Talking Pictures, 12.10pm, "British Rock" (aka "Punk and Its Aftershocks") documentary, 1980. Mostly about mod and ska apparently.
― Starmer: "Let the children boogie, let all the children boogie." (Tom D.), Sunday, 24 October 2021 09:13 (two years ago) link
... that's on today.
― Starmer: "Let the children boogie, let all the children boogie." (Tom D.), Sunday, 24 October 2021 09:14 (two years ago) link
they've been showing a northern soul documentary recently, i caught the same 10 minutes of it twice
― koogs, Sunday, 24 October 2021 09:55 (two years ago) link
It's, like, NOW
― Mark G, Sunday, 24 October 2021 11:08 (two years ago) link
Spizz Energi! Unfortunately there's been an overabundance of Bob Geldof so far though. I'd forgotten that he was always unbearable.
― Starmer: "Let the children boogie, let all the children boogie." (Tom D.), Sunday, 24 October 2021 11:29 (two years ago) link
he was always available
― Mark G, Sunday, 24 October 2021 14:49 (two years ago) link
is this the same german crew that did the punk documentary?
ha, yes, Punk In London
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368936/?
― koogs, Sunday, 24 October 2021 14:59 (two years ago) link
Talking Pictures has "The Quatermass Xperiment" on in about 15 minutes, followed by Curtis Harrington/Dennis Hooper cult movie, "Night Tide".
― Des Weerelds Dool-om-berg ont-doold op Dool-in-bergh (Tom D.), Friday, 29 October 2021 19:51 (two years ago) link
Night Tide is worth seeing for the Majorie Cameron cameo alone
― Ward Fowler, Friday, 29 October 2021 20:08 (two years ago) link
That "British Rock" was worth it for the two Pretenders songs from the practice room. Also, Spizz. And various other bits that aren't cut short.
― Mark G, Saturday, 30 October 2021 11:52 (two years ago) link
Also, I wondered about the Kinks inclusion, but he was throwing himself around like he was JimmyPursey!
― Mark G, Saturday, 30 October 2021 11:53 (two years ago) link
A low point was the interminable dub/improv middle section Sting and the lads insisted on inserting into "The Bed's Too Big".
― Des Weerelds Dool-om-berg ont-doold op Dool-in-bergh (Tom D.), Saturday, 30 October 2021 12:00 (two years ago) link
I mean, they were entitled to do it but why film it and show it in its entirety, inflicting it on a new audience beyond the unfortuntates who were at the gig in the first place. "Night Tide" was great.
― Des Weerelds Dool-om-berg ont-doold op Dool-in-bergh (Tom D.), Saturday, 30 October 2021 12:01 (two years ago) link
As I mentioned on another thread, London Live seems to have bought a job lot of Jean Rollin films, which they're slipping out late at night.
― Des Weerelds Dool-om-berg ont-doold op Dool-in-bergh (Tom D.), Saturday, 30 October 2021 12:04 (two years ago) link
This is part of the new Cellar Club feature on Friday nights, Caroline Munro introduces three films. Lots of cool Hammer and 50's American sci-fi coming up in that spot, as well as some 80's shlock.
― Daniel_Rf, Saturday, 30 October 2021 15:57 (two years ago) link
Barbara Rubin documentary on Sky Arts at 9pm tonight
― Ward Fowler, Friday, 5 November 2021 16:57 (two years ago) link
Thanks watching it now
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 5 November 2021 21:08 (two years ago) link
caught Kiss of Death on talking pictures last week. richard widmark was quite smthg in it, almost a prototype for joe pesci in goodfellas with added psychotic giggle.
― oscar bravo, Friday, 12 November 2021 10:07 (two years ago) link
Dirk Bogarde camping it up mercilessly as the most unconvincing Mexican bandit in cinematic history in "The Singer Not the Song", Talking Pictures, today 12.10pm (yes, I am off work at the moment).
― Eats like Elvis, shits like De Niro (Tom D.), Friday, 12 November 2021 10:41 (two years ago) link
This could be great if the content is there.
Big news from your favourite channel @TalkingPicsTV. ‘Talking Pictures TV is thrilled to announce that, on December 1st and just in time for Christmas, we’re launching a FREE online catch up service called TPTV Encore!’ pic.twitter.com/slQerDrry3— Tony Paley (@tpaleyfilm) November 15, 2021
― Dan Worsley, Monday, 15 November 2021 22:56 (two years ago) link
Oh, ok..
― Mark G, Monday, 15 November 2021 23:17 (two years ago) link
Oops just noticed that Pontecorvo's "Burn!" is on London Live (Freeview Channel 8) in about 15 minutes time.
― I Can't See Gervais In My Mind (Tom D.), Thursday, 23 December 2021 21:59 (two years ago) link
One of the all time Morricone scores, that.
― Daniel_Rf, Friday, 24 December 2021 09:22 (two years ago) link
Yes, brilliant. I really liked the film too, Brando was great, if you could get past the accent, and the guy who played the leader of the slaves had amazing screen presence.
― I Can't See Gervais In My Mind (Tom D.), Friday, 24 December 2021 09:36 (two years ago) link
TPTV is showing The Outer Limits starting at 8 on friday (classic, more sci-fi focussed version of Twilight Zone)
― koogs, Wednesday, 5 January 2022 14:24 (two years ago) link
Great, love Outer Limits.
― I Can't See Gervais In My Mind (Tom D.), Wednesday, 5 January 2022 14:34 (two years ago) link
my freeview pvr does this odd (but perhaps understandable) thing of putting new channels at the very bottom when you rescan. hence my Sky Arts is channel 800 rather than 11 and i always forget about it.
i think it'd all clear up if i did a full rescan but it would lose all my season passes so...
