Watch three hours of classic telly with us – Pop Quiz, Brass Eye, The Persuaders!, Keith Floyd, Look Around You and lots more! It’s a perfect night in!
Read More Another Perfect Night In: 8th October 2019Once again, we’re watching a whole two and a half hours of classic telly from the past, using largely forgotten gems that don’t usually get shown on TV. Tonight: Big Deal, Hardwicke House, Nightingales and Don’t Forget The Driver
Read More “Whammy kiss!”This week we’re watching two programmes never before screened on British television! Plus more from Big Deal, Crown Court and Beat Club.
Read More “I’ll see you in court” – 25th September 2019We are starting tonight with the third instalment of the first series of Big Deal (BBC1, 1984). Ray Brooks plays the old cheeky chappie role very well, as we have seen in the past, but when he’s playing cards Robbie Box shows a steely determination, perhaps even a ruthless streak, hinting peIrhaps at some darker […]
Read More The Programme They Tried To Ban: 18th September 2019First up is the second episode of Big Deal (BBC1, 1984), and after last week’s opener which served to introduce us to the world of Robbie Box, we’re looking forward to getting into the drama proper. Later: Crown Court, Nightingales and Hardwicke House – an interesting night of 80s TV nostalgia which hasn’t been whitewashed to make it look better than it was.
Read More “One good turn over…” – 11th September 2019Every September I like to completely refresh our schedules, and having used up all the odds and ends over the last few weeks, it is time to unveil a couple of new programmes. While I serve tonight’s double burgers – a tier each of pâté-stuffed mushrooms and cheese-topped steak burgers – and before a single […]
Read More “You can’t win them all!” – September 4th 2019The Saint looks for a better mousetrap, Nathan Barley tries to look cool, we look at the making of the ultimate anti-hero Reginald Perrin, and take a high-speed drive through Paris. Just a normal Wednesday evening for us, then…
Read More Last of the Summer Wine: 28 August 2019
