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The Flipside of Dominick Hyde – Flightplan – The Knowledge – 26 Jul 2008
The first recording today starts with a trail for the Proms. Then it’s a programme that I was certain I must have had on a tape, but no, this is the first recording I have. It’s a Play For Today film,...
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Love Actually – Proms on Four 2008: Messiaen – 27 Jul 2008
The first recording today is from ITV2, although it doesn’t have any ad breaks, so it looks like another edited recording. It’s the middle of July in 2008 so what better than to huddle up and enjoy a...
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Proms 2008: Beethoven and Elliott Carter – Star Trek: The Next Generation –...
The first recording today starts with the end of the weather. There’s a trail for Lost Land of the Jaguar. Plus a trail for The Thirties in Colour. Then there’s an episode of Proms 2008: Beethoven and...
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Star Trek: The Next Generation – Bonekickers – 29 Jul 2008
The first recording today is an edited repeat of Star Trek: The Next Generation – Identity Crisis. Media Centre Description: Sci-fi drama series set aboard the USS Enterprise. Geordi discovers that...
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Freaky Friday – 30 Jul 2008
There’s only one recording today, which starts with the end of a behind the scenes programme about The Mighty Boosh. There’s a trail for Summer Heights High followed by 60 seconds of global news....
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The Incredible Journey – Star Trek: The Next Generation – Comedy Connections...
The first recording today starts with the end of The Reluctant Dragon, an old Disney film. There’s a trail for Sorry, I’ve Got No Head that we haven’t seen before. A slightly longer version of the...
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Play for Today: Another Flip for Dominick – The Fly – 02 Aug 2008
The first recording today starts with the end of Pop Goes the Sixties. There’s a trail for Maestro and for The Thirties in Colour. Then we have Play for Today: Another Flip for Dominick, the sequel to...
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Proms 2008: Beethoven and Mahler – 03 Aug 2008
There’s just one programme today, but two recordings from two different times. The first recording starts with the end of Coal House which looks like one of these historical re-enactment things where...
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The Cat from Outer Space – Local Hero – Star Trek: The Next Generation – 04...
The first recording today starts with the end of The Flintstones. There’s a trail for Maestro. Plus a trail for Britain from Above. Then, it’s another old live-action Disney film, The Cat from Outer...
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Star Trek: The Next Generation – Bonekickers – 05 Aug 2008
The first recording today is an edited repeat of Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Host. Media Centre Description: Sci-fi drama series set aboard the USS Enterprise. Beverly Crusher makes an...
View ArticleStar Trek: The Next Generation – 06 Aug 2008
There’s only one recording today, and it’s a repeat of Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Mind’s Eye. No ads or anything else. I fear we might have a few days like these in future. Media Centre...
View ArticleStar Trek: The Next Generation – 07 Aug 2008
Today, all there is is an edited recording of a repeat of Star Trek: The Next Generation – In Theory. It’s not that long ago that I looked at it. Media Centre Description: Sci-fi drama series set...
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Star Trek: The Next Generation – Comedy Connections – 08 Aug 2008
The first recording today in an edited repeat of Star Trek: The Next Generation – Redemption. Media Centre Description: Sci-fi drama series set aboard the USS Enterprise. As civil war threatens the...
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BBC Proms 2008 – Old School – 09 Aug 2008
First today, it’s another trip to the Royal Albert Hall for BBC Proms 2008 – Classical Jazz. In what may be a first, this prom is introduced by its conductor, Charles Hazlewood. Also presenting is Suzy...
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SMart – 10 Aug 2008
Today’s only recording starts with the end of Raven: The Secret Temple. There’s a trail for a CBBC Mountain Challenge. Then, a slightly melancholy moment, as it’s the first episode of SMart we’ve seen...
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The Genius of Charles Darwin – Spooks: Code 9 – 11 Aug 2008
The first recording today is the second episode in the series The Genius of Charles Darwin – The Fifth Ape. Richard Dawkins looks at Evolution by natural selection, and asks whether human society must...
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Maestro – Bonekickers – 12 Aug 2008
The first recording today starts with the end of Jimmy Doherty’s Farming Heroes. There’s a trail for Britain from Above and one for Blood and Guts – A History of Surgery. There’s also a trail for House...
