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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 14, 2021 10:57:56 GMT
I'm all for a dark comedy such as Pschoville & Nighty Nighty - can anyone recommend anything? Please and ta
Last night was hellish watching the Eurovision film but I'm cheered up by the news of a new series of Bonding starting soon.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2021 12:31:32 GMT
I'm all for a dark comedy such as Pschoville & Nighty Nighty - can anyone recommend anything? Please and ta Last night was hellish watching the Eurovision film but I'm cheered up by the news of a new series of Bonding starting soon. Presume you've watched Inside No. 9? I really enjoy the original Utopia (produced by channel 4 but available on Prime Video -- not the 2020 US remake). It's beautifully shot, thrilling but yet got this dark comedic element to it, in the same way Killing Eve does. Also Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (ft Elijah Wood). Series 1 at least, the follow up was pretty poor. |
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Post by theatreian on Jan 14, 2021 13:01:39 GMT
is it easy to get hold of the previous series of the portrait one? The previous series of the portrait one is repeated on Tuesday at 8 I think. It may be repeated again in the week too. |
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Post by hulmeman on Jan 14, 2021 13:51:38 GMT
Currently watching last night’s Pottery Throwdown, as recommended by a friend at work. It’s basically the Bake-off format, but with pottery and that funny Nun off Derry Girls (Siobhán McSweeney) as host. Lovely telly. Is that who the host of Pottery Throwdown is. Well, slap my face with honeycombe tripe. She's very good. Can I thrown in the Christmas special of "Two Doors Down" ! |
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Post by alece10 on Jan 14, 2021 14:12:10 GMT
Junior bake off has a new series started this week. The new judge is a bit wooden but it’s thoroughly wholesome. I'm watching this and its very enjoyable. Some of the kids are a bit precocious. I know they are kids but some of the bakes are truly dreadful. |
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Post by kathryn on Jan 14, 2021 20:22:05 GMT
Great Designs last night was a good one - though not without tension, particularly as their build schedule overran into March 2020! But it all came out ok in the end. Use of spoiler needed there kathryn  I decided against it because this is the cheer-up TV thread and trust me, if you start watching that episode looking to be cheered-up you really do want to know that! |
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Post by talkingheads on Jan 15, 2021 12:22:56 GMT
I've been watching a delightful CBBC series called Danny and Mick. Danny Adams and Mick Potts, from the Newcastle Theatre Royal's pantomimes, star as bumbling employees of a leisure centre. Each episode sees them take on various tasks and end up covered in gunge, full of slapstick and knockabout humour. I've found it's the perfect pick me up.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 15, 2021 12:36:39 GMT
I'm all for a dark comedy such as Pschoville & Nighty Nighty - can anyone recommend anything? Please and ta Last night was hellish watching the Eurovision film but I'm cheered up by the news of a new series of Bonding starting soon. Presume you've watched Inside No. 9? I really enjoy the original Utopia (produced by channel 4 but available on Prime Video -- not the 2020 US remake). It's beautifully shot, thrilling but yet got this dark comedic element to it, in the same way Killing Eve does. Also Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (ft Elijah Wood). Series 1 at least, the follow up was pretty poor. I love No. 9 and also series 3 of l.of Gentleman. Thanks for recommending Utopia. Amazon Prime is trying to charge me for it and as its a friends login I don't them to have to pay for my viewing... Thanks anyway |
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Post by TallPaul on Jan 17, 2021 10:12:11 GMT
Our Yorkshire Farm on Channel 5/My 5 is an absolute joy to watch. With nine of them, Clive and Amanda Owen 'farm' nearly as many children as they do sheep and cows!
