Tuesday, December 31, 2013

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Monday, December 30, 2013

Jo Heywood is head of girls-only Heathfield School in Ascot, BerkshireShe criticised TOWIE's Joey Essex, and former cast member, Mark WrightHas warned she is 'deeply concerned about dumbing down of culture in UK'By Sarah Harris PUBLISHED: 17:56 EST, 29 December 2013 | UPDATED: 08:35 EST, 30 December 2013 ...

She said: 'Where in the past this may have been a one-off documentary, this was presented as a primetime entertainment reality TV series, even with its own Christmas special.

'While I certainly applaud some of the inspirational teachers and pupils who appeared, I do have to question whether it is morally right to make reality TV stars of the children and their teachers.' Speaking about her blog last night, Mrs Heywood said many reality TV shows are 'damaging' the work of schools.

She said: 'How do we make it cool to be clever when (you have) the likes of Mr Wright for example, who appears to be not very bright, when actually, let's be honest, I think he is quite a clever man as he's used this whole TOWIE as a springboard.

'He can make millions and millions and he doesn't have to stretch his brain. It' s okay to be dumb. Likewise, Joey Essex not knowing how to tell the time. That' s a real concern for me.

'The target audience that are watching this are the teenage kids who are the ones expected by Michael Gove to get their heads down and work really hard.'


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By Julia Duin Reality TV can have its downsides, especially when appearing on one lands you in court. Andrew Hamblin, whose starring role in the recent reality TV show "Snake Salvation" got him in trouble with the law in November, will now have to face a grand jury next month. After a 90-minute preliminary hearing recently at the Campbell County courthouse in Jacksboro, Tenn., a judge decided that Hamblin's citation for illegal possession of dangerous wildlife will go before that jury on Jan. 6. Hamblin, 22, is a Pentecostal minister who...

Sunday, December 29, 2013

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Saturday, December 28, 2013

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Friday, December 27, 2013

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Thursday, December 26, 2013

October 1964. Tony Benn, along with other cabinet ministers in Harold Wilson's newly elected Labour government, goes to the Palace to kiss hands on being appointed to the Privy Council. Afterwards, he writes in his diary: "We then went up to the Queen one after another, kneeling and picking up her hand and kissing it, and then bowing. I did the most miniature bow ever seen... I left the Palace boiling with indignation and feeling that...

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Alaska may be the coldest state on the thermometer, but it's the hottest state on television. And mountain man Marty Raney says the reason is pretty simple. "It's the last unexperienced place in America," Raney says. "Any other place you go, any place down South, it's all been mapped, logged, hiked, game-managed. "In Alaska, if you go a mile off a road almost anywhere in the state, you're putting your foot on ground that has never been walked...
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