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music, art and culture / Re: Really good podcasts

« Last post by nai on Today at 12:06:30 am »

The show which has viewers exactly reflective of national polls is... University Challenge! (weirdest stat of them all?)

Question Time isn't it?

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shootin' the shit / Re: Balls to Fiend (The Football Thread)

« Last post by SA Chris on Yesterday at 10:20:54 pm »

Just be nice to see someone else at the top for a change to make it interesting. Maybe next year...

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music, art and culture / Re: TV/iplayer must watches

« Last post by Falling Down on Yesterday at 10:13:14 pm »

The book clip is already a meme

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music, art and culture / Re: TV/iplayer must watches

« Last post by TobyD on Yesterday at 10:12:12 pm »

Wanna see a car crash?  Liz Truss being interviewed by Chris Mason. It’s excruciatingly entertaining if it wasn’t so serious 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001yrtr

Or listen her interview with Iain Dale on his All Talk podcast, if you can bear it. Better still, watch the clip of her trying to hold her own book up the right way on Fox news during an interview, as it only lasts a few seconds.

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music, art and culture / Re: Really good podcasts

« Last post by lukeyboy on Yesterday at 10:09:09 pm »

Have added to my playlist, cheers

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music, art and culture / Re: TV/iplayer must watches

« Last post by Falling Down on Yesterday at 10:02:25 pm »

Wanna see a car crash?  Liz Truss being interviewed by Chris Mason. It’s excruciatingly entertaining if it wasn’t so serious 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001yrtr

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music, art and culture / Re: TV/iplayer must watches

« Last post by Falling Down on Yesterday at 06:58:22 pm »

I thought this was fascinating and really good.  Secret Army. About a long-lost documentary film on the IRA with some interesting speculation around the man and team who made the film.  I’ll say no more but it’s well worth watching.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001xrx9

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shootin' the shit / Re: Balls to Fiend (The Football Thread)

« Last post by Falling Down on Yesterday at 06:55:24 pm »

Went to bed Saturday with fingers crossed as both Sunday teams have form.  Thrilled by Sunday teatime!

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music, art and culture / Re: Really good podcasts

« Last post by TobyD on Yesterday at 05:36:33 pm »

Recently,  amusing data on viewing preference by voting intentions (most Labour show: Taskmaster,  most Conservative show: Strictly come dancing)

Ha that's a funny stat. And nail on the head for me at least 

It's worth listening to the most recent episode with this in it; Osman reckons Labour will win an election because in 2019 the Conservatives were ahead by a good few points with Strictly viewers, and now Labour leads even with Strictly viewers, just by less than every other show. Labour even leads on Clarkson's Farm...

The show which has viewers exactly reflective of national polls is... University Challenge! (weirdest stat of them all?)

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news / Re: AidanWad

« Last post by teestub on Yesterday at 04:29:19 pm »

UKC's news is more of a content aggregator than it is like, there are rumours of X, we contacted to confirm or deny etc

I think that's a bit harsh - IMO they are one of the better sites out there for fact checking and trying to get interviews / more info to add to the bones of the story.

Yeah agree, they’ve massively improved their news offerings in the past few years. I’m sure Rob G lurks on here looking for news nuggets, it seems this improvement on the site is thanks to his and his team’s work.