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From: zlsiimw@info.mcc.ac.uk (Mark Whidby)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: Prime Suspect 2 in Dolby Surround
Date: 21 Dec 92 13:14:32 GMT
Reply-To: M.Whidby@mcc.ac.uk
Organization: Manchester Computing Centre

In article <1992Dec17.123317.25858@spider.co.uk>, colint@spider.co.uk (Colin
Tinto) writes:
|> 
|> Prime Suspect 2 (Sponsored by the Peugeot 106) had a title at the start
|> saying it was being broadcast in Dolby Surround.
|> 
|> Is this the first program to be broadcast with Surround sound ?
|> 
|> I don't remember any.   I'm quite sure there aren't that many people about
|> in the UK that have the equipment to fully enjoy this technology anyway...

So what would you need to fully enjoy (I too can use split infinitives)
it? I did notice the sound quality was better than usual. At one point
there was some little noise and I was looking around the room wondering
what had caused it!

|> 
|> I haven't watched the second part yet, but the first part was excellent.

Yeah - a damn fine programme - I hope it wins more awards. Prime Suspect 3
anyone?

It was a Granada prog. so at least some of it was shot in Manchester; the
only bit I recognised was the newsagents where she bought the newspaper
in the second part.
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From: lane@cs.dal.ca (John Wright/Dr. Pat Lane)
Subject: What ever happened to Gerry & Sylvie Anderson
Organization: Math, Stats & CS, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 09:29:06 GMT

This is probably a FAQ but YTV has been showing those old sci-fi puppet
("SuperMarionation") shows Thunderbirds & Stingray.  I recall that the
producers, Gerry & Sylvie Anderson went on to do some shows with real
actors such as Space 1999.  I was curious if they are still active or
if they retired or what became of them.

They were British & at least part of the time based in Britain, no?

Is there a handy film/videography of their work? episode guides?

Just curious...

PS If there are guides, etc. available I would prefer to have them mailed
or posted, if it's not too much trouble, as I'm not handy with FTP. Thanks.

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From: glazier@isr.harvard.edu (Andrew Baker Glazier)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: Doctor Who!! (McCoy)
Date: 31 Dec 92 14:51:24 GMT
Organization: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

In article <1hupcmINNjs5@cardamom.compnews.co.uk> markc@compnews.co.uk (Mark Cooper) writes:
>At present, the Doctor has been dumped. As for Sylvester McCoy, he's a travesty of the whole series - he's totally inappropriate to play him!
>
>--
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Agreed. But his performance for "The Secret Policeman's Private Parts" is
really worth seeing. He drives a 3-inch (that's about 7.5 cm) nail up his
nose. 
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these totally outrageous arrows arrows for a fortune, or what!" -- D.R.
From: tal691@huxley.anu.edu.au (Tonio Loewald)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: All Creatures Great & Small
Date: 22 Dec 92 01:53:54 GMT
Organization: Australian National University
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thorn@wam.umd.edu (Thornwall) writes:

>I hope this is not a FAQ. Our local staion has been showing "All 
>Creatures Great and Small". They started with the early ones that
>were before the war and now are showing the ones after the war. 
>There seems to be a gap during the war. I guess they did not make
>any shows showing what happened during the war? I wonder if someone
>has a list of all the episods that they could send via e-mail?
>It seems that the TV staion here is skipping some of them. I remember
>a few of them from when it was on before that they have missed. 
>Is there any other sources about the TV show?

>Thanks
> 
>--Greg

>thorn@wam.umd.edu


C
The war years gap is deliberate; basically James Herriot and Siegfried
Farnon enlisted, whilst Tristram stayed as the local vet.  As for missing
episodes, I can't help.  Maybe someone else might help.

Widya Santoso, not...

