Category Archives: REALITY TV

LET IS SHINE ep5 review : TAKE YOUR FINGER OFF THAT FAST-FORWARD BUTTON BECAUSE ‘TONIGHT THINGS GET SERIOUS’!

Posted on February 6, 2017 by SCARFMAN

After the first four weeks of this BBC One Saturday night singing and dancing talent show, I almost wrote a review with the heading, ‘IT ONLY SHINES WITH YOUR FINGER PRESSED ON FAST-FORWARD’. This was because of the large amount … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC, BBC1, COMEDY, EMOTION, ENTERTAINMENT, POPULAR CULTURE, REALITY TV, THE ARTS, TV, TV REVIEW, UK TV, Uncategorized | Tagged BBC, BBC LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT, BBC ONE, BEVERLEY KNIGHT, BLIND DATE, BOYBAND, BOYBANDS, BRITISH TELEVISION, BUSTED, CILLA BLACK, DANNI MINOGUE, EMOTION, entertainment, GARY BARLOW, JASON ORANGE, LET IS SHINE, LET IS SHINE REVIEW, LET IT SHINE EPISODE 5 REVIEW, LULU, MARTIN KEMP, MEL C, MUSICAL, MUSICALS, OLLY MURS, popular culture, REALITY TV, ROBBIE WILLIAMS, SATURDAY NIGHT TELEVISION, STARS IN THEIR EYES, TAKE THAT, TALENT SHOW, TELEVISION REVIEW, THE KAISER CHIEFS, TV, tv review, UK TELEVISION REVIEW, UK TV | Leave a comment

NOT AS MUCH FUN WITHOUT BALLS! – STRICTLY COME DANCING FINAL 2016 – A review.

Posted on January 9, 2017 by SCARFMAN

The problem with Strictly Come Dancing this year was that as soon as the utterly hilarious Ed Balls got voted off in week 10, it turned into a big snoozefest. He was the only reason why I watched it for … Continue reading →

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I am a DIABETIC DETECTIVE, gunning for my FLUCTUATING BLOOD SUGARS!

Posted on September 16, 2016 by SCARFMAN

A blog about the FRUSTRATION, EXASPERATION and UTTER ANNOYANCE that my type one diabetes causes me due to my fluctuating blood sugars! I have had a surreal last couple of weeks with my diabetes. My fluctuating blood sugars of … Continue reading →

Posted in DIABETES, FOOD, HEALTH, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized | Tagged anger and diabetes, anxiety and diabetes, AUTO IMMUNE ILLNESS, blood sugar, BLOOD SUGARS, COMEDY HEALTH, DIABETES, diabetes blog, DIABETES DIARY, DIABETES UK, DIABETIC, diabetic blog, diabetic detective, DIETING, dieting and diabetes, ERRATIC BLOOD SUGARS, exercise and diabetes, FLUCTUATING BLOOD SUGARS, food, Health, hot weather and diabetes, humalog, HYPO, HYPOGLYCAEMIC, HYPOGLYCEMIA, HYPOGLYCEMIC, ILL HEALTH, INSULIN, low blood sugar, medication and diabetes, meloxicam, MENS HEALTH, mental health, TID, TRAMADOL, TRUE STORY, TYPE 1 DIABETES, TYPE ONE DIABETES, WEIGHT LOSS, worry and diabetes | Leave a comment

MY MILD CASE OF BOBOS(BORED OF BAKE OFF SYNDROME) HAS BE CURED…… FOR THE TIME BEING AT LEAST! ‘THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF’, episode one review, 2016.

Posted on August 28, 2016 by SCARFMAN

Last year I self diagnosed myself with a mild to moderate case of BOBOS(BORED OF BAKE OFF SYNDROME). Towards the end of series six of The Great British Bake Off I had grown really tired of this very formulaic show. In … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC, BBC1, COMEDY, EMOTION, ENTERTAINMENT, POPULAR CULTURE, REALITY TV, TELEVISION, THE ARTS, TV, TV REVIEW, UK TV, Uncategorized | Tagged #REALITYTV, BAKE OFF, BAKERS, BAKING, BAKING ON TV, BBC, BBC1, BORED OF BAKE OFF, BRITAIN, BRITISH, BRITISH TELEVISION, CAKE WEEK, CANDICE, class, CLAUDE LANZMANN, COMEDY, COOKING, DECENCY LACK OF VULGARITY, DUNCKED, DUNKER, EMOTION, entertainment, FAMILY HERITAGE, FOOD SHOW, FORMULAIC, GBBO, GENOISE, GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF, HERITAGE, HISTORICAL, HOLOCAUST DOCUMENTARY, JAFFA CAKES, LEE FROM BOLTON CHURCH MINISTER, MARY BERRY, MATCH OF THE DAY, MEL GIEDROYC, MIRROR GLAZE CAKE, PAUL HOLLYWOOD, popular culture, PRIDE, QUINTESSENTIALLY BRITISH, REALITY TV, RETIRED HEAD MISTRESS VAL, SALESY, SHOAH, SUE PERKINS, TELEVISION, TELEVISION REVIEE, TELEVISION REVIEW, THE ARTS, THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF, THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF SERIES 7 2016, THE SPECTACLE, tv review, TV SHOW, UNCATEGORIZED, VAL, VICTORIA WOOD, WEEK 1 OF THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF, WELFORD PARK | Leave a comment

