Podcast appearances and mentions of London Weekend Television

Sir Trevor Phillips presents Sky TV's Sunday Morning programme and is a columnist for The Times newspaper. He was previously a reporter on the Thames TV This Week, head of current affairs for London Weekend Television, Chair of the London Assembly, Chair of the Commission for Racial Equality, and Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, as well as having run several businesses. In the first episode of our seventh series we discuss why Trevor never became a BBC staffer, what the events over the summer revealed about the culture of the BBC, the BBC's approach to ethnic minorities, multiculturalism, his career, his friendship with the Chair of the BBC, Samir Shah, and the importance of public service media and local coverage."We're talking on the day that the Grenfell Inquiry Report is going to be published. There is no way in a million years that Grenfell, 30 years ago, would not have been a story before the fire, because, certainly, the programme that I presented, the ITV London programme, would have been all over it, year after year." To support our journalism and receive a weekly blog sign up now for £1.99 per month: www.patreon.com/BeebWatch/membership Or if you'd rather make a one-off payment (which doesn't entitle you to the blog) please use our crowdfunding page:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/roger-boltons-beeb-watch-podcast @BeebRogerInstagram: rogerboltonsbeebwatchLinkedIn: Roger Bolton's Beeb Watch email: roger@rogerboltonsbeebwatch.com www.goodeggproductions.uk Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The latest edition of Behind the Scenes features the first of a two-part conversation with London Weekend Television and pop music video Production Assistant (Script Supervisor), the magnificent Victoria Sturgess. In a career which started in the late 1960s she worked extensively with legendary director Bruce Gowers on innumerable LWT series, travelling the world with David Frost, and filming Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody” video.  Victoria's early career also involved working with Producer-Director Mike Mansfield covering so many iconic pop performances including the Blind Faith and Rolling Stones 1969 concerts in Hyde Park.  She also kindly chats about her love of live TV and all its perils, along with averting a transmission near-disaster during the star-studded gala production marking LWT's move from Wembley to the South Bank. And that's all before she joined the London Weekend Sports Department, which is a whole new episode in itself. Now living in Dorset and a passionate bibliophile, Victoria owns and runs one of the finest independent second-hand bookshops in the land, “Black Pug Books”. https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/249809868753850/black-pug-books/ https://www.facebook.com/blackpugbooks/?locale=en_GB Support the podcast by becoming a Patron: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/BEHINDTHESCENESWITHCOLINEDMONDS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Colin Edmonds socials ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: colin.edmonds.73⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: colinedmondsssm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter:@ColinEdmondsSSM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: https://www.steamsmokeandmirrors.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen to all episodes of the podcast available on; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Audible⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BOOKS Buy Steam, Smoke and Mirrors ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Available at Caffeine Nights⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Available at Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Available on Audible⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy The Lazarus Curiosity: Steam, Smoke and Mirrors 2 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Available at Caffeine Nights⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Available at Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Available on Audible⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy The Nostradamus Curiosity: Steam, Smoke and Mirrors 3 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Available at Caffeine Nights⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Available at Amazon

