Tag: BBC

  • What do you do if you don’t know why you’re doing it?

    What do you do if you don’t know why you’re doing it?

    I enjoy recognising overlaps between different industries and careers. Here’s a quote from an unnamed TV show about the SAS (though I suspect it’s Rouge Heroes). “What happens when something goes wrong? (And something always goes wrong.) What do you do if you don’t know why you’re doing it? How do you find another way…

  • Being a digital human – a fear to break the magic

    I’ve been meaning to recommend the BBC Digital Human radio show and podcast since my wife found it a few weeks ago and it’s one of those programs that I wish I’d found sooner. Thankfully the BBC have a full podcast archive and a tumblr blog so you don’t miss out. The program looks at how at how…

  • Essential iPad apps

    It seems a tradition for anyone with a blog and an iPad to list their “essential” apps, so here’s mine. Accuweather – Is it still raining outside and you hadn’t noticed? http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/accuweather-free-for-ipad/id364616869  Adobe Ideas – Sketching app that also works with other documents for annotation. http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/adobe-ideas-1-0-for-ipad/id364617858 Adobe Photoshop Express – Simple photo editor http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/adobe-photoshop-express/id331975235 Amazon –…

  • 6 Music Shout Out

    Here is a clip from Friday 16 December’s 6 Music breakfast show where Shaun Keavney reads out some middle aged shout outs. This one is for my brother who became a dad the day before: Download clip

  • Adam and Joe’s festival jingle

    Taken from their Glastonbury podcasts, this is Adam’s jingle about how much he enjoys festivals. Well, it made me laugh. You can download the MP3 if you like.

  • Why be Denny Different?

    Why be Denny Different? Why? Investigate the answer on facebook and twitter and more twitter, get the T-Shirt on Red Bubble and be inspired by illustrations.   Or download the full “Denny different” Adam and Joe podcast from the BBC site.

  • April fools roundup

    Google Motion [youtube width=”400″ height=”240″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu927_ul_X0[/youtube] More at mail.google.com/mail/help/motion.html Helvetica Google Helvetica search: http://www.google.co.uk/search?ie=UTF-8&q=helvetica Playmobil [youtube width=”400″ height=”240″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSU3ijxkp8Y[/youtube] Playmobil Apple Store: http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/looflirpa/e8bb/ Richard Branson Branson buys Pluto, reinstates as planet: www.virgin.com/travel/news/branson-buys-pluto-reinstates-as-planet/ NME – Blur and Oasis Liam Gallagher is set to make an on-record reconciliation with Damon Albarn – with Beady Eye covering Blur for a new single. www.nme.com/news/various-artists/55836 Royal Wedding preparation Guardian live…

  • 2009 According to Adam and Joe

    I commute for 180 minutes a day at the moment, and one thing that makes that journey bearable is podcasts of the Adam and Joe show on BBC 6 Music. If you’ve never listened, you’re too late, they’re taking a break for a few months. But here’s a snippet of what you’ve missed… (you can…

  • From Baldock, it's retro text the nation

    I like to listen to Adam and Joe, but I listen to the podcast, not the live show. I have never joined in on their text the nation feature but many have, and they have a special jingle for it which is impressively composed and sung by the two of them: Original jingle In last…