Radio and podcasts

An archive of blog entries about radio, radio production and podcasts.

Wednesday’s young Bugsy news

2 March 2011 Rob Buckley 3 Comments

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Tuesday’s “another win for Marie” news

1 February 2011 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Film

  • Halle Berry replaced by Katherine Heigl on New Year’s Eve
  • Tyler Perry to play James Patterson’s Alex Cross
  • Jim Caiezel and Chiwetel Ejiofor to star in Savannah
  • John Woo producing a remake of The Killer

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A cinema code of conduct from Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo

6 December 2010 Rob Buckley 4 Comments

You know what it’s like when you go to your local multiplex on a Friday or a Saturday night – Hell on Earth, right? It’s full of evil half-humans who simply can’t be bothered to go down the pub or stay at home to have a conversation with their friends, a phone call, a meal, conduct a hobby, have a fight, dance or anything else except WATCH THE BLOODY MOVIE.

Now Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo of Radio 5 Live’s world-famous film show and podcast have come up with a code of conduct for cinema-goers. Print it and laminate it if you want, or show people this video if you want to explain their sins to them.

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First Dirk Gently picture released

12 November 2010 Rob Buckley 4 Comments

It started off as a couple of Doctor Who scripts written by Douglas Adams (City of Death, Shada). Then it got heavily altered and became a book (Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency) that got adapted into a radio series.

Now it’s a one-off BBC4 special starring Stephen Mangan, Helen Baxendale and Darren Boyd (don’t forget to listen to him in the third series of Safety Catch co-starring Joanna Page on Radio 4 at 11.30am today) – and here’s the first picture from Dirk Gently’s Holistic Agency (see how it’s now promoted to bold?). I’ll say one thing: they’ve got the hair right.