Reading one of Nick Cave’s excellent Red Hand Files reminded me of the Bill Bernbach quote that I shared on LinkedIn back in 2016. Fast forward four years and – right now – being bold feels like a dangerous activity. Cave himself hits the nail on the head with this quote: “…what songwriter could have predicted thirty years ago that […]
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Stop, unplug and listen
The other morning I did something unusual. I left the house to walk to the train station without putting in my earphones. For me, this is rare. My normal routine has me loading up a podcast within seconds of shutting the front door. I then listen to that for the first 30-odd minutes of my commute, before switching to music […]
Read moreWhy ‘Call The Midwife’ continues its reign as the subversive heart of the BBC
The BBC is under attack from many sides in 2020. With the arrival of a sizeable Conservative majority, rumours abound that the Government wants to do away with the public licence fee. Meanwhile, in an effort to cut costs, redundancies and programme culling has been announced – the most high-profile being the Victoria Derbyshire Show. There are also those (from […]
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