A random thread for small entertainment things not warranting their own thread..

[TheLurker]

I don't know what goes through the minds of T.V. schedulers, but showing , "The World at War" (yet) again through Xmas seems a little "off" to me.  There's more than enough contemporary misery to be going on with, without rehashing historic pain.

[MattH]

It's become a catch phrase in our house - "It was the Nazis". From watching too many episodes of things like Abandoned Engineering, where they show you some big concrete structure and ask the question "What could this have been for?" - the answer to which almost always involves the Nazis or defence against the Nazis. So now, whenever some big bit of engineering is shown on just about programme regardless of genre, someone will pipe up "It was the Nazis".

[Pingu]

Arf

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2023/dec/28/britney-gives-birth-and-lennon-pops-to-the-pub-dubious-celebrity-statues-in-pictures

[mattc]

I've just had a minor disagreement on Twitter about wildlife accuracy in a recent Agatha Christie adaptation. With Philip Pullman (yes, that one).

[MattH]

Well done to the BBC last night. Flipped over to watch the fireworks, and as soon as it was over got Rickrolled.

[mattc]

Well done to the BBC last night. Flipped over to watch the fireworks, and as soon as it was over got Rickrolled.

The BBC ain't going down without a fight 

[Ham]

Arguably, this belongs in POBI but as it is real radio, I was fortunate to hear Women's Hour yesterday, covering women's role in negotiations, I recommend it especially the piece about a back channel negotiation convener, how DO you get opposite sides talking?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001ts51

[Tim Hall]

I have found When The Boat Comes In on some catch up service or other.

This is a good idea thing. Bonny Lad.

[citoyen]

I've just learned that a colleague is on the new series of Traitors, which starts tonight. I really can't imagine why anyone would want to subject themselves to that but good luck to her. I can see her being good on it. I wasn't planning to watch it but now I think I might.

[rafletcher]

I have found When The Boat Comes In on some catch up service or other.

This is a good idea thing. Bonny Lad.

To be followed by the Beiderbecke trilogy perchance, on ITVx.

[citoyen]

I have found When The Boat Comes In on some catch up service or other.

This is a good idea thing. Bonny Lad.

To be followed by the Beiderbecke trilogy perchance, on ITVx.

If you're doing the Bolam timeline properly, you need to do Only When I Laugh before moving on to Beiderbecke.

[rafletcher]

I have found When The Boat Comes In on some catch up service or other.

This is a good idea thing. Bonny Lad.

To be followed by the Beiderbecke trilogy perchance, on ITVx.

If you're doing the Bolam timeline properly, you need to do Only When I Laugh before moving on to Beiderbecke.

I have to confess I was thinking more of Barbara Flynn....

[Wowbagger]

Human beats Tetris.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/jan/03/oklahoma-teen-beat-tetris-first-person-willis-gibson

[citoyen]

I have to confess I was thinking more of Barbara Flynn....

Understandable.

[citoyen]

I've just learned that a colleague is on the new series of Traitors, which starts tonight. I really can't imagine why anyone would want to subject themselves to that but good luck to her. I can see her being good on it. I wasn't planning to watch it but now I think I might.

Turns out m'colleague is one of the traitors and she's very good at it.

I had a look back at what I said about the first series when it came up for discussion - I was pretty scathing, not entirely surprisingly. But I found it rather enjoyable last night - though I'm sure that's only because of m'colleague being in it.

I've always assumed that these type of programmes are deliberately edited to make the contestants look as bad as possible but m'colleague came across on last night's episode exactly as she is. So maybe the people who look awful really are that awful.

[Pingu]

I saw an album I would quite like in a picture on Facebook posted by a local vinyl store. I PM'd them to express an interest in purchasing said item. Nae bother, we'll keep it for you, it costs £150. Jings!  No thanks.

[Tim Hall]

Watching Richard Osman's House of Games just now. In answer to the question "In miles per hour, what is the record for the fastest speed at which humans have traveled, set by the crew of Apollo 10 during re-entry?".

One contestant said 300mph. Another said 700mph. Baffling.

[Kim]

Richard Osman's House of Games

*googles*

The show is played on a weekly basis, with four celebrities playing on five consecutive days to win daily prizes...

Not so baffling...

[citoyen]

University Challenge x the drum n bass community:

https://www.instagram.com/p/C17Gyl1CStb/?igsh=cjloZ21tdDA2Z3Y0

Story here:

https://www.musicradar.com/news/university-challenge-we-need-jungle

[Afasoas]

I received a second hand copy of Tears For Fears – Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92) on CD for a recent birthday.

Looks to be in very good condition aside from what looks to be a fairly inconsequential scratch on the outside edge of the CD laminate. I've ripped all the tracks, aside from track 12.
I don't suppose anyone has this already ripped as a FLAC file?

[Beardy]

Well, this is very bit as daft and just as camp as I remember and I don’t think I’ll be making much effort to watch it again any time soon. The children loved it when it was last on, but pop and crisps were as much part of the weekly treat I think. 

It’s Gladiators I’m talking about.

[Kim]

I was a bit old for it, but I remember my younger brother replacing his Wolf poster with a Jet poster, as a precursor to discovering Lynx and Pamela Anderson.

[citoyen]

I saw about five minutes of it. That was enough for me.

Back in 1992 it was part of the Saturday evening ritual in my student house before we went out. The world and I have both changed a lot since then.

[spesh]

I saw about five minutes of it. That was enough for me.

Back in 1992 it was part of the Saturday evening ritual in my student house before we went out. The world and I have both changed a lot since then.

The trouble is, if TV is so bereft of ideas it thought exhuming Gladiators was a good idea, what odds do we give on someone, somewhere (probably deep in a coke or ether binge), suggesting bringing The Word back?

[Pingu]

I saw about five minutes of it. That was enough for me.

Back in 1992 it was part of the Saturday evening ritual in my student house before we went out. The world and I have both changed a lot since then.

The trouble is, if TV is so bereft of ideas it thought exhuming Gladiators was a good idea, what odds do we give on someone, somewhere (probably deep in a coke or ether binge), suggesting bringing The Word back?

Or Jim'll Fix It.