Weekly Round-up from Leicester Square TV
What an amazing few days its been - Daniel Craig, Nicole Kidman; Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt; Sir Michael Caine, Dustin Hoffman; Jude Law, and many more. Check them all out at LSQ TV
Friday, November 30, 2007
Thursday, November 29, 2007
FA Cup 2nd Round Proper
London, UK
It's the FA Cup 2nd Round Proper this weekend. It's that time of year when the smaller clubs have the opportunity to advance to the 3rd Round and meet one of the "big boys" like Arsenal, Liverpool or Manchester United of the Premiership. Some of those smaller clubs are from outside the Football League
The two fixtures that stand out for me are Horsham v Swansea City (playing Friday night) and Staines v Peterborough United. Both Horsham and Staines play in the same league as my club Margate and both play teams that Margate have played previously in the FA Cup. In the 1972/3 season, Margate beat Swansea (then of League Division 3, now League One) 1-0. Four years earlier, Peterborough United beat Margate 4-0 in front of over 7000 spectators at Hartsdown Park.
The last time Margate had the opportunity to reach the 3rd Round was 5 years ago. After beginning their FA Cup campaign with a 2-1 victory over Gravesend & Northfleet (now affectionately known as Ebbsfleet United) in the 4th qualifying round, the 'Gate beat Leyton Orient 1-0 after a 1-1 draw at Brisbane Road. Due to the ground re-development at Margate, the victory over Leyton O. and the ensuing 2nd round clash with Cardiff City were played at Crabble, the home of Dover Athletic
In front of BBC "Match of the Day" cameras, Margate lost 3-0. But hit the woodwork twice.
Bernard Manning Jokes
BEST 2007 POSTS
In June, I posted this on the passing of comedian, Bernard Manning.
Friday, June 22, 2007
13 Great Bernard Manning jokes
A question to the PC brigade. What's so terrible about these? OK, so one or two are a little rude. (Tip - Blognor Regis and Shooting Parrots)
Two old maids on a beach, streaker ran past, one had a stroke, the other one couldn’t
reach.
Man says to his wife: ‘Pack your bags, I’ve won the pools.’
She says: ‘What should I pack? Something light, something warm? Where are we going?’
He says: ‘We’re going nowhere. Just pack your bags and f*** off.’
I don’t believe Scots are as tight as people say, but I did hear that when two taxis collided in
Glasgow recently 48 people were injured.
I also like the one about the boatload of Viagra that went down in Loch Ness — and the
monster came up.
I went to see that Pavarotti last week and he was a right miserable git. He doesn’t like it
when you join in.
So David, what about the stick after the Argentinian game?
Oh, she was fine with it.
I feel sorry for people that don't drink, because when they wake up in the morning, that’s
the best they’re going to feel all day.
I once got sacked for laughing. I was driving a hearse.
Tony Adams, on his first day in prison, was complaining because he wanted the walls back 12
yards.
A Scouser went to a prostitute. She said, ‘Do you want a b*** job?’ He said, ‘Will it affect me
dole money?’
What’s the difference between an Iraqi woman and a pilchard? One’s ugly, greasy, with
bulging eyes. The other’s a fish.
Quasimodo was running down the street chased by a group of kids. He said, ‘For the last
time, I haven’t got your football.’
I went to Anfield the other day to watch a match. A scouse lad said, ‘Can I mind your car for
you mister?’
I said, ‘No! And for your information, there’s a Rottweiler in the back.’ The lad said: ‘Put out
fires, can he?’
Bernard Manning R.I.P.
The Golden Compass with Nicole Kidman
Yet another plug for Leicester Square TV. Our first really big Premiere coincided with the launch of LSQ TV
As you'll see from the website, Nicole Kidman looked terrific and my co-presenter Claire enjoyed her brief chat with Daniel Craig.
For those of you who are Facebook freaks there is, of course, a Leicester Square TV group.
Annapolis or Arabpolis?
Just read Melanie Phillips here
I do worry about US foreign policy sometimes.
