Podcasts by Distinct Nostalgia
Exclusive interviews and reunions celebrating some of the biggest names in TV and film. A TV enthusiast’s paradise. There's also special shows and series and a regular Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Quiz. Plus every now and then some original fresh comedy and drama. This is pure entertainment and fun. Enjoy! Definitely ‘more than a podcast’.
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Little Remembers Large Part 2 - Down Comedy Memory Lane with Syd from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
He's one half of an enduring double act which made people laugh for decades. Here Syd Little speaks to Caroline Heywood about his partnership with the late, great Eddie Large who died from Covid-19...
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Comedy Writing Legends Prog 2 Part Two - Jan Etherington - Second Thoughts, Faith in the Future, Next of Kin and working with Lynda Bellingham, Penelope Keith and Joanna Lumley from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In part 2 of the second programme in our series 'Comedy Writing Legends' Jan Etherington talks candidly about her sitcoms hit Second Thoughts, Faith in the Future and Next of Kin. She also chats t...
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Emmerdale Memories - Deena Payne on playing the iconic Viv Windsor from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
She's one of Emmerdale's longest serving stars. But she was written out in a rather lacklustre way. Deena Payne played the iconic Viv Windsor (later Viv Hope) for 18 years. Here Deena tells Ashley ...
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Comedy Writing Legends Prog 2 Part One - Jan Etherington on her hit sitcom Second Thoughts and working with Lynda Bellingham, James Bolam and others from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In the second programme in our series 'Comedy Writing Legends' Jan Etherington talks candidly about her huge sitcom hit Second Thoughts which ran for five series on ITV in the 90s. Second Thoughts ...
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Corrie at 60: Early Years Trilogy - Meet Alan Rothwell, Patricia Shakesby and Kenneth Cope from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In our final 'Corrie at 60' series, we meet 3 of the very early stars of the Street. It's back to December 9th 1960 with Alan Rothwell who played David Barlow and Patricia Shakesby who played Susan...
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Corrie at 60 - Meet Dave Dutton - the Man who's had 11 roles in Coronation Street over 35 Years from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Dave Dutton has been appearing in Coronation Street since 1985. He's had 11 roles over that time and been involved in some of the show's most interesting storylines. Here, Dave who has just publish...
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Little Remembers Large Part 1 - Down Comedy Memory Lane with Syd from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
He's one half of an enduring double act which made people laugh for decades. Here Syd Little speaks to Caroline Heywood about his partnership with the late, great Eddie Large who died from Covid-19...
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Corrie at 60: A dip into the archives as Ashley recalls meeting Betty Driver and Jean Alexander from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We return to our Corrie at 60 specials. This time Ashley has been dipping into his own archives for some anecdotes from Betty Driver and Jean Alexander. He chatted to Betty in her dressing room at...
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NEW COMEDY SHOWCASE - Meet Florrie and Dotty by Janice Fryett from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We've a special treat for you now as we showcase some new northern comedy. Written by Janice Fryett we have the pleasure in introducing you to Florrie and Dotty.Listen here to 5 sitcom shorts and ...
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NEW SERIES - 'Comedy Writing Legends' - Ep1 PART TWO - Marks and Gran - from Rik Mayall & The New Statesman to Goodnight Sweetheart from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
COMEDY WRITING LEGENDS - MARKS AND GRAN - EPISODE 1 PART TWOWe kick off our Comedy Writing Legends series with two programmes celebrating the work of Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran. The pair start...
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NEW DRAMA - 'Missing You' starring June Brown MBE and Sam Barnard from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Distinct Drama presents...MISSING YOU by Richard VergetteStarring June Brown MBE and Sam BarnardProduced by Ashley Byrne, Iain Mackness and James BrownAn MIM Production for Distinct Nostalgia - Mor...
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NEW SERIES - 'Comedy Writing Legends' Ep1 PART ONE - Marks and Gran - From Shine on Harvey Moon to Birds of a Feather from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
COMEDY WRITING LEGENDS - MARKS AND GRAN - EPISODE 1 PART ONEWe kick off our Comedy Writing Legends series with two programmes celebrating the work of Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran. The pair start...
