http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ Find and talk to the BBC's bloggers. en Copyright 2009 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:19:13 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The Chris Moyles Show http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chrismoyles/ Aled 7 Jan 09 The Chris Moyles Show back Monday morning from 6:30am on BBC Radio 1... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chrismoyles/2009/01/the_chris_moyles_show_back_mon.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chrismoyles/2009/01/the_chris_moyles_show_back_mon.shtml Aled Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:51:32 +0000 2009-01-07T22:56:31Z Will and Testament http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ni/ William Crawley 7 Jan 09 The philosopher AC Grayling has a bee in his bonnet about the use of the word "probably" in the atheist bus campaign's slogan, "There's probably no God - Now stop worrying and enjoy your life." He says if atheists should be required by the advertising watchdog to insert the modifier... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ni/2009/01/one_the_metaphysics_of_an_adve.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ni/2009/01/one_the_metaphysics_of_an_adve.html Religion Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:24:15 +0000 2009-01-07T23:54:03Z Newsnight: Mark Urban http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/markurban/ Mark Urban 7 Jan 09 One question I've asked myself since coming here is why the West Bank has been so quiet during these twelve days of bloodshed in Gaza. I've been in Ramallah and Bethlehem gauging opinion - although I'm a little frustrated that covering the Gaza story has prevented me roaming further afield... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/markurban/2009/01/bethlehem.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/markurban/2009/01/bethlehem.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:32:35 +0000 2009-01-08T00:08:37Z The Reporters: Vaughan Roderick http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/vaughanroderick/ Vaughan Roderick 7 Jan 09 Ydych chi'n cofio "melltith Lembit"- y ffenomena sy'n sicrhâi dinistr i unrhyw un neu unrhyw beth y mae aelod Maldwyn yn cefnogi. Charles Kennedy, Mark Oaten, Jenny Randerson, Sian Lloyd, ymgyrch y dyn ei hun dros lywyddiaeth ei blaid, mae pob un wedi dioddef o'r felltith. Ychydig wythnosau yn ôl... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/vaughanroderick/2009/01/ni_allaf_ddianc_rhag_hwn.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/vaughanroderick/2009/01/ni_allaf_ddianc_rhag_hwn.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:26:34 +0000 2009-01-07T19:31:05Z MistaJam http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/mistajam/ Mistajam 7 Jan 09 It's the first full week of 2009 and we kick off with a HUGE record as this week's Jam Hot record of the week. Potentially my favourite dubstep record EVER - Rusko's 'Cockney Thug'. 23 year old Christopher Mercer aka Rusko is from Leeds. After graduating from Leeds university... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/mistajam/2009/01/rusko_is_jam_hot_week_1.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/mistajam/2009/01/rusko_is_jam_hot_week_1.shtml Jam Hot Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:24:01 +0000 2009-01-07T21:16:34Z Bryan Burnett's blog (Radio Scotland) http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bryanburnett/ Bryan Burnett 7 Jan 09 This week's theme seems to be going well. We've already done songs with two words in the title, songs with three, so tonight it's four word titles.I was looking forward to playing The Four Tops doing The Same Old Song which was suggested by Alan in Kirkcaldy, but when I... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bryanburnett/2009/01/the_name_game.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bryanburnett/2009/01/the_name_game.shtml Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:42:12 +0000 2009-01-07T19:04:09Z The Reporters: Mark Devenport http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markdevenport/ Mark Devenport 7 Jan 09 It has been brought to the BBC's attention that on 5 December 2008 two readers of the BBC "Devenport Diaries" blog posted comments on the entry entitled "Bush Tucker Trial Declined" regarding Mr Ian Paisley, Jr. It was unfortunate that these inappropriate comments came to be published and the BBC... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markdevenport/2009/01/ian_paisley_jr_an_apology.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markdevenport/2009/01/ian_paisley_jr_an_apology.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:06:08 +0000 2009-01-07T17:11:49Z Magazine Monitor http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/ Magazine Monitor 7 Jan 09 Which household gadget celebrates its 40th anniversary this month (daily mini-question)? Well, if he got married in January 1969, it's the husband. Diane, Sutton Today's Quote of the Day reminds me of a Gina Yashere gag. After complaining to her mother about her lack of a boyfriend, Gina's mother replies,... