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Bloodlust

Sorry about the picture of Michael Portillo (above). Who’d have thunk I’ve have his fatty features squished onto my pages?
But he was on BBC 2 last night, presenting an ep of Horizon which has found its way onto my radar this series in a way it never has before. Maybe it’s the sleb presenters (David [...]

Television. Hmm

Hmm. What have I watched this week? Nothing, really. Not great for a TV journalist. I tried a bit of Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle on the BBC iPlayer the other night, but just didn’t find it funny. And he was talking about television. Far better was part two of Eddie Izzard - Sexie, which had [...]

Perfect happiness

After last week’s Horizon with David Baddiel contemplating the education system and children’s happiness, comes this article from the Family section of Saturday’s Guardian. And a whole new level of self-doubt and questioning for liberal-minded parents.
Forget, for the moment, that the author is the son of former Archbishop of Canterbury Robert Runcie. Runcie Jr writing [...]

Who do you want your child to be?

Perhaps consciously playing on the title Who Do You Think You Are? which has also featured comedian David Baddiel in a serious role, last night’s Horizon saw Baddiel investigating the British education system and asking whether it can maximise both a child’s intellectual potential and their happiness at the same time.
A worthy question and one [...]

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