Category: British
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There’s A Hole In My Brit
At the 1985 Brit Awards, things didn’t seem to be going too well. Then came the category for the Best Comedy Record, and things livened up a bit. It’s worth looking at all this a little more closely. Listen to the crowd just talking over Noel, and look at how lost he looks (this was…
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Health & 2point4 Children
It’s always fun to stumble across a shared universe, and finding a new one in a pair of British sitcoms is even better. I’m not talking about spin-offs here, which are overtly shared universes (think Man About The House, Robin’s Nest, and George & Mildred), but ones that are almost unspoken. And one such exists…
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Sob Sisters
There’s a sitcom that was broadcast in 1989 about two sisters, one of whom is down on her luck, the other of whom is doing rather well actually thank you. And due to circumstances beyond their control, the two sisters are forced to reconcile and live together in the same home. It was called Sob…
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The Day Today Listings
There’s something lovely about the BBC Genome project, which is archiving all of the Radio Times listings throughout the run of the magazine. It’s not as fun as getting your hands on an old copy of the actual magazine, but it’s nice enough. While most of the listings are dry, some, like The Young Ones…
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Alanugby
Here’s some more of Alan, ready for Friday’s new series, this time taking us through some brilliant rugby moments. And here’s the first of the mini-news packages that trailed the main show. Are there any other shows that had their own specially made trailers, ie, using content not shown in the show, like this other…
