!), a book about walking, a great Jhumpa Lahiri short story collection and a comic you can read free online at Substack.

Also read Carisa Lloyd’s book about grief, coincidentally around the 7th anniversary of my dad dying- I found it enormously helpful, her podcast is great too, as a rec for anyone else in the club.

What did you read last month?

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[thegirl20]

Queer as Folkstone, Austentatious

[below-average-fangirl]

This entire discussion

[mapetitefeedeslilas]

Reading this three years later is so weird! I love that some of these people were on the show, but damn does it hurt to read Sean Lock's name. 🐯 🍺 🤍

Since apparently someone up there listens to my prayers and we will be having Victoria Coren-Mitchell and Alan Davies in the 12th season of Taskmaster, I might just drop the list of my dream participants

Tom Allen: he’ll probably beat the record for the biggest amount of meltdowns and I’m here for it

Maisie Adams: she is incredibly sweet and hilarious and I have the feeling she would come out with some genius ideas

Richard Ayoade: honestly I just love him

Bill Bailey: he’s talented, resourceful and clever…and I want him to play the main theme during every episode, always adapted in a different genre

Fern Brady: pure chaotic evil

Gyles Brandreth: he’ll probably complete no task at all and spend the whole time telling Alex stories about his life, but it would be entertaining anyway

Kevin Bridges: he would disagree with any of Greg’s decisions

Susan Calman: she is too adorable for this world and always brights up the room

Alison Hammond: YES. Just yes

Cariad Lloyd: she gives me some strong Sally Phillips-madness vibes

Sean Lock: he’ll probably burn the house down. Still, I want to watch him cursing and flipping out at tasks for ten episodes.

Jason Manford: he emanates hopeless and helpless dad’s vibes

Siobhán McSweeney: same as for Richard Ayoade, I love her and I just want to watch her compete

David Mitchell: now that his husband and his wife have both been/will be part of the cast, I think it’s his turn. Make taskmaster posh and repressed again, David!

Diane Morgan: she will either be astonishingly good or an hilarious catastrophy

Dara Ó Briain and Ed Byrne in the same season bickering like an old married couple

Sandi Toksvig: I want to see her arguing with herself on what could be the smartest way to solve the tasks

Sindhu Vee: she would probably terrorise Alex and I have the feeling she would do pretty well in the competition

Claudia Winkleman: I love chaos and Claudia is chaos and sweetness bottled up

[secretagentsagainstwhatever]

i actually quite like her as a comedian but why the fuck does Cariad Lloyd when she’s on QI say the answer at the same time (slightly delayed) as the host or make a noise after like she definitely knew the answer all along…you’re allowed to not know stuff, i want to scream

[dflogerzi]

So I am going to tell you all the funniest story, and it is one of my biggest. This happened twenty-five years ago. And I made Andrew Lloyd Webber so mad that I actually got a phone call from someone connected to Really Useful asking us to stop sending snail mail because they had to open it all and they were flooded with it. I was in the LA Times and interviewed with my real name and it was syndicated across this entire country. It is true. Many of you know I was a veteran, and a ballet dancer, and before that I ran cocktails at Harrah's Casino in Tahoe. I partied with Charlie Daniels, Liza Minnelli, The Beach Boys and even had a huge ruckus of a night backstage with Willie Nelson. They had huge vats of alcohol on the stage. I worked for two years in a black velvet uniform before I went into the Navy. So here is my story about Andrew Lloyd Webber. And I am going to call out Michael Crawford. Who is the most UNGRATEFUL person ever. And it has taken me twenty-five years to say it. You had boatloads of people who loved you. Me included. I put my NAME OUT for you. We worked our asses off to try to save your performance as the phantom. Do not EVEN act like you never met me. I loved you and I mean this as in your performance. I even met Baryshnikov and Rudolph Nureyev, and he was a beautiful and kind person. (Not Baryshnikov who was kind of an asshole.) Andrew, I am so sorry I was such a pain in your ass. Our campaign did not succeed. The Phantom Movie sucked so badly that no one even cares to watch it in these times. We lost a great performance. But you were an ANGEL compared to Michael, who never once in his elitist self-worth bothered to thank his fans. I am pretty sure I have some misspellings here. And I am still really angry with Cariad who is a total piece of shit for dumping me when I did NOTHING but love her. And I came here for @skippyv20 because she was telling truths. I love you always. And I love @bobbydoguk who was the only one who knew this story and she laughed with me that I once pissed off Andrew Lloyd Webber personally. I had a HUGE life. Oh, and Meghan Markle SUCKS.