Det här är berättelsen om det brittiska punkbandet som bråkade sig hela vägen in i musikhistorien och vars enda skiva räknas som ett av de mest inflytelserika punkalbumen genom tiderna. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Solstrålarna glittrar i Themsens bruna vatten. På floden går båtar i skytteltrafik, som dagen till ära är dekorerade med brittiska flaggor i blått, rött och vitt. Det råder glädjeyra i hela London.Det är den 7 juni 1977 och drottning Elizabeth firar 25 år på tronen. Storbritannien, som skakas av politisk turbulens, strejker och skenande inflation, har äntligen anledning att enas kring något - den brittiska monarkin. Men på Themsen den här dagen finns en båt vars passagerare inte är här för att fira drottningen, utan något helt annat. De har precis släppt en singel som kommer att skaka om nationen i dess grundvalar, och det här är deras releasefest.När det börjar mörkna intar fyra killar i 20-årsåldern med spretigt hår och konstiga kläder den provisoriska scenen. De ställer ner sina ölflaskor och plockar upp sina instrument. När båten flyter fram i höjd med det brittiska parlamentet drar de igång sin antirojalistiska låt och snart ljuder polissirener över vattnet.Medverkande: Sofia Bergström, Maria Enzell och Gunnar LindbergProgrammet är gjort av Siri Hill i februari 2024Producent Joanna KorbutiakExekutiv producent Anna JohannessenSlutmix Fredrik NilssonProgramledare Siri HillLjudklippen i programmet kommer från dokumentärfilmen The Filth and the Fury (2000), mockumentären The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980) och den dokumentära kortfilmen The Jubilee Boat Party (1977) av Julian Temple, dokumentärfilmerna Club Zebra - The Movie (2014) av Bengt Löfgren och D.O.A: A Rite of Passage (1980) av Lech Kowalski, London Weekend Television (1976), BBC Nationwide (1976), BBC 2 (1978), The Today Show/Thames Television (1976), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2006) och Youtube-kontona mickwellings8801, Sex Pistols MV och marslife01.

W tym odcinku naszego podcastu, datowanym na 4 grudnia 2023 roku, gościmy Krystynę Havard, znaną również jako Krystyna Jardel-Havard. Krystyna, która mieszka w Londynie od lat pięćdziesiątych, dzieli się z nami swoją fascynującą historią i głębokim związkiem z Polską. Opowiada o swoich polskich korzeniach, w tym o trudnych doświadczeniach swoich rodziców, którzy zostali deportowani na Syberię w 1941 roku, a następnie uwolnieni w 1942 roku, po czym przedostali się do Wielkiej Brytanii przez Iran, Irak, Syrię, Liban i Palestynę. Krystyna wspomina również tragiczną śmierć swojej siostry na Syberii. Po osiedleniu się w Wielkiej Brytanii, Krystyna rozpoczęła naukę i zainteresowała się fotografią, co zaowocowało pracą dla BBC i London Weekend Television. Opowiada o swoich podróżach po Europie i doświadczeniach związanych z dokumentowaniem różnych wydarzeń, w tym pobycie w Sudanie podczas stanu wojennego i zamachu stanu. Jednym z najważniejszych momentów w jej życiu było spotkanie z generałem Maćkowiakiem, jednym z cichociemnych, które zainspirowało ją do zgłębiania historii Polski. Krystyna podkreśla również swoje zaniepokojenie niewielką wiedzą o historii Polski zarówno wśród Polaków, jak i mieszkańców Wielkiej Brytanii. Wyraża życzenia dla Polski, zachęcając do dbania o wizerunek kraju i relacje międzynarodowe. Na koniec rozmowy Krystyna dzieli się swoją miłością do twórczości Chopina i podkreśla, jak ważne jest bycie serdecznym, pomocnym i lojalnym. 0:00:00 - Przyjazd do Londynu i trudności dla Polaków 0:01:18 - Zespolenie z dywizją Andersa i podróż przez Persję 0:02:44 - Dlaczego rodzina autorki wylądowała na Syberii? 0:04:24 - Tragiczna śmierć siostry na Syberii 0:05:50 - Losy polskiej emigracji powojennej w Wielkiej Brytanii 0:07:21 - Polska rodzina w Wielkiej Brytanii 0:08:53 - Tajemnicze życie wujka Wojtka 0:10:16 - Walka o prawdę o śmierci generała Sikorskiego 0:13:24 - Pierwsza wizyta w Polsce i poznanie trudności życia 0:14:53 - Odkrywanie pamięci o cichociemnych i spotkanie z generałem Maćkowiakiem 0:17:21 - Rozwój mentalny poprzez sport 0:19:00 - Szkoła w Oksfordzie jako hołd dla generała Maćkowiaka 0:20:19 - Wiedza Brytyjczyków o historii Polski 0:21:24 - Różnice między Polakami a Brytyjczykami 0:22:38 - Polskie społeczeństwo ambitne w utrzymaniu polskiej tożsamości 0:23:58 - Polacy w Polsce związani z sytuacją kraju 0:25:14 - Ulubieni polscy twórcy: Chopin, pisarze, kompozytorzy 0:26:45 - Definicja polskości - jak to wytłumaczyć komuś spoza Polski? 0:27:30 - Polacy w Polsce - sympatyczni i gościnni 0:28:36 - Pytanie o rocznik Krystyny 0:29:10 - Najważniejsze wartości w życiu

