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Wednesday, July 27th, 2016

Eden – An adventure into Reality TV

Eden Channel 4

The Recipe.. Take Castaway, Big Brother, Survivors, I’m a Celebrity Get me out of here, The Island, mix them in a bowl. Add some hanky panky, personality traits of persons mainly under the age of 35 and you get a TV Show !! Link to Channel 4 Catch up at bottom of Article The concept […]

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Friday, June 10th, 2016

Springwatch 2016 – Unfair Criticism !

Springwatch unfair criticism

BBC2’s Springwatch this year has received quite a few complaints which have spread to the National Press about showing young birds being taken from their nests before fledging. Blue Tits have been taken by a Jay, Woodpeckers by a Stoat and one video clip showed a Sparrowhawk taking a Swallow. Remarks we’ve had around Social […]

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Saturday, January 3rd, 2015

The Big Allotment Challenge returns to BBC2

  Following dome pretty critical feedback from the first series in 2014 I have to say I was quite surprised about the programme returning for 2015, but it seems the BBC took on the moans and groans, made a few changes so here we are again. The main change is that this series the Competitors […]

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Wednesday, February 20th, 2013

Richard Briers – Sowing Seeds

The passing away of Richard Briers this week is a sad loss to the World of Stage and small screen. He will be remembered for many Plays and Comedy Series from Shakespeare to Ever Decreasing Circles, he played parts to appeal to almost any taste, but without doubt the one programme he will be remembered […]

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Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

Cinema for Modern Man

To say ‘going to the Flicks’ has changed over the years is a bit of an understatement I guess, but to put records straight, this isn’t in any way detrimental to any Cinema Companies – you’re all doing a grand job for the people of this time and most important, giving people employment. So, for […]

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Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

A Simple Life ?

a look at BBC2’s new series ‘How to live a Simple Life’ In this new TV Documentary series, part-time Vicar, Peter Owen Jones shows us his quest to live and survive on what amounts to zero money. First it has to be said that with his job he gets a free house (grossly too big […]

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Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Portillo the Railwayman

Once upon a time, not so long ago, Michael Portillo was best known for being a rather suave debinair Member of Parliament and a strong allie of the then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Upon being a close third place in the Leadership Election following John Majors term of Office and a loss in the General […]

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Friday, January 1st, 2010

Darts lives again

It was Tuesday, I was in Southampton with my daughter and Grand kids. The youngsters were playing in the background, so I thought I’d watch the World Darts on TV. I was surprised to get away with watching the remainder of the Programme as I usually get out voted, especially if I threaten them with […]

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Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Modern Art – My take

I watched with interest a new TV series the other night where young Modern Artists are in an ‘Apprentice’ type situation of winning a prize to have their works displayed in St. Petersburg. It’s a personal view I guess, one’s own idea of what Art is, but for me, this just seemed to be confirming […]

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Monday, October 26th, 2009

Ray Mears Surviving TV

I’m really glad to see yet another TV series featuring Bushcraftsman Ray Mears. ‘Northern Wilderness’, a journey accross Canada, is BBC2’s latest documentary series and has a lot more to offer than previous programmes. To many viewers, Ray Mears is a ‘blokes bloke’, a somewhat macho Guy going around telling us how to survive in […]

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Monday, January 19th, 2009

The new Lloyd-Webber

If I were to choose whom I personally feel to be a genius in Film and Stage Music, I’d say Enio Morricone (see this page) for film and Andrew Lloyd Webber for Stage, although I guess I should say ‘Lord Webber’. I, like many of my age group, was first introduced to Lloyd Webber through […]

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Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

Daytime TV 2009 ?

. It seems to me that because of the Credit Crisis and the expectation of it being a long term affair, Daytime TV may have to make a few changes. Will ‘Escape to the Country’ change to ‘Flee just about anywhere’ ? Will ‘Home or Away’ become ‘We’ll stay where we are’ ? These property […]

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