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From: markc@compnews.co.uk (Mark Cooper)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: What ever happened to Gerry & Sylvie Anderson
Date: 31 Dec 92 12:33:18 GMT
Organization: Computer Newspaper Services, Howden, UK.
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During the latter part of the Eighties, they created an ill-fated puppet series called Terrahawks, which had as its star a professor who was one of nine clones.

As for the episode guide, there is one - or at least in the UK. It's called "The Gerry Anderson Episode Guide" (appropriately enough)...

Glad to be of help (as much as I could)

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From: "dale clayton" <dale.clayton@canrem.com>
Subject: merry xmas mr. bean
Reply-To: "dale clayton" <dale.clayton@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: rec
Date: 30 Dec 92 12:16:48 EST

Trevor Jenkins wrote:

-> this is unfunny because the punch lines are TOO obvious, the trick
-> with the Christmas Cards I saw coming from the moment I spied them on
-> the table.

 Alright, so a couple of the scenes' punches were predicable (the
slamming of the door in the carollers' faces was another). But,...

-> walked out of the room not to return until the mid-show ads break,
-> when I caught the first 30s of the second half I walked out again.

 if you saw the whole programme your negative opinion may have been
altered. This show was hilarious!

Regards,
Dale Clayton
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From: wilson@cs.ucf.edu (tom wilson)
Subject: Young Ones
Organization: University of Central Florida, Orlando
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 21:51:21 GMT

I'm still looking for copies of the Young Ones series. Last time I asked for
things here I got just about everything but that. I will swap other things I
have: Red Dwarf, Dr. Who, Monty Python, Black Adder, Hitchhiker's Guide, Robin
of Sherwood II, Mr. Bean. Inquire via e-mail for specific episodes.

"Everyone knows sleep gives you cancer." -- Neil

Tom
From: Edward_Lee_Whiteside@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: merry xmas mr. bean NOT on HBO
Date: Sun,  3 Jan 93 18:35:00 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
  <Dec.30.20.41.39.1992.1251@pilot.njin.net>

After hearing about the Xmas special, I called up HBO and was told they don't
have any plans right now for new Mr. Bean shows, including the Xmas show.
From: langbein@pilot.njin.net (John Langbein)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: Aiwa MG350 VCR review (basically. avoid it)
Date: 21 Dec 92 23:36:44 GMT
Organization: Information Builders, Inc.

In article <1992Dec21.223615.16132@cs.tu-berlin.de> wolfi@opal.cs.tu-berlin.de (Wolfgang Schwanke) writes:

> dave@yoyodyne.demon.co.uk (David Bisping) writes:
> 
> >In article <BzD46q.FJo@compsci.liverpool.ac.uk> rkl@csc.liv.ac.uk writes:
> >
> >>Review of the Aiwa HV-MG350 VCR (400 pounds retail price)
> >[alot deleted]
> >>If someone else has an Aiwa MG350 VCR and *has* managed to get a stable,
> >>colour NTSC tape conversion of a PAL tape using this VCR and another PAL VCR

> >The way I understand this is the Aiwa will do the actual standard conversion
> >from PAL->NTSC but cannot record the result. Therefore u would either need a
> >real NTSC vcr or a Multistandard VCR pluged into the output of the Awia which
> I don't know this machine, but assuming from what you write the Aiwa does
> not standard convert. It probably outputs a 'compromise' signal that fairly

BEEEEEEEEP! WRONG!

The Aiwa DOES do standards conversion. It's just very low quality, and
how you can convert is very restricted. Of course, the Panasonic model
does a great job, but is 3 times the price.It's all compromise: Cheap
quality for Cheap Price, or Good quality for Heafty Price.


