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MEDIOCRE MOUNT PLEASANT! ‘Mount Pleasant’ – Series 6, episode 1 review. 30/08/16.

Three or four years ago Manchester based comedy-drama Mount Pleasant on Sky Living(now Sky One), was one of my favourite programmes on the telly.  It regularly used to make me laugh and I loved its likeable Manchester charm(I’m a Mancunian). … Continue reading

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THE ANT AND DEC OF FOOTBALL…….SORT OF! ‘Class of ’92: Out of Their League. Series 2, episode 1 review.

Television sports documentaries do not get much better than this.  I loved the first series last year and thoroughly enjoyed the recent opening episode of series two. It focuses on the goings on at semi-professional football side Salford City FC, … 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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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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A COMEDIC GENIUS FROM BOLTON! ‘PETER KAY : 20 YEARS OF FUNNY’ – A REVIEW.

As I sat down to watch this documentary about Peter Kay on BBC1 this Christmas Eve, I longed for it to be as good as it sounded. It was billed as a look back at Peter’s working life, from the … 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.

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

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FANTASTIC FRENETIC FURY, SHOCKS THE WORLD BY DETHRONING CLUELESS KLITSCHKO!

When I think of greatest upsets in sport that I have seen in my lifetime so far, then there are a few that immediately spring to mind.  Little Wimbledon Football Club beating the mighty Liverpool in the 1988 FA Cup … Continue reading

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

“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

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

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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A CRACKING START, THEN A BLAND MIDDLE…BUT IT ENDED WELL! ‘Mount Pleasant’ series 5 review.

A few weeks ago the fifth series of the SKY TV comedy-drama Mount Pleasant came to an end.  As a big fan of the show, I thought I would share with you some my feelings about this latest series.  I … Continue reading

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