HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: neilp@cs.hw.ac.uk (Neil Postlethwaite)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: Poor timing (wasRe: UK TV Charts for 22-28 June 1992
Date: 31 Jul 92 10:21:15 GMT
Distribution: uk
Organization: Dept of Computer Science, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland

In article <5461@mccuts.uts.mcc.ac.uk> zzassgl@uts.mcc.ac.uk (Geoff Lane) writes:
>
>"The BBC reported today that their Internet gateway machine was jammed with
>email from irate viewers after the latest episode of Eldorado. ``Utter
>crap'' said <roadrunner@brick.red.ac.uk>, ``I shan't be watching again.''"
>

Well it would make sense for the BBC to have E-Mail addresses so they could
get opinions:  anne.robinson@uk.co.bbc.points-of-view ???

They could also read Rec.arts.tv.uk and get an idea of what we want !!

Why not ??

Neil

P.S. Houses of Parliment next !!!
From: preece@sbpexe.enet.dec.com (Ian Preece)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: The Good Capt and Co
Date: 21 Jul 92 14:37:28 GMT
Reply-To: preece@sbpexe.enet.dec.com
Organization: None discernible.


In article <9207211341.AA02635@cs.utexas.edu>, EEC@PORTIA.UMDS.LON.AC.UK
(Steve P eec@portia.umds.lon.ac.uk) writes:

>It was an ITC series, not BBC.   At some time, some BBC copies *MIGHT* have
>been destroyed by fire (though I have heard nothing to support this) but these
>would obviously not have been the originals or the only copies around - the
>series sold all over the world.
>

True enough.   ITC do have at least a couple of episodes out on video, along
with a lot of their other series (Stingray, Thunderbirds, UFO, Joe 90, etc)
- at least, according the the back page of my son's comic !
(I only read them to check the suitability of the contents, you
understand...;-)



BTW, I gather that there will be re-runs of Stingray on BBC in the Autumn.


Ian


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From: cc@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Chris Cooke)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: Captain Scarlet
Date: 21 Jul 92 09:57:10 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
In-reply-to: ajn@physics.wm.edu's message of 21 Jul 92 02:31:58 GMT

In article <1992Jul21.023158.15381@cs.wm.edu> ajn@physics.wm.edu (smaller than I look on TV.) writes:

   I remember cloudbase nine, The three babes I think called angels 1-3
   and the eerie twin circular light rings that was all we ever saw of the
   Mysterions.

Yes, I used to be terrified of the Mysteron lights :-)

There were five Angels, weren't there?  Symphony Angel, Melody Angel, Harmony
Angel, Destiny Angel and another one I forget.

   It is a shame, I heard that all know episodes of the
   series were destroyed in a fire in a BBC warehouse. Is this true?

You can buy some of the episodes on video, so they can't *all* have been
destroyed. 
--
	-- Chris. 	cc@dcs.ed.ac.uk   (on Janet, cc@uk.ac.ed.dcs)
From: cc@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Chris Cooke)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: Can the BBC2 show STDSN (StarTrek DeepSpaceNine)
Date: 22 Jul 92 15:11:19 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
In-reply-to: asr@castle.ed.ac.uk's message of 21 Jul 92 20:38:47 GMT

In article <24026@castle.ed.ac.uk> asr@castle.ed.ac.uk (Angus "Fluffy" Rae) writes:

   Anyway, the BBC will never go for it, as they are a strictly conservative
   (small c) bunch and won't go for anything unless there is a good chance it
   will be popular... hence the current TNG problems.

What a pity they don't use the same criterion when making their own
programmes (Strathblair, Moon & Son & Elmorono spring to mind...)
--
	-- Chris. 	cc@dcs.ed.ac.uk   (on Janet, cc@uk.ac.ed.dcs)

		
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From: kirstein@bohemia.metronet.org (Dale Kirstein)
Subject: muffler
Summary: what does it mean in England?
Keywords: muffler
Organization: Bohemia BBS System
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 04:36:00 GMT

I realize that this isn't quite the right group for this, but I hope that
you could indulge me this once. Thanks!
A co-worker who was transfered here recently from London found it very 
amusing that the word "muffler " was used in polite conversation in the 
USA. He wouldn't, however, explain what "muffler" means in London. Can
anyone out there across the big pond let me in on the joke? Thanks.


