Month: October 2003
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Oil slicks found to keep seals young, supple
A fanstastic story about The Simpsons being sued for a brief moment, by sister channel Fox News for carrying a fake news ticker. Read down to the full list of stories they ran.
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Rome
I’ve got to be excited by the news that HBO and the BBC are making a major 12 part drama series – Rome. Only two more years to wait now!
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American Environment
There was a fantastic article in The Guardian last Friday detailing the environmental travesties that are taking place across the USA. It seems that the US simply can’t face up to what’s happening. Actually I say “article” but it’s more of a mini-book, being several thousand words long.
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Bright Young Things
Bright Young Things is Stephen Fry’s adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s Vile Bodies. If you hadn’t already realised, I absolutely love Evelyn Waugh’s novels – indeed all his books. It’s a while since I last read Vile Bodies, and needless to say that I’ll be rereading it fairly shortly. But this is about the film, which…
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Middlesex
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100 Books
Well the BBC for ages have been collating the nations favourite Big Reads, and some while ago published to top 100. This has now been further whittled down to the top 21. In the meantime, The Observer has published its list of the 100 Greatest Novels of All Time. This was followed up by readers…
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The Queen in Enfield
I thought that I ought to record this. I was on my way to Enfield Town station, taking a back route through Holly Walk when I approached the market place. I couldn’t help but notice that crash barriers seem to have been placed up, there were police in evidence, and all the market stalls were…
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Channel 4 Getting Worse
Although it’s not the best argued piece I’ve ever read, it’s certainly true that Channel 4 is dropping its standards quite badly just now. Yes they broadcast suff like The Deal, and Tony Robinson’s historical pieces, but their mass market stuff is getting worse and worse, with a real common denominator at the bottom their…
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Ladysmith
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Zanzibar
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News Corp to Sue the BBC?
The row engendered by the BBC unencrypting their services on digital satellite is getting worse, with News Corp threatening to sue over the likes of Buffy, The Simpsons and 24. This follows disputes with some film companies – although Buena Vista signed a deal last week with the BBC. Basically the footprint of the Astra…
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No Blakes 7 Anytime Soon
Indeed there may now not be any B7 ever, as it turns out that the people behind the plan haven’t really got the best interests of the series at heart. They’ve fallen out with Paul Darrow (Avon), and since he’ll no longer be taking part, it seems unlikely to happen now. And I hadn’t previously…