Mar
30
More Who. Much More
March 30, 2005 | 5 Comments
The Guardian is reporting that Jane Tranter, Head of Drama Commissioning at the BBC, has confirmed that she’s commissioned a second series of Doctor Who, as well as a Christmas special.
The Guardian’s gone for registration, so unless you’ve signed up you can’t get the story, but if you want to, go to Media Guardian and […]
Mar
30
Now That’s What I Call….
March 30, 2005 | Comments Off
David has been introducing me to all sorts of music recently that I otherwise wouldn’t have touched wit a bargepole, and generally speaking, I’m liking it.
Recent additions to my listening range include:
Kaiser Chiefs - whose album Employment is very impressive. Favourite track is probably You can have it all, though I predict a riot […]
Mar
30
The School Meals Thing
March 30, 2005 | 3 Comments
I’ve avoided commenting on the whole sorry saga of the pathetic state of the school meal system in England and Wales, but as the government has decided to make some new cash available for ingredients, it’s reminded me to make a comment about a brief bit of the Jamie Oliver series that kicked it all […]
Mar
27
Doctor Oooooooh!
March 27, 2005 | Comments Off
We liked it, I think it’s safe to say - Graham Norton intruding from BBC3 notwithstanding.
Pacing was good, performances were good with the screaming exception of Rose’s boyfriend, who was, bluntly, crap. Humour was at about the right level, and the much-commented-on ‘intrusive’ incidental music wasn’t really anything of the kind.
And the preview of […]
Mar
23
More Anglican Church Entertainment
March 23, 2005 | 1 Comment
Look - Scotland thinks gay ministers are okay.
The radio this morning was full of comments about how this is going to add to the potential for schism in the church.
All I can say is that the more energy they expend fighting among themselves, the less likely they are to be focusing their anger and hatred […]
Mar
22
I’m Off To Bosnia….
March 22, 2005 | Comments Off
…. who wouldn’t be?
“And now people watching this film abroad will say ‘Ah you see, they’re all homosexuals in Bosnia’.”
Mar
22
Timekeeping
March 22, 2005 | 3 Comments
I just realised how well this coming weekend is falling. The clocks are going forward, resulting in an hour less to sleep in, but for once, it’s happening over a long weekend, so it’s not going to feel quite as grievously unfair.
I don’t know why I always have that reaction to the start of […]
Mar
21
Trailer Park
March 21, 2005 | 4 Comments
Oddly, given that I said I wasn’t going to shut up about it, it’s been more than a week since I posted about Doctor Who. But all that’s over with now.
The full trailers, which started airing last Tuesday, are now all over the BBC, and make it all look very exciting - It’s all […]
Mar
21
Are You Thinking????
March 21, 2005 | 16 Comments
Am I the only one who’s thoroughly engraged by that “Are you thinking what we’re thinking?”campaign that the Tories are running on billboards at the moment?
The ones in particular that annoy me are:
“I mean; How hard can it be to keep a hospital clean?”, which is not only insulting to all the people who work […]
Mar
15
And While I’m On The Subject
March 15, 2005 | 1 Comment
What is it about Northern Irish politics that makes the worst possible examples of humanity rise to the top? On both sides of the political divide you find equally monstrous examples. If it’s not Gerry Addams and Martin McGuinness and their mealy-mouthed defences of the indefensible, it’s the vile Ian Paisley confirming with […]