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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| UK TV drama series late 70s | 2/10/2008 | Sean |
| Q: would you remember the name of a drama series set in France during the war with a cafe owner helping ... A: Sorry but this draws a complete blank with me and I can't find any reference to it in my data base. ... | ||
| Born and Bred | 2/10/2008 | Sean |
| Q: My mother is going to be 80 soon and I would like to get her a dvd of this series. But I can't find ... A: Sorry Penny, I live in New Zealand ad am kinda out of the loop as to where to purchase TV shows on ... | ||
| BBC/Australian Kids Drama | 2/8/2008 | Sean |
| Q: There was a mini series that ran on CBBC in the late 1990's i think about a family with two girls ... A: Sorry Gareth, I'm out of my area of expertise (British Comedy) with this one. Strangely it does ... | ||
| BBC 2 programme of the 90's? | 2/6/2008 | Sean |
| Q: I used to watch a programme on BBC . I can remember the name but I don't know the spelling hence I ... A: Oh Wow! Murinbuchstanzinger!! Its a very cool word! If only I could work out how to drop it into ... | ||
| British Police Series (late 1990s to early 2000s) | 2/5/2008 | Sean |
| Q: I have been racking my brain trying to remember the name of a British police TV series I watched in ... A: Sorry for the delay in getting back to you but I was pursuing a line of research to come up with a ... | ||
| UK tv series on police, but is comedy. | 2/5/2008 | Sean |
| Q: Cant remember how long ago, was aired here for a few months, or even weeks. Was about some police ... A: I'm pretty sure that the programme that you are referring to is The Thin Blue Line and starred Rowan ... | ||
| BBC mini series filmed at Millbrook | 2/5/2008 | Sean |
| Q: I am looking to find the name of the BBc mini series from the 80's that was filmed around ... A: Sorry Rose, I'm outside of my speciality here which is British comedy. I have been able to help a ... | ||
| early 90's kids tv | 2/5/2008 | Sean |
| Q: can anyone tell me what an early 90's kids tv was which was on either citv or bbc it featured a ... A: Sorry Lee, I'm outside of my speciality here which is British comedy. I have been able to help a ... | ||
| Kids tv | 2/5/2008 | Sean |
| Q: there was a show set underneath a kids bed, and one of the characters was a talking hot water ... A: Good grief Catherine what have you been smoking? Talking hot water bottles and trucks and blankets?? ... | ||
| the young ones | 2/4/2008 | Sean |
| Q: can you tell me what the t shirt vyvyan wore was ?? i think it was a punk group. A: Your question interested me enough to run 6 episodes through (at speed!) to see for myself. In ... | ||
| Concert for Diana at BBC | 2/4/2008 | Sean |
| Q: I would like to get a copy of 'Concert for Diana' live coverage that was broadcasted last year (2nd ... A: Sorry Meg but this question is way outside my area of expertise (British comedy). I have no idea ... | ||
| old tv progrmas | 2/3/2008 | Sean |
| Q: im trying to remember an old tv program i used to watch. It was in the 90's or from 1991 onwards. it ... A: Dammit! I know exactly what you are talking about but just can't poke my tongue out far enough to ... | ||
| House of Eliott - missing episode? | 2/1/2008 | Sean |
| Q: I watched the original transmissions and have recently re-watched the whole thing on DVD. But I am ... A: Sorry, I'm way out of my depth here! I no more watched House of Eliott than I do Coronation Street!! ... | ||
| Scary 80s british TV programme - 'something' beyond or beyond 'something'? | 1/29/2008 | Sean |
| Q: I remember watching a TV programme in the 80s called 'something' beyond or beyond 'something'. It ... A: Can't find anything that has the word 'beyond' in my data base but there is one programme that kinda ... | ||
| British Tv series | 1/27/2008 | Sean |
| Q: about a family father was a dentist listened to church chant music the two boys drove their mothers ... A: Hmmmm! It rings the faintest of bells but not enough to bring up anything helpful. Can you get ... | ||
| am i going mad? | 1/26/2008 | Sean |
| Q: when talking about kids tv in work thr other day i remembered watching a progamme set in a big ... A: Hey Jess we got lucky!! Turns out you weren't mad after all! The programme was called Green Claws ... | ||
| (british?) TV show cca late 80-early 90 about investment bank | 1/23/2008 | Sean |
| Q: I remember a tv show about investment bank/stock trading company. One memorable episode was when ... A: The show you are thinking about is Capital City. Frankly the critics panned it calling it a "doomed ... | ||
| Children's Tv Programme | 1/22/2008 | Sean |
| Q: There was a programme I that was on which I have a very vague memory of. It was about a toy shop and ... A: Sorry Holly but children's TV programmes are just not my speciality (British Comedy is!) However, I ... | ||
| Mulberry Days | 1/20/2008 | Sean |
| Q: Who wrote and composed the words and music for the themesong Mulberry Days ? Thanks, Julia A: Julia I just cannot find this song anywhere except on Youtube there is some faceless dude playing it ... | ||
| 90's tv programme | 1/18/2008 | Sean |
| Q: please can you tell me what the name of the following programme is? it featured a family and there ... A: I really feel that I should know what this is, but truth to tell it doesn't even ring bells with me. ... | ||
