Author: Simon Dunn

  • Aldwych Tube Station
    Aldwych Tube Station

    Here’s a nice little primer video for Aldwych Tube Station. You may recognise it from TV productions, and as a film location.

  • No Strings Attached
    No Strings Attached

    They’re not really strings. More like tensile wires. No, no, they don’t hurt. Well, they do a bit, but it’s more like a constant annoyance than a sharp pain. It’s not like when I used to have that stick up my arse. It’s kind of a long story, a bit like the man with a…

  • Atari And Wise
    Atari And Wise

    I mean, who else would you get to flog the latest Atari console?

  • What’s The Opposite Of Big Brother?
    What’s The Opposite Of Big Brother?

    Big Brother is watching. So hide all your cockneys, and brush your teeth. What? No, let’s just work out the opposite of those three things instead. Do not share, and certainly do not enjoy.

  • The Kit On BBC Knowledge
    The Kit On BBC Knowledge

    I have a soft spot for those early wilderness years of BBC cable channels like Choice, and Knowledge. Here’s one of Charlie Brooker’s most early appearances, on a show called The Kit.

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  • Nineteen 90s Shows
    Nineteen 90s Shows

    I wrote another book about television. I like television. I like television so much that the first thing I modelled and printed on my new 3d printer was this … I made some more after that too. There’s a few more, including TVS, ATV, and HTV, but I bought you here to talk about my…

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  • Re-Casting Keanu
    Re-Casting Keanu

    Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him eight years older than Clive Dunn was when he was first cast in Dad’s Army. But don’t panic, Clive Dunn was always playing much older characters than his own age. Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him seven years older than Stephanie Cole was when she was first…

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