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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Couch Potato column – Saturday, 1 September – Paralympics, Celebrity Big Brother and X Factor’s chimney sweep
You can imagine the brainstorming session ahead of the Paralympics Opening Ceremony. “Good news, folks. We’ve got Sir Ian McKellen!” “Wow, he’ll be fabulous. I can almost hear him now saying that line, ‘Shine your light on the diversity of … Continue reading
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Couch Potato column – Saturday, 25 August – X Factor, Celebrity Big Brother and other beasts
Throw a bunch of famous people together for any longer than an hour and there are two certainties. Egos spiral rapidly out of control. And there’ll be an unofficial contest for best anecdote. It’s a title currently held by Julie … Continue reading
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Couch Potato column – Saturday, 18 August
Russell Grant’s Olympic prediction for bronze medallist Tom Daley, in the Daily Mirror, before the Games: “A Saturn/Mercury link keeps his mind focused, inspiring him to take control of his own destiny and come out with a gold.” I don’t … Continue reading
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Couch Potato column – Saturday, 11th August – London 2012 Olympics special (part two)
Only the most diehard, soulless sports hater will have been left cold by events of the last fortnight. London 2012 has been a triumph, Team GB’s medal haul exceeded all expectations and Super Saturday, the greatest day in British sport, … Continue reading
Couch Potato column – Saturday, 4 August – London 2012 Olympics special (part one)
After careful consideration and much soul-searching, I now feel ready to deliver my hard-hitting, pulls-no-punches review of the Olympics opening ceremony. Wow. Just wow. So much was so good, but it’s not hard to single out the JFK moment. As … Continue reading
