Podcast appearances and mentions of graham crowden

ADAM HENLEY on A VERY PECULIAR PRACTICE.First broadcast on FAB RADIO INTERNATIONAL at 19:00 on May 24th 2026.This week ADAM HENLEY returns to the show because he has recently been watching a BBC drama series that has been one of my personal favourites for a very long time, and he wanted to talk to me about it.The show in question is called A VERY PECULIAR PRACTICE, featuring darkly bizarre tales of the various machinations, goings on, double-dealings, dustcarts, and nun-related antics occuring on campus at the UNIVERSITY OF LOWLANDS in the mid-to-late 1980s. Written under intriguing circumstances (and with a very deft post-modern touch), by ANDREW DAVIES, and directed in its entirety by DAVID TUCKER, it was a somewhat surreal (and sometimes very black) comedy drama that appeared for one seven-part series of fifty-minute episodes in 1986, followed by another in 1988, and was then resurrected for a one-off Screen One television movie called A VERY POLISH PRACTICE four years later in 1992.The series starred PETER DAVISON as DR STEPHEN DAKER, an idealistic young GP who is looking for a fresh start as he joins a university medical practice at a time of great change in the higher education sector. The health centre is staffed, alongside LINDY WHITEFORD's long-suffering nurse MAUREEN and GILLIAN RAINE's terrifying receptionist MRS KRAMER, by a mis-matched trio of Doctors who include the bisexual ultra-feminist DR ROSE MARIE (played by BARBARA FLYNN), the hyper-ambitious and empathy-free DR ROBERT (BOB) BUZZARD (played by DAVID TROUGHTON), and the decrepit and often sozzled DR JOCK McCANNAN (played by GRAHAM CROWDEN).In the first series DR DAKER becomes romantically involved with a post-graduate police officer, LYN TURTLE (played by AMANDA HILLWOOD – later pathologist GRAYLING RUSSELL alongside INSPECTOR MORSE), and in the second he becomes more deeply involved with the Polish arts lecturer GRETE GROTOWSKA (as played by JOANNA KANSKA).Across the series, the campus is overseen by a pair of scheming VICE CHANCELLORS, ERNEST HEMINGWAY “THE POISON DWARF” of the first run is played by the impeccable JOHN BIRD, and his JFK-channelling replacement JACK DANIELS in the second run is played by MICHAEL J SHANNON.A host of well-known character actors like TIMOTHY WEST, JAMES GROUT, JOE MELIA, FRANCES WHITE, JEAN HEYWOOD, ROBERT LANG, PETER BLAKE, and CLIVE SWIFT feature in guest roles, and the series also contains early performances by soon to be well-known faces such as HUGH GRANT, KATHY BURKE, SIMON RUSSELL BEALE and MARK ADDY.The series also features an excellent (and very earworm-ish) theme song written by DAVE GREENSLADE and performed by ELKIE BROOKS that somehow, despite us having to have a somewhat appropriate two attempts at recording this particular show, ADAM and I almost unforgivably fail to mention.For me, A VERY PECULIAR PRACTICE is truly one of the great drama series of the 1980s and is well worth seeking out if you are a fan of well-written and clever television drama, and I do hope you'll be tempted to track it down once you've listen to what I hope is an entertaining hour that might help to persuade you.PLEASE NOTE - For Copyright reasons, musical content sometimes has to be removed for the podcast edition. All the spoken word content remains (mostly) as it was in the broadcast version. Hopefully this won't spoil your enjoyment of the show.

Tyler welcomes comedy writer David Quantick to celebrate the 1965 film One Way Pendulum starring Goon Show alumnus Eric Sykes. Adapted by NF Simpson from his own 1959 Royal Court play and directed by Peter Yates (fresh off Summer Holiday, soon to make Bullitt), Eric plays suburban dad Arthur Groomkirby, who is quietly building a full-scale Old Bailey in his living room while his son Kirby (Jonathan Miller) teaches speak-your-weight machines to sing the Hallelujah Chorus in the attic. Meanwhile, daughter Sylvia (Julia Foster) obsesses over her arms and Aunt Mildred (Mona Washbourne) witters endlessly about transport. Rounding out the madness are Peggy Mount as the food-dispatching charlady and George Cole, Graham Crowden & Douglas Wilmer in a superb hallucinatory courtroom sequence.The comparisons to the Goon Show are obvious. David – who met Simpson – explains how his very British absurdism (Lewis Carroll meets Kafka with actual laughs) cloaks the bizarre inside the banal which none of his characters question. The humour is in the mismatch between the bland domestic surroundings and the offbeat conversations therein.

Joe & Mark; entering the labyrinth! The Tories and the Nimon? Graham Crowden as the Doctor? The victims of fabulous indeterminate sex? The Companions page 3 girl?

