diff --git a/src/controller/buffersController.py b/src/controller/buffersController.py
index f8ace9d3..28372c5b 100644
--- a/src/controller/buffersController.py
+++ b/src/controller/buffersController.py
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ class bufferController(object):
  def start_stream(self):
   pass
 
+ def get_more_items(self):
+  output.speak(_(u"This action is not supported for this buffer"))
+
  def put_items_on_list(self, items):
   pass
 
@@ -179,6 +182,28 @@ class baseBufferController(bufferController):
   if number_of_items > 0 and self.name != "sent_tweets" and self.name != "sent_direct_messages":
    self.session.sound.play(self.sound)
 
+ def get_more_items(self):
+  elements = 0
+  if self.session.settings["general"]["reverse_timelines"] == False:
+   last_id = self.session.db[self.name][0]["id"]
+  else:
+   last_id = self.session.db[self.name_buffer][-1]["id"]
+  try:
+   items = self.session.get_more_items(self.function, count=self.session.settings["general"]["max_tweets_per_call"], max_id=last_id, *self.args, **self.kwargs)
+  except TwythonError as e:
+   output.speak(e.message)
+  for i in items:
+   if utils.is_allowed(i, self.session.settings["twitter"]["ignored_clients"]) == True:
+    elements +=1
+    if self.session.settings["general"]["reverse_timelines"] == False:
+     self.session.db[self.name].insert(0, i)
+    else:
+     self.session.db[self.name].append(i)
+  selection = self.buffer.list.get_selected()
+  self.put_items_on_list(elements)
+  self.buffer.list.select_item(selection+elements)
+  output.speak(_(u"%s items retrieved") % (str(elements)))
+
  def put_items_on_list(self, number_of_items):
   log.debug("The list contains %d items " % (self.buffer.list.get_count(),))
   log.debug("Putting %d items on the list" % (number_of_items,))
@@ -378,6 +403,22 @@ class peopleBufferController(baseBufferController):
 #  log.debug("Number of items retrieved:  %d" % (val,))
   self.put_items_on_list(val)
 
+ def get_more_items(self):
+  try:
+   items = self.session.get_more_items(self.function, users=True, name=self.name, count=self.session.settings["general"]["max_tweets_per_call"], cursor=self.session.db[self.name]["cursor"])
+  except TwythonError as e:
+   output.speak(e.message)
+   return
+  for i in items:
+   if self.session.settings["general"]["reverse_timelines"] == False:
+    self.session.db[self.name]["items"].insert(0, i)
+   else:
+    self.session.db[self.name]["items"].append(i)
+  selected = self.buffer.list.get_selected()
+  self.put_items_on_list(len(items))
+  self.buffer.list.select_item(selected+len(items))
+  output.speak(_(u"%s items retrieved") % (len(items)))
+
  def put_items_on_list(self, number_of_items):
   log.debug("The list contains %d items" % (self.buffer.list.get_count(),))
 #  log.debug("Putting %d items on the list..." % (number_of_items,))
@@ -391,7 +432,7 @@ class peopleBufferController(baseBufferController):
    if self.session.settings["general"]["reverse_timelines"] == False:
     for i in self.session.db[self.name]["items"][:number_of_items]:
      tweet = self.compose_function(i, self.session.db)
-     self.buffers.list.insert_item(False, *tweet)
+     self.buffer.list.insert_item(False, *tweet)
    else:
     for i in self.session.db[self.name]["items"][0:number_of_items]:
      tweet = self.compose_function(i, self.session.db)
diff --git a/src/controller/mainController.py b/src/controller/mainController.py
index a4507879..063adfb1 100644
--- a/src/controller/mainController.py
+++ b/src/controller/mainController.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class Controller(object):
   widgetUtils.connect_event(self.view, widgetUtils.MENU, self.report, menuitem=self.view.report)
   widgetUtils.connect_event(self.view, widgetUtils.MENU, self.block, menuitem=self.view.block)
   widgetUtils.connect_event(self.view, widgetUtils.MENU, self.unblock, menuitem=self.view.unblock)
-
+  widgetUtils.connect_event(self.view, widgetUtils.MENU, self.get_more_items, menuitem=self.view.load_previous_items)
   widgetUtils.connect_event(self.view.nb, widgetUtils.NOTEBOOK_PAGE_CHANGED, self.buffer_changed)
 
  def __init__(self):
@@ -541,6 +541,9 @@ class Controller(object):
   except AttributeError:
    pass
 
