BBC Radio 1 Review

Advantages: Great Djs, Good music, Funny
Disadvantages: Run by BBC

...Hi today i will be reviewing BBC Radio 1. I usually listen to Radio 1 at night as its something to do while trying to get to sleep (not a bad thing!). I personally enjoy the Chris Moyles Show and Scott Mills mainly because I find Chris funny and Scott has some great features from the old angry pizza man wind up to the new Whats Becky's Forté which features Becky the Assistant Producer trying to find that talent she excels at. The Chris Moyles show is different than most other shows on Radio 1 in that its not just the presenter that gets involved the whole team have a great time and in turn help you to get ready for whatever your going to. During the day there is Jo Whiley, Sarah Cox and Edith Bowman. I personally don't listen to these just because I'm usually busy. For the few times I have listened to them they do film...

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Xbox Live - It's another world

Advantages: Superb experience
Disadvantages: Its not free

...on it from the high street whereas you will get your code emailed from an online vendor. You can expect to save anything from £10 to £15 if you are really lucky. Just type the words ?xbox live gold 12 months? into google and then choose your preferred supplier. In typical Microsoft fashion, they are looking to take people away from prime time TV and get them viewing and playing content via the console. This was apparent with the successful trial of 1 vs 100, which was free to gold members, where over 80,000 people played the first few shows back in the summer. It is Microsoft?s vision to get people participating in the game rather than just watching it. With this philosophy, the next 12 months are going to be very exciting for the console and the Gold community. Why not join up now and be a part of it....

craggybuk 11.11.2009 · Read review
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BBC1 - losing their grip?

Advantages: Best soap, news and sport at the moment
Disadvantages: Losing bits every year when money becomes more and more involved

...What is there that can be said about BBC1 these days? First they lost Des Lynam to ITV, now they have lost Match of the Day in its old form to ITV. They need to come back on track. Until the recent excellent cricket coverage on Channel 4, there is no doubt that BBC1 had a stronghold on almost all sports in terms of the quality of their presenters and their coverage. Currently the Sydney Olympics is being handled remarkably well by the BBC, on both 1 and 2. The sad thing is, soon all that will be left of this will be news, darts and table-tennis if they carry on in this vein....

BIGHORSE 25.09.2000 · Read review
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The Beatles liven the BBC!

Advantages: Hey, it's the Beatles!
Disadvantages: Not as polished as later output. Mostly not their own songs.

...First, let me make this clear: I LOVE the Beatles, and although by no means a specialist, I am a big fan. This album is quite different from the rest of the Beatles' albums, as it is not up to their usual studio recorded, very well produced standards. All the tracks were recorded during sessions the band did at the BBC in 1963/65. And while this format often leads to a lack of sound quality (although I guess no-one could have produced this better than George Martin himself), this is more than compensated by the sheer joy of being able to hear the Fab Ones live. We are offered a glimpse of the brilliant live talent we were deprived of by the excesses of Beatlemania. I won't list all the tracks as this double album contains almost 70. Suffice to say that 14 of the tracks are Lennon/McCartney songs (of which one, 'I'll be on my way...

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Creative Sound Blaster Live! 5.1

Advantages: Almost everything, price, EMUK101, performance
Disadvantages: None, This card makes it not to go for any other card

...Creative Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 I own this card, bought for connecting my Mercury 5.1 Home Theatre system. This review shares my experiences with this card. First of all let me point out important specs. I don't give full technical specifications as it is easily available in the net. Main specs These are the main specs that are to be highlighted. Patened EMUK 101 Effects Processor Separate EMUK101 Music Synthesis Engine Up to 32MB of samples into host memory for professional music reproduction. Environmental Audio and 3D Audio Technology User selectable settings, Microsoft DirectX sound support, Dolby Pro Logic And EAX support. Supports MPU-401 UART mode, supports AC97 (16 bit). 15 pin Female port for joystick connection. My Opinion This card is really a very good performer. I...

nishanthl21111987 06.11.2008 · Read review
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BBC 1 news and reviews.

