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- Sun Feb 28, 2021 1:49 pm
- Forum: Ashes to Ashes
- Topic: Robin Chapman [1933-2020]
- Replies: 0
- Views: 85
Robin Chapman [1933-2020]
I don't think I can add much more to Ian's tweet below apart from saying that he was an exceptionally cool guy who was nice to us when we pestered him about things he did decades before when he didn't need to be (his contemporaries often weren't). Cheers, Robin - I'll miss the chats. https://twitte...
- Sun Feb 28, 2021 1:30 pm
- Forum: Other Media
- Topic: Play for Today: The First Year 1970-1971
- Replies: 2
- Views: 147
Re: Play for Today: The First Year 1970-1971
Sold! (literally and figuratively)
Very much looking forward to this - I'm sure it will be excellent! Thanks for persevering with it Simon.
Very much looking forward to this - I'm sure it will be excellent! Thanks for persevering with it Simon.
- Mon Apr 13, 2020 8:17 am
- Forum: Ashes to Ashes
- Topic: Tim Brooke-Taylor (1940-2020)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5921
Re: Tim Brooke-Taylor (1940-2020)
Well the Guardian's obituary was rubbish, though the majority of user comments at its tail were very uplifting, so I may as well add something here for posterity. I only met TBT once - when I had the great good fortune to sit in on the commentary recordings on the second Goodies DVD release, which ...
- Sun Apr 12, 2020 1:01 pm
- Forum: Ashes to Ashes
- Topic: Tim Brooke-Taylor (1940-2020)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5921
Re: Tim Brooke-Taylor (1940-2020)
Bloody bloody bloody bloody...
- Tue Jan 21, 2020 7:45 am
- Forum: Current Television
- Topic: BBC Ghost Story: Martin's Close (2019)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2057
Re: BBC Ghost Story: Martin's Close (2019)
That's in my head forever now.Simon36 wrote:Looked like he was advertising a pension plan.
- Sun Jan 19, 2020 12:10 pm
- Forum: British Comics
- Topic: Comics archive purchased
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1907
Re: Comics archive purchased
There's a brand-new Action special coming out in March - one of many specials that Rebellion are doing in 2020. https://images.rebellion.co.uk/productVersion/a9/90/00.default.jpg If you buy them all from their website as a bundle then you'll also get (drum roll...) a facsimile of the pulped 23 Octo...
- Sun Jan 19, 2020 11:15 am
- Forum: British Comics
- Topic: The Treasury of British Comics: 2020 lineup
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1162
The Treasury of British Comics: 2020 lineup
For those interested in such things, this is what I've stitched together for the coming year from various sources. 09/01 Third World War (Crisis) 23/01 Billy's Boots (Scorcher) ??/02 Air War Stories (War Picture Library/Air Ace Picture Library) ??/02 John Steel (Thriller Picture Library) 20/02 Batt...
- Sun Jan 19, 2020 11:06 am
- Forum: Current Television
- Topic: BBC Ghost Story: Martin's Close (2019)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2057
Re: BBC Ghost Story: Martin's Close (2019)
I was probably in the wrong mood for it, really. Some bits worked - mostly the bits whipped/homaged from the originals - but the framing story with dear old Simon Williams didn't work for me at all. I know I'm being ungrateful - if it wasn't for Gatiss we would get nothing - but it really needed a ...
- Thu Dec 08, 2016 5:09 pm
- Forum: Archive Television
- Topic: PR: Six Plays by Alan Bennett: The Complete Series [Network]
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1768
PR: Six Plays by Alan Bennett: The Complete Series [Network]
http://networkonair.com/shop/2732-large/six-plays-by-alan-bennett-the-complete-series.jpg Stephen Frears produces six plays by Oscar-nominated playwright Alan Bennett. Showcasing the talents of Julie Walters, Prunella Scales, Patricia Routledge, Dave Allen and Alun Armstrong, Six Plays by Alan Benn...
- Wed Dec 07, 2016 12:53 pm
- Forum: Other Media
- Topic: PR: A Town Like Alice [Network]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 739
PR: A Town Like Alice [Network]
http://networkonair.com/shop/2703-large/town-like-alice-a-blu-ray-.jpg http://networkonair.com/shop/2702-large/town-like-alice-a.jpg Virginia McKenna stars alongside Oscar winner Peter Finch in this acclaimed adaptation of Nevil Shute's moving novel. Winning multiple awards (including BAFTAs for bo...
- Thu Dec 01, 2016 12:47 pm
- Forum: Other Media
- Topic: PR: Blonde Fist [Network]
- Replies: 0
- Views: 610
PR: Blonde Fist [Network]
http://networkonair.com/shop/2695-large/blonde-fist-blu-ray-.jpg http://networkonair.com/shop/2696-large/blonde-fist.jpg Liverpudlian legend Margi Clarke stars in this cult classic as a single mum who walks out on an unhappy domestic life – and into an unexpected career. The third feature from Lett...
