Category Archives: Stuff I’ve watched
Sci-fi fans like Douglas Adams because he wrote good sci-fi
Today would have been Douglas Adams’ 61st birthday, if he hadn’t gone and left the world a smaller, darker place by carelessly dying in 2001. Google have a celebratory Hitchhiker’s doodle (currently on their search homepage, after today it will … Continue reading
Aethelread’s Great Album Countdown: Introduction
Recently, BBC4 showed a series called Danny Baker’s Great Album Showdown, in which the veteran broadcaster (fresh from arguably the most awesome on-air resignation in the history of radio) discussed great albums from the genres of rock, pop and R&B. … Continue reading
Will Self isn’t even trying any more
Those of you with long memories, and the stamina to endure my dreadful blog for such a long period of time, will remember that I’ve had a dig at Mr Self before, by the means of an unflattering précis of … Continue reading
Downton Abbey is ‘posh soap opera’? No.
I can’t believe I’m going to write a post defending Downton Abbey, or the Conservative politician who created it… …but here goes… (Oh, by the way, there’s a mild SPOILER for one subplot of Series 3 in the final paragraph … Continue reading
Sexual health lessons from James Bond
The BBC News website has, in its Magazine section, a rather silly article about the sexual health of James Bond. My first and most overwhelming reaction is just to want to say “you’re not supposed to take 007 this seriously”. … Continue reading
Bupa Care Homes: Charlie’s Story
I’ve been watching the Paralympics, with the result that I’ve seen rather more in the way of TV adverts than I usually would. One of the ads I’ve seen most often is for Bupa Care Homes, and it purports to … Continue reading
Olympics
Well, at least the whingeing finally stopped… You may have begun to wonder if I’d given up blogging altogether. The truth is not quite, or at least not yet, although you won’t need me to tell you I seem to … Continue reading
Jubilee weekend: I won’t be cheering or booing
I don’t think it will come as much of a surprise to anyone who’s been reading this blog for a while to learn that I am not a royalist. I don’t think the queen or any of her extended family … Continue reading
President Obama and gay marriage
Can we, please, be clear about President Obama’s reasons for announcing his personal support for same-sex marriage? It’s not because:
‘Vicious’ bingo
Here’s a fun game that everyone can play – I call it Vicious Bingo. Pick a review of ITV sitcom Vicious – really, any review at all – and then award yourself a point any time you come across one … Continue reading →