― koogs, Wednesday, 5 January 2022 21:48 (two years ago) link
(good thing i checked sky arts - episode of celeb portrait artist i'd not seen before, josie, jupitus, lycett, moir, and trails for new landscape artist of the year on wednesday)
as well as outer limits, London Live is showing Monkey at the exact same time. even then i thought it was a bit hoaky, but am prepared to give it a go.
― koogs, Friday, 7 January 2022 16:29 (two years ago) link
Also on Talking Pictures tonight, at 10.50, Orson Welles' version of "The Trial".
― I Can't See Gervais In My Mind (Tom D.), Friday, 7 January 2022 19:08 (two years ago) link
Monkey is terrible btw, it's like Power Rangers voiced by the goons.
― koogs, Friday, 7 January 2022 20:36 (two years ago) link
is the alistair sim film 'The Green Man' any good? it's on talking pictures tonight?
― oscar bravo, Saturday, 8 January 2022 13:15 (two years ago) link
Yes.
― I Can't See Gervais In My Mind (Tom D.), Saturday, 8 January 2022 13:36 (two years ago) link
thank you. will watch.
― oscar bravo, Saturday, 8 January 2022 13:57 (two years ago) link
Monkey is great btw but the dubbing actors can fuck off yes
― Khafre's clown (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 8 January 2022 14:05 (two years ago) link
margoyles famously(?) did the princess.
i always confuse Green Man with Green For Danger, but both worth watching.
― koogs, Saturday, 8 January 2022 14:35 (two years ago) link
(and Andrew Sachs and the guy who played Silver in Sapphire and Steel also did monkey voices)
― koogs, Saturday, 8 January 2022 14:38 (two years ago) link
Too fast too underproduced and too hard to make out, but the series is surprisingly faithful to the source and the real actors are great
― Khafre's clown (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 8 January 2022 15:19 (two years ago) link
taped Honey West on tptv last night on a whim and it feels like an American Cathy Gale-era Avengers if Cathy were in charge
― koogs, Sunday, 9 January 2022 11:02 (two years ago) link
Seven Days To Noon on TPTV at 6 this evening, boulting brothers.
TPTV changes channel next week btw, it'll move to... 82
― koogs, Friday, 21 January 2022 15:07 (two years ago) link
i guess i sort of know why i have to retune the TV once a month but ffs
― Buchiko and The Man (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 26 January 2022 18:32 (two years ago) link
forces tv are showing classic doctor who, the tom baker years, genesis of daleks tonight, zygons next, robots of death, city of death. oh this is weekend catch-up, in reality there are two every morning at 8am
(it appears I've missed the pertwee daemons series, curses)
― koogs, Saturday, 26 February 2022 21:08 (two years ago) link
kind of wild that RT is still broadcasting the russian state point of view on my freeview box.
― Tracer Hand, Saturday, 26 February 2022 23:00 (two years ago) link
Forces TV also showing Watching from wednesday. i have fond memories of this, Emma Wray and Lisa Tarbuck sitcom from 87-93. will be interesting to see if it is as i remember it.
(given the rest of the dross they show in their comedy strands then probably not - Sorry, Brittas Empire, Surgical Spirit, No PLace Like Home, Dear John, Time After Time - but i live in hope)
― koogs, Monday, 28 February 2022 11:50 (two years ago) link
Nice to see Lovejoy possessed by an energy-hungry ball of light on London Live last night. Do like the ultra-wide angles, lighting, incidental music and set design of that first season of Space: 1999. More comical are the moments when Barry Morse explains science to Martin Landau with the help of graphs with irregular blue blobs on.
I think there's a fair amount of Wirral location shooting in Watching, so some interest there :)
― Michael Jones, Monday, 28 February 2022 12:41 (two years ago) link
yesterday saw doctor who bring chased by the loch Ness monster and meeting shuhie macphee. LNM looked utterly unconvincing, like it was made by a child.
― koogs, Tuesday, 1 March 2022 02:38 (two years ago) link
horror channel starts showing The Prisoner again from Thursday
― koogs, Saturday, 5 March 2022 11:04 (two years ago) link
Ooh, nice! Tonight Talking Pictures is showing "The Offence", in case the state of the world at large isn't brutal and depressing enough for you.
― Alfred Ndwego of Kenya (Tom D.), Saturday, 5 March 2022 11:11 (two years ago) link
The Warriors on 5star last night as well. i missed the beginning but it's repeated next thursday night
less culty, but Drama is showing the whole 8 hours of Bleak House over the next two nights, but it doesn't say which version but i'd guess the 2005 BBC miniseries with anna maxwell martin as esther and gillian anderson, because it's illegal for gillian anderson not to be in these things.
― koogs, Saturday, 5 March 2022 12:28 (two years ago) link
As this seems to be the unofficial TPTV thread, disappointing to read that BAFTA turned theie membership application down.
Thank you so much. Your words mean a lot to dad and I . It’s a tough job but I’m pleased we do it. We actually applied to be members of @BAFTA and they turned us down as we “we not connected enough to film”. I also put dad forward for an award for services to tv but nothing….— Talking Pictures TV (@TalkingPicsTV) February 26, 2022
― Dan Worsley, Saturday, 5 March 2022 16:28 (two years ago) link
I would recommend the very strange British 'comedy' One Way Pendulum on TPTV tonight at 9pm.
― Ward Fowler, Thursday, 10 March 2022 16:20 (two years ago) link