Clare's Lair

Saturday, March 30, 2002

How is Frank?

A Yahoo Group has been set up in his honour: click here.
The good news is that he should be getting out of his cage after the next visit to the vet; and that he has moved ever so slightly out of the corner of his cage, seemingly because of a new blanket. Aw.
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GARRY FLITCROFT was finally named today, after spending £200,000, apparently, to try and stop the Sunday people from revealing his affairs with two women. He plays for Blackburn Rovers and nobody outside Blackburn has heard of him. Ha ha.

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The Queen Mother has died at the age of 101

Directly underneath the newsflash Ananova reported 'A hedgehog had to be rescued after getting its penis stuck in a fence while looking for a mate.'

That's gone now, but the Lair is here to prove it.






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Good luck to Joe in his quest to put links on sidebars :)
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crime watching
week 40: march 30th - april 5th
Written for Payback by Clare-Marie White.
NB As schedules may be subject to change, it's worth checking a daily paper or www.radiotimes.com for up-to-date listings.

television programmes
classics, "Must See TV"
Tuesday April 2nd, 23.20, BBC1 Papillon
At last, a Must See film after all this time. Papillon, starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman, charts 13 years in Devil's Island where innocent Henri Charriere devotes all his thoughts to escape.
Director: Franklin J Schaffner

programmes worth watching out for, which don't make it to MSTV status
Friday April 5th, 21.00, BBC2 Get Carmen: The Trials of
George Carmen QC
He's not long dead but already George Carmen is the subject of a drama documentary, which mixes dramatisations starring John Suchet with interviews with Carmen's family.
Director: Colin Barr Producer: Louise Shorter

criminal justice programmes
Sunday March 31st, 23.00, C5 Arrest and Trial

Monday April 1st (Easter Monday), 20.00, C5
Murder Detectives

Tuesday April 2nd, 21.00, BBC2 Behind Bars
Looking at one of America's worst prison riots which resulted in 34 inmate deaths.
Producer: Jonathan Stamp

Tuesday April 2nd, 23.20, BBC2 Nobody's Child
Producer: Fatima Salaria

Tuesday April 2nd, 20.00, C5 Love You to Death
Director: Eric Hawthorn Producer: Karen Rona

Friday April 5th, 03.40, ITV Judge Judy

Friday April 5th, 19.30, C4 Unreported Britain
Looking at Asian youths who have become involved in crime.

social issues documentaries
None this week

real life documentaries/'docusoaps'.
None this week

crime dramas/serials
Saturday March 30th, 11.30, C4 The Fugitive

Saturday March 30th, 21.00, BBC1 Man and Boy
Adaptation of the novel, involving a custody case in court.
Director: Simon Curtis

Saturday March 30th, 21.00, C5 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
[Repeated Tuesday April 2nd, 00.25]
Related website: www.cbs.com/primetime/csi

Saturday March 30th, 21.55, C5 Law and Order
[Repeated Sunday 31st, 23.30]
Related website: www.studiosusa.com/laworder

Sunday March 31st, 03.10, C4 Codename Eternity

Sunday March 31st, 20.20, ITV Heartbeat

Sunday March 31st, 19.10, C5 Martial Law

Monday April 1st, 09.25, BBC1 Perry Mason: The Case of the
Silenced Singer

Weekdays (except Monday), 14.40, BBC1 Diagnosis Murder

Weekdays, 11.00, C5 TJ Hooker

Wednesday April 3rd, 00.10, C5 La Femme Nikita

Wednesday April 3rd, 23.35, C4 Ally McBeal

Thursday April 4th, 20.00, ITV The Bill
Director: Mike Adams Producer: Baz Taylor
Related website: www.thebill.com

Thursday April 4th, 21.00, ITV Bad Girls
Julie J has to cope with her daughter's arrival on G-Wing.
Director: Craig Lines Producer: Claire Phillips
Related website: www.badgirls.co.uk - with factsheets from the CCJS.

Friday April 5th, 11.00 & 11.55, C4 ER
Carter is arrested for obstructing the police.

Friday April 5th, 20.30, ITV Inspector Morse
Director: John Madden Producer: David Lascelles

Other programmes of interest
Tuesday April 2nd, 20.00, C4 The Tower
Stories from the Tower of London.
Producer: Bill Locke

Tuesday April 2nd, 23.35, C4 Scandal in the Bins
The courtroom dramas of a man who makes his living from the stories found in celebrity bins.

Friday April 5th, 20.00, C4 Tales from the Grave
Director: Jason Massot

clare's personal choice of the week
Monday April 1st, 19.00, BBC2 I Love the Muppets
Start the music and light the lights with this nostalgic look at the Muppet Show and all its chaos. Much more cheerful than all the stuff about forensic pathology that dominates the Crime Watching schedule this week.
Producer: Peter Gwynn


criminal justice story lines in the main soaps during march/april
Brookside, as ever, has plenty of policeman on the beat and they are keeping an eye on Jimmy, who has lost the fight against manic depression, and Anthony, who finally snaps back at his bullies. Meanwhile, Ron is released from prison and must cope with the tumultuous events outside.
Eastenders, on the other hand, never have any policeman round when they might need them and the cast continue their wild ways with abandon; especially nasty old Janine whose drugs and prostitute storyline continues. Meanwhile, Phil and Sonia are both seeking legal advice in the hope of getting their respective children back.
In Coronation Street, Curly is arrested by his wife at a crèche sit-in - never a help to dinner table conversation.
Emmerdale continues to cover Marc's spell in a young offenders' jail and the community punishment for the rest of the areas' youth; while Scott gets involved in some illegal business.

