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20th Century

More Buried Treasure

7th April 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

Amongst a century of detritus at the BBC there lies some buried treasure. Between layers of fake news, preachy left-wing documentaries and un-funny comedy, the BBC’s iPlayer hides a gleaming gem of an old archaeology [more…]

20th Century

Buried Treasure

17th January 2023 Always Worth Saying 1

Amongst a century of detritus at the BBC there lies some buried treasure. Between layers of fake news, preachy left-wing documentaries and un-funny comedy, the BBC’s iPlayer hides a gleaming gem of an old archaeology [more…]

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What Will The New Year Bring

4th January 2023 Godfrey Bloom 1

Much has been written about the disastrous effect of experimental spike protein therapy on hitherto healthy young adults & children, much more will be when the slow exposure of the criminals involved get put under [more…]

Arts

Is That True Or Did You Hear It On The BBC?

13th September 2022 Going Postal 1

In his latest book, author David Sedgwick quotes the BBC’s own words back it giving the broadcaster nowhere to hide. Cast your minds back a couple of years to the start of the so-called covid-19 [more…]

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The Day I Kicked The TV Habit

22nd August 2022 NeverUpToTheJob 1

The first of August 2022 marked the second anniversary of the day I kicked the TV habit, and binned the Telly Tax. I wasn’t that surprised at how easy it was to give up watching [more…]

20th Century

The War Correspondent, Part Two

12th May 2022 Going Postal 0

Another chapter from “Special Assignment” by my uncle John Alldridge (published in 1960 and now long out of print) During the course of World War II the Press War Correspondent found himself in competition with [more…]

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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe & The Propaganda War Against Iran

22nd March 2022 Always Worth Saying 0

The Mysterious Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe In the early hours of Thursday 17th March 2022, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe arrived at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire after a near six-year-long detention in her native Iran. Part of the time [more…]

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The treachery of our very own fourth estate

1st February 2022 well_chuffed 0

Who among us is not aware of the disgraceful behaviour of the BBC during the Falklands War. They did their utmost to scupper our chances and give information in public that was very useful to [more…]

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20th Century

I Could Have Worked For The BBC

14th December 2021 NeverUpToTheJob 0

I could have worked for the BBC. Yes, I know that sounds preposterous, but actually it’s true! I could have worked for the BBC, and by now would be a retired executive on a very [more…]

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