James May Toy Stories

We have just wrapped up watched James May Toy Stories on BBC America, SO brilliant. I loved every one, but the long train track the best. Such good telly!! Now we are heavily into The Choir (again, a cry fest, especially with the mums) and Come Dine with me which should be made with American's and I'm going to submit Joe for it!

Jonathan Ross

I'm pretty certain my husband doesn't read my blog, so I'm safe in admitting that I have had a bit of a crush on Wosso for some time now.. Don't get me wrong, Joe (the hubby) is WAAAAY better looking than him, but I think my thing with him is that it's been for years, and years and years!!! I have admired him from afar for at least half my lifetime. But now I think it's more 'admiration' than 'lust' (sorry JR if you ever read this which is highly unlikely)

Here is my stance on all this... I will miss him immensely when he leaves BBC.. I don't care how much he is worth, he is worth it.. If you think about how much his US equivalents get (ie Jay L and Dave L), then he is a bargain!! I hope, like the rumour mill says, he does come here, and find his calling then he will know he has an audience. Well perhaps one or two of us in Brooklyn!

His interview with Jay-Z that I just saw (god knows when it aired, I am just getting round to watching tv again) was amazing. Jay-z fukin ruled. That guys is truly one of the smartest, most talented men every to hail from Brooklyn.. I saw him once at a knicks game and some deranged fan was screaming at him. He was so cool, it blew me away. He didn't diss her, but did dismiss her in a way that was super cool that my admiration him him ten folded. Although I still don't like his solo music but friCKIN LOVE EMPIRE STATE!! (i see it from my brooklyn roof) that the guy is purely a genius... And I think JR saw this too as I haven't seen him gush over a fan like that for a long time.

BBC America is the Superior News Channel

I feel somewhat guilty writing this, because a very good friend of mine is a producer for one of the major news channels here in America (and even here in NYC), but I have to say, that BBC America News, Matt Frei in particular, really is the only source of 'worldwide' news that everyone should be watching...They seem totally unbiased, and provide more educated news that you can get from any source here. They did their 'In Memoriam' Section this morning - I was in tears by the end when they elegantly ended it, not with the huge tabloidy death of Michael Jackson, or the other worthy entertainers that passed this year, but with the death of the last three remaining WWI veterans. It was incredibly classy, and so well done, that I was literally a blubbering wreck by the end.