What about the Cup?
The world governing body of Rugby Union has announced that it intends to launch an new international. The competition will see 12 nations (England, Scotland, Wale, Ireland, France, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina, USA and Japan) will play each other in a round robin system with the top 4 going through to semi finals and the winners of playing in the final. Some players have expressed that this will add to their work load. Another aspect has to be said it might diminish the value of the Rugby World Cup which's ninth edition is being held in Japan this year. Many people will be watching what happens next.
Thursday, 28 February 2019
Wednesday, 27 February 2019
Forgotten Sylvester
On today's Tipping Point a contestant was the question which actor played the Fourth Doctor in Doctor Who. They were given 3 options of William Hartnell, Tom Baker and Sylvester McCoy. The contestant said they had not heard of McCoy and rightly went for Baker as the answer. McCoy's tenure in the title role saw the show having it's worst ratings in it's and led to the cancellation of the show in 1989 though it came back with a bang in 2005
On today's Tipping Point a contestant was the question which actor played the Fourth Doctor in Doctor Who. They were given 3 options of William Hartnell, Tom Baker and Sylvester McCoy. The contestant said they had not heard of McCoy and rightly went for Baker as the answer. McCoy's tenure in the title role saw the show having it's worst ratings in it's and led to the cancellation of the show in 1989 though it came back with a bang in 2005
Tuesday, 26 February 2019
TV Review - This Time with Alan Partidge
Starring Steve Coogan, Susannah Fielding
BBC1 9:30PM Monday
Staging the most remarkable comeback (both accidentally shooting dead a chat show guest and punching a BBC exec on live TV) Alan Partidge fills in for a sick host on an One Show copycat. As ever with Alan things do not go well, mispronouncing guests names, blundering through technical demonstrations and making legal action worthy statements. Steve Coogan as Alan is as always on the top of his game. One particular highlight (or low light depending on your point of view) is when Alan demonstrates how to wipe your bottom without using your hands. Alan is back and in that awful way we all love.
Starring Steve Coogan, Susannah Fielding
BBC1 9:30PM Monday
Staging the most remarkable comeback (both accidentally shooting dead a chat show guest and punching a BBC exec on live TV) Alan Partidge fills in for a sick host on an One Show copycat. As ever with Alan things do not go well, mispronouncing guests names, blundering through technical demonstrations and making legal action worthy statements. Steve Coogan as Alan is as always on the top of his game. One particular highlight (or low light depending on your point of view) is when Alan demonstrates how to wipe your bottom without using your hands. Alan is back and in that awful way we all love.
Monday, 25 February 2019
2019 Oscars results
This year's winner of the grand prize of Best Picture was Green Book, the story of an African-American classical pianist and his white chauffeur. Mahersala Ali who played the role of the pianist won Best Supporting Actor. The film that took away the most awards on the night was Rock bio-pic Bohemian Rhapsody with star Rami Malek taking Best Actor for his portrayal as Freddie Mercuray. The biggest shock of the night came when Olivia Colman won Best Actress for her role in The Favourite beating Glenn Close who some reckon would win an elusive Oscar for the film The Wife. The Oscars as ever have given a lot of talking points for years to come.
This year's winner of the grand prize of Best Picture was Green Book, the story of an African-American classical pianist and his white chauffeur. Mahersala Ali who played the role of the pianist won Best Supporting Actor. The film that took away the most awards on the night was Rock bio-pic Bohemian Rhapsody with star Rami Malek taking Best Actor for his portrayal as Freddie Mercuray. The biggest shock of the night came when Olivia Colman won Best Actress for her role in The Favourite beating Glenn Close who some reckon would win an elusive Oscar for the film The Wife. The Oscars as ever have given a lot of talking points for years to come.
Sunday, 24 February 2019
Scotland the brave?
Tonight see the start of the broadcast of the new BBC Scotland channel. Broadcasting between 7PM and midnight, the new channel will offer a mix of entertainment and factual with the one high light being the premiere screening of the last series of popular sit com Still Game. Bosses of the new channel will be hoping it will last a lot longer than the last attempt to appeal to Scot's audience. Last from April 2017 to July 2018 STV2 showed a mix of new programming and repeats of famous STV shows Taggart and Take the High Road. However as the brief time span suggest viewers did not take to the channel. We will just have to see if BBC Scotland channel does any better.
