Category: British
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One Nose In The Rags
Victor Meldrew reads the Daily Mirror, which for us oddballs that like this sort of thing, means we can have a bit of fun. Here’s the first time we see him with the paper, from the first episode Alive And Buried. Which helps us find this page from the paper … … which is from…
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It’s Not Just Zammo
I’ve resumed by long-delayed re-watch of Grange Hill, starting up again with probably it’s most infamous series. In the opening months of 1986, the show’s ninth series caused a huge stir. I’m trying to remember if we, as viewers, knew the big reveal about Zammo’s drug addiction before we saw it on screen. I have…
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Smiley’s Papers
In the summer of 1981, barely 18 months after the novel was first published, the BBC announced the follow-up series to Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Smiley’s People would see the return of Alec Guinness in the titular role, and form the flagpole for Auntie’s £25 million spending plans. The middle part of the Karla trilogy…
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Riddle Of Car In Sea
Let’s begin by watching a nice little trailer for First Of The Summer Wine, in which Peter Sallis plays Norman Clegg’s father, and Maggie Ollerenshaw plays his mother. Of course, there’s one shot that really fascinates me. This one: That’s the Daily Mirror from Monday 31st July 1939. Here’s the full back page in all…
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Why Doctor Who VHS Tapes Weren’t Released Until 1983
At the risk of descending into uncritical nostalgia, there was a trailer that ran at the start of every single CiC Star Trek VHS tape that was so good, I would always watch it. This is mostly an irrelevant aside, but a fun one, I hope you agree. Let’s have a look at what BBC…
