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(Dr) Who The Hell Is Matt Smith?

Yesterday’s announcement on the BBC left me a little worried. Where did they find this guy? Playschool? Apparently not. Although he is the youngest Doctor so far at 26 (three years younger than Peter Davison who took the role in 1981), he is a fairly accomplished actor:
Smith’s TV debut was in [...]

RIP Oliver Postgate

The name Oliver Postgate will not mean much to many people. The name Bagpuss will though. Only thirteen episodes were made, yet even now he remains a firm favourite with adults and children alike. As I am adult and child I shed a tear when I hear the intro and then am [...]

December 9, 2008 • Tags: , , , • Posted in: television • No Comments

Big Brother That I WILL Watch!

I have watched, I think, two seasons of Big Brother. Season 1 and Season 2. After that it became not an experiment in social interaction but a sensationalist “lets see how many freaks we can get on screen in one show” show.
Now though there’s a version of Big Brother that I will watch. [...]

October 20, 2008 • Tags: , , , • Posted in: television • No Comments