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Captive audience, everyone was sat down in front of the box having had their dinner
December 19, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Captive audience, everyone was sat down in front of the box having had their dinner
Funnily enough crocodile Dundee was pretty much the only thing we watched that year as it was the year I got a commodore Amiga 500
December 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Funnily enough crocodile Dundee was pretty much the only thing we watched that year as it was the year I got a commodore Amiga 500
Most watched programme that year. Amusingly the most watched show the following year was a standard episode of neighbours. I don't even think it was a particularly dramatic one!
December 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Most watched programme that year. Amusingly the most watched show the following year was a standard episode of neighbours. I don't even think it was a particularly dramatic one!
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/l... there's a great interview with the author here. Very insightful re all things grange hill!
Looks Unfamiliar
Comedy Podcast · Twice monthly · Writer and occasional broadcaster Tim Worthington is joined by a series of guests for a bit of a chat about some of the things that they remember that nobody else ever...
podcasts.apple.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/l... there's a great interview with the author here. Very insightful re all things grange hill!
Agreed, I need to get that book just for the grange hill content alone! That's the first time I've heard that they planned to kill off Justin and it makes total sense.
December 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Agreed, I need to get that book just for the grange hill content alone! That's the first time I've heard that they planned to kill off Justin and it makes total sense.
Wow, great episode, I need to get that book. Agree totally re the way Antoni's death and the common incidents are dealt with in grange hill..the latter almost felt like a mini school safety film featuring tucker inserted into an episode.
December 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Wow, great episode, I need to get that book. Agree totally re the way Antoni's death and the common incidents are dealt with in grange hill..the latter almost felt like a mini school safety film featuring tucker inserted into an episode.
Just watched it. We'll be alright as long as there are guys like them still around making stuff.
December 16, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Just watched it. We'll be alright as long as there are guys like them still around making stuff.
I always ask because I wonder what projector breaking down scene version people saw in the UK.
December 15, 2025 at 6:39 AM
I always ask because I wonder what projector breaking down scene version people saw in the UK.
Yeah. Agreed.did you see it at cinema?
December 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Yeah. Agreed.did you see it at cinema?
No one should apologise for this:
youtu.be/yShRBGxnsL0?...
youtu.be/yShRBGxnsL0?...
Whizz - Time (June 28th 1985)
YouTube video by Gavin Worby
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 8:13 AM
No one should apologise for this:
youtu.be/yShRBGxnsL0?...
youtu.be/yShRBGxnsL0?...
There was indeed picture strip fun, chronicling Gordon's adventures at "gordoniston" boarding school
November 25, 2025 at 11:19 PM
There was indeed picture strip fun, chronicling Gordon's adventures at "gordoniston" boarding school
I had no idea it got to issue 2...I remember speculating it would be a one off
November 25, 2025 at 8:35 AM
I had no idea it got to issue 2...I remember speculating it would be a one off
Just listened, my theory is they were going to do a storyline where Mrs Pearson didn't like Matthew's girlfriend but when Paul parris decided to quit after a few episodes the following series it was ditched.
November 23, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Just listened, my theory is they were going to do a storyline where Mrs Pearson didn't like Matthew's girlfriend but when Paul parris decided to quit after a few episodes the following series it was ditched.
Glad to hear I'm not the only one
November 13, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Glad to hear I'm not the only one
Started as a pirate TV segment on the satellite show didn't it?
November 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Started as a pirate TV segment on the satellite show didn't it?
Enjoy the break
October 30, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Enjoy the break
Trailers were for Thames, intro by an lwt announcer..did lwt allow Thames trailers during their airtime then?
October 27, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Trailers were for Thames, intro by an lwt announcer..did lwt allow Thames trailers during their airtime then?
Just goes to show...people will watch live TV if there's something worth watching
October 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Just goes to show...people will watch live TV if there's something worth watching
The way the news re MTV has been reported perhaps they'll be a need for a golden oldie picture show revamp
October 22, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The way the news re MTV has been reported perhaps they'll be a need for a golden oldie picture show revamp
The beginning of the end for the Aussie soap, budget cuts meant they were down to one solitary neighbour.
October 16, 2025 at 7:02 AM
The beginning of the end for the Aussie soap, budget cuts meant they were down to one solitary neighbour.
Ha yeah although I think "he didn't understand" "I didn't understand" routine a few years later with the playground betting shop is just as memorable
September 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Ha yeah although I think "he didn't understand" "I didn't understand" routine a few years later with the playground betting shop is just as memorable