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Noel Cronin BEM [Noel Desmond Cronin](31 December 1947) is an English film editor, producer and TV presenter He helps his daughter, Sarah Cronin-Stanley with her archive TV channel, TALKING PICTURES TV.

[thisbluespirit]

Films watched (1960s): The Assassination Bureau Limited (Paramount, 1969); written & produced by Michael Relph; dir. Basil Dearden (based on the unfinished Jack London novel The Assassination Bureau Ltd). Starring Oliver Reed, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas & Curd Jürgens.

"The Assassination Bureau is a political weapon or it is nothing. Properly used... it could bring down empires. I could make the destiny of Europe!"

[thisbluespirit]

@mariocki #delightfully drily witty play that's a sort of comedy of manners concerning the people involved in the upcoming sale of a potentially fake#van gogh at an auction house. at the beginning it seems like this might be a kind of upstairs downstairs piece‚ contrasting the lowly#porters who arrange and prepare the exhibition of sale contents with the posh managers and experts who float around inbetween them#that element remains but is sidelined a little to focus more on Vaughan's head porter and one moment of lost control which has far reaching#consequences for everyone. Vaughan is as excellent as he always was‚ a tragic portrait of quiet dignity meeting sheer pigheadedness and#unbending yet naturally servile nature. Aldridge and Maxwell‚ tho‚ are the scene stealers as the owner (?) and head expert of the auction#house respectively‚ a pair of upper class grotesques who nevertheless display surprising nuance and depth as the plot develops#(particularly Maxwell). less politically motivated than many PfTs (not that it is at all apolitical: communism‚ the soviet union‚ wartime#looting and princess Diana all figure into the story) but a genuinely very compellingly told and entertaining play that manages moments#of real sharp comic dialogue alongside a gloomier slant on the inevitability of dishonest dealings at every level

Play for Today: Under the Hammer (BBC, 1984)

"So. Tell me what happened."

"Well. It was me. I kicked it."

"Any particular reason?"

"I lost my temper."

"Who with?"

"I was having a... discussion about the painting and things to do with the painting with McClaren, sir, and, uh... it got out of hand."

"And you kicked the painting?"

"Yes, sir."

"Instead of kicking McClaren?"

"Yes, sir."

"I wish you'd kicked McClaren."

"So do I, sir."

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Z Cars - Thanks But... No Thanks (17 March 1975)

This latest episode of Z Cars broadcast on Talking Pictures TV written by Allan Prior is something of a departure from most other episodes shown so far in that it's a character tale mostly focused on PC Quilley (Douglas Fielding) instead of focusing on a crime or a situation that the Newtown police need to deal with. There is still a criminal that needs to be dealt with, but police business is very much secondary this time.

Quilley faces a possible promotion to sergeant and his interview with a board of chief constables is coming up. He's been trying to catch a thief (Ian Redford) who's been stealing car radios, but each time the thief has managed to get away from him. He manages to identify the culprit from a mugbook, but at the police station he claims to be the brother of the criminal and so Quilley has to let him go.

Quilley is also in a relationship with fellow officer WPC Howarth (Stephanie Turner), but the fact they're co-habiting is known by Inspector Lynch (James Ellis) who warns Quilley that unless he ditches or marries her, the relationship will not be looked on favourably by the board. Quilley does propose to Howarth, but she turns him down.

Before continuing, I would like to mention that the relationship between Quilley and Howarth does not appear to be something that's appeared in previous episodes shown by Talking Pictures TV and I wonder if more of their relationship was shown in some of the episodes that TPTV have skipped over, the fact their relationship has developed to the point they're co-habiting and opening talking about marriage came as a surprise to me. Regardless of how surprising it is, the scenes between Quilley and Howarth alone are really well played by Fielding and Turner, with Howarth sensitively explaining why she feels a marriage to Quilley would not work.

Eventually, the day of Quilley's interview with the board comes, but having finally managed to arrest the thief the night before and attend court in the morning, he arrives at the interview in less than perfect condition and seems to struggle with the questions put to him by the chief constables, who don't seem to appreciate his attitude and occasional straight talking either - "Bloody bolshy" as one of them (Howell Evans) describes him.

