May 15, 2017
by Neil Turner
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Lizzie is approaching 17 months old now, and yet last night was the first time that Christine and I had a child-free night out, as a couple. We’ve struggled to get childcare in place, and Lizzie is still breastfeeding before … Continue reading
June 18, 2014
by Neil Turner
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Last night, the long-running BBC Radio 4 show I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue came to Bradford, for the recording of the final two episodes of its 61st series. On the air since 1972, it has featured mostly the same … Continue reading
January 6, 2014
by Neil Turner
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This morning the news broke that the journalist and broadcaster Simon Hoggart has passed away, aged 67. I remember Hoggart fondly as host of BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz, which he presented for ten years between 1996 and 2006 … Continue reading
November 19, 2013
by Neil Turner
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The above video is a clip from a short BBC Radio 4 series called The News at Bedtime. Broadcast four years ago during the Christmas period in 2009, it was written by Nick Newman and Ian Hislop; Newman is a … Continue reading
October 4, 2013
by Neil Turner
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Last week, the BBC unveiled a new version of its desktop iPlayer client, now called ‘BBC iPlayer Downloads’. For the first time, it doesn’t require Adobe’s AIR framework to be installed. This will hopefully prevent a repeat of a problem … Continue reading
June 10, 2013
by Neil Turner
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Last night Christine and I joined a few friends to be in the audience for Bollywood Carmen Live, a Bollywood-themed retelling of Bizet’s opera Carmen by BBC Three. It was broadcast live from Bradford city centre, in front of City … Continue reading
November 16, 2012
by Neil Turner
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Back in 2004, I added the image on the right to the sidebar of this blog, as part of the I Believe in The BBC campaign against Rupert Murdoch and the claims by his Fox News network in the USA … Continue reading
August 2, 2010
by Neil Turner
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The BBC have a re-installation instructions on their site, including a handy video.
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March 7, 2010
by Neil Turner
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It’s been a couple of years since Hulu launched in the US and thus far us Brits haven’t had anything quite the same. Until SeeSaw came along.
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February 26, 2010
by Neil Turner
Comments Off on Why closing BBC 6 Music is a bad thing
Today it’s been announced that the BBC plans to close 6Music, its digital-only radio station. This is a bad thing.
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