It's not unfair to say that there are two areas of programming the BBC have struggled greatly with in the last decade and a half. One: making Saturday night telly unmissable during those times of the year when Strictly Come Dancing isn't on the air. Two: making a show centred around pop music actually unmissable … Continue reading #CrazyStupidTV: The HitList (BBC One, 25th May)
ARTIST: Shakespears Sister SONG: All the Queen's Horses SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? Twice now the unthinkable has happened for pop fans of a certain era in the last couple of years. And both of those unthinkable instances have involved one Siobhan Fahey. After burying the hatchet with her old … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Shakespears Sister – ‘All the Queen’s Horses’
Revisiting the hits and sounds of the UK singles chart 20 years ago, this is The Story of Pop: 1999. This week: the UK's then hottest new dance music genre around makes a triumphant surge to the very top of the chart via a much in demand floorfiller... 1999 undoubtedly saw the rise of one … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 21)
BBC One devoted fifty minutes of its schedule on Sunday evening after the 10 O'Clock News to a programme featuring several well known footballers talking. Nothing new there, you would think. Except this time, it was of real importance, as they opened up a conversation that has long been needed in such a primetime slot. … Continue reading Why ‘A Royal Team Talk’ is the most important TV show you’ll watch this year
It's 8:30pm on an overcast but pleasant Saturday evening in May on the most south easterly banks of the river Thames in London. And as the house lights dim and the screens flash up, someone looking very much like Olly Murs is trying (and thus far failing) to get past security and into the O2 … Continue reading #CrazyStupidGig: Olly Murs (@ollyofficial), All the Hits Tour (London, O2 Arena, 18th May 2019)
ARTIST: Paige Cavell SONG: Predators and Monsters SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? It's not unfair to say that opinion has been sharply divided in the pop debating chamber in recent months. Chiefly, have pop production titans Xenomania still got it? Case for the prosecution lies with Brian Higgins and co's … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Paige Cavell – ‘Predators and Monsters’
It's Thursday, and time once again to throw back to the final year of pop gloriousness in the 20th century with The Story of Pop: 1999. A question for you this week: what was the biggest selling single of the year to not make the top of the chart? Answer... It's not unfair to say … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 20)
If the early taste of summer weather isn't enough to brighten your mood, then we've got three more headline makers who are making the world an even brighter place now - this is The Good News Week. If you enjoy the stories we've found this week, let us know - remember this is a place … Continue reading The Good News Week (15/05/2019)
I think everyone is a little bit guilty of subscribing to the view that their age of TV as a youngster was the golden age of kid's shows, and nothing around for today's kids even comes close. Sometimes, that's a fair enough argument to make. I've been an uncle to two nieces and two nephews … Continue reading Muddy puddles, glitter and digging up the road: the zany and witty world of Peppa Pig
If you're needing a good giggle to kickstart your new week, then rest assured you're in the right place. Go get your laughing gear around this little lot as we bring you our round up of the funniest Tweets in the last seven days with #TweetHeeHee... BITING OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW This cat … Continue reading #TweetHeeHee (13/05/2019)
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