R.I.P. Ray Galton, another of the greats
that wrote two of the greats. Sad news that the remaining half of one of the great comedy writing duos, Ray Galton, has died aged 88. read the rest of this rubbish
Tag: radio
R.I.P. Jimmy Armfield
Mr. Blackpool. Sad news that the only decent football pundit on the BBC, one of England's great footballers Jimmy Armfield has died. read the rest of this rubbish
I’m only here for four minutes
R.I.P. Bill Kerr. Been a bit slack in posting about Bill Kerr after he died last week, aged 92, shockingly slack when he was major part in one of my all time favourites. Hancock's Half hour. read the rest of this rubbish
The League Cup final shows why pundits are
dead. How many ex-professional players who are now media pundits confidently stated the League Cup final would be between Chelsea and Villa? How many are ever right and why do we really need them? read the rest of this rubbish
RIP Eric Sykes
it should have been Sir Eric. A national disgrace that Eric Sykes who entertained the country through eight decades has died without such recognition. read the rest of this rubbish
Something happening today
can't remember what. I'm sure there's something going on today, something I should be aware of. If only someone had mentioned it then I wouldn't have forgotten. read the rest of this rubbish
Ah the romance is back in football
isn't that what ITV kept telling you? Nobody mentioned it at The Lane as Spurs beat Charlton with reasonable ease after the half-time introduction of Luka Modric which everyone had to suffer listening to on the radio. read the rest of this rubbish
I’ll never forget that first day
at t'pit. Me an' mi father worked a seventy two hour shift, an' then we walked home forty three mile through t'snow in us bare feet... read the rest of this rubbish
Eric Sykes
why hasn't he been knighted yet? One of the greats of post-war comedy, writing and performing, through eight decades of laughter, nowt, yet some useless old prat on a reality show has a campaign backing him. read the rest of this rubbish
Have a go at the BBC
by all means. There's plenty to have a go at them for and just because something is easy doesn't means it's not worth doing. Just not for buying The Wire, Mad Men and the football. read the rest of this rubbish