Category Archives: TV/Radio
Three days in the life of the Poo Lady
Last week ended triumphantly for “Dr” Gillian McKeith “PhD”, but worryingly for those of us with the capacity for rational thought. The latest PLR statistics for public library borrowing in the UK show the Poo Lady’s books in first and … Continue reading
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Your own private picture palace
Matthew Sweet mourns the decline of challenging film presentations on terrestrial TV in yesterday’s Guardian… Where did all the great movies go? I don’t think it’s *quite* as bad as he suggests… there’s a trickle of decent films on BBC4, … Continue reading
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And now, the news…
Y’know, I spend a lot of time backing the BBC. I’m happy to pay the license fee and I’m comfortable with the concept of a patriarchal state media corporation that dares to tell us what it thinks we ought to … Continue reading
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FilmFour on Freeview
Now that’s what I call good news! In this household’s occasional ruminations upon whether we could justify paying for a subscription-based cable or satellite TV service, FilmFour represented the main motivation for doing so (along with the Italian football, since … Continue reading
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B(u)erk
Bob Geldof’s favourite heart-tugging BBC correspondent Michael Buerk reckons the balance of power in broadcasting has shifted too far. According to the former newsreader, “almost all the big jobs in broadcasting are held by women”. Really? BBC Director General – … Continue reading
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Televisual anticipation
http://www.trashbat.co.ck There’s a decent feature about Chris Morris (and ‘Nathan Barley’, the new comedy series he’s co-written with Charlie Brooker) in today’s Observer. One little factual error therein… Chris never “announced the death of Michael Heseltine” on Radio 1. His … Continue reading
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John Peel R.I.P.
Celebrity deaths often seem distant and impersonal to me, more like the cancellation of a popular product than the sad end to a person’s life. John Peel, though, was different. It wasn’t just that he came across as “a normal … Continue reading
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A-HAAAAAAA!
Jonathan Edwards seems like a nice bloke, but he’s probably not quite ready for top TV sports punditry just yet. Commentating on the men’s high jump in the Olympics, he produced this piece of classic Alan Partridge… “And here is… … Continue reading
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Fox News in “ignorant bilge” shocker
It’s easy for fans of the BBC, such as myself, to be smug at times like these. Especially when you see what Rupert Murdoch’s money is being used for. Watch this little piece of ignorance from Fox News… ‘My Word’ … Continue reading
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Another fine cross-media plug from the Dirty Digger
I wish I hadn’t dug out that URL from the Sun in the last entry. Before I knew what I was doing, I was browsing their website, and happened upon the story that the BBC is to be banned from … Continue reading
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