Published on 1 July 2010 in London, Transport, buses, London, Merton, sport, Wimbledon
Every summer - World Cup or not - crowds and crowds of people descend upon a corner of South West London to go and eat strawberries and cream whilst watching some people hit a ball over a net.
Published on 10 March 2010 in Daily Links, BBC, BBC Radio, BBC Radio 6music, internet, Merton, Movable Type, radio, railways, Royal Mail, trains, Wimbledon
In the BBC Radio 6music news…. Spare 6 Music for us indie dads – The Guardian "The BBC says it has to show that the era of expansion is over. But closing 6 Music is hardly going to stop Sky and ITV from complaining." James Purnell MP, former Culture Secretary and (soon to be former) MP for Stalybridge and Hyde (up the Tameside Massive!) wades in to the debate. An open letter to BBC Director General Mark Thompson from MW editor Paul Williams – Music Week "Although we would agree the commercial sector is not in the fortunate position to finance a station like 6 in the way the BBC can do presently, it is also true the musical make-up of 6, in championing a range of acts that at least initially do not have mass-market appeal, does not make such a station commercially attractive to launch. But that is why we have public service broadcasting and why only the BBC can make a station like 6 properly work." Music Week wades in. Some Thoughts On The Demise Of BBC 6 Music – Carnival Saloon "The BBC are unwilling to try to increase 6 Music's reach because they believe commercial... View Article
Published on 17 September 2009 in Life, London, industrial action, London, Merton, Royal Mail, Wimbledon
If you've been following the Daily Links you'll know that there's been serious problems with the mail in Wimbledon thanks to Royal Mail deciding to "modernise".
Published on 8 July 2009 in BBC red button, Interactive TV, Work, BBC red button, interactive television, television, Wimbledon
If you've ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes for big red button services like Wimbledon, well there's now a little video to watch over on the Press Red Blog.
Published on 25 June 2008 in BBC red button, BBC red button, Freesat, interactive television, Wimbledon
So Wimbledon started on Monday, and not being a tennis (or indeed a sport) fan, all Wimbledon really means to me is that I miss out on most of my favourite TV shows. The ones that aren't being disrupted by Euro 2008 anyway�
Published on 29 October 2003 in London, Transport, buses, Ealing, London, night bus, Wimbledon
I seem to have rather a problem with travelling once the tube has shut so it's time for yet more epic tales of late night travel ala Bods.