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  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    Tomorrow night's television awards
    brisket9 replies
    The BAFTA's are tomorrow night (being televisied on BBC1. Here are the shoirt-listed nominations:- Leading Actor Jim Broadbent - Any Human Heart (Channel 4) Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock (BBC One) Daniel Rigby - Eric and Ernie (BBC Two) Matt Smith - Doctor Who (BBC One) Leading Actress Anna Maxwell Martin - South Riding (BBC One) Vicky McClure - This Is England ’86 (Channel 4) Natalie Press - Five Daughters (BBC One) Juliet Stevenson - Accused (BBC One) Supporting Actor Brendan Coyle -...
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    Dan Corbett - weatherman - has gone
    brisket15 replies
    Dan Corbett leaves. Daniel Corbett  Daniel CorbettDaniel Corbett was born in Dagenham, Essex, and spent his early years in Billericay. In 1974 he moved with his family to New York.In 1990 he obtained his BSc in Meteorology from the State...
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    TV Choice awards - voting
    brisket27 replies
    If you wish to vote in the TV Choice TV awards you can do so here:-http://www.tvchoicemagazine.co.uk/awards/2011/vote
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    POLL: Best sing-a-long songs
    brisket19 replies
    What are your favourite sing-a-long songs?Which do you find infectious and compelled to join in? There are obviously  very many more of your own personal favourites, so please add them.  
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    Lower leg bouncing
    brisket42 replies
    I find it so irritating.Perhaps you don't mind it. Maybe you do it yourself.But for me it's a big annoyance. I couldn't find a good video to demonstrate it, so this one will have to do.Many people bounce much quicker than this.Some bounce just...
  • TV ShowsThe Apprentice
    The Apprentice
    brisket3,135 replies
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    New series begins tonight - BBC1 9 o'clock.(Then BBC2 at 10.00 p.m.)       
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    Can I aks you a question?
    brisket59 replies
    AKS   you a question?   (Or is it "axe" ?)Where on earth has this come from?Basically, like, at the end of the day, like, as if we don't have anough annoying expressions and lazy talk, like, we have hideous new ones creeping in.I...
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    Quick Quiz:- who is singing?
    brisket32 replies
    Very quick quiz. Simply identify the voices. Name the singers. (The first one is a duet so it is numbered 1 & 2) Apart from the singers names, any other information would earn extra credit.
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    BAFTA TV awards 2011
    brisket21 replies
    Nominations for the 2011 BAFTA TV awards have been published. Awards held in London on 22nd May. Here are the short-lists. Leading actor Jim Broadbent – Any Human Heart (Channel 4) Benedict Cumberbatch – Sherlock (BBC1) Daniel Rigby – Eric and Ernie (BBC4) Matt Smith – Doctor Who (BBC1) Leading actress Anna Maxwell Martin – South Riding (BBC1) Vicky McClure – This Is England '86 (Channel 4) Natalie Press – Five Daughters (BBC1) Juliet Stevenson – Accused (BBC1) Supporting actor Brendan Coyle...
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    Computer question (Google)
    brisket13 replies
    The text size in the Google search box has suddenly increased this afternoon.I changed nothing but it is not big, black and ugly.Clicking on drop-down View menu does not affect it.I use IE8.    On Mozilla and Chrome the text size...
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    Trevor Bannister has died
    brisket8 replies
    Trevor Bannister has died.He played Mr Lucas in Are You Being Served.Here is is with John Inman.....  BBC article ishere
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    Unique country singing - Tompall & the Glaser brothers
    brisket38 replies
    I would have liked to have posted the original video clip of the performance they gave at Wembley in the late 1960s, but sadly it is no longer possible to embed it or download it.But here is the...
  • Community Management InfoCommunity Technical Questions/Suggestions
    YouTube video overlaps
    brisket3 replies
    After clicking the post reply box sometimes (if there has been a video posted previously), the video overlaps and blocks out part of the box.  The box can me shifted so that all of it is revealed,  It is a problem that we can work round...
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    Chicken - how are you?
    brisket12 replies
    Not seen Chicken (Chow Mein) for a while.Been thinking about him, so I thought I'd post this in the hope that he sees it and will know that we are wishing him well.Hope things are going alright for you Chicken.
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    QUIZ: Vocals - Voices - Visuals
    brisket58 replies
    I hope I am able to upload these successfully.First musical introductionsNumbers1 to 6 are verses or introductions to musical numbers just before the main theme.So what are the words (or the title) of the song which follows these intros..... 7 to...
