Not really entertainment, but TV related. We have a new barbers here in Spain. Anyone offended by the name?
Quality TV spoilt... I watched the Shawshank Redemption on Spanish TV last night. I'd read the book, heard the film was fantastic (which was unusual for a Stephen King novel going to the big screen) but I never got around to seeing it, but I was channel hopping last night, and caught the start so I saw the whole film in it's glory. And it was sensational. But it reminded me of why I try to avoid films on Spanish TV. There are loads of adverts. An advert break can cheerfully run over seven minutes, and be followed five minutes later by another three minute extra. And (as I remembered last nigyt), as the end of the film approaches, they know you are hooked, and the advert breaks become longer and more frequent, to the point where, if you've seen the film before, you bale out (work tomorrow!). I once recorded a film on VHS, back in the day. The film was listed as 135 minutes so I used a VHS tape 180 minutes long, and when I watched it, the adverts meant the last ten minutes were unrecorded). many people moan about the beeb, but think about the Spanish experience of television. Having a free national TV and Radio service is a great thing. Don't be conned into losing it.
I watched Chernobyl: the Lost Tapes last night - a 2 hour documentary on Sky using original footage and interviews with some folk who were there. Very interesting and disturbing. I must say, the 5 part dramatised TV mini-series Chernobyl they showed on Sky last year was a very accurate representation. How they recreated the whole exploded reactor building I don't know. It didn't look like CGI, but it was effectively identical to the real footage. A great piece of television. Uncomfortable to watch, but so realistic.
Have I got News for You kicks off a new series on Friday with a special Have I got News for Boris edition. Should be good.
I'm old enough to remember Harold Wilson's "We must tighten our belts" being translated by David Frost into "YOU must tighten your belts". Same as Boris's "We must endure the cost of living crisis" = "You must endure the cost of living crisis".
Have I got News for Boris last night, my favourite quip was the reference to Boris saying about his pervy chief whip "Pincher by name pincher by nature" being changed to "Johnson by name Johnson by nature".
Truth hurts doesn't it. Look at the most senior positions in the Cabinet now. All occupied by political nobodies. Liz Cronies. Not because they are the best candidates for those positions, but because she thinks they won't stab her in the back. This truly is the arse end of 12 years of Tory Rule.