Showing posts with label tv. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tv. Show all posts
Friday, 18 November 2016

The world is fucked and books are all we have

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The world is fucked and books are all we have. When things are tough, I look for illumination in poetry, nothing has helped, but then a few...
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Monday, 29 December 2014

Carlos Acosta on BBC4

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With television so dumbed down and dispiriting, was a joy to come across Carlos Acosta on Boxing Day night. My favourite dance was this pi...
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Sunday, 6 January 2013

A game, a film & a book (The Lighthouse)

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I woke with a brutal sinus headache (I'm prone since an over zealous use of mothballs triggered inflammation many years ago) and took ...
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Tuesday, 23 October 2012

Jim'll Fix It

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Watching last night's Panorama, What the BBC Knew , in which the BBC investigates itself ,   I was  reminded of how deeply we were ...
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Wednesday, 11 July 2012

Why I watched an episode of 'Doctors' - a daytime BBC medical soap

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I can honestly say I never watch daytime TV, with the exception of when the Chilean miners were rescued, but I was curious about the ME stor...
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Saturday, 9 June 2012

Tumbling & falling

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Realised yesterday the Olympic flame will go right past my flat, just like the Pope. At least I'll be prepared this time, and not thi...
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Wednesday, 22 February 2012

A sabbatical from my sabbatical

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Taking a wee sabbatical from my sabbatical from ME blogging , I just have to link to this Ulster TV interview with Dr William Weir and Dr De...
Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Post-Alba: 'Toxic Tiredness' (Part Two) - updated

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(*Having re-watched Part Two, I've now added to this post in bold at the end.   And Part One is blogged here . **Also, both parts are...
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Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Toxic Tiredness (Part One) BBC Alba doc

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Part One of 'Toxic Tiredness', the BBC Alba documentary on ME is now available on iplayer for 7 days . I was so nervous before watc...
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Saturday, 21 January 2012

Stornoway Gazette previews BBC Alba documentary

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Preview of BBC Alba documentary  from the Stornoway Gazette . I'm told I am mainly in Part One, but make a brief appearance in Part Two...
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Monday, 16 January 2012

Counting crows, & BBC Alba

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I love this video of a crow using  a jar lid as a sledge.   And this is enlightening too , I didn't know they were so intelligent. The...
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Tuesday, 27 December 2011

You've got the sea in your eyes

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Had lovely few Christmas days (and birthday!) with my family. My favourite time, bedtime, bantering with my nephews who I was sharing a room...
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Thursday, 15 December 2011

The Opposite of Nonsense

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BBC Radio Norfolk: fantastic stuff from Dr Ian Gibson on ME: 'the medical brotherhood were pretty negative'. The medical brotherhoo...
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Friday, 11 November 2011

Prepare

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Prepare to be heartbroken and inspired: Unreported World on Gaza's disabled athletes preparing for Paralympics. Channel Four.
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Tuesday, 28 December 2010

Shapeless

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With typical aplomb I hurt my back on Boxing Day - brushing my teeth. I was forced to stay in bed. At least - at last! - I finished Wolf H...
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Saturday, 27 November 2010

Miranda & Voltaire

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I don't watch I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here. I can't watch the spiders, that big one that they have between shots (the ...
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Saturday, 2 October 2010

Those corrections...

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Forty seconds into The Review Show Jonathan Franzen realised there were errors in the UK edition of his new novel. I'd be furious too b...
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Saturday, 18 September 2010

A deluded Baroness

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I'm over my Pope moment and back to being an 'aggressive secularist'. Still overdosing on Lemsip and menthol pastilles. Still an...
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Saturday, 21 August 2010

The future of the novel

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Loved the discussion of the future of the novel on BBC Review Show last night. David Shields - his book was discussed - wants more reality i...
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Friday, 16 April 2010

'A black man in Plymouth'

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I've never really 'got' Twitter, am an infrequent user, but last night during the election debate , I saw how fast and furiously...
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