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  • burning dog
    Full Member
    • Dec 2010
    • 1509

    This programe is very interesting to anyone keen on the "tube"


    The team open the doors to the Museum's own disused site, Clapham South deep-level shelter, part of our popular Hidden London tours programme. We take you be...

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    • Nick Armstrong
      Host
      • Nov 2010
      • 26514

      A fairly mind-blowing documentary, this:

      Immersive documentary exploring the rise of Gustave Eiffel at the heart of the Industrial Revolution and chronicling his architectural adventure in building France's famous landmark.


      What an incredible person M. Eiffel was
      "...the isle is full of noises,
      Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
      Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
      Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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      • LMcD
        Full Member
        • Sep 2017
        • 8396

        Originally posted by Nick Armstrong View Post
        A fairly mind-blowing documentary, this:

        Immersive documentary exploring the rise of Gustave Eiffel at the heart of the Industrial Revolution and chronicling his architectural adventure in building France's famous landmark.


        What an incredible person M. Eiffel was
        A towering genius?

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        • Serial_Apologist
          Full Member
          • Dec 2010
          • 37559

          Originally posted by LMcD View Post

          A towering genius?
          Apparition?

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          • oddoneout
            Full Member
            • Nov 2015
            • 9135

            Just finished watching this

            and thoroughly enjoyed it. Mercifully free of TV producer "treatment", touching, amusing, and feel-good. The rapport between the two is a delight.


            A different opinion
            The acting legend and the Repair Shop host lift the lid on their relationship in a way that is intimate and beautiful – despite the show’s insistence on tiring stunts
            Last edited by oddoneout; 23-08-24, 16:43.

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            • vinteuil
              Full Member
              • Nov 2010
              • 12765

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              ... much enjoying on itvx the 1993 Jimmy McGovern Cracker which I missed first time round - Robbie Coltrane, Christopher Ecclestone, Geraldine Somerville, Adrian Dunbar &c (all so young !) - marvellous script, and Coltrane absolutely compelling...

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              • smittims
                Full Member
                • Aug 2022
                • 4039

                I've just started watching 'The Trial of Harold Shipman' on Channel 5. At the time I was not convinced that the prosecution had actually proved beyond reasonable doubt that Shipman was guilty of murder, (as opposed to the jury just wanting him to be) so this programme was of interest to me.

                As so often with TV documentaries, though, I think I'd have been happier with just a printed transcript of the case or a radio talk. Here they seem keen to make it 'entertaining', with constant music, and the actors acting a bit too much as they do in American court-case films. However, the comments from people who were actually involved are worth hearing.

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                • LMcD
                  Full Member
                  • Sep 2017
                  • 8396

                  Originally posted by vinteuil View Post
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                  ... much enjoying on itvx the 1993 Jimmy McGovern Cracker which I missed first time round - Robbie Coltrane, Christopher Ecclestone, Geraldine Somerville, Adrian Dunbar &c (all so young !) - marvellous script, and Coltrane absolutely compelling...

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                  I would say that goes for just about every episode.

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                  • LMcD
                    Full Member
                    • Sep 2017
                    • 8396

                    Originally posted by vinteuil View Post

                    ... for Maigret on the telly I think the Rupert Davies episodes were comparatively weak. If I remember they were an hour long, which meant the stories were trimmed and scampered through; Rupert Davies himself was all right but the other actors were often abysmal, dragged out of rep - and the cardboard scenery often wobbled. But - they did have some authentic Paris filming. The Michael Gambon series was stronger, but only ran for twelve episodes ; it was mainly filmed in Budapest. The Rowan Atkinson series I gave up on : he just didn't convince as Maigret.

                    I think the Bruno Cremer series has been outstanding. Tragically he died not long after : in the final episode his voice had to be dubbed because of the the throat cancer that was to kill him.

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                    Complete re-run on TPTV on Wednesdays starting at 9.05 p.m. on 18th September.

