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Post by felixdeburgh on Mar 29, 2023 12:45:10 GMT
I met him in 2011 when he was a guest at The Avengers 50th Anniversary event at Chichester. He was a huge fan of the show (he used to close his Sunday R2 show with the tag scene music from Season 6) and he became good friends with Linda Thorson in particular. He was exactly as you saw on screen - funny, mad, sharp as a tack and more than happy to chat with everyone. I took this picture and a few others of him with one of our number who entered the fancy dress competition (and won IIRC): A very sad loss. RIP.
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Post by felixdeburgh on Mar 18, 2023 22:50:22 GMT
Superb as Daniels in The Wire - a very sad loss.
RIP.
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Post by felixdeburgh on Feb 13, 2023 9:15:11 GMT
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Post by felixdeburgh on Feb 9, 2023 20:47:12 GMT
One of the greatest songwriters of all time, without question. I find it difficult to pick a favourite as he was responsible for so many great songs but if forced, I’d probably go for I’ll Never Fall In Love Again, if only for having the cojones to rhyme 'pneumonia' with 'phone you'. Absolute genius.
RIP to one of the very best.
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Post by felixdeburgh on Jan 29, 2023 10:08:08 GMT
A massive influence on many of the bands of my youth, not least Echo & The Bunnymen who included a great version of ‘Friction' in their covers set in 1985. Brian Eno famously (and erroneously) said that The Velvet Underground only sold 30 000 copies of their first album but everyone who bought it went out and formed a band. I would venture that Television had a similar impact with Marquee Moon.
RIP.
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Post by felixdeburgh on Jan 16, 2023 20:39:01 GMT
Yes, I remember him as well.
RIP
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Post by felixdeburgh on Jan 3, 2023 22:46:03 GMT
Yes, she was - I remember enjoying his show at the time.
RIP.
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Post by felixdeburgh on Dec 25, 2022 23:14:42 GMT
….and in Ch5’s 'The Best Christmas Day Telly Ever' there’s a clip from Minder On The Orient Express - which looks like it came from a bootleg NTSC conversion.
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Post by felixdeburgh on Dec 25, 2022 16:50:48 GMT
In the BBC’s 'Review 2022 - We Remember' (available on catchup now) Dennis gets a mention and there’s also a clip from 'The Smaller They Are'.
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Post by felixdeburgh on Dec 20, 2022 23:24:46 GMT
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Post by felixdeburgh on Dec 19, 2022 23:29:09 GMT
Wow - that’s a terrible shock. Obviously best known for The Specials and Fun Boy Three but I thought that the Colourfield were very underrated. Having a certain Bunnyman on bass occasionally didn’t hurt. The Specials and The Jam were very important bands for me in 1979 and their output still stands up today.
RIP.
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Post by felixdeburgh on Dec 12, 2022 19:48:40 GMT
Always enjoyed his writing and broadcasting.
RIP.
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Post by felixdeburgh on Nov 25, 2022 22:20:44 GMT
I met him briefly as well at an Elstree event - he was very enthusiastic about all aspects of film and TV. Network have already said that the plan for the next 5-10 years as envisaged by Tim is already in place so one hopes that their good work will continue.
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Post by felixdeburgh on Nov 25, 2022 21:07:28 GMT
You may not immediately recognise the name but I’m sure that most people who post regularly on here will have a DVD or BD with Tim’s name on it - he was the man behind Network and was responsible for releasing many of the shows that we thought would never see the light of day again, and also for introducing us to new ones we’d never even heard of. Suffice to say, he played a massive part in television fandom and we might not even be on this forum without him.
RIP.
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Post by felixdeburgh on Nov 1, 2022 7:48:31 GMT
Lest we forget what jno believes to be The Killer’s finest hour, his appearance on TJ Hooker in 1982:
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Post by felixdeburgh on Oct 30, 2022 10:36:27 GMT
A true original, a supreme talent and the original Rock ’n’ Roll hellraiser. To this day, Keith Richards has a giant picture of him in his dressing room at every Stones gig.
I remember watching this tv show when it was repeated in the mid-80s for Granada TV’s anniversary and being transfixed:
The sound is very slightly out of sync but the energy and enthusiasm is incredible and the audience lap it up.
He certainly won’t be resting in peace but he will be missed.
