The BBC has signed a five year deal to broadcast Formula 1, which was good news, and largely unexpected. But a bit of thought has me wondering a few things: Martin Brundle is the new Murray Walker. He must move to the BBC, just as Murray Walker moved to ITV. Brundle is a superb commentator, his […]
A change at the BBC for which I have mixed feelings, but in a good way. The change? Evan Davis is moving to the Today programme from his post as BBC Economics Editor. Evan Davis is, to me, amongst the very best of the BBC’s editors. I enjoyed his pieces when he was ‘just’ the Newsnight […]
I still can’t think of Masterchef without thinking of Loyd Grossman’s “MaaaaasteurChef” pronounciation, the Sunday evenings at home, and that dark studio with the three coloured kitchens, and the “deliberating, cogitating and digesting” remark he always seemed to use that wore out after the first use. But the re-invention of the format - with the final […]
I know we simply don’t have enough american sit-com’s on UK TV, and many of them are dire. But we recently stumbled on ‘The Big Bang Theory‘, and both Frances and I have thoroughly enjoyed the two episodes so far. It’s sort of Third Rock meets Friends, with a very healthy touch of The IT Crowd. […]
The US elections are proving absolutely fascinating after Hillary Clinton won the latest primary, and there are some top-class BBC journalists doing an excellent job reporting this interesting process to us Brits. Jon Snow, former ITN Washington correspondent (My review of his autobiography here), has charged over there the last week or so, and has […]
Is it just me, but is the news today that house prices have fallen ’sharply’are ‘turning down’ a self-fulfilling media prophecy, along the same line as the run on Northern Rock not so long ago. Also, why is a monthly -0.8% drop, but an annual rise of 6.9% considered a ’sharp tumble’? That’s the BBC speaking, […]
As my post from last year about BBC trailers/miscellaneous advert music approaches a staggering 700 comments, I thought it made a lot of sense to revisit the post, summarise some of the big ‘discoveries’ we’ve made, and remind folk of some advert questions that haven’t been answered. Personally, my favourite piece of music at the moment […]
A few weeks back I wrote about my concerns about Russia and the push/positioning of various countries for the resources believed to exist under the North Pole. Channel 4 News - easily the best daily news bulletin on television - is running a series of reports on the issue, with Jon Snow heading up the live […]
I’ve a bit of a soft spot for US hospital and crime drama. Great diversionary stuff that’s great for getting far far away from the day job. Goodness knows even the worst episodes the US put out are leagues better than ‘Casualty’ or ‘The Bill’. Anyway, I’m particularly fond of ‘House‘, not least for the fact […]
A while back I was poking around lovefilm.com to choose a few DVD’s to receive, and stumbled upon the DVD of the classic BBC drama, The Day of the Triffids, and have just sat through all six episodes whilst Frances is away for the day on the Waverley (and I wanted to put my feet […]
