ALT We're back with more new stuff!! Fancy a bit of Arthur C Clarke? Do you remember John Pilger? Like a bit of ASDA Price? Look out for an Argos catalogue!! Click the link for these and more.
ALT Walter Koenig 1936-2026 Ensign Pavel Andreievich Chekov in the original series of Star Trek and in 7 Star Trek movies. Other TV credits include: Star Trek: Picard Star Trek: Renegades Futurama Diagnosis Murder Babylon 5 The Real Ghostbusters Bring 'Em Back Alive Columbo Ironside The Virginian Mannix I Spy Gidget Ben Casey The Alfred Hitchcock Hour The Untouchables
ALT Steve Valentine Actor, voice actor and magician Born 26 October 1966 Happy 60th Birthday 🎂🎈🎁🎉
ALT Astronauts Sitcom ITV (ATV/Central/Witzend) 26 October 1981 - 23 August 1983 Malcolm Mattocks, Gentian Foster, David Ackroyd and Bimbo the dog, are sent into outer space to occupy a space station for six months. Cast includes: Christopher Godwin Carmen Du Sautoy Barrie Rutter Bruce Boa Bimbo the Dog Mary Healey Philip Elsmore Jeffry Wickham Ben Aris Lesley Saweard Diana Berriman Barry Lowe Hilton McRae Pamela Miles Hugh Walters Michael Delorzo Julian Delorzo Terry Pearson
ALT We remember news presenter Tricia Ingrams who passed away on 26 October 1996 at the age of 50. Tricia worked at Thames News until their franchise ended, then went on to work at Anglia and Sky.
ALT In Search of Dracula Documentary ITV (LWT) 26 October 1996 Narrator/Presenter: Jonathan Ross A look at Dracula in the arts and his supposed real-life inspiration Vlad Tepes. This programme was followed by the TV premiere of Francis Ford Coppola's movie, Bram Stoker's Dracula. Includes interviews with: Stephanie Beacham Francis Ford Coppola Daniel Farson Sadie Frost Richard E Grant James Herbert Grace Jones Christopher Lee Bela Lugosi Jr Gary Oldman Jack Palance Ingrid Pitt Ken Russell Michael Ripper
ALT Longford Biographical drama Channel 4 (Granada/HBO) 26 October 2006 Penal reform campaigner Lord Longford is invited by a radio host to discuss his new book Saints on their phone-in show. Instead, the Labour peer is berated by several callers over his campaign to have Myra Hindley released from prison. Cast includes: Jim Broadbent Samantha Morton Lindsay Duncan Tam Dean Burn Robert Pugh Anton Rodgers Kate Miles Lee Boardman Andy Serkis Roy Barber Alex Blake
ALT We have some more NEW STUFF for you!! Fancy a bit of BBC Shakespeare? Or An Audience with Dudley Moore or Kenneth Williams? Maybe a bit of Jack Rosenthal in Another Sunday and Sweet FA?
