Podcasts about Open All Hours

This week, Gyles is joined by very special guest Sir David Jason, who talks about memories of his career: how he started out in his local theatre group in north London, and progressed through amateur dramatics, to rep, and finally to the West End and television. There are, of course, a few cameos and helping hands along the way: Brian Epstein, Humphrey Barclay, Ronnie Barker and John Sullivan, to name but a few. You'll know Sir David's television work, because it's legendary: Only Fools and Horses, Open All Hours and Touch of Frost are classics which will be watched for many years to come. But you may not know about his early work on the stage, or his humble roots as a mechanic and then an electrician, or about the impressions he did of his teacher at school, or about the crucial role Ronnie Barker played in getting his career off the ground. This is a funny and touching conversation with one of the true legends of British stage and screen. Thank you to Sir David for your time, and wonderful stories. Sir David's book, This Time Next Year, is out now in paperback, published by Penguin. This episode was recorded at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House hotel in London, thank you to them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sean welcomes back massive friend of the show Luke, from The Howdy Beans Podcast! to discuss the first Wallace and Gromit film. What follows is a celebration of English television.With the shops shut on a Bank Holiday, A Grand Day Out (1989) sees an inventor Wallace and his pet dog Gromit travel to the moon in their home-made rocket ship, in order to replenish their cheese supplies. Because you can't have dry crackers can you?Discussion Points:-In the preamble, Sean and Luke still don't see eye to eye on Signs (2002), Bruce Willis's later film roles, and Gladiator II.-The genesis of Wallace and Gromit and the labour of love from Nick Park to get this film made. -"Let's bow to the inevitable"-Sean and Luke try to avoid tangents.-The size of Wallace's "door-stop" cheese slices.-Aardman films over the years.-The cooker on the moon and his dreams of skiing on Earth. -The death of Boomerang, CITV and Cartoon Network.-Luke is still disgusted with Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023).-Luke and Sean discuss subsequent Wallace and Gromit films The Wrong Trousers (1993), A Close Shave (1995), The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005), A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008), and Vengeance Most Fowl (2024).Raised Questions:-How many aliases does Luke actually have?-Where's Sarah?-Do you need to describe Wallace and Gromit for the Americans?-Is it ridiculous to call this Wallace and Gromit, the one with the most unrealistic?-How did this film save an entire cheese?-Do you remember surround sound speakers around the room?-Is 'reverse-recency bias' a thing?-Is Moon Cheese just a different variety?Time stamps:0:09 Introduction and Sighs2:09 Signs Discussion5:28 A Grand Day Out Overview10:25 Nick Park and Aardman12:05 Wallace and Gromit Characters16:57 Animation Techniques23:03 Peter Sallis and Voice Acting28:08 Personal Memories of A Grand Day Out30:32 Favorite Wallace and Gromit Films37:49 Nostalgia and British Culture55:14 Ending Reflections1:01:04 Film Length and Experience1:02:53 Aardman's Future and Challenges1:08:15 Podcast Promotion and Closing RemarksNamed TV Shows:-Creature Comforts (1989-Present).-Brum (1991-2002).-Mr Bean (1990-1995).-Open All Hours (1976-1985).-Still Open All Hours (2013-2019)-Come Outside (1993-1997).-Mr Benn (1971-1972).-Pingu (1990-2006).-The Clangers (1969-Present).-Fireman Sam (1987-Present).-Joshua Jones (1992).-William's Wish Wellingtons (1994-1996).-The Queen's Nose (1995-2003).-The Demon Headmaster (1996-1998, 2019).-My Parents Are Aliens (1999-2006).-Jungle Run (1999-2006).-50/50 (1997-2005).-Get Your Own Back (1991-2004).-Cow and Chicken (1995-1999). -The Cramp Twins (2001-2004).-Ed, Edd and Eddy (1999-2006).-Dexter's Lab (1996-1998, 2001-2003).-Recess (1997-2001).-The Powerpuff Girls (1998-2005)-Courage the Cowardly Dog (1999-2002).-Hole in the Wall Game Show (2008-2009).-Shaun the Sheep (2007-Present).Thanks for Listening!Find us here: X: @YourselfReviewInstagram: reviewityourselfpodcast2021YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ReviewItYourself⁠ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"What are you buyin'?" In between game sessions, Urtheart, ShadowFox and T.A. Black have a chat about video game shopkeepers.

After a short break.....OK its been a long time I admit it!!We are back with two heavy hitters Mr Gervias Vs Mr Barker but who will be going through to the next round??Support the Show.Get in touch at...Email us podcastelimination@gmail.comText or send a voice message to 07713163065 and get played on the showThanks for listening.

This week have chat about the cla,cla,classic comedy shopping sitcom that is Open All Hours starring the maestros of comedy, Ronnie Barker and David Jason. Plus, we have a quick wee chat about other random crap Deano has found online. - Don't forget to share, like, subscribe and all that bollocks. "Tell your friends about me!" - "Well, us!" ALSO, don't forget to check out our back catalogue. There's something there to tickle everyone's fancy. Oi oi! Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and, Twitter.

