Tonight almost didn’t happen for a variety of reasons, but it has, and this is what it looks like:

17:35 – Sheepy’s opening caption and music.

17:40 – Thames TV morning start-up music.

17:45 – Only When I Laugh S03E05 – Accident – with Karl Howman. This is a fun one.

18:10 – You Must Be Joking! S01E05 – First shown by ITV on 25th June or 1st July 1975.

18:35 – The Owl Service S01E05 – HD remaster.

18:59 – Clangers (New) S01E38 – Snapper

19:10 – Star Trek (TOS) S03E19 – Requiem for Methuselah

20:01 – Tales of the Unexpected S03E04 – Vengeance is Mine Inc. – with Julian Fellowes, Morris Barry, Terry Walsh.

20:28 – The Persuaders! Theme on Top of the Pops – DVD Extra: Pan’s People get driven round in a posh car trying and failing to look sinister in this “short promotional film”.

20:30 – Van der Valk S04E01 – Doctor Hoffman’s Children – Van der Valk returns after 14 years, in the first of seven two-hour Inspector Morse style specials made by Elmgate Productions for Thames TV. In this episode he investigates several murders: a fall, a burning, a drowning, a dog attack, and a shooting. His daughter helps him get his clue to solve them. First broadcast on Wed 16th Jan 1991 by ITV… the night that Operation Desert Storm kicked off, which probably explains why I missed it at the time!

22:13 – Eurotrash S09E07

22:37 – Keep It In The Family S03E05 – A Matter of Principle

23:02 – Hot Metal S02E06 – Unleash the Kraken – with Richard “Slartibartfast” Vernon. Last-ever episode, except for…

23:28 – Hot Metal: Comic Relief Special – with Geoffrey Palmer reprising his Series 1 role, although it’s shot on the Series 2 sets.

23:41 – Closedown music.

23:46 – Closedown.