A Feast of Boys Jumpers

You didn’t know it but yes, that’s what this Christmas’s telly was all about. First we had Toast, the BBC adaptation of the childhood memoirs of the chef Nigel Slater. Lots of 60s nostalgia and lovely food but neither of these could top Nigel’s classic jumpers: Then on the not so jolly front, RTE showed the children’s holocaust film The Boy in the Striped Pygamas. SO not my cup of tea, I don’t know how anyone would put their kid through the ending of this, but it was on in my house and I couldn’t turn away from Bruno’s fantastic pullovers: And finally, from nostalgic drama and mis lit for warped minds to comedy that will have you in tears. Sky ran a series of christmas short films called Little Crackers, in which 6 celebrities narrated and cameoed in films about their childhood christmas. Stephen Fry gets top billing but … There’s more

Sweary’s Jaw: The Democratisation Of Celebrity Arrives … Slowly.

Being internet types, I’m sure you’ve all been witness to Ted Williams’ magnificent rise to fame. Just a few days ago, he was “discovered” homeless and begging for change in return for a blast of his golden radio voice, which turned out to be almost impossibly smooth, like Frank Sinatra re-imagined through whale song. Even I, a hardened viral junkie, was taken aback. I honestly did not expect such a big voice from such a shabby little man, nor did I expect him to tell his story so eloquently. Radio is theatre of the mind, explained Ted, who’s been working on his marvellous gift since he was fourteen years old. Now Ted’s inundated with job offers and is likely to become very rich indeed, very, very quickly. Catapulted into the spotlight without a PR guru or an agent in sight; that’s how quickly The Mob can turn your life around, … There’s more