NOTE: THERE ARE NO PLANS AT PRESENT TO RERUN THIS SHOW.
The last two weeks were one-offs for specific reasons; there are no plans to make it a regular thing.
The show is now returning to its original Monday slot going forward, as Wednesdays are now increasingly difficult for both me to stream and Phil to watch, due to open-mic nights and other commitments.
17:35 – Sheepy’s opening music.
17:39 – Thames TV morning start-up music.
17:44 – Only When I Laugh – S03E02 – Adam’s Rib – A sitcom made by Yorkshire Television for ITV, written by Eric Chappell (Rising Damp, Home to Roost). It stars Christopher Strauli as Norman, a rather naive middle-class man who is admitted to a hospital ward and finds that he is sharing it with a working-class layabout called Figgis (James Bolam) and an upper-class hypochondriac called Archie (Peter Bowles). All three of them cause headaches for the hospital staff, led by Richard Wilson with Derrick Branche. This week, when new doctor Amy Glossop starts on the ward, Dr Thorpe is initially hostile because she is a woman, though both Glover and Norman have soon fallen in love with her. Figgis decides to warn her of their amorous intentions in a somewhat cryptic manner so that when Dr Thorpe comes to offer an apology she wrongly believes that he is her secret admirer… First broadcast on Wed 9th Sept 1981 by ITV. IMDb claims this is S03E03, however Wikipedia, the DVD sleeve, and the DVD itself say otherwise. I’m more inclined to believe them than IMDb.
18:09 – Michael Bentine’s Potty Time S01 DVD Extra – Drawings & Storyboards – about the British children’s TV show, written by and starring Michael Bentine, and directed and produced by Leon Thau for Thames Television. This week, Michael’s son, Richard Bentine, reminisces over his father’s drawings amd storyboards for all the episodes we’ve just seen. Absolutely charming.
18:22 – Ace of Wands S03E12/20 – Mama Doc: Part 2/3 – a British fantasy children’s television show broadcast on ITV between 1970 and 1972. It was created by Trevor Preston and Pamela Lonsdale and produced by Thames Television. It ran for two seasons of thirteen episodes each, and a third season of twenty, which is the only series that still exists. Telepathic stage magician, Tarot, and his two assistants solve mysteries and crimes of a bizarre or magical nature, and battle against villains with various powers. This week, after one of Mr Sweet’s university colleagues, Professor Dorian, disappears, Tarot and his companions continue to follow a trail which leads to a bizarre doll’s hospital run by the eccentric Mama Doc. With her accomplice Bobby, the woman turns real people into dolls. First broadcast on Wed 4th Oct 1972 by ITV.
18:45 – Clangers Election Special – Vote for Froglet! – the famous Oliver Postgate / Peter Firmin stop-motion children’s television series about a family of mouse-like creatures who live on, and inside, a small moon-like planet. This week, the Clangers witness the Earth having an election, and learn about democracy the hard way. Its first and only broadcast was on Thu 10th Oct 1974 at 5.35pm by BBC1. Apologies that it’s missing its opening and closing titles.
18:52 – Star Trek (The Original Series) – S02E12 – The Deadly Years – This week, a landing party from the Enterprise is exposed to strange form of radiation which rapidly ages them. First broadcast in the USA on Fri 8th Dec 1967 by NBC.
19:42 – The Bumblies – Cowboys & Indians – Nearly twenty years before Michael Bentine did Potty Time, he did The Bumblies. Here is the first of two episodes that came as extras on the Potty Time Series 1 DVD, starring an impossibly-youthful looking Professor Bentine (he was 32) and his alien chums that live on his ceiling. Originally broadcast on a Sunday at 5pm, sometime in 1954, on the BBC Television Service. I believe Delete has shown these on CaBTV before, however no date seems to be available.
19:51 – The Bumblies – Wallpapering – Nearly twenty years before Michael Bentine did Potty Time, he did The Bumblies. Here is the second of two episodes that came as extras on the Potty Time Series 1 DVD, starring an impossibly-youthful looking Professor Bentine (he was 32) and his alien chums that live on his ceiling. Originally broadcast on a Sunday at 5pm, sometime in 1954, on the BBC Television Service. Spaced will be back next week with Series 2, apologies for any disappointment due to its non-appearance this week; but this way the following weeks’ schedules work out a lot neater (and you get to see The Bumblies!).
