Once again January is upon us, leaving the huge void in the TV schedule that the BBC always feels is appropriate to stuff with some kind of cheap talent show (Fame Academy, and other ‘one-off’ talent/singing series, I am referring to you). This year, however, they’ve taken a different route and commissioned a series of […]
Snowy Britain from Space!
There’s currently an image going around the internet of Great Britain from space in the current snowy climate (taken by NASA’s Terra satellite), which I think we all agree is rather spectacular! It made me giggle a little to see that Eire is without snow… much in the way that the BBC weather forecasters give […]
Doctor Who – 2010 Preview
The BBC have released a preview montage of what we can expect in 2010 from new Doctor, Matt Smith: Very exciting, I am especially fearful of the return of the Weeping Angels! Unsure about Smith’s Doctor still, but I have learnt that the best thing to do is to give people a few episodes before […]
Florence and the Machine and Billy Bragg – Fairytale of New York
My favourite Christmas song, and I think they’ve done a grand version of it – I especially liked the introduction of the harp to the piece. Recorded specially for Rob Da Bank’s Radio One show. Although it lacks the chemistry, passion and humour that is in the original, I think that, taken as a mellowed […]
Enid [Women We’ve Loved]
Following on from my previous post where I blogged about how much I was looking forward to BBC Four’s Women We’ve Loved series, I have just found time to sit down and catch up with Enid, which aired last week. I have to say, I found this programme absolutely beastly (for lack of a better […]
Gari Wellingham 