On This Day back in 2022. Cooper, my dog, my best friend, my wee baby. Passed away after a very short illness.
Even 4 years later. Still can’t get my head around it. He was my whole world. Still miss him each and everyday!!
Of course, tell Bugsy and Ted about him each and every day.
We really did have some amazing adventures with him! Many more photos of Cooper can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/cooper/
That’s me done 16% of the Walk 1000 Miles challenge. So 169.19 miles down and 830.81 miles remaining!
Keep up-to-date with all my cycling and walking adventures over at www.strava.com/athletes/gsvalentine
Call the Midwife (BBC 1/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Sunday 1st March 2026)
A cohort of junior doctors, including Timothy Turner, join the midwives on their district rounds, while Violet turns her hand to midwifery.
Silent Witness (BBC 1/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Monday 2nd March 2026)
Shame (Part 1/2). Series 29, episode 9. Nikki, Jack, Harriet and Kit must navigate complex international tensions as they investigate the apparent suicide of a British-Chinese pro-democracy activist. Nikki uncovers evidence the woman was already dead before she supposedly drowned herself, and that she may have had a price on her head set by the Hong Kong government, who viewed her as a threat to national security.
Silent Witness (BBC 1/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Tuesday 3rd March 2026)
Shame (Part 2/2). Series 29, episode 10. Mei Li reveals her life is at risk because she is a pro-democracy protester who organised a demonstration to free a political prisoner. Kit finds the arrest warrant for Mei Li, which states there is a bounty of $1 million for her capture, leading the team to wonder if they are looking at state-sponsored murder. However, the case takes an unexpected turn with the death of a second victim, while Burns reveals the identity of the dead woman originally thought to have been Mei Li. But as Nikki follows up further evidence, she soon finds herself in danger.
All TV guide information taken from DigiGuide — www.getdigiguide.tv/?p=1&r=15119
That’s me done 14% of the Walk 1000 Miles challenge. So 141.85 miles down and 858.15 miles remaining!
Keep up-to-date with all my cycling and walking adventures over at www.strava.com/athletes/gsvalentine
Silent Witness (BBC 1/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Monday 23rd February 2026)
Grace of God (Part 1). Series 29, episode 7. Part one of two. Jack vents the rage he feels over the violence he encounters at work by getting into a drunken bar brawl. He faces a dilemma when the man he was fighting later turns up dead. He must decide whether to involve Nikki and the Bowman team, as he struggles to remember if he killed the man.
Silent Witness (BBC 1/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Tuesday 24th February 2026)
Grace of God (Part 2). Series 29, episode 8. Part two of two. Jack awakes in prison and quickly realises one of his fellow inmates is Marcus Retford, against whom he gave evidence in a case. Realising he is in danger, he asks a guard if he can be moved for his own safety. At the Bowman Centre, the team are desperate to prove their colleague’s innocence and work on the identity of the mystery body. But with Retford and his sidekick making it clear that Jack is in their sights, Nikki and the team don’t have much time to spare.
Death in Paradise (BBC 1/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Friday 27th February 2026) ** PICK OF THE WEEK **
A cast member is poisoned during a performance of The Tempest after drinking from a bottle of red wine with a lethal quantity of cyanide in, but the team are left confused as to how two other actors drank from the same bottle and emerged unscathed. Mervin is informed that his half-brother Solomon is set to inherit everything from their deceased mother and he won’t answer any calls.
All TV guide information taken from DigiGuide — www.getdigiguide.tv/?p=1&r=15119
Happy National Handcuff Day – 2026! Hope you all, spent at least some of the day in handcuffs!
Below are the top five most looked at photos on this website so far during February 2026.
Number 1 (35 views) : HUUB Brownlee Agilis wetsuit
Number 2 (32 views) : Team GB adidas Varilite Down Hooded Jacket
Number 3 (32 views) : Boys Get Sad Too hoody
Number 4 (29 views) : HUUB Brownlee Agilis wetsuit
Number 5 (28 views) : HUUB Brownlee Agilis wetsuit
Love these photos? Many more at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/me/2026/
Call the Midwife (BBC 1/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Sunday 15th February 2026)
The Nonnatus team help a young father come to terms with a life-threatening diagnosis and Trixie uncovers a mystery illness in a female wrestler.
Death in Paradise (BBC 1/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Monday 16th February 2026) ** PICK OF THE WEEK **
A reclusive pensioner is shot dead in his home, and a figure matching the description of an unassuming accountant was witnessed fleeing the crime scene. However, the suspect has a rock-solid alibi. Meanwhile, the commissioner is determined to get the islanders back on side with a community-focused initiative, but tensions rise when Mervin goes rogue during the launch event.
Silent Witness (BBC 1/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Tuesday 17th February 2026)
The Enemy Within (Part 1/2). Series 29, episode 3. The forensic crime team looks into a fatal stabbing that appears to have been racially motivated – but as the investigation unfolds, and the team slowly uncovers evidence pointing to a likely suspect, racial tension rises all across the city. At the same time, Jack’s gym buddies turn out to be not the men he thought they were, while Kit begins to have doubts about her relationship with Magath.
Silent Witness (BBC 1/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Wednesday 18th February 2026)
The Enemy Within (Part 2/2). Series 29, episode 4. The forensics team find flaws in the evidence against the prime suspect, leaving DI Ahmed furious that she is unable to charge anyone and appease the continuing anger and violence in the community. Jack meets up with his new ‘friends’ in the pub and is asked whether he can be trusted to share and uphold their patriotic values, while Kit discovers the true identity of Alex Nelson. There soon follows another attack, and for one member of the police team, it’s personal.
Death in Paradise (BBC 1/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Friday 20th February 2026) ** PICK OF THE WEEK **
The team investigate when an elderly parishioner from Seb’s church is killed by a large cross in what seems like a tragic accident, but Mervin suspects foul play. Seb struggles to keep his emotions out of a highly personal case and Mervin redoubles his efforts to settle into life on the island.
All TV guide information taken from DigiGuide — www.getdigiguide.tv/?p=1&r=15119