As a change of pace, this episode works well and I really appreciate how well-characterized Quilley and Howarth are in this episode with their relationship and their different personalities being very interesting. Lynch gets a few moments to shine too, supporting Quilley with his interview coming while also being firm with him and Howarth on his dissatisfaction with their co-habitation.

The only flaws I have with this episode are that the sub-plot with the battered woman (Susan Dury) seems entirely pointless and only seems to exist to provide a bit of activity during the police station scenes while Michael Bilton seems miscast as the chair of the board at Quilley's interview and doesn't seem credible as a serious police chief constable, though admittedly this is mainly due to my association of Bilton with the rather comical Old Ned from the sitcom To the Manor Born.

Overall however, Thanks But... No Thanks is another solid episode of Z Cars that does a great job of focusing on Quilley's character and proves that the characters in the show are a very interesting bunch who are one of the many reasons why I am finding the reruns of the show on Talking Pictures TV so enjoyable.

[trashpilemedia]

The basement underneath the 929 Coffee Bar was an integral part of the independent arts and music community in Starkville Mississippi. Due to predatory rent practices, 929 Coffee Bar was forced to move out of the building, displacing many of the workers. This DVD features a compilation of all the bands and artists who played a show or hosted an event in the basement underneath the bar.

"Live From The Bunker" was originally sold as a limited DVD run as part of a benefit show for the worker but is now available to stream worldwide.

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Rewind TV comes to Freeview

Rewind TV comes to Freeview

If you’re a Freeview user, you may have noticed a new arrival this week (the 18th) — Rewind TV. They launched earlier this year on Sky, now have come to Freeview. At first glance they remind me a lot of Talking Pictures TV (TPTV) but perhaps more focussed on more recent shows. Their press release has more details, and includes classic UK shows such as The Prisoner, The Beiderbecke Affair, Dick…

[nolliebee13]

Bible Study : Philippians 2 : 12- 30

Session 9 Philippians Session 9 Philippians 2:12-30 TPTV.12-13 My beloved ones, just like you’ve always listened to everything I’ve taught you in the past, I’m asking you now to keep following my instructions as though I were right there with you. Now you must continue to make this new life fully manifested as you live in the holy awe of God—which brings you trembling into his presence. ¹³God…

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Peter Gilmore and Jessica Benton in The Onedin Line. Classic TV series, that ran from 1971 to 1980, currently being repeated in the UK on Talking Pictures TV. Don't think I've ever seen so many impressive hairstyles in the one TV show.

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PREMIERE: Sun-23-Sept at 10:10pm A NIGHT TO REMEMBER (1958) #TPTV https://youtu.be/nE0WKLVcywU via @YouTube

11:09 AM - 17 Sep 2018

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1979 Topps 1978 Strikeout Leaders Nolan Ryan & J.R. Richard NM Baseball Card TPTV

1979 Topps 1978 Strikeout Leaders Nolan Ryan & J.R. Richard NM Baseball Card TPTV

This, and many others are from a one owner collection where the cards have gone from pack directly to sleeve. Find More Nolan Ryan Baseball Cards This is a sharp Nolan Ryan card that’s a perfect addition to any collection. This, and many others are from a  one owner collection where the cards have gone from pack directly to sleeve. Create an account today to join the Beta launch of your site to…

[thisbluespirit]

@mondwein "How did you even find these?"

Re. The Hidden Truth here.

I wanted to reply in a post, because it's possible some of my other Old TV people may be able to help with this one. @mariocki ?

Anyway, while most of The Hidden Truth was burninated along with a lot of other Brit TV of the era, the UK TV channel Talking Pictures TV unearthed 3 episodes a couple of years ago. (I think they were just sent to them.) These eps are mostly complete but not entirely, in one case unfortunately missing the resolution. Talking Pictures broadcast these finds on their channel, along with the one other (complete) surviving episode found in 2015 plus a short clip from Episode 1. So, I got these by watching them on TV, and then a friend was kind enough to record them and put them on DVD for me, so I could keep them - and make the gifsets!

So, sorry - the short answer is: I have no idea where someone could find them currently, as TPTV hasn't shown them since.

But someone else might have done *ahem* similar things to my friend, so probably your best hope is checking out old TV forums and sites that might have that kind of content.

