Tonight on BBC iPlayer, DOCTOR WHO 'The Mind of Evil' (1971), in which Dr Who finds himself in a Cold War thriller.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
"Darrow loved working with Keating, declaring him 'a born comedian if ever there was one – with exquisite timing, particularly adept at the wry, throwaway one-liner'"
A lovely tribute to Michael Keating from Toby👇
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Tonight on the old iPlayer, DOCTOR WHO 'The Time Meddler' (1965) — "Sheer poetry, dear boy!"
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
'Peace in our time!'
"There isn’t much of a pro-European faction any more, just a managerial class that believes that, in politics as in golf, one has to play the ball where it lies"
Posted #OTD in 2016, our @alwynturner.bsky.social's prediction for the EU referendum result👇
thelionandunicorn.com/2016/06/09/r...
Liberal England... Brechtian television: Leo McKern in Galileo (1964)
It's a shame that only this short section of this production is to be found online, because Leo McKern's performance looks very promising.
Tonight on BBC iPlayer, BREXIT: A VERY BRITISH CIVIL WAR (2026).
It's impressive for its breadth & depth of access, and for the time dedicated to both psychology & ideology.
I'm especially struck by the extent of Marina Wheeler's contribution.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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ALWYN TURNER predicts the outcome of the vote. Look away now, if you don’t want to know the result.
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Simon Matthews on the Carol Reed movie that Roman Polanski, Gore Vidal and Sam Peckinpah thought was better even than The Third Man.
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The promise of a referendum helps David Cameron win a majority. Nigel Farage starts to campaign for Brexit. Boris Johnson and Michael Gove decide whether to back Leave or Remain.
SIMON MATTHEWS on James Mason as an IRA gunman in Carol’s Reed’s classic movie.
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At Stangmoor Prison, the Doctor and Jo watch a demonstration of the Keller Machine which can extract evil impulses from criminals. But the experiment goes wrong and a man dies.
The TARDIS lands on the English coast in 1066, but the travellers are puzzled to find modern day artefacts. A monk observes the arrival of the TARDIS, but seems unsurprised.
Michael Keating obituary by me :
Michael Keating obituary www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
NEW: Andy Burnham has hinted at a new multibillion-pound spending commitment if he becomes PM, saying that more than 3.5mn women “deserve” compensation over what he regards as a pension scandal
