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That title’s probably a little unfair, as there are occasionally – very occasionally – some decent dramas on ITV1, but they can be a little scarce and take some hunting down. It’s also possible that Rock Rivals is the best thing since sliced-bread, but given that it comes from the production company who I like…

The comments are a fun read…

Look – we all know the fashion business is nonsense. But if there’s one recent trend that’s really annoyed me, for no good reason, it’s the sudden desire for Ugg boots. These Australian made pieces of footwear are, in themselves, perfectly fine (the fact that “Ugg” has been adopted as a trade name, when in…

In a smart PR move to promote UKTV Gold now running BBC1’s Robin Hood, the company commissioned some research which has resulted in worldwide coverage. Seemingly teenagers think that Winston Churchill didn’t exist and that Robin Hood was real. When I read about something like this, I immediately want to read the full press release,…

…reading breakfastdj.blogspot.com aren’t they? (Doing for radio what the Secret Blog of a TV Controller (aged 33 and 3/4) did for a person who’s in no way connected with BBC Three)

“RAJAR”:http://www.rajar.co.uk/ has just released its findings from a piece of research into podcasting in the UK. The report also considers usage of “Listen Again” features, as well as Personlised Online Radio (e.g. Last.fm or Pandora (RIP)). There is, of course, some debate about what a “podcast” actually is. But we needn’t worry too much about…

So you’ve got some valuable documents and perhaps some cash that you need to look after. You decide you want to put them in a safe. Surely, if you’re that concerned, you’ll want to spend more than £7.98?

It’s interesting to note that the BBC is now advertising the iPlayer quite significantly. I’ve seen ads on the Guardian Unlimited site, as well as search ads in Gmail. On top of both of these there are the TV “ads” on BBC television.

Voices is the third in the Inspector Erlendur series, following Silence of the Grave and Tainted Blood. Erneldur is a fairly dour Icelandic detective, and this novel is set in the run-up to Christmas at a large Reykjavik hotel. When Santa’s needed for a party at the hotel, a maid goes to look for quiet…

I know I shouldn’t be doing it. But I am. Yes, the Daily Mail has another of those DVD offers on, and it’s a good one. They’re giving away the quite wonderful Brideshead Revisited every day for 12 days starting from last Saturday. I know that there’s no excuse, especially from a paper that tries…

You know that there’s that “trendy” way to way a scarf – ideally a striped one? The picture above clearly explains why I’d never wear a scarf like that.

Does anyone know of an offline blogging program that will run on the Asus EEE without the need for me to install a different OS? I’ve used Windows Live Writer on XP successfully in the past but would really like something that I can install on my EEE. And some instructions about how to do…