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Post by Weyland on Jan 29, 2010 11:26:47 GMT
I will DEFINITELY be watching Bellamy's People if we're back in time. Mr. E. is taking me out to dinner this evening. (Nothing posh, just a pub meal. I've had a hard day at the coal face looking after the twins.) Hope you had a lovely evening, Ev. They still have children down the mines in Essex? You'd think they could get other work these days, going up chimneys. Watched Bellamy. He's OK, but I'd rather they'd kept his show on Radio-4. The rest is just like watching excerpts from The Fast Show. Bring back TFS, I say! With Arabella Weir, of course. Phwoarr!
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Post by everso on Jan 29, 2010 18:08:01 GMT
I will DEFINITELY be watching Bellamy's People if we're back in time. Mr. E. is taking me out to dinner this evening. (Nothing posh, just a pub meal. I've had a hard day at the coal face looking after the twins.) Hope you had a lovely evening, Ev. They still have children down the mines in Essex? You'd think they could get other work these days, going up chimneys. Watched Bellamy. He's OK, but I'd rather they'd kept his show on Radio-4. The rest is just like watching excerpts from The Fast Show. Bring back TFS, I say! With Arabella Weir, of course. Phwoarr! We had a very nice meal, Weyland. Funny, Patrick is always asking me when I will be sending the children up the chimbleys - I see myself as a modern day Mr. Grimes. Yes, we watched Bellamy. Not much cop, frankly. I was quite disappointed. I preferred The Fast Show. Down The Line is best on the radio.
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Post by trubble on Feb 20, 2010 14:08:22 GMT
Just a reminder:
Let's Dance for Sport Relief - BBC1 - 6.30 tonight.
Of course, nothing could possibly beat Robert Webb's performance last year but you never know.
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Post by everso on Feb 21, 2010 19:20:20 GMT
Oh yes! I was half in love with him.
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Post by aubrey on Feb 21, 2010 20:28:49 GMT
So, that's the way to get girls. Hmm.
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Feb 21, 2010 20:43:23 GMT
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Post by everso on Feb 22, 2010 0:26:59 GMT
Yes, I do listen to it, Alpha. There are some great progs on Radio 4.
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Post by trubble on Feb 24, 2010 18:54:39 GMT
So, that's the way to get girls. Hmm. Apparently so, Aubrey, seeing as Rufus won this week's heat hands down - he was Cheryl Cole with a beard - but maybe that was the male vote that got him in... I don't want you to get the wrong idea. Watch the guy in the blue checked- shirt. This is the way to get girls. Well, this girl anyway.
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Post by everso on Feb 24, 2010 20:03:58 GMT
So, that's the way to get girls. Hmm. Apparently so, Aubrey, seeing as Rufus won this week's heat hands down - he was Cheryl Cole with a beard - but maybe that was the male vote that got him in... I don't want you to get the wrong idea. Watch the guy in the blue checked- shirt. This is the way to get girls. Well, this girl anyway.I'll say! Even old girls. Who was that mystery man?
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Post by everso on Feb 24, 2010 20:04:35 GMT
Doncha just love Bollywood dancing?
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Post by Weyland on Feb 25, 2010 11:22:55 GMT
Apparently so, Aubrey, seeing as Rufus won this week's heat hands down - he was Cheryl Cole with a beard - but maybe that was the male vote that got him in... I don't want you to get the wrong idea. Watch the guy in the blue checked- shirt. This is the way to get girls. Well, this girl anyway.I'll say! Even old girls. Who was that mystery man? He won't thank me for telling you, but that's my son, who is like me in every way, only not quite as good a mover. Great song. Loved the film.
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Post by trubble on Feb 25, 2010 15:06:57 GMT
I've done some homework.
Weyland's ''son'' turns out to be Ben Turner, currently starring in Casualty. Now, as far as I can see my best bet would be to ingratiate myself with Ben's Irish cousin, Aidan, then slowly move on to getting to know his family and eventually sidle into his world without him guessing a thing. It's going to take some time and of course Everso has the head start on me being already in the same country as him. Hmmm.
