Despite provocation, I have never grudged the licence fee. No matter how much shit the BBC shoveled at me – EastEnders, Fearne Cotton, regional news – I maintained that the Beeb provided a service that no other corporation would. I may not have used all the services it provided, certainly not the most popular ones, [...]
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Not one to criticise, as you know, but by the name of all that is holy, what is this muck? Paloma Faith is described as “an ex magician’s assistant, trained contemporary dancer, St Martin’s alumni with an MA in theatre direction, a performer in burlesque show and dance club, and an actress, who recently added [...]
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Radio 2 on a Sunday is an odd thing. It seems that this is the day when it reverts to the days of the Light Programme, with frothy nothingness the default setting. It contains a schedule aimed almost entirely at middle-class retirees from the Cotswolds, from Alan ‘Fucking’ Titchmarsh in the morning through to Elaine [...]
Filed under: General Stuff | Tagged: 1982, Bucks Fizz, Charts, Madness, Meatloaf, Pick of the Pops, radio 2, The Stranglers, Top 20 | 9 Comments »
It’s been a hell of a week for the poor old BBC, hasn’t it? And what caused all the trouble – a hard-hitting documentary which searched out and exposed corruption? An in-depth report in the news which caused an international incident? One of those blokes who walk in the background of news bulletins having a [...]
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I like to wake up gently in the morning. I’m not one for sleeping right up to the buzzer; indeed, I’m not even one for the buzzer. I like to come round gradually as the mellifluous strains of Britain’s favourite straight Irishman, Sir Terry Wogan. (Though occasionally I have to get up earlier and have [...]
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TFIF again chaps and chapesses, here we are again. And as I haven’t exactly been raining down positive love vibes this week, I was going to go for a sun-kissed, bunnies and candy apple column full of upbeat, smiley smiley shite. But I’m not in that kind of mood and our ever-growing list of readers [...]
Filed under: Friday Fives, General Stuff, Regular Features | Tagged: Factoids, radio 2, Steve Wright, thought | 10 Comments »
A friend once knew a ‘Page 3 Stunner’ type who, as these people are wont to do, wanted to bag herself a rich husband and would therefore pretty much bang anybody famous with some coin to flash around. One such experience led to her spending the night with Simply Red’s Mick Hucknall. The night was [...]
Filed under: General Stuff | Tagged: Mick Hucknall, new singles, Poverty, radio 2, Shite Music, Simply red | 13 Comments »