[fyeah-olivia-colman]

August Bank Holiday Monday this year is also Olivia Colman Day, as BBC Radio 4 Extra features a fine array of Olivia’s radio work.

Comedian, actress and Colman-enthusiast Cariad Lloyd [Griefcast, Austentatious] brings together a collection of comedy and drama from across Olivia’s career, to celebrate the nation’s newest holiday.

Highlights include programmes never before broadcast on Radio 4 Extra all starring Olivia Colman, like the comedy pilot Child's Play, and Harold Pinter’s powerful and poignant drama Betrayal.

In addition, there are some Radio 4 Extra favourites like Hut 33 and Pauline Pepys’ Dowry, archive interviews with Olivia, and some of her colleagues and fans will tell us about what makes her such a beloved performer.

[meneatyoghurt]

Ah, here we go. Wing It officially on the Radio 4 schedule.

(Source - the description says it's Mike Wozniak but maybe it was meant to be him and he had a scheduling conflict - it's now Alasdair Beckett-King, who is pictured)

First episode December 7th (Saturday) at 11pm. There's then a repeat on Radio 4 Extra on the following Friday at 10pm. It slightly confusingly lists episode 2 as airing December 20th on Radio 4 Extra, but that would probably mean it originally airs on Radio 4 the Saturday before, the 14th. So it's safe to assume it will be one episode per week on Saturdays for each week of December.

The first episode is called "The Cow Who Flew Through the Moon" and the description says:

"No Script. No Prep. No Clue." Alasdair Beckett-King plays host to a panel of improv comedy all stars in this new spontaneous series, full of ridiculous challenges & completely made up games. Presented by Alasdair Beckett-King. Starring Cariad Lloyd, Steen Raskopoulos, Alexander Jeremy, and Emma Sidi. Devised by Shoot From The Hip

Produced by Sam and sound edited by Joe Bayley. No description for the second ep yet, but yay for AJ on the first one. And Cariad, Steen and Emma are all great.

Via the website, you'll be able to find and stream the episodes here after they've aired: BBC Radio 4 - Wing It - Episode guide or you can download the BBC Sounds app - it's available in most countries. I'm not sure how long they'll be available for, but it should be at least 30 days and could be longer.

If you want to listen live, again you can download the app or listen via a browser here: Radio 4 - Listen Live - BBC Sounds Of course, you can use a radio too if you happen to have one!

[panelshowsource]

rather than who you would like to see on the next taskmaster series, who do you think will be on it? like just your predictions or any inklings you may have!

anon if you're still around then you'll know i really took my time with this hahaha so sorry! i hope anyone reading this takes it as just a bit of fun and nbd, who knows who we'll get or who alex & the network have in mind! i'm answering thoughtfully (bc i always feel guilty not to 😩 so sorry this is long lol) but it's really just fun!!

i will say, of the more recent-ish series, i did get a few right!!! krishnan guru-murthy, nicola coughlan, alan davies, judi love, sue perkins, john robins, and joanne mcnally were people i just knew would eventually be on if the show could get their schedules right, and i was also certain sarah millican and dara ó briain would be asked — though not necessarily that they'd actually agree. when you have a level of seniority and esteem, the "it's such a great opportunity" aspect of the show isn't such a draw 😅 for some reason i feel SO PROUD about guessing nicola! i was just WAITING and wish sooooo much she had done a full series 😭😭😭 (how fun would saoirse-monica jackson be too!)

anyways, as for people who haven't been on yet — and this isn't to say i want them all to be, just that i think it's likeliest they have been asked or will be asked; i talked about who i want to see a little while ago here — it's important to consider the casting 'roles' the network has in mind when working with the producers to form a series, so i will keep that in mind too!

