Tomorrow is the thirtieth anniversary of the first broadcast of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. This makes me feel more than a little old. I didn’t listen to the first episode but, having heard about it from friends at school, I started listening from episode two. The BBC web site has decided to commemorate… Continue reading H2G2 Anniversary
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Ariel
You don’t have to be stupid to work for Radio 1. But it often helps. Someone called Dom, writes on the Chris Moyles show blog: Now then – the BBC has its own in-house magazine called Ariel. This name is very clever as it can relate to a TV ariel or a radio ariel. Two… Continue reading Ariel
Recording TV Revisited
It’s over two years since I wrote my piece on ways to record TV programmes. Quite a lot has changed in those two years, so I thought it was worth writing an update. The biggest change for me is that at home we’ve dragged ourselves into the 21st century and have stopped recording programmes on… Continue reading Recording TV Revisited
Quoting Illiterates
The BBC have an interesting report on the baby who was mauled to death by the family rottweiler. The story talks about the child’s mother’s reaction to the death. It’s interesting because of the way that they report what she says. The quotations from the mother in the story obviously come from two sources –… Continue reading Quoting Illiterates
The Sun on Doctor Who
How many obvious errors can you spot in this Sun story: Jennifer could be Dr Who Ab Fab star Jennifer Saunders is set to be the first female Timelord – for just one episode. The comic actress is in talks to become Doctor Who as David Tennant, 36, will leave after filming three specials in… Continue reading The Sun on Doctor Who
BBC Radio iPlayer
The BBC Radio Player is no more. The Listen Again streams have all been rebranded to be part of the iPlayer. See this page for more details. But it doesn’t look like very much has changed. From an initial glance it seems that my BBC streams pages are still being built – so my HTML… Continue reading BBC Radio iPlayer
Doctor Who Advent Calendar
Doctor Who Advent Calendar This image appeared on the BBC’s Doctor Who site today. I’m guessing that they are doing some kind of Doctor Who advent calendar this year (notice that “advent” is highlighted). We’ll need to go back on Saturday for more information. Note for US readers – the date (1/12/07) is in the… Continue reading Doctor Who Advent Calendar
Billie Piper to return to Dr Who
I’m really not sure how I feel about this. Actress Billie Piper is to return to Doctor Who, the BBC has confirmed. She will star in three episodes of the sci-fi drama, reprising her role as the Doctor’s companion, Rose Tyler. Rose’s return will mean the Doctor has three assistants in next year’s series –… Continue reading Billie Piper to return to Dr Who
New Survivors
Old gits like me may well remember Survivors with some affection. It was a BBC TV programme that ran between 1975 and 1977 that told the story of the small number of people who survived a plague that killed off most of the people in the world. For my teenage self it was essential viewing.… Continue reading New Survivors
Using TinyURL
The BBC Backstage mailing list has briefly turned its attention from the iPlayer’s DRM and Ashley Highfield’s estimates of Linux usage and is actually having an interesting conversation about URL schemes. This was all set off by an email sent out to participants in the BBC archive trial. The mail used TinyURL to shorten a… Continue reading Using TinyURL