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Weird title sequences of old TV shows: Animal Kwackers
In the first of an occasional series in which we look at weird title sequences of old TV shows, today we’re looking at 70s kids music show Animal Kwackers. It’s enough to give you nightmares.
Wednesday’s low-key news
Theatre
- Destiny’s Child’s Michelle Williams to star in Chicago
British TV
- Reggie Perrin ratings on the rise
- Alan Davies playing celebrity chef in BBC2 pilot
- Sky Arts to broadcast live plays
US TV
- Casting on 24
- Fox passes on My Name is Earl
Tuesday’s Whedon-free Buffy news
Doctor Who
- Details of DT’s appearance in The Sarah Jane Adventures [minor spoilers]
- New animated Who on the way, featuring DT and Georgia Moffett
- Regeneration will be complicated [minor spoilers]
Film
- Disney to remake Flight of the Navigator
- Three clips from Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus
- Buffy remake planned without Joss Whedon
- Daredevil reboot planned?
- Alan Partridge: the movie?
British TV
- Five acquires Breaking Bad
- Charles Dance and Adrian Lester among guest stars for season two of Merlin
- Five goes poaching commissioners from Sky
- Paul Darrow joins Emmerdale
Canadian TV
- What Canadian networks have acquired at the upfronts
US TV
- Fox wins the 18-49 demographic fifth season running
- USA’s Lindsay Sloane takes over drama development at Fox
David Tennant, John Barrowman and Rusty on Tonight’s The Night
Just in case you missed it, on last night’s Tonight’s The Night, a Doctor Who fanboy had the chance to go on the Doctor Who set and act out a Doctor Who scene written by Russell T Davies starring John Barrowman and David Tennant. And here it is on YouTube. Enjoy the bank holiday!