rip-roaring

The first episode, “Space Babies,” does much of the heavy lifting to set up the season, so that by the time “The Devil’s Chord” rolls around, “Doctor Who” can do what it does best: take the audience on rip-roaring, high-voltage adventures.

After a minute's silence for Leeds legend Lewis Jones - who died last week aged 92 - the Rhinos produced a rip-roaring first-half tribute, as a host of slaloming runs, particularly from the electric Lachlan Miller and Brodie Croft, caused carnage.

In a few rip-roaring minutes, they turned the tables.

Melissa Etheridge was joined by Larkin Poe for a rip-roaring version of “Blaze of Glory” two days before the Grammy Awards.

Just like 12 months ago when Dublin hosted a rip-roaring encounter, there were smiling Irish eyes and sullen French faces on a night when the reigning Grand Slam champions let everyone know that theirs would be a crown not readily surrendered.