May
31
Learning from the past
May 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment
On my journalism course they gave us a bunch of books on a list to get . . I eagerly purchased got a few before I realised that most were way, way out of date. In a quiet moment the other day I picked up ‘the British Press: A Manifesto’ for the first ever time. […]
May
27
Badger signs off…
May 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Eric Coulson is a milblogger writing from theatre inside Iraq. He’s consistently served up pithy insights from the front line and thanks to his regular appearances on the BBC World Service’s World Have Your Say and The World Today (and BBC domestic radio — about 18 months ago I got home, turned on Radio 4 […]
May
12
Bunyan v Hansen
May 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Congratulations are in order for the BBC World Service. Newshour and World Have Your Say up for 2008 Sony awards! UPDATE 12th May 2008: World Have Your Say wins Gold. World Have Your Say is the running for some memorable shows, two of which I’m proud to say I worked on. The first, Issa’s house, […]
May
4
Listen with Quentin
May 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Pulp Fiction 14 years on with Mr. Tarantino in the cinema taking questions afterwards . . . fascinating.
May
4
What’s the frequency Mary?
May 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment
It seems that Dan isn’t the only one still feeling the pain of those memos . More than four years on and the second-biggest name in the whole Rathergate business still finds it hard to let go.
Apr
25
Drive Thru Soundtracks
April 25, 2008 | 61 Comments
This page accompanies the main Drive Thru page which you can find here and lists the soundtracks on each Drive Thru. Note, the information is gleaned from the DVD release’s main feature and excludes the bonus clips. As far as I know the tracks are listed here in the order in which they appear in […]
Apr
23
St George and the flagging
April 23, 2008 | 1 Comment
The attempt to revive St George as a national icon of celebration splutters to a halt today in England. A verse from The True Dragon by Brian Patten St George was out walking He met a dragon on a hill, It was wise and wonderful Too glorious to kill Mr Patten was commissioned to write […]
Apr
21
One scallion please, and hold the entrails…
April 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment
According to Lonely Planet’s China guide: China has one of the finest cuisines in the world, and from back-alley dumpling shops to four-star banquet halls, travellers surely won’t leave disappointed You’ve got to ask if this is yet more Lonely Planet chicanery? I’ve never been to China but if my experience in rural Thailand and […]