The original Prisoner series starring Patrick McGoohan is still compulsive viewing despite it first airing in…
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The Owl Service – review
The Owl Service was first broadcast during the UK winter of 1969-1970 and features the confusing…
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Timeslip TV serial review
Timeslip was first broadcast in the UK in 1970. The four-part series shot two kids –…
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Profile of actor Tony Selby
From modest beginnings to becoming a household name in the UK, comedy actor Tony Selby enjoyed…
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Movies that feature radio DJs
In this episode of The Channel I look at movies and documentaries that feature radio stations…
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Children of the Stones – review
Children of the Stones is a scary children’s TV serial produced by HTV and first broadcast…
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Withnail & I film review
In the latest episode of The Channel I’m reviewing a cult movie that looks like it…
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Ace of Wands classic TV show review
Many of us who watched the Ace of Wands when it was first broadcast have fond…
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The Tomorrow People
In this edition of The Channel I take a look at the first incarnation of Thames…
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Time rewinds as cassette tapes return with a hiss
This post follows my last one on buying vinyl records as a teenager. It’s about cassette…
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There’s a hole in my record!
There’s one thing today’s generation of music buyers is missing. The joy of receiving a box…
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When to toss that running list out
Most of us will put a good few hours into each show we present. We walk…
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Movie review – On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
In this edition of The Channel I take a step back in time to look at…
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Movie review – THX1138
In this episode of The Channel I’m taking a look at a movie that was first…
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One For Sorrow
In One for Sorrow, an assassin discovers that time is against her when it comes to…
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Which apps to record with
In this short-and-sweet episode I suggest two apps to record and edit your podcast. One is…
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Top movies and docos about radio
5) FM Released in 1978 the film FM is about fictional Los Angeles station Q-Sky and…
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