This time Andy & Martin delve into Ngaio Marsh's Alleyn Mysteries which aired on the BBC in the early Nineties. Having watched the 1990 pilot 'Artists in Crime' and a 1993 episode 'Final Curtain' they are able to compare the performances of Simon Williams and Patrick Malahide in the title role. Belinda Lang is thankfully a constant as his artist 'friend' Agatha Troy, as is the characterful William Simons as Fox. While underwhelmed by the pilot, they are bowled over by the OTT Final Curtain especially due to the presence of Graham Crowden , Eleanor Bron, Michael Sheard and Michael Bilton and many more. Crowden even threatens to out-chew Soldeed here! If you like your murder mysteries, campy, period and full of over-the-top artist or actor-y types this is the drama and podcast episode for you. Their exploration meanders as usual as they also remember Moondial, M*A*S*H, 2 Point 4 Children and Victoria Wood Presents. There's even a guest appearance from Ru Paul. We also have a question to ask you all, inspired by this episode: "Do you design for the theatre?' Enjoy!

No terceiro episódio do Camera Obscura, André, Igor e Felipe conversam sobre vários filmes com algo em comum: todos são adaptações de contos de fadas (ou de literatura infantil) com um viés inquietante ou, como dizia Freud, unheimlich. Entre outros assuntos, conversamos sobre como diretores procuram novos modos de adaptar de maneira original as antigas e batidas histórias do folclore, sobre representação realista versus teatralidade e se versões mais “adultas” de contos infantis precisam ou não deixar literal o que era simbólico originalmente. — Livro recomendado pelo Igor: "Fairytale and Gothic Horror: Uncanny Transformations in Film" de Laura Hubner — Ficha dos filmes: A Companhia dos Lobos (The Company of Wolves), 1984. Dirigido por Neil Jordan, escrito por Angela Carter. Elenco: Sarah Patterson, Angela Lansbury, David Warner, Tusse Silberg, Micha Bergese, Brian Glover, Graham Crowden, Kathryn Pogson e Stephen Rea. 95 minutos. Reino Unido Alice (Něco z Alenky), 1988. Dirigido e escrito por Jan Švankmajer. Elenco: Kristýna Kohoutová. 86 minutos. Tchecoslováquia. Maria e João - O Conto das Bruxas (Gretel & Hansel), 2020. Dirigido por Oz Perkins. Elenco: Sophia Lillis, Sam Leakey e Alice Krige. 87 minutos. Canada, Estados Unidos e Irlanda. — Ilustração: Igor de Campos Edição e Identidade Visual: Thiago Vergara Música de Introdução: https://www.bensound.com Música utilizada no episódio: Magical Fairy Music – Night Fairies (Brandon Fiechter's)

Over 40 minutes of bonus audio edited out from the last episode for you to listen to during your holiday commute or while escaping from your racist uncle (everyone's got one). We spend the first 10 minutes of this talking about death, so skip ahead if you're squeamish. Topics also include our podcast curse, JB's YouTube channel, the new Wednesday Addams Netflix series and Prime's “The Peripheral”, Baby Dalek, what if Graham Crowden was cast as the Fourth Doctor, the modern series is not a reboot, why Paul McGann couldn't be the War Doctor, and “The Ballad of Din Djarin”. Happy Holidays!

In this episode we celebrate the BAFTA-nominated A Very Peculiar Practice and explore 'the swamp of fear and loathing' that is Lowlands University. Starring Peter Davison, Graham Crowden, Barbara Flynn, David Troughton, Amanda Hillwood and Joanna Kanska, this is one of master adapter Andrew Davies's only original drama series and it is widely recognised as a masterpiece. Indeed, in 2010, The Guardian ranked the serial at number 5 in their list of The Top 50 TV Dramas of All Time. The first series, first broadcast in 1986, follows Dr Stephen Daker (Peter Davison) as he joins the unhappy team who staff the Lowlands University medical practice. They include the alcoholic head of the practice Jock McCannon (Graham Crowden), manipulative feminist doctor RoseMarie (Barbara Flynn), and public school-educated idiot Bob Buzzard (David Troughton). Daker quickly realises that his new post will present him with many challenges but also new opportunities, including the chance to fall in love again, with policewoman and behaviourist Lyn Turtle (Amanda Hillwood), and to overcome some of his personal foibles along the way. The schemes of the poisonous self-serving Vice Chancellor, Ernest Hemmingway (John BIrd) also regularly threaten Daker and his colleagues. A second series, which went out in 1988, sees Daker promoted and in charge of a new medical centre but a sinister new Vice Chancellor, Jack Daniels (Michael Shannon) presents him, his colleagues and indeed the entire University with even more serious problems than his predecessor. Thankfully his attention is diverted by a new Art History lecturer, Grete Gratowska (Joanna Kanska) who is terrible in bed and a self-confessed 'rude nasty girl'. The series was wrapped up in a Poland-set feature-length sequel A Very Polish Practice in 1992. The series was ably produced and directed by Ken Riddington and David Tucker respectively, who had previously teamed up on Tenko and Diana. Andy and Martin almost run out of superlatives as they uncover the series themes and concerns, especially as they find that it has so much to say about the world today and is more advanced in its attitudes and conceits than seems possible for a drama from the late Eighties. Next Time: The Woman in Black

