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  1. The Now Show [40/48]

    July 30, 2006 by dafyd

    Steve Punt and Hugh DennisIf you don’t already, you really should start listening to the Now Show on Radio 4. It is the BBC’s best-performing podcast, and is, frankly, very very funny.

    Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, John Holmes and occasionally Marcus Brigstocke provide satirical commentary on the week’s events, with musical entertainment from Mitch Benn.

    Alas, it’s a couple of weeks too late, but the “Chanson de Zinedine Zidane” was inspired. If I get a chance, I’ll extract it from that week’s podcast and post it. You really should hear it.


  2. Thuderstorms on the way

    June 12, 2006 by dafyd

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    Grateful as I am to the Beeb for warning me that my asthma may get worse, it’s not usually set off by “thuderstorms”…


  3. Barking

    March 16, 2006 by dafyd

    “Ross” had this to say on the BBC Crufts site:

    Crufts was great as it is every year. I think we should have more dogs on TV, I for one would like to see dogs getting better TV roles. I ask you would it not brighten up the deeply depressing show Eastenders, if we were to see a dog on the show with a gripping story line e.g. Rover & The Missing Sausages. Surely it would break up the dullness we are usually treated to every day of the week.

    Couldn’t agree more. Gritty, depressing Eastenders, or happy, energetic canines? I know what I’d choose.

    And now, back to the essays