Matthew Bannister on Sonny Ramadhin, the West Indian bowler who was one of the heroes of the side that scored a famous victory over England in 1950. Sister Catherine Wybourne, who was known as the 'digital nun' for her use of blogs and social media to communicate the messages of her order. Captain Raymond Savage, one of the last surviving prisoners of war who worked on the notorious Burma railway in the 1940s. Anna Karen, the actor best known for her appearances in the TV sitcom 'On The Buses' and the 'Carry On' films. Producer: Neil George Interviewed guest: Kenneth Ramchand Interviewed guest: Joshua Surtees Interviewed guest: Eric Southworth Interviewed guest: Caroline Aston Interviewed guest: Linda Regan Archive clips used: YouTube, Melbourne 1960 - The Tied Test; British Pathé, West Indies Cricketers Look 'Aussie' Class (1950); Joshua Surtees, Interview with Sonny Ramadhin; BBC SOUND ARCHIVE, ENGLAND V WEST INDIES 29/06/1950; Imperial War Museum, IWM 4823 Interview with Raymond Savage; British Pathé/ Reuters, The Fall of Singapore 1942; London Weekend Television, On The Buses TV Show 1971; Rabbit and Snail / Morris Bright MBE Interview with Anna Karen; Hammer Films/EMI, Holiday on The Buses (1973); The Rank Organization, Carry on Camping (1969); BBC One, Eastenders 20/01/1997; BBC Radio 4, Listening Corner - Sally's Secret by Shirley Hughes 04/04/1983.

On this episode of the Irish History Show we were joined by journalist and author Ed Moloney to discuss the life of Ian Paisley. Reverend Ian Paisley was the founder of the Free Presbyterian Church and the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party from 1971 to 2008. In 2007 he became the First Minister of Northern Ireland. We discussed Paisley's rise to prominence in Northern Ireland during the 1960s; the political and religious traditions he came from; his American influences; his opposition to ecumenism, liberalism and the Civil Rights Movement; his relationship with Loyalist paramilitaries; his longevity and popularity in Northern Irish politics; power sharing with Sinn Féin, and the end of his leadership of both the DUP and the Free Presbyterian Church. Ed Moloney is the former Northern Editor of both the Irish Times and the Sunday Tribune. He has published work in a variety of newspapers and magazines in Ireland, the UK, and the United States, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New York Daily News, The New York Post, The Economist, The Independent, The Guardian and The New Statesman. Moloney is the author of three books dealing with aspects of the Irish Troubles,  A Secret History of the IRA (2007), Paisley: From Demagogue to Democrat? (2008) and Voices from the Grave: Two Men's War in Ireland (2010). He has also helped to produce documentaries for the BBC, Channel Four, London Weekend Television and a recent RTÉ documentary, Voices From the Grave, which was based on his book and was shortlisted for best documentary prize by the Irish Film and Television Academy. Ed Moloney's website is available here.

