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I have a number of different video scripts and research projects on the go at the moment. One is a retrospective, similar to my recent Victoria Wood tribute video. All was going fine until I came across the words "Operation Yewtree"... I had never heard this connection made with this - now...

has it anything to do with treacle?

After the excitement and chaos* of the last few days, more-or-less back to normal here! Sunday 6 April 2025, 7:00pm (UK / BST) on my YouTube channel A Tribute to Victoria Wood *Chaos included spending and hour-and-a-half setting up lights and camera for 90 seconds of screen time for part of...

The infamous "memo". Those are copies of real BBC documents underneath it ...

For the record: Terry contacted me about two weeks ago with a suggestion for a Summer Wine April Fool's video. The script was written by Google's Gemini AI (Aime Ginni). I only made minor changes to it. I added the BBC creative consultant "Olaf Lillip" (April Fool) *, and BBC producer "Larry...

Hi! I can't claim any credit - it was written by Aime Ginni

video link on forum post: New Videos

Just uploading - the link will work as soon as the machinery at YouTube has uploaded and configured everything ...

Castrol oil is called that because it contains castor oil, the company was called “CC Wakefield & Company” but changed name to Castrol due to the popularity of the oil.

Thank you... it does help that there are some tv nerds that have managed to preserve some of these 'lost' shows in their blogs, even if the shows are long since gone. According to Frankie's personal archive, curated and kept by University of York, he was keen on giving 'new' writers a chance...

As promised on Thursday last week - and mentioned in @maltrab's recent post (Can this being Happening in 2025) ... bonus video on Monday:

Sunday 30 March 2025, 7:00pm (UK) on my YouTube channel The UK’s Forgotten Sitcoms (1950s and 1960s) This is a bit of a "bumper issue" with 12 'forgotten' sitcoms, and references to about 12 other sitcoms! ... and there is a "bonus" video coming on Monday!

I have a constant - internal - battle with what to keep and what to cut!

I am currently trying to write a script for a video due out in about two weeks. I'm not usually this near publishing when I'm still writing and it's given me neckache. I'm trying to whittle down 40 minutes worth of stuff in to about 20 minutes. I don't deliberately give myself problems!

Sorry Graham, that bench is near Acre Lane, the "campsite" is Acres Lane, about a mile and-a-half away as the crow flies - much further by road.

He's not just a drunk, but a publican too! The episode you referred to is S28 'The Crowcroft Challenge' - Tony Barton steals their car having previously been landlord in S16 'The Most Powerful Eyeballs in West Yorkshire'. He returned as a drunk in S29 in 'A Short Introduction to Cooper's Rules'.

... that's unkind calling Tom a stuffed animal

... can anyone name the sitcom featured in the image?

He did his best to animate Tom.

Sunday 23 March 2025, 7:00pm (UK GMT) on my YouTube channel The UK’s Forgotten Sitcoms (2003 to 2008)