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CHRISTMAS ON DISTINCT NOSTALGIA: Comedy Writing Legends series begins with Birds of a Feather creators Marks and Gran - Listen to Trail Here from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This Christmas sees the start of an occasional series celebrating Britain's 'Comedy Writing Legends'. In the first programme, Ashley chats to Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran about their long career...
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CHRISTMAS ON DISTINCT NOSTALGIA: June Brown to star in Christmas Drama about separation during the Pandemic - Listen to Trail Here from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Acting legend June Brown may have given up her role as Dot in EastEnders but the 93 year old is far from retiring.This Christmas she plays the mother of a son with Down's syndrome who is separated ...
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Corrie at 60: Chris Bisson remembers landing the role of Vikram in the 90s from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
He's now very much part of Emmerdale but years before he landed his role in the Yorkshire soap, Chris Bisson played Vikram in Coronation Street. He's been giving a short interview to Distinct Nosta...
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Corrie at 60: National treasure Amanda Barrie talks Corrie and the Carry Ons from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
She was in Coronation Street on and off for several decades, playing Alma who eventually married Mike Baldwin. Here national treasure Amanda Barrie remembers her days on the cobbles with some great...
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Corrie at 60: Bruce Jones on playing Les and the chaos the Battersbys caused over the years from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Bruce Jones played Les Battersby for just over 10 years. He and his family caused something of a revolution in the Street. They'd never seen anything like it! Les annoyed the fictional residents of...
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Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Corrie Super Fan Final - Corriepedia V Conversation Street from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
So we've reached the big final. Test your own Corrie knowledge as Dave from Glasgow representing Corriepedia and Michael from Southampton representing Conversation Street battle it out for the Dis...
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Paying Tribute to Dame Barbara Windsor - EastEnders' and Peggy's Theme Composer Simon May from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Simon May composed the EastEnders theme tune as well as Julia's Theme and Peggy's Theme which was used when Barbara Windsor's character left Albert Square. Here he pays tribute to Dame Barbara who ...
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Paying Tribute to Dame Barbara Windsor - Carry On, Bond and Hammer horror Star Valerie Leon from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Bond girl, Carry On and Hammer horror star Valerie Leon worked with Barbara Windsor on several Carry On films including Carry On Girls and Carry On Camping. Here she pays tribute to Babs who has sa...
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From Carry On to EastEnders and much more - Andrew Lynford pays tribute to Dame Barbara Windsor from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Former EastEnders actor Andrew Lynford (who played Simon In the Late 90s) delivers a special tribute to Barbara who has sadly passed away at the age of 83 after a battle with dementia.
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Corrie at 60: Happy Birthday Coronation Street! Now, Always and Forever - reflections from Julie Hesmondhalgh from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
She played Hayley Cropper for 16 years and being in Corrie changed her life in lots of different ways. Here, on Corrie's special day, Julie Hesmondhalgh reflects on what Coronation Street means to ...
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Corrie at 60: Happy Birthday Coronation Street from Tina Hobley who played Samantha Failsworth in the 90s from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Tina Hobley played the new barmaid in the Rovers in 1996 - taken on by Jack behind Vera's back! The Duckworths were looking to put their stamp on the pub and Samantha was part of the new look. Here...
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Corrie at 60: Happy Birthday Coronation Street from Wendy 'flamin' Crozier - Roberta Kerr on playing Ken's famous mistress from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
She became the character fans of Ken and Deirdre loved to hate. Wendy 'flamin' Crozier came into Ken's life in the late 80s when he was editing the Weatherfield Recorder. Roberta Kerr brought her t...
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Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Corrie Super Fan Special - Round 1 Coronation St Blog (questions on Bet Lynch) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Over four programmes, different superfans are put to the test on their knowledge of their chosen specialist subject. In this first round, fourth contestant Stevie from London is representing the C...
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Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Corrie Super Fan Special - Round 1 Conversation Street (questions on Pat Phelan) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Over four programmes, different superfans are put to the test on their knowledge of their chosen specialist subject. In this first round, third contestant Michael from Southampton is representing ...
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Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Corrie Super Fan Special - Round 1 Corriepedia (questions on Ken Barlow) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Over four programmes, different superfans are put to the test on their knowledge of their chosen specialist subject. In this first round, second contestant David from Glasgow is representing Corri...
