Over the last few nights I’ve been watching a new sitcom TV series commissioned by the BBC called Citizen Khan. It features a Pakistani family based in Birmingham. The original character’s inception was based in Leicester via shorts from a… Read More ›
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Oak Creek Shootings – The role of media to help us all
It has been a few days now of what could be described as limited media coverage, from a UK perspective of the Oak Creek Shooting that resulted in 7 deaths by a shooter that entered a place of worship. On… Read More ›
Notes for Good Morning Sunday 14th August 2011 at 7:40am
Before each show I try to plan out what my views are for my appearance. These notes are the based on the first draft & not reflective (!) of what will eventually go out ‘live’. I’ll try and put up… Read More ›
BBC Poor Sports reporting and lost charter
The BBC sports coverage team have a lot to answer for. Sometimes I feel that on the whole the BBC are a private club. I’m not doubting the abilty of the presenters to present edited highlights. Certainly, the crew that… Read More ›
Waving the Flag for England
When I grew up the national flag and St George’s flag were both synonymous with racism. They had both been hijacked by the racist party – the national front (note the lower case!). Things are different now, or are they?
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