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Mmmm... I would like to say that I actually tried to change the * word to something such as "went to bed with", but unfortunately it seems that I cannot edit or delete it as it's been a while since I wrote it.

Sorry for the out of tone word; those stupid famosillos and all the silly people buying magazines, watching these programs and following their stupidities really get to my nerves. How can anybody pay for their way of living and also criticize them? :blink:

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Originally Posted by evamar (Post 9758323)

I'll second that Evamar.

I haven't a clue who the majority of these so-called celebs are and I avoid their crap programmes like the plague, but it worries me that they seem to have such an influence on the daily affairs of so many ppl.
Has the vast majority of the population got such drab meaningless every day lives of their own that they need to hang on to every word and action of such ppl.?

I would never waste money on a newspaper today as they are so full of mindless pointless crap and gossip.
I only need to walk past any news-stand to see vivid headlines in well known tabloids, that some meaningless person I've never even heard of has fallen out with her boyfriend or some such crap.

I mean for Christs sake, who the fek really cares apart from the couple concerned ?
Well in todays sad society it seems that some ppl.do and have little else to occupy their pathetic lives. :confused:

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Yes and it's all about who has had/having a baby as if it's some special talent. And....why do none of them have a pram. It is so lucrative for these Z list that they will marry and breed with anyone to get in Hola or OK mags.

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Originally Posted by jackytoo (Post 9758447)

I haven't the faintest clue about glossy mags or those who buy them, but when I pass news stands and see such pointless meaningless garbage filling the front cover of well known popular daily news-rags then it really worries me about what sort of nation we've become to subscribe in large numbers to such nonsense.

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In response to the original post, On the Buses was, is, and always will be dross. I say that remembering my late FIL was in charge of set production for that and various others at that time.

ISTR Martin Shaw stopped the repeats of the Professionals to further his own career, but that looks so dated and Martin Lewis's facial expressions and lack of acting ability doesnt help either.
Currently I find easy going things like Pie in the Sky, Foyles War, Prime Suspect etc the most enduring but I am getting to remember pieces of dialogue before the actors.

considering the amount of good television and films that have been made in the last 40 years, in the UK as well as the States, with the current run of repeated repeats of repeated repeats uktv is generally looking pretty dire.
Would like to see Between The Lines, starring Neil Pearson, its about 20 years now, but ISTR it would probably be very relevent as a feed in to getting the repeats of Spooks

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Originally Posted by Lynn R (Post 9756355)

Indian Hill Railways was (as the name suggests, funnily enough!:)) a documentary series about some of the narrow gauge railway lines built during the days of the British Raj in India which run to places like Darjeeling and Shimla, and about the people who work and travel on them. It was really well done, and there were some memorable characters on it such as the widow who worked as a railway porter (carrying a stack of suitcases on her head) and succeeded in getting a place at a top private school for her son, and an old chap of over 90 who had been a porter and still working as a kind of domestic servant for a stationmaster. I found it fascinating and friends I recommended it to also enjoyed it.

There was also a v. good series a while back called Chinese School - when you watched it you could understand why they seem to be taking over the world now!

I like programmes like that about other countries and people's lives, they may only gloss over things but a lot more interesting than most of the dross that's on!

Thank you so much for this recommendation. The reason I asked you for a description was that I would not buy it if it was purely about the railways because I tend to nod off with that type of programme. However, when you said that it was about the people on the railway I became very interested, love human interest programmes. We ordered it from Amazon and have thoroughly enjoyed it. The 90 year old is amazing, and seeing the womans determination to send her eldest son to the best college was heartwarming, and of course the man who designed his house making sure that he could put in a table tennis table showed how experiences when we are young effect our needs when adult. Really great, thanks again.

Rosemary

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Originally Posted by The Oddities (Post 9779155)

I'm so glad you enjoyed it, I only wish there were more programmes as good as this on TV instead of so much rubbish!

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Originally Posted by Dick Dasterdly (Post 9758466)

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+1 vote for Chinese School, very very good viewing (check on youtube).

I have a good friend who taught in Hong Kong for a few years (2005-10), the School still uses 'Front of class' teaching, no group work, and it worked, surprised him to see a system of teaching poo pooed upon in the west actually work. In all his time there every piece of homework was submitted to him on time, he never had to ask a pupil where their homework was. He and his wife are in Cambodia now and much the same is happening there too.

Back on track, 'On The Buses' is on everyday and I've watched a couple of episodes recently and the shows bought back a lot of memories of the time back to me.

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Hi de Hi now on BBC2.as a tribute to David Croft.
Brilliant series for all the family.