Just as a FYI, In the States:

1 video conversion: $30 per tape MINIMUM
Aiwa M-110        : $479 (No Tuner)
Aiwa MG360        : $579 (equiv to all MG-3x0 models, Tuner)
Panasonic AG-W1   : $1599 (Stereo, Hi Fi, still no tuner)

Just remember: "High-Five'n White Guys always get away!" - Almost Live

				John
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From: markc@compnews.co.uk (Mark Cooper)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: Doctor Who!! (McCoy)
Date: 31 Dec 92 15:33:50 GMT
Organization: Computer Newspaper Services, Howden, UK.
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Don't get me wrong, I like the guy - I saw one of the charity comedy shows he was in (it *might* have been Private Parts) and he was great in it. The thing is that it just seemed to be a completely Mickey Mouse thing to do to put him in the role of Doctor Who - and also seemed to sum up the BBC's increasingly cavalier attitude towards this excellent series.

Mind you, when all's said and done, I didn't think much of Colin Baker... :)

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From: Adam Lawrence Salter <adam@zooid.guild.org>
Subject: Anyone have a tape of Merry Xmas Mr.Bean?
Organization: The Zoo of Ids
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 02:22:32 GMT



   Sorry, but I have to ask this! Well? Anyone have an NTSC VHS tape of it? 

 adam@zooid.guild.org
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From: "dale clayton" <dale.clayton@canrem.com>
Subject: merry xmas mr. bean
Reply-To: "dale clayton" <dale.clayton@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: rec
Date: 26 Dec 92 14:00:12 EST

Could someone inform me as to when Merry Christmas Mr. Bean was shown in
the U.K.?

Thank-you!

Regards,
Dale Clayton
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From: lis@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Elisabeth Riba)
Subject: Bernard & The Genie on Video
Organization: Brandeis University
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 04:30:29 GMT

For those of you who were talkinga bout A&E's airing of the Lenny
Henry/Rowan Atkinson "Bernard & the Genie" I just saw it available for
rent in a nearby video store.  Just FYI...
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From: zlsiimw@info.mcc.ac.uk (Mark Whidby)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Casualty continuity cock-up (19/12/92)
Date: 21 Dec 92 13:18:28 GMT
Reply-To: M.Whidby@mcc.ac.uk
Organization: Manchester Computing Centre

Anybody else notice that the cycling scenes were clearly shot in summer
(leaves on trees, green bracken etc.) yet in the hospital they were
putting up Chrimbo decorations and going on about buying Chrimbo presents?
Still one of my favourite progs though.
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From: langbein@pilot.njin.net (John Langbein)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Stupid Censorship of Smith & Jones
Keywords: dumb, senseless
Date: 2 Jan 93 02:21:29 GMT
Organization: Information Builders, Inc.


I'm watching Smith & Jones on local PBS (WLIW 21 New York) and I, for
the LIFE of me, cannot figure out WHY they are censoring certain
words, especailly in light of the non-censorship of "Are You Being
Served". 

What's the connection?

IN the current S&J, Mel was playing a reporter who was visiting the
set of a movie, and was visiting Warren Beatty. The movie was
'Garfield', and proceeded to refer to Garfield as a 'Pussy', but that
word was censored. Now, considering on AYBS, Mrs. Slocumb is always
talking about her pussy, and having as strong a double meaning as used
here, it is never censored.

Another Double meaning censored was when Mel was talking about sucess,
"Does it come easy, or does it come hard", which they censored the the
word 'come'. The final censor was in reference to him in "Dick Tracy".

Now, I admit that I am fairly conservative in general, but I find
watching Griff walking around in his jockeys much more offensive than
what was cut above. The double meanings are so 'mature', a youth
probably wouldn't understand the joke. I have seen AYBS uncensored at
8pm on this station... Why this show for the SAME joke at a later
hour?

One quick note: I noticed they cut, what I feel is, one of the better
regular bits from the show: the REAL closing credits: the one where
they play the bar musicians wishing everyone goodnight. Instead, for
NO reason, they recycle the opening credit sequence and superimpose
the credits. (Blame the distributor)

Oh, and they hacked it down to under 20 minutes. (19 today)

Glad I can see the original broadcasts.

