Drunk and Dangerous!

[The Laughing Bluebird]

Fascinating documentary on BBC 1, Wednesday at 9pm: 'DRUNK AND DANGEROUS'

The pre-publicity for the show reads:

"Nowhere is more drunk and dangerous on the weekends than Cardiff, where drinkers spend more than twice the UK average on alcohol. This week's 'Drunk and Dangerous' provides a snapshot of what it's like to police Cardiff city centre - the party capital of Britain - during a weekend of boozing and brawling."

Great! Looks like we're in for some more fantastic publicity then! Mind you, at least the programme's producers see Cardiff as 'the party capital of Britain'. Could be worse, if you know what I mean.......

 

[Beach Hut]

Fascinating documentary on BBC 1, Wednesday at 9pm: 'DRUNK AND DANGEROUS'

The pre-publicity for the show reads:

"Nowhere is more drunk and dangerous on the weekends than Cardiff, where drinkers spend more than twice the UK average on alcohol. This week's 'Drunk and Dangerous' provides a snapshot of what it's like to police Cardiff city centre - the party capital of Britain - during a weekend of boozing and brawling."

Great! Looks like we're in for some more fantastic publicity then! Mind you, at least the programme's producers see Cardiff as 'the party capital of Britain'. Could be worse, if you know what I mean.......

Do you think it is possible you might inadvertently be a star of the show ?

 

[Curious Orange]

The film crew weren't brave enough to try a night out in Newport then!!!

 

[The Laughing Bluebird]

Re: Re: Drunk and Dangerous!

Do you think it is possible you might inadvertently be a star of the show ?

Not unless they were filming on the Friday before Christmas, when I was in town for my office party.

God help me if they were. Her husband won't be happy......

 

[The Laughing Bluebird]

The film crew weren't brave enough to try a night out in Newport then!!!

Newport's reputation is so bad it's incredible, but I've got to be honest - I've been to see around 50 or 60 gigs there in my time, and have never seen any trouble at all!

Newport legendary TJ's club is one of my favourite places. Haven't been there for ages, but I used to go there almost every week during the mid-Nineties, and I never had any bother at all.

Must've been lucky I suppose!

 

[Curious Orange]

I've been out in Cardiff and Newport, and I felt safer in Cardiff. Admittedly it's about ten years since I was last out in Newport, but generally the pattern would be to get pissed in Ritzy or Brooklyn Heights, then get half a pizza from the late-night chippy, watch the fights for 15 minutes along with the police, then watch the police cart off all the people who are fighting. Then go home.

I managed to avoid any conflict myself, but a couple of my mates didn't, and weren't pretty sights the next day.

 

[The Laughing Bluebird]

CO: In fairness, I've never been out drinking in Newport town centre itself. TJ's is just off the main drag, and I used to spend all my time either in the club itself or in the Kings pub opposite.

It's a very small venue, but I've seen some great bands there over the years and never seen any trouble at all.

 

[Curious Orange]

That's fair comment LB. You do get different perspectives of places given the circumstances you see them in. Newport during the day is fairly ordinary.

 

[berkshire seagull]

Sounds good and shall watch that just like that programme on sky one monday(britains toughest pubs) great stuff.

 

[Chesney Christ]

LB - Panorama is on BBC1 at the moment and finishes at 10pm. Do you mean next week?

 

[Lush]

LB - Panorama is on BBC1 at the moment and finishes at 10pm. Do you mean next week?

Well done EP Sam. Getting in a bit of research before the quiz?

 

[Chesney Christ]

Well done EP Sam. Getting in a bit of research before the quiz?

Do you think they'll be asking questions about the Hutton enquiry?

P.S. I haven't been banned from The Tudor Tavern.

 

[The Timekeeper]

Sounds good and shall watch that just like that programme on sky one monday(britains toughest pubs) great stuff.

If drunk and dangerous is as good as Britains toughest pubs, it will be good. Did you see the old geezers, in the welsh boozer? Scary stuff, you wouldn't take ur missus in their for a basket meal.

 

[The Laughing Bluebird]

LB - Panorama is on BBC1 at the moment and finishes at 10pm. Do you mean next week?

They changed the schedules late yesterday evening to make room for the Panorama special on the Hutton enquiry. The programme will now be shown on Wednesday, February 11th, which is rather annoying. I was looking forward to it.

The South Wales Echo held a phone poll last night asking its readers if they agreed with the programme's claims that binge drinking was a problem in Cardiff city centre on the weekends.

94% of the callers agreed that it is a problem!

At least we're honest......

 

[Lush]

The South Wales Echo held a phone poll last night asking its readers if they agreed with the programme's claims that binge drinking was a problem in Cardiff city centre on the weekends.

Isn't binge drinking a problem everywhere?

Or just in my house?

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

I think you'll find that's bint drinking.