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By Donald “Braveheart” Stewart It was the longest running cop show on British TV. Over 2,000 episodes and over 20 seasons. I attended workshops on directing in the theatre by one of the men who directed episodes of it and my son once performed alongside one of its principal stars. It was an institution and […]
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Lockdown, Lowdown… Looking Back at the Hit British TV Series “The Bill” (1984-2010)
June 10th, 2021 
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June 8th, 2021 Bad Brad By Donald “Braveheart” Stewart As I sit in my Kailyard I wonder often about the future. In my hometown there is an Italian fast-food shop with a woman who has an enormous nose. Taking my stepson for food there was like an edition of jeopardy where you know the answer but are terrified about the […]
Posted in COLUMNS BY DONALD "BRAVEHEART" STEWART Tags: Kailyard Visons From "Braveheart" Comments Off on Kailyard Visons From “Braveheart”Ringside Report Remembers the Late Boxing Champion Keith Mullings (1968-2021)
June 7th, 2021 Bad Brad By Donald “Braveheart” Stewart The Brooklyn Assassin may have had an all-American nickname, but the fact was that he hailed from a British former colony – Jamaica. Keith Mullings 16-8-1, 11 KO’s, was a light middleweight we recently lost at the tragic age of only 53. Active in the years, professionally 1993 to 2001, it […]
Posted in BOXING NEWS, COLUMNS BY DONALD "BRAVEHEART" STEWART Tags: Ringside Report Remembers the Late Boxing Champion Keith Mullings (1968-2021) Comments Off on Ringside Report Remembers the Late Boxing Champion Keith Mullings (1968-2021)Kailyard Thoughts From The “Braveheart”
June 1st, 2021 Bad Brad By Donald “Braveheart” Stewart As I sit in my Kailyard I wonder often about the future. What a difference a week makes… Because they do say that pride comes before a fall. And those two emotions have been very clearly exposed for us in Scotland. Pride came on Eid in Glasgow. Glasgow is the second […]
Posted in COLUMNS BY DONALD "BRAVEHEART" STEWART Tags: Kailyard Thoughts From The "Braveheart" Comments Off on Kailyard Thoughts From The “Braveheart”Ringside Report Looks Back at Domingo D’Elia
June 1st, 2021 Bad Brad By Donald “Braveheart” Stewart This time around the material for my fighter of times past is pretty thin on the ground – no matter – we shall not let that get in the way of a pretty good story! Born in Santa Fe, Argentina, at a time when that country was being run by a […]
Posted in BOXING NEWS, COLUMNS BY DONALD "BRAVEHEART" STEWART Tags: Ringside Report Looks Back at Domingo D’Elia Comments Off on Ringside Report Looks Back at Domingo D’EliaKeeping Of Pets…
May 26th, 2021 Bad Brad By Donald “Braveheart” Stewart As I sit in my Kailyard I wonder often about the future. I also wonder about the keeping of pets. I have a cat. I grew up with a dog. When I was wee, I asked for a squirrel as a pet. I never got it and for at least a […]
Posted in COLUMNS BY DONALD "BRAVEHEART" STEWART Tags: Keeping Of Pets... Comments Off on Keeping Of Pets…Ringside Report Discusses Boxer Martin Murray
May 26th, 2021 Bad Brad By Donald “Braveheart” Stewart Having the opportunity to fight on the 5th time for a world title, was special. The fact is, to me, and many others he won the world title the first time he tried. And then, when he tried the third time, he won it again. Unfortunately, in Germany and in Argentina, […]
Posted in BOXING NEWS, COLUMNS BY DONALD "BRAVEHEART" STEWART Tags: Ringside Report Discusses Boxer Martin Murray Comments Off on Ringside Report Discusses Boxer Martin MurrayRingside Report Looks Back at Tough 80’s Contender the Late Tyrone “The Butterfly” Crawley (1958-2021)
May 26th, 2021 Bad Brad By Donald “Braveheart” Stewart It is perhaps well enough known that Philadelphia is a fighting city. The clichés that come out the woodwork flow as easily as an untruth from a previous President, but every now and again you get reminded of the fact, not because of the headlines around a special fighter who has […]
Posted in BOXING NEWS, COLUMNS BY DONALD "BRAVEHEART" STEWART Tags: Ringside Report Looks Back at Tough 80's Contender the Late Tyrone "The Butterfly" Crawley (1958-2021) Comments Off on Ringside Report Looks Back at Tough 80’s Contender the Late Tyrone “The Butterfly” Crawley (1958-2021)Lockdown, Lowdown… Ringside Report Looks Back at the TV Show Pushing Daisies
May 26th, 2021 Bad Brad By Donald “Braveheart” Stewart It included an actor who would go on to join the most diverse cast in a US primetime show, had a woman who had the very first lesbian kiss on UK television and was narrated by a man who made his name in the quintessential old style smutty comedy films in […]
Posted in COLUMNS BY DONALD "BRAVEHEART" STEWART, ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Tags: lockdown, Lowdown… Ringside Report Looks Back at the TV Show Pushing Daisies Comments Off on Lockdown, Lowdown… Ringside Report Looks Back at the TV Show Pushing DaisiesLockdown, Lowdown… Ringside Report Takes a Closer Look at the Talented Actor David Jason