Tonight see the start of the broadcast of the new BBC Scotland channel. Broadcasting between 7PM and midnight, the new channel will offer a mix of entertainment and factual with the one high light being the premiere screening of the last series of popular sit com Still Game. Bosses of the new channel will be hoping it will last a lot longer than the last attempt to appeal to Scot's audience. Last from April 2017 to July 2018 STV2 showed a mix of new programming and repeats of famous STV shows Taggart and Take the High Road. However as the brief time span suggest viewers did not take to the channel. We will just have to see if BBC Scotland channel does any better.
Saturday, 23 February 2019
TV Review - Curfew
Sky 1 9PM Friday
Starring Sean Bean, Miranda Richardson and Billy Zane
Curfew is set in a future UK where a virus has devastated the country leaving victims as either ferile creatures or light fearing hence a curfew (and the title) during the night. The show wears it's many influences up front, the main one being I Am Legend. The first episode was more of a scene setter as we get know to some of the characters. Though there are some bouts of action in particular a well put together car chase. However what was supposed to be a jump scare is ruined by the fact that it was in the promo. Of the performers newcomer Phobe Fox impresses the most in the role of an ambulance driver with personal reasons to compete in the all night race. Sean Bean chews the scenery as a crime boss, Miranda Richardson has only one brief scene where she puts on her seat!. While Billy Zane does not appear in the first episode at all! The rest of Curfew's ensures a must watch with it's mix high speed thrills and chills.
Sky 1 9PM Friday
Starring Sean Bean, Miranda Richardson and Billy Zane
Curfew is set in a future UK where a virus has devastated the country leaving victims as either ferile creatures or light fearing hence a curfew (and the title) during the night. The show wears it's many influences up front, the main one being I Am Legend. The first episode was more of a scene setter as we get know to some of the characters. Though there are some bouts of action in particular a well put together car chase. However what was supposed to be a jump scare is ruined by the fact that it was in the promo. Of the performers newcomer Phobe Fox impresses the most in the role of an ambulance driver with personal reasons to compete in the all night race. Sean Bean chews the scenery as a crime boss, Miranda Richardson has only one brief scene where she puts on her seat!. While Billy Zane does not appear in the first episode at all! The rest of Curfew's ensures a must watch with it's mix high speed thrills and chills.
Friday, 22 February 2019
The legacy of The Monees
The death of Peter Tork serves to remind the somewhat extraordinary tale of how the first manufactured band came to be. Tork with Mickey Dolenz Davy Jones and Micheal Neasmith played members of an American (even though Jones was from the UK) wannabe version of The Beatles. Each episode detailed the band's zany adventures sountracked to their songs. Later in 1968 there was a film starring them and directed by one of the shows creators Bob Rafelson. However Head was no extended episode but was more in with the counter culture movement with the cast including 2 actors who starred in the ultimate counter culture film Easy Rider Jack Nicholson and Dennis Hopper. Head flopped and The Monkees fell out of flavour. However Rafelson would go on to an acclaimed career as film director earning Oscar nominations for Five Easy Pieces which starred Nicholson. For those who dismissed The Monkees as joke act they should look at who they associated with.
The death of Peter Tork serves to remind the somewhat extraordinary tale of how the first manufactured band came to be. Tork with Mickey Dolenz Davy Jones and Micheal Neasmith played members of an American (even though Jones was from the UK) wannabe version of The Beatles. Each episode detailed the band's zany adventures sountracked to their songs. Later in 1968 there was a film starring them and directed by one of the shows creators Bob Rafelson. However Head was no extended episode but was more in with the counter culture movement with the cast including 2 actors who starred in the ultimate counter culture film Easy Rider Jack Nicholson and Dennis Hopper. Head flopped and The Monkees fell out of flavour. However Rafelson would go on to an acclaimed career as film director earning Oscar nominations for Five Easy Pieces which starred Nicholson. For those who dismissed The Monkees as joke act they should look at who they associated with.
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