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/01/your_letters_575.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/01/your_letters_575.shtml Your Letters Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:00:17 +0000 2009-01-07T20:30:53Z Folk http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/folk/ Mike Harding 7 Jan 09 "A happy New Year to one and all" said Tiny Tim, as he bit the bum off the chocolate elephant, and I do hope that the coming year is as good to you as it was to him. So far it's been el crapolata for me.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/folk/2009/01/richard-thompson-performs-clas.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/folk/2009/01/richard-thompson-performs-clas.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:52:20 +0000 2009-01-07T17:20:45Z Newsnight: From the web team http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/fromthewebteam/ Ian Lacey 7 Jan 09 Details of tonight's programme come from our economics editor, who's out and about... "Hi, Paul Mason here. I'm in Derby, on the trail of the prime minister, who is here to announce 35,000 new apprenticeships. It's part of his whirlwind tour: get out of London and see the world, seems... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/fromthewebteam/2009/01/wednesday_7_january_2009.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/fromthewebteam/2009/01/wednesday_7_january_2009.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:21:28 +0000 2009-01-07T16:27:01Z Technology http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/ Rory Cellan-Jones 7 Jan 09 It was only after I had driven three times round the Google campus without finding building 43 that I really got a sense of the scale of the place. We had come to Mountain View to find out whether the search giant was still nimble enough to innovate and just... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/01/can_google_still_innovate.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/01/can_google_still_innovate.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:55:40 +0000 2009-01-07T18:59:04Z The Reporters: Robert Peston http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/robertpeston/ Robert Peston 7 Jan 09 What should happen to business leaders' remuneration in this downturn? Well Sir Stuart Rose, the chairman of Marks & Spencer, was characteristically blunt when I interviewed him earlier today. "I certainly won't be taking a pay rise" he told me. "It would be inappropriate for me to do so...I am... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/robertpeston/2009/01/rose_on_pay_and_vat.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/robertpeston/2009/01/rose_on_pay_and_vat.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:37:47 +0000 2009-01-07T15:44:06Z iPM http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ipm/ Chris Vallance 7 Jan 09 You've been discussing Thought for the Day on the blog. The controller of Radio 4, Mark Damazer defends Thought for the Day in the statement below: "I regard this as a genuinely difficult question. There may be a case for widening the pool of contributors on Thought for The... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ipm/2009/01/thought_for_the_day_a_genuinel.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ipm/2009/01/thought_for_the_day_a_genuinel.shtml All stories in production Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:26:42 +0000 2009-01-07T15:39:54Z The Chris Moyles Show http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chrismoyles/ Aled 7 Jan 09 Hello! Happy New Year from The Chris Moyles Show! Missing us? It feels so odd to be on holiday for the 3rd week! The first time ever. I say holiday - I'm obviously referring to the show, as both Rach and I are in the office working on the... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chrismoyles/2009/01/happy_new_year.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chrismoyles/2009/01/happy_new_year.shtml Aled Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:22:22 +0000 2009-01-07T15:56:41Z BBC Internet Blog http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/ Nick Reynolds 7 Jan 09 Just before Xmas niclaramartin asked a number of questions in a comment on my previous blog post. Rather than writing another long comment I thought I would answer them in a new blog post. Nicalamartin's questions are in italics. 1. Why has Points of View programme stopped "advertising" the POV... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2009/01/points_of_view_message_board_4.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2009/01/points_of_view_message_board_4.html nick_reynolds Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:02:22 +0000 2009-01-07T15:16:42Z