Monthly Archives: November 2011
The X Factor: Guilty pleasures and musical heroes
Ohh that Tulisa. She’s a right cheeky one. Doing her arm salute thing without a thought given to Ofcom. Aside from her daring act of rebellion, this week was hard because the acts had to sing two whole songs. Well, … Continue reading
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Casualty: #RJ forever
Where there’s life, and dolly mixtures, and your own hashtag, there’s hope. Continue reading
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Kick ass women: Shirley Henderson
I’ve been enjoying Death in Paradise. It’s easy, light viewing and a bit Agatha Christie in approach, but Ben Miller is rather good in it, and the setting is so delightful, it feels like being bathed in glorious sunshine. You … Continue reading
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Strictly: Back where it belongs.
I’m going to sound a bit of a grump, I know, and I hate to spoil the atmosphere and all that, but last week’s Strictly was, I thought, the worst I’d ever seen. Wembley Arena was a rubbish venue for … Continue reading
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Holby City: Tricky trousers to fill
Orthopaedics is exciting – you get to do jigsaws. Continue reading
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The X Factor: Movie Week
Ohhh, Movie Week. In lots of ways, X Factor is kinda like a film. Maybe Ben Hur or summat. One of those super-long films you start watching and half way through you start looking for the exits and sizing up … Continue reading
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Strictly Come Dancing: “Live from a municipal swimming pool”
An echoey Strictly in a far-too-large space at Wembley Continue reading
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Rev.: Series 2, Episode 2
Ooh, the tricky second episode of the second series. I love Rev. I love everyone in it. I love the pace and the feel of it. I love Tom Hollander – I’ve made that very clear – but I’d be equally happy to settle down with Miles Jupp or Olivia Coleman, were they willing. So it pains me to say that I thought this episode was contrived. Continue reading
The X Factor: The theme we didn’t know we wanted – Queen v Lady Gaga
Wow, the theme that we all wanted only we didn’t know it. Continue reading
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Holby City: I simply can’t let a good bird metaphor go
Was it now time to let the symbolic bird fly free across the rooftops of The Hollywood of Hertfordshire? Continue reading
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