Television / Radio

It might as well have been a lost weekend …

On Thursday 21st July I posted on the Rust a brief preview of forthcoming a 60-minute documentary The Origin Of The Species by Julien Temple on the early life of Keith Richards the Rolling Stones guitarist that was to be broadcast on BBC2 last Saturday night. In it I made no secret of my long-held [...]

July 25, 2016 // 0 Comments

Looking forward to it

You might think this is blindingly obvious, but one of the enduring and rewarding aspects of being involved in the music industry in any capacity is that you never lose your membership of the human race. What I’m trying to allude to is that it is one of the rare walks of life in which you’re [...]

July 21, 2016 // 0 Comments

Some things never change

Nobody in the know on such matters would be in the slightest surprised at the ‘news’ just announced that the BBC’s coverage of the Euro 2016 cup final out scored ITV’s by a 5 to 1 margin in the viewing ratings. See here – as reported on the website of the DAILY MIRROR [...]

July 19, 2016 // 0 Comments

Fake or Fortune

Fake or Fortune is back for a series on a peak time of 8pm on a Sunday. For an arts programme this is unusual programming and speaks volumes for its popularity and quality. A viewer is requested to submit a painting whose provenance and genuineness are in question and the presenters Fiona Bruce, [...]

July 19, 2016 // 0 Comments

In defence of the unspeakable

I’m aware I’m straying above my pay grade here, but the apparently bemused and incredulous worldwide reaction – covered with such relish by the British media – to the announcement that Boris Johnson has joined Theresa May’s government team leads me to offer a word or two in defence of our [...]

July 15, 2016 // 0 Comments

[Embarrassed cough] … Sorry, I’ll be on my bike, then

Once again risking the wrath of the PC-brigade and the accusation that the Rust has been captured by a bunch of a unit of misogynistic male curmudgeons, I return today to the complex subject of female sport in its widest sense – viz. encapsulating aspects such as gender equality, positive [...]

July 10, 2016 // 0 Comments

Hollywood tales

Spotted today on the website of The Guardian, this article by Nell Frizzell on the podcaster Karina Longworth who specialises in amassing tales of the Hollywood golden era – see here – THE [...]

July 6, 2016 // 0 Comments

Politicians overboard … who will rescue them?

The fallout from the EU Referendum continues to expand like wildfire and more than one political commentator is now referring to it as not ‘one of’ but the biggest political crisis since WW2. See here for an example – Michael White writing in – THE GUARDIAN The basic problem is that it’s [...]

June 27, 2016 // 0 Comments

Rumbling on …

Regular readers of this esteemed organ will be aware that we are currently covering the UK’s EU Referendum campaign almost daily in our own quaint fashion – i.e. commenting upon developments, not reporting upon them – not least because the one ‘fact’ being asserted by politicians [...]

June 11, 2016 // 0 Comments

Barely out of second …

And so to BBC2 at 8.00pm last night, on a whim, in order to see the first outing of what Chris Evans and the BBC had achieved with their much hyped-reboot of Top Gear. [For more expert critical reviews Rust readers should go to today’s newspapers and social media]. The disappointing answer was [...]

May 30, 2016 // 0 Comments

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ITV COVERAGE OF CHELTENHAM

March 14, 2026 // 0 Comments

I am in the camp of watching on tv rather than attending for the 3 Cs: cost , convenience and comfort. With the cost of travelling and attending Cheltenham and last [...]
Max Schmelling/ The Good German

March 4, 2026 // 0 Comments

In the unlikely event that I would be asked to nominate a Great Life on Matthew Parris ‘ show my choice would be the Black Uhlan Max Schmelling. In the 1930s thee [...]
The Tanner Report : Fulham 2 spurs 1

March 3, 2026 // 0 Comments

Prior to Fulham ‘s comfortable win over Spurs (2-1) I watched the big match Revisited featuring Chelsea 1 Arsenal 2 i guess in the early 70s It would be foolish to [...]
The Six Nations

February 24, 2026 // 0 Comments

The Six Nations continues to throw up surprises. England could not bounce back against Ireland , a resurgent Wales gave Scotland à close game with the Millennium Stadium [...]
Brentford 0 Brighton 2

February 23, 2026 // 0 Comments

The heat is off Fabian Hürzeler with Brighton ‘s 1st win in 13 games. Club owner Tony Bloom was not at the G Tech stadium due to a long planned family engagement but had [...]