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July 1, 2009

Review: Torchwood - Asylum

Posted on July 1, 2009 | 3 comments |

Torchwood

In the UK: Wednesday 1st July, 2.15pm, Radio 4. Available for download until 7th July. Also available from Amazon.co.uk

I feel violated. Violated and stupid. Don't I learn? Am I no better than invertebrates or small yappy dogs? Couldn't I tell that another Torchwood Radio 4 play was going to make the last one look like a work of art?

Apparently not, because I actually sat down and listened, live, to Torchwood - Asylum.

Well that's 45 minutes I'm not getting back.

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May 6, 2009

Wednesday's busy Hugh Jackman news

Posted on May 6, 2009 | 3 comments |

Doctor Who

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April 22, 2009

Wednesday's singing blonde news

Posted on April 22, 2009 | 1 comment |

Film

Radio

Theatre

  • Sheridan Smith and Duncan James to star in Legally Blonde: The Musical

British TV

US TV

  • BBC America acquires Katy Brand's Big Ass Show and The Inbetweeners
  • Samantha Who? yanked from schedules but may yet return
  • ABC trying to acquire The New Adventures of Old Christine from CBS again

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April 1, 2009

Safety Catch: 12 hours earlier than planned

Posted on April 1, 2009 | Post a comment |

Today's Joanna Page is a public safety announcement. Or at least a public Safety Catch announcement.

Owing to a slight misapprehension on my part, the first episode of the second series of Safety Catch isn't on at 11.30pm tonight, as it was during the first series, but is actually on at 11.30am this morning. So that's 12 hours earlier than planned, although it does mean I've only given you an hour and a half's notice.

On the plus side, it does mean that today, you can wake up with Joanna Page and go to bed with her, too.

March 30, 2009

Today's Joanna Page: The Earth Hums in B Flat

Posted on March 30, 2009 | 4 comments |

Just in case you want to go to bed listening to Joanna Page, she's reading Mari Strachan's children's detective story The Earth Hums in B Flat every night this week on Radio 4 at 10.45pm.

Thought I'd mention it.

March 25, 2009

The online Dragons' Den dragons interviewed

Posted on March 25, 2009 | Post a comment |

Dragons' Den, BBC2's investment reality show, is very, very popular. Not content with having four 'Dragons' to vet business propositions and sink their own money into ventures, the show now has two online Dragons, whom you can pitch to on the Dragons' Den web site. In fact, you can view some pitches already.

Here, Dominic Byrne, more famous to radio listeners for producing Chris Moyles' breakfast show but who's the online version of Evan Davis for this, interviews the two online Dragons, Julie Meyer and Shaf Rasul:

March 18, 2009

Gary Barlow sings a birthday song for Chris Moyles

Posted on March 18, 2009 | Post a comment |

I'm not really a big fan of Chris Moyles (translation: I find him irritating), but Gary Barlow recently did a birthday song for him, based on a famous Take That hit, that's quite funny and has a nice video to go with it. So here it is.

[via lovely wife]

March 11, 2009

Preview: Safety Catch (series two)

Posted on March 11, 2009 | Post a comment |

Darren Boyd in Safety Catch

As Radio 4 comedies go, Safety Catch is an odd little show. Starring Darren Boyd (Green Wing, Smack the Pony), Joanna Page (Gavin and Stacey), Brigit Forsyth (The Likely Lads), Lewis McLeod (Look Around You) and Sarah Smart (Wallander), it's aimed at the same kind of liberal, middle class audience as more obvious fare like Claire in the Community.

But it's about a man who makes a living from mass murder, gun running and selling weapons to child soldiers ("putting the infant in infantry").

No wonder then that yet again it's been marooned in the 11.30pm slot when it returns for its second series on 1st April.

But, hey, I went to see two episodes being recorded last Sunday. Here's what that was like.

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February 26, 2009

Thursday's musical Spiderman news

Posted on February 26, 2009 | 4 comments |

Happy birthday, lovely wife!

Awards

Film

  • Alex Proyas's Tripods to be a trilogy
  • Total Recall to be remade
  • More Neverending Story
  • Sam Jackson to play Nick Fury in nine films
  • Peter Baynham writing Russell Brand's Arthur remake
  • Arnie to appear in Sylvester Stallone movie, also starring Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren and Mickey Rourke
  • Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg to play the B Team
  • Joss Whedon on why WB is struggling with DC's characters
  • Matt Damon to star in adaptation of Philip K Dick's The Adjustment Bureau

Theatre

  • Ye gods. Spiderman: the musical, with music and lyrics by U2

Radio

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February 13, 2009

Friday's stopping wife news

Posted on February 13, 2009 | 1 comment |

Film

Theatre

Radio

British TV

  • ITV promises to show dramas it's been keeping on its shelves
  • Lucy Montgomery gets a sketch show written by Graham Linehan and Kevin Eldon among others

US TV

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