- Thu Dec 01, 2016 11:41 am
- Forum: Archive Television
- Topic: PR: Rock Follies: The Whole Story [Network]
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2390
PR: Rock Follies: The Whole Story [Network]
http://networkonair.com/shop/2694-large/rock-follies-the-whole-story.jpg Mixing music, dance, fantasy and drama, this multiple-BAFTA-winning series broke new ground in charting the ups and downs of a fictional female rock trio trying to make their way in a male-orientated industry. Penned by emigre...
- Wed Nov 30, 2016 3:18 pm
- Forum: Other Media
- Topic: PR: What Happened Then? [Network]
- Replies: 0
- Views: 599
PR: What Happened Then? [Network]
http://networkonair.com/shop/2691-large/what-happened-then.jpg Actor-director Richard Bird, horror stalwart George Zucco and charismatic stage and screen star Francis L. Sullivan feature in the cast of this thriller in which love and money troubles threaten to lead an innocent young sculptor to the...
- Wed Nov 30, 2016 3:00 pm
- Forum: Archive Television
- Topic: PR: Dick Emery at Thames Television [Network]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 780
PR: Dick Emery at Thames Television [Network]
http://networkonair.com/shop/2690-large/dick-emery-at-thames-television.jpg Hello, honky-tonks! How're you? A regular on television over four decades, Dick Emery was one of Britain's comedy giants. A natural mimic and man of many guises, his comic brilliance created many memorable characters – incl...
- Tue Nov 29, 2016 12:59 pm
- Forum: Archive Television
- Topic: PR: Absolute Power [Network]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 919
PR: Absolute Power [Network]
http://networkonair.com/shop/2687-large/absolute-power-the-complete-series.jpg "Spin is dead, long live PR." Stephen Fry and John Bird star in this hilarious BBC satire set in the cynical world of public relations – where truth is an optional extra and no job is too grubby, so long as it pays well....
- Wed Sep 14, 2016 9:37 am
- Forum: Archive Television
- Topic: PR: Lytton's Diary: The Complete Series [Network]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 985
PR: Lytton's Diary: The Complete Series [Network]
http://networkonair.com/shop/2659-large/lytton-s-diary-the-complete-series.jpg Peter Bowles gives a highly memorable performance as Fleet Street's most successful gossip columnist, Neville Lytton. Co-created by Bowles, this highly popular drama started life as a single play in the Storyboard anthol...
- Wed Sep 14, 2016 9:12 am
- Forum: Other Media
- Topic: PR: Very Important Person [Network]
- Replies: 0
- Views: 640
PR: Very Important Person [Network]
http://networkonair.com/shop/2658-large/very-important-person.jpg James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips, Stanley Baxter, Eric Sykes, John Le Mesurier and St Trinians legend Richard Wattis feature in this raucous early-sixties PoW escapade directed by Ken Annakin and co-written by Jack Davies – b...
- Tue Aug 30, 2016 12:03 pm
- Forum: Archive Television
- Topic: PR: Terrahawks: Volume 2 [Network]
- Replies: 0
- Views: 570
PR: Terrahawks: Volume 2 [Network]
http://networkonair.com/shop/2655-large/terrahawks-volume-2-blu-ray-.jpg http://networkonair.com/shop/2656-large/terrahawks-volume-2.jpg Gerry Anderson, the hugely influential creator of Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet, made a spectacular return to puppet animation in the early 1980s with an excit...
- Tue Aug 23, 2016 11:48 am
- Forum: Archive Television
- Topic: PR: All Passion Spent: The Complete Series [Network]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 938
PR: All Passion Spent: The Complete Series [Network]
http://networkonair.com/shop/2653-large/all-passion-spent-the-complete-series.jpg Oscar-winning stage and screen veteran Wendy Hiller brings characteristic subtlety, grace and quiet determination to the role of a recently widowed woman who intends to relish her new-found freedom in this acclaimed t...
- Tue Aug 23, 2016 11:35 am
- Forum: Archive Television
- Topic: PR: The Animals of Farthing Wood: Complete Series [Network]
- Replies: 0
- Views: 573
PR: The Animals of Farthing Wood: Complete Series [Network]
http://networkonair.com/shop/2642-large/animals-of-farthing-wood-the-the-complete-series.jpg Based on the best-selling books by Colin Dann, The Animals of Farthing Wood captivated both children and adults alike with its tale of a group of wild animals driven out of their woodland home by urban deve...
