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Rivas Were Ace

I mean, I never actually had a Riva, nor do I know what they taste like, but we’ll get back to that. Another chocolatey treat I never partook in was the McVities Ace, and until this morning, I’d never heard of them either. According to Marketing Week in 1996, the Ace was launched to rival…

April 25, 2021
Half A Cup

With more This Time with Alan Partridge heading our way, here’s a segment from The Day Today. I get confused sometimes because each week before the main broadcast there was a shorter, five minute promo like this. I’m sure there’s one somewhere about Marlon Brando.

April 24, 2021
Adverts, Bag O’Shite

I was surprised to find these adverts for a low calorie beer being fronted by Paul Calf. They’re shot ‘lo’fi’ to fit in with the diary show I expect. And you know when you totally forget a load of adverts, but the minute you see them again, you can almost remember them word for word.…

June 4, 2019

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Proctology: A Bottom Examination

For a long time now I’ve been wanting to write an old-fashioned programme guide. One you can hold in your hand and thumb through, make notes on, spill coffee on. So I did. Proctology: A Bottom Examination is my deep dive into Bottom, the hit BBC Two sitcom starring Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson. That’s…

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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…