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UK-based journalist and broadcaster Nick Brownlee has been reviewing TV since there were only three channels. Now, with literally hundreds to choose from, Nick casts his expert eye over the shows you must see - and the ones you should miss. To watch Nick Brownlee on the Telly on You Tube, just click https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7xr7YfsGrhSs9UjJGqh_1A
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Pete is a movie lover and cinema geek. Fran thinks 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves' is the best movie ever made. Pete has made it his mission to find a cheesier, sillier and more awesome action movie than Fran's favourite. Along the way Pete and Fran will meet Hollywood stars involved in bizarre plots and speak to famous figures from history, all in the name of finding something, anything, that's better than Robin Hood.
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This is a mix of live recordings from the Dead & Company Grateful Dead 60 Celebration in Golden Gate Park on August 1-3, 2025. Dead & Company GD60Cosmic Peter's Mix Vol.1 1. Bertha > (August 2, 2025 - Set 1)2. Jack Straw (August 2, 2025 - Set 1)3. Morning Dew featuring Sturgill Simpson (August 2, 2025 - Set 1)4. Warf Rat featuring Billy Strings (Au…
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There have been 20 Rebii since crime writer Ian Rankin published his first Detective Rebus book in 1987 -- but only two TV versions. Now Richard Rankin, no relation, aims to make it third time lucky in a new BBC version. Meanwhile Nicole Kidman goes mad in her search for a missing son in Expats. But is it all Hong Kong Phooey? And Bodkin sees podca…
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Mutants and superfreaks abound in post-apocalypse Hollywood as Fallout becomes the latest best-selling video game to get the multi-million dollar TV treatment by the makers of Westworld. But does the rest of the show match a stand-out performance by Walton Goggins as a 200-year-old bounty hunter with no nose? Meanwhile Tom Hollander is the ugly duc…
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A hunchback lawyer attempts to win a game of monastic Cluedo in Shardlake, the long-awaited TV version of CS Sansom's bestselling historical novels, while very much in the modern world Jeff Daniels steals the show as a larger-than-life property developer in A Man In Full. And we also take a look at Martin Freeman as the ultra-downbeat but hugely ac…
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In the very first episode of the TEG Talks podcast, Rachel Gaw talks to Keith McMean, founder and CEO of The Entrepreneurs Group, and Jenny Brumby TEG Project Manager. We learn how it all started and get a great insight into the support that TEG offers businesses in West Cumbria. We also hear about future plans for TEG and where and how the network…
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A drunk Pete & a sober Fran discuss which Robin Hood comedy is better, 1973's Disney's Robin Hood or Robin Hood: Men in Tights from 1993. We also enjoy a lost episode of Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares. Bonus content at the end as we read supporters tweets from our Twitter poll. Keep listening after the end music. SHOW NOTES Gordon James Ramsay …
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George Lucas has trouble with his parrot, we watch 1996's Pamela Anderson, MTV Award-winning classic 'Barb Wire' and speak to radical Protestant scholar Martin Luther on the time phone. SHOW NOTES George Walton Lucas Jr. is an American filmmaker, philanthropist and entrepreneur. Lucas is best known for creating the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franc…
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Jamie Oliver sends us a song, Fran reviews a book, we watch 1978's 'The Black Hole' on Disney+ and our AI writes us a movie script featuring Michael Caine & Sean Connery SHOW NOTES James Trevor Oliver MBE is a British chef and restaurateur. He is known for his approachable cuisine, which has led him to front numerous television shows and open many …
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Pete interviews a commuter about the Covid-19 outbreak but is he a pirate? We practice our Boston accents and watch 'The Fast & The Furious' (2001). Finally, we have a recording of Elvis Presley viewing some property. SHOW NOTES Those who engage in acts of piracy are called pirates, while dedicated ships that are used by them are called pirate ship…
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The epic tale of Dr Colin Appointment and Steven the Ghost concludes. We hope you enjoyed this. It was the first thing we produced together so we know it's not our best work however we hope it gave you one or two laughs in these dark times. Stay safe during the Covid-19 outbreak. We offer out heartfelt thanks to all of you working on the frontlines…
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We've been unable to record a new episode this week due to the Covid-19 outbreak so as a special treat we'll be re-releasing all 6 episodes of 'Investigations of the Oddly Strange'. This was the first comedy project we did together so we hope you enjoy it! In episode 1 Dr Colin Appointment takes his sidekick Steven the Ghost in search of someone wh…
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It's been a busy week in the apocalypse for Pete & Fran. We get to the bottom of the issue of potholes & Cornonavirus in Moldova. We also find time to watch 1987 classic 'Dirty Dancing' & speak to William Herschel, the man who discovered Uranus *snigger* SHOW NOTES Moldova, an Eastern European country and former Soviet republic, has varied terrain …
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George Lucas visits Harrison Ford's haunted mansion, we watch Return of the Jedi & speak to a French architect about drawing penises. SHOW NOTES Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American actor, aviator and environmental activist. He initially gained worldwide fame for his starring role as Han Solo in the original trilogy (1977–1983) of the …
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