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Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Corrie Super Fan Special - Round 1 Corrie Cast Cards (questions on David Platt) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Over the next four programmes, different superfans will be put to the test on their knowledge of their chosen specialist subject. In this first round, it's Craig from Glasgow, representing Corrie ...
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Corrie at 60: 'Happy Birthday Coronation Street' Programmes from Distinct Nostalgia - Preview! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Happy Birthday Coronation Street!As huge fans of the world's longest running drama serial we're pushing the boat out with even more Street nostalgia than usual at Distinct this December, starting w...
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Great British Film: The East is East at 21 Interviews. No.3 - Chris Bisson who played Saleem Khan from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We continue celebrating 21 years since the brilliant and ground breaking East is East burst into our cinemas. The classic BAFTA Award Winning Brit Flick was an hilarious movie with serious underton...
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Great British Film: The East is East at 21 Interviews. No.2 - Lesley Nicol who played Auntie Annie from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We're continuing celebrating 21 years since the brilliant and ground breaking East is East burst into our cinemas. The classic BAFTA Award Winning Brit Flick was an hilarious movie with serious und...
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Great British Film: The East is East at 21 Interviews. No.1 - Linda Bassett who played Ella Khan from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We're celebrating 21 years since the brilliant and ground breaking East is East burst into our cinemas. The classic BAFTA Award Winning Brit Flick was an hilarious movie with serious undertones - t...
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Corrie at 60: Street Secrets of the 70s with Corrie's first hunk Chris Quinten from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
He back flipped his way into Weatherfield at the height of the disco days in December 1978. And he - and Coronation Street, would never be the same again. Chris Quinten was just 21 and here he was ...
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Corrie at 60: Factory capers with Kelly Crabtree: Tupele Dorgu remembers her Street Years from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Tupele Dorgu played Kelly Crabtree, one of the factory girls in the mid 2000s. She was a fun Corrie character from start to finish and had her fair share of scrapes in the show - most of them with ...
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Great British Sitcom: How Butterflies became an instant hit - In Conversation with Wendy Craig from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Butterflies was one of the surprise success stories of 1978 for BBC2. Tucked away on the minority channel, it wasn't really expected to do so well but within days of its first airing, it was record...
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Corrie at 60: Spider's Back! Martin Hancock on playing one of the Street's quirkiest characters from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Martin Hancock became one of the Street's most iconic characters of the 1990s. He played Spider, the eco-warrior nephew of Corrie stalwart Emily (played by Eileen Derbyshire). Here he reveals what ...
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Back to Beckindale: Emmerdale original star Freddy Pyne on playing Matt Skilbeck from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Frederick Pyne was there right at the beginning on October 13th 1972 when Yorkshire Television gave birth to a brand new daytime serial called Emmerdale Farm. He would play Matt Skilbeck for 17 ye...
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Happy Birthday Hollyoaks! - Original star Lisa Williamson on playing Dawn Cunningham from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's a quarter of a century since Hollyoaks began on Channel 4. And to mark its 25 years we're meeting some of the show's original stars. We've heard from Yasmin Bannerman who played Maddie Parker...
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Happy Birthday Hollyoaks! - Original star Yasmin Bannerman on playing Maddie Parker from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Yasmin Bannerman was one of the original cast of Hollyoaks when Phil Redmond's creation began in October 1995. Maddie Parker was only in the show occasionally at first but she quickly became one of...
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Nostalgic for the 90s: Tim Vincent on Blue Peter, Emmerdale, Hollywood, his new comedy show - and Donald Trump! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
He was one of the most popular presenters of iconic kids magazine show Blue Peter. Tim Vincent became a household name in the 90s. Over the years he's impressed as a versatile host of shows as dive...
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EastEnders at 35: Tanya's Back! Jo Joyner on her turbulent time in Albert Square from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
She was Max Branning's long suffering wife. She loved him, he loved her but he just couldn't help himself cheating. Jo Joyner joined EastEnders in 2006 - and the chemistry between Jo and Jake as M...
