Media comments on chess

[Simon Rogers]

BBC1 1.45pm to 6pm, today
European Championships 2022.
The presenter Jeanette Kwakye talked about what was on the afternoon programme including Table Tennis Women's doubles and said "It has been described as like playing Chess whilst running the 100 metres"

[Stewart Reuben]

HOBBY MAN Channel 4 Friday 19 August 8-9pm.

1/4 Edinburgh. Alex Brocker and a celebrity guest enter the world of hobbies. Scarlett Moffat joing Alex in Edinburgh.where they visit Edinbugh chess club. They also investigate home brewing and twitchers in the hour.

[AlanLlewellyn]

alex ferguson.jpg

does Alex Macfarlane look like alex ferguson or the other way around.

[JustinHorton]

At the Paignton seafront cinema for Elvis and just saw this advert

[Geoff Chandler]

From Mad Magazine June 1957.

[JustinHorton]

Wouldn't have minded seeing MAD explain what Senór was supposed to be.

[JustinHorton]

[Angus French]

Ahem, check out the Gents: https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/19936 ... /#gallery3

[J T Melsom]

No news thus far on the beer range? I will obviously have to find more specialist sources.

[JustinHorton]

I lived in the same street for a year. It was not a particularly good pub. A much better one associated with Lewis and Tolkien was the Eagle and Child, though it could be difficult if certain aspects of central Oxford pub life got on your nerves.

[Kevin Thurlow]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxin ... Saudi.html

[Phil Neatherway]

Justin Horton said:

I lived in the same street for a year. It was not a particularly good pub. A much better one associated with Lewis and Tolkien was the Eagle and Child, though it could be difficult if certain aspects of central Oxford pub life got on your nerves.

Unfortunately, the Eagle and Child is currently closed, although rumour says it might reopen as a boutique hotel.

[Simon Rogers]

Friday 26th August
Channel 4 9pm to 10pm
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
The comedian Roisin Conaty was wearing a red and orange chequered top. The presenter Jimmy Carr commented on her top and said "Who doesn't like psychedelic chess."

[AlanLlewellyn]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001bkvt radio 4 reunion deep blue vs kasparov 28th aug 2022 11:15am-12pm

[AlanLlewellyn]

i was deep blue!!!!!