Man charged with Rachel Nickell's murder
London, UK
Just noticed this earlier this from the Reuters website:
"A 41 year-old man has been charged with the murder of Rachel Nickell almost two decades ago, the Crown Prosecution Service said on Wednesday.
Robert Napper, a former warehouseman from Plumstead, south-east London, is due to appear in court next week charged with the 23 year-old's murder.
The part-time model was found on Wimbledon Common, south London, in July 1992, after she had been attacked as she walked her dog with her two-year-old son, Alex.
She had been stabbed 49 times and sexually assaulted in one of Britain's most notorious murder cases. A fellow walker found Alex clinging to his mother's blood-soaked body".
This was a terrible murder and for a long-time a local man, Colin Stagg, was the main suspect.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Chance Meetings
Twice in the last 24 hours, I've bumped into people I know whilst travelling. One of whom is the well known LibDem blogger James Graham , James and I met on the successful web tv channel, 18Doughty Street .
Earlier today, I managed to trip up an acquaintance (with my umbrella) whilst purchasing an Evening Standard on the concourse at Euston Station. A delightful social intercourse then ensued on the Northern Line, until we parted at East Finchley.
Chance meetings are things that are meant to happen.
Facebook chain letter about Star Signs
This is so me!
LEO - The Lion
Great talker. Attractive and passionate. Laid back. Usually happy, but when unhappy tend to be grouchy and childish. A Leo's problem becomes everyone's problem. Most Leos are very predictable and tend to be monotonous. Knows how to have fun. Is really good at almost anything. Great kisser. Very predictable. Outgoing. Down to earth. Addictive. Attractive. Loud. Loves being in long relationships. Talkative. Not one to mess with. Rare to find. Good when found. 7 years of bad luck if you do not forward.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Joan Collins at Leicester Square
Amongst the celebs at the Premiere of The Golden Compass this evening at the Odeon, Leicester Square were Hugh Grant and the magnificent Joan Collins.
More on the The Golden Compass here
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Coming up this week.................
UPDATE - Check out Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Keith Urban, Dakota Blue Richards and Eva Green. All were there at the Premiere of The Golden Compass.
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Media Weekend
The last 24 hours have been packed with filming. The next few hours is all about radio! See post below.
Friday, November 23, 2007
On this weeks show...................
Tomorrow (Saturday night) on “PressPlay” I have another two amazing guests:
Jonathan Gabay of Brand Forensics is one of this country’s leading experts on branding. He is on the central Faculty of the world’s biggest marketing institute. He is an author of 12 books with experience of working for some of the best known creative agencies and brands in the industry.
Tanya Nicole is an up-and-coming actress and singer-songwriter. She has also worked behind the scenes as a Casting Director and Theatre Director.
Tune-in to JCom Radio on 101.4FM in north-west London this Saturday evening, November 24th at 7pm (GMT or on the internet at www.jcomradio.net
Volunteering with the JCC
London, UK
Last Sunday, over 1000 people took part in a "Mitzvah Day". The event was organised by the JCC (Jewish Community Centre for London). You can read all about the event at the JCC here.
As you'll glean from the JCC website, projects centred around providing aid and assistance to members of the Jewish and other communities. I volunteered to sing with a few others at three residential/nursing homes for the elderly. It was great fun and very rewarding.
Volunteering for the benefit of others in society with charitable organisations, like the JCC, may have been practised by you before. Many of you would have raised money through sponsored walks or marathons. You may have given blood or have simply visited the sick in hospital. Even doing the shopping for an elderly or sick neighbour can and does make a difference.
"Volunteering England" has a great website here where you can learn more. You could join organizations like Rotary or the Lions Clubs International. Alternatively, consider contacting your local church, synagogue or mosque. If you are Jewish, and live in the UK, you could join the Jewish Volunteering Network
"If I am not for myself, who will be for me? And if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?
Ethics if the Fathers 1:14
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
England's football team - 40 years of failure
London, UK
In 1968, Yugoslavia beat England 1-0 in the semi-final of the then European Nations Cup. The goal was scored by the world's best ever left-winger Dragan Dzajic. A couple of years later, England bowed out to West Germany in the heat of Guadalajara in the quarter-final of the World Cup. For me, those two results started the sticky slope that the English football team has been on ever since.
