Category Archives: EMOTION

Killer Women with Piers Morgan – Series 1 – Episode 2 – INTERESTING, INTRIGUING AND YET AGAIN….IMPARTIAL PIERS!

The opening to this second episode was that dramatic that I half expected the famous duff duff drum beat from Eastenders to start playing any second.  My jaw nearly dropped to the floor as we were informed how in 2008 … Continue reading

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WHEN IS A BEGGAR A GENUINE BEGGAR……..THAT IS THE QUESTION?

When is a beggar a genuine beggar then? I was asking myself this question numerous times the other night as I went to bed.  I have not been accosted by such a person for a good eight or nine years … Continue reading

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I FEEL LIKE CRYING HAPPY TEARS THAT MY CHRONIC PAIN HAS FINALLY STARTED TO DECREASE….BUT I’M SCARED TOO JUST YET!

“If I can’t get back on the anti-inflammatories then my life is over. I won’t be able to cope with physio on my pelvis, having a girlfriend or going out five days a week for a job”. In the last … Continue reading

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No big Al, meant no big laughs! Stella – review of series 5.

Sky One’s Pontyberry comedy-drama Stella, is a sunny programme that really is the perfect antidote to those dark depressing winter months of January and Feb. I did a blog last year where I really praised series four(like the first two … Continue reading

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IT ENDED WITH A RIGHT BIG BANG!! ‘Happy Valley’ Review. Episode 5, series 2.

What with two murders, an off duty female PCSO bonking some random guy outside a nightclub and Sargent Cawood doing her best Karate Kid impression as she apprehended her sister’s drunken boyfriend, you could therefore say Happy Valley was a rather … Continue reading

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THE PLOT THICKENS IN THE BRILLIANT ‘HAPPY VALLEY’! Review of episode four, series two.

You know you are enjoying a programme when you glance over at the clock and curse the fact that that there is only thirty minutes left of it. You know you are watching a truly exceptional programme when you glance … Continue reading

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SUFFERING FROM ILL HEALTH CAN BE HEARTBREAKING AND SOUL DESTROYING AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN NOT EVERYBODY BELIEVES YOU!

“You sure you’re not getting obsessed with your bits”?  A GP said this to me once. “I think we discussed this last time how you’re maybe getting obsessed with your blood sugars”.  A Diabetic Nurse said this to me once. … Continue reading

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A TRIUMPHANT RETURN FOR ‘HAPPY VALLEY’! TV REVIEW.

Last Tuesday night saw the return to our screens of Sally Wainwright’s critically acclaimed crime drama Happy Valley. This second series has started off just as good as the marvelous first one ended, high praise indeed! If you are a … Continue reading

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THERE’S ONLY ONE BERNIE CLIFTON, ONE BERNIE CLIFTON, THERE’S ONLY ONE BERNIE CLIFTON’. The Voice UK 2016, a review of ep1.

Last Saturday saw the return of The Voice on BBC1, the only reality TV singing show on the telly that I can just about put up with I should note.  It was not amazing television but at the same time … Continue reading

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TIME FOR LORD SUGAR TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS, AS PLUMBER JOSEPH WINS THE APPRENTICE 2015!

“Technology has been my best friend for over 50 years.  But maybe it’s time to make new friends. Joseph, you are going to be my business partner”. After agonising(supposedly) for what seemed like hours(it wasn’t), last Sunday we saw Lord … Continue reading

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