Lee Connolly joined the Comedy Department of London Weekend Television in 1998 before moving on to Entertainment where he would spend the next 18 years. Early on, Lee worked across many of ITV's flagship programmes as an associate producer. As an Executive Producer and Creative Director, Lee became synonymous with large scale, shiny floor and event programming across music, comedy and entertainment including Bafta wins for The Sound of Music Live and Her Majesty the Queen's 90th Birthday. With over 50 music and event specials to his name, celebrating artists such as Neil Diamond, Bette Midler, Michael Buble, Take That, Robbie Williams, Kylie, Justin Bieber and many more. Having also created and delivered a number of brand new series across various broadcasters including ITV and Sky, Lee finally left ITV Studios in 2018 to set up Penny Lane Entertainment. In the 10 years as Creative Director for ITV Studios Lee created, produced and oversaw a programme slate in excess of £160 million.

For Michael Grade, a distinguished and highly successful career in showbusiness appeared to be in the genes. Born in 1943 in London, England, his father was Leslie Grade and his uncles were Lew Grade and Bernard Delfont. Michael became a trainee journalist on the Daily Mirror in 1960, before becoming deputy controller of entertainment programmes at London Weekend Television in 1973. In 1984, he gained one of the most prestigious positions in British broadcasting when he became controller of BBC One and BBC TV's director of programmes two years later. In 1988, he was named chief executive at Channel 4, responsible for bringing ER and Friends to British TV. He left in 1997 and has since taken major roles at numerous companies, including Ocado, Camelot and the Millennium Dome project. He was appointed chairman of the BBC in 2004 and executive chairman of ITV in 2007. His remarkably successful career in broadcasting was recognised by a CBE in 1998, and a life peerage in 2011.

It's Day Five of the constant Christmas content from Velvet and Blackout and the atmosphere is that of an all-night holiday once they step inside Russ Abbott's Christmas Madhouse courtesy of London Weekend Television in 1984. The titular star is joined by an Avengers assemblage of contemporary vaudevillians to assist in the delivery of quick-fire, slapstick hilarity but is this enough to keep you ‘living it up', or will it have you reaching for the Basildon Bond to complain? Can the pre-Mavis Riley, comedy impersonation days be looked-upon as golden and precious yet long since forgotten? Does neon and pastel really pass as period set-dressing? Should we forgive all of the above on account of the wearing of silver slacks? Listen on, and decide for yourself… The Peggy Mount Calamity Hour is a free podcast from iPorle Media, which holds production copyright. Opinions and recollections expressed are not to be taken as fact. The title and credit music is by Doctor Velvet. Audio segments from television programmes are presented for review and informational purposes only under fair use, and no ownership of these is claimed or implied by this show. Email enquiries to peggymountpod@gmail.com  

In the twinkling of a star above a stable, our couple of Christmas critics return to a festive finger-buffet of contemporary celebrities from 1982 courtesy of London Weekend Television's Punchlines, (with Lennie Bennett). Like any culinary collection, there's bound to be the odd tasteless offering and this Christmas Eve broadcast is no exception.  A seasonal stockpiling of contemporary comedic talent on the twenty-fourth should leave us laughing well into the twenty-fifth shouldn't it? Shouldn't it?! Can the cut of metaphorical beef that manifests between two celebrities be weighed on the average-sized set of butcher's scales? Was the pullover-clad host on commission from Ferguson? And just who….WHO…is Albert Pontefract? Listen on for some answers to these important questions… The Peggy Mount Calamity Hour is a free podcast from iPorle Media, which holds production copyright. Opinions and recollections expressed are not to be taken as fact. The title and credit music is by Doctor Velvet. Audio segments from television programmes are presented for review and informational purposes only under fair use, and no ownership of these is claimed or implied by this show. Email enquiries to peggymountpod@gmail.com  

