Saturday, 27 October 2012

"After the count down to a new channel ends.. A new countdown begins..." Channel Four at 30

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So Channel Four is thirty, looking at its midriff pinching it and wondering why it has got larger in the past couple of years, granted there...
Monday, 22 October 2012

"Thank you for watching.. Ceefax 1974-2012" Its influence and its legacy..

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So there we have it then.. Pages from Ceefax has bowed in the UK after 38 years on the air, but without sounding Monty Python-ish but 'W...
Sunday, 14 October 2012

It was forty years ago... Came along a whole new raft of shows... Its the daytime television all-star band!

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Its 1972, in the country power is ebbing away plus on and off intermittently. Only five years from the first colour broadcasts and three fro...
Saturday, 13 October 2012

Making a mockery of it all... The world of fantasy television stations and schedules

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I have a confession to make here, I am a faker... No, get back up! Its not as bad as that! But I once was a part of the mock making communit...
Sunday, 7 October 2012

"Everyone find a space on the floor.." Schools programmes and the way we learned...

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About a week ago, my associate TellyCabbage when out looking for new and interesting things for my archive, when he found a set of booklets ...
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Monday, 24 September 2012

A General amongst men... Nurturing the stars and the industry

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  This week has seen the death of television producer Michael Hurll. From the tributes from my fellow tweeters in particular Mike Smith, a...
Wednesday, 12 September 2012

"You're Nicked!" The Sweeney... Its influence and the story of its longevity...

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With the release of new The Sweeney movie in cinemas, now seems like a good time to look back at this ground-breaking series as before this,...