Dale Kirstein
kirstein@metronet.org

.sig pending
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From: linneman@rulcvx.LeidenUniv.nl (Stefan Linnemann)
Subject: Re: help! Show with two bus drivers
Organization: CRI, institute for telecommunication and computerservices.
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 92 15:50:22 GMT

In article <k2JJoB1w164w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca> wfrey@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Warren Frey) writes:
>A freind of mine seems to recall a show involving two bus drivers who 
>would constantly be screwing themselves, their lives and their buses up 
>to great comic effect. I consider myself somethig of an avid British tv 
>fan, and I've never heard of this series. Neither has he, and he's more 
>of a UK television fan than I am. Can anyone help us before he goes 
>irrevocably insane?

As other people said, the show was called "On the buses" (Yes, one "s"
in the middle!).  It starred Reg Varney and Bob Grant.  It wasn't a
great show, though, in my opinion.  Just the same sexual inuendo's
every week get pretty boring, just as people being nasty to each
other.  But then again, tastes differ.

-- 
Stefan M. Linnemann			Stefan.Linnemann@CRI.LeidenUniv.NL
"Ira furor brevis est."  Horatius on the flaming Usenet (?).
Organisation: European Space Technology Centre (E.S.T.E.C)
Date: Tuesday, 28 Jul 1992 08:56:29 CET
From: <AHUGHES@ESTEC.BITNET>
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: help! Show with two bus drivers

Could you be referring to "On The Busses", one of the classic 60's/70's
comedy series? Can't remember who starred in it, too long since it was
last shown.

ARH
From: bob@castle.ed.ac.uk (Bob Gray)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: Olympic Coverage - David Coleman's commentary.
Date: 27 Jul 92 15:40:33 GMT
Organization: Edinburgh University

mhr@aber.ac.uk (Michael Richards) writes:
>best gaffs to keep us all amused in the next two weeks.

>	Any takers?

What?

And and actually have to watch all that rubbish.

No thanks, I've got a tin of paint to watch dry.
	Bob.
From: dhr@dsbc.icl.co.uk (Dave Robinson)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: Olympic Coverage - David Coleman's commenta
Date: 28 Jul 92 11:06:27 GMT
Organization: ICL Bracknell, UK

In article <12642@hardy.rl.ac.uk> sjg@wan.inf.rl.ac.uk writes:
>
>"And the course is very flat here" - BBC1 Rowing Commentator
>
>"And thats a new British record, and I believe the fastest they've ever done "
>				- BBC1 Swimming Commentator (The Expert one)
>
>Does anyone know the names?

First one was Gerald Sinstadt (sp?)
Second ( I think ) was Andy Jameson ( Butterfly Silver MEdal winner in '88 )

Dave

-- 
Dave Robinson, ICL-BRA03, Lovelace Rd, Bracknell, Berks.  RG12 4TZ.  UK
Tel: (+44) 344 481000 x5441	ITN: 7263 5441  Fax: (+44) 344 868889
EMAIL:		dhr@dsbc.icl.co.uk or dhr@oasis.icl.co.uk
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From: bob@castle.ed.ac.uk (Bob Gray)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: muffler
Keywords: muffler
Date: 27 Jul 92 15:38:38 GMT
Organization: Edinburgh University

dj@ssd.kodak.com (Dave Jones) writes:
>such in the country.  It was owned by one Dick Crook, American, who in
>the best tradition of US businessmen did his own commercials, just
>talking straight at the camera and sounding enthusiastic about the
>subject of car exhausts.  This of course is highly unusual in the UK.

Mostly because it is a tried and tested way of pouring your
money away in advertising fees.

British audiences simply do not like this sort of advert.
You will put people off buying your product by advertising
it this way.

