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This BBC test card scared the sh*t out of me as a child and has been burned into my skull for the rest of my life. Nice one beeb.

Blakes 7 aired from ’78 to ’81. It was basically revolutionary Roj Blake and his merry men (and women) on the run through the galaxy. Each had their own area of specialty. My official Blakes 7 cardboard bracelet, fresh from a Weetabix box, ripped and fell apart after a week but the show has held up quite well.

Watch the opening credits (How about those pixels?)

Bill Moyers begins this interview with:

“When television history is written,” one critic says, “Little else will rival THE WIRE.’”And when historians come to tell the story of America in our time, I’ll wager they will not be able to ignore this remarkable and compelling portrayal of life in our cities.”

Watch it here.

My man Denis sent me a clip of this BBC 3 comedy called IDEAL set in Manchester. He said it “…might be good.”  Whoa. I had never seen anything like it. Dark, super-sharp and funny as f@%#! And the topper is that they’re four seasons deep.

MOZ: Below average DJ – turn weed-dealer. “Nicely, nicely. Vincent Pricely.”
NICKY: Moz’s fiery, Welsh girlfriend with a mean left. “Watch it, you’re already on a yellow card!”
PC:  Police Constable Phillip Collins. Moz’s best friend and supplier.
PSYCHO PAUL: Phillips screw-driver-wielding dealer-turned-kidnapper. Serious previous offenses.
CARTOONHEAD: Neighbor and hit-man for hire. Wears a permanent mouse mask.
STEMROACH: Neighborhood boss. Shot through the troat, he talks with voice-box amplifier.

Nuff said