The Sussex Interview
Oprah's interview with Harry and Meghan is on a par with the 1995 BBC interview with Lady Diana. It asked for compassion, and got it. And, like Diana's, did it…
Corrie Origin Story
Sixty years ago today, on December 9, 1960, the first episode of Coronation Street aired. Since then, its origin story has been told many times, many ways. Here is the…
Covid Corrie
Overnight, Covid-19 will hit Weatherfield. People who had been freely walking around Coronation Street without a corona care in the world will be masked and distancing themselves. Tonight in Britain,…
Why watch Corrie?
It's been just over a year since I stopped watching Coronation Street. I still record it, and read the on-screen synopses as I delete episodes. Have I been tempted to…
Leaving The Street
This week I only watched Monday's double episode. I decided at the end of it that I'm leaving the Street. Not forever - I hope. But for now, until something…
Earls of Grantham
Below is the lineage of the Earls of Grantham. The family name is Crawley, and their home is Downton Abbey in Yorkshire. It is a fictional family in a television…
Apples to Apples
TV writer David Shore was on CBC Radio's q (formerly Q) today. He was introduced as creator of House and Battle Creek, writer on Due South and originally from London…
She Loves You
Some things you will never ever forget. One, for me, is Ed Sullivan introducing “these youngsters from Liverpool.” Hands clenched on head, pulling at hair, “eek, aah, oohh.” In the…
Ford Branding
Tobacco companies are probably heaving a huge sigh of relief. As far as we know, no cigarettes were smoked by Mayor Rob Ford. So they do not need to distance…
Spoilers
I hate spoilers. It’s like walking into a movie as someone walks out of the previous screening and says “I would have never guessed it was the good guy that…
Baby Prince George
In the past three days, the royal baby has been born, brought home, had pictures posted on Facebook, and been named. A boy named HRH Prince George Alexander Louis of…
Olympic Eventing
Trying to watch the Olympics Equestrian Eventing of the past three days, I’ve performed in my own olympic eventing. It includes the Stair Dash, Pet Hurdles and Speed Remote Handling.…
Tourist Board TV
Last night I watched the first episode of Arctic Air, CBC’s new series set in Yellowknife and surrounding lands. Tonight Republic of Doyle, set in St. John’s, returns for its…
Prime Time
Last month, the new prime time tv programmes were rolled out. Many are good. They threw my life into chaos because I actually wanted to watch them. Person of Interest,…
The Death of Soaps
In April, ABC announced the cancellation of the long-running soaps All My Children and One Life to Live. They will be replaced by a cooking show and a health and…
The Royal Wedding
I stayed up all night and watched the Royal wedding pre-pre-coverage, pre-coverage, main event, balcony scene and after coverage. I switched between CBC and CBC NewsNet, CNN, an entertainment news…