Today I have suddenly lost about half of my HD channels, including BBC4 and BBC News. The channel list now goes from 105 straight to 201. Have retuned twice but still the same. Anyone else had similar...
The Daily Mirror (left wing) has just bought the Daily Express (right wing, very pro-Brexit) - how on earth is that going to work? I reckon another 'internet only' announcement soon....
Anyone else think the new BBC weather map is LESS clear than the one it's replaced? The default map is too small - we don't need to see the Low Countries, Denmark and a chunk of Norway - and they've...
With my old phone's answering machine, when somebody was leaving a message if you picked up the phone you could speak to the person calling. With my current one (a Binatone, which otherwise works...
Gah! Yet another good series that came to a really unsatisfactory end. It just petered out with many issues unresolved, and quite obviously setting things up so there can be another series. Very...
Absolutely absurd to remove this painting 'to encourage debate'.. Where will all this censorship end?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42904024...
Anyone else think it's really strange that Ben Stokes is free to play for England now he's been charged with affray, but was NOT allowed to play in the Ashes when he hadn't been charged with anything?...
Tonight, having had a message saying I need to rescan to be able to watch BBC4 HD after the 17th Jan, I did so, and now it seems Sky News has disappeared from Channel 132 on Freeview. Anybody know...
After all the hype and endless trailers, this has turned out to be a huge disappointment. In spite of all the money that has been thrown at it, all we have are thoroughly unlikeable characters it is...
Good to see a new series of Father Brown started, and that Lady Felicia is making a comeback - not sure about Sid, though. Shame that Jack Deam is still hamming it up as Inspector Mallory, all that...
Have finished but for one of the 'easier' questions: The Tejo is NOT: a) Another name for the Alentejo in Portugal b) A wine-producing region in Portugal near Lisbon c) The new name for the Ribatejo...
Can't believe today's puzzle is the 1,000th - I must have tackled most of those! Eight answers required, but not that tricky, and I don't really fancy Sri Lanka anyway...
I'm trying to get on to www.tgr.ph/taste-of-australia, but when I click on it I get re-directed to po.st, which seems to be some sort of web-hosting site, and I grind to a halt. Is there any way of...
Zoological name for a mammal in the order Xenarthra such as the anteater, sloth or armadillo (8)
I've seen the answer given as Edentata, but surely the animal would be an edentate?...