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...which reminds me of all the schoolboy-sniggery quotes which aren't in Captain Pugwash.

The Internet is well on the way to rendering television itself obsolete.

I think the Internet rendered it obsolete.

Going back to the earlier issue of whether "Till Death Us Do Part" or "Till Death Do Us Part" is the correct version: it looks as though the first is the original one, still used by the Church of England, and the second is a more recent (North American?) version. Wikipedia in a footnote says 'the p...

A minor hit in the late 60s. I had the 45.

A brilliant Bosie, to Peter Finch's Wilde.

History is certainly dated!

Didn't PRESTEL involve both TV and telephone line?

'Flambards', with my favourite crackerjack musical instrument, the Ondes Martenot.

Was the tune possibly OWNED by David Frost?

The iconic David Frost theme, no less.

As soon as I hear an American reviewing anything quintessentially British, I know what to expect.
I'm seldom wrong.

Well, the Red Button 'text' service goes again soon,......time to bring back CEEFAX ! (and ORACLE) if it works fine on digital tv in Europe, and quite quick too....it can work here ! The infrastructure on Newcastle's High Level Bridge can still support horse-buses, but this is hardly a reason for b...

John McE wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 01, 2020 10:29 am

There is currently a story in the tennis section that has been up as the lead story for 6 or more weeks, even though in the interim we've had both the American and French Grand Slams...

You can NAAT be serious!!

Mark wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:55 pm

Only Mr Goom knows the truth!

The theme from "The Lost Islands" was a little odd, basically singing the plot of the show.

True.
The only other one that comes to mind is for the 'Beverley Hillbillies'.
Any more?

I always thought it sounded like an ITC theme.

Dave Andrews wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 30, 2020 2:36 pm

brigham wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 30, 2020 2:02 pm

Sounds like Nigel Kneale.

According to Genome (ie Radio Times) it was written by Gavin Blakeney.

Who seemingly wrote 16 episodes of The Sky Larks.
I'll bet that is entirely lost.

Sounds like Nigel Kneale.

"... also Love Thy Neighbour simply because he had the nerve to play it!" It would be dreadful if today's narrow-mindedness were to spoil the enjoyment of this delightful pre-war dance band classic. Yep...lets just pretend it's that one! Sorry? Was there a different, later theme for 'Love thy Neigh...

Brock wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 26, 2020 5:38 pm

"... also Love Thy Neighbour simply because he had the nerve to play it!"

It would be dreadful if today's narrow-mindedness were to spoil the enjoyment of this delightful pre-war dance band classic.

As far as Television is concerned, that might be so; but for broadcasting, the BBC nine o'clock news is the second oldest news programme, being three hours younger than the 'Six'.

"News Scoop". The associated captions sequence was inspired!

The latest of the Forgotten Television Drama 'Play for Today at 50' articles: The Dominick Hide plays by Philip Braithwaite - https://forgottentelevisiondrama.wordpress.com/2020/09/03/play-for-today-the-dominick-hide-plays/ Is THAT what Dominick Hyde is about? I've had a copy for the last 15 years;...

I don't know about a RE-issue, but SPENDER has only been available via appalling quality knock-offs so far.

Which 'Flintstones'?

The aim is to sell newspapers.
Facts come a very poor second.

Tyne-Tees (Ch.8) showed Green Acres.

I've never seen the feature-length spin-off.
Is it worth a punt?

...Along with the image of Karloff in full make-up on Universal's 'Frankenstein'.

"...If it's motive was to encourage nuclear disarmament by public protest then you have to remember those countries with warheads pointed at the UK would not be seeing it, they would not have been allowed to see it." It was to promote UK-only nuclear disarmament by public protest; a widespread fifth...