18:00 – Sheepy’s opening caption and music.
18:07 – Thames TV morning start-up music.
18:12 – The Tyrant King S01E04 – The Turnover – A six-part children’s serial drama made by ABC Weekend TV and screened by Thames Television in 1968. It was dramatised from the book of the same name by Aylmer Hall, adapted for television by Trevor “Ace of Wands” Preston, and produced and directed by Mike “Get Carter” Hodges. It was notable for its use of a progressive music soundtrack, including music from The Rolling Stones, The Moody Blues, Cream, and in particular, The Nice (whose song “The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack”, from the album of the same name, was the title track), and Pink Floyd (whose song “Saucerful of Secrets”, also from the album of the same name :-), was plundered extensively, including for the end credits).
A strange phone call and a wallet found in an old dark house lead three teenagers and their dog to follow a mysterious character across London. First broadcast on Thu 24th Oct 1968 by ITV.
With Candace “Nicholas and Alexandra” Glendenning, Murray “Bilis Manger” Melvin, Philip “Your name vill also go down on ze list” Madoc and Eddie McMurray & Kim Fortune. The series was commissioned by London Transport, which may well explain how any semblance of a plot is largely subsumed by the children visiting one London tourist attraction after another – just enjoy the music and shots of vintage London! Although shot entirely on film in colour (it served as the pilot project for what became Thames’ TV film production unit Euston Films), it was only ever transmitted in monochrome – hence the b/w Thames ident – and was unseen in colour until its DVD release. NOT previously shown on CABTV, I didn’t get this far with the fill-in streams.
18:35 – Timeslip S01E11 – The Time of the Ice Box E05/06 – An increasingly duplicitous Traynor convinces Simon to return through the time barrier against the wishes of Liz’s parents. First broadcast on Mon 7th Dec 1970 by ITV. Previously shown on CABTV on the ninth Pleasant Phil_A Sunday – Sun 2019/10/13 at 5.20pm.
18:59 – Clangers (New) S02E06 – Puffball – This week, the Froglets are playing chase with Tiny on her scooter, but Small can’t run fast enough to keep up, so he makes his own space hopper. But unexpectedly it hops him into orbit! First broadcast on Mon 18th Sep 2017 at 6pm by CBeebies.
19:10 – UFO S01E15(P03) – Flight Path – a 1970 British science fiction television series about the covert efforts of an international defence organisation (under the auspices of the United Nations) to prevent an alien invasion of Earth. It was created by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson with Reg Hill, and produced by the Andersons and Lew Grade’s Century 21 for Grade’s ITC Entertainment company.
This week, Paul Roper is a SHADO technician with a pretty, younger wife and aliens have threatened to kill her unless he passes on to them cryptic computer co-ordinates, the possession of which will allow them to make an undetected attack on the Moonbase. Colonel Freeman discovers what Roper has been doing and Roper asks for the opportunity to make amends by undertaking a dangerous mission to the Moon to stop the attack. First broadcast on Wed 20th Jan 1971 at 8pm by ITV in the ATV region.
20:00 – Tales of the Unexpected S04E15 – A Glowing Future – This week, Jack comes home after a year away only to announce to Joanna that they are finished and he is moving to Australia. First broadcast on Sun 19th July 1981. Original short story by Ruth Rendell.
20:25 – The Sweeney S01E13 – Abduction – Jack Regan and George Carter are hard-edged detectives in the Flying Squad of London’s Metropolitan Police. They pursue villains by methods which are underhanded and often illegal, frequently violent and – more often than not – successful.
This week, in the last of the first series, after Regan gets a tip about an upcoming robbery from a trusted informant, the gang kidnaps his daughter to blackmail him into inaction. First broadcast on Thu 27th Mar 1975 by ITV. Featuring people.
21:16 – Kinvig S01E06 – The Humanoid Factor – a 1981 sci-fi comedy television series made by London Weekend Television which ran for one series of seven episodes. It was the only sitcom written by Nigel Kneale, who was more famous for creating serious science fiction dramas such as Quatermass and its sequels, and it was directed and produced by Les Chatfield, with original music by Nigel Hess. It starred Tony Haygarth, Patsy Rowlands, Prunella Gee and Colin Jeavons, with appearances by Danny Schiller, Stephen Bent, Simon Williams and Patrick Newell.
This week, Des has a nightmare of humanoid replicas of Mr Horsley emerging from the burning council building. At the same time Mr Horsley’s nephew is creating a new line of shop dummies. First broadcast on Fri 9th Oct 1981 by ITV.
21:41 – The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder S02E05 – The Willing Victim – a British television series which was originally broadcast on ITV in two series from 1969 to 1971. It is based on a series of novels and short stories written by Edgar Wallace featuring the character of J.G. Reeder, who had appeared in several film adaptations in the late 1930s. Sixteen episodes were made, all but two in black-and-white. Reeder is a mild-mannered civil servant at the Department of Public Prosecutions with an extraordinary gift for solving complex crimes, due to being able to think exactly like a criminal.
This week, why should anyone wish to kill Mr Reeder? After a bomb arrives in his office, a car almost runs him down, and a piece of masonry narrowly misses him while walking home, the mild-mannered detective determines to find out. First broadcast on Wed 17th May 1971 by ITV. Featuring people.
22:34 – Eurotrash S12E02 – The legendary late-night magazine show starring Antoine de Caunes, exploring unusual and bizarre topics from Europe and around the world. This week, we have Leone Di Lernia, Melanie Moore, Furry Fetishists, Sabrina, Eva & Adele, Mr Penguin, Roberto Malone: Erotic Oscar Winner, Italian Burping Contest. First broadcast on Fri 1st Oct 1999 by Channel 4.
22:58 – Thriller S03E02 – I’m the Girl He Wants to Kill – a British television anthology series, made by ATV for the ITV network and originally broadcast in the UK from 1973 to 1976. As the title suggests, each story is a thriller of some variety, from tales of the supernatural to down-to-earth whodunits. The series was created by Brian Clemens (of The Avengers, The Professionals, and many others fame), who also scripted the majority of the episodes and story-lined every installment.
This week, returning home to her flat, Ann Rogers passes a stranger leaving the building. A few moments later she discovers her neighbor lying dead in the hallway, the latest victim of a serial killer. Ann could be able to identify the killer, but the killer also knows her face and knows he needs to silence the witness… First broadcast on Sat 8th June 1974 by ITV. Starring people.
00:03 – Thriller S03E02 – Alternate USA titles – When “Thriller” was exported to the USA, the Americans completely redid the opening and closing titles in a rather trippy manner, sometimes inserting their own newly-shot teasers (using actors shot from a distance or from the neck down!). Here are the ones for this episode.
00:09 – UFO S01E15(P03) – Flight Path – Repeated from earlier for our late-night viewers.
00:59 – The Tyrant King S01E04 – The Turnover – Repeated from earlier for our late-night viewers.
01:22 – Timeslip S01E11 – The Time of the Ice Box E05/06 – Repeated from earlier for our late-night viewers.
01:46 – Closedown music.
01:51 – Closedown.