Radio Times journalist & fan of funny. Classic TV, music and pop-docs. Editor of Dad's Army at 50, and Monty Python at 50. Also on @braxtm.bsky.social
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Just one more thing...
Remembering Mike Yarwood, born #OTD in 1941. Photographed, playing Columbo with American singer Jack Jones, by @RadioTimes.
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The Lost Farm by Jane Curry was the Jackanory story #OTD 50 years ago. Peter Marinker was the reader. @RadioTimes
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You could watch Big Deal #OTD 40 years ago. Ray Brooks, Sharon Duce and Lisa Geoghan starred. @RadioTimes
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The stars of American musicals were celebrated in the radio series Hooray for Hollywood, and on the cover of @RadioTimes illustrated by John Gorham, #OTD 50 years ago.
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Farewell to David Hockney, a phenomenal talent.
A @RadioTimes cover star in May 1987 and August 2023.
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βI remember #Portmeirion exactly how it is today. Time has stood still in The Village." Catherine McGoohan on the Welsh resort, in which her father filmed The Prisoner and which now celebrates its 100th anniversary @RadioTimes's 2017 tribute to the show: radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/theβ¦
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Jun 11
Two Eds are better than one... Remembering Ed Bishop, born #OTD in 1932, who played Ed Straker in Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's series UFO. Photo, taken with Sylvia during production, courtesy of sylviaanderson.co.uk. @RadioTimes' tribute to UFO is here: radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/ufoβ¦
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I was useless at sport. One of the nicest things about singing in a choir was that I could still contribute to a team effort, even though it wasn't on the football field. JR Good luck to the teams!
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Jun 11
Kick-off time!
@RadioTimes has covered the football World Cup through the years. Pictured are: England 1966, Argentina 1978, Mexico 1986 and Canada, Mexico, USA 2026. The first match is Mexico v South Africa at 8pm on ITV. β½οΈ
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Canada have invited Omar Artan to referee in Vancouver.
It needs to happen we have had far too much racism from the USA in this World Cup.
Lets see some anti-racism.
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Father figure...
Remembering Barry Morse, born #OTD in 1918, who played Professor Victor Bergman in Space: 1999, in an acting career spanning seven decades.
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Egyptian-born Greek musician Demis Roussos was profiled in a BBC documentary #OTD 50 years ago. Photo taken by Don Smith for @RadioTimes in 1975.
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"If asked, he'd tell you the important thing in his work was content, not camera angles." Fascinating interview with director Ken Loach in a 1971 @RadioTimes. Ken Loach Night is on BBC Four tonight from 10.05pm.
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Happy birthday to David Troughton π Captured on location by @RadioTimes as the hilariously awful Bob Buzzard in A Very Peculiar Practice, which is currently enjoying a renaissance on @BBCiPlayer and BBC Four.
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The Man from UNCLE is on @TalkingPicsTV today at 7pm. I remember there being quite the craze for the show when the BBC screened it, acknowledged by @RadioTimes with the occasional cover...
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Britton's got talent... Remembering Tony Britton, born #OTD in 1924, photographed on 14 February 1962 by Don Smith for @RadioTimes.
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Time gentleman...
Happy birthday to Colin Baker. When @RadioTimes photographed Colin as the sixth #DoctorWho for a 40th anniversary cover montage, he was most concerned to help our Sea Devil on to and down from a boulder...
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Happy birthday to Millicent Martin π Photographed as part of the That Was the Week That Was team in 1963 by Don Smith for @RadioTimes.
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The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau was back #OTD 50 years ago. And the oceanographer had plenty to say to @RadioTimes about the film Jaws...
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You Are Not Alone...
I haven't enjoyed a book as much in a long time. Patrick Mulkern's sparkling social history is fascinating, moving and often hilarious. It's impeccably researched and structured, intelligent and empathetic. Bravo, Patrick! β€οΈ tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com/pβ¦
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