Rediffusion at 70
Celebrating 70 years of the cornerstone of the original ITV network in print
Articles by Russ J Graham
‘Cathy Come Home’: The play that changed society
❉ An appreciation of the ground-breaking BBC television drama first broadcast 55 years ago.
‘Who Killed Teddy Bear’ (1965)
❉ 1965 cult classic, originally rejected by British censors, makes its worldwide Blu-ray and VOD debut. Russ J Graham inspects the wares.
‘Miss Leslie’s Dolls’ (1973) reviewed
❉ DON’T GO INTO THE CELLAR, as they said on Rentaghost.
Hannah Gadsby – ‘Nanette’ reviewed
❉ Hannah Gadsby’s Netflix comedy special, Nanette, is like no other. But then Hannah herself is like no other.
The War Game (BBC, 1965)
❉ 1965: The Director-General steps in and bans broadcast of a docudrama.
Who killed Simon Dee?
❉ Once Britain’s biggest star… and then gone. Why?
Cult Icon: Peter Straker
❉ We never hear about Peter Straker. Perhaps it’s time we should.
We are the martians: Nigel Kneale
❉ We Are Cult looks back on the work of the godfather of post-war British telefantasy, Nigel Kneale