An Amazonian Princess meets an American Pilot...

... And brings us the cinema event of the Summer.

DC Comics Superhero Wonder Woman reaches the cinema screen this summer, courtesy of Warner Brothers, with Gal Gadot in the lead role.

This motion picture also appears to be breaking new ground; It is the first Superhero film to be directed by a female, with a female in the lead role. That is the only researched knowledge I shall impart about the movie; You will find out the story when you go see it.

There are a number of screenings in the North West, beginning with 'first look' preview screenings, courtesy of Vue Cinemas in Carlisle, Barrow in Furness and Lancaster, at 00:01 on Thursday (June 1). Showings will continue throughout Thursday at Vue Cinema Carlisle [eleven showings], Lonsdale Alhambra Penrith [two showings] and Brewery Arts Centre Kendal [one showing]. Other screenings will, of course, be scheduled at those and other cinemas following release on Thursday.  Enjoy.

Season 2016/17: The Season So Far - Part 10 (The Finalé)

THE forty six League Two matches had been completed. Carlisle United Football Club finished the season in sixth place. Carlisle United qualified for the League Two Play Offs, which were scheduled as follows:

The first leg was United v Exeter City at Brunton Park, Sunday 14 May, 6:30pm.

Here are the match highlights, courtesy of Carlisle United:

Sunday 14th: Sky Bet League Two [Play Off]: United 3 - Exeter City 3  (Attendance: 9708)

Image of some of the 9708 crowd, courtesy of Carlisle United Football Club.

The second leg was on the evening of Thursday 18 May, 7:45pm at St James Park, the home of Exeter City. With the aggregate score of 3-3 from the first leg, this second leg would be a winner takes all match.

Here are the match highlights, courtesy of Carlisle United:

Thursday 18th: Sky Bet League Two [Play Off]: Exeter City 3 - United 2  (Attendance: 7450)

Exeter City won the second leg 3-2 and took the tie 6-5 on aggregate.

Carlisle United's season has ended; Exeter City will face Blackpool at Wembley Stadium for a place in League One. Blackpool defeated Luton Town in their Play Offs.

Thank you for following The Season So Far posts here on RFTFT.

I would like to thank everyone at Brunton Park for another rollercoaster season, the staff there through the week, the Blues store staff, the matchday programme and Golden Gamble ticket vendors (including Ewan and the Blues Lotto team too!), the ticket office staff, the stewards, the caterers, the turnstile staff, matchday PA - So proud to be a supporter of the Club, of Mr Curle and the playing staff, of the ground staff for once again being recognised for their work in keeping the playing surface one of the best.

To all the other unsung heroes that aren't in this post, thank you too.

Let's keep building together and do it all again next season - With a promotion!!

Medium Wave, May 2017

IT is a mid-May Monday and it is raining. So stay sheltered, put the heating back on (but only if you need to) and enjoy this post here on Reporting From The Fox Tower, as I bring you a list (or a log, to use the term in radio broadcast reporting circles) of broadcasts received on the Medium Wave band of the Roberts R881, throughout the day of Sunday 7 May 2017.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz) and transmission powers in watts or KiloWatts (kW).

• 7 May: 1113 UTC: 810 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland, UK. Moderate to poor reception, up to 100 kW via Westerglen, Scotland, UK. Football: Scottish Premier League: Partick Thistle v [Glasgow] Rangers. Update from the EFL (English Football League) Championship: Blackburn Rovers lead in their match. 'Sunday Sportsound on BBC Radio Scotland'. Joe Garner is in the Rangers team. GOAL: Thistle 1 - Rangers 0. To 1135 UTC.
• 7 May: 1146 UTC: 837 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria, UK. Moderate reception, 1 kW via Barrow in Furness, UK. Music: Eddy Arnold 'Make The World Go Away'. Music of the 1960s, presented by Joe Costin. Now playing: 'I've Put A Spell On You'. Speech by Joe Costin, ID (spoken by Richard Nankivell), music. Joe Costin gives telephone, text and email contacts. Music. To 1156 UTC.
• 7 May: 1214 UTC: 855 kHz: BBC Radio Lancashire, UK. Moderate to poor reception, 1 KW via Preston, UK. Constant broken tone, speech at an OB [Outside Broadcast] with crowd noise - Football? To 1228 UTC.

