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Tim Worthington's Newsround: July 2015
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Writer. Occasional Broadcaster. Somewhere between Jennifer Eccles and King Midas In Reverse. Top Of The Box. Nothing's Gonna Change My World: The Ten Least Effective Protest Songs. You can be so arch and elliptical that nobody actually realises you were trying to make a point in the first place. And then you can just miss your target altogether. Here are ten songs that, with the best will in the world, are hardly likely to find themselves feted as a lost call to arms. Back To The Planet 'Teenage Turtles'.
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Tim Worthington's Newsround: The Top Ten Radio 1 Comedy Rarities
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Writer. Occasional Broadcaster. Somewhere between Jennifer Eccles and King Midas In Reverse. Top Of The Box. The Top Ten Radio 1 Comedy Rarities. To tie in with Fun At One. Here are ten little-heard comedy obscurities from Radio 1's archives, featuring a few names you might recognise. The Chris Morris Christmas Show (1990). Little-heard debut appearance from Christmas 1990, proving too strong for nervous 'suits' who neglected to invite him back in the New Year. Rob And Dave's Comedy Phone-In (1990).
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Tim Worthington's Newsround: The Ninety Eighth Annual Academy Salute To Eighty Nine Million Years Of The BBC Part 8: The Globe
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Writer. Occasional Broadcaster. Somewhere between Jennifer Eccles and King Midas In Reverse. Top Of The Box. The Ninety Eighth Annual Academy Salute To Eighty Nine Million Years Of The BBC Part 8: The Globe. Hang on a minute… Parky? What’s he doing here? Or so the history books tell you…. And no, we still haven’t thought up any decent Chocolate Watchband-related gags yet). And in fairness, it probably did look quite happening and with-it at the time. But then disaster struck…. Colour came to BBC2 in 1967...
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The British Wrestling Renaissance – We Are Cult
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The British Wrestling Renaissance. January 13, 2017. With British professional wrestling’s return to national network television, is the UK wrestling scene ready to go mainstream? Was the promotion in question, and at that time, I had little knowledge, and even less expectation, of the sort of show we were about to witness. You see, I was a lapsed wrestling fan at the time. My. Viewing had ceased about a decade previously. I was just there for a pint or two and a catch-up with a mate. There are over a hu...
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‘Doctor Who – Original Sin’ reviewed – We Are Cult
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8216;Doctor Who – Original Sin’ reviewed. December 31, 2016. Another good entry in Big Finish’s run of stories too broad and deep for the small screen. A warning from a dying alien leads the Doctor and Bernice to Earth. However Earth in this time period is not a good place to be. The murder rate is rising, but the killers seem to be acting without motive. The TARDIS crew’s investigations lead them to a military training planet, a prison inside a star, and a terrifying old foe. Ably adapted by John Dorney...
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From the archives: ‘David Bowie: Pantomime Rock?’ – We Are Cult
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From the archives: ‘David Bowie: Pantomime Rock? January 8, 2017. A classic David Bowie interview with John Mendelssohn, from Rolling Stone, 1 April 1971. 8220;Tell your readers that they can make up their minds about me when I begin getting adverse publicity: when I’m found in bed with Raquel Welch’s husband.”. Although he is the creator of one of the year’s most interesting albums,. The Man Who Sold the World,. 8220;I refuse to be thought of as mediocre,” Bowie asserts blithely. “If I a...Bowie assures...
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Film – We Are Cult
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Cult Q & A: Matthew Sweet. March 13, 2017. This week, Matthew Sweet on eating macaroons with Olivia de Havilland and being insulted by Tom Baker. Moviedrome Redux: ‘The Foot Fist Way’ (2006). March 12, 2017. This week: The insanely outrageous, always hysterical, and just a bit nasty super low-budget comedy The Foot Fist Way. Mysticism in Film: ‘The Blood on Satan’s Claw’ (1971). March 11, 2017. DVD: ‘The Bare Breasted Countess’ [Female Vampire] reviewed. March 7, 2017. March 5, 2017. March 5, 2017. Nick ...
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‘Absolute Beginners’: The Story Of David Bowie’s Last Big Hit – We Are Cult
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8216;Absolute Beginners’: The Story Of David Bowie’s Last Big Hit. January 8, 2017. Springsteen impersonations, Vance Packard, and Angie Bowie’s coke dealer It’s the story of ‘Absolute Beginners’! It’s a given in the many Bowie retrospectives that, after the success of ‘Let’s Dance’ there was a gradual decline in The Dame’s critical and commercial fortune, but the objective truth of such matters is rarely so clean cut. This Is Not America. Dancing In The Street. This Is Not America. For the Sean Penn-sta...
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‘Magnificent: 62 Classics From The Cramps’ Insane Collection’ reviewed – We Are Cult
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8216;Magnificent: 62 Classics From The Cramps’ Insane Collection’ reviewed. January 10, 2017. A treasure trove of oddball rockabilly, R&B, blues, and general weirdness. This exquisitely curated lowbrow two-CD set is the latest in Cherry Red’s trawl through the Cramps’ famous lovebirds’ treasure trove of oddball rockabilly, R&B, blues, and general weirdness. Particular favorites include The Mogambos’ exotica-with-a-beat. Wild One (Real Wild Child). Be the first to comment. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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Next month: Salif Keita headlines ‘City Roots’ – We Are Cult
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Next month: Salif Keita headlines ‘City Roots’. January 6, 2017. A new city-wide Folk and Roots Festival in February 2017. The headliners of the first ever City Roots festival, an expansion of Cambridge Folk Festival taking place in venues across the city, have just been announced. Known as the Golden Voice of Africa, has carved out a distinctive musical sound, combining West African. And dobro star Jerry Douglas again share the musical direction, and are joined by. The house band featuring, among others,.
