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United Kingdom Talk Video Tuesday 14th October 2008
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 :
How do radio stations make money ?
Gregorian chant.
Miserable people working in bars.
What's happened to Thelma.
Tiny is displeased.
Ice storms.
Lock everything away - James Dean is coming !
Matchbox.
How much does it cost to rent in London ?
Banana trouble.
Toby can do languages.
Haley - pay attention !
Very light fingered.
You might wanna try my club music weekly podcast : http://www.chrisreardonshow.co.uk
Aaron Carter.
Breathing in the fumes.
Adapting to other peoples way of life.
Double printing.
How low reverse auctions.
Ross P. has a proper address - www.rosspatzelt.co.uk
Lashing out.
The name has not changed.
The pansies are blooming & talking.
My sister likes to have the last word.
Breakfast.
Today's show in video :
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The end of Ladies' Night?
Free drinks for women and other promotions popular with clubs and bars might be banned under new proposals issued by the Home Office and the Department of Health. The measures are part of the government's "Safe, Sensible, Social" alcohol policy meant to cut public drunkenness. Other initiatives in the plan include compulsory display of health warnings, wine glasses with marked measures, curbs on wine and spirits tastings and a ban on drinking games.
Apparently this is in response to what some see is a failure of the 24-hour drinking scheme to bring a change in behaviour and attitudes toward drinking. Do you think this kind of crack down is going to have any more effect than the 24-hour plan? Free drinks for women and other promotions popular with clubs and bars might be banned under new proposals issued by the Home Office a... more -
United Kingdom Talk Saturday 11th October 2008
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 :
Tap dancing.
It's quieter in the garden.
Suko would notice my creases.
High on a candle.
You have to find what you're good at.
Dennis and his Mum.
You've got to have a personality to work behind a bar.
Subway is a bit pricey.
Fresh peppers.
My first girlfriend rings.
She's changed his name - AGAIN !
A parcel of things.
Not all Australians like surfing.
A water park in Ohio.
I'm not like Judge Judy.
Gwen comes to Belushi's.
Spud won't leave the girls alone.
The squirrels won't shut up.
Beef casserole.
Trouble selling a house.
How do radio stations make money ?
American & UK differences in McDonalds.
Lot's of stamps.
Anthony is fed up with my hanging baskets.
Pink & black with white stripes.
Is it a label ?
What do various Buddhas signify ?
Is the iron off ?
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United Kingdom Talk Saturday 16th August 2008
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 :
Yet another email catch up show ! LOL.
Sunny spells & showers.
Only flowers.
Itchy ear.
It's raining.
Monica is now a viewer.
Rubbish everywhere.
Setting up the new computer.
Size does matter.
Delivering newspapers.
Do I need to slow down ?
Surrounded by friends.
Do you think you are younger than your age ?
Learning to speak again.
Matty no longer goes to McDonalds.
Trying to hire a bungalow.
Ross & his letters of complaint.
Beloved Scotland.
An important statement.
We are running out of cheap oil.
A bit of a stirrer.
The Steam Coach in Hemel Hempstead and it's lovely pub garden.
Animals in with the Tigers.
How long would the Earth take to sort itself out ?
"The World Without Us".
What was the alarm caused by ?
Take the bus.
The picture may get bigger.
Can we have larger font please ?
Any news on the strollers anyone ?
And now also a direct ITUNES Video subscribe button. Find this here on the main UnitedKingdomTalk.co.uk website to the left underneath all the dates.Again, Thank you to Joe from Americantalkusa.com for this.
Computers with names.What's your computer called ?
Not in the garden.
Beep beep beep beep.
AH ! the backlog is cleared.
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No money for beer? Pay with vegetables?
A pub is offering pints for potatoes, or any other home-grown produce, in a bartering initiative which is taking off as the credit crunch bites.
The Pigs pub in the village of Edgefield, eastern England, is offering the free booze in exchange for fruit, fish, meat or vegetables which can be used on its menu.
"If you grow, breed, shoot or steal anything that may look at home on our menu, then bring it in and let's do a deal," says a sign in the pub, which has swapped pints for a kilo of potatoes, three mackerel, or a locally-shot rabbit.
