Ask many what phrase comes to mind when 'Sunday' is mentioned, and the answers will usually be one of the following; a day of rest, a day of reflection and enjoyment. It's the one day of the week the BBC has always done pretty well with encapsulating down the years. It just wouldn't seem like … Continue reading #CrazyStupidTV: Walks of Life (BBC One, 31st March)
Pinch punch - first of the month! But definitely no April Fools from us, as we bring you this week's #TweetHeeHee. So join us as we offer up more gilt edged nuggets of hilarious Tweets from the last seven days to start your week with a smile... WHAT'S THE SPANISH FOR KARMA? I only ask … Continue reading #TweetHeeHee (01/04/2019)
Time once again to bring you the lowdown on this week's Derry Girls - but before we do, firstly a hearty congratumalations to the girls - and the show's writer Lisa McGee - as the show has just this week been nominated for a BAFTA for Best Scripted Comedy Show. Fingers crossed you win and … Continue reading #CrazyStupidTV: Derry Girls – 2×04: ‘The Curse’
ARTIST: Westlife SONG: Better Man SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? I think before we go any further, it's worth having a customary refresh of my words twelve weeks ago, back when we had Westlife's last single 'Hello My Love' as my #SongoftheWeek. Chiefly, that I said I could see it … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Westlife – ‘Better Man’
Flashing back to the UK chart hits of a time when wrap around skirts and trousers were an in thing and when The Blair Witch Project haunted cinema goers with wobbly camera angles and bobble hats, this is The Story of Pop: 1999. This week - a monster chart topper courtesy of a well known … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 13)
It's always welcome to have a reminder that there are still good people making good things happen in the world. And we're bringing you three of those making the headlines this week, as we do every Wednesday, in The Good News Week. If you enjoy the stories we've found this week, let us know - … Continue reading The Good News Week (27/03/2019)
If there's one thing you can be guaranteed of with Dido, it's that you're usually in for a long wait for new material. 2013 was when we last heard from her, with her fourth studio album 'Girl Who Got Away'. And the album before that, 'Safe Trip Home', arrived in 2008, a whole five years … Continue reading #CrazyStupidAlbum: Dido (@DidoOfficial) – ‘Still On My Mind’
If the spring sunshine's not enough to bring a smile to your face this Monday, then we've the very thing for you now with #TweetHeeHee. So pull up your socks and get your LOL gear round these little humourous nuggets we've found on our social media travels in the last seven days... AN … Continue reading #TweetHeeHee (25/03/2019)
Another week, another new episode of Derry Girls to get through. We're at the halfway point of Series 2 already and quite frankly, we're wondering why it's not long enough. Damn you Channel 4. But no time for mid-series wallowing, for we need to catch ourselves on and dissect what went down on Episode 3...No, … Continue reading #CrazyStupidTV: Derry Girls – 2×03: ‘The Concert’
ARTIST: Jonas BrothersSONG: SuckerSO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK?Between Alphabeat a couple of weeks ago and our favourite new song of the week this week, you may be mistaken for thinking we're writing about pop from 11 years ago (to the people who said 'You are' - RUDE). But no, 2008 … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Jonas Brothers – ‘Sucker’
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