This week have chat about the cla,cla,classic comedy shopping sitcom that is Open All Hours starring the maestros of comedy, Ronnie Barker and David Jason. Plus, we have a quick wee chat about other random crap Deano has found online. - Don't forget to share, like, subscribe and all that bollocks. "Tell your friends about me!" - "Well, us!" ALSO, don't forget to check out our back catalogue. There's something there to tickle everyone's fancy. Oi oi! Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and, Twitter.

RB Vs RB bur which RB deserves a place in round 2??Bob is making his own sitcom called DUSTY, click the link and join the Dusty family.https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dusty-sitcom-by-robert-rivett/x/26898052#/Thanks for listeningSupport the show

David closes his eyes and imagines walking round the Fawlty Towers set and then Joe talks about Open All Hours.Follow Chatabix on Twitter https://twitter.com/chatabix1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chatabixpodcast/PATREON: For extra stuff from us Patreon.com/chatabixMERCH: chatabixshop.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maggie Ollerenshaw is best known for playing Mavis in the BBC sitcom Open All Hours with Ronnie Barker and David Jason, and it's sequel, Still Open All Hours. She was in the films, A private Function with Michael Palin and Maggie Smith, played Mary Pierrepoint in in Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman with Timothy Spall as well as the film of War Horse. On TV, she's been in The Little Match Girl, the lovely BBC sitcom Scarborough, in which she played Geraldine the owner of the hair salon, Last of the Summer Wine, All Creatures Great and Small, Juliet Bravo, Victoria Wood, Coronation Street, One Foot in the Grave, The House of Elliott, Lovejoy, Holby city, Midsomer Murders and was the voice of Henrietta in Thomas & Friends. Her one woman show, Yours Sincerely, is a musical play about dame vera Lynn, which she's performed all over the world. Maggie Ollerenshaw is guest number 228 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things she'd like to put in a time capsule; four she'd like to preserve and one she'd like to bury and never have to think about again .Follow Maggie Ollerenshaw on Twitter @maggieoll .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens and Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Its controversial Jimmy Carr vs national treasure David JasonSupport the show

Ever since the advent of mobile phones, it has become increasingly difficult for anyone in business, but particularly managers and directors, to switch off from work at the end of the working day. Have we become 24/7 slaves to our job, with premature burnout the price we'll end up paying? In this episode of the Essex Business Podcast we look at the implications – positive and negative – of constantly being in touch with the business. Neil Lloyd, Director at Techtimeout discusses the impact of technology addiction on productivity, mental health and relationships, and how to create healthier relationships with tech. Matt and Neil Baldock, Directors at Charles David Casson talk about the challenges and rewards of always being on call whilst building up a successful business, and Tania Diggory, Founder of Calmer explains how educating and empowering professionals to reduce stress and embed calm into daily life can prevent burnout. Recorded September 2021 Guest speakers: Neil Lloyd, Director at Techtimeout https://www.techtimeout.co.uk/ Matt and Neil Baldock, Directors at Charles David Casson https://www.charlesdavidcasson.co.uk/  Tania Diggory, Founder and Director of Calmer https://www.thisiscalmer.com/

Andy and Verso are talking about the comedy of Roy Clarke (Last of The Summer Wine, Open All Hours, Keeping Up Appearances) and the year in the spotlight is 2006.

We go back in time to the 1970s to explore this classic, and rather dated, British sitcom starring Ronnie Barker. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/imaginarymoviepodcast/message

Sir David Jason aka Del Boy from Only Fools and Horses, Granville from Open All Hours, and Detective Jack Frost from A Touch of Frost. Laurence Mozafari interviews the legendary actor on Time of My Life about the importance of money, memories of Only Fools, and whether it could be rebooted, as well as the all-important big question: what's the meaning of life?

Wherein there are Sticky Moments, the YouTubes, camp-ers, words with no dis-opposites, DI is the Human Wheel Of Fortune, smelly car smelly car what have they been feeding you? (smell particles exist). We discuss that DI is super really exhausted, MB is back working with studio clients, DI nerds out with students (and us), everything needs to be actioned before everything else, Dom’s back in the band, MB’s Melbourne Musical Journey (shared partners possible, DI fills in the gaps), dry wet dry, Groove @ Crown Casino on May 29th. Also; DI closes venues (and other things), re-jumbling of finance = fiancée, Covid is the stuff of movies, Contagion is still Trending, Dustin Hoffman and some monkeys, Del Boy, Open All Hours (you are!) And: cartoon voice improvisation, how much can a Blinky Bill bear?, coming back to f*ck, that giraffe’s too Muttley, Ringo Possum, wombats have a cleft lip (confusing), DI doesn’t like literal, the SF Zoo Okapis and Oryxes. Plus: Political Correctness (gone mad?), snowflake labels, one can’t just pick The One Thing, why we have language, a disagreement curtailed, don’t start the biscuit talk. ____________________________ Patreon.com/DomItaliano Patreon.com/MattBradshaw ____________________________________ www.domitaliano.com www.mattbradshaw.com email: podcast@trcduo.com FB: @Two Ring Circus FB: @MattyBBradshaw FB: @Dom Italiano Music Instagram: instagram.com/trcduo Twitter: twitter.com/trcduo

