Bob Geldof - Arsehole

Advantages: Kent TV provides something for all the redundant employees to watch at home
Disadvantages: Nobody else will watch it

...I'll start with the hairy little gobshite, and then move on. It's just that Mr Geldof is part of the reason I am writing this. You see, Bob Geldof owns his own TV company, he does. Recently, this TV company has agreed to air something called Kent TV. If you live in Kent you will probably know about this, and if not I will explain it. Kent TV is an initiative by Kent County Council to provide current council based affairs, information on places of interest and profiles on Kent's rich and diverse population through a televisual format. Otherwise known as "bollocks". First of all, how utterly, utterly bored must you be to want to watch a TV station dedicated to your local council? If you work for the council, you will see it all happening at work, and if you don't work for the council, I doubt whether you'd care enough to...

badongism 18.10.2007 · Read review
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Review of Everything that starts with B ...

..."almost neurotic and unspecified ambition..."

Advantages: Interesting read; cheap book
Disadvantages: Not enough background information

..."The author and publishers wish to make it clear that some parents and other readers will find portions of this book offensive". As this book is written by the man who swore on "Live Aid", it shouldn't be a surprise that the publishers put this warning on the back of it. The book was published in 1986 when Bob was given an honorary knighthood as recognition for his work in trying to relieve famine in Africa. So, it's very out of date and it's actually quite sad when you think of everything that has happened since. The book starts with a prologue - 13th July 1985. Live Aid. In the prologue Bob quickly outlines his history of useless jobs, self abuse and how he had an "almost neurotic and unspecified ambition". Then in Chapter 1, the story goes back to when Bob is about 4 years old. I would have liked more background...

Mel27 31.08.2005 · Read review
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Review of Is that it? - Bob Geldof

FREE DVDs

Advantages: Free trial, large choice, post included,new realeases
Disadvantages: see review

...I like movies and I like freebies, so when you get offered both in one swoop you?re bound to accept! I used my two week free trial with this company and remained with them for a couple of monthsbefore moving on to try many other companies free trials (and winning a new DVD player on Tesco DVD rental site on their free trial offer). I then had an email from DVDs 365 asking me to go back, and offering me a free DVD if I did so. I had just left Tesco (with my new DVD player) so I chose to go back with them. ∆◊◊ THE SERVICE THEY OFFER ∆◊◊ Basically it?s like going to a video shop and hiring films on DVD, except you don?t pay for each film you chose ? rather a monthly fee for which you can watch as many movies as you can fit in, for us this is usually around 8 a month (2 a week usually weekends...

dabmim 15.11.2004 · Read review
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Review of dvds365.com

Bob the builder - HE'S ALIVE!!!!

Advantages: Don't have to go out for the live show.
Disadvantages: Six foot Bob's!!

...four new tracks and Bob's two number one singles,(which had us all dancing round the front room, like fools!!!), "can we fix it?" and "Mambo no 5!". The dvd invites you to - Come and join Bob and his team in this musical extravaganza that can now be enjoyed over and over again!!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Special features~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Contains full frame and widescreen versions. Scene selection Photo gallery Select - a -song Sing - a - long Bob's web site link. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Running time~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Approximate running time - 76 minutes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Price~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I had a bit of a bargain with this!!! Normally retailing at around £6.99, from Asda or Woolworths, i managed to get a set of ten dvds for £11 off bid up tv.(sky digital chanel 644). My overall view is that, even...

sarahbarrow 04.07.2007 (22.03.2008) · Read review
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Review of Bob The Builder Live! (DVD)

Bob's mobile

Advantages: learns numbers
Disadvantages: noisy

...Hello! My son has been great fan of bob the builder for quiet sometime. But as time goes - he is 6 now- he grow up from some of his baby toys. And just few days ago I have cleared his bedroom from his old and baby toys. And there was quiet some of them and in good condition so I thought that I will take them to the charity shop. But as I was packing them his younger sister was sort of helping me. As I was putting the toys in the bag she was taking them out. And she has find bob mobile phone and started to play with it. So I can say that I have clear my boy bedroom to his sister bedroom. And I just clean it up with only few toys going to the charity shop. Since them my little girl is waking the phone and saying: ?bob on the phone?. I do like vetch toys but my kids love them. the toy The phone is shape of bob...

redeyes22 16.04.2009 · Read review
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Review of VTech Bobs Mobile Phone

