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BBC Alice in Wonderland DVD Review

Entertainment

Fans of the book who are looking for a treat in watching a version filled with notable British comedians and dramatists will be sorely let down, when watching this mess of a project. If anything, it is has been widely reported that director Jonathan Miller refused to have any of the supporting characters in animal costumes, as it would be silly to have such actors don their respective character's outfits, thus lessening the cachet of his valued telecast. Alas, by doing so, Miller creates a real mess of a narrative for anyone unfamiliar with either the book or Disney's more popular animated classic from 1951. All the actors are dressed in Victorian attire, leading viewers to question exactly who they are and their relationship to Alice. Add to this the fact that in most scenes you...

How ‘BBC Introducing Amplify’ Contributed To Change In Music Industry

Music

The BBC Introducing's Amplify is celebrating the 10 year anniversary with several success stories of aspiring artists in the music industry. BBC Introducing's Abbie McCarthy said on the occasion that the platform is the go to place for musicians as well as music obsessives. Over the years the music industry has changed a lot. If you were not asleep for about past two decades, you have noticed the physical formats like the vinyl, tapes and CDs have vanished. Instead, live and streaming rules have become supreme and BBC Introducing had been one of such key roles in the changing era of music industry. Abbie adds, "It's the perfect place to hang out with other music makers and people from the industry, make new friends and get a load of advice." These days the merchandise and t...

Sports Personality of the Year

Sports

Sports Personality of the Year is an annual event organized by BBC. It was created by Paul Fox in 1954 with just one award and later, gradually, seven more awards were included. Fox developed the idea of Sports Personality of the Year while being an editor of Sportsview magazine. The first award took place on 30th December in 1954 at Savoy Hotel and it was part of the Sportsview. The award was presented by Peter Dimmock. The show was of 45 minutes and Christopher Chataway won the title beating fellow athlete Roger Bannister. In 1955 the show was named as Sports Review of the Year and it lasted for 75 minutes. The original was BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award. In 1960 Team of the Year award and Overseas Personality awards were added. Three decades later a Lifetime Achie...