Related websites:
www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders
www.corrie.net
www.brookside.com
www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/archers

radio programmes
must hear radio
None this week.

criminal justice programmes
Sunday March 31st, 20.30, and Friday April 5th, 16.00, Radio 4 Law in Action
Looking at punishment, protection, victim support and compensation on Sunday's repeat and on Friday examining the review in blasphemy laws.
Producer: Simon Coates

Tuesday April 2nd, 20.00, BBCR4 Blood Feuds
Producer: Emma Rippon

social issues documentaries
None this week.

crime dramas/serials
None this week

other programmes of interest
Sunday March 31st, 21.30, Radio 4 Analysis
Repeat. A potentially useful look at the government's new Communications Bill which will have effects throughout media reporting.

Friday April 5th, 16.30, Radio 4 The Message
Jenni Murray and guests engage in conversation about current media trends.
Producer: Kevin Mousley
Related website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/themessage.


crime writing in the TV guides
Film critic Andrew Collins writes about the true story behind Papillon, this week's Must See.


daily listings
NB As schedules may be subject to change, it's worth checking a daily paper or www.radiotimes.com for up-to-date listings.

saturday march 30th
11.30 C4 The Fugitive
21.00 BBC1 Man and Boy
21.00 C5 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
21.55 C5 Law and Order

sunday march 31st
03.10 C4 Codename Eternity
19.10 C5 Martial Law
20.30 BBCR4 Law in Action
21.20 ITV Heartbeat
21.30 BBCR4 Analysis
23.00 C5 Arrest and Trial
23.30 C5 Law and Order

monday april 1st (easter monday)
09.25 BBC1 Perry Mason
11.00 C5 TJ Hooker
19.00 BBC2 I Love the Muppets
20.00 C5 Murder Detectives

tuesday april 2nd
00.25 C5 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
11.00 C5 TJ Hooker
14.40 BBC1 Diagnosis Murder
20.00 C4 The Tower
20.00 C5 Love You to Death
20.00 BBCR4 Blood Feuds
21.00 BBC2 Behind Bars
23.35 C4 Scandal in the Bins
23.20 BBC2 Nobody's Child
23.20 BBC1 Papillon

wednesday april 3rd
00.10 C5 La Femme Nikita
11.00 C5 TJ Hooker
14.40 BBC1 Diagnosis Murder
23.35 C4 Ally McBeal

thursday april 4th
11.00 C5 TJ Hooker
14.40 BBC1 Diagnosis Murder
20.00 ITV The Bill
21.00 ITV Bad Girls

friday april 5th
03.40 ITV Judge Judy
11.00 C5 TJ Hooker
11.00 C4 ER (double bill)
11.55 C4 ER
14.40 BBC1 Diagnosis Murder
16.00 BBCR4 Law in Action
16.30 BBCR4 The Message
19.30 C4 Unreported Britain
20.00 C4 Tales from the Grave
20.30 ITV Inspector Morse
21.00 BBC2 Get Carmen

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Hooray. Britain is lovely and sunny and everyone is on holiday. AND the dissertation draft got finished. All is well :)
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Panic countdown

With just 55 minutes till the library shuts and a whole 1200 words to go things are hotting up.
Why is it times like this that make pointless activities like blogging sooo damn appealing?

Will she make it? Aaaah....

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Clare's Lair is up and away!! Not much there yet, but entertaining anyway.

And meanwhile www.hodgewatch.co.uk is also propagating! Woo...
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Panic countdown

7164 words done
About 2900 to go!!
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How's Frank?

Apologies for the lack of Frank reports recently; this has been due to too much time spent in the library where Frank-watching may be frowned upon by the vulture-like swarms that hover around trying to indict you of non-serious computer using so that they can get onto your computer to do their so-called work (this is less likely to involve serious academic work as clogging up the communal printer for two hours with law reports).

Anyway, Frank isn't in his cage at the moment, which probably means he's happily trotting around a bigger room. Let's hope so.


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Australia gets drunk, wakes up in North Atlantic




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Panic countdown

2 days to go till The DEADLINE....
4000 words to write

Very, very bored...

Posted by Clare at 1:19 PM [+]
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Wow... http://www.clareslair.co.uk is propagating round the world. Makes it sound like a caterpillar.

Posted by Clare at 1:17 PM [+]
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K... I got sucked in:




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Coo, thanks.

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As you may be able to gather, dissertation avoiding is going particularly well today. With just THREE DAYS to go, trouble could be ahead...
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Not all these bits of wisdom are funny, but these two are:
Never put a nosebag on a seahorse
The height of the lift attendant is no clue to the number of floors in the building . (Attributed to Sir Oleon Zoomweasel)



Posted by Clare at 12:20 PM [+]
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Found a great bar on Carlisle Street - The Toucan. It's a Guinness pub painted black and we should be returning to sample the Guinness Pie and Champ and perhaps even the Black Velvet (Guinness and Champagne, but only if the credit card works) today.

In the bar it had the following quote from the "Reverend" Ian Paisley:

"I would be glad to see the Devil's Buttermilk banned from society"


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