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TV Blog: 17/04/2013

So the BBC decided to go ahead and air the Panorama documentary on North Korea despite claims that Panorama and John Sweeney put students in danger. John Sweeney went undercover as a teacher with a group of LSE students on a tour of North Korea and he claims to expose “the real North Korea”; but [...]

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The Boston bombings, which happened just over an hour before Made in Chelsea screened episode two of their fifth series, really cast a light on how trivial the show is. While stories of great heroism (including marathon runners continuing past the finish line and straight on to the local hospital to give blood) were shared on [...]

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Revision time = top procrastination time, and the best procrastination of all is browsing eBay, because the products never stop coming, you could always be round the corner from a bargain, and you can search for literally ANYTHING to buy. Between 2011 and now I have made 68 eBay purchases – the archives only allow [...]

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TV Blog: 06/04/2013

    Doctor Who Doctor Who is back in its 50th anniversary year and Matt Smith has even got a new tweed jacket to celebrate. Last Saturday’s The Bells of Saint John centred on the evils of technology in modern day London which I guess is quite topical- we can all get sucked into the [...]

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Firstly, I apologise there was no Weekly Planner last week. The only excuse I can give is that I was sleeping. That is all. Before you go on commenting about how sad my life is, you should see the big name events that are coming up this week. So if you are still in Bristol [...]

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Craig Charles Would Rather Take A Bullet To The Head Than Sleep With Margaret Thatcher- The Big Interview

Some things are just meant to be. Ian Watkins was always going to be arrested on sex charges, Kate Middleton was always going to marry into royalty, and the new Pope was always going to look somewhat like a dead toad. Craig Charles becoming a DJ was not such an inevitable happening. Robot Wars and [...]

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TV Blog: 24/03/2013

Term has ended but don’t fret, these suggestions should keep you entertained for a little while.   Project Nim On Saturday the BBC aired Project Nim, a documentary by James Marsh which was originally produced in the USA in 2011. It follows the story of Nim Chimpsky, a chimpanzee who was taken into the home [...]

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Even though it was International Woman’s Day on the 8th March, just over two weeks ago, harrowing news stories keep coming to light about why this day is so necessary, and not to be looked upon as if irrelevant to our ‘modern times’. Particular instances that have been at the forefront of my mind for [...]

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As Easter approaches and you begin to contemplate visual entertainment that doesn’t involve JSTOR, I:M have picked out the best of TV’s crime and comedy to toy with your emotions all the way back to London Paddington. Broadchurch – Mondays, 9pm, ITV1 The critically acclaimed crime drama revolves around the sudden and tragic death of [...]

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This weeks Weekly Planner is going to hopefully inspire all of you stuck in ASSL or any other form of library that there is hope after all this work. This hope comes in the form of 1. Alcohol 2. End of term/after coursework/exam parties and 3. Comedy events. The big event this week is the [...]

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