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Great British Sitcom: 40 Years of Hi-De-Hi with Jeffrey Holland from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
He’s starred in several great British sitcoms but playing Spike in Hi-De-Hi is his most famous part. Here Ashley Byrne talks about the birth of one of our best loved sitcoms with Jeffrey Holland. J...
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DISTINCT NOSTALGIA is back! Here's some Autumn Highlights - LISTEN NOW! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
After a hiatus due to our main host Ashley Byrne going down with Covid-19, we're pleased to announce he's on the way to recovering and Distinct Nostalgia will be back in action from next week. Here...
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Special Distinct Nostalgia Drama - The award-winning Rock by Tim Fountain from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Today we’re marking the 35th anniversary of the death of Hollywood legend Rock Hudson with an award winning drama about how the superstar was manufactured by notorious agent Henry Willson. Bette Bo...
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EastEnders at 35 - Albert Square original Peter Dean (who played Pete Beale) takes a trip down memory lane from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Peter Dean played Ian's dad and Kathy's husband Pete Beale for 8 years. He was one of the original EastEnders cast until his character was killed off in the early 1990s. Here he has a fascinating c...
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Showcasing Original Drama - 'Sylvia' by Lesley Strachan examines the splits in Britain's leading suffragette family 'The Pankhursts' from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Sylvia sheds light on the little explored divide in the family at the heart of the suffragette movement in Britain in the early part of the 20th Century. It charts Sylvia Pankhurst’s split with her...
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All Creatures Great and Small star Carol Drinkwater compares the iconic original with the Channel 5 re-boot from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
All Creatures Great and Small is currently enjoying something of a revival on Channel 5 but what was it like to work on the original iconic series? Carol Drinkwater played Helen, James Herriot's wi...
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Back to Beckindale - Early Emmerdale Memories with Jean Rogers who played Dolly from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Jean Rogers became a regular in Emmerdale Farm exactly 40 years ago this year as the second person to play Dolly, the wife of Matt Skilbeck played by Emmerdale original actor Frederick Pyne. The au...
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Showcasing Original Drama: A Thriller with a Twist - As We Forgive Them by Richard Vergette and starring the Award-Winning Joe Sims from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
WARNING: AS WE FORGIVE THEM CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE AND ADULT THEMESAmerica, November 2008: the new President is elected amidst an ‘audacity of hope’. For newly elected Democrat Congressman, John ...
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Great British Actors - Jack Davenport on his proudest moments - from This Life to Talented Mr Ripley from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
He's one of Britain's big success stories. From This Life to Hollywood, Jack Davenport has had a fabulous acting career. Here he gives an exclusive and very candid interview to Ashley for Distinct ...
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Corrie at 60: Chloe Newsome on playing Vicky McDonald and working with Bet & Alec in the Rovers from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Chloe Newsome played Vicky in Coronation Street. She was Alec Gilroy's grandaughter who eventually went out with Steve McDonald. Chloe first landed the part as a teenager, working immediately with ...
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Happy Birthday Juliet Bravo - Another Chance to Hear A Very Special Reunion as the show turns 40! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Juliet Bravo burst onto our screens on a Saturday night exactly 40 years ago. It was an almost instant success with its tales of policing in the northern fictional town of Hartley. Late last year w...
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Great British Film - Brassed Off with Stephen Tompkinson from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It was one of the most successful British films of the 1990s. Brassed Off - with its real life tale of the struggles of a colliery brass band during the UK pit closure crisis, became popular all ar...
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Back to Brookside: Fun and frolics with Irene Marot who played DD Dixon from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Irene Marot played the feisty and rather moral and religious DD Dixon in Brookside from 1990. Infact it's exactly 30 years in October since the Dixons first arrived in the Close, much to the annoya...
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Kelly's Heroes - Craig Kelly catches up with friend and Benidorm star Julie Graham from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
For the past few weeks we've been running a special series - Kelly's Heroes with Queer as Folk star Craig Kelly. In each programme, Craig catches up with one of his famous friends to reminisce abou...
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Original Comedy: Bank Holiday Special - Sitcom Pilot - VoiceOver Guy by Jonathan Kydd from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
If you've watched TV or listened to the radio over the past 50 years, you're sure to have seen or heard Jonathan Kydd. He was a presenter on ATV hit children's show Pipkins in the 1970s, he was the...
