Archive for December, 2007

Give My Head Peace

The best (only?) political sitcom to come out of the Troubles has come to an end. The final episode (available for the next six days on the BBC iPlayer) was broadcast last night. For those who missed it I’ll say no more.

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Merry Christmas


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Belgium has a Government!

Just in case you were wondering what Belgium’s been up to. The linguistically divided pseudo-nation has been without a government for 192 days. King Albert II put would-be-ex-Prime Minster Verhofstadt in charge until two Dutch-speaking and three French-speaking parties agreed to form am interim administration.
• Belgium forms emergency government - Al Jazeera

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National Stadium at the Maze

Members of the assembly Culture, Arts and Leisure Committee are due to quiz the Minister of Fun Edwin Poots on his plans for the former HMP Maze site later today at Stormont.
If Good Morning Ulster is to be believed (and it usually is) the new stadium will look something along the lines of the [...]

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BBC Dot Co Dot You Kay

During December the BBC will be unveiling its new homepage. The new look will probably have will have lots of JavaScript and Flash animations, with an awful lot of gradients and plenty of colour. The new BBC homepage has been a long time in development but if the recent websites like BBC Music, Nature UK [...]

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