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Spooks: Code 9 – 13 Aug 2008
The first recording today starts with part of a trail for The Wrong Door. Then we have a repeat of Spooks: Code 9 episode one, but signed for the hard of hearing. Media Centre Description: Drama series...
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Comedy Connections – Star Trek: The Next Generation – 15 Aug 2008
The first recording today is another episode of Comedy Connections this time featuring Rab C Nesbitt. Creator Ian Pattison was supposed to have a meeting with Sean Hardie, head of Light Entertainment...
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BBC Proms 2008 – 16 Aug 2008
There’s just one programme today, it’s an episode of BBC Proms 2008. It’s tying in to Maestro, hence Clive Anderson on the presenting team, alongside Suzy Klein. Keeping the cross-pollination going,...
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SMart – Spooks: Code 9 – 17 Aug 2008
The first recording today starts with the end of Raven: The Secret Temple. Then there’s an episode of SMart and the guest this week is Raven himself, James Mackenzie. Kirsten and Mike make a dinosaur...
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The Genius of Charles Darwin – 18 Aug 2008
There’s only one recording today, starting with the end of a documentary presented by someone with a name that sounds like it was made up for The Day Today. Then it’s another episode of The Genius of...
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Maestro – 19 Aug 2008
The recording today starts with the end of Jimmy Doherty’s Farming Heroes. There’s a trail for My Zinc Bed. There’s also a trail for Blood and Guts – A History of Surgery. Then we have the first live...
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Spooks: Code 9 – 20 Aug 2008
The only recording today starts with a trail for the Reading and Leeds Festival. There’s a trail for Don’t Tell the Bride. Then it’s a repeat of Spooks: Code 9 from a couple of days ago. Media Centre...
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Re-Animator – 21 Aug 2008
There’s only one recording today, which starts with the end of Blade II. Then it’s a repeat of Re-Animator. I seem to be having a few gory horror films recently. Media Centre Description:...
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Star Trek: The Next Generation – 22 Aug 2008
First today there’s a repeat of Star Trek: The Next Generation – Timescape, a nice timey-wimey episode with some surprisingly high stakes. Media Centre Description: Sci-fi drama series. When the...
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SMart – Spooks: Code 9 – Suspiria – 24 Aug 2008
The first recording today starts with the end of Watch My Chops – yet another animation that seems to share the same category of art style that things like Frankenstein’s Cat and Pedro and Frankensheep...
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Finding Neverland – The Hairy Bakers – Proms on Four 2008: Prokofiev and...
First today is a film that makes a bit of a change from some of the horror films we’ve had recently. It’s Finding Neverland, the story of J.M. Barrie and the creation of Peter Pan. The audience don’t...
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Maestro – Mutual Friends – 26 Aug 2008
The first recording today starts with a trail for Champions League football and for My Zinc Bed. Then it’s another episode of Maestro – Choral in which they have to conduct choral music. Alex James...
View ArticleSpooks: Code 9 – 27 Aug 2008
There’s only one recording today, which starts with the end of Don’t Tell The Bride. There’s a trail for Don’t Tell The Bride. Then, it’s a signed repeat of the most recent episode of Spooks: Code 9....
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Absolute Power – 28 Aug 2008
Just one recording today, it’s an episode from a comedy series called Absolute Power – The Nation’s Favourite although I don’t think the Media Centre details are right, since the programme description...
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Comedy Connections – Star Trek: The Next Generation – 29 Aug 2008
The first recording today is another episode of Comedy Connections – Dad’s Army. Frank Williams played the Vicar. “You do get a portrait of England during the war, not obviously the battlefield, but...
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A Bit of Fry and Laurie – 30 Aug 2008
There’s only one recording today, it’s an episode of A Bit of Fry and Laurie. I do have this on a tape, but I didn’t say much about it. This is a fourth series episode, and it’s one that, unlike the...
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SMart – Spooks: Code 9 – 31 Aug 2008
The first recording today starts with the end of Stupid. There’s trails for Trapped and Roman Mysteries. Then there’s another episode of SMart. The guest is Ted Robbins, from The Slammer. Mike and...