David Renwick is one of the real British comedy writing legends. He created the iconic Victor Meldrew. Over two parts Ashley talks to David about his early years and the plethora of comedies he's written. In this first programme David talks about penning sketches for The Two Ronnies and working with David Jason long before Open All Hours and Only Fools and Horses. In Part 2 the discussion turns to David's big sitcom and casting Richard Wilson and Annette Crosbie for One Foot in The Grave. Don't forget we've also an interview with Doreen Mantle who played Mrs Warboys. Find it by searching the Distinct Nostalgia archive. If you'd like to suggest an interview (or reunion) with a past star/stars of any soap, comedy, drama. children's series, quiz show or film, then please drop us a line via the contact us page on the Distinct Nostalgia website at www.distinctnostalgia.com NOTE: The Distinct Nostalgia theme is owned by MIM Productions and composed by Rebecca Applin and Chris Warner. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/distinctnostalgia)

“What do ‘Fawlty Towers’, ‘On the Buses’ and ‘Open All Hours’ have in common? If you answered ‘They’re all classic UK shows that got crappy US remakes’, you’d be right! But you’d have to add, ‘Brian & Jason also know way too much about it’. For every ‘All in the Family’, there are a dozen ‘Amanda’s By the Sea’s, and we cover a ton in the new Pod Stallions. Once again, the topic you didn’t know you needed, ‘Bad Cover Versions: US Misses of UK Hits’. (Plus, lots of detours along the way). Listen so you’ll know the eventual remake of our show will be crap! “Check out the New Pod Stallions Twitter account:https://twitter.com/PodStallionsYou can listen in high quality to all of our episodes here:http://podstallion.blogspot.com/Join our Pod Stallions Facebook group here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/podstallions  Pod Stallions FB Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/2226244254053126/ Please give us spirited debate in our new Facebook group.  Download the Show HereListen herePODSTALLIONS ON ITUNESPODSTALLIONS RSS FEED

Richard Porritt and Steve Anglesey return to shine a light on another week in politics.The pair discuss David Frost's elevation to the cabinet, Keir Starmer's big budget speech, the road out of lockdown and Adam Curtis' latest dystopian epic.They are joined by Health Service Journal bureau chief Lawrence Dunhill to examine how the NHS has dealt with the coronavirus crisis.Plus more entrants are inducted into the Hall of Shame.

Open All hours, Matthew 27:45-56Jesus' death is deeply moving, it also makes a real and radical relationship with the living God wonderfully possible.

Sir David Jason is is best known as Derek "Del Boy" Trotter in Only Fools and Horses, Detective Inspector Jack Frost in A Touch of Frost, Granville in Open All Hours and Still Open All Hours, and Pop Larkin in The Darling Buds of May, as well as voicing the characters of Danger Mouse, The BFG, Count Duckula and Mr. Toad in The Wind in the Willows. Sir David Jason is guest number 49 on My Time Capsule and he chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he’d like to preserve and one he’d like to bury and never have to think about again .Buy David's new book 'A Del of a Life' here: https://amzn.to/3jOrC85 . Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens and Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by Matthew Boxall .Social media support by Harriet Stevens .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In todays podcast Anne looks at how Jesus is always there for us and has been through what we are going through. Looking at a variety of passages including 2 Peter 1:3-4

My guest today is a four-time BAFTA award winner. He’s an actor, comedian, screenwriter, television presenter and producer. Best known for his roles in Only Fools and Horses, Open All Hours and A Touch of Frost. I am talking today with Sir David Jason. The Positivity Podcast sees Paul McKenna interview some of the world's most interesting people. From film stars, to entrepreneurs and entertainers, you'll learn the tips and tricks that the best in the business use to stay positive. Don't forget to rate and subscribe to the podcast and share your best bits from the episode online. Paul McKenna Twitter: @ImPaulMcKenna Paul McKenna Instagram: @IamPaulMcKenna

Welcome to ELIMINATION Season One Episode Fourteen.Bob, Mike and Dave debate two sitcoms chosen at random to go head to head.One will go through to the next round and the other will fall to ELIMINATION!You can join us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/eliminationpodcast Send us your comments or if you want to suggest a sitcom for Dave vs Mike then click belowhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/1599167053590042 Bob also has his own sitcom called The Dump join the journey https://www.facebook.com/groups/2043498079103915 Thanks for listeningSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/eliminationpodcast?fan_landing=true)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/eliminationpodcast?fan_landing=true)

Stephanie Cole is the fourth actor to feature in a Sitcom Showdown special, earning a spot in the Hall of Fame for her superb work in Waiting for God (featured), Open All Hours, Keeping Mum and much more!

