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Whatever were they thinking

They can both be hard or crumbly, but there the similarities end. So where did the phrase 'like chalk and cheese' begin 11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

Getting down to the Nitty Gritty

We were asked why some people regard the phrase 'nitty gritty' as being offensive. Sadly the answer is that they just don't know what they are talking about!11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

Off the record, on the QT and very hush-hush

Don't shout about it but we've got details of the origins of the phrase 'on the QT' and a link between West Ham United and Russell Crowe. Not surprisingly, it's pretty tenuous.11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

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Most popular questions... Are you looking for answers about: Artex Atkinson Diet Jagermeister Legoland Levis advert loadqm.exe QMGR Nike advert Oscar Wilde ossproxy Paul Harvey Pounds/stone WCMDMGR11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

You heard it here first...

Vince Pope has a hit on his hands with the Gamecube ad music.11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

Beginner's guide: Paraguay

There's more to Paraguay than a crazy World Cup goalkeeper11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

Do you know about...

Oxfam Backpacking The Bounty island Jonny Tremain Burning ears 11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

Controversy reigns...

Big claims are made for... Equiba Monster's Ball11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

Krautrock and role-models

Can couldn't get the UK interested in their style of rock music...11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

A close shave... or is it

Shaving: they do it so often, you'd think men would be better at it11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

HEADLINE

For an archive of articles on Film & TV please CLICK HERE11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

Moulin Rouge - truth behind the script

Toulouse Lautrec may have been relegated to a bit part in the movie behind Kidman and McGregor but he was the man who really threw himself into the seedy and thrilling world that lay behind the doors11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

Wake up, wake up, it's a beautiful morning...

Channel 4's new breakfast show RI:SE doesn't get many viewers, but it seems they all want to know what the music is in the adverts. And why were the band behind it thrown off a major tour in 1993 11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

Are you sitting comfortably

There has been a big fuss in TV-land over how their ratings are collected. We investigate who is really switched on11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

Looking for the music to an advertisement...

... then this brand new section of this site is just what you need!11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

HEADLINE

For an archive of articles on Music, please CLICK HERE11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

Help! We need somebody...

Do you have any info on: BT Openworld music singer Billy Gilman Wipeout Fusion 11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

RI:SE and shine

Mercury Rev's song Holes is the best thing on Channel 4's new show11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

The band that set German toes a-tapping

We resurrect the spectre of 'Krautrock' to re-discover Can, the German band responsible for Tago Mago, Ege Bamyasi Okraschoten and other unlikely sounds from the Sixties and Seventies.11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

Looking for the music to an advert...

... then this brand new section of this site is just what you need!11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003