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Post by felixdeburgh on Oct 14, 2022 19:57:43 GMT
Terrible news. I remember him from the early days of Channel 4 and of course, The Young Ones, when he appeared as a bouncer preventing Rik from getting into his own bedroom ("What have you done? Turned it into a roller disco or something?" ) as well as a doctor examining a chocolate eclair and the aforementioned Captain Blood. Whenever I think of him, I either think of him as Fitz in Cracker or in this scene from Supergrass, when film crew attitudes to health and safety were more laissez-fare than they would be now: RIP.
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Post by felixdeburgh on Sept 8, 2022 22:17:10 GMT
God bless you, Ma’am - nobody could have done it better. RIP.
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Post by felixdeburgh on Aug 15, 2022 13:00:49 GMT
Every wedding I've ever attended seems to have 'Come on Eileen' and 'Y.M.C.A' playing, the latter being the only time that many Welsh folk actually do any exercise in public. I don't mind those two though - that said, nobody knows the words to 'Come on Eileen' apart the chorus. I'll also fess up and say as a song (and not as a Neighbours anthem), I think the Angry Anderson is ok, especially as it has a great guitar solo in it. I nearly added those two as being played at every wedding (along with Karma Chameleon) but I don’t mind them so didn’t include them. I could easily have voted for Ed Sheeran but I’m proud of the fact that I couldn’t name a single one of his songs so don’t know how that one goes.
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Post by felixdeburgh on Aug 14, 2022 20:40:50 GMT
No way should Satchmo be on there - I had that as the first song at my wedding! I made sure that there were plenty of other Bond themes throughout the evening so that Mrs dB knew exactly what she was letting herself in for. I’d add Walking On Sunshine by Katrina & The Waves to the list. I hate that song with a passion and it’s been played at every wedding I’ve been to apart from mine. The DJ was told that under no circumstances, even if someone requested it, was that to be played and thankfully, it wasn’t. My hatred of the song is well known at my local gym as any time an instructor plays it in my spin class, everyone turns and looks at me to see the disgust on my face.
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Post by felixdeburgh on Jul 29, 2022 11:19:00 GMT
I caught a few minutes of this on ITV4 yesterday and the picture quality was awful - particularly the scene where Ernie releases the bird. I could hardly see what was happening on screen.
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Post by felixdeburgh on Jul 12, 2022 6:42:06 GMT
The most recognisable piece of music in film history.
RIP.
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Post by felixdeburgh on Jun 3, 2022 7:26:04 GMT
Yes, his contribution to electronic music is often overlooked and many groups would have sounded very different were it not for his innovation.
RIP.
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Post by felixdeburgh on May 11, 2022 15:23:19 GMT
The Butterfly Collector and In The City better than Down In The Tube Station At Midnight? Yeah, right….
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Post by felixdeburgh on Apr 12, 2022 6:58:20 GMT
Sadly, the actor who appeared in 3 episodes of The Avengers and an episode of The New Avengers as well as The Saint, The Professionals, The Sweeney, Department S, and Doctor Who has died according to Toby Hadoke. He will probably be best known on here for his role as Everett in National Pelmet.
RIP.
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Post by felixdeburgh on Mar 17, 2022 11:36:13 GMT
Very sad news that Peter Bowles has died at the age of 85 from cancer. He was in so many things that I watched growing up such as The Avengers, The Prisoner, The Persuaders!, The Saint, The Baron, The Protectors, Space:1999 to name but a few. Always thought he would have been a great guest star to have had in Minder. uk.style.yahoo.com/peter-bowles-has-died-85-111955497.html?RIP.
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Post by felixdeburgh on Mar 10, 2022 21:05:31 GMT
Ron’s grandson has confirmed on Twitter that he sadly passed away on the 8th of March. He’ll probably be best known on here for his appearances in Minder (A Nice Little Wine), The Professionals (Foxhole On The Roof) and two Sweeney episodes. He also appeared in The Avengers (twice), Randall & Hopkirk, Target, Department S, Strange Report, Only Fools And Horses, The Saint, Callan, Special Branch and UFO amongst many others. A very recognisable actor.
RIP.
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Post by felixdeburgh on Feb 18, 2022 11:11:16 GMT
Nina Conti (on the right)
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Post by felixdeburgh on Feb 14, 2022 23:54:11 GMT
Very sad to hear this - a significant figure in the career of Tony Hancock.
RIP.
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Post by felixdeburgh on Jan 27, 2022 17:12:42 GMT
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