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Farewell, Jack…
- Posted at 5:17pm
- 06 February 2009
- by GarethMcLean-RT
- 2 comments
Emmerdale won't be the same without you, Jack
The death of Jack Sugden signals the end of an era in Emmerdale. Though life will go on in Soapland - this is a place, after all, founded on the three inevitabilities of hatch, match and dispatch - it will take some time to recover its timbre. As his mother Annie returns from Spain to carry out that most awful of parental tasks - the burial of one's child - wife Diane, children Victoria, Andy and the rest of Jack's loved ones gather to grieve for a man who, for so long, was at the heart of...
My Bafta film predictions
- Posted at 4:02pm
- 06 February 2009
- by AndrewCollins-RT
- 1 comment
On Sunday, I'm due to attend the annual British Academy Film Awards (Sunday 8 February BBC1, BBC2, BBC3).
They'll be the Academy's 62nd Baftas, but my first.
The Baftas used to be a quaint, parochial afterthought in the movie prizegiving calendar, but since moving to February from April in 2001 they have become an international, star-spangled entrée to the Oscars, and a magnet for visiting superstars.
The dread phrase, "I'm afraid so-and-so couldn't be here tonight
. . ." is almost extinct. Heathrow needs that third runway just to cope with incoming Hollywood royalty.
The guest list remains under wraps, but seasoned star-spotters will be hoping to see...
Enforced day off
- Posted at 5:10pm
- 05 February 2009
- by AlisonGraham-RT
- 6 comments
Apparently, one in five of us couldn't get to work after the British public transport system wrapped itself in a duvet and went back to bed the day that the snow came (Monday 2 February, in case you've already forgotten).
So, how nice, a totally unexpected, extra day off; how luxurious and just a little bit naughty. I did the snowy thing - I went for a walk, very pretty, ah, look at the trees, it's like a Christmas card, I feel like a kid again, I wish I had a pair of wellies, etc, etc - but professional pride and a little bit of guilt drove me...
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