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Great British Sitcom - Bank Holiday Special with Mrs Warboys from One Foot in the Grave from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Doreen Mantle played Mrs Warboys in David Renwick's masterpiece comedy 'One Foot in the Grave' for more than a decade. A constant annoyance to Victor Meldrew (played by Richard Wilson), Mrs Warboys...
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EastEnders at 35 - Back to the Beginning with Tom Watt who played Lofty from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Tom Watt was there right at the start - one of the original EastEnders' actors when the drama serial began 35 years ago! He played the likeable but hapless Lofty. Tom stayed for 3 years but the cha...
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NEW SERIES: Kelly's Heroes - Queer as Folk's Craig Kelly chats to The Specials frontman Terry Hall from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
For the next few weeks we're running a special series - Kelly's Heroes with Queer as Folk star Craig Kelly. In each programme, Craig catches up with one of his famous friends to reminisce about old...
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Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Quiz - Series 4. Final from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Every week the Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month quiz puts a tv, film or radio fan to the test about their chosen specialist subject. Now we've reached the Series 4 final. Andy Hoyle is your hos...
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Great British Film - Merchant Ivory Memories - James Wilby on playing Maurice from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It was 1987 and Merchant Ivory (with help from Channel 4) embarked on an adaptation of EM Forster's novel Maurice - a story of forbidden gay love in Edwardian England. It had an all star supporting...
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Corrie at 60: We meet Street Original Philip Lowrie who played Dennis Tanner from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
He was in Coronation Street from the very beginning. Phillip Lowrie was Dennis Tanner, Elsie's unruly and wayward son. He started as he meant to go on as his mum accused him of stealing money from ...
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NEW SERIES: Kelly's Heroes - Queer as Folk's Craig Kelly chats with friend and Full Monty star Hugo Speer from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
For the next few weeks we're running a special series - Kelly's Heroes with Queer as Folk star Craig Kelly. In each programme, Craig catches up with one of his famous friends to reminisce about old...
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Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Quiz - Series 4 Ep 4 (Ferris Bueller's Day Off) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Every week the Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month quiz puts a tv, film or radio fan to the test about their chosen specialist subject. Andy Hoyle is your host in this fourth programme in the four...
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Great British Sitcom: How Desmond's Became a Cult Hit for Channel 4 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Desmond's ran from 1989 through to 1994. There were six series and 71 episodes making it Channel 4's longest ever running sitcom. Set around a black family who ran a barber's in Peckham, it starred...
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EastEnders at 35 - Cheryl Fergison on playing Hevva from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Hevva burst into EastEnders in the 2000s and became one half of an amazing female double act on the show. Heather and her friend Shirley would get into some hilarious scrapes during her time in Alb...
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NEW SERIES - Kelly's Heroes - Queer as Folk's Craig Kelly chats to friend & Life on Mars star John Simm from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
For the next four weeks we're running a special series - Kelly's Heroes with Queer as Folk star Craig Kelly. In each programme, Craig catches up with one of his famous friends to reminisce about ol...
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Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Quiz - Series 4 Ep 3 (The Life and Work of Spanish film maker Pedro Almodovar) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Every week the Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month quiz puts a tv, film or radio fan to the test about their chosen specialist subject. Andy Hoyle is your host in this third programme in the fourt...
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Great British Film - Meet Gordon Warnecke who played OMAR in My Beautiful Laundrette from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We're celebrating a British film classic from the 1980s - the ground-breaking My Beautiful Laundrette which tackled racism, sexuality and a variety of social, economic and political issues facing B...
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A Brookside Reunion - Steven Pinder & Gabrielle Glaister on playing The Farnham's from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's 30 years ago this year since the Farnhams first arrived on Brookside Close. They were the posh family on the close and were soon ruffling a few feathers among the neighbours. Here Steven Pinde...
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Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Quiz - Series 4 Ep 2 (Mysterious Cities of Gold) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Every week the Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month quiz puts a tv, film or radio fan to the test about their chosen specialist subject. Andy Hoyle is your host in this second programme in the four...