Bottling attacks and cruel newspaper editorials — this is the story of how the HIV/AIDS crisis hit the LGBTQ+ community in the 80s. Through Switchboard's unique log book entries, Tash and Adam also uncover the story of a very special volunteer who handled the hardest calls you can imagine. This episode concludes the three-part set of episodes on HIV/AIDS in Season Two, before we move on to other stories found in the log books.Content warning: Illness, death, archaic language, and ill-treatment and discrimination of people living with HIV and AIDS.The Log Books — stories from Britain's LGBT+ history and conversations about being queer today. Produced by Shivani Dave, Tash Walker and Adam Zmith, in partnership with Switchboard - the LGBT+ helpline. With thanks to the Bishopsgate Institute and the BFI National Archive.TV clip from The London Programme produced by London Weekend Television, 08/03/1985.For more information about the themes in this episode, take a look at:From organisations:All about HIV from the Terrence Higgins TrustAll about PrEP from PrepsterNational Aids Trust, the UK's HIV rights charityPositively UK, advocates for and supporters of people living with HIVPositive East, health and wellbeing for people living with HIVThe National AIDS Map, which grew out of Switchboard!Tonic Living, which seeks to build LGBT+ affirming retirement communitiesTV:BBC Horizon Killer in the Village from 1983Podcasts:From Probably True with Scott Flashheart:Doctor part 1 Doctor part 2PlagueBooks: Policing Desire by Simon WatneyThe End of Innocence by Simon Garfield AIDS: Don't Die of Prejudice by Norman FowlerMusic by Tom Foskett-BarnesArtwork by Natalie Dotohttps://www.thelogbooks.orgSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/thelogbooks. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kate Moss e John Galliano, con una delle amicizie più longeve e più intense della storia della moda, sono i protagonisti del nuovo podcast della serie "Of Love and Style". “Permettendomi di disegnare quel vestito (l'abito da sposa per il matrimonio con Jamie Hince, n.d.r.) Kate mi ha salvato la vita. È stata il mio rehab creativo. Le devo tutto” dirà lo stilista riguardo quel meraviglioso abito che tutti ricordiamo. Proprio dall'abito di nozze di Kate Moss prende il via la narrazione di Raffaele Panizza nel raccontare la storia del couturier nato a Gibilterra e dell'iconica modella. Di Raffaele Panizza. A cura di Elisa Pervinca Bellini. - - - - Crediti:Kate Moss: It’s all in the details, videointervista per Vogue.com. 17 gennaio 2012.John Galliano: The first interview, intervista per il programma Charlie Rose, in onda sul network PBS e Bloomberg Television. Produttore e conduttore: Charlie Rose per PBS. 6 dicembre 2013.The South Bank Show, prodotto da London Weekend Television per ITV network. 8 marzo 1996BBC News, prodotto da British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 ottobre 2008Looking for Kate, prodotto da Emason Production e Electron Libre. Regista: Dominique Miceli. 12 gennaio 2014A conversation with David Baron, prodotto da Phoebe Bradford per WWD. 16 dicembre 2019Obsession, commercial per fragranza Calvin Klein. Regista: Mario Sorrenti. 1993Kate! Creating an icon, prodotto da Loanmedia. Regista: Nicola Graef. 3 marzo 2011Masters of style: John Galliano, scritto e condotto da Tim Blanks, prodotto e diretto da Madeleine Czigler. 2003Matrix, condotto da Enrico Mentana, prodotto per Canale 5 da Fininvest e Videonews. 12 settembre 2005.CNN, rullo di notizie, condotto da Hala Gorani. 1 marzo 2011John Galliano: The master of couture, intervista di Alexandra Shulman per The Vogue Festival. 27 aprile 2015

Greg Dyke’s hugely successful career is defined by leading some of the UK’s biggest and most influential organisations, from the BBC, ITV, London Weekend Television, The FA and Brentford, the west London club he’s supported since childhood. Sport has been a theme throughout his professional and personal life. When he was managing director of LWT in the early 1990s, Dyke arranged to meet representatives of five major English clubs to discuss a deal to award them a greater slice of media rights fees. This meeting is often cited as a catalyst for creation of the Premier League. Famously, Dyke’s ITV was outbid by Rupert Murdoch’s Sky, and years later, when Dyke was a board director of Manchester United, his was the only vote against Murdoch’s proposed takeover of the club. He became Director General of the BBC in 2000, with a reform agenda, famously describing the organisation as ‘hideously white’. In 2013, Dyke replaced David Bernstein as chairman of The FA, leaving in 2016, choosing not to seek re-election. We’re grateful to Nic Coward for putting us in touch. If you’re a latecomer to Unofficial Partner, you can go back and listen to our entire back catalogue, for free, via the website or Apple Podcasts. and if you’ve been with us since episode one, we’re really grateful for your support and interest, and rest assured we’re just getting going.