Film director Alan Parker is remembered by Dick Clements and Ian La Frenais, who wrote The Commitments. Disney Producer Don Hahn (Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King) joins Samira Ahmed to discuss his new documentary about the legendary lyricist Howard Ashman, who wrote Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid and part of Aladdin, before dying of Aids in 1991 at the age of forty, before Beauty and the Beast was released. Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, writers of comedy classics such as The Likely Lads and Porridge pay tribute to their colleague, the Bafta-winning director and producer Sydney Lotterby, who has died aged 93. In a long career, which he put down to luck, Lotterby made Porridge, Last Of The Summer Wine, Yes Minister, Butterflies, May To December and Open All Hours. The producer and founder of Black Ticket Project Tobi Kyeremateng and award winning crime writer Denise Mina join Samira Ahmed to review some of the week's most striking works - Prodigal Son starring Michael Sheen in a Silence of the Lambs style television drama series and Beyonce’s visual ablum Black is King, released today. Denise, Tobi and Samira also give choices of their own. Natasha Trethewey has twice been the US poet laureate. She talks to Samira Ahmed about her new book Memorial Drive, a prose memoir about growing up the daughter of a white father and a black mother. That marriage, when she was born in 1966, was illegal in Mississippi. It foundered and Natasha moved away with her mother who married a black Vietnam veteran. He battered her mother and, when Natasha was 19 and away at college, shot her dead. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Jerome Weatherald

In this first-ever 'Hall of Shame' version of the podcast, Jeff nominates an episode of Still Open All Hours to show that even a classic David Jason & Roy Clarke sitcom can produce one-star clunkers. 

This week, Eddie and Andrew record just before the big announcements about The Open and US Open. But their chat still applies. Besides, they also hear from Gary Lineker, talk about motorways, internet challenges and The 1997 Masters. And also learn far more than is necessary about Uruguay and Tommy Tolles.

Whom can you trust? When we've been hurt by others, it can be all too easy to put up barriers and pull down the shutters. We do this to protect ourselves but it also cuts us off from kind people who genuinely want to help. In this podcast I encourage all listeners to stay 'Open All Hours' even if they need to ban certain 'friends' from the shop!

For episode 23, Elizabeth and Ben are joined by teacher, opera singer and Dungeon Master Myf Coghill on a trip to Ankh-Morpork's opera house in 1994's Discworld novel of witches, phantoms and experimental cookery: Maskerade! Nanny Ogg finds herself in a coven with Granny Weatherwax and...no-one. She decides young Agnes Nitt - last seen dabbling in the craft while wearing black lace and calling herself "Perdita" - is just the person to fill the position - but Agnes has run off to Ankh-Morpork to join the opera, where all is not well. A mysterious "Opera Ghost" watches over every performance, and while he used to be seen as a good luck charm, he's become demanding, dangerous and possibly deranged. "Perdita" has gotten herself mixed up in it all, thanks to her friendship with the ingenue Christine. Can she find out the identity of the Opera Ghost before the bodies start stacking up - and before Granny and Nanny stick their noses in and do it for her? Pratchett delves into a world hitherto unknown to him and takes Granny and Nanny to the big city for their penultimate book, heavily influenced by The Phantom of the Opera, and about much more earthly matters than their previous adventures. We learn a lot about opera, Andrew Lloyd Webber and the world of publishing, and delve into Pratchett's treatment of Agnes, a beloved character whose unflattering portrayal was the subject of many questions and comments. Did Maskerade bring out the opera fan in you? Do you think Agnes deserved better? And despite being a bit of a downer, is this one of the best Discworld books we've discussed so far? Use the hashtag #Pratchat23 on social media to join the conversation and let us know what you think! We're staying in Ankh-Morpork for Feet of Clay in October before heading back in time to explore the origins of Granny Weatherwax in November with Equal Rites. Plus our subscriber-only bonus podcast, Ook Club, has launched! You can subscribe for as little as $2 a month to check it out. You'll find all the details on our Support Us page. Show Notes and Errata: You can find Myfanwy Coghill on Twitter at @_merlenoir_.The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant is a series of ten fantasy novels written by American author Stephen R. Donaldson between 1977 and 2013. Covenant is an author from our world who loses two fingers before being diagnosed with leprosy, shortly before his wife divorces him. When he is knocked unconscious he is transported to "the Land", a fantasy world where he is a hero of prophecy in the conflict against the evil Lord Foul, though Thomas thinks that the Land is a delusion. The series has had a mixed critical response. If you're going to look into them, please note our content warning: the first book contains an act of rape and this is referred to many times throughout the first trilogy. The English sit-com Keeping Up Appearances was a farce created by Roy Clarke (of Open All Hours and Last of the Summer Wine fame) which ran on BBC One from 1990 to 1995. It starred Patricia Routledge as Hyacinth Bucket, a woman who aspires to move among the upper class, and is desperately ashamed of her lower class family. A running gag is that she tries to have everyone pronounce her family name "bouquet", despite the fact that her middle class husband Richard - played by Clive Swift - has always pronounced it "bucket".Avengers: Endgame (2019) was the final film in the Avengers series, part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It brought together characters from the previous twenty-one Marvel films in a massive crossover, and became the highest-grossing film of all time.Deadpool and its sequel Deadpool 2 are films from 20th Century Fox about the titular superhero character, a mutant mercenary with rapid healing powers. While technically part of the X-Men film franchise, the films are made on a lower budget and Deadpool - who often breaks the fourth wall in the comics and is aware he is in a movie - comments on the lack of cameos from mo...