May 26th, 2021 Bad Brad By Donald “Braveheart” Stewart The opportunity to catch up on former television favorites demands time. The ability to binge watch only comes when matched with the opportunity to do so. My next indulgence is therefore a future indulgence and not one I have managed, quite yet, to dip into. It was brought to mind recently […]
Posted in COLUMNS BY DONALD "BRAVEHEART" STEWART, ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Tags: lockdown, Lowdown… Ringside Report Takes a Closer Look at the Talented Actor David Jason Comments Off on Lockdown, Lowdown… Ringside Report Takes a Closer Look at the Talented Actor David JasonA Look Back At A Real Scumbag Named Robert Maxwell Father Of Another Real Scumbag Ghislaine Maxwell
May 18th, 2021 Bad Brad By Donald “Braveheart” Stewart As I sit in my Kailyard I wonder often about the future. There are dynasties that should be die nasties. Take the Maxwells. No, please, take them. In the United Kingdom, it all began with a particular nasty man who was a war hero. Proving beyond reasonable doubt that character is […]
Posted in COLUMNS BY DONALD "BRAVEHEART" STEWART Tags: A Look Back At A Real Scumbag Named Robert Maxwell Father Of Another Real Scumbag Ghislaine Maxwell Comments Off on A Look Back At A Real Scumbag Named Robert Maxwell Father Of Another Real Scumbag Ghislaine MaxwellRingside Report Takes a Closer Look at Light Heavyweight Prospect Dan Azeez – Boxing News
May 16th, 2021 Bad Brad By Donald “Braveheart” Stewart As well as having the might privilege of looking back at the great fighters of yesteryear, writing for Ringside Report allows me to keep my eye out for any up-and-coming fighters not quite getting the publicity they deserve. One such fighter who has just defended his English title is Dan Azeez, […]
Posted in BOXING NEWS, COLUMNS BY DONALD "BRAVEHEART" STEWART Tags: Ringside Report Takes a Closer Look at Light Heavyweight Prospect Dan Azeez - Boxing News Comments Off on Ringside Report Takes a Closer Look at Light Heavyweight Prospect Dan Azeez – Boxing NewsEngland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Politics…
May 14th, 2021 Bad Brad By Donald “Braveheart” Stewart As I sit in my Kailyard I wonder often about the future. I worry because I live in a disunited kingdom. The United Kingdom is made up of four, supposedly, equal constituent parts. We have England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. In three of them we have had our own wee […]
Posted in COLUMNS BY DONALD "BRAVEHEART" STEWART, POLITICAL COLUMNS, WORLD NEWS Tags: england, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Politics... Comments Off on England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Politics…Ringside Report Looks Back at Johnny “The Heat” Verderosa
May 14th, 2021 Bad Brad By Donald “Braveheart” Stewart Mystery surrounds this week’s fighter as there is not a great deal out there to make a fuller appreciation. This covers not only his career but also of suggestions that he may have fallen on hard times. I was even struck by how a former partner of his took the opportunity […]
Posted in BOXING NEWS, COLUMNS BY DONALD "BRAVEHEART" STEWART Tags: Ringside Report Looks Back at Johnny "The Heat" Verderosa Comments Off on Ringside Report Looks Back at Johnny “The Heat” VerderosaLockdown, Lowdown… A Look Back at the TV Show Dalziel and Pascoe
May 5th, 2021 Bad Brad By Donald “Braveheart” Stewart There are two versions of God’s own country in the United Kingdom. Firstly, there is the imposter, Yorkshire and then the real one – Scotland. Truth be told we don’t mind the gruff northernness of Yorkshire claiming the crown. We think it fits beautifully upon our heads so have no issue […]
Posted in COLUMNS BY DONALD "BRAVEHEART" STEWART, ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Tags: lockdown, Lowdown… A Look Back at the TV Show Dalziel and Pascoe Comments Off on Lockdown, Lowdown… A Look Back at the TV Show Dalziel and PascoeTaxes, Taxes and Services…
May 5th, 2021 Bad Brad By Donald “Braveheart” Stewart As I sit in my Kailyard I wonder often about the future. And then we get the news that turns our head. My advice, my cousins in the US? Embrace it. It is important that all nations are not judged by the color of their polices but by the content of […]
Posted in COLUMNS BY DONALD "BRAVEHEART" STEWART, POLITICAL COLUMNS, WORLD NEWS Tags: Taxes, Taxes and Services... Comments Off on Taxes, Taxes and Services…The Death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh…
April 30th, 2021 Bad Brad By Donald “Braveheart” Stewart As I sit in my Kailyard I wonder often about the future. And so, the funeral of a much loved grandfather, husband and consort was held recently. We had speculation over whether the two grandchildren and brothers, Prince William and Prince Harry would even look at each other, never mind share […]
Posted in COLUMNS BY DONALD "BRAVEHEART" STEWART, WORLD NEWS Tags: Duke of Edinburgh..., The Death of Prince Philip Comments Off on The Death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh…Ringside Report Looks Back at Former World Champion Gerald McClellan
