Month: July 2014

  • RAJAR Q2 2014

    This post is brought to you in association with RALF from DP Software and Services. I’ve used RALF for the past 6 years, and it’s my favourite RAJAR analysis tool. So I’m delighted to be able to bring you this analysis. For more details on RALF, contact Deryck Pritchard via this link or phone 07545…

  • Great Britain

    Here’s something a little unusual – a play that was written and rehearsed in secrecy, only being revealed at the culmination of the hacking trial, with the first performances at the National Theatre taking place just a week later. This certainly ticked all my boxes with the subject matter. This a fictionalised account of the…

  • London Live

    I’ll begin by admitting that I’m not and have never been a fan of former Department of Culture, Media and Sport minister Jeremy Hunt’s plans for local television. I think it speaks volumes that when the applications went in, there were remarkably few radio or newspaper groups involved in bids. Here are media organisations already…

  • Published!

    I was chuffed that one of my photos from this year’s Tour de France in Yorkshire was used as a newspaper wraparound this week. So if you’re up in the Dales, do pick up a copy!

  • Au Revoir Le Tour

    The third and final stage of this year’s Tour de France in the UK was the fast(ish) and flat Cambridge to London run. And this time, I actually cycled out to meet the Tour from home. That meant carrying just a small camera, and unfortunately the proof is in the pudding. I entirely missed taking…

  • More Yorkshire – Stage 2 of the 2014 Tour de France

    This time, I stood on a very long stretch of the Skipton Road as the riders headed out through Harrogate and onto “Cote de Buttertubs.” Here are a few of my favourites. A load more photos on Flickr.

  • Tour de France 2014 Stage 1 – Yorkshire En FĂȘte

    Depart London 5am. Arrive North Yorkshire 9.30am. Get lost a little because of road closures, and then find a nice little place to park. Then take a three mile hike onto Grinton Moor (or Cote de Griton Moor as the French both renamed and mispelled it). Realise that you really should have brought your bike…

  • Big Data Really Works

    Two great examples! Despite a wealth of left-leaning and liberal titles bought from Amazon over the years, yesterday they sent me this special one day deal: More on the money was the fact that I like a bit of folk music. So a targeted Amazon folk email seems sensible, especially as it highlights the brand…

  • On DAB and Five Live

    It was a really interesting day for radio today with several important announcements. Of most interest to me was the formal announcement of the advertisement for a second national DAB multiplex. You may remember that back in 2007, this multiplex was previously advertised with Channel 4 winning it ahead of NGW the transmission supplier (since…