Or "Congratulations! It's A Knife!" Put yer hands up and drop the off-brand "Avengerists" action figure! Detectives Ben Baker and Phil Catterall are on the lookout for terrible toys from the past, street messers and sex type people doing naughty kissing and that. Why? Well, it’s summat to do between "Columbo" repeats, innit? Also: A Lady, Tim Allen funnies, bloody GoBots, dogs eating spaghetti, hugging a mutant chicken, the trouble with airplane toilets, knock off pogo balls, Hoo-Moon's arch enemy, free foundry hand-outs, Morrissey the Consumer Monkey, public speedboats, what makes an "Open All Hours relationship", Oasis cassingles, the recalled Jo Brand action figure, the lie that 90s were over twenty years ago, Peter Falk sex and a tramp. With apologies to CheapShow for...well, they'll find out. If you would like to support our new Patreon from less than a pound a month and get an exclusive, not found anywhere else episode of "Don't Lets Chart" plus early access to others, click here: https://www.patreon.com/dontletschart Or if you just fancy throwing the price of a coffee in our faces: https://ko-fi.com/dontletschart Visit the new Don't Lets Chart Twitter feed: @dontletschart or visit us separately @benbakerbooks and @fil5000. And listen to CheapShow here: https://www.thecheapshow.co.uk/

Tim and the political posse talk about everything happening in today's election night.

This week's contestant takes on the specialist subject of the classic sitcom Open All Hours.

Open All Hours is rightfully nominated by Steve for the hall of fame, hoping that Ronnie Barker's exploits with Jamaican Ginger Cake will go down well with Jeffers. Twitter: @SitcomShowdown Theme tune 'Billy Blues' by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2015. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license.

The boys review the last weekend of the Kleague Classic, investigate shenanigans in the selection of a Kleague Best XI and look at how FC Seoul are expanding their range of merchandise.

Ben speaks to Dominique Lamb from the National Retail Association about extended trading hours in QLD

The song I have sent you this week is entitled “Wirral Wonderland” and is a track off one of my DVDs about the area….which you will be familiar with. I mostly send you demos of my songs but this is a finished job…I think you’ll like it….it goes well when matched up with the video. David Bowie has been heavily featured in the news…a sad loss indeed but whether it warrants blanket coverage on the national news is debateable…although he was a one-off…I was totally inspired by him when I first heard the ZiggyStardust album through headphones in 1969…it revolutionised recording techniques …brilliant…he started out as a sax player…my wife worked with a guy who sessioned on his records…a chap called Brian Wilshaw who became a music teacher…how cool is he….he certainly altered the path of popular music. The entertainment level of TV is gradually sinking to an all time low…I watched an episode from the new series of “Open All Hours” with David Jason playing the main character…how can someone of his status be involved in a dreadful sitcom like this…not only is it totally unfunny the canned laughter every 10 seconds is so irritating….surely Mr.Jason can see this? BUT….NOTHING can be worse than the new series of “Benidorm” which I watched out of interest thinking it can only be better than the last series which was diabolical….it wasn’t…in fact it was worse if that is possible….it has to be the WORST programme ever…it’s like a scrap heap for third-rate actors….an insult to any normal person’s intelligence….the cast MUST be short of money…. I also watched the new Tracy Ullman Show expecting good things….oops another dud. .It strikes me that modern television mainly caters for a very small percentage of the population….they put snooker on ALL afternoon….football matches at prime time .. and even had the FA Cup draw live on The One Show….as it happens I like sport but if you don’t your nose is pushed right out of the picture…I don’t understand why they can’t have a free sports channel?…then all the housewives can enjoy an evening in front of the box. The TV companies should realise that sport isn’t for everyone….and speaking of which I have yet to see the point of “Question Of Sport”….hard to believe that the charismaless “Tuffers” and Mat Dawson actually get paid for this none event….what was that song by Springsteen “100 channels with nothing on”. .A bit of local history for you….there is a small hamlet (which is a village without a church for your interest) calledSaughall Massie which is near the centre of Wirral (you will know it well)…on its outskirts is a small stone bridge which takes traffic over a narrow brook….this was designed by a chap called Thomas Brassey who is responsible for a great percentage of bridges and viaducts all over the world….this little bridge was his first venture…and there is a plaque at the side of it in his honour….another Wirral World First !!!…and that’s why I write songs about it.

