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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Classic TV

Talking Pictures July 2020: The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes and Bognor

23 June 2020 Rob Buckley Post a comment

An occasional look at what classic TV shows Talking Pictures (Sky 328 | Freeview 81 | Freesat 306 | Virgin 445) is going to be airing soon

Two interesting TV shows are lurking in the (very thick) Talking Pictures schedules in July. And on Tuesday 21 July, Overseas Press Club will be joining them at 5.30am

Bognor

An obvious highlight that starts on Tuesday 21st July at 5am is Bognor, a 1981 ITV series starring David Horovitch.

Based on the cult mystery novels by author, journalist and royal biographer Tim Heald, the light-hearted whodunits star David Horovitch as a bungling but diligent Department of Trade investigator. Featuring guest performances from Patrick Troughton, John Le Mesurier, Glynis Barber, Peter Jeffrey and Elizabeth Spriggs, it only ran to four stories: Unbecoming Habits, Deadline, Let Sleeping Dogs Die and Just Desserts. However, each of those stories ran over six half-hour episodes.

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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

It’s not the first time it’s been on Talking Pictures, but returning on Sunday 12 July at 8.10pm is The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes, a 1971-1973 ITV show. The anthology show consisted of 26 adaptations of often-forgotten detective stories written at the same time as Conan Doyle was writing the Sherlock Holmes stories.

Detectives featured included Dr John Thorndyke (played by John Neville and Barrie Ingham), Ernest Bramah’s blind detective Max Carrados (Robert Stephens), Baroness Orczy’s Lady Molly of Scotland Yard (Elvi Hale) and Polly Burton (Judy Geeson), and Thomas Carnacki, William Hope Hodgson’s occult detective, played by none other than Donald Pleasence.

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UK TV

What TV’s on at the RTS in June and July? Including Normal People

18 June 2020 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

Every so often, TMINE flags up what new TV events the Royal Television Society is holding around the UK

All the UK television organisations have started to get the hang of their Zoom Pro subscription, with the RTS now cranking up its output at speed. Coming up in the next month, with possibly more events to come, are no fewer than three online meets.

After the jump, you can learn how you can attend Normal People: Working With Sound For Drama, The Future of the Studio Audience, and TV Brand Cut-through Re-Envisioned.

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Save Me Too
BFI events

What TV’s on at the BFI in June 2020? Including Save Me Too

16 June 2020 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Whenever it can, TMINE lets you know what TV the BFI will be presenting at the South Bank in London

It’s not as big as the programmes of even a few months ago, but the BFI still has an events programme for June. And here it is. I wonder if they’ll talk about Civvies?

Programme

Tuesday 16 June

Save Me Too – Lennie James in Conversation

19:00 BFI YouTube Channel

The BFI today announces a special digital in conversation event with Lennie James. The online event, which is part of the ongoing BFI at Home programme, presented in partnership with the Radio Times will feature Lennie James, the creator, writer and star of the universally acclaimed Save Me Too in conversation with BBC 6 Music film critic and broadcaster Rhianna Dhillon on Monday 22 June, 19:00 BST, via BFI YouTube.

The event, which coincides with the home entertainment release of Save Me Too, will look back at the success of the show, how Lennie is spending lockdown and his varied and esteemed career, including starring in television phenomena Line of Duty, The Walking Dead and Fear The Walking Dead, as well as roles in blockbuster films including Snatch and Blade Runner 2049.

Save Me Too, which stars Suranne Jones, Stephen Graham and Jason Flemyng, has James delivering a powerhouse performance as Nelly, on a desperate search for his missing daughter Jody with potentially terrible consequences for him and those around him. All episodes of Save Me Too are available on Sky Atlantic on demand and NOW TV, and available on DVD from the 22 June.

Make Me Famous
BAFTA events

What (more) TV’s on at BAFTA in June? Including Make Me Famous, Belgravia and Jamie Johnson

16 June 2020 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Every Tuesday, TMINE flags up what new TV events BAFTA is holding around the UK

BAFTA’s really getting the hang of this Zoom thing, with no fewer than three events lined up in the next fortnight: Q&A’s for Make Me Famous, Belgravia and Jamie Johnson.

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BAFTA events

What (more) TV’s on at BAFTA in June? Including Betty

9 June 2020 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Every Tuesday, TMINE flags up what new TV events BAFTA is holding around the UK

This Zoom thing seems to be helping BAFTA to get some more interesting names. Case in point…

In Conversation with Crystal Moselle

Thursday, 11 June 2020 – 5:00pm

Crystal Moselle first made waves with her debut doc feature, 2015 Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning documentary The Wolfpack – an incredible portrait of New York’s Angulo siblings as they spend their time locked away from the outside world re-staging their favourite films. Moselle met the siblings completely by chance, as she did the non-actor, skateboarding teenagers of Skate Kitchen (2018) and her recently released HBO series Betty.

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