The Owl Service was first broadcast during the UK winter of 1969-1970 and features the confusing tale of three teenagers on holiday in rural Wales. They get embroiled in a local legend involving a lady… Read More »The Owl Service – review
Timeslip was first broadcast in the UK in 1970. The four-part series shot two kids – Liz and Simon – back and forth through time as they fought to save planet earth. While recorded in… Read More »Timeslip TV serial review
From modest beginnings to becoming a household name in the UK, comedy actor Tony Selby enjoyed a career that included stage, TV, and motion pictures. This profile is a clip from my review of Ace… Read More »Profile of actor Tony Selby
In this episode of The Channel I look at movies and documentaries that feature radio stations and DJs. Among them is FM, Talk Radio, Good Morning Vietnam, and others… Plus a bonus item after the… Read More »Movies that feature radio DJs
Children of the Stones is a scary children’s TV serial produced by HTV and first broadcast in 1977. It follows father and son (Adam and Mathew Brake) as they arrive in the Wiltshire village of… Read More »Children of the Stones – review
In the latest episode of The Channel I’m reviewing a cult movie that looks like it was made in the sixties, but was actually made in the mid-1980s. This classic film, loaded with one-liners and… Read More »Withnail & I film review
Many of us who watched the Ace of Wands when it was first broadcast have fond memories of the show, unfortunately, when it comes to the first two series – that’s basically all we have. … Read More »Ace of Wands classic TV show review
In this edition of The Channel I take a look at the first incarnation of Thames TV’s The Tomorrow People. The show’s original line-up included Nicholas Young, Stephen Salmon, and Peter Vaughan-Clarke. The Tomorrow People… Read More »The Tomorrow People
This post follows my last one on buying vinyl records as a teenager. It’s about cassette tapes, of which I still have a few – some dating back to the 1970s. Receiving a cassette tape… Read More »Time rewinds as cassette tapes return with a hiss
There’s one thing today’s generation of music buyers is missing. The joy of receiving a box of random seven-inch singles from juke box heaven. As a kid I’d spend my entire weekly pocket money, the… Read More »There’s a hole in my record!
Most of us will put a good few hours into each show we present. We walk into the studio with a good idea of not only what we are going to play, but in which… Read More »When to toss that running list out
In this edition of The Channel I take a step back in time to look at the James Bond movie On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. It was the only James Bond motion picture to feature… Read More »Movie review – On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
In this episode of The Channel I’m taking a look at a movie that was first released in 1971. It was the first major motion picture from George Lucas, and it bombed at the cinema.… Read More »Movie review – THX1138
In One for Sorrow, an assassin discovers that time is against her when it comes to changing her plans… Suicide was the only possible answer. She was lying on the bed of a hotel room… Read More »One For Sorrow
In this short-and-sweet episode I suggest two apps to record and edit your podcast. One is completely free and the other has a generous free trial period that will give you plenty of time to… Read More »Which apps to record with
5) FM Released in 1978 the film FM is about fictional Los Angeles station Q-Sky and the battle between the station’s DJs and the suits who want more commercials and less music (sound familiar?). We… Read More »Top movies and docos about radio
This week I am looking at three mic suggestions you might find interesting (along with a suggestion on using the mic in your pocket – give it a go). I look at a tried and… Read More »Three microphone suggestions for podcasters