Links for 26 April 2010
Published on 26 April 2010 in Daily Links, BBC, BBC One, Doctor Who, Merton, newspapers, pope, railways, trains
I keep forgetting to post these, so I hope you’re not forgetting to read them!
First off… the Doctor…
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Doctor Who fans angered by trailer for Over the Rainbow – BBC News
Frankly an example of EVERYTHING that is wrong with modern broadcasting, and a prime example of EXACTLY the kind of thing the BBC SHOULD NOT be doing. EVER. This incident made me embarrassed and sad to be a BBC employee.
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On an unrelated note, if you’ve ever wondered how to lodge a complaint to the BBC…
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Doctor Who: The Adventure Games: first episode, The City of the Daleks, revealed – guardian.co.uk
And now a happier Doctor Who story. A fascinating insight into how the Doctor Who adventure games were built, showing how involved the TV team got in putting the games together.
Elsewhere, trains seem to be a bit of a feature…
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Aslef to bid to run East Coast mainline for no profit – BBC News
Apparently the train union Aslef wants to run the East Coast Mainline, which has not exactly had a good time of it of late thanks to GNER and National Express bidding too high and not being able to make it work. Expect Virgin to also be bidding – although whether the government would give them the east coast line as well as the west coast is debatable.
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Map of UK Train Stations – Saturday Walkers Club
And more train stutff… It’s a slightly pointless map (their words) showing all UK train stations.
And finally…
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And now, nothing at all to do with DApparently that's what happens if you have a go at Rupert Murdoch's power over the British media and it's influence in elections…
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Pope turns down Colliers Wood visit – Wimbledon Guardian
Apparently the Pope doesn't want to see some ruins buried under a busy road next to a shopping centre. Have absolutely no idea why not…