Earlier this evening, the team that represented Croatia (a former part of Yugoslavia) out-played, out-thought and out-witted a below-par English team. It'll probably mean the end for manager, Steve McClaren but when will we all realise it's not down to him or even the hapless goalkeeper Scott Carson?
In my view, these are the fundamental issues that need to be addressed:
1. Sport in my opinion, is not taken seriously in England.
2. There is no national centre for football excellence.
3. In recent years, 34000 playing fields have disappeared in England under both Labour and Conservative administrations.
4. Footballers in this country are still drawn from what was working class backgrounds. In France, Spain and Italy, in particular, footballers come from all levels of society.
5. The Premiership and Championship appear to be more important to players, supporters and officials than the success of the national team.
6. Continental players have better ball skills than English players.
7. All too often, players and managers and coaches are one-dimensional in their approach. (Just look at the first 45 minutes this evening)
8. A "quick-fix", short-term solution is the answer to everything. (i.e. the appointment of McClaren?)
9. A lack of leadership and vision from the footballing authorities, politicians and educationalists.
What's your view?
I think I'll tag
Iain Dale City Unslicker Crushed Beamans World Ellee Seymour Croydonian The Last Ditch Dr Simon Moores
Monday, November 19, 2007
Margate Exodus
My home town if Margate is swimming around the national conscience at present. There's the macabre story about those terrible murders. Read here.
And as I'm posting this, Channel 4 are showing "Exodus". (See this about the Margate Exodus.)
You'll be relieved to know that it isn't a story about the author's departure from Margate to the Borscht Belt of north-west London in the 1970's but a well publicized drama. Read all about it here.
As if by fluke, neighbouring town Ramsgate featured heavily as well this evening. For those of you with an architectural bent will be aware of Augustus Pugin. Tony Robinson and the Time Team at Channel 4 TV presented a brilliant (albeit repeat) of Pugin, The God of Gothic.
More on Pugin here.
There's a bust of him at Eastcliffe in Ramsgate.
Leicester Square TV
Over at Jeremy Jacobs.Com, I'm now making regular posts about the launch of LSQTV Leicester Square TV.
Earlier today, my co-presenter Claire Bueno, was on the red-carpet for the Premiere of Fred Clause and yesterday the team were there to see Sir Michael Caine (you must check out this video), Jude Law and Kenneth Branagh for the premiere of Sleuth. This re-make of the 1972 classic(in which Sir Michael stars)looks to take the West End by storm.
LSQTV from November 27th
Photo: Courtesy of the BBC Website
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Croatian Conumdrum
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Israel holds the key to England's success
If Israel can avoid defeat to Russia later today in Tel-Aviv, England would still have a chance of qualifying for the Euro Championships in Austria and Switzerland next year. UPDATE - Israel 2 Russia 1
Should they do so, perhaps a member of the Royal Family will finally visit Jerusalem. (About as likely as me dating Angelina Jolie)
Read this from yesterday's Jewish Chronicle:
Leaked email reveals royal rebuff on Israel
16/11/2007
By Daniella Peled
16/11/2007
By Daniella Peled
EXCLUSIVE A leaked email exchange between two of Prince Charles’s closest aides exposes serious internal concerns about accepting an invitation to visit Israel.
Earlier this year, the Israeli embassy invited Sir Michael Peat, Prince Charles’s Principal Private Secretary, and Clive Alderton, Deputy Private Secretary, to Israel for a four-day visit as guests of the Knesset.
This was seen as a prelude to a possible official visit by the Prince, which would have been the first-ever state visit by a British royal to Israel.
Sir Michael — copying in Mr Alderton — initially expressed enthusiasm for the idea, replying in an email to the embassy: “The invitation is hugely appreciated and Clive and I would love to come.”
However, a month later, in an exchange of emails seen by the JC, Mr Alderton privately sought reassurance from his superior that the pair need never accept the invitation.