The song I have sent you this week is entitled “Wirral Wonderland” and is a track off one of my DVDs about the area….which you will be familiar with. I mostly send you demos of my songs but this is a finished job…I think you’ll like it….it goes well when matched up with the video. David Bowie has been heavily featured in the news…a sad loss indeed but whether it warrants blanket coverage on the national news is debateable…although he was a one-off…I was totally inspired by him when I first heard the ZiggyStardust album through headphones in 1969…it revolutionised recording techniques …brilliant…he started out as a sax player…my wife worked with a guy who sessioned on his records…a chap called Brian Wilshaw who became a music teacher…how cool is he….he certainly altered the path of popular music. The entertainment level of TV is gradually sinking to an all time low…I watched an episode from the new series of “Open All Hours” with David Jason playing the main character…how can someone of his status be involved in a dreadful sitcom like this…not only is it totally unfunny the canned laughter every 10 seconds is so irritating….surely Mr.Jason can see this? BUT….NOTHING can be worse than the new series of “Benidorm” which I watched out of interest thinking it can only be better than the last series which was diabolical….it wasn’t…in fact it was worse if that is possible….it has to be the WORST programme ever…it’s like a scrap heap for third-rate actors….an insult to any normal person’s intelligence….the cast MUST be short of money…. I also watched the new Tracy Ullman Show expecting good things….oops another dud. .It strikes me that modern television mainly caters for a very small percentage of the population….they put snooker on ALL afternoon….football matches at prime time .. and even had the FA Cup draw live on The One Show….as it happens I like sport but if you don’t your nose is pushed right out of the picture…I don’t understand why they can’t have a free sports channel?…then all the housewives can enjoy an evening in front of the box. The TV companies should realise that sport isn’t for everyone….and speaking of which I have yet to see the point of “Question Of Sport”….hard to believe that the charismaless “Tuffers” and Mat Dawson actually get paid for this none event….what was that song by Springsteen “100 channels with nothing on”. .A bit of local history for you….there is a small hamlet (which is a village without a church for your interest) calledSaughall Massie which is near the centre of Wirral (you will know it well)…on its outskirts is a small stone bridge which takes traffic over a narrow brook….this was designed by a chap called Thomas Brassey who is responsible for a great percentage of bridges and viaducts all over the world….this little bridge was his first venture…and there is a plaque at the side of it in his honour….another Wirral World First !!!…and that’s why I write songs about it.

It's 2016 & The All Seeing Guys return more intoxicated than usual with their extended New Year celebratory episode! Looking back over 2015 & predicting what 2016 may bring, from fashion, questionable hair styles, celebrity deaths, movie hits & flops, Greg talks Star Wars, Joe talks not giving a sh*t about Star Wars, Ben Afflecks chiselled arsehole chin, Joes opinions on Justin Bieber, Pierce Morgan, being a c%nt & much much more! It's a packed episode! Along with a couple of our comedy segments it's s fun ride! We give shouts & talk up Podnose & our fave podcasts & those who have supported us such This Shite Podcast, How To Write a tune, LAB podcast, Open All Hours, Strange Times, CWF podcast, Podcheese & many more. We end with one of our own tracks as 'Dicerollers'. This is Ep 16 & it's going to be a fun ride!

Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None is one of the best-selling crime novels of all time, and now the book has been adapted into a television series for BBC One. Writer Sarah Phelps talks to Samira Ahmed about how she went about adapting the novel for the screen.As Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and the rest of the Peanuts Gang make their big-screen debut, cartoonist and fan Kev F Sutherland delivers his verdict on Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie.This year we saw Poldark return to our screens, along with other 1970s programmes Open All Hours and The Clangers. Then there are the programmes which draw on 1970s-style TV programmes such as Mrs Brown's Boys, The Kennedys and Citizen Khan. And, surely, Downton Abbey is a reinterpretation of Upstairs Downstairs? Writer Andrew Collins and historian Dominic Sandbrook discuss our fascination with the decade.If you're in need of a break from all the sugar-coated festive fare, Front Row is offering some alternative Christmas treats for you to consider. The film critic Mark Eccleston unwraps his alternative Christmas film, Bad Santa.Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Elaine Lester.

Damon, Ace & Femi discuss: The possibility of a 24hr barbershop. The Game album. Chip & Bugzy Malone Beef. Ace introduces Femi and Damon to Slim Jesus.

Mooncat and Ocho discuss Boxing Day's Open All Hours revival.

With Mark Lawson This morning it was announced that Rufus Norris will succeed Nicholas Hytner as the new director of the National Theatre. Norris, who has been associate director of the National Theatre for two years, where he directed the Amen Corner and London Road among other productions, will take over from April 2015. Rufus Norris talks to Mark Lawson about his future plans. As Sir David Jason, the star of Only Fools And Horses, Open All Hours, The Darling Buds of May, and A Touch of Frost, marks his five decade long career with an autobiography, he reveals why his career began almost by accident and how he can do an uncanny impression of Julian Clary. The artist Jeremy Deller shows Mark around his latest exhibition, All That Is Solid Melts Into Air, which has opened at Manchester Art Gallery. The show, which will tour the UK, explores what Deller sees as the continuing impact of the Industrial Revolution on British popular culture. Producer Ekene Akalawu.

