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“Scenes of Palin visiting the gun-manufacturing town of Darra and handling a replica (but very much working) Kalashnikov rifle were just as riveting and, to a western eye, shocking as they were in 2004. Watching him struggle to acclimatise to Everest’s altitude prompted an equal amount of compassion, even though we know he makes it in the end largely thanks to the beautiful view. This hour proved there is great merit in revisiting old travel shows, particularly those presented by the masterful Michael Palin. But extra asides and empty platitudes only cheapen the magic of seeing the world through your TV. Thank goodness many of his original series are still on iPlayer.”
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There’s one every Christmas attractively packaged, intriguingly wrapped, big and glittery and exciting, a present you can’t wait to see . . . and that turns out to be a great fat disappointment.
This year it was How To Win A Game Show (ITV), hosted by the king of quiz hosts, Bradley Walsh. What a smasher it sounded. Brad was going to teach us how to get picked for telly’s big money competitions and walk away with the top prizes . . . or so it seemed.
Brad was going to teach us how to get picked for telly’s big money competitions and walk away with the top prizes . . . or so it seemed
DM has shone in a challenging year Richard Stuart-Turner Friday, December 18, 2020
Earlier this month England emerged from a month-long second national lockdown.
Considerably less severe than the first lockdown in terms of restrictions, and at a time of year when many businesses traditionally increase their marketing activity anyway to stand out in all the festive noise, the impact on direct mail was thankfully not as severe this time around.
Many clients had already committed to major Christmas campaigns before the lockdown was announced by the government, while others decided to press ahead regardless.
Speaking just before the second lockdown began, Judith Donovan, chair of the Strategic Mailing Partnership, said: “Mail producers still have many clients who are looking to communicate with people, whether that be sharing details of what they are offering at Christmas or letting their customers know about a change of service such as takea
Cartoon Contest: Gong Show
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John Klossner has been drawing technology cartoons for more than 15 years. His work regularly appears in Computerworld and Federal Computer Week. His illustrations and cartoons have also been published in The New Yorker, Barron s, and The Wall Street Journal.