Watched the #Crossroads Noele Gordon box set in 2023 and decided its time to do a rewatch, 3 episodes at a time. Starting with the earliest episode from April 1965 then two in 1966.
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The same nonsense that was on X but in fewer posts.
Happy 50th to all Swap Shoppers! Many years ago, for an themed episode of my old Resonance FM show with Mr Trick, I made a disco-dub re-edit of the Swap Shop theme www.youtube.com/watch?v=C12O...
Brown Sauce "Hello (Wrongtom's Pointless Disco Dub)"
YouTube video by wrongtom23
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Cameron Yarde Jnr@cameronyardejnr.bsky.social · 3d agoIn 1976, Multi-Coloured Swap Shop created the template that BBC Saturday morning kids TV would use, with tweaks for 40+ years. Even a few ITV Saturday morning kids shows like Saturday Banana would use it. I can remember when the number was 01-288-8055. #SwapShop50
Hmmm. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Manchester City whistleblower ready to help UK authorities in return for protection
Rui Pinto, whose leaks helped to trigger the Premier League’s investigation into Manchester City’s financial affairs, is prepared to help authorities in the UK with their legal case in exchange for pr...
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Overnight Ratings: #CelebrityTraitors held its momentum as 8.5 million returned for episode 2, last night. This is down only 0.4m on the launch and up dramatically on last year’s equivalent episode (up 2.9m).
Already the most watched live tv event of anything this year (excluding sports)
Jake Kanter@jakekanter.bsky.social · 3d agoWow, massive start for #CelebrityTraitors. Season 2 premiere was watched by 8.9m viewers on the BBC, nearly 3m up from last year. A record season premiere rating for the show.
And yet my group chat that wangs on about social cohesion and media consumption isn’t watching it?? Frankly do you believe in society if you reject mass television events.
Jake Kanter@jakekanter.bsky.social · 3d agoWow, massive start for #CelebrityTraitors. Season 2 premiere was watched by 8.9m viewers on the BBC, nearly 3m up from last year. A record season premiere rating for the show.
Wow, massive start for #CelebrityTraitors. Season 2 premiere was watched by 8.9m viewers on the BBC, nearly 3m up from last year. A record season premiere rating for the show.
The Muppet Show won BAFTA's Best Light Entertainment Programme award in 1977. Against Morecambe & Wise, who made breakfast to the music of the stripper & danced with Angela Rippon and The Two Ronnies which had Fork Handles & The Phantom Raspberry Blower. Couldn't beat Swap Shop. #SwapShop50
Cameron Yarde Jnr@cameronyardejnr.bsky.social · 3d agoThe first series of Swap Shop won the BAFTA for Best Children's Entertainment Programme. In a category that included peak Hinchcliffe/Holmes/Tom Baker era Doctor Who & the first series of The Muppet Show. #SwapShop50
In 1976, Multi-Coloured Swap Shop created the template that BBC Saturday morning kids TV would use, with tweaks for 40+ years. Even a few ITV Saturday morning kids shows like Saturday Banana would use it. I can remember when the number was 01-288-8055. #SwapShop50
50 years ago on Saturday 2nd October 1976. An experiment for Saturday morning television started on BBC1. The 1st series was meant to be for 12 weeks, was extended to six months & the series lasted for 6 years. Happy anniversary to the game changing, BAFTA winning Swap Shop!
8.9m for start of The Celebrity Traitors series 2 followed by 3.1m for Uncloaked. 🤯🤯
Today in 1960, courtesy of the Evening News in London, where ATV have taken a half-page advert under the listings to promote the weekend's programmes on Channel 9.
It's October 1st! Feels like only yesterday that it was September.
Amandaland will return this Christmas for an hour-long special. Daisy Haggard guest stars as an old friend who causes Amanda to change her plans. www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/8859...
Amandaland 2026 Christmas special announced - British Comedy Guide
Ahead of the third series, Amandaland will return to television this December for another Christmas special. The hour-long episode will guest star Daisy...
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My pick of the day for ITV's latest addition to its crime drama roster - Winter, starring Richard Armitage. #Winter
Esther Rantzen, who turned the programme "Braden's Week" into the "That's Life" franchise, has died.
Dame Esther Rantzen dies aged 86
Her family paid tribute to her in a statement calling her the "most wonderful mother" and a "cherished grandmother".
bbc.co.uk
Weirdly in a category with three mates. Going to be a fun night…
BBC Studios REALLY wants Doctor Who back. They lost it after the Chibnall era. www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/do...
Doctor Who competitive tender tipped to get multiple BBC Studios applications to take on series
Where's next for the TARDIS?
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OTT - the short-run late-night 'Adult Tiswas' from 1982. Where Tiswas was mucky in the literal phlan-phlinging Wunda Gloo-abundant sense of the word, OTT was simply grubby and - Lenny/Alexei aside - you do have to wonder who was staying up for it and why. timworthington.org/2021/11/09/l...
Radio Times@radiotimes.bsky.social · 6d agoBBC director-general Matt Brittin reveals that he recently received a 50-minute, AI-generated episode of Doctor Who – but insists AI won't replace human creators. Read more: https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-tender-ai-episode-submission-newsupdate/
Radio Times@radiotimes.bsky.social · 6d agoBBC director-general Matt Brittin reveals that he recently received a 50-minute, AI-generated episode of Doctor Who – but insists AI won't replace human creators. Read more: https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-tender-ai-episode-submission-newsupdate/
Alexei Sayle sprawled across the bonnet of a Ford Cortina for the picture disc release of 'Ullo John! Gotta New Motor?
