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After yesterday's edition of Rev, there was a flurry of tweets, expressing sadness and disappointment about it. Avoiding spoilers, suffi...

Image via Wikipedia Although I will be over in church for some music he probably wouldn't approve of, I'll be recording the BBC4 pro...

Image via Wikipedia The other day I finally got round to buying a DVD I have wanted to have for some time - a compilation from The Tube, the...

Having caught a bit of the dreaded programme last night, I'd just like to clarify that the best piece of music during the programme is N...

There will be too much blah about Nick Griffin and the BNP on the web already, but I feel last night's Question Time can't pass wit...

Looking forward to keeping up with the coverage this weekend. Saw the Specials doing Ghost Town - a Coventry inspired song by the city's...

Interesting discussion on TV about plans for 6 month teacher training. Lots of talk about the job and employability of bankers. No use of th...

The whole Ross / Brand thing has raised quite a debate about bad language on TV, and more generally in society. I've recently correspond...

Let's be clear - I don't watch Strictly Come Dancing. I live with X-Factor addicts, so the choice wouldn't be open to me anyway....

A lot of speculation about the identity of the current Stig on Top Gear. David Coulthard is retiring from F1 after today's race, so ther...

It was a busy weekend. Set off Saturday morning to get to Nottingham for Keith & Carol's silver wedding celebrations. (I was best ma...

The US version of the series has just launched. The script is supposed to be 75% the same, although I can't quite imagine how Gene Hunt ...

Enjoyed watching Ian Hislop on the story of the famous 'Beeching axe' - when many railway lines, including many much-loved scenic br...

There's so much TV involving cameras wandering around after people in 'real life' situations, and I'm not a great fan. Howev...

Have been picking and choosing my Olympic viewing, but it's been great stuff. Usually lots of heroic failures and a few unexpected valia...

Just watched an awesome line-up on Later with Jools Holland . Paul Simon, David Gilmour , David Crosby , Graham Nash and Elvis Costello . N...

Have been a bit quiet this week on the blogging front. Not quite sure what caused all the distractions. Enjoy is not quite the right word to...

Image via Wikipedia Just read that MPs tabled a motion proposing a ban on the sale of Blue Peter badges. Apparently there has been outbreak ...

Watched the Facing the Truth programme chaired by Desmond Tutu over the last two nights, and found myself unable to take my eyes off the sc...

Really enjoying Life on Mars , the time-travel drama running on BBC TV at the moment. If you haven't seen it, it involves a police offic...