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Post by jojo on Jan 18, 2021 20:08:31 GMT
Junior bake off has a new series started this week. The new judge is a bit wooden but it’s thoroughly wholesome. I'm watching this and its very enjoyable. Some of the kids are a bit precocious. I know they are kids but some of the bakes are truly dreadful. I love it. I'm actually jealous at how confident some of these kids are within themselves, even as they are dropping their cakes on the floor, putting all of the salt in the mix by accident, or realising they've completely misread the instructions! But it's not in an arrogant way and I'm impressed by how supportive they are of each other. But someone needs to give them a step so they can reach the freezer, or suggest to the shortest ones that they could use the lower shelf. They are very messy, but when you consider how much they are doing in the time, I'm still in awe of what they achieve. At that age I was making peppermint cremes, crumble mix and cheesecake from a packet.  |
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Post by alece10 on Jan 18, 2021 20:30:59 GMT
I'm watching this and its very enjoyable. Some of the kids are a bit precocious. I know they are kids but some of the bakes are truly dreadful. I love it. I'm actually jealous at how confident some of these kids are within themselves, even as they are dropping their cakes on the floor, putting all of the salt in the mix by accident, or realising they've completely misread the instructions! But it's not in an arrogant way and I'm impressed by how supportive they are of each other. But someone needs to give them a step so they can reach the freezer, or suggest to the shortest ones that they could use the lower shelf. They are very messy, but when you consider how much they are doing in the time, I'm still in awe of what they achieve. At that age I was making peppermint cremes, crumble mix and cheesecake from a packet. Peppermint creams. I remember making them when I was a kid. I was actually the only boy at my grammar school to ever be allowed to do cookery (didnt call it domestic science in those days). It was mid 70s so I had long hair and had to tie it up in bunches. Very unfashionable. And on Saturdays I used to go to my grandfathers and make him sausage rolls, rock cakes and scones. |
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Post by sfsusan on Jan 19, 2021 23:09:43 GMT
Is anyone watching Susan Calman's 'Grand Days Out'? Her giggle/laugh is a little annoying at times, but she seems to genuinely enjoy her adventures.
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Post by peggysue on Jan 20, 2021 8:24:35 GMT
Is anyone watching Susan Calman's 'Grand Days Out'? Her giggle/laugh is a little annoying at times, but she seems to genuinely enjoy her adventures. I am also watching this excellent series. I don’t find her annoying at all. I love her enthusiasm about all the places she visits. Last year she did a tour of Scotland which was also very good. She is supposed to be replacing Jane McDonald on the cruise series when it starts again. |
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Post by sfsusan on Jan 20, 2021 10:52:01 GMT
Last year she did a tour of Scotland which was also very good. Yes, I enjoyed that, too. It's only sometimes that her laugh seems OTT. But, yes, her enthusiasm is contagious. I also watched rebroadcasts of the Great British Car Journeys with Christopher Timothy and Peter Davison (the two younger actors on the original 'All Creatures Great and Small' and friends in real life). Beautiful antique cars, fun banter between the two and gorgeous scenery. |
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Post by jojo on Jan 20, 2021 11:14:40 GMT
Is anyone watching Susan Calman's 'Grand Days Out'? Her giggle/laugh is a little annoying at times, but she seems to genuinely enjoy her adventures. I am also watching this excellent series. I don’t find her annoying at all. I love her enthusiasm about all the places she visits. Last year she did a tour of Scotland which was also very good. She is supposed to be replacing Jane McDonald on the cruise series when it starts again. Agreed. It's joyous. |
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Post by lynette on Jan 20, 2021 15:30:13 GMT
The Inauguration might be cheerful ....