April 30th, 2021 Bad Brad By Donald “Braveheart” Stewart Oftentimes I start a review of a boxer’s career fully in a positive frame of mind. No matter what they have faced or what transgressions they are guilty of, redemption somewhere is apparent. It can even come from the sport itself. Occasionally I start with a tale of woe that has […]
Posted in BOXING NEWS, COLUMNS BY DONALD "BRAVEHEART" STEWART Tags: Ringside Report Looks Back at Former World Champion Gerald McClellan Comments Off on Ringside Report Looks Back at Former World Champion Gerald McClellanLockdown, Lowdown… Looking Back at The TV Show Alias Smith and Jones
April 30th, 2021 Bad Brad By Donald “Braveheart” Stewart If lockdown has taken me on some kind of nostalgic kick towards those programs that I would like to revisit because they are close to my heart and being replayed on a platform somewhere then they also lead to me, inevitably to wishing that we could have some of the other […]
Posted in COLUMNS BY DONALD "BRAVEHEART" STEWART, ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Tags: lockdown, Lowdown… Looking Back at The TV Show Alias Smith and Jones Comments Off on Lockdown, Lowdown… Looking Back at The TV Show Alias Smith and JonesLockdown, Lowdown… A Closer Look at the BBC Show Pie In The Sky
April 21st, 2021 Bad Brad By Donald “Braveheart” Stewart I have been blessed with the opportunity to look back upon a series that I loved but never managed to see form beginning to end. Cookery and detection was its key selling point, and both were right up my street. If you wanted a genteel and subtle drama with plenty of […]
Posted in COLUMNS BY DONALD "BRAVEHEART" STEWART, ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Tags: lockdown, Lowdown… A Closer Look at the BBC Show Pie In The Sky Comments Off on Lockdown, Lowdown… A Closer Look at the BBC Show Pie In The SkyLockdown, Lowdown… This Week We Look at the 70’s Hit American TV Show Cannon Starring William Conrad
April 21st, 2021 Bad Brad By Donald “Braveheart” Stewart Deciding what binge to watch can be exhausting. Discussions drag up memories and memories bring thoughts that are tinged with the past and molded by them into the golden globes of half remembered ideas and barely remembered realities. I did grow up watching a lot of TV. A lot of TV […]
Posted in COLUMNS BY DONALD "BRAVEHEART" STEWART, ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Tags: lockdown, Lowdown… This Week We Look at the 70's Hit American TV Show Cannon Starring William Conrad Comments Off on Lockdown, Lowdown… This Week We Look at the 70’s Hit American TV Show Cannon Starring William ConradA Closer Look at Race and Ethnic Disparities!
April 18th, 2021 Bad Brad By Donald “Braveheart” Stewart As I sit in my Kailyard I wonder often about the future. Apparently, I live in a country that is “a model for other white-majority countries”. I don’t. However, according to a report by the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities just this last fortnight, I do. In 258 pages, it […]
Posted in COLUMNS BY DONALD "BRAVEHEART" STEWART, WORLD NEWS Tags: A Closer Look at Race and Ethnic Disparities! Comments Off on A Closer Look at Race and Ethnic Disparities!Ringside Report Looks Back at Former WBC Heavyweight Champion Pinklon Thomas
April 16th, 2021 Bad Brad By Donald “Braveheart” Stewart He was the very first to hold the IBO heavyweight title in his second to last fight whilst his final fight was for the WBF heavyweight strap. In the alphabet soup of the boxing world with titles all over the place and regulatory bodies springing up and falling down with stinking […]
Posted in BOXING NEWS, COLUMNS BY DONALD "BRAVEHEART" STEWART Tags: Ringside Report Looks Back at Former WBC Heavyweight Champion Pinklon Thomas Comments Off on Ringside Report Looks Back at Former WBC Heavyweight Champion Pinklon ThomasLooking Back at the Atrocity of Thomas Hamilton Who Killed 16 Innocent Children, One Teacher and Then Himself in 1996! We Must Never Forget…
April 9th, 2021 Bad Brad By Donald “Braveheart” Stewart As I sit in my Kailyard I wonder often about the future. It was the 13th of March 1996. It was crisp and frosty in the morning; the type of morning when you had to scrape the ice from your car windscreen. By around 9.30am, a 43-year-old man had driven 5 […]
Posted in COLUMNS BY DONALD "BRAVEHEART" STEWART, POLITICAL COLUMNS, WORLD NEWS Tags: Looking Back at the Atrocity of Thomas Hamilton Who Killed 16 Innocent Children, One Teacher and Then Himself in 1996! We Must Never Forget… Comments Off on Looking Back at the Atrocity of Thomas Hamilton Who Killed 16 Innocent Children, One Teacher and Then Himself in 1996! We Must Never Forget…
Happy 56th Birthday to RSR’s Feature Boxing, Entertainment and Social Commentary Writer Donald “Braveheart” Stewart
RSR Press Release Happy 56th birthday today to RSR’s very own Feature Boxing, Entertainment and Social Commentary writer Donald “Braveheart” Stewart.