Martin Jarvis turns in a fantastic performance as William in the BBC Audio CD series of Richmail Compton's 'Just William'. He gets the tone of hard-done-by William Brown just perfect and his rants against the unjustness of the world keep our kids and us in stiches on car journeys long or short.
In 'Home For The Holidays' William holds forth on diverse areas of life, which he believes he can significantly improve upon for all concerned. Topics range from how life would be improved if we were more like lions where Aunts were concerned 'Lions have Aunts all right, it's just that if they meet them they are as like as not to fight them.'
William also believes filling Christmas Stockings with nuts and oranges and things is 'tantamount to cheatin', New Year should be moved further away from Christmas so you might have forgiven everyone for the terrible Christmas presents before having to make your resolutions and fathers should be sent to school during the holidays so they are more prepared to avenge the wrongs done to their sons by teachers as they would have suffered just the same.
Classic stuff.
Friday 28 September 2007
Monday 3 September 2007
Cool tunes for kids
Don't know about you but I am fed up of watered down adult music being pushed at our kids and turning them all into pop tarts! Call me an old fogey but I can remember the days of kids music made FOR KIDS! Tony Blackburn and Arnold on weekend mornings with "Right Said Fred", "The Runaway Train" and "Puff the Magic Dragon" (I am all misty eyed as we speak) - proper children's music.
I have been on a mission to ensure my own kids get some of my old favourites and they do love CDs like "Childrens Choice" even though the recordings are not really CD quality. They quite often fire up this CD on a weekend morning to raise us from our bed.
"What a shame " I thought "that they don't make 'em like this any more". But I was wrong. "Colours Are Brighter" is a great CD with a series of new songs for kids by mainstream (more or less) artists. From the bouncy "Ninja Dinosaur" (who apparently is on a mission to bring his boogie beat to the Universe) and "Jackie Jackson" to the Kraftwerk-esque "Put it away" they are all great tunes although a couple may need to grow on you.
Now a firm favourite with my children.
I have been on a mission to ensure my own kids get some of my old favourites and they do love CDs like "Childrens Choice" even though the recordings are not really CD quality. They quite often fire up this CD on a weekend morning to raise us from our bed.
"What a shame " I thought "that they don't make 'em like this any more". But I was wrong. "Colours Are Brighter" is a great CD with a series of new songs for kids by mainstream (more or less) artists. From the bouncy "Ninja Dinosaur" (who apparently is on a mission to bring his boogie beat to the Universe) and "Jackie Jackson" to the Kraftwerk-esque "Put it away" they are all great tunes although a couple may need to grow on you.
Now a firm favourite with my children.
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