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The Mr Doof Doof Story: In Conversation with EastEnders' Theme Tune Supremo Simon May from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
He's responsible for one of the most iconic TV theme tunes of all time. Simon May is famous for EastEnders, the accompanying Julia's Theme and of course those 'Doof, Doofs'. He composed the themes ...
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Corrie at 60: Steve Arnold on playing the much missed Ashley Peacock from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
'I say, I say it's our Ashley meeting another Ashley as we sit down to reminisce with Steve Arnold who starred in Coronation Street for nearly 16 years. Steve played Ashley and became famous for hi...
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Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Quiz Series 4, Ep 1 - London’s Burning from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Every week the Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month quiz puts a tv, film or radio fan to the test about their chosen specialist subject. Andy Hoyle is your host in this first programme in the fourt...
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Nostalgic for the 90s: Jason Hughes on playing Warren in cult drama This Life from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Jason Hughes played Welsh Warren in the 90s cult drama This Life. The series was based around 20 something lawyers living in South London. Warren also happened to be gay. Gay characters as complex...
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EastEnders At 35: Charlie G Hawkins on playing Cheeky Chappie Darren Miller from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Charlie G Hawkins grew up in EastEnders. He joined the show when he was just 12 years old and stayed in Albert Square as Darren Miller until he was 20. His character was a cheeky chappie and often ...
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Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Quiz - Series 3 Final from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Every week the Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month quiz puts a tv, film or radio fan to the test about their chosen specialist subject. Now, we've reached the Series 3 final. Andy Hoyle is your ho...
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Nostalgic for the 90s: This Life's Daniela Nardini on playing feisty Anna Forbes from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's become a cult classic of the 1990s. A generation of 20-somethings felt a connection with This Life, the late night BBC2 drama about a group of young lawyers living together in South London. It...
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Corrie at 60: Back to the 70s and a good old gossip with Renee Bradshaw in the Corner Shop from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Madge Hindle played Renee Bradshaw in Coronation Street for four years in the late 1970s. The character was brought in by producer Bill Podmore to create an atmosphere of gossip in the local corner...
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Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Quiz - Series 3 Ep4 (His Dark Materials) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Every week the Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month quiz puts a tv, film or radio fan to the test about their chosen specialist subject. Andy Hoyle is your host in this fourth programme in the thir...
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From Carry On to Benidorm - A Lifetime in Showbiz with Sherrie Hewson from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
She's done it all, she's seen it all. She's worked with just about everyone. And now she's recalling it all (well not all but quite a bit) for Distinct Nostalgia. From the Carry On's to Benidorm vi...
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Motel Memories: Tony Adams on playing Adam Chance in Crossroads from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Crossroads was one of TV's most successful soaps. It lasted for 24 years in its first run on ITV. A product of Lew Grade's ATV, it was set in a motel on the outskirts of Birmingham. The characters ...
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Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Quiz - Series 3 Ep3 (Gilmore Girls) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Every week the Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month quiz puts a tv, film or radio fan to the test about their chosen specialist subject. Andy Hoyle is your host in this third programme in the third...
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Great British Sitcom - Christopher Strauli remembers Only When I Laugh from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Christopher Strauli was something of a sitcom heartthrob when he starred as the young, rather naive, Norman Binns in Yorkshire Television's hit Only When I Laugh from 1979 to 1983. The show based a...
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Corrie at 60: Nick Cochrane on playing Andy McDonald from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Nick Cochrane played Andy McDonald In Coronation Street throughout the 1990s and was a popular star of the Street as Steve McDonald's rather more sensible twin brother. Here MIM's Ashley Byrne has ...
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Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Quiz - Series 3 Ep2 (The Life and Times of Deirdre Barlow) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Every week the Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month quiz puts a tv, film or radio fan to the test about their chosen specialist subject. Andy Hoyle is your host in this second programme in the thir...
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Talking Heads: The Great History Boys Reunion from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As Alan Bennett's Talking Heads are revived for TV, we've a special treat for fans of Alan's hit 'The History Boys'. We've assembled three of the now famous original cast of the iconic stage play a...
