Tuesday's edition of my three times a week talk show.Watch or listen to the show on Tues, Thurs & Sats here at WWW.UNITEDKINGDOMTALK.CO.UK
In today's show :
Bad back.
Very helpful man in ASDA - Brighton.
The cough is hanging aound.
Banoffe pie.
The shopping buggy.
Sleeping on the sofa.
Very good value dinner.
Will the wall collapse ?
Panorama.
Carvery.
Happy Birthday Jade.
Blueberries too expensive.
Never been to Ireland.
"The Saltdean Tavern".
The knees must not be higher than the hips.
Jason's tidy flat.
I's love to chat with Michael O'Leary from Ryan Air.
I go round twice.
Suko loves "Snow Patrol".
Take the family out to dinner.
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Asda has started to put webcams in its food factories as part of a series of moves to make the company more transparent.
It is also building a supermarket next year which will have glass walls, allowing shoppers to see into the stockroom and staff rest areas.
I think this may have something to do with the worker who licked a chicken.Asda has started to put webcams in its food factories as part of a series of moves to... more
Footage of a former Asda worker appearing to lick a raw chicken before replacing it on the supermarket shelf is being investigated by police.Footage of a former Asda worker appearing to lick a raw chicken before replacing it on... more
Supermarket chain Asda today launches an Asian clothing range, thought to be the first collection of its kind available on the High Street.
The clothes, part of the George at Asda line, are a response to demand from the supermarkets' ethnic customers for affordable authentic clothing.
The 13-piece collection includes sequinned embellished salwar kameez (traditional suits), khurtas (tunics), dapata (scarves) and churidar (slim leg trousers).
Asda collaborated with a team in India to design the clothes and is made with authentic Indian material.
The store received input from a panel of customers and says the styles are suitable for all cultures, not just Asian customers, but is expecting to see a high demand before the Eid Islamic holiday on September 20.
Prices start from £7, with a complete suit for £26. Fiona Lambert, brand director at George, said: 'We are extremely proud to be launching the UK's first mainstream range of traditional Asian clothing.
It's not going to take over Facebook but supermarket chain Asda is getting all social as it plans to make its operation more transparent to customers. There will be a blog (where customers can talk about specific queries), a Poll so you can vote for products you want in your local store, a Twitter feed and a photo gallery.
Wonder if it will give you the chance to throw real sheep at people in its Butcher's section?It's not going to take over Facebook but supermarket chain Asda is getting all social... more
Saturday's edition of my three times a week talk show.Watch or listen to the show on Tues, Thurs & Sats here at WWW.UNITEDKINGDOMTALK.CO.UK
In today's show :
It's not gonna go down.
Have I been burnt to a DVD ?
The entire house in infected.
Tightly stretched.
The ideal birthday present.
Can only 1 virus survive in the body ?
Bargains have been found.
The "Britannia" studio.
A button that says "Private".
Any surgeons listening while operating ?
No room for any guests.
I've made up for having being ripped off.
Tracey's geting better.
Cheaper.
Is it cluttered ?
Non-revolving mirrorballs.
My dj music mixes - http://www.chrisreardonshow.co.uk
Enema's.
This is not gossip.
Buying an elf.
It really is as easy as washing your hands.
A helpline.
Burtons.
Cricket the cat.
Size 36.
Would you have a better holiday in France ?
4 instead of 1.
A minger.
Up and down a little bit.
Suko accepts the position.
God didn't give me vocal chords to keep them shut.
Apple trees take a long time.
Grant says "Go to Asda".
Ant farming.
A media prositute.
Thursday's edition of my three times a week talk show.Watch or listen to the show here on CURRENT TV on Tues, Thurs & Sats.
In today's show :
Trying your relationship.
Third time lucky.
The Waltons.
I want an Asda in Bracknell.
Bingo in Bracknell.
Childline is sometimes abused.
Chinese lunch for Matty.
Royal or not royal ?
Chauffeur.
Duck.
Hire a posh car.
Change the plate size.