				John
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From: markc@compnews.co.uk (Mark Cooper)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: Doctor Who!!
Date: 31 Dec 92 12:34:30 GMT
Organization: Computer Newspaper Services, Howden, UK.
NNTP-Posting-Host: cassia.compnews.co.uk
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4

At present, the Doctor has been dumped. As for Sylvester McCoy, he's a travesty of the whole series - he's totally inappropriate to play him!

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From: "dale clayton" <dale.clayton@canrem.com>
Subject: merry xmas mr. bean
Reply-To: "dale clayton" <dale.clayton@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: rec
Date: 30 Dec 92 12:03:32 EST

-> Wrong tense, Merry Christmas Mr Bean is on tonight.

 Good, grief! The CBC actually showed it before its UK airing? Amazing.

Regards,
Dale Clayton
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From: ray@philmtl.philips.ca (Ray Dunn)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: Prime Suspect 2 in Dolby Surround
Date: 23 Dec 92 04:40:21 GMT
Organization: Not Philips.

In refd article, M.Whidby@mcc.ac.uk writes:
>
>So what would you need to fully enjoy (I too can use split infinitives)
>it? I did notice the sound quality was better than usual. At one point
>there was some little noise and I was looking around the room wondering
>what had caused it!

Probably a mouse behind your skirting....

Unless you have a Dolby Surround processor and at least rear speakers and
preferably also a centre speaker in addition to your normal stereo
speakers, you wouldn't hear any difference.

Dobly processed stereo does sometimes appear to have more separation when
listened to only on a straight stereo setup because they sometimes
exagerate the separation to increase the overall effect, but other than
that, there's no difference in quality.
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From: ccdarg@dct.ac.uk (Alan Greig)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: ITN World News Question
Date: 22 Dec 92 09:26:31 GMT
Organization: Dundee Institute of Technology

In article <Dec.21.23.37.14.1992.25522@pilot.njin.net>, langbein@pilot.njin.net (John Langbein) writes:
> 
> Hi.
> 
>     Within the past month or two, one of our stations picked up ITN
> World News. I assume it is from ITV. My question is: it airs here at
> 7PM ET, and 11:30pm ET repeat. When does it air over there? also, if
> someone would be willing to tell me what the lead stories are for
> tuesday (tomorrow) night, I would apreciate it (to check actual lag). 
> (that's 2400 GT and 0430 GT)

It's on ITV at 5am (or maybe 5.30am) and so you probably see it before
us. ITV/ITN are no longer as closely related as they once were. ITV
now hold only 50% of the shares in ITN and CNN (amongst others) have
shown an interest.

Can't see me getting up early tomorrow to check the stories but somebody
might!
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From: zoetrope@netcom.com (Devan DzM MacFarlane)
Subject: The Singing Detective
Organization: Hell's Ditch
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 01:17:30 GMT

A couple years ago our local PBS station showed a BBC production
titled 'The Singing Detective'. Last night I had an urge to
watch it again. I went to my local video store and, mutch to my
chagrin, they have never heard of The Singing Detective (nor
have any other branches of their national (US) chain).

Since the video store has never heard of the show, where would I
go about acquiring a copy?

All advice is welcome ...

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From: py1djf@sunlab1.bath.ac.uk (D J Ford)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: merry xmas mr. bean
Date: 29 Dec 92 15:34:10 GMT
Organization: School of Physics, University of Bath, UK

In the referenced article, "dale clayton" <dale.clayton@canrem.com> writes:
>Could someone inform me as to when Merry Christmas Mr. Bean was shown in
>the U.K.?

	Wrong tense, Merry Christmas Mr Bean is on tonight.

	Heres the blurb from my paper....

	MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. BEAN (ITV. 8.30 pm)

	Old rubber face is back. Mr Bean (Rowan Atkinson)
	goes shopping for a tree in Harrods and wreaks
	his customary havoc by testing out a light socket.
	Girlfriend Irma Gobb (Matilda Ziegler) has set her
	heart on an engagement ring but will the nitwit get the
	hint?

