Grey is the New Black – ‘Within These Walls’
❉ A huge success for LWT, the series offered an authentic portrayal of day-to-day life for the inmates and staff of a women’s prison
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‘Play for Today: Z for Zachariah’ revisited
❉ Chris Orton looks back on the BBC dramatisation of the post-apocalyptic novel, broadcast 34 years ago today.
Innocent of all Harm: ‘Ghost in the Water’ reviewed
❉ An interesting and thought-provoking piece of work from what some regard as a BBC golden age.
‘The Blue Peter Diaries’ reviewed
❉ This is yet another triumph for Miwk and a must read if you have any interest in TV history.
‘After Henry’ 30 Years On
❉ Mark Owen looks back on the ITV sitcom about three generations of women in one family, first shown on this day in 1988.
Rebel Yell: ‘Blake’s 7’ Forty Years On
❉ Writer Michael Seely looks back on his childhood memories of Blake’s 7, first broadcast 40 years ago today.
‘Bergerac – Fires in the Fall’ revisited
❉ Bergerac’s 1986 Christmas Special saw an everyday series dare to do something a little different…
Beware The Savage Jaw: ‘The Mad Death’
❉ Chris Orton looks back on the BBC drama about a rabies epidemic in Britain.
‘Unnatural Selection – A Natural History of A Natural History of Fear’ reviewed
❉ The evolution of the most polarizing story that Big Finish has ever released.
‘The Blue Peter Diaries’ by Richard Marson
❉ In November 2017 Miwk will be publishing The Blue Peter Diaries by Richard Marson.