• Ford Cortina vs Audi Quattro….the debate rages on!

    Ford Cortina vs Audi Quattro….the debate rages on!

    After reading recently that Life on Mars, one of the great British series right up there with The Prisoner (IMHO) premiered on 9 January 2006, I reminded myself about the greatness of the series starring Philip Glenister as DCI Gene Hunt and John Simm as DI Sam Tyler. Primarily set in the 70s, the series centered around Tyler, a […]

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  • ‘Hotel Boss’ sets out to find the next Basil Fawlty

    ‘Hotel Boss’ sets out to find the next Basil Fawlty

    Just when you thought it might be safe to go back into the water, along comes something that gives you pause to where you might say to yourself….maybe not just yet. In this case, we’re talking the bane of good telly existence, the unscripted reality program. The surprising thing, IMHO, is that with a working […]

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  • And Now For Something Completely Different — Silly Walks are deemed ‘vigorous exercise’ just in time for 2023!

    And Now For Something Completely Different — Silly Walks are deemed ‘vigorous exercise’ just in time for 2023!

    A study by the BMJ found that a walking style made famous in a sketch by the Monty Python comedy troupe is actually vigorous exercise. Studies published in the annual holiday edition of the British Medical Journal, which traditionally highlights legitimate but offbeat research, indicate that a brief but brisk ‘silly walk’, similar to that made […]

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  • Paying tribute to his mother, King Charles’ first Christmas Day message spoke of hardship, the environment and faith in people!

    Paying tribute to his mother, King Charles’ first Christmas Day message spoke of hardship, the environment and faith in people!

    With images of food banks and help for the homeless alongside the speech, King Charles’ first Christmas message was broadcast from St George’s chapel at Windsor Castle, where the committal service of his late mother, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, was held three months ago. Reflecting back on the current cost-of-living crisis, the King spoke of the […]

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  • ‘Twas the Night before Christmas — John Cleese-style

    ‘Twas the Night before Christmas — John Cleese-style

    Much like watching It’s a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, A Christmas Story, Tuna Christmas or, as evidenced by a recent admission, Die Hard, one of my annual Christmas traditions is to listen to John Cleese’s adaptation of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas from podcast No. 28. Never mind that there have been endless readings over the years by the likes […]

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  • 50+ years down the road, Bob Dylan reveals what makes him ‘feel at home’

    50+ years down the road, Bob Dylan reveals what makes him ‘feel at home’

    A big TOH to Reid Robinson, Tellyspotting’s intrepid reporter in Richardson, TX who reminded me of one of music’s most controversial moments which occurred at Manchester’s Free Trade Hall in 1966. A heckler branded one of the greatest songwriters of all-time, “Judas” for going electric during a set thus ‘betraying his folk roots’. Reid pointed me in the direction of one Robert Allen Zimmerman and how, over a half century later, he answered one of life’s most sought-after musical questions.

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  • Recapping a 2016 brush with greatness while wishing Bill Nighy a very happy belated 73rd birthday!

    Recapping a 2016 brush with greatness while wishing Bill Nighy a very happy belated 73rd birthday!

    One of the all-time greats celebrated another trip around the Sun recently. William Frances (a.k.a. Bill) Nighy turned 73 on December 12. From Love Actually to Pirates of the Carribean to Pirate Radio to Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz to State of Play and the Johnny Worricker trilogy of Page Eight, Turks & Caicos and Salting the Battlefield, Bill Nighy can do no wrong in […]

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  • Waiting on the Tube, a snowball fight breaks out in London’s Underground

    Waiting on the Tube, a snowball fight breaks out in London’s Underground

    While snow this time of year is an extraordinarily magical thing, especially in London, it can wreak havoc on commuters trying to get from one place to the next. As you can imagine, the London Underground is no exception. Morning and evening rush hour travellers in London can be a bit moody especially when countless […]

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  • ‘Desert Island Discs’ set to begin its 9th decade on BBC Radio!

    ‘Desert Island Discs’ set to begin its 9th decade on BBC Radio!

      Having celebrated its’ 80th birthday on 29 January, 2022, BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs is perhaps the coolest show on the planet, which premiered on BBC radio in 1942. Created by Roy Plomley, the format is about as simple as you can get. A guest ‘castaway’ is invited to choose the eight records they […]

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