Bob's Bugle

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Disadvantages: see review

...This is a story taken from one of the television episodes of the ever-popular Bob the Builder. For those of you not familiar with Bob, he is a very popular cartoon builder who works in a place called Bobsville with his partner, Wendy, and a selection of talking machines. The book begins with Bob making himself a bugle out of an old pipe which he finds whilst fixing a broken central heating system. He plans to practise playing as much as he can so that he can join a band. Bob?s playing is terrible, but no one wants to hurt his feelings by telling him so. He keeps the poor machines awake all night as he practises. Eventually the team resort to hiding the bugle so that they can have some peace, but disaster strikes when Roley rolls over the bugle by mistake and flattens it! Can Bob fix it? You?ll have to read the book to find out...

princesslaura 10.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Bob's Bugle - Penguin Character Books

Bob and The Gang!

Advantages: nice little set
Disadvantages: not stories

...Bob The Builder Pocket Library Jack is now 10 months old and completely loves books! I do think however that I like Bob The Builder far more than he does although when I bought these books home with me after an afternoon of shopping he was pretty pleased! They were on offer in Woolworth's for £2.99p and for that money what you are getting is a set of six books each one about a different characte4r from the Bob the Builder Television programme shown on CBeebies. Bob the Builder has been around for a fair few years now and a show that I believe is set to continue for a long time. Paying the price I did I felt was pretty reasonable as the RRP is £3.99p, so £1 off. The six books are housed within a hard sleeve type cover, which keeps them tidy and sits nicely on Jacks bookshelf. The books are all board books making the pages...

newby2 14.05.2008 · Read review
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Review of Bob the Builder Pocket Library - Egmont Publishing

Bob's Back!

Advantages: Will keep children entertained
Disadvantages: None

...My son really loves Bob the Builder, so today we decided to watch 'Speedy Skip'. The DVD comes in a normal yellow plastic DVD case. The cover has the title on and a picture of Bob, JJ and skip. Upon opening the case, the disc is on the right hand side. It is red with the title on and has a picture of skip on. The disc also has pictures of tools in the background coloured orange. On the left side of the case is a small booklet which explains how to use the DVD and hints on careful handling of the disc. The DVD is produced by Hit Entertainment and runs for sixty eight minutes. The rating of this is U, which means it is suitable for everyone, and it was made in 2003. When I bought this for my son I paid £7.99 for it, although I'm sure if you look around now, you may pick it up cheaper. The DVD has five episodes on it...

welshfruitbat 08.02.2006 · Read review
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Review of Bob The Builder - Speedy Skip (DVD)

Good summary of an erratic talent

Advantages: Unpredictable, never samey
Disadvantages: A few disposable tracks

...Bob Geldof was smart enough to hitch the Boomtown Rats' wagon to the punk trail and, unlike several others, they had the talent to develop their sound once the musical landscape changed. "Lookin' After No. 1" was three minutes of razor-sharp, hook-laden energy, while "Mary of the Fourth Form" had the cheek to plagiarize both the Rolling Stones and "Born To Be Wild" and get away with it, while "Rat Trap" was an ambitious, unforgettable tour de force that still leaps out of the radio as fiercely as it did in 1978. Though they later trod water with the lukewarm "Elephants Graveyard" and the ersatz reggae "House on Fire", and while Bob's first solo single "This is the World Calling" was a tame, unconfident debut, he was back on target with the cheerfully shambolic, ironic "Great Song of Indifference" and the Cajun romp "Love or Something...

JOHNV 13.07.2000 · Read review
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Review of Loud Mouth (The Best Of Bob Geldof/Boomtown Rats) - Bob Geldof

Surprising Picture Quality - Panasonic DVD-S54

Advantages: Incredible picture quality when compared to my old non-upscaling player with a scart lead
Disadvantages: Sometimes disc drive can be really noisy when DVD's initially load.

...At first I wasn't convinced by up-scaling DVD player technology but was persuaded after reading an article in "What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision" magazine. Unable to afford a Blu-Ray player my sister and I bought the Panasonic DVD-S54 to match our parents brand new Panasonic TX-32LZD80 LCD television as their Christmas 2008 present. Admittedly it was a slightly selfish purchase as we both live at home and wanted to watch DVDs on the big new TV ourselves! We bought the player from the electrical retailer Comet for about £100 just before Christmas so there were no discounts applied. On Christmas day when opened we found a relatively small box tightly packed with the player in polystyrene packaging. All the components such as cables, remote and manuals were well presented in their own protective plastic bags, to keep them protected. The player...

bobbacon985 12.02.2009 · Read review
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