Is this the future? A society returning to the are of barter? A pub is offering pints for potatoes, or any other home-grown produce, in a bartering initiative which is taking off as the credit cru... more -
Stasi theme bar causes uproar
BBC reporter Tristana Moore files this report on a controversial new pub in Berlin called the Stasi Bar named after the former East Germany's secret police. Although it has been nearly 20 years since the collapse of the Berlin Wall -- separating West Berlin from East Berlin -- and the end of East Germany's socialist government, elements of "ostalgie" have emerged in German culture in recent years conveying a sentimental nostalgia towards life in the DDR. The owners of the Stasi Bar, however, may be too provocative for some in Berlin, particularly those who remember the shadowy Stasi police. BBC reporter Tristana Moore files this report on a controversial new pub in Berlin called the Stasi Bar named after the former East Ge... more
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Upside down fish a pub legend
Aussie the goldfish has spent the last four years swimming upside down. Due to a problem with her swim bladder - the internal organ that allows fish to control buoyancy and swimming depth, and to ascend or descend without having to waste energy in swimming - the fish floats with her belly upwards, sparking suspicions among pub regulars at her home, the Globe Inn, near Exeter, that Aussie is a drunk fish.
Landlord Liam Matthews, 53, bought the goldfish from a pet shop in 2004 but it began swimming upside down six months later.
He said: 'She seems happy enough - as far as you can tell with a fish.' Aussie the goldfish has spent the last four years swimming upside down. Due to a problem with her swim bladder - the internal organ t... more -
Pensioner spared jail, banned from pub for killing his wife
A judge told a pensioner who killed his wife that stopping him going to the pub would be a "more meaningful" sentence than sending him to jail, the Telegraph reports.
Edward Flaherty, 74, was convicted of strangling his 69-year-old wife Ina with a tie after she refused to give him money to go out drinking.
But Lord Matthews said that his dementia made him unsuited to prison and instead imposed a one year restriction of liberty order which will keep him inside his home during opening hours.
He will be tagged and banned from leaving his home in Glasgow between 11am and 11pm after being found guilty of culpable homicide.
The sentence comes after changes to the murder laws in England and Wales were announced last week which will mean that husbands who kill nagging wives will no longer be able to claim they were provoked.
The reforms were designed to ensure that domestic violence is treated like other forms of homicide. The claim of provocation was said to be used by most male defendants who were denying murder of a female partner.
At the High Court in Glasgow, the judge told Flaherty: "You were found guilty of the culpable homicide of your wife who you were together with for many years. In normal circumstances this would attract a prison sentence in double figures.
"I have read and considered a number of reports from experts. It is plain to me that if I were to impose that sort of sentence you would be released in a very short time because prison would not be able to cope with your condition.
"Sentencing you would just be a token gesture. I am anxious to impose a sentence that restricts your liberty.
"You still go to the pub where you went with your wife. That must annoy her relatives. Not being able to go there will be a more meaningful disposal than a prison sentence which will not last long."
Flaherty went on trial last year accused of murdering his wife but was convicted by a jury of the reduced charge of culpable homicide.
The jury was told that only slight pressure around Mrs Flaherty's neck could have caused her death because of the condition of her arteries.
Some jurors wept as he told the court that he and his wife had a "strong and firm" marriage which lasted 52 years. He had never once struck her, and she had never hit him.
During the trial he said he had no recollection of the moment he strangled her. But when asked who had killed her, he said: "It must have been me. There are no ghosts running about the house who would have done that."
Is this kind of sentence suitable for a convicted murderer, even if they do have dementia? Are the media making too big a deal of the 'banned from the pub' angle when in fact he's banned from leaving his house during most daylight hours? A judge told a pensioner who killed his wife that stopping him going to the pub would be a "more meaningful" sentence than s... more -
Pub bans swearing?
A pair of Christian pub operators in England banned swearing in their establishment and ejected patrons who used salty language. This being a pub, sales plummeted. As a result, the pub's owners replaced the couple, but the couple has barricaded themselves in the building and has refused to leave. Seems like a simple swear jar might have solved a lot of problems ... A pair of Christian pub operators in England banned swearing in their establishment and ejected patrons who used salty language. This ... more
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United Kingdom Talk Saturday 31st May 2008
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 :
Sad little old creases.
Lots to eat !
My Dongle.
Blood, sweat & T shirts.
Can you do sewing ?
Picking cotton.
The tower at Leith Hill.
