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Date: 10 July 2008 13:00:22
Firstly, apologies for missing yesterday's most important historical event:
1968 : The first episode of Dad's Army is screened by the BBC. One of those great pieces of British TV that is still funny today.
Pvt Pike : "Whistle while you work/Hitler is a twerp/he's half barmy/so's his army/whistle while you
work."
German sailor : "Your name vill be added to ze list. Wot is your name?"
Capt. Mainwaring : "Don't tell him your name Pike!"
Bimble mentioned that he'd watched Bonekickers on BBC the other night. It is written by the team behind Life on Mars/Ashes to Ashes which are quality programmes. So I decided to record it on Tuesday night as FW was out at a prayer meeting and we'd then watch it last night.
I should have known what to expect as the Times TV correspondent had panned it in the preview and in the review yesterday. I think he called it the worst TV programme around. Considering you have Big Brother, countless karaoke programmes and soaps that is a high honour.
The thing is that I thought I'd give it the benefit of the doubt. Now I wish I hadn't!
How bad was it?
Well I switched it off around halfway through. The characters were straight from "programmes by numbers", the story was pure hokum and the speed at which they solved archaeological mysteries was astounding. Within a few hours they'd identified a Saracen sword and that the big piece of wood excavated was cedar that had been chopped down in AD32, contained blood and metal work.
Yet, for me, the greatest thing is that, as they discover each piece, they already have a theory worked out that each new piece confirms. I've always found that these things take time to resolve themselves but I guess TV can't wait for that.
If you get the chance to see it then.... DON'T!!! Steer well clear. The chances of this lasting as long as Dad's Army are next to impossible.
History Today:
1940 : German air raids target British ports and shipping. So the Battle of Britain begins. "Hun at 12 o'clock. Tally Ho chaps!
1962 : Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Please note that Keneedy was still alive so they hadn't named the Space Centre after him yet. This was followed by Joe Meek producing an instrumental in honour of the occasion.
1985 : The treacherous French sink Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior in Auckland. What were they afraid of? Greenpeace disrupting one of their nuclear tests in the Pacific Ocean.