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The Journalist that Brought Down a Prince

Posted on April 14, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Emily Maitlis (September 6, 1970) Doesn’t she resemble Gillian Anderson, who plays her in the Netflix film “Scoop”? I watched a 50-minute interview that she attended that explained what was going on with her, during that time period. Here’s a … Continue reading →

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Famous Last Words? “I Think That Went Quite Well”

Posted on April 14, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Prince Andrew on the BBC (November 16, 2019) “Scoop”, the Netflix film about the negotiation that led to the interview of Prince Andrew by the Newsnight team, was released on April 5th. According to the film, the term “Randy Andy” … Continue reading →

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When Your Time is Up, It’s Up!

Posted on August 17, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Michael Parkinson CBE (March 28, 1935 – August 16, 2023) Those of us on this side of the Atlantic ocean might be hard pressed to know very much about this well-loved British broadcaster. Michael Parkinson, in the UK, was a … Continue reading →

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My Friend Ascends His Dystonic Tremor Symptoms

Posted on June 5, 2022 by cdsmiller17

David Lowe (a.k.a. Lewis Adler) David and I have been friends since his days on BBC Radio Devon & Cornwall. In 1992, I was his guest on the Sunday Late Show over several weeks. My first time was the week … Continue reading →

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All Things Bright and Beautiful…

Posted on February 7, 2022 by cdsmiller17

All Creatures Great & Small (2020) We’ve been watching this new adaptation of James Herriot’s books on PBS on Sunday nights, season two. I have always wondered why we needed a new version when the original BBC series was perfectly … Continue reading →

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Take a Brooding Male, Add a Little Gossip: What do You Have?

Posted on September 19, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Pride and Prejudice (1995 BBC Series) Call me ‘old school’. This is the only adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel that works for me. Set in 1812 (at the beginning of the War of 1812-14), it tells the tale of … Continue reading →

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Searching for Hidden Treasure

Posted on August 11, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Detectorists (Series 3) For those of you who haven’t seen this television program, it’s about metal detecting, and looking for gold, but it’s so much more than that. This show is a sleeper. If you have ever lived in the … Continue reading →

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A Meddlesome Priest on PBS

Posted on December 9, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Father Brown I never thought I’d be writing about this show, which comes on twice weekly on the PBS. But last night episode (S6, E5) entitled “The Face of the Enemy” had a few outstanding features about it, notwithstanding the … Continue reading →

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Intrepid

Posted on May 5, 2018 by cdsmiller17

A Man Called Intrepid I read this book years and years ago. I bought it recently, again, in order to share it with one of our grandchildren. The story sounds fantastic, and some of the details may have been fabricated … Continue reading →

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Unforgotten Actors Get Second Chance

Posted on April 29, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Unforgotten If you’ve watched PBS’ Masterpiece Mystery! recently, you would have seen this latest ‘cold case’ TV show from the BBC. From the first season, here are the names and faces of some of the senior guest stars. Tom Courtney … Continue reading →

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