CNN
I’m spending a lot of time watching CNN. It’s got better since last time I watched it.
A Friend Across the Ether
i’m lying in bed listening to BBC radio 5 live through the internet. I hope the BBC realises how important a good worldwide feed of the their internet radio staitons is to people like me.
The Same Old Map
I’ve been flying long distances in 747s for a long time. In fact the second time we flew the Atlantic in 1974 or so, it was in a 707.
But for as long as I can remember the moving maps have been the same.#
Moving Map on a 747
It either shows that no-one has come up with a better system yet or that good software never dies.
The Battle of the Web Sites
I’ve been watching the elrction results on the BBC’s web site.
Just opened the ITV’s one. And closed it immediately.
Emily Buchanan’s Touch Screen
It’s very big!
I want one.
It would do this idea just fine. Especially if it was a lot bigger!
The Stig’s American Cousin
Just watching a repeat of Top Gear!
Very funny, but I suspect that the team might not be welcome in the US after this!
Sir David is Still At It!
Sir David Attenborough has just reached the North Pole for the first time.
Good for him at 83!
Sad to see though that he is leaving the BBC to work for Sky.
Elaine Paige
Elaine Paige went to the same primary school as my late wife. It’s funny but we never saw her in any of her many shows. When I suggested it, she always said no!
The Prisoner
Patrick McGoohan must be turning in his metaphorical grave (He was actually cremated), after reading this piece about the remake of The Prisoner in The Times.
I shall not be watching. But then I rarely watch ITV, as I’m allergic to adverts. When I watch football there, I always turn over to Radio 5 Live for the breaks. I do that on Sky too!
I Like Michael Nyman
I’ve never really heard of Michael Nyman before. But he seems like my sort of man according to The Times.
Last November, Michael Nyman found himself unable to speak, play or compose music. This wasn’t writer’s block or some kind of avant-garde art experiment, but something far more serious. During a routine medical operation, Britain’s most scorned and celebrated contemporary composer suffered a minor stroke.
He’s made a complete recovery, as I hope to.
Some though have been cruel to Michael.
In 2008, Nyman received the CBE at Buckingham Palace. The critic and composer Philip Clark delivered a damning verdict in The Times. “The loneliest man in British contemporary music has finally got the acceptance he craves,” he jeered. “Pity it’s not from anybody interested in music.” Ouch.
I sympathise!
The Anonymous Widower 