Tag Archives: tv
Postman Pat and the slow death of the postal service
A quick post in response to a conversation on Twitter today: @toomanydresses @jonhickman Kids TV should reflect real life more often. The episode where Pat joins the picket line… — Rick W (@DiscoRick84) May 11, 2012 You know, Pat has … Continue reading
Media policy explained for the under-6s
CBeebies, the BBC’s preschool channel, has now completed its switch from BBC Television Centre, London to Media City, Salford. There’s probably more interest in the moves of things such as BBC Breakfast (also to Salford) and Question Time (to Glasgow) but I think there’s something … Continue reading
A favourite ‘Six Feet Under’ clip, perfect for you Rapture watchers
We finished watching ‘Six Feet Under’ last night. I’ll celebrate by sharing this rapture themed clip with you. Incidentally I’m landscaping my garden today, so I’m going to look pretty stupid if the rumours are true.
A local media thought experiment: “The Bearwood Question”
So local TV is back on the agenda, offering more questions than answers. In the Guardian Media Talk podcast Matt Wells questioned Jeremy Hunt about the ability to deliver “local” in any meaningful way through broadcast television. TV, in its traditional broadcast sense, … Continue reading
Owning conversations: the commercial TV back channel for #xfactor
Twitter’s a funny place. The folk I follow on there are passionate champions of free speech one day, insisting that my local councillor can make racist jokes for example, and the next they’re all “this isn’t the place to talk … Continue reading