The Newsroom had a lot of potential. It is created and written by Aaron Sorkin, the man behind the multi-Emmy winning series The West Wing, and Academy Award nominated films The Social Network and Moneyball. But it has been panned by the critics, being described as ‘smug’ and...

Over the years, the general public have learnt to expect exceptional live coverage from the BBC. Its broadcasts from Wimbledon have always been nothing short of first-class, it handled the royal wedding with ease, and Proms always inspires and educates its audiences in equal measure. The...

Releasing a first album must be difficult. Releasing the second and trying to live up to the hype of the first, must be even harder. But releasing a fifth album, after a long hiatus, knowing that your ever-loyal fans cannot wait to hear it, must be quite a challenge. Yesterday, Matchbox Twenty...

I have never really used LoveFilm, though a friend of mine does get sent the DVDs. I have never used their streaming service, however, so I will not be comparing the two. I stream a lot of TV and films over the internet already, although I watch these either alone or with the boyfriend. DVD...

A few years ago, I watched a series of fascinating programmes on the Natural History Museum in London. The series gave excellent insights into the museum’s history, exhibits and the scientific research it continues to do. Then Jimmy Docherty ruined the entire series by mentioning ‘global...

Running down the road in a short skirt and impossibly high heels, the girl screams. Running with a friend, they are young women trying to get away from the male teenagers shouting abuse at them. One girl ends up falling over in the middle of the road as one of the men makes a grab for her....

On 17th September, 42 teams consisting of adults and children lined up to take part in the fourth twenty-four hour relay at Stockwood Park to raise money for Cancer Research. It was the most successful year so far, raising over £59,000. The event may only have been a month ago, but co-chairs...

I was watching a House Season 8 first look video today, which included at interview with Hugh Laurie. Beneath it were the comments such as “so weird to hear him talking in his normal voice.” By ‘him’, of course, they meant the very, very English Hugh Laurie, whose American accent was...

A friend on mine said this: “I think they’ve just lot touch with what most of their users want from Facebook – a way to keep in touch with their friends,” upon the news that Facebook is making a big announcement, one which is expected to involve a new way of streaming music. Among the...

According to the BBC’s live coverage of parliamentary debate focussing on the riots, Conservative Tobias Ellwood said police should be able to close down mobile phone masts, if mobs are using Twitter and other social networks to co-ordinate trouble. That’s all very well, except that...

I joined Twitter. And I’m ashamed of it. As my boyfriend quite rightly put it, I am now, simply, ‘a twit’. The reason I joined is simple; I want a blog that people will read. To get people to read something, you have to be contactable, to be an ever-present body on the internet. Let’s...