Ten more years
Precisely 10 years ago, some folk from this parish decided to watch a whole 24 hours of telly on each of the five terrestrial channels, and write about it.
What the hell did they think they were doing?>
THURSDAY 11th MARCH
19.30 Crufts, More4
It’s not just 6 Music as the venerable dog show has joined The World’s Strongest Man and the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures as a former Beeb staple that’s now been left to the commercial operators, although in this case it wasn’t without controversy as the two sides agreed a parting of the ways after falling out over a Panorama about the welfare of the competitors.
Please Sir!
5C’s well-meaning and liberal form teacher has his work cut out convincing senior teaching staff that his form won’t cock around too much in rural Woodbridge.
‘Something Outa Nothing’ by Letitia Dean & Paul J. Medford
Never mind your Simon Cowells – back in the mid-eighties it was another Simon, a mild-mannered composer by the name of May, who set his sights on total domination of the pop music infrastructure
Starlord
A year on from 2000 AD’s launch, the IPC overlords thought they’d have another crack at the sci-fi whip, this time producing a relatively plush publication (eight pages of full colour, if you can believe it) for the more discerning sciffy fan.
Custard Stops at Hatfield, The
Comedians’ autobiographies are, as a rule, to be approached with a critical ten foot pole, if not a censorious mop and bucket.
Naughty French Wine
1983, and the alcoholic British palate is evolving at a rate of knots. Wine has finally arrived!
