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Routemaster moments – the wrong thing in the wrong place or time

In the Sunday Times culture section included in the TV listing is a section called “You Say” in which readers’ comments on programmes are printed. One of the most common complaints are over anachronis ...

markbendle 2874 views 0 likes Nov 8, 2017

TV ads – give us a break!

My sofa partner and I watch television regularly. We don’t go in for that Netflix or Amazon stuff and we cannot afford Sky, but we do pay our BBC licence very happily in exchange for not having to wat ...

markbendle 876 views 0 likes May 30, 2016

Preserving and promoting Britain’s private heritage

The Historic Houses Association (HHA) represents over 1,640 of the UK’s privately and charitably owned historic houses, castles and gardens. These are listed buildings or designated gardens, usually G ...

admin 1583 views 0 likes Mar 17, 2016

A treat for all lovers of Charles Dickens’s novels

Robert Tanitch reviews the latest DVDs DICKENSIAN (BBC). The BBC has always done Charles Dickens proud. Tony Jordan’s 20 half-hour instalments re-imagine the iconic characters from Great Expectations, ...

admin 1716 views 0 likes Feb 29, 2016