Posts from September 2006

"But"

Such a little word. And we'll be coming back to "but" shortly. However (which is "but" in adult clothing, I know; don't write in). However, let us start by not parroting faithfully the line all newspapers chose to latch on...

Speeding demons

An incident that only occurred in the mind of a Daily Mail journalist provides a Transdiffusion writer the opportunity of venting his spleen. Again. As a professed fan of the BBC, I never like having to criticize them. The good...

Throwing in the towel

Stroud licence tangle at Ofcom From the end of this month, the town of Stroud (in Gloucestershire, not far from Cheltenham) will be without a local radio station as UKRD closes down Star 107.9, but what's unprecedented is the fact...

Ratings casualty

BBC News: TV host seriously hurt in crash Top Gear has been a runaway success for the BBC in its recent incarnation, with its mix of irreverent humour and factual presentation appealing to a much wider audience than traditional motoring...

ITV Thames Valley to be late

Media Guardian: Launch of ITV region delayed Actually the news that ITV's new Thames Valley region (a combination of Meridian West and Central South) is going to launch a month late on 4 December isn't exactly the most exciting...

Comedy of errors

End of the line for Jane Hall You really, honestly, truthfully couldn't make this up. A series which had finished filming in May 2004 was originally scheduled to be shown in October of the same year but instead gets pulled...

Put that thing down!

So, the World Cup has long since passed, and as a result you're probably watching the crop of available HD channels on your Sky box and wondering what to do next. Needless to say, the BBC content is wonderful -...

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