20:00 – Van der Valk – S03E02 – Accidental – More Amsterdam-based crime drama, made by Euston Films for Thames TV, starring Barry Foster and Joanna Dunham. This week, when Rokin, the Chief Prosecutor in an international scandal over charges of corruption in high places, disappears, Van der Valk must find out if the man has been bought off by the villains of the piece. First broadcast on Mon 12th Sept 1977 by ITV. There’s some great guest stars this week. I won’t spoil them, but let’s say that the Doctor Who fans amongst us will be very happy!
20:51 – Eurotrash S04E02 – The legendary late-night magazine show starring Antoine de Caunes and Jean-Paul Gaultier, exploring unusual and bizarre topics from Europe and around the world. This week we have Romeo Cleaners, Sacher-Masoch, Cannabis Cup, Heino, Marlene Morreau, Jan Bucquoy. First broadcast on Fri 12th May 1995 by Channel 4. Apologies for the poor quality, out-of-phase, sound on this episode. The fault is present on the original DVD and is not a result of the ripping process.
21:15 – Another Bouquet E07/07 – Departures – the sequel to A Bouquet of Barbed Wire, the latter based on the novel by Andrea Newman published in 1969. Starring Frank Finlay and Sheila Allen, it was produced by London Weekend Television for ITV. This week, in the last-ever episode, more synopsis-less shagging shenanigans. First broadcast on Fri 18th Feb 1977 by ITV.
22:05 – Alfresco S01E07 – a sketch comedy series starring Robbie Coltrane, Ben Elton, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Siobhan Redmond and Emma Thompson, produced by Granada Television and broadcast by ITV from May 1983 to June 1984. Running for two series, it totalled 13 episodes and was named Alfresco (from the Italian al fresco, meaning “in the fresh air”) because, unusually for a comedy sketch show of the time, it was shot on location rather than in a studio. Like its pilot/predecessor, There’s Nothing to Worry About (from which several sketches were taken and repeated in this), the show was designed by ITV as an answer to the popular BBC series Not the Nine O’Clock News. This week, in the last of the first series, The Alfresco cast shares the news and Alan and Bernard take a walk in the woods. First broadcast on Sun 12th June 1983 by ITV.
22:30 – Rock Follies of ’77 S01E06 a.k.a. Rock Follies S02E06 – The Real Life – a musical drama shown on ITV in the 1970s. The storyline followed the ups and downs of a fictional female rock band called the Little Ladies, as they struggled for recognition and success. The series starred Rula Lenska, Charlotte Cornwell and Julie Covington as the Little Ladies, with support from Emlyn Price, Beth Porter, Sue Jones-Davies, Bob Hoskins, Stephen Moore, Derek Thompson, Denis Lawson and Little Nell among others. The series was made on a small low budget for Thames Television, with a style inspired by fringe theatre. It was based on an original idea by Annabel Leventon, Diane Langton and Gaye Brown. The series was a success and won three BAFTA Awards, and the soundtrack album reached No. 1 in the UK chart. This week, in the last-ever episode, the Little Ladies celebrate the Jubilee with an electrifying tour, and rock all the way to Wembley, while America beckons. For Dee, however, the dream becomes a nightmare, and all three are struggling to come to terms with their new situation. First broadcast on Tue 6th Dec 1977 by ITV.
23:24 – The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (TV Series) E06/06 – RERUN WITH PRODUCTION SUBTITLES – The infamous TV adaptation of Douglas Adams’ award-winning radio series, largely ruined by Alan J. W. Bell’s production, although Rod Lord’s brilliant Book animations save it. This week, as a spectacular finale to ‘Disaster Area’s’ rock concert, the megabig superstar ‘Hotblack Desiato’ crashes an unmanned spacecraft into the sun. When Arthur, Ford, Trillian and Zaphod realise that the black spacecraft they have stolen is relentlessly heading towards the sun, certain doubts arise as to the wisdom of their decision. First broadcast on Mon 9th Feb 1981 at 9.00pm by BBC2. This is the extended version containing material cut for time on original transmission.
00:00 – Closedown music.
00:05 – Closedown.