Seeing stars

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The christening -- An accommodation -- The cuckoo -- Back in the early days of the twenty-first century -- Michael -- I'll be there to love and comfort you -- The English astronaut -- Hop in, Dennis -- Upon opening the chest freezer -- Seeing stars -- Last words -- My difference -- The accident -- Aviators -- 15:30 by the elephant house -- An obituary -- Knowing what we know now -- The experience -- Collaborators -- Ricky Wilson couldn't sleep -- The knack -- The practical way to heaven -- To the bridge -- Beyond Huddersfield -- Cheeses of Nazareth -- Show and tell -- Upon unloading the dishwasher -- Poodles -- The personal touch -- The last panda -- Sold to the lady in the sunglasses and green shoes -- The war of the roses -- A nativity -- The delegates -- The overtones -- The sighting of the century -- The crunch -- Bringing it all back home -- Last day on planet Earth.