A new Eric and Ernie clip

22.12.2010/05.02

I wonder if I should get part of the Broadcasting Fee, the way I promote the BBC. I like real-life dramas, particularly about recent history. BBC2’s Eric and Ernie, to be shown on January 1 at 9 p.m., looks very good. A new clip came out on YouTube 12 hours ago. The earlier […]

Thoughts on Players, the Indian remake of The Italian Job

12.12.2010/02.54

It’s been known for some time that Players, the ofﬁcial, licensed Indian remake of The Italian Job, will ﬁlm in New Zealand, but what surprised me is that Wellington is to take the place of Torino in the 21st-century version. At least they changed the name, because the American remake of The Italian Job […]

How could the Chinese republic celebrate its centenary?

21.02.2010/03.54

Next year marks the centenary of the founding of the Chinese republic. We got rid of our rather hopeless Ching Dynasty, and ushered in Asia’s ﬁrst democracy. Both the Republic of China and the People’s Republic of China see 1911 as an important year, and Dr Sun Yat-sen as the founder of the nation […]