A bit of a back-dated post as I’ve been meaning to write one for ages, but have always found myself short of something (namely some good photos!). Although Carlos, Tom, Greg and I were sat three rows from the front, dead centre (hurrah for work!), I decided that I’d much rather watch the concert and […]
Last Choir Standing – Knockout 3
*+*+* Warning – Spoilers *+*+* Just finished watching this on iPlayer and I have to say that, for the first time, I am disappointed with the result on this week’s show. In fact, the standard this week wasn’t all that great full stop! ACM Gospel Choir definitely deserved to be put straight through, however City […]
Return to… Castaway 2000
Recently, the BBC have been running a series called “Return to…” which, over 5 week-nights, focuses on a specific reality TV show from the past. The premise is that they get as many people that were associated with the show as possible together and they talk about their experiences on the show, all the ‘backstage’ […]
Across The Universe
I recently had the pleasure of watching Julie Taymor‘s “Across The Universe“, recently out on DVD. It’s a beautifully artistic and highly conceptual film (well, it is Taymor!) which is perhaps best known for using 32 songs from the Beatles‘ back-catalogue as it’s foundations. Trailer: Occasionally, due to the visual feast on offer, it can become a […]
The Making Of Me – Nature or Nurture?
I’ve just watched a programme called “The Making Of Me” on the BBC, which is a new series which tries to look into what makes us who we are and how much influence external factors can have on certain issues. For the first episode in the series, they asked John Barrowman to explore the possible […]
Gari Wellingham 