established comedian, typically a straight white man over 40: bill bailey, vic reeves, harry hill, geoff norcott, kevin bridges, adam buxton, ade edmondson, paul whitehouse (tommy tiernan? god i feel bad for not saying ed byrne but why do i feel like he's not gonna make it in the next few series? i'm on the fence with nick helm — unless he's friends with alex, then his chances go up significantly imo — and tom allen for some reason, and i feel like john bishop is almost too much of an ask?)

fresh talent comedian, typically a man under 40: rhys james, huge davies, ahir shah, darren harriott would be my top guesses but tbh any of the semi-recent edinburgh comedy award finalists are good bets as a majority of the winners from the last ~10 years have been on the series + throwing out tom rosenthal (i know he's not fresh fresh and also mostly an actor)...and, like, jazz emu?...just because if taskmaster know how much its audience adores weird little white twinks then they'll cast them

female or non-binary comedian: 100% sarah keyworth + harriet kemsley, maisie adam, jess fostekew, suzi ruffell. i've shifted away from betting on cariad lloyd and catherine bohart for some reason... (joanne was my no.1 lady bet for the last like 4 series hahaha)

non-comedian: this is very, very hard to predict because between comedy actors, non-comedy actors, tv presenters, news people, reality & social media stars... the potential predictions are just so endless! logically, the most likely is an established actor with a lot of comedy connections (think sally phillips, lolly adefope, liza tarbuck, sian gibson, daisy may cooper, susan wokoma; this category is where tm gets quite a few of its female contestants): matt holness, kevin eldon, amanda abbington, tom davis, sharon horgan, kathy burke, georgia tennant (also friends w alex?), su pollard, tom basden, apparently anyone from the cast of ghosts, and so on and so on and so on... + i'll also throw out maggie aderin-pocock as a serious contender + i really feel like one of the spice girls will be on new years treat

friend of alex: john robins was the prediction for the past few series, so just worth keeping in mind other people in this circle include elis james, matthew crosby, tom neenan, and so on

freebie answers because alex/greg have mentioned them before: jack dee, lorraine kelly, joanna lumley (i want jennifer saunders SO BAD give us an epic series w both ade and jen pleaseeee tm gods!!!!)

complete wild card bets that are either my instincts kicking in or my bias taking over: limmy, adam buxton, paddy mcguinness, diane morgan, daniel sloss, joel dommett, jess hynes, spencer jones??, alasdair beckett-king or josh pugh + if suzy izzard wasn't doing a big nyc show i'd say that's a good guess if only bc you know greg & alex grew up big fans

did i mention too many people?? if i had to put my money behind a single person it would be either ahir shah or sarah keyworth

these are almost all of my fr big heavy hitters when it comes to placing bets! but there are of course so many people i didn't name who i could totally see on either a main series or the ny treat — so many people just make sense and that's the beauty of taskmaster!!

[ariesmusingz]

૮ ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ ა ╱ WELSH NAMES MASTERLIST ( below the cut is #293 welsh first names. they are a mixture of feminine, masculine and neutral names, but please use as you see fit. please like / reblog if you found useful. )

feminine ;

addien

aderyn

adwen

aelwen

aeres

aerfen

aerona

aeronwen

aethwy

afanen

amser

anchoret

angharad

annwyl

anwen

aranrhod

arianrhod

arianwen

arlais

awen

awena

bethan

bethwyn

betrys

blodwedd

blodwen

blodwyn

braith

branwen

briallen

bronwen

bronwyn

brynn

buddug

caraf

cari

caron

carys

catrin

ceinwen

ceridewn

cerys

delyth

dilys

eilir

eira

eirlys

eirwen

eleri

eluned

enfys

enid

ffan

ffion

gaenor

gaynor

gladys

glain

glenda

glenys

glynis

glynnis

guenevere

guinevak

guinevere

gwawr

gwen

gwendolyn

gwenhwyfar

gwenifer

gwenllian

gwennan

gwenno

gwaldus

gwylan

gwyneria

gwyneth

haf

hafwen

heulwen

igraine

iorwen

kiah

lleucu

llinos

llywelya

lowri

lunet

mabli

maybn

madrona

madwen

mair

mairwen

mared

marged

medi

megan

meghan

melangell

menna

mererid

merlyn

morgana

morgause

morwen

myfanwy

nia

non

olwen

owena

raewyn

rhian

rhianna

rhiannon

rhianu

rhonda

rhoswen

seren

sian

sioned

siriol

sulwyn

talaith

tanwen

tegan

teleri

telyn

terrwyn

masculine ;

