Top Gear

Great British exports - name them....

Jaguar perhaps, Tartan, Marmalade, Custard.... but it is unlikely that TV motoring programmes would make your list, however I am beginning to realise that one of the UK's most popular exports is the BBC show Top Gear. It is occasionally shown on the subscription channel BBC Canada but is also available on You Tube.... I often meet Canadians who ask me about the programme and tell me how much they love it. The guys I was talking to last night could not only name all the presenters and describe all the challenges in detail but could also tell you which episode of which season was which...........

Flying Penguins

Well, I expect the British crowd are fed up with this already - but I enjoyed it! Thanks to Calgary Grit for this

Give me strength

I couldn't believe this - why oh why?

If you subscribe to one podcast this year...

I really enjoyed Justin Webb on last week's From Our Own Correpondent,

Dispatches

I have just discovered a Canadian equivalent of From Our Own Correspondent - a programme called Dispatches. Worth a listen to get a Canadian perspective on world affairs.

From Our Own Correspondent

I've wanted to live abroad as long as I can remember, not because I dislike Britain - I don't - or because life here is difficult or dangerous - it isn't, but for the opportunity to experience something different. I've been trying to work out where this long held ambition came from and I think at least one of the factors is the BBC radio programme 'From Our Own Correspondent'. It has been on every Saturday morning for the last 50 years and has always been part of my life. Every week BBC journalists based around the world who usually report for the news and current affairs programmes give personal reflections on life in the country where they are based. From recounting a meeting with a notorious warlord to tales of the minutiae of everyday living, they manage to transport your imagination to the other side of the world. It is quite simply the best programme out there.

Also worth checking out are 'Crossing Continents' and 'Unreported World'

Whilst I was look for the link for 'From Our Own Correspondent' I found an article about Alan Johnston who has been abducted in Gaza - please add the button to your blog if you would like to show your support for him.