In which we plot to go on the telly again
Published at 5:39 pm on June 4th, 2010
Filed under: Geekery, Media Addict.
Regular readers of this site might be aware that, in the past year or so, I’ve appeared on telly a couple of times, showing off my inner geekiness. If you weren’t aware: specifically, I was a contestant on the 2009-10 series of Mastermind, parading my knowledge of French history (I won, hurrah!) and steam trains (lost, but not because of the trains).
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Keyword noise: BBC, Brain Of Britain, game shows, Mastermind, Only Connect, quiz shows, radio, television.
I recently said that Maximilien Robespierre was, well, one of the villains of the French Revolution. And – well, he is and he isn’t. He’s also someone who, in many ways, I admire: that’s not really a way you can describe a villain. But, having thought of the handy “for some people he’s a hero, for others he’s a villain” line, I couldn’t bring myself to call him a hero.
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Keyword noise: France, French Revolution, history, Mastermind, revolution, Robespierre, television.
In which we read ahead in the schedules
Published at 6:25 pm on August 30th, 2009
Filed under: Media Addict.
Regular readers might recall that, a few months back, I produced a few posts referencing the French Revolution, partly because it seemed relevant to events, and partly because it was on the top of my head at the time. To be honest, I thought I’d mentioned it more than, looking back, I actually have.
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Keyword noise: BBC, French Revolution, Mastermind, revolution, Robespierre, television.
It’s been quiet on here lately. We’ve had too much other stuff to do, culminating (for me) in a busy day in Manchester yesterday, sitting in a room eating some rather nice free food.
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Keyword noise: Manchester, reality, television, Mastermind.
In which we wonder what we know
Published at 10:15 am on February 24th, 2009
Filed under: Media Addict.