Flaming Nora

If you've had one of those days where you've wondered if there was ever a soap set in the north-east, well, bonny lads and lasses, there was. The soap was Quayside set in Newcastle and it centred around a club called Quayside which was on the Quayside. With me so far? It was axed for poor ratings after the first series. I have to admit it was bad, but it was so bad that it was good and I counted myself as a Quayside fan. Anyway, speaking of soaps that were axed, does anyone else remember Gems the daytime soap? Despite a couple of quick Googles, I can't find any fan site for the programme but all I can remember is that it was set in a London sewing factory and it was wonderful. If anyone's got a link to a fan site, I'd love to find out more. Here's a quick Gems YouTube!

There are some channels in the nether regions of Sky TV which the remote control only finds when we've had too much to drink on a Saturday night or are bored out of our brains and too lazy to do anything but flick the switch and see what's on. Last week, after too much Bailey's Irish Cream and liquor chocolates after Christmas, we came across channel 376 and Bedroom TV. It's not what you think - it's far better - and worse. It's a channel made up of ordinary people (that's you, me and the bloke next door) who have videoed themselves lip synching to songs, and are stars of the channel. I know, it sounds awful - and it is, but it's addictive as hell. The website is here if you want to know more but if you've got Sky, get your remote pointed at 376 now and settle down for a giggle with a big glass of wine.