ALT Remembering William "Biff" McGuire 1926-2021 TV credits include: Frasier JAG ER Judging Amy Cybill Law & Order Growing Pains Santa Barbara Remington Steele Search for Tomorrow Police Story The Paper Chase Barnaby Jones How the West Was Won Gibbsville Hawaii Five-O Starsky and Hutch Kojak Gunsmoke Young Dr Kildare Armchair Theatre Alfred Hitchcock Presents The Phil Silvers Show
ALT Broome Stages Drama BBC 2 25 October - 13 December 1966 Based on the novel by Clemence Dane Drama serial dealing with the lives of the Broomes, an English theatrical family, throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. Cast includes: Gwen Watford Richard Pasco Robin Phillips Paul Daneman Emrys James Betty Cooper Will Leighton Anthony Bate Margaret Diamond Fionnula Flanagan George Little Anna Barry Stafford Byrne Ian Colin Michael Deacon John Gatrell Cavan Kendall Ralph Michael Andrew Robertson Terry Scully Geoffrey Staines Marda Vanne
ALT Lollipop Loves Mr Mole Sitcom ITV (ATV) 25 October 1971 - 4 September 1972 Maggie Robinson (Lollipop) and her husband Reg (Mr Mole) are a mismatched couple living in London. Their domestic bliss is interrupted by the arrival from Africa of Reg's brother Bruce and his wife Violet. Cast includes: Peggy Mount Hugh Lloyd Pat Coombs Rex Garner Sue Holderness Gordon Jackson Michael Bates John Cazabon Erik Chitty John Clegg Ivor Dean Tommy Godfrey Eric Longworth Len Lowe Victor Maddern Larry Martyn Carmel McSharry Sue Nicholls Bill Pertwee John Savident Ann Way
ALT We remember actor and singer Eric Woodburn who passed away on 25 October 1981 at the age of 87. Eric's TV credits include: Dr Finlay's Casebook The Way We Live Now Nana Dad's Army Jennings Jury Room The Plane Makers The Third Man Taxi! Dixon of Dock Green No Wreath for the General On Trial Armchair Mystery Theatre International Detective Crime Sheet McFarlane's Way The Crimson Ramblers
ALT Jem Animation from the US ITV (Hasbro/Sunbow/Marvel) From 25 October 1986 The series is about record company owner Jerrica Benton, her singer alter-ego Jem, and the adventures of her band Jem and The Holograms. Voice cast includes: Samantha Newark Britta Phillips Patricia Alice Albrecht Kath Soucie Marlene Aragon Susan Blu Neil Ross Charlie Adler Desirée Goyette Cathy Cavadini Hazel Shermet
ALT Superbods Kids health show BBC 1 From 25 October 1991 Superbods was a children's programme looking at the human body and was presented by Nicola Davies and Philip Hawthorn as Mr B.
ALT Georgia Lock Actress and presenter Born 25 October 1996 Happy 30th Birthday 🎉🎁🎈🎂
ALT Death in Paradise Drama BBC One (Red Planet/Kudos/Atlantique) From 25 October 2011 Brilliant but eccentric British Detective Inspectors are transplanted to the Caribbean island paradise of Saint Marie, with varying degrees of success. Cast includes: Elizabeth Bourgine Don Warrington Danny John-Jules Joséphine Jobert Tobi Bakare Shantol Jackson Ralf Little Ginny Holder Sara Martins Tahj Miles Kris Marshall Ardal O'Hanlon Gary Carr Ben Miller Don Gilet Shaquille Ali-Yebuah Shyko Amos Aude Legastelois Catherine Garton Leemore Marrett Jr Chelsea Edge Grace Stone Sally Bretton Ram John Holder Daniel Ward Nina Wadia
ALT The Outlaws Comedy crime thriller BBC One (Big Talk Productions/Four Eyes) 25 October 2021 - 30 May 2024 Also shown on Amazon Prime 7 strangers from different walks of life are put together to complete a Community Payback sentence in Bristol. Their luck changes when they discover a bag full of money, unaware that its owners are dangerous criminals. Cast includes: Rhianne Barreto Darren Boyd Gamba Cole Jessica Gunning Clare Perkins Eleanor Tomlinson Charles Babalola Aiyana Goodfellow Ian McElhinney Gyuri Sarossy Nina Wadia Dolly Wells Stephen Merchant Christopher Walken Claes Bang Tom Hanson Grace Calder Kojo Kamara
ALT Expert Witness True crime documentary BBC One (Rare-TV) From 25 October 2021 Ashley John-Baptiste presents this daytime true crime documentary series exploring the inside stories of how expert witnesses helped solve some of the UK's most complex major crime cases.
ALT The Long Call Crime drama ITV (Silverprint Pictures) 25 - 28 October 2021 Based on the books by Ann Cleeves The series follows Detective Inspector Matthew Venn as he returns to his hometown in North Devon with his husband for his religious father's funeral, only to find himself investigating a local murder. Cast includes: Ben Aldridge Declan Bennett Siobhán Cullen Anita Dobson Dylan Edwards Sarah Gordy Aoife Hinds Pearl Mackie Neil Morrissey Amit Shah Martin Shaw Juliet Stevenson Alan Williams Melissandre St Hilaire Iona Anderson Nia Gwynne John-Paul MacLeod