Marvin Sparks

*pours out a little Sprite into a cup* Today, we received the terrible news that a whole heap of coppers will be jobless. "Why aren't you rejoicing" I hear you ask. Well yes I listen to a lot of reggae music, but no this isn't an anti-Babylon blogpost. The Bill, a cop soap type program which has been on TV forever (as long as I've been alive), will be given the chop. This feels like when Woolworths closed down; I haven't watched it in years but it still felt like it's a part of my life. The Bill will end this autumn following ITV's decision to drop the long-running police drama after 27 years. "Times change, and so do the tastes of our audience," said Peter Fincham, the channel's director of television. The move follows a major revamp that saw the drama relaunched as a weekly programme in a post-watershed slot. read more Hold your head little homie (I really mean Babylon bwoy)! I'm fully going to do a post (fingers crossed next Friday...

I was disgusted by the program I saw called 'Secrets of Caribbean' with Trevor McDonald. Thought it was a false representation of Jamaica - aren't they all? So guess what I did? I complained to their rarse'ole! Not the first time I've complained about a program mind you. Here is what I sent them Dear Sir/Madam, I'm writing this email as feedback of The Secret Caribbean with Trevor McDonald show which was screened last night (5 July 2009) on ITV1 at 8pm. When I first heard this episode involved going to Jamaica, in line with the show being called 'Secret' I anticipated a side of Jamaica which isn't the normal angle we see on every show concerning the most popularly known island across the world At the very least I expected the program to showcase how the normal, vibrant Jamaican lives. A life consisting of agriculture, picturesque landscape and hospitable people cooking and serving rich flavoured world-famous cuisines. The home of Jerk Chicken is Jama...