C’est un ‘Le Web’ Cadeau

One of the many interviews I did at Le Web was with C-Net France. Interestingly the reporter had a list of four names to track down specifically for the interviews, and I was one of them (the others were Robert Scoble, Joi Ito and Michael Arrington, who I can only assume he didn’t get).
Anyway, it’s [...]

Memories of the Greatest Ship in the Galaxy

Over the weekend at my parents for my Mum’s birthday and something I;ve been waiting to do for some time… get the big box of Lego down from the loft for my daughters to explore.
And yes I might have joined in a little bit.
Like many Lego fans of my age, there was only one Lego [...]

Spike knew about MP’s Expenses all along

With the current news tap still flowing every week with another MP doing something that any regular member of the public would find distasteful (rules or not) I retreated to the safety of some very old episodes of The Goon Show.
Specifically an episode called The Jet Propelled Guided Naffi. And you know what? There [...]

An Open Letter to British Airways CEO Willie Walsh

Dear Willie Walsh,
There’s not one thing that I want to bring to your attention. There’s not been one massive single incident that I can point and say that’s the tipping point (although I’m about to point out two or three areas). But let’s be honest here… British Airways really is sliding down the pan.
I’m sure [...]

Some thoughts as the Fringe ends for another year

And that’s that. The Edinburgh Fringe Podcast, one of the most high profile, enjoyable podcasts that I do in the year can be put away till about March next year – that’s when people start to email me asking if I’ll be doing it again.
How about some numbers to put this year’s run in perspective:

31 [...]

Pride of Place in iTunes for Edinburgh Fringe Podcast

While it might have been knocking around the rotation of the “Featured Podcasts” in the Arts section of iTunes for all of August, the Edinburgh Fringe Podcast from myself, The Stage and The Podcast Network is now a lot more prominent in iTunes this week.
We’re the number one Staff Favourite, slap bang in the middle [...]

The Edinburgh Fringe Show 2009 #26 – Top Ten Moments at the Edinburgh Fringe

MP3 File – Show Notes – RSS Feed – iTunes Link
And now, the end is near, and just a few memories to shift through before the Edinburgh Fringe podcast comes to an end for 2009. Normally I end the Fringe run with The Stage awards, but something has been bubbling [...]

The Edinburgh Fringe Show 2009 #25 – You Win Again

Fringe Chief Executive Kath Mainland, live from The Stage Awards for Acting Excellence

The Edinburgh Fringe Show 2009 #24 – So You Think You’re Funny?

Backstage with Lee Mack, Tim Vine and the contestants at the 2009 So You Think You’re Funny Final

The Edinburgh Fringe Show 2009 #23 – The Godfathers of the Fringe

Comedy masterclass with Arnold Brown, cliche lessons from The A-Team, History lessons from Bruce Fummey, and a music masterclass by The Bodega Brothers.

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