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Hit and miss TV sketch show with the incomparable Barry Dryer, Tim Brooke Taylor and John Junkin. Based in their radio show of the same name. It was probably more suited to that medium TBH, nevertheless some laughs here.

After being brutally murdered, 14 year old, Susie Salmon (Saoirse Ronan) watches from heaven over her grief stricken family, (Mark Wahlberg) Rachel Weiss), and her killer (Stanley Tucci) . As she observes their daily lives she must balance her thirst for revenge with her desire for her family to...

Okay, nothing , but nothing can mitigate the huge loss of Mark E Smith, and the end of The Fall ,but the band have reformed with a new name and singer ,with Smith's blessing apparently. Debut album now out.

Can't believe no one has mentioned this classic band. Still going strong, here's a new song from most recent album.

I've posted a number of vids by " philosophy tube" in the philosophy forum, here is a politically themed bid by the same guy.

As a boy I was fascinated by the moons of the solar system, I used to knew them all by heart. In recent years the advance in technology means so many more have been discovered, it's now difficult to keep track of them. Here are some nice vids of the outer planet's moons.

Background - Comedy series with Jack Dee as comedian Rick Spleen, a man who's career is on a downturn. He lives with partner Mel, who runs an agency for tv people, it's very successful, and she is the main breadwinner. They have a daughter Sammy, a lazy scrounger who has a dopey boyfriend Ben...

Split from the original Human League before they found fame, Heaven 17 found fame themselves in the 80's and 90's. Philip Oakley continued with human league and Martin Ware and Ian Craig Marsh with new vocalist Martin Gregory had a string of hits with H17.

This is the fourth series in Michael J Bird's quartet of series set in the Mediterranean. After Lotus Eaters, Who Pays The Ferryman and Aphrodite Inheritance, comes this six parter set in Rhodes. Patrick Mower plays Don Tierney , a journalist who stumbles on clandestine meetings on Rhodes...

This is a tremendous series that I first watched two years ago and since three more times. Starring Ian Hendry and Wanda Ventham as Erik and Anne Sheppard who run a bar in Crete. But all is not as it appears, as we learn in episode 1 that Anne is really Judith Huxley a sleeper spy planted by...

At long last this episode is available on YouTube. First of a two parter. Sir George is set on stopping Gudgin selling Motley. The other ghosts fed up with his behaviour decide they need help from the one person George fears, his sister, the fearsome Alexandra. Next episode...

Comedy series written by Eric Chappell, creator of many popular sitcoms, starring John Thaw as a divorcée reunited with his troublesome son. Watching for the first time now, I never knew Thaw could be this good in a comedy role.

A classy comedy series with two classy performers in John Alderton and Hannah Gordon and created by none other than Brian Clemens of Thriller and The Professionals fame. A divorced couple end up inadvertently living next to each other.

Along with Columbo and Hawaii 5-0, this was a favorite of mine. Jack Klugman as Quincy, the Columbo of forensic. Good stories and the usual 70's guest stars make this always an enjoyable watch.

Red Skies - Shuttered Room 1982

Mike " porky" Parry and Mike Graham, the hilarious duo of Talksport Radio have a regular quiz where Porky boasts that he can get a good score, his average though is about 4/10. The fun starts when Parry can't except he gives wrong answers. Quiz topics from The Sweeney, WW2 ,Development of...

The Two Mikes, Parry and Graham, a superb double act on Talk Radio, late night chat. Mike Graham a.k.a. MG and Parry a.k.a.the plank by his detractors. Never quite know how much of the banter is playful or is genuine animosity.