Tag Archives: Jo Brand

“Magma?”

Posted on 08/09/2019 by Dee CrowSeer

Hurrah! Quirky-celebrity-challenge-show Taskmaster has returned for a ninth “season” this week, hot-on-the-heels of the eighth instalment which only finished airing in July! It’s still one of the most reliably strange/funny things on TV, and I was very happy to see … Continue reading →

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Good Will Ganache II

Posted on 17/01/2014 by Dee CrowSeer

This week saw BBC2 serving up a fresh batch of The Great Sport Relief Bake Off, over four consecutive nights, with a different presenter hosting each episode. Personally, I think the show works best with Mel & Sue playing hostess, … Continue reading →

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Good Will Ganache

Posted on 26/01/2013 by Dee CrowSeer

This week saw BBC2 broadcasting four special episodes of The Great British Bake Off, featuring various celebrity contestants, in aid of Comic Relief. I don’t know what it is about this show, but I watched the last series out of … Continue reading →

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Old News

Posted on 12/06/2011 by Dee CrowSeer

I generally don’t watch Have I Got News For You when it goes out on a Friday night, preferring to wait for the extended edition on Saturday, so I’m lagging a little here… but this week’s episode was a bit … Continue reading →

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Getting Another Award

Posted on 20/03/2011 by Dee CrowSeer

Apparently the Royal Television Society Awards were held this week, and the Getting On team won “Best Writer (Comedy)”… so, yay for them! For the life of me I can’t find a single image of them arriving at the ceremony … Continue reading →

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Not Getting Any

Posted on 24/01/2011 by Dee CrowSeer

So, my internet access went down last Sunday, necessitating a “cold turkey” break from my compulsive blogging and surfing habit… which forced me to endure a period of quiet reflection and meditation on The Important Things In Life™. Don’t you … Continue reading →

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Anita & Me II: The Crackering

Posted on 11/12/2010 by Dee CrowSeer

I can’t get any of the Sky channels, but if I could then I would definitely be asking my digibox pixies to record Little Crackers, a series of short, seasonal films in which the cream of British comedy present semi-autobiographical … Continue reading →

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‘Getting On’ again…

Posted on 24/10/2010 by Dee CrowSeer

I don’t quite understand why, but there seems to be a conspiracy of confusion surrounding the promotion of the new series of Getting On, which (in case you’re curious) starts this Tuesday (26th) on BBC4 @ 10pm. My TV listings … Continue reading →

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Dr. Downer

Posted on 06/08/2010 by Dee CrowSeer

The BBC is repeating Getting On, the three-episode sitcom set in a geriatric ward, which was commissioned last year as part of their “Grey Expectations” season. I hadn’t watched it before, because I find hospitals hugely depressing and the whole … Continue reading →

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