Tag Archives: TV

Sad day on the cobbles

Posted on December 2, 2009 by

If you have read this blog before you know that I have been a fan of Coronation street for a while – even before we moved here.  There is something about the fact it is so not ‘Wysteria Lane’ -  … Continue reading →

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I’ll be watching and taking notes

Posted on September 8, 2009 by

I am a sucker when it comes to trickery or illusions as a kid I remember sitting in front of the TV watching David Copperfield (the American illusionist not the Dickens novel) make a train disappear in front of my … Continue reading →

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Daytime telly at it’s best

Posted on June 8, 2009 by

I know I can’t stay unemployed for long as if I do I will inevitably throw our big ol’ television over the big ol’ balcony as daytime TV is so terrible I can’t stand it. I am beginning to think … Continue reading →

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Talking rats and shopping hamsters

Posted on January 20, 2009 by

You know those memories you have as a kid and you aren’t sure if they were real or if you made them up? Well I was talking at work about a TV show I used to watch as a kid … Continue reading →

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Contains strong….

Posted on January 7, 2009 by

I mentioned this before but it surprises me here, in this prim and proper country,  is the amount of swearing and nudity on TV. You can hardly go a day without hearing swearing on TV (the late show hosts drop … Continue reading →

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Little Britain. Big Laughs?

Posted on October 4, 2008 by

There have been a fair few of UK shows that have been adapted to the US market…Who’s line is it Anyway, Pop Idol, Deal or no Deal, Who do you think you are, I’m a Celebrity get me out of … Continue reading →

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Advertising works – especially for crap TV

Posted on May 16, 2008 by

I am fairly observant when it comes to marketing and am always intrigued by things that are advertised that I can’t immediately figure out what they are advertising.  When we first moved here, I was trying to figure out why … Continue reading →

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Gin’s got talent!

Posted on April 14, 2008 by

This is just too cute not to post.  This clip is from this season’s Britain’s got talent which I think might actually be broadcast in Canada as some point.  For those of you not familiar with the show, it’s a … Continue reading →

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Documentary spoof

Posted on February 25, 2008 by

Further to my previous post about odd documentary type shows on British TV, one of the BBC comedy sketch shows has come up with this hilarious ‘mockumentary’ titled The boy with an arse for a face.  Warning, contains nudity…kind of

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For your TV viewing pleasure…

Posted on January 31, 2008 by

To say television is different here is a bit of an understatement. Not only are their standards different in terms of censorship i.e. swearing seems allowed just about any time of day as is topless-ness and naked bums but the … Continue reading →

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