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An Adventure into the World of Used VHS
For quite a while, I've spent time perusing Ebay for used VHS tapes. Now, when I say used VHS, I mean ones which were bought blank originally and then used to record stuff off the telly. After all,...
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5 Lesser Known British Sitcoms Starring Sitcom Greats
Through a combination of natural talent and mental fortitude, a number of British sitcom actors manage to carve out the most wondrous careers. Some actors, meanwhile, have an additional spark, that...
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Believe Nothing
Genre: ComedyChannel:ITVTransmission:14/07/2002 -18/08/2002 There's something quite engaging about genius; the ability to think and perform in a way that mere mortals can only dream of is incredibly...
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Archive Tape Digging: Drugs in Prison
A few weeks backs I reported on the exhilarating and exciting collection of 50 old, used VHS tapes which were surely packed full of rare gems of British TV. Truth was, there was barely anything worth...
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In this latest delve into dusty, old forgotten VHS tape recordings I've recovered, I'm going to be presenting a series of ad breaks which may titillate those who yearn for retro chocolate bars, a young...
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Andy Crane, Children’s BBC and Me…
Today's blog comes from Heather Lewis a writer so amazing that, even as you read this blog, her words are being etched into stone for TV archaeologists to discover in the future! Welcome Curious...
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Bloomers
Genre: ComedyChannel:BBC2 Transmission:27/09/1979 -25/10/1979The world of horticulture is one that has remained somewhat untouched by the mischievous hand of British comedy. Sure, Monty Python's Flying...
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5 Sketches That Prove Hale and Pace Were Funny
Back in the late 80s, the promise, for me, of watching an episode of Hale and Pace was one that was charged with a certain frisson. After all, to a pre-pubescent squirt, Hale and Pace was packed full...
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Chips' Comic
Today's blog is a special guest blog from ScampySpiro who can usually be found writing over at The Spirochaete TrailGenre: Children'sChannel:Channel 4Transmission:1983Channel 4 never garnered much of a...
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The Crystal Cube
Genre: ComedyChannel:BBC1Transmission:07/07/1983Science is a wondrous branch of learning that allows mankind to not only make great leaps forward, but also understand how it's dragged itself to this...
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Tales from the Poop Deck
Genre: Children'sChannel:ITV Transmission:07/04/1992 - 12/05/1992Life on the Seven Seas must have been a captivating and intriguing affair in those crazy days of maritime high jinks so readily linked...
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Brian Hall - Much More Than a Chef
It's always difficult for an actor to step out from the shadows of a universally successful TV show and have their career appreciated as a whole rather than condensed down to one specific role. It's...
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8 Little Celebrated Classic Doctor Who Characters
Not many people know this, but the original Doctor Who theme tune had lyrics which went "Doctor Who! Doctor Who! He's a right galactic sod! He'll steal your fudge, he'll bite your mum's head and he'll...
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Bill the Minder
Genre: Children'sChannel:ITV Transmission:17/02/1986 - 07/03/1986As a child, enthused by the antics of Data in The Goonies, I became briefly obsessed with the exciting world of inventions. Much like...
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Bellamy's Bugle
Genre: Children'sChannel:ITV Transmission:1986 -1988Look out the window and survey the wondrous scene before you! There's animals, there's plants and, wouldn't you just know it, there's an atmosphere...
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5 of The Best Lovejoy Guest Stars
I've always been more than partial to a bit of that roguish antiques dealer Lovejoy and his charming antics in the more picturesque corners of East Anglia. It's an obsession which first manifested...
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Jack of Hearts
Genre: DramaChannel:BBC1 Transmission: 04/09/1999 - 08/09/1999Morrissey once sang "I am human and I need to be loved, Just like everybody else does" and it's a lyric which perfectly encapsulates our...
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The Trials of Oz
Genre: DramaChannel:BBC1 Transmission:09/11/1991 What you consider obscene is a highly subjective matter. Personally, I have no qualms about public nudity, but I know countless souls whose jaws would...
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5 Unforgettable Games from The Big Breakfast
The Big Breakfast hurtled into our lives in September 1992 and immediately changed the landscape of British breakfast TV. No longer were we restricted to the sedate, sensible murmurings of BBC and ITV...
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Seasiders
Genre: DocusoapChannel:Channel 4Transmission:01/02/1996 - 07/03/1996Today's offering comes from Heather Lewis who can usually be found getting up to all sorts of wordiness over at Broom Cupboard and...
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