+ def get_more_items(self, *args, **kwargs):
+  self.get_current_buffer().get_more_items()
+
  def skip_buffer(self, forward=True):
   buff = self.get_current_buffer()
   if buff.invisible == False:
diff --git a/src/sessionmanager/session.py b/src/sessionmanager/session.py
index 29a33dd1..29c868e6 100644
--- a/src/sessionmanager/session.py
+++ b/src/sessionmanager/session.py
@@ -135,6 +135,16 @@ class Session(object):
   else:
    self.twitter.authorise(self.settings)
 
+ def get_more_items(self, update_function, users=False, name=None, *args, **kwargs):
+  results = []
+  data = getattr(self.twitter.twitter, update_function)(*args, **kwargs)
+  if users == True:
+   self.db[name]["cursor"] = data["next_cursor"]
+   for i in data["users"]: results.append(i)
+  else:
+   results.extend(data[1:])
+  return results
+
  def api_call(self, call_name, action="", _sound=None, report_success=False, report_failure=True, preexec_message="", *args, **kwargs):
 
   """ Make a call to the Twitter API. If there is a connectionError or another exception not related to Twitter, It will call to the method  at least 25 times, waiting a while between calls. Useful for  post methods.
@@ -159,9 +169,9 @@ class Session(object):
     if report_failure and hasattr(e, 'message'):
      output.speak(_("%s failed.  Reason: %s") % (action, e.message))
     finished = True
-#   except:
-#    tries = tries + 1
-#    time.sleep(5)
+   except:
+    tries = tries + 1
+    time.sleep(5)
   if report_success:
    output.speak(_("%s succeeded.") % action)
   if _sound != None: self.sound.play(_sound)
@@ -255,16 +265,16 @@ class Session(object):
 
   items_ = []
   try:
-   if self.db[name].has_key("next_cursor"):
-    next_cursor = self.db[name]["next_cursor"]
+   if self.db[name].has_key("cursor"):
+    cursor = self.db[name]["cursor"]
    else:
-    next_cursor = -1
+    cursor = -1
   except KeyError:
-   next_cursor = -1
-  tl = getattr(self.twitter.twitter, function)(cursor=next_cursor, count=self.settings["general"]["max_tweets_per_call"], *args, **kwargs)
+   cursor = -1
+  tl = getattr(self.twitter.twitter, function)(cursor=cursor, count=self.settings["general"]["max_tweets_per_call"], *args, **kwargs)
   tl[items].reverse()
   num = self.order_cursored_buffer(name, tl[items])
-  self.db[name]["next_cursor"] = tl["next_cursor"]
+  self.db[name]["cursor"] = tl["next_cursor"]
   return num
 
  def start_streaming(self):
diff --git a/src/twitter/utils.py b/src/twitter/utils.py
index 28587fb8..a115149b 100644
--- a/src/twitter/utils.py
+++ b/src/twitter/utils.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import url_shortener, re
-""" Some utilities for the twitter interface."""
 import output
 from twython import TwythonError
 import config
+import logging
+log = logging.getLogger("twitter.utils")
+""" Some utilities for the twitter interface."""
 
 __version__ = 0.1
 __doc__ = "Find urls in tweets and #audio hashtag."
@@ -96,11 +98,11 @@ def api_call(parent=None, call_name=None, preexec_message="", success="", succes
   parent.parent.sound.play("error.wav")
  return val
 
-def is_allowed(tweet):
+def is_allowed(tweet, clients):
  allowed = True
  if tweet.has_key("retweeted_status"): tweet = tweet["retweeted_status"]
  source = re.sub(r"(?s)<.*?>", "", tweet["source"])
- for i in config.main["twitter"]["ignored_clients"]:
+ for i in clients:
   if i.lower() == source.lower():
    allowed = False
    log.exception("Tuit not allowed: %s" % (tweet["text"],))
diff --git a/src/wxUI/view.py b/src/wxUI/view.py
index 751e8a8e..95499f12 100644
--- a/src/wxUI/view.py
+++ b/src/wxUI/view.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ class mainFrame(wx.Frame):
 
   # buffer menu
   buffer = wx.Menu()
+  self.load_previous_items = buffer.Append(wx.NewId(), _(u"&Load previous items"))
   self.mute = buffer.Append(wx.NewId(), _(u"&Mute"))
   self.mute.Enable(False)
   self.autoread = buffer.Append(wx.NewId(), _(u"&Autoread tweets for this buffer"))