formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
WHEN writing of the general practitioner under advisement, I mean the main character in Dr Finlay’s Casebook, the BBC adaptation that ran from 1962 to 1971 and is inscribed on the nation’s frontal lobe cortex. UK-wide, it was one of … Continued
In 1954, Nigel Kneale’s ‘sadistic’ George Orwell adaptation terrified the nation – and became TV’s first ‘watercooler’ moment. Source: How the ‘unadulterated horror’ of Peter Cushing’s Nineteen Eighty-Four broke the BBC
Streaming giants have proved highly lucrative – but a slowdown looms. Source: Britain’s booming film and TV industry strives for an encore
The episodes have undergone extensive sound and picture restoration. Source: Lost episodes of The Morecambe And Wise Show to be released | Express & Star
The corporation is preparing to celebrate a century of broadcasting – and TV and film experts have drawn up a list of some of the most influential programmes of all time.Focusing on shows which were gamechangers for British TV, the … Continued
Banned since its broadcast, spooky mockumentary ‘Ghostwatch’ is one of the BBC’s 100 TV Gamechangers, according to the BFI. ‘Teletubbies’ and ‘Horrible Histories’ also feature but not ‘Line of Duty’. Source: Banned BBC paranormal show Ghostwatch and Teletubbies make BFI … Continued