Sam's BARTS

1.     Best Album

Haven’t bought any but really want “Toy” by Toy

2. Best Song

“Video Games” – Lana Del Ray

3. Best Musical Re-discovery

Queen as music-for-kids (with thanks to Raymond)

4. Best Film           

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (from LoveFilm, so probably not released this year)

5. Best Book

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (very much not released this year)

6. Best Gig/Event

“Grousetonbury” at The Grouse, Birch Vale, with White Van Man headlining.

7. Best TV Programme

Hollow Crown series of Shakespeare plays on BBC2. My kind of Saturday night telly.

8. Best Radio Programme

Radconie

9. Best Website

http://theoldbatsman.blogspot.co.uk/

10. Best Sporting Moment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26Wfs4RG_DM

11. Revelation

Credible comeback single from The Stones. Unlikely but true.

12. Worst Purchase / Disappointment

That I seem to have failed to see any real live music. Related to lack of babysitters. Must sort both out.

13. Best Child-Related Thing
Just loads of little things. But being able to read whole books chapter-by-chapter for Gene at bedtime has been great - Danny Champion of the World was a highlight.

14. Best Lifestyle Change

Self-employment and home-working really does have a lot to recommend it

15. Sort

Rachel Riley (in no way connected to home-working…)

16. Person, People or Thing You’d Most Like to See Set Upon By a Pack of Wolves

Jo Whiley (just before she plays Mumford and Sons).

The Winning Thing You’d Most Recommend Your Fellow Judges to Own/Have/Consume/Do

Read to your kids. But, assuming that you already do, buy “Toy” and burn me a copy.

'Steve' 2012

1. Best Album
'Making Mirrors' - Gotye

2. Best Song
'Under The Westway' - Blur

3. Best Musical Re-discovery
Blind Melon

4. Best Film
Prometheus

5. Best Book
'The Hydrogen Sonata' - Ian M Banks

6. Best Gig/Event
Haven't been to anything

7. Best TV Programme
Doctor Who

8. Best Radio Programme
Ronnie Wood's show on Absolute. To be honest, I only heard a bit of it a couple of weeks back, but it was quite good. The rest of the time I just listen to non-specific programmes on Classic FM.

9. Best Website
Autosport.com

10. Best Sporting Moment
The Saturday in the Olympics when 'Team GB' won loads of medals for running and that.

11. Revelation
The Olympics

12. Worst Purchase / Disappointment
My spending this year really hasn't allowed for any gambles.

13. Best Child-Related Thing
Megan is a big fan of the first Two Door Cinema Club album. The first music she has shown a definite interest in*. (*dances around like a maniac to)

14. Best Lifestyle Change
Still Fatherhood. Every day brings something new and wonderful.

15. Sort
Whatever happened to that delightful Heidi Range?

16. Person, People or Thing You’d Most Like to See Set Upon By a Pack of Wolves
David Cameron, Michael Gove, George Osborne. Any of them will do.

17. Best Rock-Related Headline
Can't think of one. Sorry.

Andrew 2012

1. Best Album
I bought two albums, The Smiths - Complete and Alt-J, the latter I haven't listened to yet.

2. Best Song
I'll go with Ray's nomination 'Laura'  or for some cheesey pop 'Titanium' by artist unknown.
3. Best Musical Re-discovery

Really lovely song. Worth a read of the lyrics - a paen for a bygone age of love-letters and patience.

4. Best Film
The Artist, closely followed by Ides of March and Kick-Ass

5. Best Book
This Is The One by Daniel Taylor - a book about Fergie for Fergie lovers and haters alike.

6. Best Gig/Event
n/a
7. Best TV Programme
American Horror Story - Asylum from this year, and from yesteryear, The Wire Series 4 which I finished last night and left me feeling slightly bereaved for its 'loss' from my life.
8. Best Radio Programme
n/a
9. Best Website
Twitter
10. Best Sporting Moment

11. Revelation
n/a
12. Worst Purchase / Disappointment
n/a
13. Best Child-Related Thing
Doing proper stuff with George i.e. arts projects, playground visits..or just chatting even.  Huge difference in him over this year (as you'd expect). And of course the arrival of Isla.
14. Best Lifestyle Change
Moving to a rural village. Peaceful.
15. Sort
Rihanna. Seems to be the most reliable celeb to appear on the front of a tabloid barely concealing her lovely bits
16. Person, People or Thing You’d Most Like to See Set Upon By a Pack of Wolves
George Osbourne
17. Best Rock-Related Headline
n/a

The Winning Thing You’d Most Recommend Your Fellow Judges to Own/Have/Consume/Do
Listen to We Used To Wait and listen properly to the lyrics. 

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I noticed that (understandably) this had dropped off the categories. However a special mention goes to Jack White for:
1) copious sideboob;
2) genuinely surprising cameo at the end.

The others....

With apologies for skipping a few that I don't have answers for:

Best Child-Related Thing
DIY facepaint

Best Lifestyle Change
Dropbox: has probably gained me 30 mins per working day.

Person, People or Thing You’d Most Like to See Set Upon By a Pack of Wolves
Needy Facebook posters

The Winning Thing You’d Most Recommend Your Fellow Judges to Own/Have/Consume/Do
Go to more gigs and buy more music.

Revelation

Martin Rossiter’s comeback: Didn’t Gene have an album called ‘Revelations’?

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