The BBC produces a lexicon for the celebrity presenters to use. They are all instructed to use various words or phrases so they can pad out the forecast to last the required scheduled time. In our language, everyday English usage, we used to have “Sunny periods and showers” which says it all. Now we have for example, “useful weather”. What’s that?
I predict the next big televisual thingy will be Crossroads- the Brum recorded Midlands set soap, of a very clean hue, and […]
The success of ITV drama series Nolly, featuring Helena Bonham Carter, above, as Noele Gordon, star of the much derided soap Crossroads, has prompted […]
Does this photograph (courtesy of the Delegraph) tell the real story of political leanings? Dressing to the right, left and centre. Talking […]
Signing off, the fake airport prank that lasted decades A prankster who spent £25,000 on a fake airport sign in rural Wales […]