Season 2 of The Log Books is coming soon... Our unique exploration of the UK's queer history through the pages of Switchboard's log books will be strong, reflective and antiviral!If you'd like to support our work in bringing season 2 to life, you can contribute financially at supporter.acast.com/thelogbooks.In this preview episode, Tash, Adam and Shivani welcome you into their production process for their next full season. The behind-the-scenes glimpse features old and new voices talking about the stories they want to share from 1983 to 1991. The season will cover HIV/AIDS, Section 28, the media — and the countless colourful stories from LGBT+ life that flowed through Switchboard.If you have a story to share, please contact us here: www.thelogbooks.org/your-story. This preview episode was recorded during the Covid-19 lockdown in May and June 2020. We'll be back in the autumn with the full season 2!Excerpt from "Gay Rights (The London Programme)", first broadcast by London Weekend Television 10/04/87. With thanks to the BFI National Archive. The Log Books — stories from Britain's LGBT+ history and conversations about being queer today. Produced by Shivani Dave, Adam Smith and Tash Walker, in partnership with Switchboard - the LGBT+ helpline.Music by Tom Foskett-BarnesArtwork by Natalie Dotohttps://www.thelogbooks.orgSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/thelogbooks. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's 40 years since the anarchic popular children's sitcom Metal Mickey burst onto British TV screens. It was directed by Mickey Dolenz from The Monkees with the robot itself created and voiced by musician Johnny Edward. The writer was Colin Bostock-Smith and it was filmed at London Weekend Television. Here MIM's Ashley Byrne has speaking with Ashley Knight who played Mickey's onscreen inventor Ken. Boogie Boogie!During the VoiceOver Guy promo "March of the Spoons" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Music Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0The Distinct Nostalgia theme is owned by MIM Productions and composed by Rebecca Applin and Chris Warner. From now onwards you can enjoy 3 NEW Distinct Nostalgia shows every single week ...Wednesday is now Distinct Nostalgia soap day. Loads of retro soap chat with the actual stars who were there ... The regular Distinct Nostalgia programme moves to Fridays with a variety of shows celebrating all our tv and film yesterdays.And then we’ve the Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Quiz every Sunday from 11.Distinct Nostalgia - 3 Times A Week plus a treasure trove of programmes to listen to any time at DistinctNostalgia.com

Boothill Foot Tappers special with Wendy May in conversation with David Eastaugh The Boothill Foot Tappers was a British folk/skiffle/bluegrass band that was formed in 1982 and associated with the folk music revival in the United Kingdom. They were featured in the Ben Elton-presented show South of Watford on London Weekend Television in 1984, as part of the emerging British roots movement based in London, along with other acts including the Pogues. The Boothill Foot Tappers had a minor hit in July of that year, in the UK Singles Chart with "Get Your Feet Out of My Shoes". The band split up at the end of 1985. On 28 January 2011, the band reunited (minus the deceased Kevin Walsh) for a performance at the London venue, the 100 Club.

I am delighted to bring you a chat with former TVS and LWT continuity announcer Glen Thompsett. He talks about his beginnings in Independent Local Radio, as well as his time at London Weekend Television, where he describes what happened on the day of the Queen Mother's death in 2002, as well as the final day of LWT just a few months later. HOST: Rob Francis (@robfrancis) GUEST: Glen Thompsett (@glenthompsett) VOICE: James Bailey LEGAL NOTICE: We welcome you to download and play the podcast and share with others for personal use; please acknowledge The TV Booth Podcast as the source of the material. You may not, except with our express written permission, distribute or commercially exploit the content. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tv-booth/message