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Post by everso on Feb 25, 2010 19:33:45 GMT
Trubbs, I wouldn't hold you back. I'll put in a good word for you.
Weyland, you shouldn't tease us. That boy could never be the son of a rocker.
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Post by Weyland on Feb 25, 2010 20:26:09 GMT
Weyland, you shouldn't tease us. That boy could never be the son of a rocker. How little you know of the One True Faith, darling Everso. But I forgive you.
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Post by trubble on Apr 27, 2010 19:32:20 GMT
On last Sunday & repeated this Friday @ 9(am I presume) or www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00s1p7j - iplayer I've just been listening to The Reunion on Radio 4. This week it's about Dunblane. If you can bear to revisit the subject, it was an excellent programme. The teacher who survived being shot is especially interesting and moving. All the contributors spoke eloquently and openly, my heart went out to them. Apart from the teacher, there's a journalist and some parents. I found it disturbing and upsetting to relive and hear their stories, despite them telling the stories very calmly and matter-of-factly; yet it was good to hear the voices of those involved and acknowledge their stories. At the time I could not listen to/watch the news reports so perhaps that's why this programme was so interesting to me.
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Post by Patrick on Apr 27, 2010 21:30:42 GMT
Yes, it's interesting that The Reunion can cover the darkest occasions without reverting to the mawkish dismembering that goes on (for instance) on that bloody programme on Saturday morning, or more recently; "Between Ourselves"
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Post by trubble on Apr 28, 2010 6:44:34 GMT
There was a point at the very start where I thought it was going to become mawkish (good word) when whatshername interrupted the father of one of the children killed while he was responding to being asked to describe how that morning began. He said something like 'I'ma single parent so I..' ''Your wife died, didn't she. Of. Cancer...." but he dealt with that interruption well and she managed to keep her interjections to a minimum. Sometimes I think that these programmes would be better without a presenter.
I've only listened to the Reunion once before and it was group of women remembering something feminist and I had to turn it off. Perhaps it was something wonderful but they irritated me enormously and whatshername was giggling along as if she was part of it. So I didn't have high hopes for the programme but you're right, it was distinctly unmawkish and that has to have been difficult to achieve.
There was a programme recently with a reunion and maybe it was this show too. Ex-IRA-prisoners talking about the hunger strikes and a prison officer who kept sighing and saying 'well, I was there, I was looking after you, I'm looking at you now, can you tell me when that (insert various abuse description) happened exactly? No. I thought not...'
Brilliant programme.
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Post by trubble on Apr 28, 2010 6:50:10 GMT
More recommendations:
Five Daughters.
About the five murdered girls in Ipswich.
(On BBC 1 over the last three nights and presumably available on iplayer (although I'm not sure I could stick watching it on the iplayer)).
Another excellent treatment of a difficult subject. Another BBC production that managed to avoid the mawk factor. I wouldn't be surprised if it wins awards.
Anyone else see it? (or plan to see it?)
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Post by everso on Apr 28, 2010 13:46:46 GMT
More recommendations: Five Daughters. About the five murdered girls in Ipswich. (On BBC 1 over the last three nights and presumably available on iplayer (although I'm not sure I could stick watching it on the iplayer)). Another excellent treatment of a difficult subject. Another BBC production that managed to avoid the mawk factor. I wouldn't be surprised if it wins awards. Anyone else see it? (or plan to see it?) I just mentioned this on the Collision thread! Yes, we watched it and I really enjoyed it. As you say, it treated the subject of prostitution extremely well, neither coming down on one side or the other. All too often they are called "sex workers", making it sound very respectable, but this programme showed how they are mostly drug addicted and in need of much help. There were a couple of moments last night when I had tears in my eyes - it's so easy to forget these girls are daughters and mothers. In one part, when the mother and sister of one of the girls were at the mortuary, it ran through my head too "This has got to be nominated for an award". The acting was magnificent.
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Post by everso on Apr 28, 2010 21:26:21 GMT
I just found this quote, which is quite apt: Sleeping with prostitutes is like making your cat dance with you on its hind legs. You know it's wrong, but you try to convince yourself that they're enjoying it as well.
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