There'll be two camps reading the title of this post, both of whom will think I've taken complete leave of my senses. The first camp will be thinking why a 25 - nearly 26 - year-old man is watching a show on CBeebies. The second camp - most of whom will be over 40 - … Continue reading #CrazyStupidTV: ‘The Clangers’ (CBeebies)
Perhaps thanks in part to 'Britain's Got Talent' - which, if you believe any of the papers this last week, should be renamed to 'Britain's Got Talented Dogs' - it does rather feel like the good old fashioned variety show has made a bit of a comeback to our screens of late. ITV recently successfully … Continue reading #CrazyStupidTV: “The John Bishop Show” (BBC One)
As has been mentioned before several times on this here blog, there are certain popstars or books or TV shows for which it is impossible for me to try and form any coherent stream of thought on other than that of a giddy, excitable fanboy, whilst showing all the love and loyalty of a particularly … Continue reading #CrazyStupidGig – Olly Murs (@ollyofficial) – Never Been Better Tour (O2 Arena, London, 4th/7th May 2015)
It's all too easy these days to assume the warts-and-all investigative documentary is a dirty, provoking and common beast that belongs in a 9pm or 10pm slot on Channel 4 or Channel 5, primed and ready for dissection of its subjects by Daily Mail columnists and sadist social media trolls alike. In recent years, it's … Continue reading #CrazyStupidTV: “Tom Felton Meets the Superfans” (BBC Three)
Hello all - and happy Easter! Today's blog post is being powered to you on these bad boys... (*with mouthful of egg* I digress.) It's been a busy couple of weeks, so firstly a few things - I've gone a little bit more upmarket as you can see, and now have a full domain name … Continue reading #CrazyStupidGig: McBusted (@mcbusted) – Most Excellent Adventure Tour (O2 Arena, London, 4th April 2015)
Now for my first book review in a very long time! Published two years ago, 'Billy and Me' is the debut novel from actress and vlogger Giovanna Fletcher. You may wonder why it's taken me that long to get round to reading it - after all, she has had her second novel, 'You're the One … Continue reading #CrazyStupidBook: Giovanna Fletcher – ‘Billy and Me’
I have been writing and rewriting the opening gambit of this review for the last 2 hours and struggled to find adequate words to start it with. So, in the grand tradition of the lady herself, I'll try to with the king AND queen of all words: a moist plinth. Aaah, lovely. I digress. For … Continue reading #CrazyStupidDVD: Miranda – “The Finale”
I've spoken about happiness and making the world a better place before on this blog. But it was after writing that post, dear readers, that I began to think about the most common reference point for people in search of the more, shall we say, elusive elements of life: the 'self-help' book. It's a genre … Continue reading #CrazyStupidBook: François Lelord – ‘Hector and the Search for Happiness’
An interesting point was made by Danny O'Donoghue, the charismatic lead singer of Irish rockers The Script when I saw them being interviewed on BBC Breakfast last week. Namely, that on the subject of critical acclaim. This was a question probably raised in light of a scathing - nay, toffy nosed - one star review … Continue reading #CrazyStupidAlbum: The Script – “No Sound Without Silence”
At nearly 25, and of all the classic British TV institutions that have been, you'd think that "The Magic Roundabout" would be the one I'd least be aware of. After all, it first went to air in the UK at teatime in October 1965 - some 25 years before I was even born. Of course, … Continue reading #CrazyStupidBook: Eric Thompson – ‘The Adventures of Dougal’
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