Many are the US businessman who have tried the hard sell
advertising methods in the UK, in an attempt to make their
fortune, and have very quickly gone bankrupt.
	Bob.
From: "dale clayton" <dale.clayton@canrem.com>
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: black adder tapes
Date: 27 Jul 92 16:15:32 EST
Reply-To: "dale clayton" <dale.clayton@canrem.com>
Distribution: rec
Organization: Canada Remote Systems

 Today I happen to see that all four series of the Black Adder programme
is now available.
 However, I didn't see the X-mas special. Is it also available, or at
least coming soon?

Regards,
Dale Clayton
-----------------------
dale.clayton@canrem.com
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World's Largest PCBOARD System - 416-629-7000/629-7044
From: sbradley@wiz.outb.wimsey.bc.ca (Steve Bradley)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: muffler
Date: 25 Jul 92 18:17:21 PDT
Organization: Wizard Online

You certainly haven't lived in The Black Country...
We don't have Horses and that there, (at least we didn't when I left)
A muff doesn't mean a scarf there....

Regards...Steve

p.s....Is Muffin the Mule illegal then?

--- Via UCI v1.02 (C-Net Amiga)
From: sbradley@wiz.outb.wimsey.bc.ca (Steve Bradley)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: The Goons
Date: 23 Jul 92 16:53:25 PDT
Organization: Wizard Online

The Goons were widely known as, Peret Sellers, Spike Milligan and Sir Harry
Secombe, however it seems that Michael Bentine was one of the original
goons, or so he says....

p.s That should have read Peter, not Peret....

Regards....Steve

"This is the voice of the Mysterons. We know you can hear us Earthmen."

--- Via UCI v1.02 (C-Net Amiga)
From: bob@olwejo.UUCP (Bob Kupiec)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Wanted: Tripods Episode Guide
Date: 21 Jul 92 05:03:21 GMT
Followup-To: poster
Organization: Olwejo - Private UNIX System

Does anyone have a Tripods episode guide that they can mail me?  It's been
a long time since I've seen the show and I'd like to recall some of the 
titles/plots.

Thanks in advance.

-- 
Bob Kupiec - Olwejo System Admin. - N3MML   !: uunet!cs.widener.edu!olwejo!bob
UUCP: olwejo!bob@cs.widener.edu             Internet: kupiec@hp800.lasalle.edu
School: LaSalle University, 20th St. & Olney Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19141-0150
   -=-=-=-   Self-Quote: "I'm DOS-free: never had it, never will."   -=-=-=-
From: sbradley@wiz.outb.wimsey.bc.ca (Steve Bradley)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: Red Dwarf
Date: 27 Jul 92 15:38:18 PDT
Organization: Wizard Online

Call your local PBS station, they may show it. We, in BC, get it from
Seattle, KCTS 9, if you can get that down there, I'm not sure...

Regards...Steve

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From: mhr@aber.ac.uk (Michael Richards)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: Olympic Coverage - David Coleman's commentary.
Date: 27 Jul 92 14:01:51 GMT
Organization: University of Wales, Aberystwyth

Forwarded to the net from Neilski :

> NOTHING tops Coleman's translation of someone's speech from English into
> English.

Absolutely amazing .... I thought the way he opened his mouth every time
something was spoken in English, and shut up when they did was quite
uncanny!!!!!!

> -- neilski
> nrp@csug.cs.reading.ac.uk  \--------------------------------------------------
> ----------------------------\ Wenn ist das Nunstuck git und Slotermeyer?
> Ja! ... Beiherhund das Oder dir Flipperwaldt gersput.         -- "Killer Joke"

					Mike.
-- 
* Mike Richards is always willing to spend his time discussing arcane topics  *
* and would much prefer to get mail from obscure places at strange hours than *
* work. So go on!!!! What are you waiting for? He's expecting your mail at    *
* the following address. ---------> mhr@aber.ac.uk <--------- Call now !!!    *
From: zzassgl@uts.mcc.ac.uk (Geoff Lane)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: Poor timing (wasRe: UK TV Charts for 22-28 June 1992
Date: 29 Jul 92 10:13:58 GMT
Distribution: uk
Organization: Manchester Computing Centre, Manchester, England, M13 9PL.

