we love the web email us go to messageboard newsletter archive home NEWSLETTER: "THE NEWSLETTER THAT'S OUTLASTED SEVEN PRIME MINISTERS" next issue » « previous issue This Week: * SHEDS - time to vote for the shed of the year * COIN TOSSING - finally the 'world cup' edition * HELLMOUTHS - and how to find them in the UK ------------------------------------------------- ________ ____ __ ___ ____/ _)|_ // /_/ _ | "We're saving the web ___/ _ |/_ > This week: Ex-Tory TV << Show us the shitty TV shows and media projects the ex-Tory MPs will inevitably be on within the coming year. Shall we tell you a secret? We opened this challenge coz we heard a rumour from a TV producer in the pub that Rees Mogg is working on a reality show with Paramount - complete with his kids and nanny - so we had the story before the papers, and we turned it into a challenge instead. http://b3ta.com/challenge/extorytv/popular/popular ------------------------------------------------- : WHAT HAPPENED NEXT Follow ups on previous stories * DAYBRIX NOW LESS CHEATY - Matt Round writes, "if you're really stuck for update material, I changed DayBrix's Arcade mode to remove an exploit as I got bored of people telling me their huge scores. It used to give you easier pieces when stack's high, so some noticed you could keep a tower up one side. Now anything over 50 is good, over 80 amazing." https://vole.wtf/daybrix/ * CHRIS SOLD LOTS OF HIS ELECTION POSTERS AND NOW WANTS YOU TO BUY THE T-SHIRT - Chris writes, "Could always stick this in the newsletter in the endless milk quest." https://twitter.com/christhebarker/status/18091831... * A READER'S REQUEST - gub~gub asks, "Bring back top tips to the newsletter. There's 6951 tips on the list, they all can't be shit can they?" Well write some new ones then, nothing submitted for a year: https://b3ta.com/questions/toptips/ * PODCAST BLOKE DAVID AULT ASKS, "I have a podcast - Shadows at the Door - which is all about the 'pleasing terrors' of MR James and their ilk. We have adaptations of old stories, and new writers bringing new stories as well, after which we discuss the themes and stories themselves. We've done really well with the first two seasons, a mini-series adaptation of the Picture of Dorian Gray, and have even started our third season with guest roles for Sacha Dhawan, Rahul Kohli and writing by Jamie Flanagan. We're now kickstarting a special musical episode with hip-hop superstar Professor Elemental, and I wondered if it could be publicised on b3ta please?" Ok, seeing as it's you David - for readers paying attention, he's the guy we used as the voice of the BBC on our Longwave project. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/330261639/ear... * YOUR EDITOR ABSOLUTELY LOVED GOING TO THE FINAL EGGPOD - and wandered around with a mic interviewing people including Chris Chibnall, Mark Lewisohn and Kevin Eldon. This recording is being the EggPod patreon at the moment but hopefully will be released to all eventually. https://www.patreon.com/posts/eggpod-live-10774597... ------------------------------------------------- : STAR IN NEXT WEEK'S ISSUE Some ideas to kick you in the idea groin * AWFUL PROMO IDEAS - Seeing as it costs about £500 to stand in an election (plus 10 signatures from people in the area) has anyone stood for election on the "Please Listen To My Podcast Party" yet? * TERRIBLE SHOWS MADE FROM REVERSE ENGINEERING A COMMON PHRASE - Paedophile Ring. Each week Langham "rings" up another celebrity who we no longer talk about because they were prosecuted under child sex laws. This week Jonathan King complains that it's all very unfair and loads of celebs are at it. * THE REAL REASONS ALBUMS ARE NAMED SO - misheard someone saying Abbey Road as 'a b-road' and thought it was funny naming a classic album after something so mundane and looked it up, it it IS a b-road, it's the B507. Yay! Go on, make a thing and tell us. https://b3ta.com/mailus/ ------------------------------------------------- : PATREON THANKS We love all these people. 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NEWEST - special love to NEW PATREON Phillip Spowart. NEW NEWSEST - extra love love love to si Jobling & Daniel Calvin. And bonus new love to Douglas Pennant, Roy Santos & Will Thompson. We love you. OH GOD, and more bonus love to Alex Collin-Oakley, Phil McGuire & Paul Blanchard - you sexy people. And Mike Powell and Damion Brown and Ross Carter and PJ. Ooooh and John Daly. Oooh oooh ooh and Rich Corcoran. Love you. And a special thank you to the super generous Paul Topping. And a thank you to the return of Carlos Fandango. Much appreciated Carl. OOH AND NEW ONES! Alistair Murray Swodeck, nevillebartos, Blargity Blarg Blarg. YAY! Oh and more thanks to Ian Walker, Attila Eros, Calanish and Mike Wolcom. WE LOVE YOU. And new new thanks to Dale Goodall, Gillian Parrot, Albion Gray & Gary Alan Norton. Thank you, you kind humans. And... Leighton Stevenson, Ben Cowell-Thomas & Phil Bennett. Thx. BONUS THANKS: Gillian Parrott, Funny_hat & Gub~gub. 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