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Corrie at 60: 26 Years Playing Mavis with Thelma Barlow from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Thelma Barlow played Mavis in Coronation Street for 26 years. Her on screen partnerships with Rita Fairclough and Derek Wilton were legendary. In the second of a series of specials marking 60 years...
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Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Quiz - Series 3 Ep1 (Boon) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Every week the Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month quiz puts a tv, film or radio fan to the test about their chosen specialist subject. Andy Hoyle is your host in this first programme in the third...
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Getting Boogie Boogie with Ashley Knight - Metal Mickey's On Screen Inventor from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's 40 years since the anarchic popular children's sitcom Metal Mickey burst onto British TV screens. It was directed by Mickey Dolenz from The Monkees with the robot itself created and voiced by ...
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EastEnders at 35 - Back to the 90s: Reuniting Tony and Simon from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's back to the 1990s for Distinct Nostalgia soap fans as MIM's Ashley Byrne re-unites two of EastEnders most popular characters from the decade. Mark Homer who played Tony joins Andrew Lynford wh...
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Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Quiz - Series 2, FINAL from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Every week the Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month quiz puts a tv, film or radio fan to the test about their chosen specialist subject. Now, we've reached the Series 2 final. Andy Hoyle is your ho...
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School Favourite: How We Used To Live with Freda Kelsall from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Generations of schoolchildren remember watching it. 20 minutes of historical drama brought to ITV by Yorkshire Television. How We Used To Live is a legendary show which graced our screens for over ...
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Corrie at 60: We speak to early Street writer John Finch from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
John Finch became a prolific TV writer, creating series like 'A Family At War' He started his career on the world's longest running drama serial Coronation Street. He was one of the show's first fr...
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Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Quiz - Series 2 Ep4 (Friends) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Every week the Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month quiz puts a tv, film or radio fan to the test about their chosen specialist subject. Andy Hoyle is your host in this fourth programme in the seco...
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Hollyoaks at 25: Original star Lisa Williamson on playing Dawn Cunningham from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's a quarter of a century this year since Hollyoaks began on Channel 4. And to mark its 25 years we're making a series of programmes remembering the very early years with some of the original lin...
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Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Quiz - Series 2 Ep3 (The Avengers) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Every week the Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month quiz puts a tv, film or radio fan to the test about their chosen specialist subject. Andy Hoyle is your host in this third programme in the secon...
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The 321 Story - Danny Rogers on his dad, Dusty Bin and that hand gesture! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Yorkshire Television's '321' was one of the biggest shows of the 70s and 80s. It was essential Saturday night viewing for all the family but what was the story behind this monster success for the s...
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EastEnders at 35 - Colin and Barry and the first gay kiss in soap from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Gary Hailes played Barry Clark - one half of 'Colin and Barry', EastEnders' first gay couple. Here as part of our series of shows to celebrate EastEnders' 35 years, Gary reveals how he landed the ...
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Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Quiz - Series 2 Ep 2 (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Every week the Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month quiz puts a tv, film or radio fan to the test about their chosen specialist subject. Andy Hoyle is your host in this second programme in the seco...
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Great British Sitcom - The Birds of a Feather ....In Lockdown! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's 31 years since Birds of a Feather burst on to TV screens in the UK. Three decades on - and following a stage show and tv revival, the antics of Sharon, Tracey and Dorian are still hugely popu...
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Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Quiz - Series 2 Ep1 (I'm Alan Partridge) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Every week the Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month quiz puts a tv, film or radio fan to the test about their chosen specialist subject. Andy Hoyle is your host in this first programme in the secon...
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A Date with Eurovision Royalty: Dana Celebrates 50 Years from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
There might not be a Eurovision Song Contest this year due to Covid-19 but it doesn't stop us remembering one of the big moments in the show's history. It's 50 years this year since a 17 year old g...
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Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Quiz - Series 1, FINAL from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Every week the Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month quiz puts a tv, film or radio fan to the test about their chosen specialist subject. Now, we've reached the Series 1 final. Andy Hoyle is your ho...
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Musical Masterpiece - Mark Lester on Oliver! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode of Distinct Nostalgia, we remember one of the most successful British musical films of all time.Winner of 6 Academy Awards including Best Picture, the film version of Lionel Bart's ...
