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Why does Bond still feel “right”?

I’m not particularly used to seeing things I like becoming media obsessions, so while it’s strange enough seeing Doctor Who things emblazoned across shelves in shops, it’s now become a daily occurence. Whereas the sheer juggernaut that has become Bond has emblazoned itself across seemingly every magazine in the newsagents, every music channel and a [...]

Is there American Life on Mars?

If you had told me about four years ago that I’d be seeing an American recreation of Life On Mars, I’d be astonished. Although it’s a killer concept - and one that only gets enhanced when you have Harvey Keitel in 1973 New York.
What amazes me is how the initial episode at least is [...]

BBC ‘World’ News…

After flicking through the various US TV channels, I was surprised to stumble across an edition of BBC World News on a free-to-air analogue terrestrial TV station. This would be the equivalent of being able to watch an American news programme on Channel Five, so I was somewhat amazed to find this. Then watched in [...]

Things I have learnt from two nights of American television

- One in five Americans has genital herpes. But you can buy a medication to slow it BUT THERE IS NO CURE. Da-da-da-daaaaaa
- People ought to vote for or against some kind of option 6 in Ohio about casinos
- If you’re going to vote for some kind of senior lawyer, know that he LET CRIMINALS [...]

When radio rebranding doesn’t quite work…

If you’re the kind of person who follows radio stations or listens to Virgin/Absolute Radio, you can’t have failed to notice the recent rebranding, emphasising the fact that it’s now Absolute Radio.
Unless you’re a relative of mine, who thought that the renaming of the radio station was a temporary sponsorship deal with the vodka [...]