‘NAKED ATTRACTION’…..more like NEVER AGAIN for me!! Naked Attraction – episode one review.

Posted on July 28, 2016 by SCARFMAN

I am old enough to remember the good old glory days of Blind Date on ITV with the late, great Miss Cilla Black. It was a dating show that was fun to its core and was brilliant entertainment fit for … Continue reading →

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LONG LOST FAMILY IS SAMEY, PREDICTABLE AND OVERLY EMOTIONAL……BUT I CAN’T HELP STILL LOVING IT! Long Lost Family. New series, episode one review.

Posted on July 17, 2016 by SCARFMAN

Last Wednesday saw the start of series six of Long Lost Family on ITV1. The show that reunites families after years of separation is samey, predictable and overly emotional, but I can’t help still loving it nevertheless. For me, it … Continue reading →

Posted in ANXIETY, EMOTION, ENTERTAINMENT, FAMILY, ITV1, POPULAR CULTURE, REALITY TV, THE ARTS, TRUE STORIES, TV, TV REVIEW, UK TV, Uncategorized | Tagged ADOPTION, ANDREW LLOYD, ANDY LLOYD, ANNA, anxiety, BRITISH TV, CLIFF JARDINE, DAVINA MCCALL, ECUADOR, EMOTION, entertainment, FAMILIES, Family, FORMULAIC, ITV1, LONG LOST FAMILY, LONG LOST FAMILY SERIES 6, NICKY CAMPBELL, PARODY, popular culture, REALITY TV, REUNITED FAMILIES, RIOBAMMA, SCARFMAN, Scarfman_, SIMON COWELL, SINGAPORE, SUE WARD, TELEVISION, TELEVISION REVIEW, THE ARTS, true stories, TV, TV CRITIC, tv review, UK TV, X-FACTOR | Leave a comment

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

Posted on January 12, 2016 by SCARFMAN

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!

Posted on December 24, 2015 by SCARFMAN

“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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“WHO MAKETH THE MAN HERE? AM I IN CHARGE OR IS MY ARSE IN CHARGE”? ‘THE MOANING OF LIFE 2’, episode six review.

Posted on December 12, 2015 by SCARFMAN

One of my TV highlights of 2015 has without doubt been the second series of Sky One’s The Moaning of Life. I would even go as far to say that I think this is the best thing that Karl Pilkington … Continue reading →

“LIFES RUBBISH”! ‘The Moaning of Life 2’ episode five review.

Posted on November 23, 2015 by SCARFMAN

In episode five of The Moaning of Life 2, Karl Pilkington looked at ‘waste’. He looked at what it is, where it goes and what people do with it. We discovered how creative some people are today with waste. The … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: REALITY TV

LET IS SHINE ep5 review : TAKE YOUR FINGER OFF THAT FAST-FORWARD BUTTON BECAUSE ‘TONIGHT THINGS GET SERIOUS’!

NOT AS MUCH FUN WITHOUT BALLS! – STRICTLY COME DANCING FINAL 2016 – A review.

I am a DIABETIC DETECTIVE, gunning for my FLUCTUATING BLOOD SUGARS!

MY MILD CASE OF BOBOS(BORED OF BAKE OFF SYNDROME) HAS BE CURED…… FOR THE TIME BEING AT LEAST! ‘THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF’, episode one review, 2016.

‘NAKED ATTRACTION’…..more like NEVER AGAIN for me!! Naked Attraction – episode one review.

LONG LOST FAMILY IS SAMEY, PREDICTABLE AND OVERLY EMOTIONAL……BUT I CAN’T HELP STILL LOVING IT! Long Lost Family. New series, episode one review.

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

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

“WHO MAKETH THE MAN HERE? AM I IN CHARGE OR IS MY ARSE IN CHARGE”? ‘THE MOANING OF LIFE 2’, episode six review.

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