adda

aeron

aled

alun

andras

aneirin

arawn

arthur

baeddan

bedivere

bedwyr

berwyn

bevan

beynon

bleddyn

bowen

bran

broderick

brychan

brynmor

cadell

cadfael

cadfan

cadogan

caradoc

carwyn

ceron

cledwyn

collen

dafydd

dai

derwyn

dewey

dewi

dillan

dillon

dilwyn

eirwyn

elisedd

emrys

ercwlff

euros

gaerwn

gareth

geraint

gerallt

gethin

griffin

grittith

gruffudd

grugwyn

guto

gwalchmai

gwaltney

gwern

gwil

gwilym

gwydion

gwyn

hedd

heddwyn

howell

hywel

ianto

idwal

ieuan

ifan

ifor

illtyd

ioan

iolo

iorwerth

islwyn

kynan

lleu

llewellyn

lloyd

llyr

llywelyn

mabon

macsen

maddock

madoc

madog

meilyr

merewyn

meriadoc

mervin

mervyn

meurig

mihangel

mordred

myrddid

nye

owain

pasgen

peredur

powell

pritchard

pryderi

pwyll

rhodri

rhun

rhydian

rhys

romney

siarl

taffy

talan

taliesin

taran

trefor

tremain

trevelian

tudor

twm

urian

vaughn

yestin

ynyr

neutral ;

afon

avalon

avon

bricen

cadewyn

cadwalader

caerwyn

cai

cambrie

cariad

celyn

ceri

colwyn

crwys

dwyn

dylan

ebrill

eirian

elwyn

emlyn

evan

gaiwan

garan

glyn

glynn

gryffon

llar

meredith

morgan

mostyn

nesta

ninian

parry

pembroke

pugh

ragle

reese

rhoslyn

rice

sianai

tristan

uther

wynn

wynne

[acrackintheteacup]

9 books for 2025

I snagged this from @lesbiangabriellle

9 books that I plan to read this year:

Edith Holler by Edward Carey

And Then? And Then? What Else? by Daniel Handler

London Rules by Mick Herron

Crave the Rose: Anne Brontë at 200 by Nick Holland

You Are Not Alone by Cariad Lloyd

Goddesses, Whores, Wives and Slaves: Women in Classical Antiquity by Sarah B. Pomeroy

The Universe in Verse: 15 Portals to Wonder through Science & Poetry by Maria Popova

Delicacy: A Memoir about Cake and Death by Katy Wix

Lady Mary by Lucy Worsley

hopefully me listing them here will motivate me to actually read them.

tagging if you want to do this: @usuallylaconic @sweetiejelly @annaelizabethhenry1 @daydreamgoddess14

[thelightninghunter]

Happy birthday Lloyd!

Diolch, cariad! ❤️🥰🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[breitzbachbea]

"I am aware of an obvious inference: from every quarter have I heard exclamations against masculine women; but where are they to be found? If, by this appellation, men mean to inveigh against their ardour in hunting, shooting, and gaming, I shall most cordially join in the cry" - Mary Wollstonecraft

"I will be honest - two of them sound quite progressiv, the third sounds like an old man at the bookies." - Cariad Lloyd in the YDTM Podcast on Marry Wollstonecraft.

[daniellew150]

Things of 2023, Part 1, Books.

I enjoyed sharing this last year, so trying to make it a tradition. Managed a few more books this year, and there are some I bought but didn’t have time to read, so I guess they will make it into next year’s list. 

So let’s get into it. 

Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman: Good Omens.

Not a new one, but quite possibly one of my favourite books of all time, I think this is the third copy I’ve owned over the years. It’s fun, dark, and the characterisation is just wonderful. I always enjoyed Newt’s journey of trying to find who he really is, but I think that is probably true of all the major characters.

The adaptation on Amazon was brilliant, and season 2 has set up the finale nicely, really looking forward to finding out what Terry and Neil came up with.

Ben Aaronovitch: Rivers of London and Moon Over Soho.

