Week 5

The Psuedo Word Game

29/10/11

Last summer a pilot test was launched where six year olds were asked to read aloud 40 words half read half made up, this has caused some disagreement between ministers and experts, the government says the test will strengthen phonics in schools, experts says “the government has miss interpreted the test and will bring down reading standards across the board.

My idea for a feature on The Chris Moyle’s Show is called “Psuedo word” game, in which Chris, Comedy Dave, Dom and Tina have 40 words and have to read out, pronounce the words and then guess which words are real and which are fake.

The feature will follow the 8:30 news, this is a perfect time for the feature as it will be on as the school run is on and create the right amount of laughter and banter between the team.

Week 4

Week 4

 Death of Gadaffi coverage on BBC Radio

Gadaffi former leader of Libya was captured alive on Thursday the 20^th of October 2011 after an eight month uprising that ended his 42 year dictatorship. The tyrant was cut off from escaping the town of Siert by Nato airstrikes, and was later found hiding in a storm drain where rebels lead him through the streets before executing him.

I listened to three different BBC radio stations on the day after his capture and execution, and each had a different approach to this news article. 

Radio 1 Newsbeat covered the main headlines of the story in a 15 minuet timeslot in which it told us a brief summary of what had happened the day before and focused on the joy of the Libyan people since the death of the dictator.

Radio 5 Live Drive was more informative news coverage of the story as it evolved across three hour news with interviews from people in Libya who witnessed the capture of Gadaffi, and a discussion with correspondence about country now he is gone.

BBC radio Sussex only has a brief on the hour every hour news bulletin about the situation in Libyan which it gave brief news summery of the events.  

Inheritance Tracks

The song passed down to me inadvertently through my parents is “The Boo Radleys” “Wake Up Boo!” I remember from early child hood it was a song I would hear all the time in the morning, on the radio and in the car on the way to school, or on TV. It was the song that made me wake up every morning with a smile on my face.  When I hear this song it takes be back to the age of four or five and watching Mr Motivator on TV before school and my family trying to do the stretches and exercise he did. 

The song I’d like to pass on to my children one day is “Coldplay” and “Fix You”. The message in this song is that you can try for anything you wish and ill support you; if you get hurt emotionally or physically I will be the one to pick you up, that no matter where you go or what you do, I will be there for you.  “Lights will guide you home, and ignite your bones, and I will try to fix you”. Whenever I feel lost on what I am doing I listen to this song.

The song passed down to me inadvertently through my parents is “The Boo Radleys” “Wake Up Boo!” I remember from early child hood it was a song I would hear all the time in the morning, on the radio and in the car on the way to school, or on TV. It was the song that made me wake up every morning with a smile on my face.  When I hear this song it takes be back to the age of four or five and watching Mr Motivator on TV before school and my family trying to do the stretches and exercise he did. 

The song I’d like to pass on to my children one day is “Coldplay” and “Fix You”. The message in this song is that you can try for anything you wish and ill support you; if you get hurt emotionally or physically I will be the one to pick you up, that no matter where you go or what you do, I will be there for you.  “Lights will guide you home, and ignite your bones, and I will try to fix you”. Whenever I feel lost on what I am doing I listen to this song.

I've Never Seen Star Wars

I have been asked to review a radio show from the past week, something I’ve never listened too before.  Trawling through the BBC iPlayer I see one of my favourite comedians at the moment, and my mums, Sarah Millican on I’ve Never Seen Star Wars on BBC Radio 4. It is hosted by Marcus Brigstocke and has a simple concept of having a personality on the show in front of a live studio audience to talk about things they have never seen or done before. In the case of Sarah Millican, eaten dim-sum, read the “Joy of Sex”, watched “Some like it hot” or visited the Natural History Museum (all of which I have never done), to which each Sarah Millican uses her comedic talents to share and explore her new experiences with Marcus Brigstock. I found the half hour broadcast enjoyable, funny and entertaining.

I find these types of shows can only be made where the guests are either comedians, or a public figure which everyone know and has something halfway interesting to say on the topic.

This is the types of radio broadcasts that I hope one day to write or produce. It’s well worth a listen.

Adam x

About Me.

What can I say about myself?

Am I Happy?

Am I Grumpy?

Am I Bashful?

Am I Dopey?

Am I one of the seven dwarfs?

No, I’m Adam. I am a twenty-something student with a devil may care view on life. I speak my mind and it sometimes leads me in to trouble, and has a random compulsion to make everything dirty and make jokes at the worst time. I find it hard to write something about myself in a light and positive way, I let my personality shine through to show what a kind, hyper active, charming man I am. Some people may hate me by the end of the first semester; other will love me for who I am and I’m never shy to be who I am. This Blog has been set as a project over the next year to help me find some creative outlet while I study a place I can note my thoughts and journal my ideas and views on what I have seen and heard over the days to come.

So come and join me in my crazy world, and meet all the crazy people I will meet along the way.

Adam x