A new word for the 21st century. Many people now own widescreen TVs. Most new TV programmes are made in widescreen. However TV stations still like to broadcast some older programmes that were made before programmes were made in widescreen. This gives you two options. You can either watch the programme in the correct aspect… Continue reading Dixonsvision
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Recording TV
At home we still record TV the old-fashioned way – using video recorders. It’s all very 20th century and we should really think about updating our methods. Here are the things we’re considering. Buying a hard disk based system, Something like a Tivo. You can’t buy a new Tivo in the UK any more, but… Continue reading Recording TV
Ask And You Shall Receive
A few days ago I mentioned in passing that I really wanted to see the series Dark Skies again. At the time I really had no reason to believe that I’d see it any time soon. Now I see that ITV 4 are showing it starting from this coming Monday. That’s what I call service!
A Brief History of Disbelief
Most TV documentaries have been dumbed down to such an extent that they are often unwatchable. Programme makers seem to think that it’s impossible to explain concepts to the viewer without flashy graphics or re-enactment of key scenes. And a lot of time is wasted telling us what we are about see or what we… Continue reading A Brief History of Disbelief
Doctor Who Wins National TV Awards
The revived Doctor Who won three awards at last night’s National TV Awards ceremony. The programme won “most popular drama” and Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper won “most popular actor” and “most popular actress” respectively. I first found out about this by reading The Sun‘s version of the story over someone’s shoulder on the tube… Continue reading Doctor Who Wins National TV Awards
Who’s On Brighton Pier
I was in Brighton over the weekend (for reasons I’ll write more about later) and whilst I was there I took the opportunity to visit the new Doctor Who exhibition. It was a bit over-priced for what it was (£6 each!) but it was nice to see a number of the props from the new… Continue reading Who’s On Brighton Pier
More Spooks
Ooh. New series of Spooks starts next week. There’s a two-parter on Monday and Tuesday. The last series wasn’t up to the standard of the first two (losing the three main characters didn’t really help) but it’s good mindless entertainment. I’ll certainly be watching. Oh and, purely coincidently, today I was given the first two… Continue reading More Spooks