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Author: Misty Whyte

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Nick Ferrari on LBC: The dinosaurs were great, but it all went wrong

18 Jul 2019 Misty Whyte

Nick’s outdoor habitat is a petrol-fuelled motor. And the brakes fail on his normally balanced arguments when his inalienable, fundamental, cosmic right to drive to the corner shop for a pint of milk in the pursuit of happiness is threatened with dilution in any way.

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On tour: The Doors. The Dan. The Dead. Dead or alive? Who knows?

3 Apr 2019 Misty Whyte

British music mags, once a seething pit of pathologically antisocial vibes, are now a library of wistful epistles to the last century. Pink Floyd, the Beatles, Neil Young and the bloke who mowed the lawn at the place Led Zeppelin recorded Houses Of The Holy (really though). You name it.

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Britain’s Favourite Sweets: A case of suck and blow

27 Jan 2019 Misty Whyte

You’ve got to be thinking Channel 5 have mixed emotions about this series. Did you know it was a series? It wasn’t that clear when Britain’s Favourite Chocolate Bar aired. But yes! BFCB was only episode one.

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Britain’s Favourite Chocolate (Bar): All the air sucked out

31 Dec 2018 Misty Whyte

It was a tough choice between this and the interactive Black Mirror. But it’s no time of year for a DIY dystopia.

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Word of the Year: So…

18 Dec 2018 Misty Whyte

It’s just come out that Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is justice.

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I’ll Get This: But who gets it?

10 Dec 2018 Misty Whyte

There’s no empathy. You just can’t feel the feelings of such as Richard Madeley, Gemma Collins or Victoria Coren-Mitchell.

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Channel 4 News: Brexit, Bisto and grenades

15 Nov 2018 Misty Whyte

Is there a more poignant emblem of the confusion of Brexit than the remainer with the grenades?

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Today: Bagpuss on vinyl

12 Nov 2018 Misty Whyte

Here today on Today was the news that some fixated gumps (Earth Recordings) have released the music from seventies’ kids TV show Bagpuss on vinyl – with outtakes.

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