Disclaimer
For the purposes of not getting sued, I need to point out that although I do work for the BBC, this blog is nothing to do with the Corporation. The official bit goes a little bit som’fin’ like dis. Bass.
These are my personal views and not those of the BBC.
“BOOMPF, b’tsse. BOOMPF-boompf’tsse. Wikki wikki wikki wikki BMPHF.”
Recognise.
I am, as you can tell from my human beatbox skills, the Senior Commercial Product Manager for Journalism in the Future Media group, which puts me literally at the business end of online news.
What I can’t stress enough is that bbc.co.uk is a serious and respected website, so there’s your first clue right there that this site is not associated with it.
My days at the Broadcast Centre are full and varied and evening reading material and extra study means this site has suffered over the last week - I admit it. This blog hasn’t been running as well as it should and at times last week I felt like I should get off and push. I will keep writing though, just not about work stuff, so don’t expect me hear anything about the goings on (going ons?) inside the Big British Castle.
Due to the unique way in which This Is This is funded, this site has nothing to do with your licence fee, either, so don’t give me any of your “we pay your wages” noise, because I haven’t actually seen any of this money you talk about, but if you see me in the Television Centre bar, I like Jack Daniels and ginger ale and I am uncomfortable talking to strangers so thanks for the drink and enjoy your evening.
I’m only joking. Hey, let’s get Monty Don and crash Newsnight.
March 12th, 2008 at 2:09 am
Totally random tangent … but strangely related … I’m envisaging MC Hammer doing a thing for the Norfolk Tourist Board.
“U Can’t Touch Diss”, anyone?
March 12th, 2008 at 7:48 am
Yes, you’ve reminded me that I really must come up with my own creatively appropriate version of the disclaimer soon. I’m thinking something along the lines of:
“The wilful obfuscation and purple prose contained in this here blog or blog or weblog or web log do not necessarily represent the views of my sainted employer or of any of its hugely respected employees - especially not Graham Norton, Jonathan Ross or Mary from the White City canteen. If you have any complaints about this blog or blog or weblog or web log, please write to the Complaints department. My Complaints department, obviously. Not theirs.”
I’m working on it.
March 12th, 2008 at 10:08 am
THis is This doesn’t need a disclaimer! This isn’t that! This is This!
March 12th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Caution: contents may be hot?
March 12th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
“I am not mad”
March 12th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
Probably best to keep it all separate. I don’t suppose you want us knocking the castle down with giant sticks.
March 12th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
Wendy - You mean like an angry mob?
Scaryduck - Keep saying it.
Sam - My lawyers are looking into it.
Ed - that would only work if the BBC renamed their website to That’s That.
Witness - I went to the White City canteen for the first time today. I mean, no I didn’t. I may have, but I am not able to comment on the pasta. Or the Top Beer. Or the News at Penne. Or the Question of Port. Or the Songs of Maize. Or the Last of the Summer Wine.
Jonners - I wonder if there are any genuine McHammers in Scotland. And back to Wendy.
March 12th, 2008 at 10:56 pm
I don’t know any!
The first time I heard that Adam and Joe trailer, I thought they said they didn’t want anyone to knock the castle down with giant snakes. I liked that better.
March 13th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
Did you try the Ragu Do You Think You Are? Cliff? Ah no, you’re a vegetarian.
Have you been to the Voices of the BBC stand yet - you know, the Tony Snackburn?
They do some yummy hot sandwich fillings, apparently. DLT with Richard Bacon, Tomato Baker and Simon Mayo, mmmmm. They also do Sloppy Jo Whileys and Steve Labigmaques. You can have all of these served on Bread Stewart or a toasted Bunaround (in tribute to Mike Read, former Radio 1 DJ and presenter of Runaround).
If you’re not in the mood for a hot sandwich, the Tony Snackburn also serves Stuffed Jeremy Vine Leaves, Flan Nightingale and Crisps Moyles. They do a mean Nicholas Parsnip (sorry) soup as well.
You probably won’t ever get to use this, but they also have the BBC News 24-hour canteen with the famous pudding stand - the Midnight Feastenders. They do a delicioius Sherry Wogan Trifle, by all accounts.
What? Runaround was former (and late) star of Eastenders, Mike Reid, not ex-Radio 1 DJ Mike Read? Bugger.
Time for me to G-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-go!
March 13th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Bravo. And I give you Joe Cornish Pasty, Shandy Kershaw, Juice Forsyth, Adam Buxton Spring, Question Thyme, Andrian Chives, Monty Doner Kebab, Alan Titchmarshmallows, Points of Stew.
If you don’t want to eat in the canteen, you can go over the road to the Lisa Starbucks
March 13th, 2008 at 6:12 pm
um….
March 13th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
And I thought I was bad LOL
March 14th, 2008 at 9:00 am
And you were RIGHT, Jon
March 14th, 2008 at 10:58 am
Oh okay, then. I’m glad that’s cleared up
March 14th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Brilliant you guys. Is it too late for Paella Lawson? I’ve been away.
March 14th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
Ha ha! This conversation just reached a new low! That is brilliant.
March 15th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
Tell me, do they put any cheese in the Nicholas Parsnip soup?
Just asking, like.