What do you call someone who has a way with words and uses them to entertain and elucidate; someone who refuses to be boxed into uniformity of style or thought, but prefers to define a character that stands out from the herd? Some would say 'ingenious', 'original', 'inspired' or 'resourceful'. Critics would say 'non-conformist' or 'provocative'. Daryl's been called all these; and more...
One thing ace broadcaster and columnist Daryl Ilbury is not though, is predictable. Here you will find out a bit more about Daryl, including what makes him so successful as a radio man, as well as testimonials from leaders in the radio industry. You can also hear excerpts from his radio shows and tap into that legendary British wit. You can also learn how to become a better radio professional through his regularly updated tips on attaining 'the edge'.
If you want to know more about the man behind the words, check out 'Who the...', if you want to hear airchecks of his radio work, click on 'Hear the...'; if you're a radio professional you need to go to 'The Edge'; and if you want to know where you can comment on his work or contact him click on 'Where the...'
If you're looking for warm and fuzzy - buy a kitten. There's no chicken soup here, unless it's for the chicken! But if you're willing to open your mind to a different view on life around us and be entertained in the process...read on...listen...and learn
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| Tuesday 01 December, 2009 |
Brenner's amazing worm
December is a time to think of worms, and maybe politicians. Well, only one in particular.
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December for most people will be dominated with the thoughts of working half the month, if that; and preparations for a summer holiday resplendent with varying displays of irresponsibility and hedonism. For me, December is a time to think of worms; or more correctly, one worm in particular...
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| Sunday 01 November, 2009 |
The REAL coming of age
Ever wanted to know what really defines someone as finally stepping into adulthood? Well here's a tip...
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I have a theory about the real coming of age that I doubt I share with anyone else. I therefore have two options: share it with you and hopefully inspire you to ponder upon it; or keep it to myself and instead use this space to share some insights I had recently whilst paging through a book on stamp...
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| Thursday 01 October, 2009 |
Hot air doesn't blow my hair back
Sometimes hot air really isn't cool at all, especially when your hands are involved.
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Let it not be said that I do not impart upon the readers of this fine periodical, sparklingly gems of wisdom born from epiphanies. The latest came to me, typically, in a public washroom.
Popular history recalls how Sir Isaac Newton, arguably one of the world’s greatest scientific minds, was...
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| Sunday 06 September, 2009 |
A message from a square peg
The political ramifications of being a square peg in a round hole.
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There’s a standing joke I share with friends, colleagues and anyone careless enough to be in earshot, that I’m comfortable with being useless at just about everything. Well, at least the really important things: I can’t light a camp fire; I’m baffled whenever I place my head under the bonnet of a...
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| Tuesday 01 September, 2009 |
Just plain survival
You think terrorists pose the biggest threat to air travel? What about the little old ladies?
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The skies above Africa are a dangerous place to be, where life can throw at you all manners of hazards that demand you draw on deep-seated instincts for survival. And no hazard is more threatening than a little old lady and her make-up bag.
I’ve lost counts of the number of times I’ve flown in...
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| Sunday 02 August, 2009 |
Of gossip and the gutter press
Do I Twitter? Do I want someone to kick me in the groin?
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Tomorrow I’m going to buy a Rottweiler and train him to do one thing and one thing only: to gently suck out the eyeballs of the next person who asks me if I Twitter.
In case you’re thinking, “what’s Twitter”, allow me to fill you in. Twitter, according to Wikipedia, is a free form of electronic...
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| Saturday 01 August, 2009 |
A woman Boss? Yes please!
I have had more than my fair share of women bosses. And how do they shape up...?
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August is a special month for me because it reminds me to look back over my long career in the media and relish the unremitting joy of having women as bosses.
Women in business are fantastic, especially when they’re on top. Perhaps I should rephrase that: women in business are fantastic...
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| Sunday 05 July, 2009 |
What is more bizarre?
What is more bizarre: the behaviour of Michael Jackson or the media's fascination in his death?
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Everyone loves a freak, they appeal to two of our most persistent and sometimes ignoble human character traits: our curiosity and the desire to feel better than others. And yet there are times, and right now is one of them, where the question has to be asked: who is the real freak?
We’ve...
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| Wednesday 01 July, 2009 |
A return to age-old youth
Revisiting your youth through reunions is the surest way to feel old
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The call, when it comes, is often unexpected; and that’s what makes it so frightening. It immediately brings to light images that you had long buried in the dark recesses of your mind in the hope that, hidden, they would never be entertained again. And that could only be a good thing, for...
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| Sunday 07 June, 2009 |
What recession blues?
As the recession takes a big chunk out of what we have, there's a way of saving our dignity from its teeth.
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If the doom-and-gloomers are to be believed the recession is here, so you might as well cash in your chips, cut your losses, put your head between your legs and kiss your proverbial goodbye. However, if there’s something that that has never sat too well with South Africans, it’s the concept of...
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