Can I borrow the BMW ?
A different breakfast.
Peter likes the garden.
Three times a year.
Planks of wood.
Baked beans.
Camera & software.
Army.
On the same level.
It gets hotter in Australia every year.
Tokers Green & Binfield.
Building on flood plains.
I refuse to sit in traffic.
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Tuesday's edition of my three times a week talk show.Watch or listen to the show here on CURRENT TV on Tues, Thurs & Sats.
In today's show :
Clean cut.
Making the show twice !
Giving out the baskets.
The wrong microphone !
He ignored me.
A different position.
Happy people.
It bothered me.
Is it another launguage ?
I didn't look.
Have the birds returned ?
They are green and they move.
Are you hen pecked ?
Who are they ?
Do you do as your told ?
It was the chair squeaking.
People watching.
Going on holiday ? Send a postcard.
The winter plants gone.
How do you want your grave ?
Cadbury's chocolate rasins.
Broken trowel.
No matter what supermarket, it's the same voice.
It's gone rotten.
A litle cupboard.
A smartly dressed elderly gentleman.
A gift from my sister.
Lunch at Asda.
chris@unitedkingdomtalk.co.uk
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Saturday's edition of my three times a week talk show.Watch the show here on CURRENT TV on Tues, Thurs & Sats.
In today's show :
Someone has been very naughty.
Toilets.
More pigeon news.
Sunglasses.
Forgiveness.
Panels.
A cloudy summer.
How can I show my face in public.
You think they don't know.
You don't want to get the red paper.
Chicago.
I don't like waste.
Not enough ticks.
The karaoke night.
Mother's day.
Welcome Tom.
Wrong coloured pens.
Anyone want a lift home ?
Plastic flowers.
What bad things did you do at school ?
2 years of no smoking in clubs.
Lunch at Asda.
What punishments did you get ?
One long soap opera.
Mini daffs.
Hiding in the cloakroom.
Returning to your home town.
Wobbling cane.
I don't recognise anyone.
Talking at the back.
My church.
Hold on to your wallet.
A plume of smoke.
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Saturday's edition of my three times a week talk show.Watch the show HERE ON current tv on Tues, Thurs & Sats.
In today's show :
Where's my box gone ?
Trying to get little tips.
It's all sealed up in plastic bags.
How much do you have to pay for your medical insurance ?
Helping the French couple.
Don't "Carry the candle" for too long.
On your own in the house.
The video show.Save this link and the newest programme will always be shown here : http://www.youtube.com/chrisreardonuk
& http://www.unitedkingdomtalk.blip.tv
An exciting day.
What is there to do in London on a Sunday ?
Will it improve.
Savings at Asda !
What was the BBC World Service tune ?
The new fridge - next time !
There's nothing left in the cupboard.
Tomaz has a sense of humour.
Are all the supermarkets the same ?
Running over an animal.
Wayne needs therapy.
They introduce you to their new girlfriends & boyfriends.
It's very bad for your pets to let them get too fat.
I cannot lie.
Old Bingay prizes.
Take a friend on holiday.
Shampoo.
Day & night.
Stop answering the phone.
My experience at "Jessops".
Spending a lot of money on "your thing".
It's against my religion.
London walks podcasts. http://www.londonwalks.libsyn.com/
I have been booked for the next 25,000 years.
He's one of "them".
We're on the new computer.
Invite me into your parents homes.
Where's the "Line In" ?
A new basketball player ?
A cheapish bike.
Joe's mum needs more prayers.
Magical powers.
Buster isn't well.
Ryan's birthday.
Not an ordeal.
They lost some buisness.
chris@unitedkingdomtalk.co.uk
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Asda are raising awareness of the landfill problem in Britain with a computer game called "Landfill Bill".
When you finish playing the game a calculator works out how much rubbish has gone into landfill in the UK during the time you were playing. Quite frightening results.
About the game.