In article <zlsiida.1079@fs1.mcc.ac.uk> zlsiida@fs1.mcc.ac.uk (dave budd) writes:
>If they had an email address we could completely clog them by all of us 
>complaining every time it happens.  
>I have fax access here........what's their number?
>|  Dave Budd, MCC, Oxford Rd, Manchester, England   (44)061-275-6033  |


"The BBC reported today that their Internet gateway machine was jammed with
email from irate viewers after the latest episode of Eldorado. ``Utter
crap'' said <roadrunner@brick.red.ac.uk>, ``I shan't be watching again.''"


Dream On....








-- 
Geoff. Lane.                                  Janet: zzassgl@uk.ac.mcc.uts
UTS Sys Admin, Manchester Computing Centre, Oxford Rd, Manchester, M13 9PL
From: andy@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Andy Clews)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: Science Fiction - Letter to Radio Times
Date: 30 Jul 92 12:48:30 GMT
Distribution: uk
Organization: University of Sussex
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4

imc@prg.ox.ac.uk (Ian Collier) writes:
: 
: Well, I'm quite amazed that the R.T. has chosen to print two letters on Star
: Trek in the last month.  Pity the BBC itself doesn't take as much notice.
: The above letter (like the previous one) nicely points out that ST:TNG
: achieved high ratings, and that it had a poor time slot.

And isn't it interesting that there haven't been any letters (so far)
about how crappy Eldorado is?       [No - Ed.]
And that's despite press reports that Eldorado has failed to make the
top 30 in the ratings.


-- 
Andy Clews, Computing Service, Univ. of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QJ, England
JANET: andy@uk.ac.sussex.syma      OTHER NETWORKS: andy@syma.sussex.ac.uk
From: imc@prg.ox.ac.uk (Ian Collier)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: UK TV Charts for 22-28 June 1992
Date: 21 Jul 92 16:26:00 GMT
Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory, UK
X-Local-Date: Tuesday, 21st July 1992 at 5:25pm BST


   BBC1                          millions  BBC2                  millions
 1 EastEnders(Thu/Sun)              16.31  Have I Got News For You   5.76
 2 Neighbours(Mon)                  14.58  Quantum Leap              5.03
 3 999                               9.27  The Travel Show           4.53
 4 European Football                 8.95  The Mosquito Coast        4.37
 5 Nine O'clock News(Fri)            8.45  Gardeners' World          3.35
 6 Crime Limited                     8.21  Wimbledon 92(Thurs)       2.99
 7 Ring of Scorpio                   7.00  M*A*S*H                   2.69
 8 Every Second Counts               6.73  Bottom                    2.62
 9 Just Good Friends                 6.72  Life on Earth             2.13
10 Boys from the Bush                6.35  The Green Man             2.00

   ITV                                     Channel 4
 1 Coronation Street(Wed/Sun)       16.12  Brookside(Wed/Sat)        4.97
 2 Home and Away(Tue)               12.72  The Golden Girls          3.91
 3 The Bill                         11.24  The Crystal Maze          3.72
 4 Things That Go Bump in the Night 10.72  Roseanne                  3.33
 5 Emmerdale(Tue)                    9.66  Clive anderson Talks Back 3.18
 6 BAT 21                            9.38  Garden Club               3.14
 7 Watching                          9.34  True Stories  (joint 6th) 3.14
 8 Wheel of Fortune                  9.29  The Cosby Show            3.03
 9 Land of Hope and Gloria           9.17  Fifteen-to-One(Tue)       2.70
10 Jimmy's                           9.13  Cheers                    2.61

This chart is taken from the new issue of the Radio Times; the information
originally came from the BARB. Permission was not obtained from either
authority. When more than one episode is broadcast in a week, the highest
figure is given, and in this case the day(s) on which the maximum
occurred is(are) stated. If a programme is repeated the audiences for the
first and repeat broadcasts are added together.

Ian Collier
Ian.Collier@prg.ox.ac.uk | imc@ecs.ox.ac.uk
From: andrewc@spider.co.uk (Andrew Cannon)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Red Dwarf Scripts ????
Date: 23 Jul 92 07:59:31 GMT
Organization: Spider Systems Limited, Edinburgh, UK.