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    Top of the Pops returns to BBC4
    brisket394 replies
    We shall hear Save Your Kisses For Me all over again.A full year of nostalgia.http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/mar/30/top-of-the-pops-bbc4 Some of the hits:-http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/mar/30/uk-chart-hits
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    Team.....
    brisket6 replies
     I do so, so, so, so very, very, very much agree with Jeff Stelling.The "Team GB" business drives me mad.I've spent all my life describing the English team as 'England' the Scottish team as 'Scotland' - and so on.The person who decided to put the...
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    Farley Granger has died
    brisket6 replies
    Actor Farley Granger has died.Guardian article is here.   He rose to fame through early pictures like Alfred Hitchcock's "Rope" and "Strangers On a Train".    
  • General InterestThe brisket Memorial Film/Movies Forum
    Farley Granger has died
    brisket1 reply
    Farley Granger obituary Actor who rose to fame in Hitchcock's Rope and Strangers On a Train, but refused to conform to Hollywood pressures Farley Granger in 1946. His greatest films had a gay subtext. Photograph: Cinetext/Allstar Early on in his career, the actor Farley Granger, who has died aged 85, worked with several of the world's greatest directors, including Alfred Hitchcock on Rope (1948) and Strangers On a Train (1951), Nicholas Ray on They Live By Night (1949) and Luchino Visconti...
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    Problems posting on IE (Internet Explorer)
    brisket22 replies
    Anyone else having difficulty posting on IE today?I've not been able to post for hours.I'm doing this on Firefox.
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    Portrait of a Princess
    brisket0 replies
    Along with launching the debut album of composer Michael Bruce last night (21 March 2011) at an event Live at the Delfont Room, producers Speckulation Entertainment unveiled a specially created music video starring a cast of West End stars. ...
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    Michael Gough has died
    brisket1 reply
    Batman Star Michael Goughhas died. Michael Gough, who played Alfred Pennyworth in director Tim Burton's Batman and Batman Returns, as well as Joel Schumacher's Batman Forever and Batman & Robin, passed away today (March 17th) at the age of 94. Gough was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaya (now Malaysia) on November 23, 1916. He has appeared in more than 100 films, but is most known worldwide for his role of Alfred in the four "Batman" films. The actor made his film debut in 1947 in...
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    Dog Whisperer
    brisket6 replies
    Apparently thgere is a man called Cesar Millan who is described as a "dog whisperer". He has a television series watched by millions. BUT  ....there are many people who are critical of his methods. Some dog lovers may find this video too...
  • Survey
    Which of these people do you think is NOT funny? (You may select several.)
    brisket36 responses
    Ant & Dec
    John Bishop
    Frankie Boyle
    Jo Brand
    Kevin Bridges
    Ed Byrne
    Alan Carr
    Jimmy Carr
    James Corden
    Jim Davidson
    Jack Dee
    Ben Elton
    Lee Evans
    Leigh Francis (Keith Lemon)
    Dawn French
    Ricky Gervais
    Lenny Henry
    Harry Hill
    Russell Howard
    Phil Jupitus
    Russell Kane
    Peter Kay
    Tim Key
    Shappi Khorsandi
    Patrick Kielty
    Matt Lucas
    Jason Manford
    Michael McIntyre
    Paul Merton
    Sarah Millican
    Dylan Moran
    Morecambe & Wise
    Dara o' Briain
    Andy Parsons
    Reeves & Mortimer
    Jennifer Saunders
    Alexei Sayle
    Frank Skinner
    Catherine Tate
    David Walliams
    Victoria Wood
    Gina Yashere
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    POLL: least funny
    brisket16 replies
    Thanks for the (very many) nominations. It's going to be a long poll I'm afraid. (I hope the forum can cope with it.) Who is the least funny? (You may select multiple choices.)
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    Happy birthday Mrs B
    brisket39 replies
    Gosh!  What a busy day for birthdays. Sorry we are slow to post yours Mrs B A very happy birthday to you.  
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    Nominations please for "least funny....."
    brisket64 replies
    Please post your nominations for least funny person. Then I will compile a poll. People who think they are funny - but aren't. People who try to make you laugh - but don't. People whose career is comedy - but don't make you smile. Which people would...
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    Gay sportspeople coming out.
    brisket25 replies
    "One of Europe's rising professional football stars has publicly announced that he is gay, today. Peter Lloyd with Darren Scott 20-year-old Anton HysÉn, who plays for Swedish 4th tier side Utsiktens BK, came out in an interview with Offside magazine. He told the publication: “I am a footballer. And gay. If I perform as a footballer, then I do not think it matters if I like girls or boys ." Hysen, the son of former Liverpool's Glenn Hysen, is the first elite Swedish player to come out.
