The Parish Counsel

In which Terence Dackombe flies solo: reflections on the week; Donald Trump; Sir Tim Hunt; & 12 great tracks of music - including Beck & Alabama Shakes...

In which we consider the perils of supermarket shopping; don't listen to Beats 1; examine law enforcement in the USA; round up some sheep; and watch Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee.

In which we dodge drones; listen to women in country music; remain Andy Burnham's most humblest servants; watch comedy online; and review Gadget Man on Channel Four.

In which we boo at Sepp Blatter; muse upon 'Britain's Hardest Grafter'; find we're too old for new music; wave farewell to 'Buzzcocks'; and review Panorama on BBC1.

In which we peer through the Periscope; ask who IS David Cameron?; solve homelessness; watch the last Letterman show; and review 'The Job Centre' on Channel Four.

In which we shuffle the Cabinet; ask how you sleep; decide against a visit to Glastonbury; wonder what Verizon will do with all those AOL CDs; and review 'Rory Bremner's Election Report'.

In which we review the election result; the Conservatives win, but what next? Did the BBC, ITV, or Sky win the TV battle?; the collapse of Operation Elveden; Periscope won the boxing; & Slow TV reviewed.

In which we consider: Ed & Russell; David rolling up his sleeves; Sandi Toksvig; wolf-whistling; 3D TV; the bizarre art of ventriloquism; & we review Nate Silver on Panorama.

In which we consider the inexplicable rise of Grant Shapps; the curiosity that is Boris; Natalie and copyright; Amazon; Twitter; Slack; Radio 4 comedy; and we review Ballot Monkeys.

A special edition from the Media Motel: The Phone-In Soundscape