The government and senior medical figures want consultants to be more hands on in hospitals at weekends and at night. It follows evidence patients are less likely to receive prompt treatment and more likely to die if they are admitted to hospital on a Saturday or Sunday. A recent survey of hospital chief executives showed they had significant doubts their hospitals were as safe at weekends as during the week. Jane Deith examines cases which raise concerns about out of hours care in hospitals. Is there enough senior medical support for junior doctors and how effective is the on-call system where consultants are available to give advice over the phone from home? While departments such as accident and emergency, intensive care and obstetrics, already have consultants working in hospitals during the weekend, some medical colleges believe the time has come for 24 hour, seven days a week consultant cover on the wards. Jane visits hospitals trying to achieve this and hears the challenges they face. The programme also investigates what this increased consultant presence might cost the NHS and whether there will be enough senior doctors available to make it happen. The College of Emergency Medicine, for example, says accident and emergency departments are facing a recruitment crisis and it does not expect to see the required number of consultants until 2030. Producer: Paul Grant.

An adventure in the exciting world of mobile retailing. “Open All Hours” meets “Convoy” Written by Euan Martin and Dave Smith. Starring Helen Mackay, Ron Emslie, Garry Collins, Morna Young and Jackie Goode. Directed by James Bryce. Recorded at Acorn Audio Findhorn. A Right Lines Production. Funded by Highland Literature Fund, HIE and HI-Arts.

An adventure in the exciting world of mobile retailing. “Open All Hours” meets “Convoy” Written by Euan Martin and Dave Smith. Starring Helen Mackay, Ron Emslie, Garry Collins, Morna Young and Jackie Goode. Directed by James Bryce. Recorded at Acorn Audio Findhorn. A Right Lines Production. Funded by Highland Literature Fund, HIE and HI-Arts.

An adventure in the exciting world of mobile retailing. “Open All Hours” meets “Convoy” Written by Euan Martin and Dave Smith. Starring Helen Mackay, Ron Emslie, Garry Collins, Morna Young and Jackie Goode. Directed by James Bryce. Recorded at Acorn Audio Findhorn. A Right Lines Production. Funded by Highland Literature Fund, HIE and HI-Arts.

An adventure in the exciting world of mobile retailing. “Open All Hours” meets “Convoy” Written by Euan Martin and Dave Smith. Starring Helen Mackay, Ron Emslie, Garry Collins, Morna Young and Jackie Goode. Directed by James Bryce. Recorded at Acorn Audio Findhorn. A Right Lines Production. Funded by Highland Literature Fund, HIE and HI-Arts.

