Category: Liveblog

…there’s only one piano, isn’t there?

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Last night’s live blogging the Proms (specifically Prom 47 as Bernard Haitink conducted the Chamber Orchestra of Europe through Brahms 3rd Symphony and 1st Piano Concerto) was fun. A lot more fun that I expected and hoped for, so thanks to Jon Jacob for the suggestion. As it was an experiment, both Jon and I were unsure what was going to come out of the live blog. Having seen his comments on the rehearsals this morning, that gave me something to latch on to – but once the show started it morphed into something else. You have to remember that I came

Liveblogging the Return of Minder

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Yes tonight sees the return of the classy Arthur Daley and his minder, Terry, to the TV screens on Channel 5. Yes, Minder has returned. How could I not liveblog the experience? 1938: Yep I think I’ll call it a night and go and watch a repeat of Yes Prime MInister. 1935: What no George Cole or Dennis Waterman appearing in it? And they’re not happy with the idea either? 1930: I might have to change my mind on this one. 1927: Shane Ritchie!?! 1925: Ah it’s not Arthur and Terry, it’s Archie Daley and Jamie Cartwright. Archie and Cartwright???

Liveblog: UK Eurovision, Your Country Needs You (ep 5)

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It’s time for the grand final of the UK nationals to find out if Jade, Mark or The Twins will represent the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow, on May 16th. 1955: Time to put the Eurovision Liveblog tools away – until May, until Moscow. 1954: I’m sure I’ll have a full blog post on this in a few hours or so. Stay on the site, watch me on Twitter, or just subscribe to the RSS Feed. 1953: Jade or Mark would have been my choice going into the show tonight. Hearing the song and seeing the