Rivers of London was a recommendation from a work friend, was a great call, part supernatural thriller, part police procedural. It’s got plenty of laughs, some proper scares. The main characters are superbly rounded and made me want to read the rest of the series. Managed book two, Moon Over Soho, and it follows on brilliantly. It has plenty of ongoing themes, but with a great new mystery (or two) to deal with. Will definitely be looking at the rest of the series (I think I have another 8 books to go!). 

Hiron Ennes: Leech

Wasn’t sure if I should include this one as I haven’t finished it yet, but decided I would definitely have finished it by new year, so counts towards 2023. Very creepy and dark, with a bit of body horror but a really intriguing plot. Can’t wait to find out what happens.

Erin Morgenstern: The Night Circus.

This one didn’t make it into the picture as I’ve lent the book to someone. This was another recommendation and was mind blowing. A centuries long magical battle, which is also a love story. Not just between the protagonists, but people who they meet along the way. The description of the circus is so vivid that it really comes to life. If I get my copy back, this is one I will definitely read again and again.

Neil Gaiman: Sandman (book 1).

I’d obviously heard about this for years, and really enjoyed the Netflix series last year, so decided I should go look at the source material. Definitely worth it. Great stories and wonderful illustration. Another one where I will have to get the rest of the series at some point. 

Robin Ince: Bibliomaniac.

I’ve read a few of Robin’s books now, and I love the narrative style. This one is a tour of Britain’s bookshops (the book tour for The Importance of Being Interested that I read last year). Couple of bits that really made me chuckle, one about my home town, quoting another author as “a dull spot which even drink can’t enliven much” . Another was Shakespeare themed pun shop names (a chiropodist called Two Gentlemen of Verruca for example). 

Matt Parker: Humble Pi. 

Another one that didn’t make the photo, I was lent this one, and have now returned it. This is right up my street, stories of maths and engineering and how they can cause problems if not used properly. Feels like a book version of the Well There’s Your Problem podcast. 

Cariad Lloyd: You are not alone.

Feels reductive to call this a spin off from Cariad’s podcast, but that is definitely the starting point. A fantastic book on grief and grieving, interwoven with Cariad’s own story of her father’s death when she was a teenager. I found it so useful to process some of my own emotions around death of family members, but also other forms of grief (loss of relationships). This is an amazing resource, and remember the five steps of grief were never meant for the way they are used today.

Mattie Lubchansky: Boys Weekend.

I came across Mattie as a guest on various podcasts, and their cartoons on The Nib, so when Boys Weekend came out I ordered it immediately. A great graphic novel about navigating old friendships as a trans person, but also giving capitalism an absolute kicking. Loved it, and recently heard there will be a sequel in 2025.. stay tuned.

Julie McDowell: Attack Warning Red!

Another book from one of my favourite podcasts (Atomic Hobo). An amazingly well researched book on Civil Defence in Britain as it came out of the Second World War, and into the potential atomic horrors of the Cold War. A wonderful mix of whimsy and terrifying details. 

Jake & Hannah Graf: Becoming Us. 

I’ve read quite a few biographies of Trans people at this point, but this is two stories in one, with a proper happy ending. Reading two very different lives, but both with a common thread. A chance encounter leading to a wonderful family. It really is a book about hope. 

Munroe Bergdorf: Transitional.

Another Trans life story, but with a really interesting twist, how life is change, and everything is a transitional state in many ways. Wonderfully written with again a huge amount of joy. So many of these books have changed the way I view myself and how I approach the world, this is another one that has moved my mindset again. 

Garbage: This is the noise that keeps me awake.

A proper coffee table book. A lovely object, that charts the history of one of my favourite bands. Garbage mean a lot to me, they are one of the groups that helped me realise I could be myself. I love the inclusion of the band cocktail recipes. 

James Hetfield: Messengers, The Guitars of James Hetfield.

As a Metallica fan, and a guitarist this is a fantastic book. Some band history, some truly fantastic photography and just some wonderful guitars. Will always love the ESP V with the Hot Rod flames, but seeing an authentic 1958 Gibson Explorer is brilliant. 

[mrball1990]

S14 Ep1 Alan Carr Kevin Bridges & Cariad Lloyd Elis James John Robins