GOLFING fans will be tuned into the BBC on April 8 to watch The Masters 2010.
This is the first golfing major of the year and is held at the picturesque Augusta National in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
The course is well known for its lightning fast greens and colourful flower beds.
Last year Angel Cabrera took the green jacket after he defeated Kenny Perry and Chad Campbell in a play-off.
This year all eyes will be on Tiger Woods, who makes his return to professional golf following his time out from the game after the revelations about his private life.
Despite his break from professional golf, Tiger, will start as favourite to win this year’s event.
You know that Spring is here when The Masters is being played and it is light relief to watch after the long winter months.
When you tune into watch The Masters, it is difficult not to be over-awed by the beauty of the course, which was designed by British-born designer, Dr Alister MacKenzie.
I think the best day to watch the event is the Sunday as it is the most exciting. Coverage normally finishes in the early hours of the morning, but still the climax of the tournament is the best to watch.
The BBC present the tournament well too and their output is not spoilt by adverts. Peter Alliss is often entertaining too.
My money is on Tiger!
Sunday 28 March 2010
Monday 15 March 2010
Elementary my dear Watson
HE’S probably the most famous private detective in the world.
Most people have read a Sherlock Holmes book or seen a film about the detective.
So it is such a shame that the home of the fictional character creator (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) is in such a bad state.
The owners of the Victorian house – which can be found in the Surrey-Hampshire-Sussex border (and called Undershaw) – want to turn it into eight executive homes.
But fans of Sherlock Holmes believe that the home should be kept as it is of historical value and I agree with what they say.
Surely lottery funding could be used to buy the home and restore it for the benefit of the nation, who would be able to go and visit.
This is the house where Conan Doyle wrote The Hound of the Baskervilles, which most people know the story of.
I have visited the Sherlock Holmes museum in Baker Street, but I think Undershaw would be of more interest as it was where Conan Doyle found his inspiration for so many plots and interesting and quirky stories.
If you want to object it is elementary, all you have to do is log onto waverley.gov.uk and quote planning reference 0172.
Most people have read a Sherlock Holmes book or seen a film about the detective.
So it is such a shame that the home of the fictional character creator (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) is in such a bad state.
The owners of the Victorian house – which can be found in the Surrey-Hampshire-Sussex border (and called Undershaw) – want to turn it into eight executive homes.
But fans of Sherlock Holmes believe that the home should be kept as it is of historical value and I agree with what they say.
Surely lottery funding could be used to buy the home and restore it for the benefit of the nation, who would be able to go and visit.
This is the house where Conan Doyle wrote The Hound of the Baskervilles, which most people know the story of.
I have visited the Sherlock Holmes museum in Baker Street, but I think Undershaw would be of more interest as it was where Conan Doyle found his inspiration for so many plots and interesting and quirky stories.
If you want to object it is elementary, all you have to do is log onto waverley.gov.uk and quote planning reference 0172.
Sunday 7 March 2010
Lebanese treats
It may not have been my first choice of restaurant, but I visited a Lebanese bistro in Southport recently and was pleasantly surprised.
The food was good and the atmosphere was authentic.
We were presented with a selection of dishes which ranged from Sujuk (homemade pan fried spicy sausages with lemon) to Laham Bilajeen (Lebanese style pizza with ground lamb, tomato, and pine nuts.)
The food was different, but tasty as well.
Meanwhile the Oscars are to be announced tonight (Sunday) in America.
Favourites to take the best picture award are The Hurt Locker and Avatar. Other films nominated in that category are The Blind Side, District 9, An Education, Inglorious Basterds, Precious, A Serious Man, Up, and Up in The Air.
Out of that list the only two I have seen are Inglorious Basterds and District 9. They were both good films, but they don’t deserve the award.
The most nominations go to James Cameron’s Avatar and his ex wife’s (Kathryn Bigelow) The Hurt Locker.
The Hurt Locker, an Iraq bomb disposal drama, won Best Film at the Baftas 2010.
Bigelow is also up against Cameron for the Best director award and if she did she would be the first female winner in this category.
Among the British nominees is Nick Park for a Matter of Loaf And Death. If he won it would be his fifth golden statuette. Although he is along way off Walt Disney who collected 26 Oscars.
The food was good and the atmosphere was authentic.
We were presented with a selection of dishes which ranged from Sujuk (homemade pan fried spicy sausages with lemon) to Laham Bilajeen (Lebanese style pizza with ground lamb, tomato, and pine nuts.)
The food was different, but tasty as well.
Meanwhile the Oscars are to be announced tonight (Sunday) in America.
Favourites to take the best picture award are The Hurt Locker and Avatar. Other films nominated in that category are The Blind Side, District 9, An Education, Inglorious Basterds, Precious, A Serious Man, Up, and Up in The Air.
Out of that list the only two I have seen are Inglorious Basterds and District 9. They were both good films, but they don’t deserve the award.
The most nominations go to James Cameron’s Avatar and his ex wife’s (Kathryn Bigelow) The Hurt Locker.
The Hurt Locker, an Iraq bomb disposal drama, won Best Film at the Baftas 2010.
Bigelow is also up against Cameron for the Best director award and if she did she would be the first female winner in this category.
Among the British nominees is Nick Park for a Matter of Loaf And Death. If he won it would be his fifth golden statuette. Although he is along way off Walt Disney who collected 26 Oscars.
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