“Don’t call me good! I’m the scariest creature in this wood. Just walk behind me and soon you’ll see, Everyone is afraid of me.”
The much-loved and multi-award winning children’s book The Gruffalo (1999) by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Among its many achievements are selling 13.5 million copies, a theme park ride, and having a successful BBC and stage adaptation.
Creativity comes from the freedom to fail. And the freedom to fail comes from experimentation. That’s what gives something its individuality.
As said by multi-award winning musician Peter Gabriel when describing Kate Bush on BBC programme The Kate Bush Story: Running up that Hill.
Lucy: Why do you never pay me compliments?
Lee: I do.
Lucy : When?
Lee: Last night. I thought you looked very nice.
Lucy: So why didn’t you say?
Lee: Because I didn’t know how you’d respond.
Lucy: What’s the worst I could have said.
Lucy: It’s 3 o clock in the morning. Get out of my bedroom Lee.
Sally Bretton and Lee Mack in the London-based slacker sitcom Not Going Out (2006 – onwards). Originally cancelled during the third series, it was brought back due to fan pressure and has gone on to have four more series, with an eighth set planned. You can find another example of its humour here.
I don’t normally post two Gr8ats concurrently, but I saw a article on the BBC website that really caught my eye. BBC Autumnwatch asked the public to send in their photographs of Autumn Mist and they put them on their website here. The eight photographs below are my favourite. Is there one that stands out to you? Is Autumn the season you like most?
For those of you watching in black and white, Spurs are in the all yellow strip.
Football commentator John Motson, who’s voice (and sheepskin coat), has been synonymous with the BBC since 1972.
Alex Raphael 