Category: Continuity
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The Bits In Between (Every Five Years)
I like the bits in between. They’re the bits that get lost, but often the bits that speak to the time most. Take these bits in between for instance. From 1980: From 1985: From 1990: From 1995: From 2000: From 2005:
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Dizzy Heights And Spaghetti Hoops
There’s something nice about YouTube offering up some random continuity to enjoy, and then having a look around at all the things trailed, and all the other things that were on that day that weren’t mentioned. Take this one for example. It begins with the end of an episode of Yes Minister called Open Government.…
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The Food Is Nude
I’m hopefully not the only one who thinks it all feels a bit 1970s around here at the moment. There’s a great book about that time by Francis Wheen, called Strange Days Indeed, which you should read. In the meantime, here’s some advert from 1978. Strange ads indeed. That Colman’s sauce one is particularly odd,…
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Craig Ferguson’s Pilot
With thanks to @whydontyoutube, here’s the full pilot episode of Granada’s The Craig Ferguson Show, which aired 30 years ago. It features Helen Atkinson-Wood, Paul Whitehouse, and Charlie Higson. Here’s Craig as his early career alter-ego at the Montreal Festival in 1987. And this is a clip from The Dirt Detective, an STV show from…
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Four Sitcom Trailers
Here are four sitcom trailers, all made for Channel Four, and all four are well worth your time to watch, if you have time for watching four sitcoms that you’ve never watched before. I have fond memories of Small Potatoes, so maybe I should re-watch it myself. (Just realised this isn’t a trailer, oops).
