Chapter 41: Celebrating The Birthday Of A Stranger

Hey Guys,

So, This week on YouTube I wished Giovanna Fletcher happy birthday.
You can see that here

Giovanna Fletcher is the wife of Tom Fletcher from McFly and is one of the people that I address my videos to. Although I have made videos, and therefore 'directly' spoken, to her for 48 weeks, she is still technically a stranger.

Now I'm curious as to whether or not it's weird to wish someone who is essentially a stranger happy birthday.

Saying happy birthday to someone is a simple way of making their day better, on their birthday that is...it would be strange otherwise. I think that if you know someone enough to know when their birthday is, then it's acceptable to say happy birthday to them.

That's that sorted out...I havn't got much else to say now, So Imma gonna wish you all a happy February for tomorrow and I hope your January 2016 has been a good one.-Also, I have some exciting news that I can't tell you right now...but bare with me for that.

Until Next Time,
Stay Happy,
Wish Someone Happy Birthday,
And Goodbye.

Mitch x

Chapter 40: Photographs & Jon Snow

Hey Guys,

This week I showed you all the photographs, drawings and artwork that is in my room.
Check it out here:

Back in September, I wrote a blog post about what makes me happy, one of these things was photographs. This is what I wrote:

'For me, photographs don't have to be high quality, they just need to depict a memory vividly enough that when you look at them, you can instantly remember the day it happened in such detail...Just looking around my room, you will see a whole host of photographs that mean something to me, there is also one of Jon Snow from Channel 4 but we won't go into that right now.'

I still believe every word of this and since writing that post, so many photos have been added to my bedroom, but I think now is the time to go into that picture of Jon Snow.

Jon Snow from Channel 4 News

This is that picture. So, why is it here?

Well, Jon Snow, for me, is one of the greatest News Presenters that there is. I'm not a huge watcher of TV News but this man seems to have the gravitas, class, humour, clarity and genuineness to make me understand and believe what he says.

With Channel 4 being a controversial network, this man allows it to be honest and reliable and gives the channel, which I love, a nice rounded edge.


In May 2015 Jon received the prestigious BAFTA Fellowship award, putting him, deservingly, among such greats as Laurence Olivier, David Attenborough, Helen Mirren and Julie Walters as well as many others. Jon Snow also declined a OBE, which to me is crazy, but his reason is justified, He states that 'no journalist should not take honours from those they report on', so although it must have been hard to turn down, I respect his morals.

Anyway, enough of Jon Snow...Have some pictures, all of which are in my room somewhere.

Bowling with The EF Students

     

With Elliott, Alfie and Ida

Me & Nye in Edinburgh

My GCSE Performing Arts Class

Me and My Dad

Summer with Edwin

With Alex and Kai
on Halloween

Until Next Time,

Stay Happy,

Keep Photographic Memories,

And Goodbye.

Mitch x

Chapter 39: NTAs Re-Revisited

Hi guys,

In October, Voting for the National Television Awards opened and I shared with you my votes. Two weeks ago shortlist voting opened. Tonight, The Awards happen.

Tonight I've decided to tell you exactly who has won...and if my choices were right.

Let's get started!

Key:  I was Wrong. I was Right.

TALENT SHOW

Nominations: Britains Got Talent, The X-Factor, The Voice, Strictly Come Dancing

My Choice: Strictly Come Dancing

Winner: Strictly Come Dancing-So happy, GO AINSLEY!

CHALLENGE SHOW

Nominations: MasterChef, The Great British Bake Off, The Apprentice, Bear Grylls: Mission Survive

My Choice: Bear Grylls: Mission Survive

Winner: The Great British Bake Off - Very Deserving, just not my cup of tea.

SERIAL DRAMA

Nominations: Eastenders, Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks

My Choice: Eastenders

Winner: Eastenders- So deserving, deals with the best issues in the best ways, tackled some incredible stories this year.

COMEDY

Nominations: Benidorm, Birds Of A Feather, Not Going Out, Peter Kay's Car Share

My Choice: Benidorm

Winner: Peter Kay's Car Share-As a fan of Peter Kay, I'm surprised I never watched this, sure it was deserved and will now definitely watch.

DRAMA

Nominations: Downton Abbey, Doctor Who, Broadchurch, Casualty

My Choice: Doctor Who

Winner: Downton Abbey- Kind of knew this would win, but I didn't watch it so couldn't really vote for it.

NEW DRAMA

Nominations: Humans, Poldark, Ordinary Lies, Doctor Foster

My Choice: Ordinary Lies

Winner: Doctor Foster- Again, voted for the only one I'd seen.

FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT

Nominations: DIY SOS: The Big Build, Gogglebox, Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs, Top Gear

My Choice: Top Gear

Winner: Gogglebox-Not Top Gear, but still absolutely delighted.

LIVE MAGAZINE SHOW

Nominations: Loose Women, The One Show, BBC Breakfast, This Morning

My Choice: This Morning

Winner: This Morning-They prove it's possible to mix news and entertainment so it's so deserving.

DRAMA PERFORMANCE

Nominations: Aidan Turner as Ross Poldark in Poldark, Suranne Jones as Gemma Foster in Doctor Foster, David Tennant as DI Alec Hardy in Broadchurch, Sheridan Smith as Jo Gillespie in Black Work

My Choice: David Tennant as DI Alec Hardy in Broadchurch

Winner: Suranne Jones as Gemma Foster in Doctor Foster-Hugely deserving, never seen the show, but incredible actress.

ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME

Nominations: Celebrity Juice, I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, The Graham Norton Show

My Choice: I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!

Winner: I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!- This year's was such a good one, So glad it won.

NEWCOMER

Nominations: Shayne Ward as Aidan Connor in Coronation Street, Parry Glasspool as Harry Thompson in Hollyoaks, Richard Blackwood as Vincent Hubbard in Eastenders, Gemma Atkinson as Carly Hope in Emmerdale

My Choice: Richard Blackwood as Vincent Hubbard in Eastenders

Winner:  Shayne Ward as Aidan Connor in Coronation Street-Gutted for Richard

SERIAL DRAMA PERFORMANCE

Nominations: Rakhee Thakrar as Shabnam Masood in Eastenders, Danny Dyer as Mick Carter in Eastenders, Alison King as Carla Connor in Coronation Street, Michael Parr as Ross Barton in Emmerdale

My Choice: Danny Dyer as Mick Carter in Eastenders

Winner: Danny Dyer as Mick Carter in Eastenders, Would have been happy with Rakhee and Alison, but absolutely delighted for Danny.

INTERNATIONAL

Nominations: Game Of Thrones, Orange is the New Black, The Big Bang Theory

My Choice: The Big Bang Theory

Winner: The Big Bang Theory-This is brilliant, the underdog succeeds.

DAYTIME

Nominations: Pointless, The Chase, The Paul O'Grady Show, The Jeremy Kyle Show

My Choice: The Chase

Winner: The Chase-YES YES YEs-Love them all, but this one deserves it most.

TV PRESENTER

Nominations: Graham Norton, Rylan Clark, Mel & Sue, Ant & Dec

My Choice: Graham Norton

Winner: Ant & Dec-Don't know why I didn't vote them to be honest-I do love them.

My Shortlist & Final Nominees

Some Special awards were also given tonight, these are not voted for by the public.

IMPACT AWARD

Aidan Turner from Poldark-Supposed to be an incredible show and obviously had a huge impact on the nation.

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

Billy Connolly

After 50 years, What a legend, how deserving.

So that is the winners. This, again, was a ridiculously long post but I hope it gives you a big insight into what TV the Nation and I like.

Until Next Time,
Stay Happy,
Go Watch Peter Kay's Car Share,
and see you soon,

Mitch xx

Chapter 38: Celebrity Death

Hey Guys,

This week on YouTube I played 'Heroes' by David Bowie to pay tribute to him and Alan Rickman, who both died this week from Cancer, aged just 69.
See that here:

I've always loved David Bowie's music, even if I didn't always realise it was his music and I grew up watching Harry Potter, which of course starred Alan Rickman as Snape, I also loved him in 'Love Actually'

Today I thought I would highlight some people celebrities who have died in the past few years that I was a fairly good fan of. Death is always something hard to come to terms with, but some celebrities seem so close to you, especially if you've grown up watching or listening to them, which makes the time around their death particularly hard for you.

Perhaps the biggest loss for me in the celebrity world in the past few years was Robin Williams, the way he injected comedy and impressions or 'voices' into his work really resonates with the kind of actor I would love to be, this man was a true legend.

Discovering that Richard Attenborough had died in 2014 only really upset me because he was David's brother, until I did some research and discovered that he played Jacob in the film adaptation of Joseph and the amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, which is one of my favourites.

Ben E. King may not sound like a recognisable name at first, but when I tell you he was the guy that sang 'Stand by Me' which is an incredible song, which is extremely catchy. It's a song that I've listened to at different years of my school life, and so lots of memories are linked to this song, and man.

Christopher Lee, of course, is massively known for his horror films. Now, not being a massive horror fan, it didn't surprise me that I wasn't sure who this man was when he died, however, when his face was all over the news I realised that he is Willy Wonka's dad, which is awesome.

Mark Speight

Cilla Black, A true national treasure, singer, broadcaster, actress, the works, she was a true rags to riches story and therefore a true legend.

Now, Mark Speight died in 2008, which is a few years out of the range that I'm talking about, but when this man died, Me and my brother and sister were devastated and this probably still remains as one of the biggest celebrity death shocks for me...If you are unaware of who Mark is, he was the male presenter of SMart. This man was truly amazing and is sorely missed in my household.

Let's hope that Bowie and Rickman are the only ones this year, too many legends for one year.

(To sign a petition to get Bowie on the new £20 notes, Go HERE)


Until Next Time,
Stay Happy,
Remember a Celebrity,
And Goodbye.

Mitch x

Chapter 37: Planuary (2016 Goals)

Hey Guys,

So, My good ol' friend Georgia over at Saltwater Sunset has just uploaded her 'January Goals 2016' blog post, in which she outlines that she will be setting herself goals every month, and then she gave a list of her goals.
I think this is a really cool idea, so, complete with awful punny titles, I shall give my own goals...
These will be on the 15th of Each month

This Is:

PLANUARY*Please Note: This is the only good pun, They get a bit tenuous after this*

• Improve my hygiene and grooming routine
• Start to plan my evenings better to accommodate not only my love of TV, but also schoolwork and online work (planning YouTube Videos, Blog posts)
• Use Social Media positively rather than an opportunity to waste time
• Plan exciting things to do

I've only started with a small list as I want to make sure I'm setting achievable targets.

In February, I will review my success of 'Planuary', and then create a new list of goals for February, which will have some kind of pun.

Until Next Time,

Stay Happy,

Set Goals,

And Goodbye.

Mitch x