A slight change of topic for the norm, with my thoughts on the end of Lost !
Spoiler space for anyone who may be interested in lost but hasn’t seen the last episode yet. (click read more to continue)
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Tuesday, 25 May 2010
Tuesday, 3 June 2008
Digital Telly
Anthony and Andy Burnham
Originally uploaded by AnthonyMck.
Andy Burnham, MP for Leigh and Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport was in Glossop yesterday to meet the people behind Digital Outreach Ltd, a company that will be working with local voluntary groups to help people get ready for the digital switch over.
Digital Outreach has been set up by three leading national charities (Age Concern England, Community Service Volunteers and Help the Aged) and Glossop based company Collective Enterprises Ltd, and will work essentially on the gap between people who won’t be covered by the official government run scheme at the time of the switchover.
Now although for us in ‘Granada’ land, the switchover won’t be taking place until the end of the 2009, and the work of Digital Outreach won’t start around here until towards the end of this year, representatives from a number of local groups in Glossop were present yesterday to see what they need to be aware of to help there members prepare for the switchover.
I’ll post more details on this in the weeks to come, but for now if you require any information on the digital switchover you can visit the website at www.digitaluk.co.uk, or call the help line on 08456 50 50 50.
Monday, 12 March 2007
Kill it, cook it, eat it
Interestingly in the same week that the food hall for local produce has been quashed, locally produced food featured heavily in the news for another reason.
Under the title of Kill it, cook it, eat it, a four part documentary series on BBC 3, followed the process of local Glossop butcher John Metrick’s abattoir, showing you each of the various stages of meat production in full graphic detail.
Now whilst the program could have come across as been a bit ‘blood thirsty’ or in bad taste, it was an interesting exploration of where our food comes from, and how it get to us, which I found quite interesting, along with how very skilled and monitored the whole process is.
Now whilst you would not necessarily view this sort of process as a tourist attraction, I’m sure from the way it was set up on the show, there would be many people who would be interested in seeing this process for 'real', so perhaps that could mean an addition to the idea of farm shops, with a chance to see the whole process from field to table.
Anyway for anyone who hasn’t seen the program, I would recommend viewing when it is repeated on Sunday 18th March again on BBC 3.
Under the title of Kill it, cook it, eat it, a four part documentary series on BBC 3, followed the process of local Glossop butcher John Metrick’s abattoir, showing you each of the various stages of meat production in full graphic detail.
Now whilst the program could have come across as been a bit ‘blood thirsty’ or in bad taste, it was an interesting exploration of where our food comes from, and how it get to us, which I found quite interesting, along with how very skilled and monitored the whole process is.
Now whilst you would not necessarily view this sort of process as a tourist attraction, I’m sure from the way it was set up on the show, there would be many people who would be interested in seeing this process for 'real', so perhaps that could mean an addition to the idea of farm shops, with a chance to see the whole process from field to table.
Anyway for anyone who hasn’t seen the program, I would recommend viewing when it is repeated on Sunday 18th March again on BBC 3.
Tuesday, 27 February 2007
The dresden files
If like me you miss the 'buffy the vampire slayer' tv series a possible replacement has come forward in 'the dresden files', a new show on Wednesday's on Sky 1, about the 'work' of Harry Dresden - investigator / wizard.
Based on the series of books by Jim Butcher, and been part investigation / part mystery show, the first two episodes have looked very promising for a good new series.
Also looking promising and showing on the sci-fi channel is another american import 'heros' set on a premise of what happens if ordinary people start getting superpower's.
Finally on the telly front, its good to see the return of '24', 'rescue me', 'lost', 'bones' and 'the wire', and thank etc for sky plus which means at some points, I get to see all of these !
Based on the series of books by Jim Butcher, and been part investigation / part mystery show, the first two episodes have looked very promising for a good new series.
Also looking promising and showing on the sci-fi channel is another american import 'heros' set on a premise of what happens if ordinary people start getting superpower's.
Finally on the telly front, its good to see the return of '24', 'rescue me', 'lost', 'bones' and 'the wire', and thank etc for sky plus which means at some points, I get to see all of these !
Tuesday, 19 December 2006
Eragon / The Hogfather
On Friday, I went and seen the new film Eragon, which is based on the first of the inheritance series of book’s by Christopher Paolini. The film, which has not received strong praise from the critics, was in my view, quite entertaining and just the thing in the run up festive season. The film also covered the story within the book quite well, and I hope will do sufficient business at the cinema to allow the filming of part two of the story at some point in the future.
Sky on Sunday and Monday night, had a treat for any fans of Terry Pratchett with the TV version of the Hogfather. Which for those who aren’t fans is a Christmas themed story set in the ‘Discworld’, a mythical place similar to Earth, but not quite the same.
The TV version spread over 2 hours each night, in view did justice to the book, covering the story very well, with a good choice of actors for the various main parts, if you didn’t catch it you missed a treat, very funny and entertaining, catch it on repeat if you can.
Sky on Sunday and Monday night, had a treat for any fans of Terry Pratchett with the TV version of the Hogfather. Which for those who aren’t fans is a Christmas themed story set in the ‘Discworld’, a mythical place similar to Earth, but not quite the same.
The TV version spread over 2 hours each night, in view did justice to the book, covering the story very well, with a good choice of actors for the various main parts, if you didn’t catch it you missed a treat, very funny and entertaining, catch it on repeat if you can.
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