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Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Quiz - Series 1 Ep 4 (Bewitched) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Every week the Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month quiz puts a tv, film or radio fan to the test about their chosen specialist subject. Andy Hoyle is your host and in this fourth programme, contes...
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Back to The Waltons - An Exclusive chat with John-Boy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Waltons was one of the biggest TV shows of the 1970s. A massive hit within its first year, it is still popular all over the world. Written and created by Earl Hamner, The Waltons told the story...
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Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Quiz - Series 1 Ep3 (Scooby-Doo) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Every week the Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month quiz puts a tv, film or radio fan to the test about their chosen specialist subject. Andy Hoyle is your host and in this third programme, contest...
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The Great Gentle Touch Reunion from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
40 years ago this year a new detective series with a difference began on ITV. For the first time it had a woman in the lead role. The Gentle Touch starred Jill Gascoine as Maggie Forbes with a ple...
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Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Quiz - Series 1 Ep2 (Fawlty Towers) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Every week the Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month quiz puts a tv, film or radio fan to the test about their chosen specialist subject. Andy Hoyle is your host and in this second programme, contes...
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The Legend of Lassie from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Children's favourite Lassie has been with us in one way or another for more than 60 years. It's been shown in just about every country in the world and now most people refer to a Collie dog as a 'L...
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Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Quiz - Series 1 Ep 1 (Rising Damp) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Every week the Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month quiz puts a tv, film or radio fan to the test about their chosen specialist subject. Andy Hoyle is your host and in this first programme, contest...
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Back to Hartley: The Juliet Bravo Reunion from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A bumper Distinct Nostalgia episode reuniting the two big stars of the ground breaking 1980s TV series Juliet Bravo. Stephanie Turner was Inspector Jean Darblay while Anna Carteret later replaced h...
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Hong Kong Phooey - Meet Rosemary The Telephone Operator from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Kathy Gori is a prolific voice over actor who has played some of the classic cartoon characters of all time but her most famous creation was Rosemary the Telephone Operator in the hit 1970s series ...
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A Brief Encounter with Margaret Barton from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Brief Encounter is one of the world's most iconic films. The love story written by Noel Coward was turned into a movie by David Lean in 1945. Here the only surviving member of the original cast Mar...
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Remembering The Krypton Factor with Gordon Burns from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In 1977, Granada Television launched a rather challenging game show for the ITV Network. The Krypton Factor was presented by Gordon Burns and lasted nearly 20 years. At one point it was labelled 'T...
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Going for Gold memories with quiz show king Henry Kelly from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We go all quiz show retro as we remember one of the delights of UK daytime TV from the 80s and 90s. Going for Gold - complete with its iconic theme tune, intriguing rounds and rich mix of contestan...
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How The Muppet Show was Born in Britain from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Muppet Show burst onto British TV screens in 1976. The mastermind of US puppeteer, animator & actor Jim Henson, it was actually made a reality with the support of UK media mogul Lew Grade and A...
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EastEnders at 35: Could Kelvin Return? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
To mark EastEnders' 35th birthday, we go soap retro as we remember the very early years. Paul J Medford who played Kelvin Carpenter was one of the few black actors on TV at the time and here he tal...
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EastEnders at 35 - At Home with June Brown from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
To mark EastEnders big birthday year, former Albert Square star Rani Singh joins MIM's Ashley Byrne for a trip to meet June Brown who has been playing Dot in the serial for almost 35 years. June an...
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Return to Hickory House with Alan Rothwell and Amanda Barrie from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In a response to America's Sesame Street in the early 1970s, the UK's ITV network launched a series of lunchtime kids shows aimed at young children. Granada Television's contribution was Hickory Ho...
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Rainbow Days: Reuniting Rod, Jane And Freddy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Reuniting Rod, Jane and Freddy
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50 Years of Sesame Street Reunion from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Iain Mackness meets Sesame Street writer Joe Bailey and Emilio Delgado who played Luis, The Fix It Shop owner
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Distinct Nostalgia 60s/70s Children's Series Preview from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Legendary TV announcer Duncan Newmarch runs through the programmes in Distinct Nostalgia's first series of podcasts.Listen now to hear what delights are in store from stars of Sesame Street, Rainbo...
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