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“SURPRISING, DEMANDING AND UNCOMPROMISING QUESTIONS”….ADD TO THAT, RATHER BORING TOO! ‘500 QUESTIONS’, Episode one review!

Posted on August 24, 2016 by SCARFMAN

At the start of this new quiz show that aired last Monday night on ITV1 at 9pm, host Giles Coren stated how the contestants had “no help, no hints, nowhere to hide”. This was an obvious dig at Who Wants … Continue reading →

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Versus : The Life and Films of Ken Loach. A REVIEW. ‘A celebration of the KING and LEGEND of British Film’!

Posted on August 3, 2016 by SCARFMAN

Just as this biographical documentary about British film director Ken Loach was about to start, I feared it was going to be about as thrilling to watch as an episode of The South Bank Show with Melvyn Bragg. Such a reservation … Continue reading →

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‘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

BIRTHS, BABIES AND BOREDOM! IN THE CLUB : SERIES 2, EPISODE SIX REVIEW!

Posted on June 14, 2016 by SCARFMAN

In 2008 Gareth McLean in The Guardian asked if there was ‘a TV equivalent of difficult second album syndrome’? He went on to confirm that indeed there was and cited a few examples to support his theory. He was referring … Continue reading →

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RESOLUTE, RELENTLESS REG! ‘REG’ – A REVIEW.

Posted on June 9, 2016 by SCARFMAN

Reg Keys : “A five hundred strong mob armed to the teeth baying for blood, came after my son and he had fifty bullets and no radio. Now I can accept that just about, but if I find out this … Continue reading →

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‘In The Club’ – episode 2 review. SURPRISES APLENTY!

Posted on May 13, 2016 by SCARFMAN

When I was a teenager I used to play cricket for a junior club side that my late father was the coach of. I know for a fact that some of the other lads thought I was only being picked … Continue reading →

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

Posted on April 17, 2016 by SCARFMAN

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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DREAMS DO COME TRUE FOR ANTHONY ‘MILLION DOLLAR’ CROLLA!

Posted on November 27, 2015 by SCARFMAN

“YEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS HE’S DONE IT, HE’S DONE IT. BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT, ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT” (me/Andy Lloyd, Nov 21st, 2015). At around 11.30pm last Saturday, I yelled these words above out loud in the comfort of my living room. In all likelihood I … Continue reading →

Posted in ANXIETY, BOXING, COMPLIMENT, EMOTION, ENTERTAINMENT, HEALTH, mens health, NHS, POPULAR CULTURE, SPORT, TELEVISION, THE ARTS, TRIBUTE, TRUE STORIES, TV, TV REVIEW, UK TV, Uncategorized | Tagged #BOXINGWRITING, #CROLLA, #EDDIEHEARN, @ANTHONY_CROLLA, @GALLAGHERSGYM, AGAINST THE ODDS, AMIR KHAN, ANDY LLOYD, ANTHONY CROLLA, ANTHONY MILLION DOLLAR CROLLA, anxiety, ARTHUR ABRAHAM, ASSAULT, ATTACK, ATTACKED, ATTEMPTED BURGLARY, BARRY HEARN, belief, BELOW THE BELT, BETTER PREPARED, BOLTON, BOXER ATTACKED, BOXING, BOXING COMMUNITY, BOXING JOURNALISM, BOXING PROMOTER, BOXING PROMOTION, BOXING REPORTING, BOXING REVIEW, BOXING TRAINER, BOXING WRITING, BRAIN SCAN, BRITAIN, BRITISH BOXING, BRITISH TELEVISION, BRITISH TV, BROKEN ANKLE, BROKEN ANKLE IN TWO PLACES, BURGLARS, BURGLARY, CHAMPION, CHEERS, COMBAT SPORTS, CONCRETE SLAB, CRIME, CROLLA VS PEREZ, crolla vs perez 1, crolla vs perez 2 rematch, CROLLA VS PEREZ II, CT SCAN, DARLEYS PEREZ, death, DECISION, DISAPPOINTMENT, DISASTER, DRAW, DREAM, DREAMS, EDDIE HEARN, EMOTION, ENGLAND, entertainment, FAILED TO MAKE TEN COUNT, FAIRY TALE, FIGHT, FIGHT NIGHT, FITNESS, FORGIVENESS, FRACTURED SKULL, GALLAGHERS GYM, GALLANT LOSER, GARETH A DAVIES, GBH, GERMANY, GREATER MANCHESTER, HAVE A GO HERO, Health, HEARTACHE, HEARTBREAKING, HERO, HIGH STAKES, HIT BY CONCRETE SLAB, HOPE, HUMAN INTEREST STORY, INCATEGORIZED, J.M.BARRIE, JAN 23RD 2015, JOE GALLACHER, JOE GALLAGHER, JOURNALISM, JUBILATION, KEVIN MITCHELL, KNOCK OUT 5TH ROUND, LEFT HOOK TO THE BODY, LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD, LUCKY TO BE ALIVE, MALE HEALTH, MAN UNITED, MANCHESTER, MANCHESTER ARENA, MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS, MANCHESTER PHONES 4U ARENA, Manchester United, MANCHESTER UNITED FAN, MANCUNIAN, MATCHROOM SPORTS, MENS HEALTH, MENTAL STRENGTH, MIGHT NEVER BOX AGAIN, MILLION DOLLAR, mindset, MOSTON, NEIGHBOURS, NEW MOSTON, NHS, NICE GUY CROLLA, NORTH WEST, NOV 21ST 2015, NOVEMBER 2015, OLD TRAFFORD, OLDHAM, PAUL SMITH, PAUL SMITH BOXER, PAUL SMITH JNR, physio, POLICE, popular culture, positive thinking, POST FIGHT, PRIDE OF BRITAIN], PROMISE, rematch, REVIEW, RICHARD ABRIL, ROYAL OLDHAM HOSPITAL, SACRIFICE, SAUERLAND BOXING, Scarfman_, SKY, SKY NEWS, SKY SPORTS BOXING, SKY SPORTS NEWS, SKY TELEVISION, SPORT, SPORT REVIEW, SPORT WRITING, SPORTS, SPORTS PERSONALITY, SPORTS REPORTING, SPORTS WRITING, STADIUM FIGHT, STRONGER, TELEVISION, TELEVISION REVIEW, TELLY, THE ARTS, THE TELEGRAPH, TRAUMA, TRAVESTY, tribute, true stories, TRUE STORY, TV, tv review, UK TELEVISION, UK TV, UNCATEGORISED, WBA, WBA WORLD LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION, WBO SUPER-MIDDLEWEIGHT BELT, WELL WISHES, WORLD BOXING ASSOCIATION, writing | 2 Comments

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Tag Archives: ANDY LLOYD

“SURPRISING, DEMANDING AND UNCOMPROMISING QUESTIONS”….ADD TO THAT, RATHER BORING TOO! ‘500 QUESTIONS’, Episode one review!

Versus : The Life and Films of Ken Loach. A REVIEW. ‘A celebration of the KING and LEGEND of British Film’!

‘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.

BIRTHS, BABIES AND BOREDOM! IN THE CLUB : SERIES 2, EPISODE SIX REVIEW!

RESOLUTE, RELENTLESS REG! ‘REG’ – A REVIEW.

‘In The Club’ – episode 2 review. SURPRISES APLENTY!

DREAMS DO COME TRUE FOR ANTHONY ‘MILLION DOLLAR’ CROLLA!

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