I knew they'd be hard to get after the showing, so I did make lots of gifs and also do some research into the series and the remaining (missing) episodes, which you can find in my tag.

It was actually a really interesting series, although I still want to know how A Question of Involvement actually ended, though! XD

[mariocki]

Alfred Burke as antagonistic convict (and self-styled tobacco 'baron') Lang in 1962's The Pot Carriers

[alfredstvthoughts]

Beau Geste - Episode Eight (19 December 1982)

At the end of the seventh episode, John Geste (Jonathon Morris) and Sergeant Major Lejaune (John Forgeham), along with a mortally wounded Beau Geste (Benedict Taylor) were the only survivors of the Tuareg assault on Fort Zinderneuf, where John then saw Lejaune robbing the body of Beau, who as it turns out had the Blue Water jewel on him all along.

This eighth episode continues John and Lejaune's confrontation, which is quickly over when John kills Lejaune with some assistance from the dying Beau. As Beau dies, he tells John to send letters to fellow brother Digby (Anthony Calf) and Aunt Patricia (Wendy Williams).

The following events then neatly tie into the events of the first half of the first episode where Major de Beaujolais's (David Sumner) relief column arrives at the fort and a bunch of mysterious things happen that no one there can quite explain. It turns out the bugler who disappeared inside the fort was Digby, who found Beau and Lejaune's bodies and then hid while attempts were made to find him, while the mysterious explosion that then followed was Digby's attempt to give Beau the Viking funeral he always wanted with what's available.

Digby then escapes into the Sahara and reunites with John and later their American friends Buddy (Barry Dennen) and Hank (Christopher Malcolm). The 4 then make their way across the desert, making an ambitious raid on a Tuareg camp along the way for supplies. Sadly Digby also dies, leaving John alone to return back to Brandon Abbas where he is reunited with his love Isobel (Sally Baxter) and his aunt.

The ending that follows is an emotional and perfect way to end the series with John reading out Beau's letter to Aunt Patricia at her request, where we finally learn a surprising truth about the Blue Water and what Beau knew about it.

After 7 episodes of sheer brilliance, this finale thankfully ends the series on a high with a final 30 minutes of engaging plot and character drama. There are some really emotional moments and the acting as ever is superb while showing the events of the first episode from Digby's perspective is a perfect way to resolve the mysteries that first episode left us and it's good to see the women at Brandon Abbas once more for the ending.

Overall, I have really enjoyed Talking Pictures TV's rerun of this truly excellent serial, just about everything about it is worthy of praise, the acting, characters, storytelling and production values are all of a very high standard throughout and I am sad now it's all over, this adaptation of P.C. Wren's story has been highly enjoyable throughout. It is truly a hidden TV treasure that I am glad to have discovered and I give all thanks to TPTV for making it happen.

[trashpilemedia]

122 E Main St over in Starkville Mississippi used to house the Starkville Area Arts Council which was a haven for local artists and musicians. Due to budget restrictions, the Arts Council was made to vacate the building, so in remembrance of the space, TrashpileTV has gathered and compiled live recordings from every band who has performed in the building.

"122 E Main St" was originally sold as a limited DVD run but is now available to stream worldwide.

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Dixon of Dock Green comes to Talking Pictures TV — Evening all!

Dixon of Dock Green comes to Talking Pictures TV — Evening all!

If you’ve checked your Talking Pictures TV (TPTV) newsletter, you’ll know Dixon of Dock Green comes to the channel at 7:20 pm Saturday 13 January. Here’s what they have to say: First shown on 6th June 1955 and running all the way through to 1976 for an incredible 432 episodes, the series starred Jack Warner as a bobby dealing with crimes in London’s East End while mentoring the fresh faced PC…

[nolliebee13]

Bible Study : Philippians 2: 9-12

Session 8 Philippians Session 8Philippians 2 :9-12 TPTV. 9 Because of that obedience, God exalted him and multiplied his greatness! He has now been given the greatest of all names!V. 10 The authority of the name of Jesus causes every knee to bow in reverence! Everything and everyone will one day submit to this name—in the heavenly realm, in the earthly realm, and in the demonic realm.V.11 And…