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Channel Flip: You can tell it's a hard hitting political show because it has Kieth Chegwin in it.
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Saturday, 14 February 2009. You can tell it's a hard hitting political show because it has Kieth Chegwin in it. Apparently, a local council rejected a planning application for a bungalow. This hit the news because the applicant was a soldier who'd lost his legs. The council have said they're willing to negotiate on it so until it's over there's really no point discussing it any further. Unless you're a moron, anyway, in which case you should assume that the councillors who rejected the application knew.
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Channel Flip: Lithium Carbonate On Standby, Sir.
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Sunday, 1 February 2009. Lithium Carbonate On Standby, Sir. How impressed was I when I Googled to find the name of the compound and discovered it was a genuine mood stabilising drug? This post contains the odd spoiler for the new Red Dwarf, except that it doesn't because it's going to be dreadful and therefore cannot be 'spoilt'. Now, you may remember a while back I expressed my joy that the BBC had opted not to pour any more of my money into the comedy black hole that is Red Dwarf. Neither Norman Lovett...
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Channel Flip: August 2008
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Wednesday, 27 August 2008. How to deal with the Doctor Who gap year: An Easy Guide. Certain corners of Doctor Who fandom is absolutely terrified of the Gap Year. That's understandable. I mean, how will. They survive without their fix of thirteen brand new episodes of Doctor Who? Well worry ye not, faithful readers, for I have formed an idea. Here's what you do:. Beginning from Saturday 3rd 2009, watch an episode of New Who on DVD every Saturday at 7pm. Don't watch more than one episode. I'm pretty sure "...
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Channel Flip: June 2008
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Sunday, 22 June 2008. Here's a question I have about Heroes. If you've not been watching it lately, and you don't want to know, obviously stop reading. But I'm puzzled by Adam's accent. When he was first introduced, as Kensei, I assumed he was a time traveller: his accent and dialect were decidedly modern-day English, which I assumed didn't exist in the seventeenth century. (I don't really know how I would check this.) Eventually I just assumed he wasn't. And hasn't picked up an accent at all? I can dedu...
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Channel Flip: April 2009
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Sunday, 12 April 2009. We waited ten years for this; we'd have happily waited a couple more months while you finished it. This weekend, Dave showed three new episodes of Red Dwarf (for which this post obviously contains spoilers). I say 'new'; it actually felt a bit like a pastiche of Red Dwarf. I know the show has always had running gags and returning monsters and so forth, but the plot was just Better Than Life. Pasted into Back To Reality. And Out Of Time. Back To Reality ,. And Demons and Angels.
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Channel Flip: July 2008
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Tuesday, 29 July 2008. It seems CBBC is better than BBC3. Is there any reason why a CBBC sketch show called I'm Sorry, I've Got No Head. Is smarter, cleverer and made me laugh more times than a BBC3 sketch show called Scallywagga. This is YouTube's first clip if you search for I'm Sorry I've Got No Head. Here is the top rated clip for Scallywagga. Oh I I see. I understand why this is meant. Sketch. But they've turned the fake catchphrases into a catchphrase. It's all very confusing and odd. It's quite fu...
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Channel Flip: September 2008
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Friday, 5 September 2008. A Glass and a Half of Effort. Cadbury's have two recently famous adverts. One, in which a gorilla plays drums along to the tune of In The Air Tonight. And a second one in which colourful airport vehicles race alongside each other to the tune of Don't Stop Me Now. They've just aired both those adverts, in full, in a row. With two major changes. The gorilla advert is now dubbed with Total Eclipse of the Heart. And the race is now dubbed over with Living on a Prayer.
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Channel Flip: February 2009
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Wednesday, 18 February 2009. You Know, We Haven't Heard from John Barrowman in a While. Style of wildlife documentary. I'm just a bit uneasy when John Barrowman is holding tiny fluffy creatures and making very odd facial expressions. Each to their own. Labels: Animals at Work. Monday, 16 February 2009. There Is Nothing Good About This. Well, alright, there are a couple of good things, but they are drowned out somewhat. Has Burns been dumping waste in the sky now? Adding a belch to your theme music is rar...
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Channel Flip: December 2008
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Tuesday, 30 December 2008. I think it's only fair that I say how much I enjoyed the latest Doctor Who special. I've said some bad things about many of Russell T Davies' episodes since he took over, and while I stand by at least the ones I remember, when he's good he's fantastic. Midnight. Was excellent and so was. And probably some others that I've forgotten. Reference had stayed at the one line from Morrissey, but the episode was great with or without those things. I did like the "I can't not. The last ...
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Channel Flip: May 2008
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Wednesday, 28 May 2008. A Better Title For That Post Would Have Been "Pulling Daisies". Friz will doubtless be thrilled. The episode of Pushing Daisies that ITV1 absurdly chose not to show. Will be screened after all: on their website. Well, clearly that's good enough. I don't know why TV companies go to such lengths to stop me watching their shows. Last night, I recorded The Apprentice and went out to see some live comedy, and when I got into work today, the BBC News website told me the result. Are the ...
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