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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2013 10:51:03 GMT
Ringed in my TV Times to watch this Saturday:
7pm Strictly Come Dancing
8.25 Atlantis (by same makers of Merlin)
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Post by Q on Sept 25, 2013 11:23:16 GMT
Dont forget that Strictly is on Friday as well this week
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Post by Colemanator on Sept 25, 2013 12:57:48 GMT
Yes, a superb programme, and i still have a book on the series that I had from childhood, plus who could forget Space 1999? |
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Post by gandalf the untidy on Sept 25, 2013 14:48:18 GMT
Junior viewing (1970ish)
Robinson Crusoe (german version dubbed to english)( )
Champion The wonder Horse(
Skippy(
Captain scarlet(
Joe 90 (
The tomorrow People (
Magpie (not blue peter)(
Magic Roundabout (
Black Beauty (
The Flaxton Boys (
Other themes of interest
Persuaders (
The Champions (
Randall & Hopkirk Deceased (
UFO (
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2013 22:12:37 GMT
Top of the shop TV Thunderbirds Way ahead of its time......Thunderbird 5 = SpaceLab, Thunderbird 1 = Harrier Jump Jet, Thunderbird 2 with its bulbous nose = Nimrod, The Mole = digging equipment now used for tunnelling motorway routes, Fireflash = Concorde. Brains = early-days Elton John, and Parker = Noel Gallagher of Oasis. Very prophetic. |
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Post by Q on Sept 25, 2013 23:32:53 GMT
Ooh yes, the drawing of partners and initial rehearsals.....The drawing of partners was Saterday before last Clive |
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Post by gandalf the untidy on Sept 26, 2013 14:42:11 GMT
The drawing of partners was Saterday before last Clive If that's the case we'll be giving tomorrow a miss: two hours and 25 minutes of it a bit much for the first week...... 5 mins of it a bit much for me  |
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Post by Q on Sept 28, 2013 13:00:16 GMT
Can I please ask for spoiler alerts Clive, we watch this with my sister on Saturday nights so obviously any earlier progs are recorded  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2013 13:16:33 GMT
Is that better, Q ?  [post edit - have moved the Strictly Come Dancing element over to Members Chit Chat under a new thread where we can some time later have a poll - tommo] |
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Post by Q on Sept 28, 2013 13:32:29 GMT
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Post by BigPhilMac on Sept 28, 2013 21:59:01 GMT
Call me an old fogey but one cant beat a bit of Downton Abbey, particularly with the new series :D
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2013 13:55:35 GMT
8.25 Atlantis (by same makers of Merlin) Spectacular production but extremely annoying to myself as loads of Greek myths are all mixed in together: I call it "pidgin mythology". 1. The minotaur was associated with the island of Crete, not Atlantis which would have been at the opposite end of the Med at the very least. 2. It was Theseus (cousin of Hercules) who slew the Minotaur, not Jason - he slew a dragon to gain the Golden Fleece. 3. Pythagoras was a real person, so would not have been around at the time. 4. The Hercules portrayed by Mark Addy is too much of a jolly fat fellow hardly capable of the enormous trials of strength put before the real Hercules.....he has a twinkle in his eye, and I keep expecting him to take his clothes off like he did in The Full Monty. Not very helpful for students of the classics preparing to sit their exams....... |
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Post by dipper on Sept 29, 2013 18:07:13 GMT
What about these:
Merlin.
Aufwiedershen Pet.
Star Trek.
Fawlty Towers.
The Two Ronnies.
American Pickers (discovery).
Antiques Roadshow.
Life of Birds.
Little Britain.
The Old Grey Whistle Test.
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Post by gandalf the untidy on Sept 30, 2013 12:18:16 GMT
and we can add
X files
Monk
Cheers
Friends
Frazier
South Park
The Simpsons
Al Murrey The pub Landlord
the Good Life
Yes Prime minister
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2013 17:20:51 GMT
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Post by barbelman on Oct 8, 2013 11:08:18 GMT
He did seem a particularly objectionable bloke - I can't believe he did that!! I'm sure the TV company analyses their profiles and put the wimps on last! There's some brilliant quotes in that article Clive!!  Tony |
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Post by barbelman on Oct 8, 2013 11:15:47 GMT
Anyone watching Peaky Blinders on BBC2? Really good drama about post-WW1 gangs and gambling cartels in Birmingham - bit violent sometimes but excellent acting and atmosphere....
