Wednesday, 23 November 2022
1974: Ceefax Arrives (And Barely Anyone Can See It)
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Teletext is unique, when it comes to British television, in that it’s universally loved. In a world where people grouse about Test Card ...
Sunday, 20 November 2022
Between the Lines: The Best British TV Police Show Ever Made
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By G. Neil Martin Up until September 4th, 1992, if you had wanted a fictional TV cop show or police procedural that really got under the ski...
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Saturday, 12 November 2022
The Prince of Denmark
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It would be a foolish soul who argues against the importance of the pub in British society. Walk into any public house and you will be pr...
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Tuesday, 8 November 2022
Curious British Telly: Now On Substack
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Don't worry, the Curious British Telly blog isn't going anywhere! However, I have decided to set up another avenue for its curious w...
Sunday, 6 November 2022
Regional Oddity: Mag is Mog
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It’s very rare you’ll catch me writing about a television show I’ve never seen a single second of. For me, perhaps due to my lack of lite...
Saturday, 5 November 2022
Greenwich Cablevision: Britain's First Local Television Station
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If there’s one thing which strikes fear into the heart of an audience, it’s local television. Blighted by budgets which make shoestrings ...
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Wednesday, 2 November 2022
If You See God, Tell Him
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Society has been bombarded with adverts ever since the first marketing guru climbed out of the swamp and tried flogging cheap holidays to...
Monday, 31 October 2022
The Bizarre and Mysterious World of Miri Mawr - An Interview with Dafydd Hywel
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G Neil Martin cocks his eye towards Miri Mawr, a Welsh language children's series from the 1970s which has to be seen to be believed...
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Friday, 28 October 2022
DVD Review: Come Back Lucy
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Network continue their season of spooky releases with Come Back Lucy , an enchanting, yet equally chilling children's drama which was fi...
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