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[brummie-man-interests]

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."

[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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[alfredstvthoughts]

Z Cars - House to House (16 December 1974)

House to House, the latest episode of Z Cars shown on Talking Pictures TV begins with teacher Hazel Jay (Darlene Johnson) entering her flat in a grim tower block, closing the door behind her and suddenly screaming. It turns out she had been assaulted upon entering the flat, and DS Haggar (John Collin) leads the investigation to find her attacker, directing the police under his command to conduct house to house enquiries to see if any of the neighbors heard anything.

As the constables interview the locals, Haggar himself talks with the recovering Hazel in hospital, hoping she can describe her attacker which will then give the police a better idea of who to look for, but with Hazel having previously had an affair with another teacher, Haggar soon feels she might be hiding something...

The episode starts well and there's also a festive theme running through the episode (although only in a minor way with some Christmas decorations visible and DC Skinner (Ian Cullen) complaining that the house to house enquiries are ruining his plans for Christmas shopping). Some of the initial house to house enquiries are interesting as the police get an idea of what's going on and there's a large cast in this episode of varied local characters. Also with his increasing presence in the show, I'm enjoying seeing more of PC Render (Allan O'Keefe) too.

However, in an opposite problem to that faced by some of the other Z Cars episodes I've seen as part of the TPTV reruns which start slow but get more interesting later, this episode then runs out of steam before the end, the revelations about just what is going on with Hazel and who the suspected attacker could be just aren't interesting enough.

Overall an average episode that starts promising but ultimately peters out, this definitely isn't a patch on writers Bob Baker and Dave Martin's excellent previous effort Quiet as the Grave but has it's moments.

[helmstone]

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…

[all-action-all-picture]

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.

[elizadoolittlethings]

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

[xclusivecollectables]

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

[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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[alfredstvthoughts]

Z Cars - Occupation (25 November 1974)

PC Quilley (Douglas Fielding) has to keep watch outside a bus factory currently subject to a sit-in by disgruntled employees who are facing redundancy, meanwhile Inspector Lynch (James Ellis) and PC Render (Allan O'Keefe) attempt to track escaped borstal prisoner and thief Ray Nuttall (Paul Rosebury) who unbeknownst to the police has taken refuge inside the factory...

So goes the plot to the latest episode of Z Cars shown on Talking Pictures TV, written by Leslie Duxbury. To be honest although this episode has it's plus points, it's definitely one of the weakest episodes shown so far in my opinion.

Among this episode's problems are that it starts off way too dull, an episode about the police watching a union sit-in that is pretty uneventful was perhaps not the best choice of plotline while the supporting characters are poorly acted and lacking in characterisation. The bolshie humorless trade union man Alan Ripley (Steve Hodson) is far too grim and single-minded to engender any sympathy while honest hard worker Bill Fisher (Richard Butler) and sole female among the workforce Bernice Duffy (Wendy Wax) are too dull to care about.

Perhaps the best of a poor bunch is the aforementioned thief Ray Nuttall and it's interesting to see how his presence affects the 3 striking workers, with his positive, care-free attitude to life standing in stark contrast to the far-too serious Ripley. His presence also starts to affect the unity of the strikers, with the honest Bill refusing to help him and Bernice charmed by him while Ripley refuses to give him up to the police despite their stark differences, seeing him as a victim of society.

Overall, an average episode and below the high standard of quality established by the majority of the preceding episodes shown on TPTV, but not entirely without merit.

[helmstone]

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…