We live in a connected world. The news story I will see presented by George Alagiah on the 10 o’clock news on BBC One will feature in print media such as The Daily Mail and on the radio in heated debates on BBC Radio Five Live. Therefore we have to be selective on the news […]
Becoming Mike Teevee
Friday 27th September will go down in the history of UK television as a bumper day. Perhaps not since Christmas were so many shows starting, returning or saying goodbye on an epic night of television, focused mainly on Channel 4. Late September is always the time that new shows start Stateside and favourites, such as […]
Life Before Shazam
How did we identify songs before the mobile app Shazam? Well, you would have to remember a key lyric in the song, ideally the chorus. In most cases, you would just have to record those words to memory, rather than write them down as a note on your smartphone. We are talking about the pre-smartphone […]
Friday Review
Many many years ago, Friday would be my day to reflect on the week gone by and preview my maneuvers for the weekend. Unfortunately the reality of my hectic modern life, is I rarely find the time to blog, let alone review my week past and weekend present. Last Friday evening, while watching the appalling […]
Pearson, Specter & Litt?
Never underestimate the power of television to change your mind. Characters you actually hate, can turn within the course of a television season (or in the case of Suits, half season – a mere ten episodes) to the point you warm to them and perhaps even have great affection for. In case of Louis Litt, […]
Who’s That Girl?
Series Three of Suits started over six weeks ago and every minute has been gripping. Although the humour too, has hit completely new (and unexpected) levels. It is too early to perhaps judge, only seven episodes in, but I believe it is as good as Series Two (perhaps even better). Watching the episode which aired […]
Beaming With Pride
After his television premiere in July last year, my dear friend Ali is appearing in his second Barclays advert currently on regular rotation on the television networks. In fact, the advert was screened in the peak ‘prime time’ slot during Celebrity Big Brother on Channel 5 on Thursday evening. As I am now such a […]
Summer Evening At The Races
Believe it or not this was my first time at Royal Windsor Racecourse. My new employers had arranged a social night out and kindly invited me along. (I had been a last minute addition but thankfully they had a few spare spaces.) It bought back memories of going to Newmarket while on placement over ten […]
A Fresh Challenge
In your travels across this green and pleasant land, have you noticed office buildings? I am sure you have, we all have. Some are rather iconic, such as Downing Street as an extreme example. Sure this may be a home but it is also the office of the Prime Minister. I, like everybody else, have […]
You Will Believe A Man Can Fly
While I sometimes feel old beyond my years, there are many times I am glad I grew up in the early Eighties. Superman is my favourite superhero and the role was played by Christoper Reeve as if he had been born for the title role. May his soul forever rest in piece. His gift to […]