Mr Alderton — whose responsibilities include foreign affairs and relations with ethnic and faith communities — complained to Sir Michael in an email of being “pursued” by the ambassador, and asked: “Safe to assume there is no chance of this visit ever actually happening?
“Acceptance would make it hard to avoid the many ways in which Israel would want HRH [Prince Charles] to help burnish its international image.
“In which case, let’s agree a way to lower his expectations.”
When contacted by the JC with evidence of the email exchange, a spokesman for the Prince of Wales sought to play down its significance.
“This is simply an internal email about a possible visit by Clarence House officials to Israel,” he told the JC. “Any potential visit by the Prince of Wales would be undertaken at the recommendation of the government. The Prince is continuing his regular engagement with the Jewish community in the UK and abroad. Next week, for example, he is attending a World Jewish Relief dinner in London, and further events are planned before the end of the year.”
When asked about the implications of Mr Alderton’s comments, the outgoing Israeli ambassador, Zvi Heifetz, who issued the invitation, said: “We have very good relations with His Royal Highness Prince Charles, who lately received our acting president, Dalia Itzik. We hope to see him one day in Israel.”
He added: “I have no comment to make about what was said by his deputy private secretary in the email that you quote. If true, I am sorry to hear it.”
A spokesman for the Israeli embassy also declined to comment on an internal email exchange, but emphasised its and Israel’s “very good relations with the royal family” as exemplified by Ms Itzik’s “fruitful and amicable discussion” with the Prince.
Sir Michael, 58, has worked for the Prince since 2002. In 2005, he became Principal Private Secretary to the Prince and the Duchess of Cornwall. Educated at Eton and Trinity College, Oxford, he joined the royal household in 1990, serving as Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to the Queen.
Mr Alderton, a former consul-general in Lille, is on secondment from the Foreign Office and was appointed as Deputy Private Secretary to the Prince and his wife last year. In February he accompanied them on a visit to Kuwait, where the Crown Prince received them.
No member of the British royal family has yet visited Israel in an official capacity. Prince Philip was there in 1994 to attend a Yad Vashem ceremony to honour his late mother, and Prince Charles attended the funeral of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Prince Edward visited
Israel in September, but the royal household insisted that this was a private trip.
“Prince Charles is a great friend of the Jewish community,” commented Henry Grunwald, president of the Board of Deputies and chairman of the Jewish Leadership Council. “I am sure he will be deeply disturbed that some people might interpret these unfortunate emails as conveying any hostility to Israel at all. I hope that his advisers will be able to co-ordinate their diaries so as to enable them to visit Israel in the near future.”
Jeremy Newmark, chief executive of the Jewish Leadership Council, said: “The tone of the email is deeply unfortunate.”
The Israeli Foreign Ministry declined to comment.
The royal emails seen by the JC
From: Sir Michael Peat
To: Israeli Embassy
cc: Clive Alderton
Sent: August 21 2007
RE: Invitation - from Ambassador Zvi Heifetz
Please give the Ambassador my very best regards and apologise for poor communication during the holiday period. The invitation to Israel is hugely appreciated and Clive and I would love to come. I will be back in the office full-time next Wednesday.
Michael Peat
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
From: Clive Alderton
To: Sir Michael Peat
cc: Clive Alderton
Sent: Sepetember 27 2007
RE: Invitation - from Ambassador Zvi Heifetz
M
I'm being persued by the Ambassador; no doubt you are too...
Safe to assume that there is no chance of this visit ever actually happening?
Acceptance would make it hard to avoid the many ways in which Israel would want HRH to help burnish its international image.
In which case, let's agree a way to lower his expectations.
Clive
Italian Beauty, Sara Varone
London, UK
Regrettably, Italian model Sara Varone will not be appearing on my show this evening.
Friday, November 16, 2007
Jeremy Jacobs presents
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Luton - All Bunged Up?
Former Luton Town Chairman Bill Tomlins together with other former colleagues are in hot water with the Football Association.
Here's the BBC report in full:
Luton and agents hit with charges
 The FA's investigation into Luton began in March |
The charges relate to player transfers and contract renegotiations between July 2004 and February 2007.
