Author: Simon Dunn
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Clips And Saunders
I suppose it’s not all that surprising that the first few mentions of French And Saunders in the newspaper archive are within reviews and write-ups of the Comic Strip. Here’s a clipping we’ve seen before, by way of demonstration. Or this one: Buried deep in this article is the lovely revelation that the duo used…
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Thunk
In Space, You Can Hear Yourself Think Liberty Stay can’t think straight. It’s the thought controller on her wrist that does it. Mostly. But when she’s reunited with her childhood toy, a talking elephant, her mind starts to rebel, and she makes an impulse decision that changes her life, and the solar system, forever. As…
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Six Of One: Nine Of Six
A continuing series of podcasts, in which I improvise something different every day. This week, an actor’s eulogy, a visit to the dentist, a trip in the back of a cab, the world’s best village fete, Sid Craterman looks into the abyss, and a murder thriller audio book. You can listen to the first eight…
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Christopher Ryan Clippings
It’s been said enough to no longer really be insightful, but Christopher Ryan as Mike in The Young Ones was excellent. But he’s even better as Dave Hedgehog in Bottom, and his appearances in One Foot In The Grave and Absolutely Fabulous are marvellous too. It seems he has always been quietly getting on with…
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The Not So Young Ones
Here’s an article from the Dublin Evening Herald, published on Friday 4th April 2008. It’s got some factual errors in it, but worth a read nonetheless, and I really like the photo of Ade and Ben, who you don’t often see pictured together. I also like this photo spread from The Stage on Thursday 22nd…
