Paul Holloway

Vic Reeves cast in Morecambe and Wise BBC drama

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:37:00 +0100

Vic Reeves cast in Morecambe and Wise BBC drama:

I do rather like the sound of this.

He has long been compared with Eric Morecambe – particularly in the spectacles department – so it seems fitting that Jim Moir, better known as Vic Reeves, has been cast in the BBC’s new drama about Morecambe and Wise.

But Moir will not play Morecambe in the feature-length BBC2 drama, instead taking the role of Eric’s father George, while Victoria Wood – who also conceived the project – appears as his pushy mother Sadie.

Morecambe & Wise will chart the pair’s rise from children’s variety performers to much-loved television stars, with the story starting in 1930 and running until 1954 – the year of Running Wild, Morecambe and Wise’s first television series.

Eddie Waring: Mr Rugby League

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:02:51 +0100

Eddie Waring: Mr Rugby League:

Showing on BBC FOUR this week.

Cycling at Rutland Water We went for a cycle around Rutland...

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 16:46:00 +0100

Cycling at Rutland Water

We went for a cycle around Rutland Water on Friday 13th August 2010. We happened to pick a pretty wet and dreary day, but we did it anyway. We did a circuit of about 23 miles, and it was probably raining for about 22 of those. This is my first crack at editing video.

Rough justice in America: Too many laws, too many prisoners

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:02:46 +0100

Rough justice in America: Too many laws, too many prisoners:

A more than slightly scary article on justice in America at The Economist (via @Hot_Chip).

Two Steps Away from a Free iPad

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:01:46 +0100

Two Steps Away from a Free iPad:

Or, rather, how not to be an idiot. From the F-Secure blog.

Victoria Coren - A Guttenfan writes

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 09:31:00 +0100

Victoria Coren - A Guttenfan writes:

@victoriacoren’s delightful tale of love and admiration on the quiz show floor.

Reykjavik mayor opens gay pride festival in drag

Sat, 07 Aug 2010 11:00:27 +0100

Reykjavik mayor opens gay pride festival in drag:

Reykjavik sounds like my sort of city. The zoo must have a polar bear!

Why Pet Shop Boys' Being Boring is the perfect pop song

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:17:53 +0100

Why Pet Shop Boys' Being Boring is the perfect pop song:

The Guardian’s Stephen Emms marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Pet Shop Boys’ Being Boring, “the greatest single of all time”.

youngme/nowme

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 06:43:13 +0100

youngme/nowme:

This is a cool little project from zefrank.

Running and cycling tweets

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 22:17:04 +0100

Each time I go for a run or go out on my bike, a tweet appears from @pholloway_runs on twitter describing what I’ve done (courtesy of Fetcheveryone). Having the tweets come from a separate feed means the Facebook news feeds and twitter streams of my friends aren’t subjected to these three or so tweets a day unless they choose to.

So, pop over to twitter and follow @pholloway_runs if you do. Or just follow @pholloway if you don’t.

Or just go and put the kettle on.

Japanese Binocular Soccer. Well, why not?

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:53:11 +0100

Japanese Binocular Soccer. Well, why not?

Sunday 1st August 2010

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 19:26:00 +0100

Journal

It’s the weekend, one I’ve got to myself for most part.

I’ve been running twice. The running is going as well as it ever has, really. I’ve been spending most of the remaining time on my laptop working on a few different projects. The paulholloway.com website is one such project, which is a bit more contemporary in form and function. I’m also trying to get my blog ring, Leeds Blogs, into order whilst working on another, brand new, web-based project under way.

I’ve started a course on Final Cut Express 4, because iMovie is far too simple and because Final Cut Studio is too bloody expensive. I haven’t recorded any video yet, but I always thought the cart looked quite good in front of the horse. Just don’t ask me what videos I’m going to be letting loose on the internet once I’ve completed the course - some inspiration is missing thus far. That’s right - the cart doesn’t even have any wheels.