Dans un ancien hôpital, qui fait penser à la Grande-Bretagne dans son aspect le plus désorganisé, le personnel menace de se mettre en grève. Des manifestants entourent l'hôpital, un reporter fouineur de la BBC poursuit un professeur anxieux, pendant qu'une visite royale dégénère en une pagaille monstre...Et tout ceci avec la musique d'Alan Price.Avec : Leonard Rossiter, Brian Pettifer, John Moffatt, Fulton MacKay, Vivian Pickles, Barbara Hicks, Graham Crowden, Jill Bennett, Malcolm McDowellBonus DVD :Deux courts métrages de Lindsay Anderson : O'Dreamland (1953) et Everyday Except Christmas (1957).Deux films phares du FREE CINEMA, mouvement fondateur du cinéma anglais d'après-guerre.Versions : Originale, Française - Sous-titres : FrançaisStéréo - Format 16/9

The Company of Wolves, released September 21st in 1984, is a re-telling of Red Riding Hood... Kind of. It's also a tale about growing up, about the greys between good and evil, and about pretty tense werewolf transformations. Got feedback? Send us an email at oldiebutagoodiepod@gmail.com Follow the show! Facebook: https://fb.me/oldiebutagoodiepod Omny: https://omny.fm/shows/oldie-but-a-goodie YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjfdXHxK_rIUsOEoFSx-hGA Songs from 1984 Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/39v1MbWf849XD8aau0yA52 Follow the hosts! Sandro Falce - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sandrofalce/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/sandrofalce - Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/SandroFalce/ Zach Adams - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zach4dams/ Listen to Sandro's other podcast: Nerd-Out! https://omny.fm/shows/nerdout  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MUTTER'S SPIRAL Podcast is back, and we're discussing the CLASSIC story from the Tom Baker era, "The Horns of Nimon"!  Now, Nimon isn't in a class with the very best Baker stories (Genesis of the Daleks, City of Death, Deadly Assassin, Ark in Space), but it's one that likely made an indelible impression if you've ever seen it.  It takes a classic story from Greek Mythology; puts a Whovian Sci-Fi spin on it; yet really and truly shows the limitations of classic Who and how sometimes, things JUST.  DON'T.  WORK.  From a truly dodgy envisioning of the Nimon to middling pacing to spectacularly over-the-top performances - both Graham Crowden (who was almost the 4th Doctor!) as Soldeed and Malcolm Terris as the Co-Pilot are chewing scenery by the mouthful, Nimon shows how a Who story can fail, yet still be glorious, campy fun, if you're in the right mood.  John and I will discuss all of this and more.  If it's a story you've seen, you can nod and laugh along with us (hopefully).  If you have NOT seen it, maybe we'll convince you to give it a try!   Plus, Nimon-related trivia and some news!  Have a listen, won't you?  Happy Holidays!

Yes, dear listener, we finally did it. After literally months of planning and promises, as well as a few hints, we've produced a kommentary (with a k) for the Graham Williams-era classic/rightly maligned nonsense The Horns of Nimon, starring Tom Baker and Lalla Ward as the Doctor and Romana, with Graham Crowden as Soldeed. James McLean, Brian A Terranova and guest podKaster Gareth Kavanagh gathered on Sunday to produce a fan commentary for the first two parts of the serial (well, all of it, but Audioboom upload restrictions mean we divide the kommentary into two parts) and it really does turn out to be a fascinating discussion. And although he couldn't make the recording, Christian Cawley is nevertheless present, introducing proceedings...

"Lord Niiiimon… it is I, Soldeed…" Words to strike terror into every self-respecting Doctor Who fan. Yes, Jim and Martin scrape the very bottom of the cavernous Who barrel this time and confront The Horns of Nimon. The budget is low but the camp is oh-so-very high. Tom Baker and Graham Crowden compete to bite the biggest chunks out of the unimpressive scenery, accompanied by the wrong Romana and the incorrect K9, while Janet Ellis longs desperately for her Blue Peter job offer to come through the post. Marvel as trained dancers balance enormous bull masks on their heads and themselves on their ludicrous platform shoes. Gasp as the co-pilot flaps his jowls like a demented bloodhound. Consider suicide as Crowden and Baker have the time of their lives, at the expense of the production and its tormented viewers. But is it so bad it's good? Or is it so bad that it'll split your trousers?   Listen in for Jim and Martin's verdicts on this pseudo-mythical mess.

My review of The Sarah Jane Adventures:The Vault of Secrets, also this week a short tribute to actor Graham Crowden who sadly died this week and a promo for The 20 Megabyte Doctor Who Podcast. If you would like to help support the show there is now a t shirt shop here http://www.zazzle.co.uk/tdrury a few designs are available one by me and the others by Craig Hansen. If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.