Monthly Archives: April 2009
The Speaker: Amaechi, Obama and Twitter
THE final is tonight – as Barack Obama marks his 100th day in office.
No-one can accuse judge John Amaechi of failing to promote The Speaker.
He was on BBC Breakfast again this morning, along with the three finalists… Continue reading
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Ashes To Ashes: Life of Wylie Archive
(Actually published on Feb 14 2010. Please open and read in full)
THE full archive of Life of Wylie Ashes To Ashes blog posts for 2007, 2008 and ALL of 2009 is here.
My original blog was hosted by the Movable Type platform used by the MEN but now has a new home here at Wordpress… Continue reading
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Ashes To Ashes: The Lion Sleeps Tonight
“WHAT do you mean, she’s given up fighting?”
Alex Drake stares down the barrel at another bullet in episode three of Ashes To Ashes.
But this time it’s not Arthur Layton pulling the trigger. Continue reading
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George Best: This Charming Man
GEORGE Best was a charming man.
He’s played by Tom Payne in a new TV drama tonight.
In the 25 years or so before his death, I met and interviewed George a number of times.
Including the morning after his infamous drunken appearance on BBC1’s Wogan chat show in September 1990…
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Midsomer Murders, Stephen Fry and Twitter
MIDSOMER Murders has a celebrity fan in Stephen Fry.
Who has also revealed something you might not expect from a devoted user of Twitter…
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An Hour With Stephen Fry
IF you could bottle the spirit of Stephen Fry, the world would be a much better place.
I was lucky enough to be among a small group of journalists who spent an hour with him this morning…
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Ashes To Ashes: Death Of A Princess
CAN we trust the Gene Genie?
You’ll get the answer in episode two of the new series of Ashes To Ashes.
I’ve just watched a preview DVD for a second time, having left several days to get over a jaw-dropping moment the first time I saw it…
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The Week That Was: Susan Boyle Plus
YES, I know some of you may have been on holiday.
You, for example, hunched over that keyboard which hasn’t been cleaned for weeks.
There is a reason why they say not to eat pain aux chocolate over your desk, you know…
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Hillsborough: “I Want The Truth”
IT was 20 years ago today.
I was at Highbury supporting my team Newcastle at Arsenal.
But football paled into total insignificance when the news broke over the radio.
A strange hush enveloped the crowd as word spread around the terraces of what was happening in Sheffield…
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Ashes To Ashes 2: Philip Glenister Extras
JUST like Gene Hunt’s Audi Quattro when Ray and Chris are in the back, there’s never enough room.
Today’s MEN features an interview with Philip Glenister about the second series of Ashes To Ashes.
And there’s lots more from Phil here…
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