It's unusual to pick up good web tips from TV, or the mainstream media in general. Word spreads so quickly online you've usually already been there by the time the media starts talking about it. But this week I've got two items as seen on TV.

First there is Lovelock's dream run. It's the seventieth anniversary of Jack Lovelock's Berlin Gold and TVNZ's Sunday program has posted the original film of the 1500 metres dubbed with Harold Abrahams' (Chariots of Fire guy) amazing BBC commentary. They had an item on it last night and all the time I was going: "Show the film! Show the film!" but they've gone one better and posted it.

Secondly, via Seven's Today show on Prime we have the blog of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here, story here.

Stephen sends Falafal man John Birmingham looking for the left's Mark Steyn, and the latest drug sensation down on da street. I've tried it and it's very good indeed.

From Chris we have the Times on New Zealand's dark secret, which he finds a curious article. "And now there is another painful truth to confront", it reckons. The Observer Music Monthly sent comedian Russell Brand for an audience with Rolling Stone Keith Richards.

Via Arts & Letters, the San Francisco Chronicle says the differences between women's and men's brains are very real, "and the sooner we all understand it the better".

Mark sends this on the foreign influences on US and British Middle East policy. He also finds the years have not been kind to The Goodies.

And, yes, we are all very excited about Scarlett being in town - if she'd only lose that no-hoper guy she's hanging around with.

Ciao