Recycle Michael has gone on holiday and Landfill Bill has been given the task of cleaning up. He must throw the recycle-able items in to the correct bins before the land gets covered in rubbish. The longer you play the quicker the items will come. The more items you put in the bin without dropping, the higher your multiplier will be, and the quicker your score will go up. Keep an eye out for the swinging bins and the rubber ducks for extra points!
A fun game that teaches a great lesson.Asda are raising awareness of the landfill problem in Britain with a computer game... more
An Asda in West Bromwich is offering customers a blood test as the shop. The supermarket has joined up with Birmingham City Hospital under an NHS pilot scheme.An Asda in West Bromwich is offering customers a blood test as the shop. The... more
An anti-poverty charity, War on Want, has uncovered that UK highstreet fashion chain Primark are paying its workers in Bangladesh as little as 7p an hour and is ignoring the 70% inflationary rise in basic living costs in the region over the last two years.
While the workers are now estimated as needing the equivalent of £44.82 a month to feed their families and pay for clean water, shelter, clothes, education, health care and transport, the charity says that the average Primark worker earned just £19.16 a month. Other chains accused of similar abuses include the clothing lines for Asda and Tesco.
War on Want is currently campaigning for the UK government to enforce regulations on minimum wages that must be paid by these companies, and for them to take account of infaltion.An anti-poverty charity, War on Want, has uncovered that UK highstreet fashion chain... more
Thursday's edition of my three times a week talk show.Watch the show here on CURRENT TV on Tues, Thurs & Sats.
In today's show :
21 tickets.
Restless legs.
I am smelling nice.
We don't want the wind.
I'm not even looking.
It's not the fault of the stars.
My first Christmas card.
Exciting gadget news on the next show.
Did I get my sore throat from a cup ?
Special offers at Asda.
I punish myself for turning on the heating for a few hours.
I am disturbed.
Sparkle on the floor.
Webcam uses.
Another funeral story.
Someone no longer works for an airline.
Deceit.
Ironing water.
MSN and Skype stop you doing things.
One extreme to another on the "shots girls".
Happy happy happy.
Where's the dinner ?
We all look young.
Did I reveal the name ?
She does "go on".
More important news from "DALLAS" !
chris@unitedkingdomtalk.co.uk
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"When retail tycoon George Davies launched his eponymous clothing line at Asda in 1990, supermarket chic was an alien concept. But where tossing a pair of jeans into our trolleys along with the washing powder was once a novelty, it has now become the norm.
In 2002, Tesco added fashion to its aisles, and Sainsbury’s followed in 2004. Today, 62 per cent of consumers regularly buy clothing at their supermarket and – thanks, perhaps, to the credit crunch – the figure is rising. Indeed, supermarkets have tightened their grip on the country’s £177 billion non-food market, of which they now enjoy an 11 per cent share.
But has supermarket fashion slipped from cheap chic to just cheap? Have the garments become too fast and forward (ie, hitched to what’s happening on the catwalk) to have any real, lasting value?
Fiona Lambert, brand director for George at Asda, certainly believes so. She cites these as some of the reasons she left Next 18 months ago to return to the label she helped Davies launch 18 years ago, when he left Next (which he also founded).
Even though Asda is the UK’s second-largest clothing retailer by volume – it has 349 stores, with more regular customers (15 million a week) than Gap, H&M and Bhs – Lambert was convinced that there was something missing. She felt that since the American chain Wal-Mart bought Asda in 1999, there had been too much emphasis on the “stack them high, sell them cheap” formula. "
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Millions of milk cartons are to carry alcohol safety tips for the first time as part of a campaign to prevent restrictions on drinks sales in supermarkets.
ASDA is to print alcohol awareness and safety messages on more than three million milk cartons in Scotland during the Christmas and Hogmanay party season.
The aim is to get the alcohol safety message into homes, schools, offices and other workplaces where it would not normally be seen.
Labels will urge drinkers to drink alcohol responsibly and know their limit while trying to ensure that nights out in bars and clubs and at parties end safely.