The club, former chairman Bill Tomlins, ex-finance director Derek Peter and current directors John Mitchell and Richard Bagehot have been charged.
Six licensed players' agents have also been charged.
BBC Look East's report The investigation, which began in March this year, found that payments made to the six agents, totalling about £160,000, by the club's holding company Jayten (also known as J10) Stadium Limited were not disclosed to the FA on the required forms.
The six agents have been charged with accepting payments from Jayten for their services to the club in securing the services of players. It's purely to do - on our side - with technical breaches on paperwork
Football agent Sky Andrew on the FA charges against him
In addition, it has been alleged that services for the benefit of a Luton player, totalling approximately £7,000, were paid for directly by Jayten but were not disclosed on the player's contract.
Sky Andrew, one of the six agents charged, was quick to play down the allegations.
Andrew, who is agent to a number of Premiership stars including Sol Campbell, Jermaine Pennant and Jermain Defoe, told BBC Radio 5 Live: "People mustn't blow this out of proportion, there's no question that irregular payments were made to officials or anyone like that.
"It's purely to do on our side with technical breaches on paperwork, which will come to light. Ultimately it vindicates me of the stance I made
Former Luton boss Mike Newell
"We've spoken to the FA and the FA have conducted an investigation into dealings there - and it's only right they conduct their investigations and they've got rules in place and then they hand out charges to people.
"In our case it's just a technical breach of paperwork."
The charges follow an FA investigation after former Luton manager Mike Newell claimed in early 2006 that illegal payments in the game were rife.
"Ultimately it vindicates me of the stance I made," Newell told BBC 5 Live.
"I think as a manager of a football club, you have a duty to the supporters to make people aware of things like this.
"It was said over the last seven or eight months that there wasn't a time when I thought maybe it was the wrong thing to do because it's cost me my job. But ultimately this proves it was the right stance."
The full charges are as follows:
All parties have until 30 November to respond to the charges.
Luton issued a statement on their website, stating that "at this point in time the club has no comment to make on these allegations".
There is no indication yet as to what punishments might be enforced if the charges were proved.
BBC Radio 5 Live sports news correspondent Gordon Farquhar pointed out that the FA's investigation had been triggered by Tomlins when he resigned in April after admitting making irregular payments to agents on three separate occasions.
Farquhar said: "In a statement at the time, the club said Tomlins had approached the FA earlier in the year to clarify certain matters relating to the club.
"He also told the BBC he made the payments from the club's holding company but was at pains to point out that he made no private gain himself.
"He admitted he did the wrong thing at the time but also pointed out he contacted the FA personally to report what had gone wrong.
"It's also important to mention that the manager at the time Mike Newell made a number of allegations following his dismissal the month previous to Bill Tomlin's disappearance.
"And also another director, Martin King, resigned in the wake of the manager's departure, saying he was concerned with a number of issues and not just the one to sack Newell at the time."
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Margate Murder Mystery
Read all about it here
Peter Tobin, a former Margate resident, has been charged with murder. Exciting stuff on the Kent coast.
Yet more gruesome news from my home town. Remember this from 2000
Yet more gruesome news from my home town. Remember this from 2000
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Eurostar at St Pancras
What a jewel the new St Pancras is. How could they have thought of reducing it to rubble and replacing it with a ugly monster like Euston? This country owes a debt of gratitude to Sir John Betjeman, The Poet Laureate, whose vision and enthusiasm saved this piece remarkable piece of Victorian architecture.
Today heralds a renaissance of rail travel in this country. With speeds of up to 186mph, Paris and Brussels are reached from St Pancras faster than Norwich or Cardiff. One hopes that high-speed services like Eurostar will be available from London to Scotland and the North at some future point. But, in order to upgrade our 19th century rail infrastructure to accommodate high-speed trains much will have to be done. As I understand it, this includes new tunnels at Swiss Cottage and elsewhere, new platforms at numerous stations, new station at Crewe and so on. Until then, the low-cost airlines will continue to prosper.
"Lille is the new Canterbury"
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