Monthly Archives: July 2009
It’s Classic Clip Friday: Superstars – Kevin Keegan’s Bike Crash
I can’t tell you what a traumatic impression this week’s classic clip made on the young Choob. It comes from a 1976 edition of the UK version of Superstars, a fondly-remembered 1970s/80s game show in which some of the biggest … Continue reading
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Top Of The Pops Thursday: Cyndi Lauper – Time After Time
More share options Time After Time is my favourite Cyndi Lauper song. This emotional performance of the song, which originally featured on Lauper’s 1983 album She’s So Unusual, was filmed at the World Liberty Concert on May 8, 1995, staged … Continue reading
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A Word From Our Sponsors… Rolf Harris Teaches Them To Swim
“Kids and wortah… they luvvit!” TV adverts… they’re not just about unscrupulous marketeers manipulating us, often using minor celebrities, into spending money we haven’t got on useless, overpriced tat we don’t need. Back in the day, a subset of adverts known as … Continue reading
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Tuesday Is Theme Tunes Day – Flight Of The Conchords
“New Zealand’s fourth-most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo” Flight Of The Conchords take centre stage this week (presumably with only two bored-looking punters and Mel, their biggest fan, in the audience). Flight of The Conchords the band, comprising Bret McKenzie and … Continue reading
The Monday Movie – Blade Runner
“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe…” So begins a brief soliloquy that is one of the most heart-rending and moving in film history. It’s delivered by Rutger Hauer, in Ridley Scott’s iconic and influential 1982 film BladeRunner, based (somewhat … Continue reading
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Video Killed The Radio Star: Fatboy Slim – Weapon Of Choice
((Fatboy Slim + Weapon Of Choice) x (Christopher Walken + dancing)) x Spike Jonze = Sublime
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TV Heaven: Captain Pugwash
Kipper me capstans! The Scotsman who created Captain Pugwash, John Ryan, died last week aged 88. The Edinburgh-born artist created the character of cowardly pirate Horatio Pugwash in 1950. He first appeared in the pages of Eagle comic before featuring … Continue reading
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