This episode of the podcast features one of the finest voices in British television. Trish Bertram joins me to discuss her career. In particular, she reveals how Fern Britton persuaded her to become a continuity announcer, the day that Princess Diana died, and her final days at London Weekend Television. We would like to take this opportunity to apologise most sincerely to anyone offended by the inappropriate LWT jingle singing that occurs during this podcast. Just kidding. :) Host - Rob Francis (@robfrancis) / Guest - Trish Bertram (visit www.trishbertram.com and follow on Twitter @trishvoice) / Voiceover: James Bailey Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited other than the following: We welcome you to download and play the podcast and share with others for personal use; please acknowledge The TV Booth Podcast as the source of the material. You may not, except with our express written permission, distribute or commercially exploit the content. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tv-booth/message

CW: Brief mentions of rape, child abuse, and filicide It’s Zed-Word Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey tackle two comedy zombie flicks (combies? zomedies?) with varying results! The Classic Film: The Return of the Living Dead (1985) “When two bumbling employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to rise again as zombies” (IMDb.com). If you ever thought Chris and Kelsey were broken on the inside, their opinions on this cult classic that’s seemingly beloved by everyone probably won’t help. The Modern Film: Shaun of the Dead (2004) “A man's uneventful life is disrupted by the zombie apocalypse.” (IMDb.com). Do you ever think about what the Edgar Wright Ant-Man would have been like? Chris does. Kind of a lot. Get more at podsematary.com! Read our afterthoughts for this episode at https://twitter.com/PodSematary/status/1160383764960337920 Audio Sources: "Adventures in Babysitting" produced by Touchstone Pictures & Silver Screen Partners III "Battles" (Spaced S01E04) produced by London Weekend Television & Paramount Comedy Channel "Clue" produced by Paramount Pictures, et al "Coming to America" produced by Paramount Pictures & Eddie Murphy Productions "Don't Stop Me Now" written by Freddie Mercury and performed by Queen "Figment" written and composed by Simon Park "Ghost Town" written by Jerry Dammers and performed by The Specials "The Gonk" written and composed by Herbert Chappell "Jurassic Park" produced by Universal Pictures & Amblin Entertainment "Men in Black" produced by Columbia Pictures, et al. "Night of the Living Dead" produced by Image Ten "Overture" written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and performed by the Original London Phantom of the Opera Orchestra "Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones "The Return of the Living Dead" produced by Hemdale & Fox Films "Reservoir Dogs" produced by Dog Eat Dog Productions Inc. and Live Entertainment "Rules of Attraction" produced by Kingsgate Films & Roger Avary Filmproduktion GmbH "Shaun of the Dead" produced by Rogue Pictures, et al. "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace" produced by Lucasfilm "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens" produced by Lucasfilm, et al. "This is the End" produced by Columbia Pictures, et al.

"Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the pantomime..." The Goodies are back - and on a new network! Join us for the start of their London Weekend Television series, with Snow White 2...

It's an all-new weekend line-up as Mooncat and Ocho visit 1968 to see the latest member of the ITV network in action.

It's an all-new weekend line-up as Mooncat and Ocho visit 1968 to see the latest member of the ITV network in action.

