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    Review The Creatures (Siouxsie)

    This is an offshoot band from Siouxsie and the Banshees. Siouxsie and drummer Budgie, with more or less percussion and vocals only.
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    Review Blake's 7 "Zukalis" vids

    This thread is for the fun videos that youtube contributor Zukalis has created. Thought it'll be good to have them together. There's some very clever and amusing stuff here.
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    Review The Trip with Coogan and Brydon

    Three series so far of Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon travelling around Europe, sampling cuisine and generally being themselves in an unscripted travelogue show.
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    Review Steve Hillage

    His early stuff is not really my thing, but a change of direction in the eighties brought interesting developments. This double album was terrific.
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    Review Zaine Griff

    A New Zealand born singer with a connection with David Bowie in the late seventies /early eighties. Bowie apparently walked in while Griff was recording with Tony Visconti, impressed with Griff and asked him to record versions of a few of his tracks, including an acoustic version of Space...
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    Review Kate Bush

    The genius that is Kate Bush. Not much more to say really. Here with Donald Sutherland no less!
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    Review John Foxx

    Original lead singer of Ultravox, left them to pursue a rich and varied solo career.
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    Review Pete Shelley

    Buzzcocks front man had a few solo albums which were big successes.
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    Review Jeux Sans Frontieres/It's a Knockout (1965)

    Used to love this show. Why don't they bring it back?
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    Review DURAN DURAN

    Can't believe I've not mentioned this band before now. Not everyone's cup of tea but have had some really great singles, and their albums contain some unexpectedly deep and well crafted tracks. Simon Le Bon is a stylish front man with a good voice. My two favourite albums are Medazzaland and Pop...
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    Review Visage

    Band fronted by Steve Strange, who was involved in the new romantic music club scene, joined in the early days by Midge Ure and Billy Currie who went on to Ultravox.
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    Information Star Cops - big finish revival

    New series from Big Finish is available now from BF website, and will be generally on sale from July. There's a little trailer available here, Star Cops on Big Finish
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    Review Shelley -'79-'84 and '88-'92

    Hywel Bennett stars in comedy about a layabout avoiding work at all costs. Ten series made in two spells. Funny witty show, here in a clip with Nicholas Le Provost.
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    Review Bouquet Of Barbed Wire

    I was a teenager when this came out, and into all things Sci Fi of course, so this should not have interested me, but it had a magnetic appeal. A great cast of Frank Finlay, Susan Penhaligon, Sheila Allen and Deborah Grant, in this notorious series about an incestuous relationship between father...
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    Review The Fast Show

    Long running, and loved sketch show with Charlie Higson, Paul Whitehouse, Caroline Ahern, Mark Williams and Simon Day. Fast sketches and wacky characters.
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    Review The Ghosts Of Motley Hall s03e06- Narcissus Bullock's Bell

    Final episode, the ghost of a highwayman is released from his haunting area , a few miles from Motley when Gudgin rings a bell he discovers. This bell propels all the ghosts outside Motley where they face the highwayman Narcissus "Nasty" Bullock, an old friend of Fanny. Will Fanny betray his...
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    Review The Ghosts Of Motley Hall s03e05- Party Piece

    An unusual episode where the "fourth wall" is broken. A grand piano is being stored at Motley, coming with it is the ghost of its owner Ludwig Stumpf. The ghosts want a sing song evening, a concert, Stumpf agrees so long as he can take part. A funny ending, and a surprise rendition of the series...
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    Review The Ghosts Of Motley Hall s03e 04 Skeleton In The Cupboard part 2

    Second part of two part story. The ghost of Sir George's sister is summoned to keep Sir George in line after his recent awkward behaviour. Part 2- Alexandra is making life miserable for everyone. She feels her death was not as accidental as Sir George claims and wants revenge. A croquet game...
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    Review The Ghosts Of Motley Hall s03e02- Ghost Writer

    An enjoyable episode allowing Freddie Jones, Arthur English, and Nicholas Le Provost to play another role, not variations of themselves but different people. A film crew arrives at Motley to make a documentary about an alleged plot carried out by Bodkin to assassinate Queen Elizabeth the first...
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