Grace.
Accept that how people live may be different from how you live.
Me for breakfast ?
The Southern Cross.
Suko gets me on James Deans website !
Jeans £500 ?
Brazil.What animals are in the forest ? Welcome Victor.
Try and keep in contact with people.
A burglar might sue you.
There are no fans - just friends.
In the living room.
"Sing To The World".
Hi to Ben of "The Steam Coach".Shave !
Someone is camping.
Mobile internet.
How do you feel when someone you don't like dies ?
Clothing workers in India.
More plants for the garden.
Imagine an adonis.
Video quality.
Underwear.
You don't need to iron.
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London's pubs in trouble?
London pubs are reportedly closing at the rate of one almost every other day - 78 of London's 3,879 urban pubs closed in the last six months of 2007.
The crdit crunch, rising costs and the smoking ban have all been blamed. In the six months after the smoking ban was introduced, pub group JD Wetherspoon's profits dropped 13% to £28.5m.
I suppose it doesn't matter, the government has won against the smokers, next they're coming after the drinkers. Then meat eaters. Then people who like condiments. Repeat until we're all eating green paste and not leaving the house. London pubs are reportedly closing at the rate of one almost every other day - 78 of London's 3,879 urban pubs closed in the last... more -
Son offers £7ph for a drinking partner for his dad
His 88 year old dad had no one to go to the pub with so the son advertised in the paper to accompany him to the pup twice a week.
He's offering to pay £7 per hour plus expenses to the applicant willing to take on the task. His 88 year old dad had no one to go to the pub with so the son advertised in the paper to accompany him to the pup twice a week. ... more -
'Ban Alistair Darling from every British pub'
Hundreds of drinkers are backing an internet campaign to get Alistair Darling banned from every pub in Britain...fair enough.
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Funny man tells lacoste joke
Good oldlad in the snooker club tells me a joke about Lacoste.
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All Hail the Ale!
A portrait of real ale pubs in the home counties.
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Why are the Pubs Empty?
"With their living rooms offering satellite TV, cheaper beer and the right to smoke, many Britons are staying home for a pint with their mates." "With their living rooms offering satellite TV, cheaper beer and the right to smoke, many Britons are staying home for a pint wit... more
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Two Arrested Over NYE Police Shooting
Two men have been charged with the attempted murder of WPC Katie Johnson on New Year's Eve.
The police officer was shot 12 times in the leg, after being called to a 999 call-out at the Hospital Inn, Preston.
David Tyrell, 37, of Lions Drive, Swinton, Manchester, and Wayne McDonald, 46, of no fixed address, have been charged with her attempted murder, as well as robbery, firearms offences and four counts of false imprisonment. Two men have been charged with the attempted murder of WPC Katie Johnson on New Year's Eve. ... more -
Pub Limits Parents' Drinks
Popular UK pub chain J.D Wetherspoons have unveiled plans that parents who are out with their children will be limited to two alcoholic drinks.
The new rules have been introduced as the company are uncomfortable with children being on the premises for long lengths of time due to a lack of playing facilities.
The rule may also stretch as far as parent's even being refused soft drinks or coffee to curtail their stay.
This seems a little over the top to me, if adults are sitting in pubs all day with their kids then they should have their kids taken away, not just having their drinks curbed. Popular UK pub chain J.D Wetherspoons have unveiled plans that parents who are out with their children will be limited to two alcoholi... more -
The Pub Crawler
For £450 to £1,500 you and 9 of your friends can rent this awesome pub on wheels. The Pub Crawler has pedals, for bar patrons to provide its power, and two sober drivers to steer! For £450 to £1,500 you and 9 of your friends can rent this awesome pub on wheels. The Pub Crawler has pedals, for bar patrons to provi... more
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Beer Today, Gone Tomorrow?
Beers sales have gone into decline in the UK and nervous pub staff are selling 14 million fewer pints a day than in 1979. Brewers blame the fall on a tax freeze, pointing at the rise of wine, which the government has taxed more favourably, as evidence but are they really looking at the full picture?
Could the smoking ban or stricter age-licensing practices have anything to do with it? Leave a comment or a webcam message and let us know your thoughts. Beers sales have gone into decline in the UK and nervous pub staff are selling 14 million fewer pints a day than in 1979. Brewers blam... more
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