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The Hairy Bakers – Proms on Four 2008: Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra – 01...
The first recording today starts with a trail for Charley Boorman: Ireland to Sydney By Any Means. Then it’s an episode of The Hairy Bakers all about pies. They visit a Cornish tin mine to talk about...
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Maestro – 02 Sept 2008
Just one recording today, which starts with a trail for Amazon. Then it’s the next episode of Maestro – Opera. This week the contestants have to conduct operatic arias. The soloists are Rebecca Evans...
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Spooks: Code 9 – 03 Sept 2008
The only recording today starts with trails for Don’t Tell the Bride, Amazon and Massive. Then we have a signed repeat of Spooks: Code 9. This one at least has the first five minutes of the episode, so...
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Comedy Connections – 04 Sept 2008
Just one recording today, and it’s an episode of Comedy Connections – Little Britain. David Walliams talks about meeting Matt. “We met in the National Youth Theatre. We were at the halls of residence...
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Star Trek: The Next Generation – 05 Sept 2008
The first recording today is a repeat of Star Trek: The Next Generation – Interface. Media Centre Description: Sci-fi drama series about the crew of the USS Enterprise. Geordi defies Picard’s commands...
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SMart – Spooks: Code 9 – 07 Sept 2008
The first recording today starts with the end of Stupid. There’s a trail for Serious Ocean. There’s also a trail for Trapped. Then it’s a new episode of SMart. Today’s guest is Rani from Best of...
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The Hairy Bakers – 08 Sept 2008
There’s only one recording today, which starts with trails for Strictly Come Dancing and The Wrong Door. Then it’s a new episode of The Hairy Bakers – Celebration Cakes. They’ve been asked by a viewer...
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Big Bang Day: Five Particles – Maestro – Mutual Friends – 09 Sept 2008
The first recording today is actually a radio programme, as part of Big Bang Day, celebrating the switching on of the Large Hadron Collider in Cern. It’s part of a series where Simon Singh talks to...
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Big Bang Day: Engineering Solutions – Woman’s Hour – Physics Rocks –...
Today is a very strange day of recordings. All but one of them are recordings from Radio 4, celebrating the switch-on of the Large Hadron Collider, and the only TV offering is a repeat. First, Adam...
View ArticleBig Bang Day: Five Particles – 11 Sept 2008
Today, we have another episode of Big Bang Day: Five Particles looking at neutrinos. It’s available on BBC Sounds. Media Centre Description: The Neutrino: Fourth of five programmes in which Simon Singh...
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Big Bang Day: Five Particles – Saturn 3 – Star Trek: The Next Generation – 12...
First today, the last of the programmes in Big Bang Day: Five Particles look at symmetric particles. Listen on BBC Sounds Media Centre Description: The Next Particle: Last of five programmes in which...
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Maestro – Last Night of the Proms 2008 – Dara O’Briain Live at the Theatre...
The first recording today starts with a trail for Strictly Come Dancing. Then, it’s Maestro – The Winner’s Finale Live. Clive Anderson introduces from the Royal Albert Hall. He’s joined by three of the...
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SMart – Earth: The Climate Wars – Equilibrium – 14 Sept 2008
The first recording today starts with the end of Stupid. There’s a trail for the CBBC Website. Then it’s another episode of SMart. The guests today are Sam and Mark. Kirsten and Mike make a peacock...
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Archaeology – Digging the Past: Time Shift – 18 Sept 2008
There’s just one recording today, a documentary called Archaeology – Digging the Past: Time Shift which looks at the coverage of archaeology. David Attenborough remembers his first job, on the quiz...
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Earth: The Climate Wars – Fossil Detectives – 21 Sept 2008
First today we have the final episode of Earth: The Climate Wars – New Challenges. Professor Iain Stewart looks at some of the methods used to predict climate behaviour, starting with a simple dishpan,...
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Three Men in Another Boat – Space 1999 – 22 Sept 2008
The first recording today starts with the end of Today At Conference with Andrew Neil. There’s a trail for Beautiful People. Then there’s a repeat of episode one of Three Men in Another Boat. Here’s a...
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