Flight of equality
At the PDC World Darts Championship when Fallon Sherock beat Ted Everts in the first round making her first Woman to win a match at the event. 2 places are set aside for Female players at 96 competitor strong field. The other Female player lost her first round match. Many people will be watching if Fallon goes further.
Wednesday, 18 December 2019
Monday, 16 December 2019
TV ratings 15-12-2019
5m viewers tuned into BBC 1 to see Ben Stokes star player of England's Cricket World winning team take home the 2019 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. Whereas on ITV 1.7m viewers watched the final of X-Factor: The Bands. This contrasts with 2011 when BBC SPOTY was moved from it's traditional Sunday home in order to avoid a clash with that year's X-Factor Final. .The future of X-Factor has been much debated with it's position of ratings titan very much downgraded.
5m viewers tuned into BBC 1 to see Ben Stokes star player of England's Cricket World winning team take home the 2019 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. Whereas on ITV 1.7m viewers watched the final of X-Factor: The Bands. This contrasts with 2011 when BBC SPOTY was moved from it's traditional Sunday home in order to avoid a clash with that year's X-Factor Final. .The future of X-Factor has been much debated with it's position of ratings titan very much downgraded.
Sunday, 15 December 2019
Best of Minder
George Cole plays wheeler dealer Arthur Daley who is always in getting into some kind of trouble. First is up to boxer turned jailbird Terry McCann as played by Denis Waterman who also famously sang the theme and then Arhur's nephew Ray played by Gary Webster, Here are the ten best episodes.
1. Poetic Justice. Innit?
Arthur finds himself on jury duty much to the dismay of DS (Patrick Malahide) Chislom whose case it is. Playing 2 of Arthur's fellow jury members are Gwynth (Cassandra in Only Fools and Horses) Strong and John (EastEnders) Bardon.
2. Dead Men Do Tell Tales
Arthur and Terry find themselves looking after a dead body of a diamond smuggling mule. Guest starring Suzi Qutro as a singer (obviously) as a singer Terry is dating and Derek (Bernard in Yes Minister) Fowlds as an undertaker
3. The Last Video Show
Ian McShane plays a big time crook who has a comprising video of the policeman (Brian Blessed in a rare clean shave showing) after him. But when the video goes miss Arthur and Terry find themselves in the middle of the search for it.
4. Goodbye Sailor
Arthur ropes in Terry and Ray Winstone's Arnie into his tobacco smuggling scam. However when it means going out to sea, Arthur finds that he is missing his sea legs.
5. Rocky 8 and a half
Terry gets back into the boxing ring to face the fighter he took a dive only to be sent to prison. Arthur of course has his eye on making some money off the fight.
6. From Fulham with Love
Arthur tries to broaden his operations when a Russian cargo ship docks. However is as always the case nothing goes to plan
7. Opportunity Knocks and Bruises
Arthur takes charge of a slot machine only to find it is part of a money laundering. Ray has to deal with the crooks who want their money back.
8. Gunfight at the OK Laundrette
The shows first episode. Terry finds himself in a hostage situation and Arthur of course sees a chance to make some money off it.
9. Bring me the Head of Arthur Daley
An imprisoned crook blames Arthur for his situation and sets into motion a plan to repay the favour. However Arthur and Ray discover the crook's ire misplaced.
10. The Cruel Canal
Believing road transport to have had it's day Arthur decides to use a river. But as is always the case things do no go to plan.
George Cole plays wheeler dealer Arthur Daley who is always in getting into some kind of trouble. First is up to boxer turned jailbird Terry McCann as played by Denis Waterman who also famously sang the theme and then Arhur's nephew Ray played by Gary Webster, Here are the ten best episodes.
1. Poetic Justice. Innit?
Arthur finds himself on jury duty much to the dismay of DS (Patrick Malahide) Chislom whose case it is. Playing 2 of Arthur's fellow jury members are Gwynth (Cassandra in Only Fools and Horses) Strong and John (EastEnders) Bardon.
2. Dead Men Do Tell Tales
Arthur and Terry find themselves looking after a dead body of a diamond smuggling mule. Guest starring Suzi Qutro as a singer (obviously) as a singer Terry is dating and Derek (Bernard in Yes Minister) Fowlds as an undertaker
3. The Last Video Show
Ian McShane plays a big time crook who has a comprising video of the policeman (Brian Blessed in a rare clean shave showing) after him. But when the video goes miss Arthur and Terry find themselves in the middle of the search for it.
4. Goodbye Sailor
Arthur ropes in Terry and Ray Winstone's Arnie into his tobacco smuggling scam. However when it means going out to sea, Arthur finds that he is missing his sea legs.
5. Rocky 8 and a half
Terry gets back into the boxing ring to face the fighter he took a dive only to be sent to prison. Arthur of course has his eye on making some money off the fight.
6. From Fulham with Love
Arthur tries to broaden his operations when a Russian cargo ship docks. However is as always the case nothing goes to plan
7. Opportunity Knocks and Bruises
Arthur takes charge of a slot machine only to find it is part of a money laundering. Ray has to deal with the crooks who want their money back.
8. Gunfight at the OK Laundrette
The shows first episode. Terry finds himself in a hostage situation and Arthur of course sees a chance to make some money off it.
9. Bring me the Head of Arthur Daley
An imprisoned crook blames Arthur for his situation and sets into motion a plan to repay the favour. However Arthur and Ray discover the crook's ire misplaced.
10. The Cruel Canal
Believing road transport to have had it's day Arthur decides to use a river. But as is always the case things do no go to plan.
Thursday, 12 December 2019
Wednesday, 11 December 2019
Where is Boris?
After his non turning up for a grilling by Andrew Neill Prime Minister Boris Johnson has done for 2 more high profile interviews. First he did not do an interview for Jeremy Vine's BBC Radio 2 show. Vine pointed out that he and his predecessor in the slot Jimmy Young had interviewed many of the UK's political leaders down the decades. One exception being Theresa May who Vine says was uncomfortable with doing interviews unlike the man who would take over from as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson.. The latest no show came when Johnson was supposed to be interviewed on Good Morning Britain when he was on a tour of a food plant. However the Prime Minister did not turn with the excuse that he was in a fridge! It will be tomorrow when we get the first idea of how the votes are gone.
After his non turning up for a grilling by Andrew Neill Prime Minister Boris Johnson has done for 2 more high profile interviews. First he did not do an interview for Jeremy Vine's BBC Radio 2 show. Vine pointed out that he and his predecessor in the slot Jimmy Young had interviewed many of the UK's political leaders down the decades. One exception being Theresa May who Vine says was uncomfortable with doing interviews unlike the man who would take over from as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson.. The latest no show came when Johnson was supposed to be interviewed on Good Morning Britain when he was on a tour of a food plant. However the Prime Minister did not turn with the excuse that he was in a fridge! It will be tomorrow when we get the first idea of how the votes are gone.
Tuesday, 10 December 2019
Scrooge again
Screening on BBC 1 this Xmas is another version of A Christmas Carol.. This version starring Guy Pearce is being played as the darkest take on the Charles Dickens. Oddly this is the first time in 40 (barring Doctor Who and Blackadder specials that have taken the text as pretext for their own purposes) years!
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