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Post by paul carney on Jan 26, 2017 17:39:46 GMT
He was a bit unlucky during his career that the two biggest shows he presented ,Sunday Night at the London Palladium and The Golden Shot, saw him taking over from much more popular presenters ,ie Bruce Forsyth and Bob Monkhouse.
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Post by paul carney on Jan 26, 2017 15:37:14 GMT
Swinging👍Dodgy👎
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Post by paul carney on Jan 11, 2017 14:39:16 GMT
Sue and Paul I have no idea what you are talking about but if it can save more vintage tv I'm all for it!
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Post by paul carney on Jan 6, 2017 17:24:16 GMT
Was this broadcast on tv? I don't recall it if it was. A stellar line up indeed.
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Post by paul carney on Dec 31, 2016 1:25:11 GMT
So this looks like VT? Is it from an early home recording? I'm not a jazz fan but always thought Buddy Rich was a fantastic drummer who could just as easily have been a huge success as a rock drummer.His band just look like the coolest cats on the planet..... .
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Post by paul carney on Dec 17, 2016 2:09:11 GMT
I was 14 years old in Hyde Park when King Crimson opened for the Stones.I was blown away.Film exists of their performance but not sure if genuine audio exists? Btw I was briefly the coolest guy in my school walking around with a copy of In the Court of the Crimson King under my arm a few days later!
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Post by paul carney on Dec 17, 2016 2:03:09 GMT
Dave Clark is to important musical tv history as is Kim Jun Un to democracy & world peace.
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Post by paul carney on Dec 8, 2016 13:10:30 GMT
Very sad news. ELP became a byword for pompous,self-indulgent,over the top rock...and I loved every minute of it.
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Post by paul carney on Dec 7, 2016 11:53:39 GMT
Totally agree Rob. Mind you although I am well past Radio 1 listening age I was having my hair cut a few years ago and the shop had R1 playing in the background and a certain Chris Moyles was on. I was sat in the chair for 20-25 minutes and during that time I counted just two records being played with the rest of the "entertainment" taken up with Mr Moyles' sycophantic crew laughing uncontrollably at everything that came out of his mouth. Progress.....??
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Post by paul carney on Dec 7, 2016 10:27:12 GMT
I find this very strange since the majority of TOTP presenters of this era ,including Mr Smith,oozed a deep and enduring love for themselves when on-screen.Back in the day I can imagine DLT banging on the DG's door demanding to sign the licence extension for a minimum of 1,000 years!
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Post by paul carney on Nov 30, 2016 22:15:42 GMT
His estate cannot have a veto over his BBC appearances surely?
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Post by paul carney on Nov 29, 2016 20:10:12 GMT
I read somewhere,possibly on this forum,that someone had many editions of Nationwide recorded on an early home recording system.
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Post by paul carney on Nov 22, 2016 14:08:14 GMT
Number 344 What's The Life Of A Man?
This is not on lostshows and there is no filmographic record for it at the bfi.. the excellent site tvpopdiaries says.. Monday 3rd June Rediffusion What's The Life Of A Man? (M-F) Dave and TONI ARTHUR (folk singers) that is all that is currently known about this Show, so if anyone can add anymore, it would be very welcome please..such as were Dave and Toni on all week, or were other people on Tuesday - Friday, how long were the episodes, the story behind the Show title, production crew, anything at all please..
Can't help with the programme William but Toni Arthur did become one of the main presenters on Playschool.
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Post by paul carney on Nov 15, 2016 12:27:44 GMT
I managed to get through watching the new episode and without being a riveting watch it did have some elements of classic soap opera with an impending engagement,the death of an elderly grandfather and a shotgun wielding Irishman (albeit played in a comedy vein)....but there was not a train wreck,plane crash or murder in sight. What stood out for me was that I had completely forgotten about the character of the Cooper's youngest son Lance played by Raymond Hunt and that the ubiquitous Megs Jenkins was in it playing her usual role of the devoted middle aged wife and home maker. Also I had never noticed that Maggie Fitzgibbon made little attempt to disguise her Australian accent.
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Post by paul carney on Nov 14, 2016 22:39:49 GMT
Number 333
Londoners
Wednesday 28 February 1968 6.33 - 7.0 pm Londoners Eight million people in 620 square miles Ludovic Kennedy looks at the city and its people some who made news and some who didn't Cast: MONTY MODLIN a 40 year old cockney
This programme appears to feature Monty Modlin who may not be familiar to those who live outside London. He was one of the original presenters on Capital Radio and LBC when commercial radio launched in 1973. He was a larger than life character and you either loved him or loathed him. He used to have a phone in show where many of the callers attitudes would be deemed too disagreeable to be broadcast now ,but Monty always enjoyed having a good argument if it was called for.
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