If you can, watch this low-budget comedy. They've only broadcast the first part of the 1st episode of the second series, but it's absolutely brilliant! Though to be honest, I didn't quite enjoy the 1st series as much as I would've expected. Who cares? The new series has started off with a bang. Narration by David Tennant!

30 Years Since the Falklands War began

"I'm not allowed to say how many planes joined the raid, but I counted them all out and I counted them all back."
- Brian Hanrahan* aboard HMS Hermes -I wasn't alive then but I first heard about it through my parents who were living here at the time. Mum remembered it well because it started less than a ( Read more... )

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Last year was the first time I watched Eurovision and it was only the final. This year I've taken a slightly bigger interest (ie, breezed through a few pages on Wikipedia and paid attention to what's been said about it over the radio). I'm still not sure whether I'll watch the semifinals but if I'm free and with access to a TV, I'll definitely ( Read more... )

We are bombarded with information and it's difficult to know whom to trust. These three links are essential companions for the man/woman who seeks the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. The two blogs are almost entirely devoted to British issues, however Tim Harford's More or Less programme on BBC Radio 4 casts a wider net. A ( Read more... )

Test Match Special hits the airwaves. Oh how much I've missed you. :D [SCORECARD]

I watched the two latest episodes of the new series of Have I Got News For You last night and it reminded me of just how much I miss the real world. Just cannae wait till these darn exams get over. I never used to be such a huge fan of Paul Merton, but after religiously tuning into the latest series of Just a Minute, that's certainly changed. I ( Read more... )

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Die Mannschaft haven't won the World Cup or European Championship for twelve years, but tonight they produced a less-than-perfect performance to eke out yet another victory in the last four and propel themselves into their thirteenth World Cup or European Championship title match. Turkey were probably the better team and the German ( Read more... )

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