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Mark wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 12, 2020 10:27 pm

There was also a "Protectors" Annual.

Thanks, I forgot about that.

I noticed from the online 'TV Action' editions that in Issue 100 the start of The Protectors, next week, was announced. Instead of a story about "the kidnap of a popstar whose name might sound familiar" the first story was changed to one about an italian crime gang. There are about ten Protectors st...

Just wondered if there are any memorable instances of getting the answer to a question (in dramas etc.) before it's given. One I have was a crossword clue from 'The Flipside Of Dominick Hide : Commuter: "Several people go off the deep end - six letters" Dominick: "divers" and I do realise that half ...

It was good to see Colin Baker in 'Celeb 5 go Caravanning : Back on the Road' on Channel 5 recently and liked watching Peter Davison in Great British Car Journeys not so long ago. I'm also interested to hear of any Tom Baker, Sylvester McCoy appearances there might be.

The articles in The Times Saturday Review are pretty good today including Dame Judy Dench on 'Me & Will', 'my culture fix' with Bob Harris and a useful look at humour from Gyles Brandreth.

See now; I never realised it was a re-cap!

It's a strange coincidence that, fifty years on, a re-telling of the Apollo 13 mission should be interrupted by current events.
(going slightly off-topic, its good for future space programs that all three recent Mars launches were successful)

Mark wrote: ↑

Wed May 20, 2020 11:44 pm

...Memories are fading with time, but shocking moments stay with you, and Toby Wren's demise is one of them, that's certainly an episode I'd like to see again.! (can't believe it wasn't kept)...

'You Killed Toby Wren' (S2E1) exists.

Tom Baker's Doctor had an air of 'guy from the pub' too and I think he even had a few drinks (it is only wine in City of Death that comes to mind!). The 15 year gap didn't help but I did feel when Doctor Who came back in 2005 that CE was still portraying the same enigmatic, if outwardly a bit down-t...

... the first "That's not the Doctor!" moments for me came with McCoy... McCoy is one of my favourites! That first regeneration in 1966 would have been quite a "That's not the Doctor!" moment. Accepting that novelty as part of the programme I don't really feel like saying that about any of the new ...

Someone has to mention maybe the most famous one, "Play it again, Sam" from Casablanca (Play it Sam). Don't we all do it? My unfortunate misquote was "Good call Garth". Garth actually says "Good Call" to Wayne (for suggesting putting on Bohemian Rhapsody). Well the grandsons will never watch it anyw...

There may be fewer programmes as yesterdays Desert Island Disks - revisited (Michael Crawford) I listened to at 11am and then was on again late afternoon, which I thought was odd (repeats would usually be in the evening).

I like BBC4's output but I don't mind if there's some room for it on BBC2 (any time of day) so fewer channels could mean better quality. The main TV channels lost most of their live sport this year of course which didn't help keep viewers and some undoubtedly went to the currently fashionable platfo...

Actor Gary Watson is 89. I just re-found the Argo LP recordings. He plays Harry, the King, in Shakespeare's Henry V with the Marlowe Society cast (which includes Prunella Scales and Derek Jacobi!). He is the best Henry V.

I see he's testing the water, so it could be from 'Flood' or another one about pollution/chemicals.

It would be interesting to see how well the Series 3 episode 'Flood' worked; I like any of the environmental ones (and just watched Re-Entry Forbidden).

Tim was such a cheerful guy in all he appeared in.
I especially liked one anecdote in Graeme's tribute programme. Tim (being a teapot) asked the children in a pantomime what he was and one boy said "you're a very silly man". Yes Tim surely laughed and appreciated the innocent truth of that.
RIP.

OK its pretty much the same on the internet's BBC News

The ending of the Red Button has a temporary reprieve. I like the News Index -> Around the UK for regional news (even if one piece of news I found was that Dundee's 'The Weekly News' magazine is to cease after 165 years). I don't know an online site that gives such well selected regional news stories.

There are more Star Cops adventures from Big Finish! Mars 1 + Mars 2

Episode Eight: Hostage - by Andrew Smith Sarah Sutton (who of course played Nyssa alongside the fifth Doctor) takes a role in this story and its nice to know she's still involved in Sci-Fi dramas. In the ISPF (International Space Police Force) a few things help to get you back to work or then throu...

Episode Seven: Moonshine - by Roland Moore As in 'Other People's Secrets' a mechanic is struggling to work in the confines imposed out in Space. When Kenzy hears his name and that he has been sent back to Australia she realises she knows him and persuades Nathan that he's no criminal. An Earth poli...

Episode Six: The Killing Jar - by John Dorney Paul has had a tough time since bringing his undercover skills to the team, facing torture, asphyxiation and explosive devices to name but a few. This time, going to a space station to investigate irregularities from an informer, he first has to make a ...

Episode Five: Dead And Buried - by Guy Adams Nathan has to remind Colin that homicide was his thing (Conversations With the Dead) after he complains he isn't getting to investigate the burglary of a wealthy man. He then has Kenzy teasing him about who the lady is on the screen (Pria) before being a...

Episode Four: The Thousand Ton Bomb - by Guy Adams Colin's snooping in a loading bay on the moon is interrupted by an unlucky would-be bomber. Over and again Colin helps instinctively or, in this case, accidentally. Not one to miss an opportunity to take credit, his account of events suits the scep...

Episode Three: Lockdown - by Christopher Hatherall Nathan's policing methods are challenged by secret new security being showcased at a conference in Paris by a Mr. Royale who finds him "abrupt and to the point" (much better than my earlier concise). Nathan replies "It served me well" and its good,...

Episode Two: Tranquility And Other illusions - by Ian Potter A quiet start with only a reminder that Nathan's father invented box and gave it his voice. Later in the story, as Box helps unravel all the events going on on the moon, I find myself asking if he deserves to be considered as much of a ch...

He was always good in his many TV roles and first comes to mind playing Cassius in the 70's BBC Shakespeare Julius Caesar.

I'm really glad that Star Cops came back as full-cast audio dramas (with sound effects and music) with the regular cast including three of the original cast! Regular Cast: Nathan Spring - David Calder Colin Devis - Trevor Cooper Pal Kenzy - Linda Newton Paul Bailey - Philip Olivier Pria Basu - Rakhe...

I'm ashamed to say that the line I remember best is from the episode Punky Business : Bill: I'm going to go punk. Tim: Ugh! Open a window, someone... Another of mine is from Punky Business too. Tim, speaking to himself about not getting to go to the Trendsetters ball, then asks a mouse if he thinks...