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                    • vinteuil
                      Full Member
                      • Nov 2010
                      • 12765

                      Originally posted by vinteuil View Post

                      ... for Maigret on the telly ...
                      /.../
                      I think the Bruno Cremer series has been outstanding.

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                      Originally posted by LMcD View Post

                      Complete re-run on TPTV on Wednesdays starting at 9.05 p.m. on 18th September.
                      ... many thanks for the nudge : we shall record. (I want to see some of them again, and Mme v missed out on some last time.)

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                      • smittims
                        Full Member
                        • Aug 2022
                        • 4039

                        I've just watched 'The Man on the bench'. This (the whole series) is truly vintage stuff, to be treasured.

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                        • Nick Armstrong
                          Host
                          • Nov 2010
                          • 26514

                          Fascinating to watch the re-runs (BBCFour, Monday evenings) of two staples in the Armstrong household in the 1970s: Call My Bluff and Going For A Song

                          I’m enjoying Call My Bluff more - Patrick Campbell in particular is a joy, and it’s great to see people like Antony Hopkins (yes, the musical one), Edward Fox etc., with some pretty timeless repartee…

                          Robert Robinson presides over a duel of words and wit between two teams of celebrities.


                          … whereas Going For A Song seems a bit dated and po-faced in comparison. Nice to see Arthur Negus caressing his bits of furniture though, and last week’s was interesting with a musical specialist and hence some rare early instruments under consideration.
                          Last edited by Nick Armstrong; 27-08-24, 01:11.
                          "...the isle is full of noises,
                          Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
                          Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
                          Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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                          • LMcD
                            Full Member
                            • Sep 2017
                            • 8396

                            Originally posted by Nick Armstrong View Post
                            Fascinating to watch the re-runs (BBCFour, Monday evenings) of two staples in the Armstrong household in the 1970s: Call My Bluff and Going For A Song

                            I’m enjoying Call My Bluff more - Patrick Campbell in particular is a joy, and it’s great to see people like Antony Hopkins (yes, the musical one), Edward Fox etc., with some pretty timeless repartee…

                            Robert Robinson presides over a duel of words and wit between two teams of celebrities.


                            … whereas Going For A Song seems a bit dated and po-faced in comparison. Nice to see Arthur Negus caressing his bits of furniture though, and last week’s was interesting with a musical specialist and hence some rare early instruments under consideration.
                            Fascinating indeed, but a bit of a shock to see panellists smoking or at least brandishing cigarettes (or a cheroot in Miles Kington's case).
                            Another 1970s repeat which I'm currently enjoying is 'Budgie' on TPTV.

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                            • Nick Armstrong
                              Host
                              • Nov 2010
                              • 26514

                              Originally posted by LMcD View Post
                              Fascinating indeed, but a bit of a shock to see panellists smoking or at least brandishing cigarettes (or a cheroot in Miles Kington's case).
                              Yes…!! In this week’s, it was indeed surreal to see Judy Geeson & Edward Woodward spark up cigarettes simultaneously…



                              (Footnote: I always thought her surname was pronounced ‘Jeeson’ but they all said ‘Gheeson’ and Judy was there so presumably that’s definitive!)
                              "...the isle is full of noises,
                              Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
                              Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
                              Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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                              • Serial_Apologist
                                Full Member
                                • Dec 2010
                                • 37559

                                Originally posted by LMcD View Post

                                Fascinating indeed, but a bit of a shock to see panellists smoking or at least brandishing cigarettes (or a cheroot in Miles Kington's case).
                                Another 1970s repeat which I'm currently enjoying is 'Budgie' on TPTV.
                                I tried one of the Budgie re-broadcasts and gave up in disgust at the appalling portrayal of Asian characters, along with the main character's attitudes towards and treatment of them. I can well see why TPTV prefixes warnings about outdated and discriminatory language and attitudes on many films and soaps of the 1950s, 60s and even 70s I admit I would have at one time not balked at. Clearly now, PC was not such a bad thing as it's portrayed in populist "free speech" circles. Many of us needed our ethical standards realigning without realising it, even as we pursued and supported radical causes, back then.

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