‘The Blue Peter Diaries’ reviewed
❉ This is yet another triumph for Miwk and a must read if you have any interest in TV history.
Television
BBC cult classic ‘Ghost In The Water’ makes DVD debut
❉ Simply Media announces the release of Geoffrey Case’s chilling adaptation of Edward Chitham’s vintage ghost story for BBC One. Directed by Renny Rye.
Children of the evolution: ‘The Black Archive #15: Full Circle’ reviewed
❉ Fifteen volumes in, and the quality of the Black Archive series shows no signs of flagging.
‘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.
‘Playboys Spies and Private Eyes’ reviewed
❉ A fitting tribute to the exciting dramas of ITC Television, which straddled the divide between art and commerce…
Doctor Who Christmas special 2017 – ‘Twice Upon a Time’
❉ Peter Capaldi takes a subdued bow as the Doctor in a piece of genuine television history.
‘Bergerac – Fires in the Fall’ revisited
❉ Bergerac’s 1986 Christmas Special saw an everyday series dare to do something a little different…
The Return of Michael Praed to ‘Robin of Sherwood’
❉ Michael Praed, reprising the role of Robin for the first time in over 30 years, in ‘Robin of Sherwood: Sanctuary’ – The Audio Stories Christmas Special.
Missing Believed Wiped 2017, BFI Southbank
❉ Roll up, roll up for the annual parade of newly recovered archive TV treats.