UK riots – live BBC coverage
No words can possibly describe. For a live look at what’s going on in London and surrounding areas, here’s a live link to BBC coverage. Be safe London.
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Lost Hitchcock film gem unearthed
Lost Hitchcock Film Discovered in New Zealand Yes, I know the master of suspense spent much of his later years in Hollywood, but he was born in Leytonstone, London, England. Widely regarded as the greatest British film director of all-time in a 2007 poll of film critics conducted by the Daily Telegraph, Alfred Hitchcock was […]
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Rowan Atkinson, alias, Johnny English, leaves hospital 'shaken, not stirred'
Thankfully, and luckily, comedy great, Rowan Atkinson walked away from a crash Thursday evening where his beloved McLaren F1 met a tree and lamp post in a confrontation on a rain-slicked road in Cambridge. Unfortunately, the McLaren wasn’t so lucky. It was only days ago that the former star of the brilliant Blackadder and Mr. Bean […]
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Happy Great British Beer Festival 2011 to all!
We (or you) may already be several days into the 2011 Great British Beer Festival, but there’s still plenty of beer and plenty of time to sample over 1000 different real ales, ciders and foreign beers from around the world. So much for the saying, so much beer, so little time. In the case of […]
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Doctor Who by Tube anyone?
For Doctor Who fans worldwide, this is about the greatest thing since sliced bread. For those few that have resisted jumping aboard the TARDIS these past 48+ years, this will be nothing more than an ice-cream headache. Either way, this is pretty darn cool and something you should give of your time and effort to […]
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And the Emmy goes to….
With the 53rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards having just been announced in Los Angeles, it’s nice to see so many programs that both you and I have talked about over the past year get the recognition they really deserve. Just a reminder, series 2 of Downton Abbey is set for a January 2012 premiere on […]
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David Attenborough's back garden solves 130+ year old murder mystery
Imagine, you’re David Attenborough. There’s probably nothing you haven’t seen in your 85 years on Planet Earth and over 50 years of producing, presenting and narrating natural history films for the BBC. There’s probably a point where nothing that you come across in your travels surprises you either. Well, I’m guessing, after this find, you […]
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Top Gear salutes the Space Shuttle
Unfortunately, there remains, at this moment, a question as to whether or not weather will cause a slight delay with todays final space shuttle launch of the Atlantis from the Kennedy Space Center. While it’s only a 30% “go” at this point for a Friday launch, NASA is predicting a definite weekend launch should todays […]
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A personal invite to visit Britain and a BFI fellowship – all in a days work for Dame Judi Dench
After seeing this recent campaign put together by Visit Britain, how can you not pick up the phone and get thee to Hever Castle immediately. Next year will be all Olympics all the time during London 2012 so my suggestion would be to go now no matter what side of the pond you reside. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPrmGtDVXrk […]
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Wrong Trousers Day 2011 from Wallace & Gromit
It’s 24 June 2011 so, naturally, it’s the perfect day to don your wackiest trousers and go to work. Why, is probably your immediate question. Easy enough. It’s officially Wrong Trousers Day 2011, deemed so by the Wallace and Gromit Foundation which raises funds for children in hospitals and hospices across the UK. Crackin’ good […]
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