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Top 6 TV progs of all time? on 17:34 - Sep 28 by Double_Dutch
With the inclusion of Colditz and Dad's Army, surprised neither of you have mentioned Secret Army from that era.
Funnily enough, I didn’t really like Secret Army. I really don’t know why.
In answer to Mellow’s comment about visiting Colditz, it was a bit of a hike getting there. We were staying in Leipzig. Had to get two trains and a bus then walk up the hill (the route the prisoners took) passing on the way the old disused, overgrown railhead they would have been herded off from. It really is in the middle of nowhere and the thought must have been s0d this, I’m done.
It was a fun thing to do and interesting. The little town of Colditz was picturesque and we enjoyed a couple of cold ones in the square looking up at the castle on a sunny day.
Another tv mini series I enjoyed was To Serve Them All My Days (RF Delderfield) starring John Duttine, as mentioned in connection with something else.
Poirot with David Suck-it was good too.
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Top 6 TV progs of all time? on 21:34 - Sep 28 with 923 views
Top 6 TV progs of all time? on 18:25 - Sep 28 by Churchman
Funnily enough, I didn’t really like Secret Army. I really don’t know why.
In answer to Mellow’s comment about visiting Colditz, it was a bit of a hike getting there. We were staying in Leipzig. Had to get two trains and a bus then walk up the hill (the route the prisoners took) passing on the way the old disused, overgrown railhead they would have been herded off from. It really is in the middle of nowhere and the thought must have been s0d this, I’m done.
It was a fun thing to do and interesting. The little town of Colditz was picturesque and we enjoyed a couple of cold ones in the square looking up at the castle on a sunny day.
Another tv mini series I enjoyed was To Serve Them All My Days (RF Delderfield) starring John Duttine, as mentioned in connection with something else.
Poirot with David Suck-it was good too.
I believe it was a mental institution during East Germany's existence, but it looks very restored, did it still have an P.O.W vibes about it. And importantly is the famous glider still in the attic ! Enjoyed the books in my youth. Glad you enjoyed it.
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Top 6 TV progs of all time? on 21:37 - Sep 28 with 920 views
Top 6 TV progs of all time? on 17:34 - Sep 28 by Double_Dutch
With the inclusion of Colditz and Dad's Army, surprised neither of you have mentioned Secret Army from that era.
Couldn't get into Secret Army, not sure I could accept the actor Bernard Hepton, being commandant in Colditz and then miraculously being a French Resistance cafe owner. Allo, Allo was a very good parody/p-take of Secret Army and probably more entertaining.
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Top 6 TV progs of all time? on 22:53 - Sep 28 with 880 views
BLack Adder Sons of Anarchy Game of Thrones (despite the ending) The Last kingdom Better Call Saul Family Guy The Boys The Young Ones Mandalorian Life on Mars Allo allo The X Files
Oops, a top 12.
In no particular order, but Blackadder is top. Haven’t seen The Wire or Sopranos, and need to.
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Top 6 TV progs of all time? on 23:55 - Sep 28 with 846 views
Top 6 TV progs of all time? on 21:34 - Sep 28 by mellowblue
I believe it was a mental institution during East Germany's existence, but it looks very restored, did it still have an P.O.W vibes about it. And importantly is the famous glider still in the attic ! Enjoyed the books in my youth. Glad you enjoyed it.
It’s a college for music, hostel and if course the museum.
The courtyards, rooms, everything is still there including the attic with the glider - local students built the glider to the original plans that still existed
The museum has the different bits the prisoners were housed, chapel and plenty of stuff they’ve found including prisoners tools, documents and false uniforms, maps, you name it - and a radio found not that long ago relatively, behind a false wall.
Being a very old building, it’s a rabbit warren of a place and tunnels under the flooring etc were everywhere.
Oddly, despite it being a spring day, the building felt cold. Thick walls and damp. Must have been a hard place to survive and tbh not a lot better for the guards.
The museums explanations are good and all in all, it’s a good place to visit if you get the chance. As a kid, I read the Pat Reid book, saw the film then the tv series. So it’s a bit of a bucket list thing.
My dad planned for he and I to go when ITFC played out in Leipzig in the 70s but school and his work scuppered that. I think he’d be pleased to know I finally got there.
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Top 6 TV progs of all time? on 00:12 - Sep 29 with 841 views
Top 6 TV progs of all time? on 18:25 - Sep 28 by Churchman
Funnily enough, I didn’t really like Secret Army. I really don’t know why.
In answer to Mellow’s comment about visiting Colditz, it was a bit of a hike getting there. We were staying in Leipzig. Had to get two trains and a bus then walk up the hill (the route the prisoners took) passing on the way the old disused, overgrown railhead they would have been herded off from. It really is in the middle of nowhere and the thought must have been s0d this, I’m done.
It was a fun thing to do and interesting. The little town of Colditz was picturesque and we enjoyed a couple of cold ones in the square looking up at the castle on a sunny day.
Another tv mini series I enjoyed was To Serve Them All My Days (RF Delderfield) starring John Duttine, as mentioned in connection with something else.
Poirot with David Suck-it was good too.
To Serve them all my Days was an excellent mini series.
I wonder if anyone remembers another one called "One Summer"
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Top 6 TV progs of all time? on 17:59 - Oct 14 with 498 views
Top 6 TV progs of all time? on 10:07 - Sep 25 by BlueBoots
Already done my Top 6, but if I was going to include some Vic and Bob it would be Catterick for me
Regarding honourable mentions, I'm surprised we've got to 5 pages with no votes for either The Singing Detective or Abigail's Party; some classic telly right there.
'The Singing Detective' is being repeated tonight on BBC4, starting 22.15, with a 'Janet Suzman Remembers TSD ' beforehand at 22.00, if you or others weren't aware & would like to catch.
Top 6 TV progs of all time? on 22:31 - Oct 14 by Melford
Brass Eye
Chris Morris hasn't been in the media much recently, he should do a 'Brass Eye' special about ageing men with nostalgia for sketch shows that are thirty or so years old....
'After graduating, Morris pursued a career as a musician in various bands, for which he played the bass guitar. He went to work for Radio West, a radio station in Bristol... He then took up a news traineeship with BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, where he took advantage of access to editing and recording equipment to create elaborate spoofs and parodies... He also spent time in early 1987 hosting a 2–4 o'clock afternoon show and, later, the Saturday morning show I.T..
In July 1987, Morris moved on to BBC Radio Bristol to present his own show, No Known Cure, broadcast on Saturday and Sunday mornings. The show was surreal and satirical, with odd interviews conducted with unsuspecting members of the public. He was fired from Bristol in 1990 after "talking over the news bulletins and making silly noises" '
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