- Tue Aug 23, 2016 10:58 am
- Forum: Archive Television
- Topic: PR: The Life and Times of David Lloyd George [Network]
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1654
PR: The Life and Times of David Lloyd George [Network]
http://networkonair.com/shop/2641-large/life-and-times-of-david-lloyd-george-the-the-complete-series.jpg Philip Madoc gives a career-best performance as one of Britain's most revered, inspiring – and controversial – leaders in this celebrated BBC series. Scripted by BAFTA-winning Elaine Morgan with...
- Tue Aug 23, 2016 9:49 am
- Forum: Archive Television
- Topic: PR: Sink or Swim: The Complete Series [Network]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 813
PR: Sink or Swim: The Complete Series [Network]
http://networkonair.com/shop/2640-large/sink-or-swim-the-complete-series.jpg Doctor Who star Peter Davison headlines this well-remembered BBC sitcom, starring alongside BAFTA-winning Hustle stalwart Robert Glenister in his TV debut. They play brothers Brian and Steve Webber, whose attempt to strike...
- Tue Aug 02, 2016 10:30 am
- Forum: Other Media
- Topic: PR: British Musicals of the 1930s 6 [Network]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1367
PR: British Musicals of the 1930s 6 [Network]
http://networkonair.com/shop/2625-large/british-musicals-of-the-1930s-volume-6.jpg From playful romantic comedies to variety extravaganzas, the pre-war British musical films offered audiences a source of much-needed escapism throughout the decade haunted by the Great Depression and the growing mena...
- Thu Jun 02, 2016 12:27 pm
- Forum: Archive Television
- Topic: PR: Spitting Image: The Complete Twelfth Series [Network]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 747
PR: Spitting Image: The Complete Twelfth Series [Network]
http://networkonair.com/shop/2615-large/spitting-image-the-complete-series-12.jpg A milestone in television comedy, Spitting Image lifted satire to a new level through the 1980s and '90s. No target was safe from its gunsights: politicians of all persuasions, even the Royal Family and the Pope could...
- Thu Jun 02, 2016 11:59 am
- Forum: Other Media
- Topic: PR: Love Thy Neighbour [Network]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 753
PR: Love Thy Neighbour [Network]
http://networkonair.com/shop/2603-large/love-thy-neighbour-blu-ray-pre-buy-.jpg http://networkonair.com/shop/2604-large/love-thy-neighbour-pre-buy-.jpg Spinning off from the controversial but phenomenally popular early-seventies sitcom, this hit feature-film charts the ongoing dissention and one-up...
- Thu Jun 02, 2016 11:39 am
- Forum: Archive Television
- Topic: PR: Love Thy Neighbour: The Complete Series [Network]
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1701
PR: Love Thy Neighbour: The Complete Series [Network]
http://networkonair.com/shop/2529-large/love-thy-neighbour-the-complete-series-pre-buy-.jpg You can choose your friends, but whether you live in a back-to-back, a suburban semi or a mansion, you can rarely choose your neighbours... Highly popular – and more than a little controversial – Love Thy Ne...
- Sun May 08, 2016 9:39 am
- Forum: Other Media
- Topic: PR: The Warren Case [Network]
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1308
PR: The Warren Case [Network]
http://networkonair.com/shop/2495-large/warren-case-the.jpg A disturbed, war-scarred crime reporter turns to illegal means in an attempt to generate news stories in this gripping early-thirties thriller based on the acclaimed play by The Ghost Train's Arnold Ridley. Starring Richard Bird as the alc...
- Tue Apr 19, 2016 2:45 pm
- Forum: Archive Television
- Topic: PR: Terrahawks: Volume 1 [Network]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1325
PR: Terrahawks: Volume 1 [Network]
http://networkonair.com/shop/2492-large/terrahawks-the-complete-series-1.jpg http://networkonair.com/shop/2491-large/terrahawks-the-complete-series-1.jpg Gerry Anderson, the hugely influential creator of Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet, made a spectacular return to puppet animation in the early 19...
- Thu Apr 14, 2016 11:40 am
- Forum: Archive Television
- Topic: PR: Get Back: The Complete Series [Network]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 714
PR: Get Back: The Complete Series [Network]
http://networkonair.com/shop/2525-large/get-back-the-complete-series.jpg Ray Winstone plays a successful businessman who is appalled to find himself having to move back in with his dad when his career founders in the economic recession. Also starring Larry Lamb and EastEnder Carol Harrison, and wit...
- Thu Apr 14, 2016 11:36 am
- Forum: Archive Television
- Topic: PR: Nobody's House: The Complete Series [Network]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 793
PR: Nobody's House: The Complete Series [Network]
http://networkonair.com/shop/2523-large/nobody-s-house-the-complete-series.jpg Kevin Moreton – following up his memorable performance in Granada Television's Sam – headlines this mid '70s fantasy-drama from Tyne Tees Television. Co-starring Champions star William Gaunt and featuring guest turns fro...