Advantages: comprehensive and easily accessable
Disadvantages: A lot of it

...A white male tonight read the news. Its presentation was almost identical to earlier sessions today. National Headlines for national TV. Live footage from the Middle East. An interesting piece on Christian America and the workplace. The controller of the BBC has moved to independent TV. They announce a break in the programme which did not seem to happen (an independent channel might have commercial breaks). Towards the end SPORTS news. Followed by local news broadcasters - they have started to use channel 5 presenters and weather both national and local with predictions as far ahead as Friday. I found watching all 3 sessions in 1 day a bit much, but it is nice to know that you can switch on at selected hours and catch up with today?s news events world wide (very little changed through out the day). It?s good to see a wide variety...

JeffreyB 14.02.2005 (15.02.2005) · Read review
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Xbox Live is all Gold!

Advantages: the best online community ever!
Disadvantages: the playstation 3 is free for online play

...On purchasing an xbox 360 console you are given a free months xbox live gold membership which can be used once for each xbox live account that is created. However this of course only lasts for a month and after that initial month I was hooked and since then have bought and year's membership and love to play online with my friends over xbox live all the time! What is Gold Membership?: When you create an xbox live account on your xbox 360 there are several different things you have to do. You at first have to input your email address and password in order to verify the account. You then get to choose a gamertag to have - this is your special unique gaming name that you will be recognised as while playing on xbox live - mine is magicman142. The final section on signing up is to choose the type of membership you want: - Silver...

shamis4 07.09.2008 · Read review
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BBC Audience tickets - a free night out

Advantages: Free
Disadvantages: Some shows are long (and tiring, with all the clapping!)

...it is hilarious and lasts for nearly 2 hours so it just like going to a comedy store. It is interesting to see the show live and then see the TV show and see what they've cut. In the case of TTIAO all the rude bits have to be cut (these are mostly courtesy of Jonathan Ross). You also get an insight into how a programme is made, what the sets are like and what the stars are really like. For example, Mark Lamarr (from Never Mind The Buzzcocks) is a nutter and not at all like he is on the show. Visit the BBC website for lists of current shows that you can apply for (by email to tv.ticket.unit@bbc.co.uk). The tickets will be sent to your home address in plenty of time for the shows. The BBC treats it's audiences very well even though we are freeloading! When you go to the studios there is a large reception area to wait before...

charlie25 09.03.2001 · Read review
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The BBC

Advantages: a great channel with loads of programmes
Disadvantages: none

...Probably the best channel on TV, BBC1 provides us with hours of entertainment and enjoyable programmes each day. Unlike, ITV, channel 4 and channel 5, the BBC aren't cramming as many adverts in as they can, ITV usually have commercial breaks every ten minutes. Aswell as wonderful series and great childrens programmes, the BBC also bring us movie Premieres and some exellent soaps. The best films are mainly brought to us on bank holidays or christmas ect. These include blockbusters such as Titanic and Godzilla, also old favourites such as Free Willy and Beethoven. Also adding some for the little ones. The childrens programmes, not the best, but still educating and interesting for young children. CBBC has brought us exellent series, for example Grange Hill, an all time favourite, and Blue Peter. Also for the younger ones...

chuckb 05.07.2001 · Read review
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Enables full use of Xbox Live

Advantages: Play games online over xbox live with thousands of other players
Disadvantages: annual fee

...This card will upgrade your xbox live account to a Gold account for 12 months Giving you access to lots of extras which are unavailable to Silver members. Contents: 1 piece of card containing a code which must be entered from the Xbox 360 console. This card may only be used for Xbox 360 and not the original Xbox. Gold Membership Features: * Play your Xbox 360 multiplayer games online with the premiere online gaming service. * Use the brand new TrueSkill? Matchmaking system to play against opponents with similar skills, personalities, and gaming tastes. * Give player feedback to rate your teammates and opponents on their sportsmanship, abilities, and conduct to influence matchmaking. * Play select original Xbox® games online (the Xbox 360 Hard Drive is required). * Get access to exclusive Gold...

rmarshall1 20.11.2006 · Read review
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