Ricky Gervais – a bit of a muppet?
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Not racist, just xenophobic
Posted on January 30, 2009 by Paul Groves
A rather depressing sign of the times – recession = insularity.
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It is grin up North, Bush’s bungles, spies like us and scary religion
Posted on January 8, 2009 by Paul Groves
A round up taking in religion, politics, spooks and laughs:
Children in the north of England top the happiness league table.
According to a report published by Oftsed, northern children have more friends and enjoy far greater emotional security than their counterparts in other parts of the country.
Not so grim after all.
Talking of laughs, what about that [...]
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TV’s teatime troubles
Posted on January 6, 2009 by Paul Groves
Russell T Davies needs to be widely applauded for many things.
Top of the list is reviving the Saturday teatime TV slot. After years of inane gameshows, poorly conceived and executed revivals of variety shows and other instantly forgettable fare, the return of Dr Who proved a ratings hit for all the right reasons.
Under the guidance [...]
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