from wikipedia. "Closing Time" is the twelfth episode of the of the British television series , and was first broadcast on , and on 24 September 2011. Contents [] [] Plot summary Nearly two hundred years have passed for the Doctor after leaving Amy and Rory in ""; and the Doctor is on a farewell tour as he knows he has one more day in his relative time before his death (depicted in ""), saying goodbye to his past companions. He stops by Craig (""), finding he is living with his girlfriend Sophie, moved into a new home, and now raising their baby, Alfie. Craig, tending to Alfie alone while Sophie is away for the weekend, suspects the Doctor is investigating something alien. As the Doctor leaves, he notices an strange electrical disturbance in the area, and decides to investigate. Craig, while at a new department store with Alfie, discovers the Doctor working in the toy department. The Doctor reveals that he has traced the electrical disturbances to the store and using the job to allow him to investigate more. The Doctor and Craig enter a lift and find themselves teleported to a spacecraft, but the Doctor manages to reverse the teleporter and disables it. As Craig returns home, the Doctor sees Amy and Rory shopping, but stays out of their sight. The Doctor continues to follow rumours of a store clerk's disappearance and of a "silver rat". With Craig's help, the Doctor enters the store and catches a Cybermat, which has been siphoning small amounts of energy to the spacecraft. The Doctor also encounters a malfunctioning Cyberman in the building's basement, and is curious how it arrived in the store. At Craig's house, while the two are distracted, the Cybermat reactivates, but they are able to stop it, and the Doctor reprograms the unit to track down the Cybermen signal. The Doctors leaves on his own to locate the Cybermen at the store, but Craig shortly follows, bringing Alfie along. The Doctor finds the spaceship actually sits below the store, underground, accessed by a tunnel from a changing room. The ship has been slowly siphoning energy from the store's power lines, reactivating its crew. The Doctor is captured by the Cybermen, who tell him that their ship crashed long ago, but with this new energy, will soon have enough power to convert the human race. Craig, leaving Alfie with a store clerk, follows the Doctor into the tunnel, and is also captured and placed into a conversion machine. The Doctor reveals his own impending death and urges Craig to fight, but the conversion appears to be complete until Alfie's cries over the closed-circuit television echo in the ship. Craig fights the conversion, sending the rest of the Cybermen into overload as they painfully experience the emotions they have repressed. The Doctor and Craig escape via the teleporter as the ship explodes, the blast contained by the cavern. The Doctor slips away unseen, but Craig returns home to find that the Doctor has used time travel to clean the mess from the previous night. The Doctor tells Craig that Alfie now has a much higher opinion of his dad. The Doctor leaves just before Sophie returns. Nearby, the Doctor tells the TARDIS he knows this is his last trip in her and offers some parting words to a small group of children. In the far future, River Song, recently made a Doctor of Archaeology, reviews eyewitness accounts from those children, and also notes the date and location of the Doctor's death. She is interrupted by Madame Kovarian and agents of ; Kovarian tells River that she is still theirs, and will be the one to kill the Doctor. They place her in an astronaut's suit and submerge her in the lake to await the Doctor. [] Continuity Two hundred years have passed for the Doctor since the events of "", taking him to the age his older self was in "". Multiple events in the episode correspond to those of "The Impossible Astronaut": the Doctor takes from Craig's home the "TARDIS blue" envelopes he uses to bring Amy, Rory, River, Canton Delaware and his younger self to Lake Silencio; Craig gives him the Stetson hat he wears at the start of that episode; and the "impossible astronaut" is confirmed to be River Song. The Cybermen, like those in "", do not bear the Cybus Industries logo on their chests. are shown for the first time in the revived series. In the classic series, they appeared in , and . The Doctor stops by to see Craig before he dies, as the Tenth Doctor popped in on his former companions before regenerating in . The Doctor claims to be able to "speak 'baby'", as he did in "". The Doctor expresses his dislike for Craig's "redecorated" house in a variation of lines spoken by the in and , and Craig explains to the Doctor that the reason his house looks different is that it is a different house from the one he had in ""; Craig also remarks that he has inspected the upstairs level, alluding to the false story shown in "The Lodger". The Doctor echoes himself in the classic series serial when he recites the mini-poem "Not a rat, a Cybermat" from the novelization of Revenge of the Cybermen. Amy appears in an ad for Petrichor perfume, with the tagline, "For the girl who's tired of waiting." The concept of was used as a psychic password in "" and means "the smell of dust after rain". The Doctor frequently refers to Amy as "the girl who waited". [] Production Writer said in an interview that he was considering bringing the character of Craig back when was cast and he saw his performance, saying that "it already felt like he was one of the Who family". It was also his idea to bring back the Cybermen, because there were no other returning monsters in the series and he thought "there should be a sense of history about the Doctor's final battle to save Earth before he heads off to meet his death". [] Cast notes This episode marks 's third involvement with Doctor Who, having provided vocals for the "Ballad of the Last Chance Saloon", heard in , and appeared in as Wrack. The accompanying to "Closing Time" is entitled "Open All Hours" in honour of Baron's role in the . DJ appears in a non-speaking cameo role, as a man shopping for lingerie. [] Broadcast and reception "Closing Time" was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on on 24 September 2011 and in the United States on on the same date. It achieved overnight ratings of 5.3 million viewers, coming in second for its time slot behind . [] Critical reception The episode received generally positive reviews, with critics praising the comic interplay between Smith and Corden. Jack Pelling of Celluloid Heroes Radio praised Roberts' deftly crafted comic script, and described it as "one of the most enjoyable episodes of Doctor Who in recent years". Dan Martin of questioned the decision to air a standalone episode as the penultimate show of the series, calling "Closing Time" "something of a curiosity" as well as writing positively about "Smith and Cordon's double act". Gavin Fuller of awarded the episode three out of five stars, comparing Smith's performance favourably to that of . Neela Debnath of said it was an "intriguing change of pace" and succeeded with "great comedic moments" and the "brilliant chemistry between the Doctor and Craig". She praised Corden for excelling after his "average" performance in "The Lodger". Patrick Mulkern, writing for , thought that the ending was an "emotional overload...but what better way to deal with the emotionally deprived Cybermen?" He was pleased with the "sweet cameo" from Amy and Rory and the "tense coda" with River Song and Kovarian. 's Matt Risley rated the episode 7.5 out of 10, praising the chemistry between Smith and Corden as well as Smith's interaction with the baby, but was disappointed with the Cybermen, who he said "never really delivered on the threat or horror fans know they're capable of". reviewer Rob Power gave the episode three and a half out of five stars, saying it "[worked] wonders" as a light-hearted episode before the finale and with "properly bad" Cybermen. Though he thought the Cyberman lacked "real menance" and Craig escaped in a "cheesy way", he considered the main focus to be on the Doctor's "farewell tour" and praised Smith's performance. He thought that the moments of "sad-eyed loneliness and resignation" added weight to "what would otherwise have been a paper-thin episode". 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