Jenny Morrill Dec 20, 2016
Russ Abbot, Bullseye, Noel Edmonds and a film we all watched in the same room. Christmas TV was more exciting in the 80s...
Cast your mind back to when Christmas Day wasn't about Doctor Who followed by sticking something on Netflix until it was time to go watch the annual fist fight outside the pub.
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In the 80s, Christmas was about seeing which fantastic fare the TV had decided to bless us with. Of course, the more prepared among us knew this well in advance, having eagerly pored over the Radio Times/TV Times to check that Jimmy Cricket's Family Laugh 'n' Waz would be shown. There it was – right after Reflections On The Eucharist With The Reverend Paul Leyland.
Russ Abbot, Bullseye, Noel Edmonds and a film we all watched in the same room. Christmas TV was more exciting in the 80s...
Cast your mind back to when Christmas Day wasn't about Doctor Who followed by sticking something on Netflix until it was time to go watch the annual fist fight outside the pub.
See related Looking back at Martin Scorsese's The King Of Comedy The Wolf Of Wall Street review The Wolf Of Wall Street & Scorsese's confrontational films
In the 80s, Christmas was about seeing which fantastic fare the TV had decided to bless us with. Of course, the more prepared among us knew this well in advance, having eagerly pored over the Radio Times/TV Times to check that Jimmy Cricket's Family Laugh 'n' Waz would be shown. There it was – right after Reflections On The Eucharist With The Reverend Paul Leyland.
- 12/8/2016
- Den of Geek
Disaster strikes on Aug. 5, 2010, as a copper and gold mine collapses in Chile, trapping 33 men underground. With more than 2,000 feet of rock in their way, members of a rescue team work tirelessly for 69 days to save the seemingly doomed crew. Beneath the rubble, the miners begin an epic quest to survive, contending with suffocating heat and the need for food and water. With family, friends and the rest of the world watching, it becomes a race against time and a true test of the human spirit.
The 33 kicks off with a retirement party, where we are introduced to the majority of the cast and gain insight into the close-knit community the miner's families have created. Most of us have heard the adage that a movie must grab the audience’s attention within the first few minutes or risk losing them for good. Due to the nature of the story...
The 33 kicks off with a retirement party, where we are introduced to the majority of the cast and gain insight into the close-knit community the miner's families have created. Most of us have heard the adage that a movie must grab the audience’s attention within the first few minutes or risk losing them for good. Due to the nature of the story...
- 11/13/2015
- by Tyler Richardson
- LRMonline.com
Ken Morley and Jimmy Cricket are among the stars who attended Keith Harris' funeral today (08.05.15). The former 'Coronation Street' actor and 'Celebrity Big Brother' contestant was joined by comedian Jimmy at the memorial service for the late ventriloquist at Blackpool's Sacred Heart Rc Church this afternoon. 'Opportunity Knocks' comedian Freddie 'Parrot-face' Davies was also in attendance, as was Bobby Crush, who wrote the UK Top 5 hit single 'I Wish I Could Fly' for Keith and his puppet Orville the duck. Taking to his Twitter account this morning, Bobby wrote: ''This is a sad day... saying goodbye to my old friend Keith...
- 5/8/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
Last week, we saw a new corporate culture emerge on the WWE’s flagship broadcast Monday Night Raw. This new regime of the COO and the McMahons made clear their new chosen son, Randy Orton, and their opinion on the People’s champion Daniel Bryan. Triple H gave the reasoning for the boardroom takeover of the WWE title as it being better for business. Is it really? That question became more pronounced on this weeks edition from Phoenix, Arizona.
The show begins with Triple H coming out recapping the last week of WWE surprisingly glossing over Smackdown. He says that he had no problem with Daniel Bryan until he insulted his wife last week. Now it’s personal. Triple H gloats by saying, Randy Orton has been good for business. He says ratings are up, social media buzz is at an all-time high and business is booming. He then brings out the champion.
The show begins with Triple H coming out recapping the last week of WWE surprisingly glossing over Smackdown. He says that he had no problem with Daniel Bryan until he insulted his wife last week. Now it’s personal. Triple H gloats by saying, Randy Orton has been good for business. He says ratings are up, social media buzz is at an all-time high and business is booming. He then brings out the champion.
- 8/27/2013
- by Paul Jordan
- Obsessed with Film
London, June 4: Comedian Graham Walker of the British comedy band The Grumbleweeds died fighting cancer. He was 68.
He was diagnosed with cancer in 2011 and died Sunday, just two weeks after his birthday, reports dailymail.co.uk.
He was one of the founder members of the band that came together in the 1960s and performed music and comedy. The band made its name with the BBC radio show "The Grumbleweeds Radio Show", which ran from 1979 to 1988 and won the Best Radio Show prize at The Television and Radio Industries Awards in 1983.
Comedian Jimmy Cricket tweeted: "Graham was another true comedy clown with enormous talent.
He was diagnosed with cancer in 2011 and died Sunday, just two weeks after his birthday, reports dailymail.co.uk.
He was one of the founder members of the band that came together in the 1960s and performed music and comedy. The band made its name with the BBC radio show "The Grumbleweeds Radio Show", which ran from 1979 to 1988 and won the Best Radio Show prize at The Television and Radio Industries Awards in 1983.
Comedian Jimmy Cricket tweeted: "Graham was another true comedy clown with enormous talent.
- 6/4/2013
- by Meeta Kabra
- RealBollywood.com
There’s been a lot of Marvel-related activity over the last 24 hours, with the news that Mickey Rourke and Scarlett Johansson have signed on to star as Whiplash and Black Widow, respectively, in Iron Man 2.But, as Jimmy Cricket might say, c’mere… there’s more. A lot more, in fact, for it was today announced that Marvel Studios has been rejigging the release dates of three of its biggest upcoming properties.Kenneth Branagh’s Thor, which had been scheduled to come out on July 16, 2010, has been pushed back almost a full calendar year. Now the Norse God of Thunder will be steaming into action on June 17, 2011.The First Avenger: Captain America, the WWII-set introduction of Marvel’s star-spangled flagbearer, will now come out on July 22, 2011. The Joe Johnston-directed adventure had previously been scheduled for May 6, 2011.The positioning of two members of The Avengers just a month apart is no accident,...
- 3/12/2009
- EmpireOnline
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