In case you were wondering, the least musical person you know… is me. Not sure if you have been browsing the BBC website of late but you may have seen an experiment that they are running called “How Musical Are You” and you can find it here and join in the fun. Essentially it consists [...]
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The Least Musical Person That You Know
Posted: January 11, 2011 in MusicTags: BBC, experiment, How Musical Are You, Questionnaire, results, survey
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Clash Of The Ashes
Posted: November 29, 2010 in Countdown, HaikuTags: 2010, Adelaide, Ashes, BBC, Brisbane, Cook, Gabba, Liverpool, SkySports, Sports Personality of the Year, Spurs, Strauss, Trott
The News in Haiku #27…. “England fight back well, and Aussies look vulnerable As first test match drawn” A 22-year old woman in Massachusetts had a twitter account called @theashes – can’t really blame the girl for not knowing about the world’s greatest sporting rivalry but I do like the way that this story developed. [...]
Text “DONATE” to 70705
Posted: November 19, 2010 in CountdownTags: BBC, Charity, Children in Need, Donate, Pudsey, Support
TEXT “DONATE” TO 70705 to donate £5 to Children in Need TEXT “DONATE” TO 70710 to donate £10 to Children in Need I make no apology for taking a day off my normal blogging style to join in the appeal. Children in Need, starting tonight at 7pm on BBC1, is one of the charities that [...]
When I Was Younger
Posted: October 27, 2010 in CountdownTags: BBC, Death of the Doctor, Doctor Who, Jo Grant, Sarah Jane, The Herbs
“So I waited. I waited because you said you’d see me again. You did. I asked you and you said ‘Yes’. You promised and I thought, one day I’d hear that sound. Deep in the jungle I’d hear that funny wheezing noise and a big blue box right in the middle of the Amazon jungle.” [...]
Small Spender
Posted: October 19, 2010 in CountdownTags: Armed Forces, BBC, Comprehensive Spending Review, football, Inter Milan, Licence Fee, Shirley Bassey, Spurs, Wayne Rooney
“The minute you walked in the joint, I could see you were a man of distinction, a real big spender, Good lookin’ ,so refined” Shirley Bassey, “Big Spender”, 1984 I am tempted to spout forth with another outpouring of political angst. News that the government’s much-hyped Comprehensive Spending Review has begun to lead to some [...]
“It breaks my heart to see a nation cloned by someone else’s poetry, They got their backs snapped by 12 inch pressure of financial bigotry, You know I’ve still got pride in who I wanna be, I don’t wanna be like them, I just wanna be me.” Francis Dunnery, “American Life In The Summertime”, 1994 [...]
A Tale Of Two Letters
Posted: July 19, 2010 in CountdownTags: Andrew Tyrie, BBC, Caitlin Moran, Jeremy Hunt, License Fee, Twitter
“Dear Mrs F, Thnking back on the years I’v been at School I remember how small and scared I felt, but you made it alright. Thank you for my time in red class. I loved it. Love, A” Eleven Year-old boy, 19th July 2010 Today, is a tale of two letters. Over on Twitter, we [...]
Le Crunch
Posted: June 17, 2010 in World CupTags: 2010, Argentina, BBC, Domenech, France, Greece, Mexico, Nigeria, South Korea, Steve Wilson, World Cup
“It’s getting to le crunch for the French” “The longer this game has gone on, the worse France has got” “We’re in to three added minutes, but referee Khalil Al-Ghamdi of Saudi Arabia might as well blow up now.” (the wit and wisdom of) Steve Wilson, BBC Commentator, 17th June 2010 After the Spanish inquisition [...]
Two Banks Of Four
Posted: June 14, 2010 in World CupTags: azzuri, BBC, Cameroon, Denmark, Italy. Paraguay, Japan, Jonathan Pearce, Mick McCarthy, Netherlands, World Cup
“He’s known as Paul Newman for his looks. After the Hollywood superstar” Jonathan Pearce, 14th June 2010 Another day, another three matches. We had the first of what could genuinely be described as a shock following Japan’s 1-0 win over African favourites Cameroon. Both came in to the tournament on a dismall run of form [...]
