Tag: Clive James

  • The Sitcom Pilot Hidden In An Episode Of Coronation Street
    The Sitcom Pilot Hidden In An Episode Of Coronation Street

    I’ve been on a little bit of a YouTube wander this morning. It started with this episode of Clive James On Television. I didn’t watch the whole thing, but the ads and continuity at the beginning is what started it. The episode is from 17th August 1988. It was the trail for the sitcom The…

  • Clive James On Razzle Dazzle
    Clive James On Razzle Dazzle

    This one is NSFW. Be warned. Before it starts though, it’s nice to see some in-vision continuity. It’s such a thing of the past, seemingly, and I don’t really ever remember it being about in my youth, though it clearly was. What’s interesting about the Razzle Dazzle segment, other than the titilation, is watching a…

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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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