I am an avid podcast listener, primarily following technology and photography shows plus a wide range of BBC offerings as well. For a long time, one of my favourite podcasts was Buzz Out Loud from CNET which helped me keep up with the tech news in an entertaining but informative way. I really liked the …
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Great to see new daily tech sh…
Great to see new daily tech show from Tom Merritt, http://www.tommerritt.com/, on twit.tv start last night. Still going to watch BOL though.
Doctor Who
It is no great confession to say that I a fan of Doctor Who. I have been looking forward to the start of a new series with a new actor in the lead role. Today was that day. Much as I loved the work of David Tennant (both prior to Doctor Who, and on stage …
Eat your heart out Rolf Harris
I have just watched something amazing. Sand artist Kseniya Simonova, winner of Ukraine’s Got Talent who, in this YouTube clip drew a series of pictures on an illuminated sand table showing how ordinary people were affected by the German invasion during World War II. [youtube 518XP8prwZo] The Daily Telegraph had an article on the performance …
Great theatre show
For years, my youngest daughter has been keen on musical drama. She has trodden the board hundreds of times in many many shows. She also used to be in a dance troupe but these days sticks to just drama. The latest show by the Muscial Theatre Academy was Thoroughly Modern Millie which ran at the …
Death of a comic
Seeing a comic get an audience completely wrong, lose confidence sand stuggle though to the end is not comfortable entertainment.
Another show in the bag
My youngest took part in yet another musical over the last few days. This time it was West Side Story and she was one of the dancers. The group she is with is a bit good and many of the leaders are very experienced usually having worked in the west-end. The theatre used is a …
I do not like Heroes series 3
I think the writers have gone too far and I can not longer suspend disbelief and get into charcaters that are changing far too quickly.
The 39 Steps
Went to the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry to see an award-winning comedic version of the 39 Steps played by just 4 actors. Direct from the West End and prior to Broadway comes Alfred Hitchcock’s classic spy thriller, The 39 Steps, brilliantly and hilariously recreated as the smash hit Olivier Award Winning Best New Comedy. This …