Welsh Mountains & TV shows crossing the pond
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008Here are some hills and sheep from when we were driving round Wales the other week. That’s snow on the top of that mountain. Beautiful, and not as cold or distant as Scotland (although I can actually see myself becoming enamoured of Scotland next, in my mature age, which will be something of a miracle- [...]
whole new reason why I hate the BBC
Monday, June 30th, 2008Of course, the really big story in the UK at the moment (other than “did you go to Glastonbury?”) is whether David Tennant might be leaving Doctor Who. Daughter was veritably shocked to the core when the latest series ended on Saturday night with a regeneration cliff-hanger (the other part of the cliff-hanger being a [...]
about swearing on the telly
Monday, June 9th, 2008After reading this article, I wonder how many Brits would be shocked to realise that American TV doesn’t include swearing at all, unless you count paid channels specialising in more artistic shows, like HBO. When The Sopranos or Sex and the City gets repeated later on cheaper channels, they take the swearing out. I once [...]
historical bias
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008I’m more than halfway through watching Simon Schama’s 2000 TV series, A History of Britain now, and no closer whatsoever to understanding the psyche of the nation of my birth. If anything, it’s all getting more and more confusing. There do appear to be some general trends, but they seem quite similar to trends in [...]
video of the day
Monday, February 18th, 2008I absolutely have to buy some of these Old Grey Whistle Test DVDs. The performances combine an incredible nerdy seriousness with the totally unselfconscious results of being in a nice quiet BBC2 studio with no audience. Also, it was on past my bedtime. Here’s Tubeway Army:
“I should blog that!” trivia roundup #1
Sunday, February 17th, 20081. I have totally sussed out American roadside eating places. Me, to Husband: So, does “Waffle House” actually sell waffles, or are they just pretending to sell waffles? “Applebees” sells neither apples nor honey. “Whataburger” or “Whateverburger”? And so on.
2. On returning home, I am always slightly relieved to find that the house has [...]
Lisa Kudrow!
Monday, February 11th, 2008Flipping through the photos Husband took of our exciting film crew today, I noticed he accidentally got one of the leading lady, Lisa Kudrow. Not that he knows who she is, bless him. (She’s Phoebe from Friends.)
Little Britain
Friday, January 18th, 2008This is a crazy long ramble, which will definitely not become a habit anytime soon. Just downloading. There’s a video at the end, for those who make it past the hop…
As usual this time, when I landed all I could see was dirt and overcrowding. Why doesn’t anybody brush their hair here? I kept thinking, [...]