Ziauddin Sardar, writer, broadcaster and cultural critic, is Visiting Professor, the School of Arts, The City University, London. He has been described as a ‘critical polymath’ and works across a number of disciplines ranging from Islamic studies and futures studies to science policy, literary criticism, information science to cultural relations, art criticism and critical theory. He was born in Pakistan in 1951 and grew up in Hackney, East London. Ziauddin Sardar has worked as science journalist for Nature and New Scientist and as a television reporter for London Weekend Television. He was a columnist on the New Statesman for a number of years and has served as a Commissioner for the Equality and Human Rights Commission and as a member of the Interim National Security Forum. Ziauddin Sardar has published over 45 books. The Future of Muslim Civilisation (1979) and Islamic Futures: The Shape of Ideas to Come (1985) are regarded as classic studies on the future of Islam. He pioneered the discussion on science in Muslim societies, with a series of articles in Nature and New Scientist and a number of books, including Science, Technology and Development in the Muslim World (1977), ­The Touch of Midas: Science, Values and the Environment in Islam and the West­­ (1982), which is seen as a seminal work, ­­The Revenge of Athena: Science, Exploitation and the Third World­ (1988) andExplorations in Islamic Science­ (1989). Postmodernism and the Other (1998) has acquired a cultish following and Why Do People Hate America? (2002) became an international bestseller. Ziauddin Sardar’s two volumes of biography and travel, Desperately Seeking Paradise: Journeys of a Sceptical Muslim (2004) and Balti Britain: A Provocative Journey Through Asian Britain (2008) have received wide acclaim. He has also authored a number of study guides in the Introducing series, including the international bestsellers Introducing Islam and Introducing Chaos. Two collections of his writings are available as Islam, Postmodernism and Other Futures: A Ziauddin Sardar Reader (2003) and How Do You Know?: Reading Ziauddin Sardar on Islam, Science and Cultural Relations (2006). Ziauddin Sardar has written and presented numerous television programmes – most recently ‘Battle for Islam’, a 90-minute documentary for BBC2 and ‘Dispatches’ on Pakistan for Channel 4. His earlier programmes include ‘Encounters with Islam’ (1985), a series of four shows for BBC and ‘Islamic Conversations’ (1994), a series of six programmes for Channel 4. He was a regular Friday Panel Member on ‘World News Tonight’ on Sky News (2005-2007). Ziauddin Sardar is Chair of the Muslim Institute, a learned, fellowship society that promotes knowledge and thought from a critical Muslim perspective. He is the also the Chair of the Black Umbrella Trust, the publishers of Third Text, a journal that provides ‘critical perspectives on contemporary art and culture’, which he co-edited from 1996 to 2006. Ziauddin Sardar is the editor of Futures, the monthly journal of policy, planning and futures studies, and a regular contributor to the New Statesman, the Guardianand book pages of the Independent. He is widely known for his radio and television appearances. With support from the Hardt-Nickachos Peace Studies Endowment, the religious studies faculty of the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies, and the Institute of Humanities Research research cluster on “Imaginaires of Islamic Modernity.”

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is a businessman who started life as one of 10 children in a poor family in Donegal, moved with his family to London's East End and started his career at Matchbox Toys in Hackney. From there, he worked his way up the corporate ladder of several large companies until 10 years ago he organised and led a management buy-out of Compass - part of Grand Metropolitan.Now extremely rich in his own right, he'll be talking to Sue Lawley about the controversy he then attracted. Known as 'The Caterer' because of his business background, he went on to acquire London Weekend Television and controversially to take over the Forte Group. He'll be discussing his early ambitions to be a priest, his days at a seminary, the high-achieving nature of his family and how he coped with the stress of the Granada takeover of the Forte Group. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Norma Casta Diva by Vincenzo Bellini Book: The History of the World by J M Roberts Luxury: Painting kit (easel, oils, brushes)

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is a businessman who started life as one of 10 children in a poor family in Donegal, moved with his family to London's East End and started his career at Matchbox Toys in Hackney. From there, he worked his way up the corporate ladder of several large companies until 10 years ago he organised and led a management buy-out of Compass - part of Grand Metropolitan. Now extremely rich in his own right, he'll be talking to Sue Lawley about the controversy he then attracted. Known as 'The Caterer' because of his business background, he went on to acquire London Weekend Television and controversially to take over the Forte Group. He'll be discussing his early ambitions to be a priest, his days at a seminary, the high-achieving nature of his family and how he coped with the stress of the Granada takeover of the Forte Group. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Norma Casta Diva by Vincenzo Bellini Book: The History of the World by J M Roberts Luxury: Painting kit (easel, oils, brushes)