Has anyone got any of the Red Dwarf scripts which were posted a couple of months
ago ? I had a directory full of them but had an accident with the 'rm' command
and lost them. Please email me all you've got.....

	     Andy 'thats what rm * does' Cannon
-- 
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|  Misplaced Yorkshireman   | lausajne estas rano en mia bideo.   |
|    Spider Systems Ltd     |                                     |
|   andrewc@spider.co.uk    |    1972 RD250 - " The Squeler"      |
From: support@vax.oxford.ac.uk
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: last posting
Date: 24 Jul 92 14:54:55 GMT
Organization: Oxford University VAXcluster

last posting should read NOT BRITISH sorry anger got the better of me.
From: EEC@PORTIA.UMDS.LON.AC.UK (Steve P eec@portia.umds.lon.ac.uk)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: The Good Capt and Co
Date: 21 Jul 1992 08:42:01 -0500
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

: Path: mintaka.lcs.mit.edu!olivea!uunet!darwin.sura.net!ms!physics!ajn
: From: ajn@physics.wm.edu (smaller than I look on TV.)
: Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
: Subject: Re: Captain Scarlet
: Message-ID: <1992Jul21.023158.15381@cs.wm.edu:
: Date: 21 Jul 92 02:31:58 GMT
: References: <sbradley.02pe@wiz.outb.wimsey.bc.ca:
: Sender: news@cs.wm.edu (News System)
: Reply-To: ajn@physics.wm.edu
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: Nntp-Posting-Host: physics.wm.edu
: 
: It is a shame, I heard that all know episodes of the
: series were destroyed in a fire in a BBC warehouse. Is this true?
 
Nope, untrue.  The BBC would never have had the master negs of these anyway.
It was an ITC series, not BBC.   At some time, some BBC copies *MIGHT* have
been destroyed by fire (though I have heard nothing to support this) but these
would obviously not have been the originals or the only copies around - the
series sold all over the world.

 ----------------------------------- 
|  Steve P                    (..)  |
|  eec@portia.umds.lon.ac.uk   ()   |
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From: Ken Urquhart <urquhart@sfu.ca>
Subject: Re: Captain Scarlet
Organization: Simon Fraser University
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 19:18:32 GMT
X-Posted-From: rs10-annex3.sfu.ca
X-Posted-Through: sol.ctr.columbia.edu

In article <5431@m1.cs.man.ac.uk> Steve Mowbray, sm@g2.ph.man.ac.uk
writes:

>In article 92Jul21105710@carna.dcs.ed.ac.uk, cc@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Chris
Cooke) writes:
>>In article <1992Jul21.023158.15381@cs.wm.edu> ajn@physics.wm.edu
(smaller than 
>I look on TV.) writes:
>>
>>There were five Angels, weren't there?  Symphony Angel, Melody Angel,
Harmony
>>Angel, Destiny Angel and another one I forget.
>
>Rhapsody
>
>>   It is a shame, I heard that all know episodes of the
>>   series were destroyed in a fire in a BBC warehouse. Is this true?
>>
>>You can buy some of the episodes on video, so they can't *all* have been
>>destroyed. 
>
>a) it wasn't a BBC series and b) they're all available on video.
>
>Steve Mowbray, Physics Department, University of Manchester, U.K.
>-  Janet: sm@uk.ac.man.ph.g2  /  Internet: sm@g2.ph.man.ac.uk  -


Okay, *where* are they available on video?  Especially in North America in
NTSC format (I'd order them from the UK but they would be in PAL format).
I would really like to know if they are available on laserdisc, but I
think
that might be too much to ask for (although I bet I could find it in
Japan).

Ken
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From: merlyn@digibd.com (Merlyn LeRoy)
Subject: Re: Scott Bakula's TV-am interview transcript
Organization: DigiBoard Incorporated, Eden Prairie, MN
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 18:35:58 GMT

In article <sbradley.02nn@wiz.outb.wimsey.bc.ca> sbradley@wiz.outb.wimsey.bc.ca (Steve Bradley) writes:
>...His IQ's gone up by at least 1% since then...quite a feat for a man
>whose IQ was smaller that Twiggys bust...

