At a crossroad?
I predict the next big televisual thingy will be Crossroads- the Brum recorded Midlands set soap, of a very clean hue, and a very wobbly set, and it was said with actors to match. In fact they were very professional […]
Jolly vs Diddy
The success of ITV drama series Nolly, featuring Helena Bonham Carter, above, as Noele Gordon, star of the much derided soap Crossroads, has prompted veteran broadcaster David “Diddy” Hamilton to recall when he was an announcer on Thames TV. Diddy – now […]
“You have no enemies, you say…”
No EnemiesBy Charles Mackay(English Chartist poet, 1814–1889) “YOU have no enemies, you say? Alas! my friend, the boast is poor; He who has mingled in the fray Of duty, that the brave endure,Must have made foes! If you have none, […]
I’m the lumberjack and he’s OK..
Sits in there, barking orders, overseeing my log splitting, barely an encouraging word, little team spirit, so I just get on with it and don’t complain… Part two of the sycamore saga. Now that we’re using the wood up that […]
