I was startled by this letter in The Guardian: Given Mark Thompson’s devotion to the cause of BBC impartiality, perhaps he could reassure us that when he went on his charm offensive to Israel in 2005 and held talks with Ariel Sharon, he took the opportunity to talk also to Palestinian leaders in the occupied […]
How impartiality works: BBC’s Mark Thompson meets Sharon Read More »
Tony Benn argues for the BBC to broadcast the humanitarian aid appeal and cheekily does it himself. What was that address again, Tone? Donations can be made via the DEC website www.dec.org.uk 24 hour credit card line 0370 60 60 900 Cheques made payable to “DEC Gaza Crisis” Send to:DEC Gaza Crisis AppealPO Box 999,
Tony Benn’s Gaza Appeal on the BBC Read More »
In an unprecedented turn that goes some way to restoring my faith in people, ITV, Channel 4 and Five are to show a charity appeal for Gaza (due Monday) despite the BBC’s shameful decision not to run the film. We’ve all seen the horror of state of the art technology versus the equivalent of peashooters
TV Channels Run Gaza Charity Appeal without BBC Read More »
I don’t even know the artist’s name but Claire emailed these pictures and they are so gorgeous and impressive that I wanted to share. The only info that came with them was: It takes him four hours to do a hand. Then he photographs it for posterity. I cannot imagine how he does the eyes
Spoiler alert. Now we know. It’s us in the future. The long-hoped-for return to their origins in ashes — a dead Mother Earth. Irradiated. Nuked two millennia back, its great cities felled. Nothing left to fall back on, just a dream of how it once was and will never be again. A bit like Iggy
Battlestar Galactica Season 4.5 Review: Frakk to the Future Read More »
I’m delighted to report that my radio show, A Celestial Star in Piccadilly, has been chosen for Pick of the Week on BBC Radio 4 tomorrow (Sunday) at 18:15. You can listen to the complete programme online until Tuesday morning. Marlene Dietrich, Anna May Wong and Leni Riefenstahl Madam Miaow says … visit Anna Chen’s
Anna May Wong Celestial Star: BBC Radio 4 Pick of the Week Read More »