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    Quiz: voices
    brisket83 replies
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    Another voices quiz. I don't think this one is too difficult. (21. is a duet and 2 names are required) I may leave it to run and post the answers tomorrow.    Hope you enjoy it.
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    Excited dogs
    brisket15 replies
    This may amuse you....
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    Johnny Preston (1939-2011)
    brisket3 replies
    Johnny Preston died 4th March 2011. He will probably be mostly remembered for his 1960 international hit, Running Bear.
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    A dozen voices - quiz
    brisket52 replies
    A dozen voices joined together into a single file. Can you name them? (It lasts 2 minutes)
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    Those "telling" moments
    brisket1 reply
    An inseparable pair: dog collapses and dies after army handler is killed Tributes flow in to the British soldier who worked with his dog to defuse bombs in Afghanistan. Colleagues said army dog handler Liam Tasker was inseparable from his spaniel,...
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    Thank you Seattle (for the search)
    brisket33 replies
    Thank you very much to our GaGa people in Seattle  - for the new search facility. What's your weather like?
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    Help: identify these men for me please
    brisket40 replies
    By chance I came across the results of a "Top 10 Sexy Men" poll in an unknown Italian magazine. I definitely know 3 of them, (because by coincidence they are in my top 5) Jake Gyllenhaal, Russell Tovey and Gethin Jones. I think (although not certain)...
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    Red Nose Day
    brisket19 replies
    Is it funny? Have you seen anything rib-ticklingly funny happening on Red Nose Day? Laugh-out-loud moments to share with us? Is it a hilarious funny day? Or is it a day when people try too hard to be silly and fail miserably?
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    Well done Steven Davies!
    brisket19 replies
    I respect and admire Steven Davies, the first professional cricketer to announce he is gay. Interview and video here This is a short interview just before he went to play in The Ashes. and a 2010 highlights video.... Sad - and I think rather...
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    When to call it a day?
    brisket26 replies
    Frank Sinatra announced his retirement in 1971 - but then went on to do "farewell tours" for the next 2 decades. Joan Sutherland, the opera singer, timed it just right I thought. Her final performance was at Covent Garden in 1990. Not a 'special'...
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    Banksy
    brisket17 replies
    Banksy, the graaffiti artist. Up for an award tonight at The Oscars. His desire for anonymity rather annoys me. I have begun to think it is all a bit twee - a bit precious - a gimmick - a spin - a tad childish - false modesty? I am quite likely wrong....
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    The Westmores and the Newmans
    brisket2 replies
    I have posted this in the Film Forum, but I think the achievements of these two families would perhaps interest a wider field. The Westmore Family is a prominent family in Hollywood make-up. Beginning in 1917 there has been generation after generation...
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    Where's charli?
    brisket13 replies
    I haven't seen charli (sock) here for a few weeks. Hope she is alright.
  • General InterestThe brisket Memorial Film/Movies Forum
    The Westmores and the Newmans.
    brisket0 replies
    The Westmore Family is a prominent family in Hollywood make-up. Beginning in 1917 there has been generation after generation of the family. Monte was Rudolph Valentino's sole make-up artist. He worked on Gone With the Wind. Perc did the grotesque face...
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    Scratch cards
    brisket25 replies
    Do you buy them? Why does it take some people so long to select a scratch card? What's the point of holding up a queue while giving a lot of thought to  selecting a variety of cards? What criteria is used to select them. Worse, - why do some...
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    Customers deserve better
    brisket52 replies
    Examples:- >  In Tescos today I was served by a friendly, courteaous and smiley lady, while at the next check-out the young lady did not smile once, she barely mouthed a 'thank you', as if she was embarrassed to say it. >  In Tescos...
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    Kate Middleton
    brisket35 replies
    It's the hair, I'm afraid. I do realise it is a matter of personal taste and that very many will not agree with me. But when I first saw her I did not like the long, aimless, floppy hair, which hid a good part of the face (I don't like the face to be...
  • TV ShowsBig Brother UK
    Whatever happened to Randolph Scott?
    brisket63 replies
    When western films were in their heyday, did you have favourite cowboys? There were the lighter, smiley, guitar-playing singing cowboys like Roy Rogers. There were heavier, unsmiling, tougher ones lsuch as  John Wayne or Clint Eastwood. (I didn't...

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