	After an hilarious encounter with a Salvation Army
	Band, Mr Bean cooks Christmas lunch and brings a 
	whole new meaning to "stuffing the turkey".
	
	Rowan Atkinson is superb in this artfully driven 
	slapstick, but it's a mystery why anyone would 
	want to become Mrs. Bean.

		Now, I'm pretty sure that Matilda Ziegler
		also played the usherette in 'MR BEAN GOES
		TO THE CINEMA' and earlier program, and
		also shown as a prequel to HOT SHOTS at the
		cinema.

		Still, even if I'm wrong, MR BEAN is always 
		worth watching, and Ill certainly be
		tuned in tonight.


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From: "dale clayton" <dale.clayton@canrem.com>
Subject: all creatures great & sma
Reply-To: "dale clayton" <dale.clayton@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: rec
Date: 22 Dec 92 03:04:08 EST

-> I hope this is not a FAQ. Our local staion has been showing "All
-> Creatures Great and Small". They started with the early ones that
-> were before the war and now are showing the ones after the war. There
-> seems to be a gap during the war. I guess they did not make any shows
-> showing what happened during the war?

 There were the programmes made up until the war. Then, there a was a 90
movie done that show James returning from the war and getting reajusted.
From there it skips to the early 50's, and from there late fifties.

 I recently heard that there was one other Xmas special that was done.
But, it has never been shown in North America. Can someone provide
information on that?

I, too, would like an episode guide (recording, need it).

BTW, Christopher Timothy (sp?) was in my area a couple of months ago and
stated that there would be no more episodes. They've fairly well covered
what James Herriot has written.

Regards,
Dale Clayton
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From: zlsiimw@info.mcc.ac.uk (Mark Whidby)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: The Omega Factor
Date: 21 Dec 92 13:08:04 GMT
Reply-To: M.Whidby@mcc.ac.uk
Organization: Manchester Computing Centre

In article <921216.191138@ia.ph.bham.ac.uk>, HR-6@ia.ph.bham.ac.uk (Christopher
Underhill) writes:
|> Does anyone remember a program from the late '70's called the Omega Factor ?
|> 
|> It was about some psychic researchers who got involved in some satanic cult
|> I seem to remember, and it scared the shits out of me when it was on. I
|> subsequently read the book of it - about 7 or 8 years ago - but is it
|> available on video at all ? And it was never repeated !
|> 
|> I'd be grateful of any info that could be provided,

Somebody asked about this a few months ago. Probably more like 10 or 12 years
ago now. Starred James Hazeldene (Bayleaf in London's Burning) and
Louise Jameson (Leela in Doctor Who) and another guy who likes a bit like
Gordon Burns (Krypton Factor) but isn't. My interest in it was that it was
shot in and around Edinburgh (where I went to uni.). 
Can't really remember much else except that there was an actress in 1 of
the episodes (possibly more) called Jean Gilpin and I've never seen her
in anything else...

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From: won@cs.columbia.edu (Won Y. Kim)
Subject: Re: Doctor Who!! (McCoy)
Organization: Columbia University Department of Computer Science
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 22:28:33 GMT

In article <1hv3suINNk0m@cardamom.compnews.co.uk> markc@compnews.co.uk
(Mark Cooper) writes: 
>Don't get me wrong, I like the guy - I saw one of the charity comedy shows
he was in (it *might* have been Private Parts) and he was great in it. The
thing is that it just seemed to be a completely Mickey Mouse thing to do to
put him in the role of Doctor Who - and also seemed to sum up the BBC's
increasingly cavalier attitude towards this excellent series.    
>
>Mind you, when all's said and done, I didn't think much of Colin Baker... :)

Yeah, but he was a loveable loon (sorta... :) I just thought that the
"tone" of the episodes (is that the right word for it?) just seem to change
a bit too much from say, pre Sylvester McCoy, to the ones where he stars.

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