Opening the 2005 Teletext advent calender
Published on 6 December 2012 in Television, advent calender, Teletext, television
Happy 6th day of advent. Or somet.
Posts about "television"
Frankly if I have to have this stuck in my head, you have to too…
Published on 3 October 2011 in TV Programmes, BBC, CBBC, childhood, television, television programmes
Come, enjoy the title sequence to Around the World with Willy Fogg, a 1980s masterpiece shown on CBBC which took Jules Verne's classic novel and turned all the characters in to animals wearing waistcoats.
The growing story of BBC iPlayer on TV
Published on 22 August 2011 in BBC, Internet, BBC, BBC iPlayer, television, video on demand
Who wants to watch programmes on their computer when you've got a nice big television set instead?
Bye bye NBH
Published on 21 May 2011 in BBC, Radio, Television, BBC, Manchester, radio, television
I was about eight when I first stepped foot in the BBC's New Broadcasting House in Manchester. Having grown up in the area there was a tingle of excitment as we were given a tour of the building and shown the steps which John Munday and Stuart Hall walked up every night in order to watch North West Tonight. We weren't shown what was at the top of the steps, just the steps themselves.
Hello. I’m in an advert.
Published on 23 February 2011 in Life, Television, adverts, stereotypes, television
Hello. I'm a woman, in an advert. You can tell I'm a woman because I'm wearing a dress. Or maybe a skirt. But not trousers. Because women don't wear trousers. And certainly not jeans. Women don't wear such clothes. Only someone who doesn't care about their appearance would look so bad.c
North East Tonight – The Remix
Published on 13 February 2011 in TV Programmes, ITV, television, television programmes
Also known as "Andrew's been getting a little silly with video editing software"...
Yet another BBC iPlayer launch
Published on 13 September 2010 in BBC, Work, BBC, BBC iPlayer, television, video on demand
I was off work last week with a disturbingly early-in-the-season bout of flu but whilst I was sitting on the sofa watching Star Trek re-runs on Channel One and CBS Action my team quietly launched a new version of BBC iPlayer.
Say hello to The Good Columbo Guide
Published on 9 August 2010 in Planet Bods, TV Programmes, television, television programmes
In amongst all the talk of me archiving bits of Planet Bods, I completely forgot to mention the latest addition to my website family - The Good Columbo Guide - an episode guide for the mighty TV show Columbo.
If you’re going to cover stories about London on TV and radio, you need to justify properly why you’re covering it
Published on 3 August 2010 in London, Radio, Television, BBC, London, radio, television
If there's one thing that seems to provoke irie from the BBC's viewers and listeners, it's doing anything about London on air. Well unless said viewer and listener is in London. Probably.
Links for 25 May 2010
Published on 25 May 2010 in Daily Links, BBC, BBC Radio, BBC Radio 6music, Boris Johnson, gardening, radio, Sky News, television, weather, web development
GTmetrix – Website Speed and Performance Optimization For all the web developers out there in the hood, this is quite a nice tool that helps you optimise your website for faster loading. Judged on the results, this site isn't too bad already although it's given me some ideas to help just shave away a little at the speed, and you'll start seeing the results as I slowly replace some of the almost unmaintainable code that's running this site at the minute. Don't expect it to make a drastic change to the way you view Planet Bods, but overall it will make some small differences. 6 Music closure ‘defies belief’, says music industry | Media | guardian.co.uk "The BBC's own charter makes crystal clear that the corporation is specifically tasked with stimulating creativity and cultural excellence. It defies belief, therefore, that the BBC is proposing to close a radio station that excels at doing exactly this, particularly when 6 Music's audience is growing in leaps and bounds and virtually the entire UK music community is united in support of it." Boris Johnson urges Londoners to grow food in coffee cups – Wimbledon Guardian Pah. Rubbish. An old hiking boot is much... View Article