Month: June 2004

  • HHG2G

    Well today the BBC announced that the new Radio 4 series of Hitchhikers is coming to a radio near you from Tuesday 21 September at 6.30pm – a very specific time for something just a little way away. Still the site has both a video and audio preview! Meanwhile, there’s a competition to win a…

  • The Goodies

    Belatedly, The Goodies is all of a sudden seeing some kind of resurgence in popularity. A couple of weeks ago there was a two part documentary on Radio 4, No Fixed Abode, Cricklewood. And now tonight, we get Comedy Connections on The Goodies, featuring interviews with all of The Goodies and John Cleese. Must buy…

  • England Goes Rooney Mad

    Well if the plaudits for Wayne Rooney weren’t enough the other day, the papers are going to go mad tomorrow. Rooney helped England to a 4-2 win over Croatia, taking us through to a massive quarter-final match against the host nation tomorrow. Come on England!

  • Fleadh

    I spent several hours yesterday, in Finsbury Park getting very wet. I enjoyed myself, nonetheless. The Fleadh is one of those festivals that’s quite small, and I suppose gets smothered, coming on the weekend between the Isle of Wight Festival and Glastonbury. Still, not a bad line-up. I’d not seen Billy Bragg live before, but…

  • Greatest British Albums

    Observer Music Monthly published their list of the hundred greatest British Albums of all time yesterday. The list was compiled by critics, industry figures and pop stars. The Stone Roses came out top, although I’d argue that this was really down to the age of the average rock/pop journalist and/or pop stars. The list of…

  • The Best Thing About ITV’s Euro 2004 Coverage

    The best thing has got to be the press ads they’re running that use old logos from The Avengers (Beckham, Owen and Gerrard) and The Saint (featuring Michael Owen). [Sorry, can’t find online versions of them]

  • Everything I Hate About The Mail In One Simple Free Gift

    Yesterday’s Mail on Sunday had a free gift that really sums up everything I hate about that company. They were giving away free stickers for your car number plate. Many new cars now come with “Euro” numberplates – little European flags on the left hand side of the plates. Having these plates means, I think,…

  • Ofcom Raps Fox News

    Remember that somewhat hyperbolic, and ever-so-slightly misleading Fox News opinion piece by John Gibson? Well because Fox News is broadcast via Sky, they get to fall under Ofcom, who have today upheld a number of complaints made about it. This in itself probably doesn’t mean a great deal. However. repeat offences could result in sanctions…

  • Trivial Things That Annoy Me #1

    Carefully sidestepping any mention of last night’s football, I just wanted to sound off on something that is so trivial and so insignificant, that it shouldn’t matter to anyone. I’m talking about people who leave the stickers on their digital cameras and camcorders. Why? These are those little stickers that shout about the number of…

  • ITV1/ITV2 Scheduling

    Do the respective schedulers of ITV1 and ITV2 talk to one another much I wonder? I only ask because I note that ITV are trying to get maximum value out of their (no doubt pricy) Euro 2004 Fantasy Football. The new series “kicked off” at 10.00pm last night on ITV1, with a swift repeat at…

  • Bloomsday Tomorrow

    Memo to self: Really must read some James Joyce at some point.

  • Transit of Venus

    There are some wonderful images from the Transit of Venus across the Sun on Tuesday. Obviously I wanted to observe this myself in the best possible way. On Monday I read an article in Astronomy magazine that said I need a solar filter. OK, where do I get one of those for my camcorder at…