The sun has set on this limp revival of a Seventies comedy classic
And the prize for sorest loser goes to... Huey Morgan
Wednesday 16 May 2012
Muhammad Ali once said "No one knows what to say in the loser's locker room," but Huey Morgan, BBC 6 Music host and former Fun Lovin' Criminals frontman, had plenty to say when he lost out in the Music Radio Personality of the Year category at the Sony Awards.
DVD: What's Your Number? (15)
Friday 03 February 2012
This is horrible, just horrible. Anna Faris, who showed comic potential in the lousy Scary Movie series, plays Ally Darling, a young woman who is unlucky in relationships and has been dumped from her job.
DVD: Captain America – The First Avenger, For retail & rental (Paramount)
Sunday 04 December 2011
The nice thing about Captain America is that, unlike most superhero movies, it's set during the Second World War, and it's true to the two-fisted, square-jawed spirit of a 1940s Saturday matinee serial.
DVD: Captain America: The First Avenger (12)
Friday 02 December 2011
Not quite as fun or droll as Kenneth Branagh's Thor but a lot better than the woeful Green Lantern, Captain America is a middling Marvel adaptation, which starts nicely but flags (the lengthy action scenes mainly) half-way through.
Mr Men books mark 40th anniversary
Wednesday 10 August 2011
The Mr Men are celebrating their 40th birthday today.
'Today' booms and Moyles slips in radio ratings
Thursday 04 August 2011
A record audience is tuning in to the Today programme whilst Chris Moyles and Chris Evans have shed listeners, figures from the Rajar radio body have revealed.
Teaching English as a foreign language can lead to a gap-year experience that lasts a lifetime
Thursday 28 April 2011
Forget about speed dating. Those looking for love could do worse than sign up for a Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) course. "We're calling it the China love affair," jokes Vicky Cunningham, senior marketing officer for Bunac, a gap-year provider offering work, teaching and volunteering experiences abroad. "A guy and a girl have just come back from our six-month China programme, doing teaching internships. They met out there and fell head over heels. The girl has now decided to pursue a career in teaching, too, so she's found love and a career off the back of it."
The Place Prize for Dance, The Place, London
Friday 15 April 2011
The Place Prize for Dance, which was founded in 2004, is unpredictable without being exciting. Unusually, it's a commissioning prize: 16 semi-finalists are chosen to create new works. Sponsored by Bloomberg, the prize offers £25,000 to the main winner, plus an audience prize of £1,000, awarded at each of the 10 finals performances. As a system, it does support new creations, but what goes into the final is the best of a small pool. The finalists tend to be choreographers who have begun to make names for themselves: it's neither the shock of the new nor the stars of the field.
Evans late for radio show
Monday 11 April 2011
Chris Evans, the DJ, was almost half an hour late for his BBC Radio 5 Live show on Saturday night.
The Place Prize, Robin Howard Dance Theatre, London
Sunday 10 April 2011
Masters Diary: Faldo becomes a leading Why-Man and explains How to British hopefuls
Saturday 09 April 2011
There are many anniversaries to celebrate this year, not least the 15th since Sir Nick Faldo won his third Masters. That week will always be remembered for Greg Norman's capitulation.
Media Diary: Who regulates video content?
Monday 07 March 2011
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The regulator you've never heard of – ATVOD (that's the Association for Television on Demand) – is making a land-grab.