Worth a look if you like a bit of intelligent grit in your telly....
Tony
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2013 14:43:34 GMT
There's some brilliant quotes in that article Clive!! Tony Indeed, "Basically, I hit him because I was jealous. Obviously, I've got problems with alcohol and anger, which I need to deal with.
I was jealous because he was dancing with her — maybe I was also a bit jealous because he's the world No. 3 and I'm the world number two hundred and something."......and you can just imagine the consequences: "The British player was beaten up by Mr Aronian's colleagues the following day, before leaving the tournament voluntarily." It wouldn't happen in such a civilised game as ours ! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2013 17:02:57 GMT
Following on with the comedy theme, tommo's top ten would be (in no particular order):
Blackadder
Fawlty Towers
Some Mother Do 'Ave 'Em
Steptoe And Son
Red Dwarf
One Foot In The Grave
Rising Damp
'Allo 'Allo
The Good Life
Only Fools And Horses
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2014 10:26:04 GMT
Currently 'hooked' on watching repeats of The Vice each weekday on ITV3 11pm-12.45am. Starring Ken Stott who usually goes undercover (- and doesn't always resist the temptation to sample the goods himself ! ). And the very pretty Caroline Catz who played Doc Martin's schoolteacher love interest. She was also good as a policewoman in Murder In Suburbia. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2014 20:17:59 GMT
Great Guitar Riffs at the BBC.......missed it last Friday, but just watched it on BBCi viewer.
Some rare footage of old favourites like the Shadows, Hendrix, Clapton, Peter Frampton.
Slight sag in the middle The Smiths, Stone Roses (always thought they were overrated).
Then picks up again right through to the end with the Pixies, AC/DC, Radiohead, Foo Fighters.
Even found myself liking Rage Against The Machine !
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2014 20:45:12 GMT
10pm on Channel 5 tonight: new Series of Dallas (1 of 15).
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2014 13:25:47 GMT
Sad that Not Going Out (starring Lee Mack) seems to have reached the end of the line after 7 series.......but that final episode last night had everything.........Excellent cameo from Phil Cornwell (he of Stella Street) as the police sergeant: Lee and his dad (Bobby Ball) wake up in a police cell after the stag night and Phil gives them a shock by greeting them dressed as a Spaniard and with the accent !
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2014 19:06:39 GMT
BBC 2 tonight, eight o'clock: Part 2 of Top Gear Patagonia special. Our heroes get unceremoniously chased out of Argentina.  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2015 0:31:57 GMT
BBC 2 tonight, eight o'clock: Part 2 of Top Gear Patagonia special. Our heroes get unceremoniously chased out of Argentina. Top Gear was going from strength to strength (did you see it a couple of weeks ago when Hammond had to be rescued from half way up a mountain in the rockies ?) Hopefully this latest thing with Clarkson will blow over and he will be reinstated..........keeping a man from his nice hot fillet steak with mushrooms and peppercorn sauce was unforgivable ! |
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Post by BigPhilMac on Feb 15, 2018 0:46:39 GMT
Did anybody watch that series on the BBC, Requiem?
I thought it was a cracker. Weird ending though.
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Post by barbelman on Feb 15, 2018 10:59:32 GMT
Did anybody watch that series on the BBC, Requiem? I thought it was a cracker. Weird ending though. It's in my queue to watch - obviously worthwhile then!!  |
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Post by BigPhilMac on Feb 15, 2018 19:02:45 GMT
Did anybody watch that series on the BBC, Requiem? I thought it was a cracker. Weird ending though. It's in my queue to watch - obviously worthwhile then!! I fully recommend sir! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2018 21:12:19 GMT
Yeah, the sort of stuff I like too: atmospheric, mystical, twist in the tale. This one was good over Christmas: www.imdb.com/title/tt3169754/A re-working of an old story that terrified me as a youngster ! Compulsory TV Viewing for me at the moment: 1. Gordon Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares (each weekday); 2. re-runs of Men Behaving Badly (Friday nights). |
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Post by BigPhilMac on Feb 16, 2018 8:29:17 GMT
The one in the link looks interesting. Which channel was it on?
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