As I mentioned above US law on defamation requires a very high level of proof, even in Florida, compared to the UK. Even if he has no realistic case Trump might insist on taking it to court, just to make the BBC […]

Could always get yourself a fancy stick to look dapper with, Peter.

Trump cannot bring a case for defamation in a UK court, where he would have had much less trouble proving his case, because there is a one year limitation on bringing defamation cases over here and more than 12 […]

Blimey! Still fit enough to be sent out to work by Nigel, if the worst comes to the worst.

Quote: “No one tells you you’re old. You have to come to the realisation yourself, while reading Amazon reviews for light bulbs.” Or buying mono Beatles album box sets.

There is currently a deep rift between the creative and journalism side of the BBC and the govenorship. This affair has brought it into the open. It’s said Deborah Turness’s resignation was received within the […]

“calculated to produce a certain political effect”. That’s an assertion which has not been proved. There certainly has not been any admission that it was the case.

Yes. Of course the edit was done skilfully. The technicians they employ know how to do that. Someone in Production says “make an edit on this bit” and that’s what they do. Skilfully. Intent is quite another […]

“what to do with free time” Walking, swimming, reading. Gigs/concerts/cinema. Not cycling (in the UK – it’s too dangerous on our roads with our drivers). Not running (seems a bit desperate for oldies – either […]

A pie floater for AC/DC, surely?

I used to hitch around quite a bit in the late ’60s – early ’70s to festivals etc. Isle of Wight ’69 and ’70, Weeley Festival, Lincoln Festival (that one was not a good experience. Both the hitching and the […]

Really, really stupid. It was probably only done thoughtlessly in post-production, to save a few seconds of airtime. Don’t they watch these things through before broadcast approval? Kept as two separate quotes […]

Swivel-Eyed Loon is a relatively new term and is pretty much reserved for criticism of the far right. For critism of the far left, the term Loony-Left has been around and in use for several decades.

On TV: Blue Lights S3. Quality remains high and ends with an obvious pointer to the fourth series. Shetland (a new series has just started) Riot Women. Superb. Ends with a pointer to a possible second series. Slow […]

Chas & Dave: Pie, mash & liquor.

The Rutles: Cheese & Onion Pasty.

The abundance of drone shots is something I’ve noticed of late in all kinds of TV programmes. Nice and cheap to do ’em, these days. Before they had drones with cameras, those panoramic shots of cars travelling […]

Not hair-raising but very classy stuff: Misha Mullov-Abbado -Subsonic Glow from his most recent album “Effra”

Trump will almost certainly try and wreck it. He’s already stated that federal funding will “not be wasted” in New York. The Democrat state governor is also pushing back and has already said that funds are not […]

“Everything – The Real Thing Story” was a good one.