Life on the bench: in my dressing gown

[NeverBeenNorthOfTheM25]

I don't let personality come into it, I just want to see good tennis.

No-one expects Jonathon Ross to be good at tennis so why is Murray expected to have a sparkling personality??

Damnit! I hate when you bring logic and reason into a debate!

[FiveTimes]

Daytime TV is why the Lord invented DVD's

and I will be watching Facing Ali

[RichardCranium]

Daytime TV is the work of the Devil.

Controversial: anyone wanting benefits should have to hand in the TV.

[sweetandsour]

Daytime TV is the work of the Devil.

It is. Turn on Radio4 for a more mind expanding experience.

There's a literature thingy on at the moment and then after lunch there is Ken Clarke's Jazz Greats.

You may think that this stuff sounds lame but it will quickly grow on you to the point where you can't miss it. I find the weekly routine of the schedule comforting when one is on the bench.

[NeverBeenNorthOfTheM25]

Daytime TV is the work of the Devil.

Controversial: anyone wanting benefits should have to hand in the TV.

Being out of work is depressing enough ......... you want to take Jeremy Kyle away from them as well???

[George Parr]

It is. Turn on Radio4 for a more mind expanding experience.

There's a literature thingy on at the moment and then after lunch there is Ken Clarke's Jazz Greats.

You may think that this stuff sounds lame but it will quickly grow on you to the point where you can't miss it. I find the weekly routine of the schedule comforting when one is on the bench.

Radio 4 is the place but I can't resist tuning in to Radio 2 at 10:30 for popmaster.

[RichardCranium]

It was on 18th December my head cold started.

On 23rd December we went away for Xmas. In the morning of the 23rd I was tired and coughing and sneezing and streaming. I felt awful and there was packing to do and a 4 hour drive to be done. But I still applied for some gigs that morning. Other people had said "There's no point looking for work in Xmas week, ha, ha!"

Other people were wrong.

One of those applications paid off.

I have an interview on Thursday up in the North West. My first face-to-face in 3 months. And its a PM role in my niche area paying a higher rate than any I've had since 2001.

And how many people are they interviewing?

One! Me! Having niche skills does pay off.

(But I wish the cough would go away. 39 days I have had it now.)

[mudskipper]

Weyhey! Great news. Knock 'em dead. (with your skill and personality, not your germs...)

[ctdctd]

I have an interview on Thursday up in the North West.

Well done. North West hey - learn the language and knock 'em dead


Cor - are k2kp and ctdctd related? We both said "Knock 'em dead"!

[Sysman]

It is. Turn on Radio4 for a more mind expanding experience.

There's a literature thingy on at the moment and then after lunch there is Ken Clarke's Jazz Greats.

You may think that this stuff sounds lame but it will quickly grow on you to the point where you can't miss it. I find the weekly routine of the schedule comforting when one is on the bench.

Agreed. Going back to benchtime in the 90s I always looked forward to Richard Baker's Start the Week, an excellent way to, er, start the week.

When Melvyn Bragg took over it was a big disappointment.