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TV Troll: Eyes Back Squarer Than Square

There’s lots and lots and LOTS on TV for a square-eyed troll to watch this week. Tonight, for example, we go from the serious (The Battle For Islam, Mon, 9pm BBC2) to the ‘not so serious but still thought provoking’ (Tottenham Ayatollah Revisited, Mon 8pm …

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TV Troll: Lemmy Is God, Whereas Michael Buerk Is An Ornery Old Git

Well, he is. Like one of those overcoated codgers who inhabit Wetherspoons pubs and mutter into their lagers about things not being what they used to be. No shit, Grandpa. The only response to bitter misogynists like Mr Buerk is to ignore them, and certainly …

The BBC Strike

The BBC strike isn’t having the effect we hoped for. We fondly remember when one of the rival broadcasters went on strike that empty slots were filled with reruns of the 60′s Batman TV show so we were hoping to be served up some Blake’s …

Friday Film News

The big release this week is raging smug-fest Oceans Twelve, a sequel to the remake of Oceans Eleven, and it’s not fairing well with the critics. Bradshaw in the Guardian maintains his always high standard of vitriol with probably the harshest line directed towards welsh …