Agreements have already been signed with the dairy used by ASDA to cover the Grampian and Highland regions and discussions are ongoing with a dairy in southern Scotland so an estimated 3.1 million cartons across the country can be covered for six weeks starting in early December.
The initiative is part of moves by supermarkets to show they are acting responsibly in the wake of criticism that they are adding to the country's binge-drinking problem by selling cheap alcohol.
But alcohol abuse campaigners said the company should concentrate more on ending cheap drink promotions.
The Scottish Government has put forward proposals for minimum prices, banning under 21s from buying alcohol and setting up alcohol-only check-outs. But supermarket bosses have argued that education rather than restrictions is a better way of controlling excessive drinking.
An ASDA spokesman said: "Our argument is that the vast majority of our customers do act responsibly in terms of alcohol consumption and so why should they pay more and why should they have to queue twice.
"We think it is better to educate people about responsible drinking. Milk is a great product to get this type of information to people as 99% of homes have a carton in their fridge and will be tempted to read it over a bowl of cereal or a cup a tea."
Asda decided to launch the initiative after an approach from Grampian Police's crime reduction unit for help in getting the responsible drinking message across.
A spokesman said: "We were interested in finding innovative ways of getting the responsible drinking message across to the widest possible cross-section of the public as we could. This will reach from breakfast tables to building sites."
Retailer organizations said the milk initiative was a good example of supermarkets acting responsibly on the education issue. Fiona Moriarty, director of the Scottish Retail Consortium, said: "It is clear that Scotland has an issue with its relationship to alcohol but we fundamentally disagree with the measures being put forward by the Scottish Government to tackle it. We have argued for a long time that we need a much wider approach and education is part of that.
"Putting responsible drinking messages on milk cartons is a good example of that."
Jack Law, chief executive of Alcohol Focus Scotland, said: "It would be great if ASDA could also work with producers to provide this information on all alcoholic drinks labels.
"However, to really make a difference to alcohol-related harm in Scotland, all supermarkets must stop selling alcohol at rock-bottom prices.
"We can only conclude that supermarkets are putting profit before the nation's health, and are determined to undermine the genuine attempts of Government and its partners to change our drinking culture for the better."Millions of milk cartons are to carry alcohol safety tips for the first time as part... more
Tuesday's edition of my three times a week talk show.Watch the show here on CURRENT TV on Tues, Thurs & Sats.
In today's show :
Little purple flowers.
Taking cuttings.
A huge wasp.
The plane going overhead.
A crash and a bang.
Oooh. The ice cream van.
Is there a shortage of bees ?
Full of dust.
Lee wants to be a cat.
Back in the garden.
The microphone is getting closer.
The rusty old nail.
Catching things with the hoover.
Matty on hospitals.
New plants.
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I said a "99".
Is that a duck ?
Purring.
They have worn down.
Lunch in Asda.
A visit to the grave.
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Saturday's edition of my three times a week talk show.Watch the show here on CURRENT TV on Tues, Thurs & Sats.
In today's show :
We are now more current.
The best salesperson ever !
Back Home.
Women in shops.
Deep thought.
Tips are assumed.
Susan's slow downloads.
Encroaching into someone else's life.
A big fish.
Where have the lines gone ?
Are you in the kitchen ?
Monica's back !
Robert in Iceland on Americans.
"Hello, is it me you're looking for ?"
A little bit of attention.
Go and see Loch Ness.
Reading a book.
Ryan says I am not fat.
Joe is taxing.
A tumble dryer is for drying clothes.
A gift for Tiny.
"You look lovely in that madam."
Where are the cuddly toys ?
Ivona is here in the UK - and loves Asda !
I am staying put.
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Bargain: Asda's pay as you go range will only cost £5 to buy - cheaper than a toy phone
A supermarket will today start selling mobile phones for £5 - cheaper than a packet of cigarettes.
Asda's decision to market Britain's cheapest pay-as-you-go mobile will start a price war with other retailers.
Bargain: Asda's pay as you go range will only cost £5 to buy - cheaper than a toy... more
