Al Dupres

@aldupres.bsky.social

Pumping TV and doing talky bits between the programmes to Wenvoe and beyond. Arthur Negus may appear in this feed.

It appears today is the ninth anniversary of me managing to curtail my jury service by suffering my third heart attack. It's not a method I'd recommend. Incidentally, Crown Court lied to us. Trials last more than thirty minutes a day, and often last more than three days.

I'm watching The Longest Day on Film Four and have been reminded of the time BBC Scotland's Untied Shoelaces Show taught its young viewers how to draw a picture of Robert Mitchum. They certainly knew their target audience.

An artist draws a picture of Robert Mitchum on The Untied Shoelaces Show

🌒 Moonbase Bank Holiday Monday 🌒 We “probe” into issue #15 of the Countdown thread 🧵 On sale Monday 24 May 1971 THIS WEEK: Charles Bowen of “Flying Saucer Review” returns with more of his tall tales This week’s “complete story”: Captain Scarlet, continuing his revival around the regions..

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Just a little reminder to all those "I'm melting, how are you coping?" radio presenters in "that there London", not everywhere you are broadcasting to, is experiencing those same temperatures....

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It's entirely possible I've time-travelled 62 years back to May 3rd 1964 as we've a very important opt later (as Mr Network Announcer will explain). Wales needs its Perry Mason fix.

Friends of the Broadway Prestwick have just published another episode of the podcast, "How to (re)Open a Cinema". We are joined by Christian from the Selsey Pavilion Trust as we share stories of funding, projectors and the "fun" of restoring old cinemas. Find it wherever you listen to podcasts

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