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Agree, Danger UXB was an excellent series.
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A particularly measured performance:-
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TheGreenGoblin
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Though you remain
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
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Karearea
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Re: We need more
Lots of good things on YT at present: today I've watched "Hopscotch", 1980, with Walter Matthau and Glenda Jackson, about 1hr 45min:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpCrWUt4zSE
and "Too Many Crooks", 1959, Terry-Thomas, George Cole, etc etc., about 1hr 21min:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBC2ziQkWi0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpCrWUt4zSE
and "Too Many Crooks", 1959, Terry-Thomas, George Cole, etc etc., about 1hr 21min:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBC2ziQkWi0
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I enjoyed watching "Checkpoint", a 1956 British film noir, involving skulduggery in motor-racing and scenes of the Mille Miglia.
Beautiful settings - Italian cities, landscapes, mountains and lake; became quite engrossed in it and the fitting conclusion.
In colour; 1hr 20min.
Wikipedia entry (discloses the conclusion of the action)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkpoint_(1956_film)
On YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7ncweROe9U
Beautiful settings - Italian cities, landscapes, mountains and lake; became quite engrossed in it and the fitting conclusion.
In colour; 1hr 20min.
Wikipedia entry (discloses the conclusion of the action)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkpoint_(1956_film)
On YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7ncweROe9U
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Karearea, indeed, I would classify that as an evolution from the B&W movies to colour, exploiting the new medium but retaining the verbal narrative from the earlier era.
I categorise the current blockbuster genre (off name from a 4,000on bomb) as exploting the technology where script is subordinate to the visual and that is moving into a CGI phase where imagery will be all. Will we see actors with the faces of real people superimposed?
I categorise the current blockbuster genre (off name from a 4,000on bomb) as exploting the technology where script is subordinate to the visual and that is moving into a CGI phase where imagery will be all. Will we see actors with the faces of real people superimposed?
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Karearea, are these free to view? Such as Rear Window aren't.
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If I had the time currently I would bid for the complete series of “Yes Minister” and “Yes, Prime Minister” to keep me in touch with what’s still going on inside the Westminster bubble.
For some grim reality the Jed Mercurio (Bodyguard scriptwriter) series “Bodies” would be a salutary reminder of the darker side of NHS policies and practices. I believe it was screened in the 90s and should have triggered the likes of Jeremy *unt to get in there and to overhaul this wonderful organisation for its benefit, instead of which he and others just proceeded to starve and dismantle it for commercial and political profit.
Meantime, here’s a glowing tribute to our former Health Secretary-caution be advised this clip contains the *unt word;
For some grim reality the Jed Mercurio (Bodyguard scriptwriter) series “Bodies” would be a salutary reminder of the darker side of NHS policies and practices. I believe it was screened in the 90s and should have triggered the likes of Jeremy *unt to get in there and to overhaul this wonderful organisation for its benefit, instead of which he and others just proceeded to starve and dismantle it for commercial and political profit.
Meantime, here’s a glowing tribute to our former Health Secretary-caution be advised this clip contains the *unt word;
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Confirming my post above, this is the link on which I watched and enjoyed "Checkpoint"Pontius Navigator wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 8:14 amKarearea, are these free to view? Such as Rear Window aren't.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7ncweROe9U
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I fear the cultural tone of O-N is getting less sophisticated than it was so here is a short performance on the topic of Political Correctness, something closest to our hearts;
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RIP Victoria Wood...
Though you remain
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
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Something to do in your local forest while avoiding boredom in the lock down...
Sorry, there is always one that has to lower the tone...
Sorry, there is always one that has to lower the tone...
Though you remain
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
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boac, is it true that you live near a wooded area in deepest sarf England?
Perhaps you could report from the front lines on this Fascinating Aida topic?
Perhaps you could report from the front lines on this Fascinating Aida topic?
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Those of a sensitive disposition leave now...TheGreenGoblin wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 12:10 pmSomething to do in your local forest while avoiding boredom in the lock down...
Sorry, there is always one that has to lower the tone...
That was a classic, I found them some time ago, about the time they came up with "Cheap flights", sung with Irish accents.
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I commend these two offerings to the House.
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- name rank and number only, but I do have a bitch.BM wrote:boac, is it true that you live near a wooded area in deepest sarf England
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Karearea
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Radio comedy: The Missing Hancocks
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b04ly39jLong-lost, classic Hancock dramas, newly recorded, written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson and starring Kevin McNally as The Lad Himself.
Episodes (21 available)
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Thanks for posting those. Both superb...
I had not realised that Geoffrey de Havilland had been a man "in the motor trade" originally but is should come as no surprise to me that he was!
Though you remain
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
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"The Missing Hancocks ": Also available are 'Hancock's Half Hour' episodes broadcast daily from No 10.