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Post by confessor on Jan 20, 2021 18:37:41 GMT
I'm all for a dark comedy such as Pschoville & Nighty Nighty - can anyone recommend anything? Please and ta Last night was hellish watching the Eurovision film but I'm cheered up by the news of a new series of Bonding starting soon. If you're a Julia Davis fan you may have already seen them but if not check out Camping and Sally 4 Ever. And, not TV, but if you've not listened to them then the three series of Julia and Vicki Pepperdine's Dear Joan and Jericha podcasts are a must! |
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Post by TallPaul on Jan 21, 2021 9:37:38 GMT
Have you been watching Rick Stein's Cornwall, alece10 and sfsusan? It's more of a travelogue than cookery show, but it was saffrons buns yesterday. |
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Post by alece10 on Jan 21, 2021 10:41:55 GMT
Have you been watching Rick Stein's Cornwall, alece10 and sfsusan? It's more of a travelogue than cookery show, but it was saffrons buns yesterday. Thanks for that I will check it out. I do love saffron cake. My treat once a year when my niece comes to visit from Cornwall. Rick Stein is not that well liked in Cornwall though as he has bought so many shops and businesses in Padstow which are very "high end" and made the village very upmarket meaning the locals can't afford to buy property there. Remember looking at the menu once outside one of his restaurants and the prices made my eyes water, and I live in London so used to high prices. However his fish and chip shop on the harbour is great and best fish and chips I've ever had. The locals call Padstow "Padstein". |
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Jan 21, 2021 10:53:57 GMT
Have you been watching Rick Stein's Cornwall, alece10 and sfsusan ? It's more of a travelogue than cookery show, but it was saffrons buns yesterday. Thanks for that I will check it out. I do love saffron cake. My treat once a year when my niece comes to visit from Cornwall. Rick Stein is not that well liked in Cornwall though as he has bought so many shops and businesses in Padstow which are very "high end" and made the village very upmarket meaning the locals can't afford to buy property there. Remember looking at the menu once outside one of his restaurants and the prices made my eyes water, and I live in London so used to high prices. However his fish and chip shop on the harbour is great and best fish and chips I've ever had. The locals call Padstow "Padstein". Ricks fish and chips, just down from the deli? I thought they were overpriced and under whelming. Now the fish and chips at Whitby harbour... |
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Post by alece10 on Jan 21, 2021 12:41:05 GMT
Thanks for that I will check it out. I do love saffron cake. My treat once a year when my niece comes to visit from Cornwall. Rick Stein is not that well liked in Cornwall though as he has bought so many shops and businesses in Padstow which are very "high end" and made the village very upmarket meaning the locals can't afford to buy property there. Remember looking at the menu once outside one of his restaurants and the prices made my eyes water, and I live in London so used to high prices. However his fish and chip shop on the harbour is great and best fish and chips I've ever had. The locals call Padstow "Padstein". Ricks fish and chips, just down from the deli? I thought they were overpriced and under whelming. Now the fish and chips at Whitby harbour... Its the one on the harbour front underneath his cookery school and next to his shop (see what I mean about him owning everything). When I went we chose our piece of freshly caught fish and it was cooked to order. Yes it was expensive but worth it for me. Never been to Whitby I'm afraid. A trip to anywhere by the coast to eat fish and chips at the moment would be wonderful. |
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Post by sfsusan on Jan 22, 2021 15:04:56 GMT
Thanks, I've seen it on the tv guide, but haven't looked at it. Mostly because, as Alece says, locals really savage Stein and I've let that color my opinion. Although, I did order one of his Stein at Home boxes a month or so ago, which are also eye-wateringly expensive. And while I did get 4 or 5 meals out of what is meant to feed two, at the end of the day, it was premade coq au vin, salad, a (really delicious) smoked salmon pate, two slices of bread and dessert... for 53 pounds! I could have ordered a couple of ready-meals from Tesco and had the same quality for a lot less! |
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Post by sfsusan on Jan 23, 2021 12:58:22 GMT
The most recent episode of Susan Calman's show was great (featuring Whitby, Knaresborough, Haworth and York). I really, really want to try the 'Yorkie Sunday dinner wrap' or whatever it was called. That looked great! (And apparently it's not just at the featured shop... it's now a 'thing'.)
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Post by theatreian on Jan 23, 2021 14:03:24 GMT
Olivia Newton-John and her daughter Chloe have just released a positive song with a lovely video. The Window In The Wall.
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Post by theatreian on Jan 29, 2021 17:47:11 GMT
I just found this comic relief sketch from 1998 from Victoria Wood which I hadn't seen before.
Plus another one I didn't remember!
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