Books About Television
Television presentation, history, journalism, etc.
Okay, cheers for that. Might check it out anyway.
Sochi and Rio Paralympic Rights won by Ch4.
2014 Winter and 2016 Summer Games
No, but that wasn't my point. If you're going to go to the bother of hiring a studio and getting in a couple of guests, why only feature them for 5 minutes? It could be extended, like The Last Leg has been, without having to rush stuff.
Familiar ident music samples heard elsewhere
Plus: BBC 2 Sunroof music used in car ad... In 1997
I had no idea that Channel 3 North East music has done the rounds in this way - and despite having played a fair bit of the original Grand Theft Auto years ago, never clocked it was in there! I'd wonder if that sample might actually be royalt...
Map Man with Nicholas Crane
Does anyone else find the editing annoying?
No, I think it's just badly edited... BTW the cheese grating earlier was very strange!
Last episode of "Africa" edited to remove "debatable"...
...statement on climate change
Has this sort of thing happened before?
Harold Wilson Night
Thursday night is Harold Wilson night.
How come Bbc Parly doesnt have the same equipment that allows the other channels to control the SKY epg, as Im watching on delay & getting fed up of the programmes being cut off before the end? So far Ive found Yesterdays Men that I want to kee...
BBC Natural History Unit - still faking it!
Because you can't have too many penguins, apparently
I bet they weren't actually down the local ice-rink too.
Television Presentation From Defunct Countries and Regimes
Soviet Union, apartheid South Africa, East Germany, colonial Hong Kong, Yugoslavia, etc.
Advert for a cigarette lighter powered shaver there. Years before powering stuff from them became common (and in most cars these days they aren't even lighters any more, just accesory power sockets).
Prince Charles' TV Career
Prince of Wales to guest edit Countryfile
I wonder if his slightly un-educated views about science will be included in it. And if he mentions homeopathy he can sod off.
BBC HD Test Card
Broadcast this afternoon on BBC HD
I also saw Test Card X shown for about 5 minutes during the preview a couple of nights ago.