Tag Archives: BBC

“PINGATE”

Posted on May 10, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

You know that feeling you get when you hear via Twitter that something odd has happened on RTÉ and you almost wish that you had been watching Ryan Tubridy on a Friday night or that other fella O’Connor ona Saturday … Continue reading →

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“Je Suis A Lazy Irish C***”

Posted on March 15, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Can it really be true that BBC presenter threw a punch at his producer and called him a “lazy Irish cxxx”? Surely most people would have a problem with THAT word. And surely it is racist to refer to a … Continue reading →

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Believing (Some) Victims Of Abuse?

Posted on January 3, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Disappointingly, there is still no mention on Slugger O’Toole that “Prince Andrew” has been mentioned in New York Courts in a civil action involving under-age sex. You might say…whats the connexion to Norn Iron? And I would say that the … Continue reading →

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How Journalism Works?

Posted on October 31, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

So the Phone Hacking Trial started last week. A couple of journos have already decided to plead guilty. But interestingly the Trial revealed today that the two star defendants Rebekkah Brooks and Andy Coulson were having an affair for six … Continue reading →

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A Touch Of Frost

Posted on September 2, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

David Frost 74….hmmm. I actually remember That Was The Week That Was. I suppose I was 11 years old. It was late night Saturday viewing and as I recall “open ended”. Live TV certainly. A stock company which included singers … Continue reading →

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Alan Whicker Dies

Posted on July 12, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

TV Reporter Alan Whicker has died aged. He was eighty seven. Best remembered for the ” Whickers World” series which concentrated too much on the lifestyles of the rich and famous…much parodied in style. Indeed Monty Python did the spoof … Continue reading →

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Stuart Hall Jailed

Posted on June 17, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Stuart Hall, for five decades the voice of the BBC in Manchester has been sent to prison for fifteen months for abusing young girls. Now in his eighties,the light sentence reflects his age. Yet it sends out a signal to … Continue reading →

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BBC Man Stuart Hall Guilty Of Sex Abuse

Posted on May 2, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

So……Jimmy Saville was not the only rogue BBC man. Stuart Hall aged 83 the TV presenter and sports reporter and a big BBC man up in the Manchester area will be sentenced next month for sex abuse. The abuse goes … Continue reading →

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Ding Dong! The Boys Of The Old Brigade?

Posted on April 12, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I have never downloaded any msic in my life so I dont understand all that ITunes stuff…and please dont explain it to me because I dont need to know. But the story of “Ding Dong, The Witch is Dead” is … Continue reading →

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Margaret And Jimmy

Posted on April 10, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Over the past 48 hours, I have not see antsy reference to the curious friendship between Margaret Thatcher and paedophile Jimmy Saville. It seems odd. Saville was after all a house guest of Thatchers over eleven successive New Year celebrations. … Continue reading →

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