• 7 May: 1233 UTC: 882 kHz: BBC Radio Wales, UK. Strong reception, up to 100 kW via Washford, Somerset, UK. Actress Alison Steadman is the studio guest; Music: 'You've Got A Friend'. Ms Steadman talks about her acting career, the shows 'Little Voice' and 'Pride And Prejudice' and awards. Music: The Red Army Choir. I believe the male host speaking with Alison Steadman was Aled Jones!  Continuity weather update, traffic and travel update.  1300 UTC news and sport update: General election campaign news from the major parties. Sport: Blackburn Rovers have been relegated from the EFL Championship to EFL League One. Cricket: Glamorgan. Time check: "Three minutes past one".  On air now: 'Lynn Bowles on Sunday'. Now playing: U2 'Desire'. Contact details; Question: "Have you switched your heating off yet?' Music: Texas 'When We Are Together', Harry Styles 'Sign Of The Times'. To 1310 UTC.
• 7 May: 1338 UTC: 909 kHz: BBC Radio Five Live, UK. Strong reception, up to 200 kW via Moorside Edge, UK. One Day International cricket, England v Ireland at Lords. The England innings has ended on 328 runs. Football: Liverpool 0 - Southampton 0. Boxing: Tyson Fury issues a challenge to Anthony Joshua; The thoughts of Steve Bunce. Football: EFL Championship final day: Newcastle United are Champions (Brighton & Hove Albion are runners-up); Blackburn Rovers have been relegated to EFL League One. Horse racing news. Football: Live to Anfield: Penalty: Saved (Missed by James Milner of Liverpool). Liverpool 0 - Southampton 0. News update from the British & Irish Lions. Football: Preview of Arsenal v Manchester United. Golf update. Football: Live interview with Rafa Benitez, Manager of Newcastle United, winners of the EFL Championship.  To 1359 UTC.
• 7 May: 1405 UTC: 936 kHz: Dales Radio, UK. Strong reception, 150 watts via Brunt Acres Road, Hawes, UK. Community Radio for the Yorkshire Dales. Music: Denice Williams 'Let's Hear It For The Boy'. ID, time check, Rob Stevens, music: K.T. Tunstall. "Taking a look at the Dales Diary soon", music: REM 'Losing My Religion', Evelyn 'Champagne' King 'Love Comes Down'. ID "What's on in the Dales" Giggleswick Gliders. ID. Music: Robbie Williams 'Old Before I Die'.  To 1425 UTC.

• 7 May: 1440 UTC: 999 kHz: Rock FM 2, UK. Moderate reception, 800 watts via Longton (Preston / Blackpool), UK. Ad for insurance provider, ID, music: Human League 'Don't You Want Me', ID, Alannah Miles 'Black Velvet', ID, Lynyrd Skynyrd 'Sweet Home Alabama', ID, Kate Bush 'Running Up That Hill'.  To 1452 UTC.
• 7 May: 1508 UTC: 1053 kHz: TalkSport, UK. Moderate reception, up to 500 kW via Droitwich, UK. Football: Commentary highlights of Liverpool v Southampton, phone-in with Liverpool supporters. Live updates from the Emirates Stadium: Arsenal 0 - Manchester United 0. Promo, ID, ad break: Car sales, eBay, Just Eat app, Trade Point. Interview with Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool FC Manager.  To 1520 UTC.
• 7 May: 1528 UTC: 1071 kHz: TalkSport, UK. Moderate reception, 1 kW via Wrekenton, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK. Ad break, football promo. Conversation regarding Liverpool Football Club. Updates of the final day of the EFL Championship. Cricket update from Lords: ODI: England v Ireland. Interview with Arsene Wenger, prior to Arsenal v Manchester United. Further Premier League updates, contact telephone number for 'The Full Time Phone In', ad break.  To 1542 UTC.

• 7 May: 1549 UTC: 1089 kHz: TalkSport, UK. Moderate reception, up to 400 kW via Moorside Edge, UK. Football: Update from the Emirates Stadium: Half Time: Arsenal 0 - Manchester United 0. Telephone callers. Speech regarding Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool Football Club. Speech from Jose Mourinho (Manchester United), Arsenal update.  To 1555 UTC.
• 7 May: 1748 UTC: 1152 kHz: Metro Radio 2, UK. Moderate to poor reception, 1.8 kW via Greenside, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK. Music: Queen 'I Want To Break Free', ID, Duran Duran 'Rio'. Male speech, contact details, female speech, ad break. News at 1800 UTC: General Election 2017 campaign.  To 1800 UTC.
• 7 May: 1808 UTC: 1170 kHz: TFM 2, UK. Moderate reception, 320 watts via Stockton-on-Tees (Teesside), UK. Music: Kenny Rogers 'The Gambler', ID, Old Crow Medicine Show 'Wagon Wheel', ID, male host with link giving studio text number. Music: Robbie Williams. ID. Link to Country music show!  To 1820 UTC.

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Until the next time - Enjoy!

Season 2016/17: The Season So Far - Part 9

"The roller-coaster season continues..."

The previous Carlisle United Football Club post, Part 8, featured the fixtures for April - May 2017. Those fixtures are now results; They are as follows:

April:
Saturday 1st: Sky Bet League Two: Yeovil Town 0 - United 2  (Attendance: 3145)
Saturday 8th: Sky Bet League Two: United 1 - Notts County 2  (Attendance: 4361)
Friday 14th: Sky Bet League Two: Hartlepool United 1 - United 1  (Attendance: 5011)
Monday 17th: Sky Bet League Two: United 1 - Stevenage 1  (Attendance: 4572)
Saturday 22nd: Sky Bet League Two: Crawley Town 3 - United 3  (Attendance: 2003)
Saturday 29th: Sky Bet League Two: United 2 - Newport County 1  (Attendance: 5402)

May:
Saturday 6th: Sky Bet League Two: Exeter City 2 - United 3  (Attendance: 6774)

The forty-six League fixtures have been completed - Here is the final League Two table:

Carlisle United Football Club finish the League season on 71 points, with a goal difference of +1. The Blues are sixth in the table following the final fixture - United advance to the League Two promotion play-offs! Here are the fixtures for the play-offs:

United play Exeter City Home and Away, aiming to reach the Final at Wembley Stadium. Reporting From The Fox Tower will bring you updates on the play-offs.

C'mon ye BLUES!