Very happy to read that the residents of Festing Road in Putney now have an engraved paving stone outside No. 52 in honour of my childhood friend Mr. Benn and his creator David McKee. I’m hoping they do one for Danger Mouse in Parliament Square next.
Archive for the ‘TV’ Category
Mr. Benn
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009Great Space Coaster – Intro (1981)
Friday, November 6th, 2009Classic intro to 80s kids TV series Great Space Coaster.
Heinz Edelmann – Der Phantastische Film (1970)
Friday, October 23rd, 2009Short but sweet TV ident by illustrator, Heinz Edelmann (Yellow Submarine) for Der Phantastische Film, a TV film show broadcast on German TV station ZDF in the 70’s/80s. I completely missed the news that Edelmann passed away in July earlier this year, so this is a rather belated note of respect from us.
V (1983-84)
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009I’ve been watching all the original episodes of V again recently (and the two mini-series!). Still love it as much today as when I first watched it as a kid! Unfortunately I read somewhere there’s a remake on the cards – I don’t need or want that.
Miami Vice
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009“Miami Vice made me the man I am today”
Doctor Who Baddies
Monday, September 14th, 2009
The Daleks may get all the love – but there’s been a whole load of lovable Doctor Who baddies over the years. These are all taken from this excellent site again.
More after the jump.
Doctor Who – Book Covers
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
As with most things Doctor Who related, I really love these old book covers. I plucked them from this great Doctor Who site. Just for fun.
More after the jump below…
The Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water (1973)
Sunday, April 26th, 2009Very nice public information film from the UK, featuring a rather pleasing voice-over by Donald Pleasence and a brief appearance by ‘Benny’ from Grange Hill. Many thanks to the Cox-Dorée Institure.
Fuji TV – Channel 8 (pre 1986)
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009Here’s a rather nice Japanese TV ident to celebrate my safe return from Tokyo.
La Séquence du Spectateur
Monday, March 16th, 2009I’ve been watching this beautiful title sequence as part of my research for the next Emperor Machine album. La Séquence du Spectateur was a popular film review show that ran on French TV for 50 years, from 1949 to 1989.