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Post by tory on Jan 30, 2023 7:46:51 GMT
Never heard of this. 60 episodes broadcast near the start of C4's inception.
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Post by Stacy Heydon on Jan 30, 2023 10:31:57 GMT
Not showing. What is it?
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Post by Reactionary Rage on Jan 30, 2023 11:02:08 GMT
I've felt a pull towards Antique Roadshow recently.
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Post by tory on Jan 30, 2023 12:47:25 GMT
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Post by rayge on Jan 30, 2023 12:59:57 GMT
Jack Hargreaves had a show called Out of Town on some ITV networks in the Sixties. It was appointment TV for me. Old Country was a revival under a different name when he took it to Channel 4 after Southern TV (who made OoT) lost their franchise.
I have a great fondness for any TV which shows experts and enthusiasts sharing their niche expertise and enthusiasms. Antiques Roadshow and it's precursor progs such as Going for a Song are good example: Fred Dibnah always did great gentle TV, too, and currently there's The Repair Shop, which, if you record it and fast-forward through the sentimental bits, as I do, is an excellent way to pass a chilled-out half hour
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Post by tory on Jan 30, 2023 13:38:37 GMT
The sentimentality of modern TV is absolutely shocking. It seems every program now has some terrible backstory about someone and their fucking struggle with life. Just get on with it.
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Post by oh oooh on Jan 30, 2023 13:43:54 GMT
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Post by Stacy Heydon on Jan 30, 2023 17:47:10 GMT
Jack Hargreaves had a show called Out of Town on some ITV networks in the Sixties. It was appointment TV for me. Old Country was a revival under a different name when he took it to Channel 4 after Southern TV (who made OoT) lost their franchise. I have a great fondness for any TV which shows experts and enthusiasts sharing their niche expertise and enthusiasms. Antiques Roadshow and it's precursor progs such as Going for a Song are good examples Agreed. I could listen to someone like Ronnie Archer Morgan all day for the depth of his knowledge. Andy McConnell is another and is even more of a hoot in real life because he tells colourful stories and swears like a trooper. |
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Post by loveless on Feb 24, 2023 16:15:46 GMT
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Post by davey on Feb 24, 2023 18:39:00 GMT
Oh hell yeah! The greatest thing ever. “Warm apple night. Warm apple night. Warm apple night.” |
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Post by loveless on Feb 24, 2023 18:52:16 GMT
And...I think the friction with "NOT Pera paced things" like doomsday prepping, familial conflict, death, alcoholism, etc. is key to the overall impact.
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Post by Stacy Heydon on Feb 24, 2023 20:40:25 GMT
I think my favourite gentle tv show is The Detectorists.
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Post by rayge on Feb 27, 2023 9:30:48 GMT
Yeah nice interview. A propos of Rachael Stirling, have you ever seen Tipping the Velvet? Wonderful series, although not exactly gentle  . |
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Post by fonz on Feb 27, 2023 10:16:20 GMT
I should try it. 20 years old… a young Keeley Hawes too, who is exceptional, usually.
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