This programe is very interesting to anyone keen on the "tube"
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A fairly mind-blowing documentary, this:
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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A towering genius?Originally posted by Nick Armstrong View PostA fairly mind-blowing documentary, this:
What an incredible person M. Eiffel wasComment
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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
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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'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.Comment
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Complete re-run on TPTV on Wednesdays starting at 9.05 p.m. on 18th September.Originally posted by vinteuil View PostComment
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I've just watched 'The Man on the bench'. This (the whole series) is truly vintage stuff, to be treasured.Comment
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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…
… 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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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).Originally posted by Nick Armstrong View PostFascinating 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…
… 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.
Another 1970s repeat which I'm currently enjoying is 'Budgie' on TPTV.Comment
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Yes…!! In this week’s, it was indeed surreal to see Judy Geeson & Edward Woodward spark up cigarettes simultaneously…Originally posted by LMcD View Post
(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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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.Originally posted by LMcD View PostComment
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