Who Watch

[Wayne]

Look out for the Amicus anthology classic from 1973 - Vault of Horror, on Monday August 25th at 11.35 on Film 4.
Starring, amongst others: Tom Baker, Denholm Elliot, Curt Jürgens, & Terry Thomas.

A very special screening - a fully-restored version of the 1973 horror anthology film THE VAULT OF HORROR. This classic creepshow comes from the popular Amicus studio, which specialised in film collections of short, sharp shockers with a twist in the tale. Until now, THE VAULT OF HORROR has only been shown on TV and video in a cut version. However, we've given it a new lease of life and returned it to its former gory glory.

More details here:

http://www.channel4.com/film/newsfea...008/vault.html

[Stuart Wallis]

The Beatles and a very young Julian Holloway were in A Hard Day's Night last night.

[Milky Tears]

I've only just decided to pop up to Braehead later today to have a gander at Davison and Jameson. They're both meant to be at Collectormania Glasgow. I'm a big fan of Jameson's work in River City:

[Andrew Curnow]

Roy Holder was on Comedy Connections last night, and very bizarrely one of the contestants on Would I Lie To You? was wearing the fifth Doctor's costume, sans celery.

[Pip Madeley]

Rhys Thomas is a known Doctor Who fan.

[Stuart Wallis]

I've never heard of him!

Richard Briars narrating the Goodies' Snow White 2 in Wallis Towers earlier. And I'm led to believe that Bill and Graeme have been in BF productions. Or are BFs. Or something...

[Dirk Gently]

Although it started @19:00 the SciFi channel are showing The Face of Evil at the moment. But after this is The Ark in Space & Revenge of the Cybermen.


It'll be like 1991 all over again with my videos.

[Captain Tancredi]

Just found this in the Celebrity Favourites section of the Penguin Classics website while idling thereabouts:

Peter Purves-TV presenter and actor

The Iliad - Homer

The Iliad is amongst my favourite books. Not, I hasted to add, in the original Greek, but in the Penguin modern translations.

Woe to Priam! Woe to Troy!

[Antony Cox]

It'll be like 1991 all over again with my videos.

I didn't know they showed that sort of thing on the SciFi Channel...!

[Dirk Gently]

Yeah, someone sold my private collection & they obviously bought them.

[Stuart Wallis]

One day they might even grow to enjoy them...

Dinah Sheridan and Ronald Allen were in A Night To Remember on BBC2 today.

[Jon Masters]

Some jug-eared northerner with a dodgy haircut is loitering around in Inspector Morse this afternoon

[Stephen Morgan]

Watched The Avengers episode Room Without A View last night and spotted Paul Whitsun Jones (The Smugglers) Peter Jeffires (Count Grendel) and Philip Latham (Borusa from The Five Doctors). Peter Arne was also in the episode, he would have appeared in Frontios had he not been found dead at that time.

[Andrew Curnow]

Sylvester McCoy got a mention on last night's Would I Lie To You? He was referred to as the neighbour to Phil Daniels' neighbour, although it turned out to be a lie. Erm...

[Stephen Morgan]

I forgot to mention in my previous post that Paul Whitsun Jones utters the tenth doctor's favourite phrase "Allons-y" in that Avengers episode. Lots of Who references in that episode then.

[Pip Madeley]

I'm watching The Legacy of Reginald Perrin this week. Amongst the cast is Geoffery Palmer (Silurians/Mutants/Voyage of the Damned) and Tim Preece (Planet of the Daleks).

[Larry]

watched Elizabeth R.. on UK History today and making an appearance were John Woodvine and Peter Jeffrey.

[chalkie]

just in case this has not been mentioned b4, "the producers " (as in movie musical version of the stage musical based on the mel brooks original film) was on tv recently, other half & i astonished to see mr baoorwman as a blonde!!, german soldier. being blonde does nowt for him, trust me on this

[Pip Madeley]

baoorwman

[Stephen Morgan]

I've been enjoying the 1975 series of Public Eye starring Alfred Burke (surely one of the best actors anywhere). It's had a load of Who stars in it.
The episode How About It Frank has Stewart Bevan John Hallam and the lovely Mary Tamm.
How About A Cup Of Tea has Richard Hurndall in it as a Catholic Priest.
Philip Madoc features in They All Sound Simple At First, a complex story about disowned family and money lending.
Up and coming episodes has John Woodnut, Tenniel Evans, Ivor Roberts and no doubt quite a few more recognisable faces.
It's surprising the number of non Who faces in this, and other old series I'm watching, that are still working, Diane Keen (Doctors) Maggie Jones (Coronation Street) and Alun Armstrong (New Tricks).
Public Eye is a great series, one I'd recommend anyone on PS to catch up with.

[chalkie]

yes alright, typo, guilty as charged
nevertheless, saw "merlin" new bbc production featuring , in the starring role, colin morgan, who was jethro in the ep, midnight...oh yes and eve myles, anthony head & richard wilson, linking neatly with the mccoy era arthurian episode where it is revelaled the doctor is merlin... make of this what you will

[Rob McCow]

I don't know what the chief Krillitane and Doctor Constantine will think when they find out that Merlin is the Doctor. Really!

We watched an episode from series 4 of Jeeves and Wooster which featured Philip Locke and his glass eye.

[Logo Polish]

And, of course, Merlin is also Jethro Cane from Midnight.

[Dave Tudor]

It also featured Angel Coulby, who had a cameo in 'The Girl In The Fireplace', as Guinevere, and the episode was directed by James Hawes - basically, it's Doctor Who by any other name!!

[Captain Tancredi]

Today's Grauniad had a booklet about writing comedy with an introduction by Catherine Tate. One piece of good advice generally- if the joke isn't getting laughs after three separate attempts, it isn't the audience, it's you- seems to be quite good for most situations as far as I can see.