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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Sports Documentaries: Fire in Babylon/Senna
I’ve recently watched two major sports documentaries that were both out in cinemas last year and that have both received high critical acclaim. On Saturday night, I watched Senna (dir. Asif Kapadia) on DVD. On Monday night, I watched Fire … Continue reading
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Tagged Ayrton Senna, Fire in Babylon, Senna, sports documentaries, Viv Richards, West Indies cricket
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Who Dares Wins (25 Feb 2012)
Another week and another episode of the Nick Knowles-fronted National Lottery game show with the lists. Some interesting questions this week – quite original – and some high numbers. 25 February 2012 1. Words in John Lennon’s “Imagine” Any word … Continue reading
Inside Men: Conclusion
He robbed his own cash-counting facility because he hated himself so much? Inside Men, the four-part BBC1 drama about three insiders involved in a heist of the cash-counting facility where they work, has now concluded. All in all, it was … Continue reading
Who Dares Wins (18 Feb 2012)
Another week, another episode of Who Dares Wins. Previously, the champions won £25,000. And it’s the same champions who play both money lists in this show. 18 February 2012 1. 50 Wealthiest British People in the Music Business According to … Continue reading
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Tagged National Lottery, Nick Knowles, Who Dares Wins
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Strictly Soulmates (Muslims and Jews)
I wrote about the Christian and Hindu episodes so want to give an update on the Muslim and Jewish episodes of this docu-dating show narrated by Scott Mills. Unfortunately, neither warrant any amusing screen-caps; the Jewish one in particular was … Continue reading
Inside Men (Episodes 2 & 3)
The robbery of the cash-counting facility is done in September and now we’re dealing with the aftermath (and build up)… I wrote about the first episode of the Thursday night BBC1 drama Inside Men here and was quite impressed. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashley Walters, Inside Men, Kierston Wareing, Steven Mackintosh, Warren Brown
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Who Dares Wins (11 Feb 2012)
The game show with the lists… Back after a week’s break because of the rugby, Who Dares Wins may slowly be getting back on track. The “champions” keep on changing, but the final team actually “dared” and “won”. Previously on … Continue reading
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Tagged National Lottery, Nick Knowles, Who Dares Wins
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TV Theme Tunes
After posting about ER yesterday, I’ve been feeling nostalgic for good tv theme tunes. Of course, one of the best is the theme to Twin Peaks by Angelo Badalamenti, but what tv show would be allowed a 2 minute 37 … Continue reading
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Tagged Game of Thrones, Mysterious Cities of Gold, Television, Theme music, Twin Peaks
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Whatever happened to … the stars of ER?
Ok, so we all know what happened to George Clooney and Julianna Margulies (although she had disappeared for some years), but what has happened to one of the biggest hit dramas? Not all of those actors may have been looking … Continue reading
Strictly Soulmates
They’re showing the hit BBC3 series Undercover Princes at the moment in the US, first shown over here in the UK exactly three years ago in January 2009. It seems to be a bit of a hit in the US … Continue reading
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