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A Curious Girl's Guide to Life
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Opinionated and occasionally amusing. A look at life in Britain including restaurant reviews, reaction to news and comment on TV programmes like Strictly Come Dancing and Eurovision,
Recent Posts
Prepare for a shock in Strictly Come Dancing
I know it's become a bit tedious and boring lately, but I predict a shock in next week's semi-final.All the signs are there that the public have taken "Team Cola" (Chris and Ola) to their hearts and will vote them through to the final, whic...
"The Restaurant" leaves nasty taste
I very much enjoyed the first two series of The Restaurant on BBC2, where Raymond Blanc coaches aspiring restrauteurs who are put through tasks each week and eliminated.But this year's show is a travesty.Not only is it many miles away from Raymond's ...
Strictly Come Dancing preview
It's all change in tomorrow's Strictly Come Dancing and not a moment too soon. There are two new dances plus a competitive Viennese Waltz. The new dances are the Charleston and the rock and roll (if that is its correct title.) Natalie and Vincent, an...
The mystery of Michael
I've always been fascinated by cemeteries and it started at a young age. I would happily go to St Mary's church in Plympton and study the gravestones. I was always drawn to one grave in particular, that of Michael Clyne Wasley, who died aged just eig...
Cast Offs: Ground breaking drama at its best
Channel 4 gets a lot of stick from the lofty TV critics who disparage it for reality shows and documentaries that are in dubious taste.But the channel is still a leader in bringing ground breaking drama to the screen. It is bolder about challenging t...
Nothing adorable about a 3 year old in heels
I am mystified as to why the papers and glossy magazines go ga-ga over pictures of three year old Suri Cruise in her designer clothes and kitten heels. "Adorable" they cry, while breathlessly recounting how proud mum Katie Holmes spends aro...