| bbc 2 comedy | 1/16/2008 | Sean |
| Q: can you please help me. I am trying to find the name of a comedy set in a little french village that ... A: I have some very strong recollections of what you are talking about but can't quite name the series. ... | ||
| need help!! | 1/13/2008 | Sean |
| Q: i've been trying to figure out the name of a program. It had a white toy box and a cat and a dog ... A: When I first put myself up as an expert on UK TV it was specifically as someone with a fairly large ... | ||
| Name of Comedy Show between 1989 and 1992 | 1/13/2008 | Sean |
| Q: I'm trying to remember the name of a comedy show between 1989 and 1992. I'll describe what I can ... A: This could be a number of shows but for my money the best bet is a 1970 show called Drop The Dead ... | ||
| Children's program early 90's | 1/12/2008 | Sean |
| Q: I just can't seem to remember this children's program. They were puppets and it was in a school. The ... A: Sorry, I have drawn a blank here. Apart from Children's programmes being outside of my level of ... | ||
| Brit suspense mini-series set in Greece. | 1/12/2008 | Sean |
| Q: This was a British suspense/thriller kind of mini-series which really caught my imagination as a kid ... A: Unfortunately after scouring my data base I have come up with a blank and cannot help you. ... | ||
| 70's british SciFi | 1/12/2008 | Sean |
| Q: I remember a TV show from a SciFi kids show that the opening sequence showed people running towards ... A: Two possibilities here. The first is a programme from 1979 called Quatermass which was a bit of a ... | ||
| kids tv 90's | 1/11/2008 | Sean |
| Q: never used this site before but its looking very helpful. i am having trouble remembering two TV ... A: My apologies for taking so long to get back to you but I have been away on holiday. Unfortunately ... | ||
| Childrens programme | 1/11/2008 | Sean |
| Q: can you please please tell me what the childrens programme involving a weird dummy clock that opens ... A: My apologies for taking so long to get back to you but I have been away on holiday. Unfortunately ... | ||
| Kids Athletics Programme | 12/18/2007 | Sean |
| Q: What was the kids programme shown in the late 80s/early 90s where children has running races and ... A: Sorry Hay but this is outside of my specialty and I have very little knowledge of Children's TV ... | ||
| tv show played in UK in the late 80's early 90's | 12/18/2007 | Sean |
| Q: they used to sing and dance, and once they sang singing in the rain and a show where they would ... A: Sorry Swarna but this is outside of my specialty and I have very little knowledge of Children's TV ... | ||
| tv comedy series | 10/27/2007 | Mel Priddle |
| Q: was there a character called cheese'n'egg in a comedy series?i thought it was the series common as ... A: Cheese 'n' Egg was one of the characters in the TV series "The Dustbinmen", which ran from 1968 to ... | ||
| Kids TV programme from the 90s | 10/24/2007 | Mel Priddle |
| Q: I remember a kids tv programme from the 90s that was a kind of gameshow. There was a lift and on ... A: This show was called "Incredible Games". It was broadcast between 1994-1995 (two series) by the BBC. ... | ||
| unable 2 remeber wot programme was called | 10/24/2007 | Mel Priddle |
| Q: i remember watchin and loving a tv programme that was aired in the 80's and was on saturday nights ... A: Could it have been "Shôgun"? This was a 1980/81 ten-part mini-series (60 minutes each episode), ... | ||
| kids tv program 90's | 10/24/2007 | Mel Priddle |
| Q: Can you help, there used to be a kids program which was animal puppets and they lived in a house on ... A: "Chicken Minute" was a puppet series, based in the swamps of New Orleans. There was a character ... | ||
| BBC Show from teh Early 70's | 10/22/2007 | Mel Priddle |
| Q: I remember a show that was originally intended to be shown on TV but was not aired because of its ... A: This show was called "The War Game". It was produced in 1965 for showing on the BBC in 1966. But, as ... | ||
| UK TV Question | 10/21/2007 | Mel Priddle |
| Q: During the 70's I remember watching a series based on the French resistance who helped airmen and ... A: That was a very popular series of its day called "SECRET ARMY". It ran for three series on BBC TV ... | ||
| british soldiers tv programme | 10/19/2007 | Mel Priddle |
| Q: Sometime in the early 90's I saw on TV a programme or part of a series about British Soldiers ... A: The only show that comes to mind is one called "SPEARHEAD", which ran for three series from 1978 to ... | ||
| Police TV series | 10/18/2007 | Mel Priddle |
| Q: i´m trying to remember the name of a tv serie (i think is from the 80´s), with a british blonde ... A: Yes, that was a British TV series called "DEMPSEY AND MAKEPEACE". It ran from 1984 to 1986 and ... | ||
| Kids TV | 10/5/2007 | Mel Priddle |
| Q: i am trying to remember the name of a favourite show of mine when i was a child. It was about an ... A: This was a series called "Watt On Earth". It ran for two series on BBC1 in 1991-92. Watt was an ... | ||
| British Children's TV | 10/5/2007 | Mel Priddle |
| Q: I'm trying to remember the name of a late 1980s, early 1990s British children's TV show. All that I ... A: That was a series called "T-Bag" which was a product of Thames Television and ran from the early ... | ||
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