What IS the IQ of Twiggy's bust, anyway?

---
Merlyn LeRoy
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From: Ken Urquhart <urquhart@sfu.ca>
Subject: Re: Re: Thunderbirds Are Go
Organization: Simon Fraser University
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In article <10350269@otter.hpl.hp.com> Tom Gardner, tgg@otter.hpl.hp.com
writes:
>|One unrelated point. Unless I'm completely wrong, didn't Captain Scarlet
>|remind
>|anyone of Cary Grant? It sure seemed the the fellow doing the voice for
>|Captain Scarlet was trying to some kind of Cary Grant imitation.
>
>Yes, definitely. In fact, if you listen to all the other voices you can
>relate them to impersonations of actors/actresses. Sorry, no details
available,
>but it _does_ appear to be true.

I'm glad someone remembers the Cary Grant imitation. I was never really
sure.

One noteable exception on the Captain Scarlet series was Captain Blue,
whose
voice was supplied by Ed Bishop. I remember reading an interview with him
in the mid '70s. He said that after he was chosen for the part, Sylvia
Anderson designed Captain Blue to look very much like him - except the
marionette had blond hair (Ed Bishop has dark hair). The interview had
side-by-side photos of Bishop and Captain Blue and they looked remarkably
similar. It was almost as if the Anderson's wanted Bishop to be the model
for the character.

Interestingly, when Gary Anderson cast Ed Bishop in the role of Cmdr.
Straker in UFO, he asked him to dye his hair blond (they eventually
settled on a blond wig).

Nice touch.

Ken
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Subject: The Liar by Stephen Fry
From: stevens1@evax2.engr.arizona.edu
Date: 26 Jul 92 19:01:59 MST
Reply-To: stevens1@evax2.engr.arizona.edu
Distribution: world,local
Organization: University of Arizona, College of Engineering and Mines, Tucson

Has anyone read Stephen Fry's novel _The_Liar_?  I read it recently 
and would like to hear what others thought of it.
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From: arkhive@apusapus.demon.co.uk (Ailsa Jenkins)
Subject: Archers (OK I know it's not tv) 
Distribution: world
Organization: QLA - Quantum Leap Anonymous
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 09:46:24 +0000


In article <2528@nlsun1.oracle.nl> nroworth@nl.oracle.com writes:

>  ... If you like 'Doctor Who' and have all the videos, I am sure you
> would enjoy collecting the audio tapes of the whole of 'The Archers'.
> :-)
  
41 years X 52 weeks X 75 mins per week = approx 20,000 hours or 800 days

Even if you only recorded the omnibus edition that would still be 2 years
worth. I wonder if the BBC have kept them all?

_________________________________________________________________________
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134 Frankland Road, Croxley Green, RICKMANSWORTH, Herts, WD3 3AU, UK

`I got me a mirror, and looked at my face and said, "Ain't life a bitch."'
    Ted Klausterman in "3 Guys Naked from the Waist Down"
From: zzassgl@uts.mcc.ac.uk (Geoff Lane)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Olympic Free Zone?
Date: 22 Jul 92 13:25:25 GMT
Organization: Manchester Computing Centre, Manchester, England, M13 9PL.


From this weeks copy of the Radio Times it appears that ITV are not covering
the Olympics (apart from news reports).  Can this be true?  I hope so.



-- 
Geoff. Lane.                                  Janet: zzassgl@uk.ac.mcc.uts
UTS Sys Admin, Manchester Computing Centre, Oxford Rd, Manchester, M13 9PL
From: neilp@cs.hw.ac.uk (Neil Postlethwaite)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk,uk.misc
Subject: `Men Talk' on Channel 4
Date: 24 Jul 92 10:32:35 GMT
Distribution: uk
Organization: Dept of Computer Science, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland


What did people who saw the first of the 'Men Talk` programmes on Chennel
4 (on Thursday) think of it.

I was open mouthed and speechless wondering who these assholes were and
where on earth Channel 4 got them from.

Neil
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