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I agree; Inside No.9 has been remarkable for variety as well as quality. 

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Watched the final episode of Years and Years tonight. Then straight away watched the news. I wasn't 100% sure that it wasn't the same programme. 

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I watched the last two episodes in a row via iPlayer. The sense of attention to detail comes across, just as it did in the previous series. Not just in the little things you see in passing (the Samuel

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10 hours ago, Johnoco said:

We used to watch that After Dark thing on Channel 4. Although I think we were possibly just waiting for the soft porn labelled ‘red triangle’ films that they had on late at night.

Or so I heard

Ahhh the red Triangle .... I remember the first Saturday they used the Red Triangle for their films.

I had been out drinking and got in around midnight.  I bobbed the telly on and flicked through all 4 channels.  The Channel 4 film had the Red Triangle in the corner of the screen and I thought ‘Wahhhaaayy’.  After about 10 minutes I thought ‘This is one heck of a long lead up to a fruity scene’.  I didn’t realise that the Triangle was always shown throughout the whole film ??

Bleep1673

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13 hours ago, HawkMan said:

Yes I remember it well,  here's a classic clip of Olly Reed completely out of his skull on the show.

 

 

Oliver Reed, superb actor, greatly missed, especially in the Hart near the Brompton, great raconteur,  but dont pick a fight with him. Hilarious guy who love the Workers in the NHS, Friday night his card was always behind the bar for one drink each.

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36 minutes ago, Bleep1673 said:

Oliver Reed, superb actor, greatly missed, especially in the Hart near the Brompton, great raconteur,  but dont pick a fight with him. Hilarious guy who love the Workers in the NHS, Friday night his card was always behind the bar for one drink each.

When Reed was in the mood and in the right film, he had a more powerful screen presence than most. I remember Channel 4 showing a (I think) uncut, or largely uncut version of 'The Devils' and he was magnificent.

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On 07/05/2020 at 22:21, silverback said:

 series 2 of >> brassic is brill. upscaled shameless with some cracking storys.

Absolutely love it. 

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Last ever Hawaii Five-0 tonight. Didn't realise until it was announced at the beginning. I know it's not great art, but I will miss it. It has been a reliable companion for ten years on Sunday nights.

DavidM

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Increasing cunning ploy on telly of repackaging old programmes , with a new intro ... and then ‘going into the archives’ or ‘ another chance to see ‘ ... or a ‘ new compilation ‘ instead of just calling them repeats 

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56 minutes ago, DavidM said:

Increasing cunning ploy on telly of repackaging old programmes , with a new intro ... and then ‘going into the archives’ or ‘ another chance to see ‘ ... or a ‘ new compilation ‘ instead of just calling them repeats 

Book publishers have done this for years. Slap a new cover on an old novel, get it placed in a prominent position in the bookshop/supermarket and some buyers think it’s a new book by one of their favourite authors.

Bleep1673

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1 hour ago, DavidM said:

Increasing cunning ploy on telly of repackaging old programmes , with a new intro ... and then ‘going into the archives’ or ‘ another chance to see ‘ ... or a ‘ new compilation ‘ instead of just calling them repeats 

I dont think they have many new shows up their sleeves, & will get worse in the autumn, because NOW is when they record those programmes. 

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4 hours ago, DavidM said:

Increasing cunning ploy on telly of repackaging old programmes , with a new intro ... and then ‘going into the archives’ or ‘ another chance to see ‘ ... or a ‘ new compilation ‘ instead of just calling them repeats 

One of the most obvious feeble efforts at this is "Paddington - A Year On The Tracks", Just a rehash of previous programs.

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On 12/04/2019 at 18:45, graveyard johnny said:

fleabag is written by middle class luvvies for middle class luvvies to pat each other on the back for being "clever" unbearable modern tripe at best , clever is pemberton and sheersmith not this garbage

I loved it ?

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Futtocks

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This is what I deserve for not checking the Forces TV listings often enough; I just found out they've been showing the science fiction series "V" for the last few months, and I've missed nearly all of it.

Harrumph! :kolobok_mad:

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Futtocks

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52 minutes ago, Wolford6 said:

NRL

All WEEKEND!!!

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Someone on here will complain about it. :kolobok_biggrin:

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On 26/05/2020 at 10:54, DavidM said:

Increasing cunning ploy on telly of repackaging old programmes , with a new intro ... and then ‘going into the archives’ or ‘ another chance to see ‘ ... or a ‘ new compilation ‘ instead of just calling them repeats 

 

On 26/05/2020 at 12:05, Bleep1673 said:

I dont think they have many new shows up their sleeves, & will get worse in the autumn, because NOW is when they record those programmes. 

You are both right. Was channel hopping the other day and came across an episode of Escape To The Country.  Watched the last ten minutes and then the credits roll and saw it was made in 2002, 18 years ago.  What is the point in showing a program of that type ( ie what you can get for your money etc) that's 18 years old.

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DavidM

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Another one is NEW ... which means new to that channel , not new new . NEW Bigfoot Files on History was new on channel 4 in 2013

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3 hours ago, DavidM said:

Another one is NEW ... which means new to that channel , not new new . NEW Bigfoot Files on History was new on channel 4 in 2013

Many,  many years ago (I was still in school) ... the Radio Times put on the front cover "Basil's Back!", along with a huge photo of the Fawlty Towers cast.

Cue *so many* complaints to Points of View that week as all it meant was that the BBC was repeating all of the episodes in sequence for the first time in a while.

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Looking at the schedules ITV are really struggling , with repeats and films filling prime time every day . At this rate , by August and September we’ll be getting prime time repeats of Fred Trueman’s indoor league 

Pigeon Lofter

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25 minutes ago, DavidM said:

 At this rate , by August and September we’ll be getting prime time repeats of Fred Trueman’s indoor league 

Ye Gods! Hopefully not...it was woeful! Just re-watched this clip, and noticed Keith Macklin was listed as one of the commentators. He was a good 'un for Rugby League.

 

DavidM

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1 minute ago, Pigeon Lofter said:

Ye Gods! Hopefully not...it was woeful! Just re-watched this clip, and noticed Keith Macklin was listed as one of the commentators. He was a good 'un for Rugby League.

 

I’ve been watching it during lockdown to get my fix of top level high octane sport 

ckn

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On 27/05/2020 at 18:52, Futtocks said:

Someone on here will complain about it. :kolobok_biggrin:

Good to see winter rugby back on telly ? 

"When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout"

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