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Rob Brydon vs. a bunch of zombies: Top five TV shows to download for the train to work

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Sometimes train journeys aren’t terribly exciting; sometimes the only choices of things to watch are a dark tunnel or the man next to you lovingly picking his nose. So here’s a list of the Top 5 TV Shows to watch on your iPad or phone when riding to work…

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TV TURN OFF OF THE WEEK: Del Boy you plonker!

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We’ve always had a soft spot for David Jason, but his new BBC sitcom, The Royal Bodyguard, is a far cry from the popularity of Only Fools And Horses…

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Bikini babes on bikes (and you thought Monday mornings were crap)

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Exactly what it says on the tin – check out our first Bikini Babe On A Bike…

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TV TURN OFF: Robbie Savage keeps our TV Strictly switched off

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We saw this picture of Robbie Savage and literally wondered what a Madame Tussauds model was doing at a BBC TV show launch. Then we realised that it was the real Robbie Savage and that he had in fact signed up for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing and we felt a bit queasy…

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School Of Cool #42: How to dance like David Brent

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We love a good joke from The Office in our Global Cool office so we are pleased to present David Brent aka Ricky Gervais with this week’s award for School Of Cool…

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Global Tool: Nigel gets nastier

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Nasty Nigel’s new jobs mean he will be taking the most unnecessary and longest commute ever, earning him a place in our Global Tool hall of shame…

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Global Tool: No question, it’s time for the BBC to stop being so, er, Dim(bleby)

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And our latest Global Tool award for outstanding achievement in green idiocy goes to… the BBC for their needless use of planes instead of trains…

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Electric shock: Living the supercar dream the green way

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Although we would normally encourage the use of public transport, the journey of two men and their team across North and South America in an electric car really is something to be excited about…

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How to be an expert swisher (and look fabulous on a shoestring)

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Fashion blogger Ms Wanda gives her top tips for making the most of your swish…

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Read all about it, with Gary Lineker

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As part of our Do It In Public campaign, we’ve launched the online book club Books in Public. To get things started, we’ve found out from celebrity book worms what they love to read…

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School of Cool #4: Jarvis Cocker

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Pop icon, rising radio star and now Traincation lover. Jarvis Cocker is the latest star pupil at the School of Cool…

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Changing the face of fashion

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We’ve been encouraging you tostart swishing your clothes. We want you to try and help out the environment by swapping clothes in a fun way, rather than chucking out those unworn glad rags and contributing to the vast amounts of clothes that go to the landfill each year and the vast amount of carbon that is wasted in their production…

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