http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ Find and talk to the BBC's bloggers. en Copyright 2009 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:45:11 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss MistaJam http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/mistajam/ Production Sandy 10 Jul 09 Dirty Danger who's hard, hard, hard passed through the 1Xtra towers yesterday. He performed this weeks Jam Hot record 'Hard Body' live in the studio. We reloaded about 20 times, just to make him work hard...excuse the pun! Tinchy Stryder also passed through just to show his support.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/mistajam/2009/07/hes_hard_hard_hard.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/mistajam/2009/07/hes_hard_hard_hard.shtml Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:45:11 +0000 2009-07-10T15:49:21Z 5 live Breakfast http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/fivelivebreakfast/ Richard Jackson 10 Jul 09 Ranvir Singh joins Phil Williams on Weekend Breakfast (11/12 July). They are on air from 6-9 with all the latest news and sport.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/fivelivebreakfast/2009/07/phil_n_ranvir.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/fivelivebreakfast/2009/07/phil_n_ranvir.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:32:30 +0000 2009-07-10T15:37:17Z Magazine Monitor http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/ Magazine Monitor 10 Jul 09 Re Tabloid tactics: Isn't "an early, lower-technology version of hacking into ... phones" a bit of a cumbersome way of describing reading someone's phone bill? Rory, Grimsby Thanks for the tip-off, Paper Monitor. The Sarah Brown question did indeed come up in 7 days 7 questions, although my ineptitude meant... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/07/your_letters_702.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/07/your_letters_702.shtml Your Letters Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:50:58 +0000 2009-07-10T14:50:28Z Greg James' blog http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/gregjames/ Greg James 10 Jul 09 ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/gregjames/2009/07/jordin_sparks.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/gregjames/2009/07/jordin_sparks.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:34:56 +0000 2009-07-10T14:44:04Z Victoria Derbyshire's Blog http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/victoriaderbyshire/ Victoria Derbyshire 10 Jul 09 We reported today the deaths of two more British soldiers in Afghanistan. Judging by some of your messages there's quite a lot of confusion and anger about the reasons why the British are there, and also, I sense a feeling that people here want to do something to show... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/victoriaderbyshire/2009/07/support_for_british_troops.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/victoriaderbyshire/2009/07/support_for_british_troops.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:28:06 +0000 2009-07-10T14:49:14Z Mihir Bose http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/mihirbose/ Mihir Bose - BBC sports editor 10 Jul 09 Tony Blair is rarely in Great Britain for long, so to get him on his own, and especially talking about sport, is something of an event. But there I was with him on the 0900 train to Darlington - the quiet train as he recalled it from his days as... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/mihirbose/2009/07/on_the_blair_trail.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/mihirbose/2009/07/on_the_blair_trail.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:18:49 +0000 2009-07-10T15:51:52Z Magazine Monitor http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/ Magazine Monitor 10 Jul 09 Snippets from the week's news, sliced, diced and processed for your convenience. 1. Heavy metal in Morocco is regarded as devil-worship. More details 2. Monkeys notice bad grammar. More details 3. Trousers used to be called unmentionables. More details 4. Neil Armstrong took Dvorak's New World Symphony and theremin music... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/07/10_things_we_didnt_know_last_w_97.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/07/10_things_we_didnt_know_last_w_97.shtml 10 Things... Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:11:03 +0000 2009-07-10T14:13:01Z PM http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/pm/ Sequin 10 Jul 09 It's that time of day. Crack open the drinks cabinet. And settle down to listen to PM. Then tell us what you thought of the programme. We'll be discussing it at 6pm in our Glass Box. Here's your virtual glass box for your comments. Rupert Allman is editing so... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/pm/2009/07/pm_glass_box_for_friday.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/pm/2009/07/pm_glass_box_for_friday.shtml 2:The PM Glass Box Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:25:55 +0000 2009-07-10T13:39:29Z Blog Vaughan Roderick http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/vaughanroderick/ Vaughan Roderick 10 Gor 09 Does gen i ddim anorac a dydw i ddim yn "trainspotter". Serch hynny, ar y cyfan mae'n well gen i deithio ar drên nac mewn car neu fws. Rwy'n digwydd meddwl hefyd bod ail-agor leiniau rheilffyrdd Bro Morgannwg a Glynebwy* i deithwyr yn ddau o lwyddiannau mawr Llywodraeth y Cynulliad.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/vaughanroderick/2009/07/does_gen_i_ddim_anorac.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/vaughanroderick/2009/07/does_gen_i_ddim_anorac.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:10:27 +0000 2009-07-10T14:47:46Z Gardeners' World http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/gardenersworld/ Production team 10 Jul 09 Hi All How good a gardener do you think you are? Put down your trowels for a moment and pick up a pen for a chance to be crowned Gardener of the year 2009! The application process couldn't be more straightforward: simply download and print off the application form, fill... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/gardenersworld/2009/07/gardener_of_the_year.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/gardenersworld/2009/07/gardener_of_the_year.html Saima Razzaq Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:47:32 +0000 2009-07-10T15:30:55Z Radio 4 Blog http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/radio4/ David Reynolds 10 Jul 09 Editor's note: Radio 4's 90-part history series America, Empire of Liberty, ends today at 1545. Writer and presenter Professor David Reynolds reflects on the experience. "I hear you're doing some programmes about US history. How many?" "Ninety", I would say, a little sheepishly. Pause. Frown. "Nineteen?" "No. Nine Zero". Longer... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/radio4/2009/07/america_empire_of_liberty.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/radio4/2009/07/america_empire_of_liberty.html history Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:43:54 +0000 2009-07-10T13:04:53Z Magazine Monitor http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/ Magazine Monitor 10 Jul 09 Winning entries in the Caption Competition. This week, Scott Illman sits out his hour on the empty fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square. He's one of the 2,400 people taking part in artist Antony Gormley's One and Other project. The competition is now closed. Full rules can be seen here [PDF].... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/07/caption_competition_90.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/07/caption_competition_90.shtml Caption Comp Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:39:27 +0000 2009-07-10T14:30:14Z BBC RAD labs blog http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/rad/ Chris Needham 10 Jul 09 Following my previous post, Experiments with RadioDNS, I'm pleased to announce that the RadioVIS demo application is now available as open source software, under the Apache 2.0 license. The application demonstrates radio station DNS lookup, querying for available services using DNS SRV records, and the RadioVIS protocol for displaying... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/rad/2009/07/radiodns_demo_application_released.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/rad/2009/07/radiodns_demo_application_released.html Prototypes Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:30:00 +0000 2009-07-10T12:27:33Z Magazine Monitor http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/ Magazine Monitor 10 Jul 09 A service highlighting the riches of the daily press. You could have written the answer on a postcard, sent it to yourself a week ago and still have been absolutely right. Yes, the papers' coverage of Journogate - as Paper Monitor has decided to call it for reasons of brevity... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/07/paper_monitor_727.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/07/paper_monitor_727.shtml Paper Monitor Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:21:37 +0000 2009-07-10T14:40:03Z Chris Evans http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chrisevans/ Chris Evans 10 Jul 09 ...begin to look like Mickey Rourke ?... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chrisevans/2009/07/since_when_did_col_gadaffi.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chrisevans/2009/07/since_when_did_col_gadaffi.shtml Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:19:19 +0000 2009-07-10T14:16:09Z